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Verified independent veterinary practice

Hopwood Veterinary Centre

498 Lickey Rd Cofton Hackett Birmingham B45 8UU United Kingdom

Reported owner: Elizabeth Cara Alma

Ownership reviewed Reviewed September 19, 2026

Independent Vet finding

Why this practice is verified independent

The practice's terms of business state that they are the terms of Hopwood Pets Limited, trading as Hopwood Veterinary Centre, registered with Companies House under company registration number 04750431, with director Mrs Cara Alma and registered address at the practice premises. The practice's contact page gives the premises as Hillside Court, 498 Lickey Rd, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham B45 8UU, telephone 0121 453 1006, email the practice, with a backup practice mobile, and its footer publishes the operating company's registration number 04750431. The practice's About Us page states that Hopwood is a small, independent veterinary practice and, in the team section, that Cara Alma BVetMed MRCVS is the practice principal who set the practice up twenty years ago and is the owner of the practice, operating as director of Hopwood Pets Limited.

Verification details

Status
Verified independent
Reported owner
Elizabeth Cara Alma
Evidence reviewed
September 19, 2026
Evidence strength
Strong
Profile ID
ivp-gb-3d3f73623565cac8a9e9d6f4

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Public evidence

Sources supporting this ownership finding

3 sources
  1. Hopwood Vets Primary source

    The practice's terms of business state that they are the terms of Hopwood Pets Limited, trading as Hopwood Veterinary Centre, registered with Companies House under company registration number 04750431, with director Mrs Cara Alma and registered address at the practice premises.

  2. Hopwood Vets Supporting source

    The practice's contact page gives the premises as Hillside Court, 498 Lickey Rd, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham B45 8UU, telephone 0121 453 1006, email the practice, with a backup practice mobile, and its footer publishes the operating company's registration number 04750431.

  3. Hopwood Vets Supporting source

    The practice's About Us page states that Hopwood is a small, independent veterinary practice and, in the team section, that Cara Alma BVetMed MRCVS is the practice principal who set the practice up twenty years ago and is the owner of the practice, operating as director of Hopwood Pets Limited.

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498 Lickey Rd Cofton Hackett Birmingham B45 8UU United Kingdom

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Profile data source bae37fed1834abc8 · Ownership evidence reviewed September 19, 2026.