What Numbr does

Numbr is a French network of 16 accounting firm cabinets (cabinets d'expertise comptable) registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables, serving entrepreneurs, freelancers, and very small businesses (TPE) across France. Founded circa 2000–2003 and headquartered in Épinal with a registered share capital of €4,332,000, the company is structured as a SARL (société à responsabilité limitée) under Gérant Benjamin Grandmontagne. It has accompanied more than 20,000 entrepreneurs and operates from physical cabinets in 16+ major French cities including Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lille, Strasbourg, Nantes, Nice, Montpellier, Rennes, Rouen, Grenoble, Reims, Sophia Antipolis, La Défense, Nancy, and Épinal.

The company delivers a comprehensive service suite covering company creation (legal status selection, articles of association, registration), ongoing accounting and bookkeeping, tax declarations, annual accounts, payroll management, tax optimization, social protection, and legal compliance. Its technical backbone is the Tiime partner platform, which provides approved electronic invoicing, integrated business accounts, purchase management, expense reports, and cash flow dashboards, enabling a 100% paperless workflow. Numbr has built a partner ecosystem extending its service surface into professional liability insurance (Tiime Protect), social protection (Previi), payroll (Apy), and wealth management (Monee).

Numbr's business model combines recurring subscription-based expertise comptable services with one-time company creation fees (offered free to clients as acquisition lever) and professional advisory. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct cabinet advisors, phone outreach, online appointment booking, and a referral program, complemented by digital marketing (SEO-optimized city pages, webinars, newsletters, social media). The company maintains 4.9/5 Google rating across 3,000+ reviews, achieved carbon neutrality by end of 2024 via Stock CO2 and EcoTree partnerships, and operates an exclusive 2,000+ member client community. Headcount is reported at 251–500 employees. No external funding, M&A, or institutional investor activity is referenced.

Name

Numbr

Legal name

NUMBR, société à responsabilité limitée

Website

https://numbr.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Numbr is a French network of 16 chartered accounting firm cabinets serving 20,000+ entrepreneurs, freelancers, and TPEs with company creation, bookkeeping, tax, payroll, and advisory services, combined with Tiime digital accounting tooling and a partner ecosystem spanning insurance, wealth, and payroll.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Expertise Comptable Services: Ongoing accounting, bookkeeping, tax declarations, annual accounts, and social declarations services provided to TPE clients on a recurring subscription basis through a network of 16 physical accounting cabinets across France.
2. Company Creation Services: One-time services including legal status advice, articles of association drafting, dossier mounting, and K-bis acquisition. Offered free to clients as a customer acquisition tool.
3. Tax and Legal Advisory: Strategic advisory on tax optimization, social protection, investments, and legal obligations throughout the year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Numbr is a network of chartered-accountant cabinets (inscrits à l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables) operating across France, providing end-to-end accounting, tax, payroll, legal compliance, and business creation services to entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small businesses. Service delivery combines in-person advisory from a dedicated counselor per client with the Tiime cloud platform for dematerialized invoicing, expense management, cash flow dashboards, and an integrated professional bank account. The offering is sold on a recurring monthly subscription basis, with free company creation used as a customer acquisition lever.

Product overview

Numbr is a network of 16+ accounting firms (cabinets d'expertise comptable) registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables, offering a complete range of accounting and business services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and SMEs across France. Services include business creation (statut juridique selection, statuts drafting, registration procedures), ongoing accounting management (bilan comptable, tax declarations, accounting bookkeeping), payroll management, tax optimization, legal obligations compliance, and business insurance. The company differentiates itself through a digital-first approach, utilizing their proprietary Tiime tool for paperless, automated accounting and real-time financial visibility. Numbr operates physical offices in 20+ French cities including Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, Lille, Nancy, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Rouen, Reims, Rennes, and Grenoble, combining local human expertise with digital tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiime: All-in-one accounting tool provided by Numbr's partner, enabling paperless billing, expense management, and financial dashboarding for clients.
• Tiime Protect
• Previi
• Apy
• Monee

Products and services

• Ongoing Accounting Management (Expertise Comptable) Recurring bookkeeping, annual accounts (bilan comptable), tax declarations, and social declarations provided through a dedicated advisor and the Tiime platform for French TPE clients subscribing to the forfait service.
• Company Creation Service (Création d'entreprise) One-time service covering legal status selection (statut juridique), drafting of articles of association (statuts), dossier assembly, and K-bis acquisition, offered free to new Numbr clients as an acquisition lever.
• Tax and Treasury Optimization Advisory Year-round strategic advisory on tax optimization, social protection, investments, and cash flow management for entrepreneurs across Numbr cabinets.
• Legal Obligations Compliance (Annual Legal) Annual legal secretarial services and statutory obligations compliance for client companies, including legal updates and filings handled by Numbr advisors.
• Payroll Management (Gestion de la paie) Payroll processing and social management for Numbr clients, delivered in partnership with Apy to cover employee onboarding, payslips, and social declarations.
• Business Activity Insurance (Tiime Protect) Professional liability insurance (Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle) covering material, bodily, and financial damages to third parties, offered to Numbr clients via the Tiime Protect partnership.
• Personal and Family Protection (Previi) Social protection advisory covering mutual insurance, provident/backup plans, savings, and retirement preparation, referred via Numbr's partnership with Previi.
• Wealth Management Advisory (Monee) Comprehensive wealth management for independent entrepreneurs covering tax and cash flow optimization, retirement and business transfer preparation, and investment management via the Monee partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of client requests handled within 24 hours
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TiimecoreTechnology or IntegrationTiime is Numbr's primary technology partner providing a comprehensive suite of digital accounting tools including approved e-invoicing, integrated business accounts, purchase management, expense reports, and cash flow management. All Numbr clients receive access to Tiime as part of the service package. Tiime is also a certified e-invoicing platform compliant with French regulations.
• Tiime ProtectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiime Protect provides professional liability insurance (Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle) for entrepreneurs, covering material, bodily, and financial damages caused to third parties. Numbr recommends this insurance to clients as an essential protection for business activities.
• PreviisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevii provides social protection advisory services including mutual insurance, provident/backup plans, savings, and retirement preparation. Numbr refers clients to Previi for optimizing remuneration structure and social protection at different life stages.
• ApysupportingTechnology or IntegrationApy handles payroll and social management for Numbr clients, providing optimal social management services. This partnership allows Numbr to offer comprehensive HR and payroll services without building in-house capability.
• MoneesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonee provides comprehensive wealth management advisory for independent entrepreneurs, covering tax and cash flow optimization, retirement and business transfer preparation, and investment management. Targets the intersection of personal and professional financial planning for a 360-degree view.
• CarbosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbo conducted a comprehensive carbon footprint assessment (bilan carbone) for Numbr, providing a 360-degree view of the company's environmental footprint. This data enabled Numbr to set ambitious reduction targets and track progress.
• EcoTreesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcoTree is Numbr's reforestation partner. For every new client acquired through the referral program, Numbr plants one tree via EcoTree. This initiative has resulted in 5,000 trees planted in France, supporting biodiversity and carbon absorption.
• Stock CO2supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStock CO2 is Numbr's carbon offset partner, certified with the 'label bas carbone' standard. Through this partnership, Numbr financed the reforestation of forests at La Longine, La Touche, and Le Boscq in France, planting nearly 60,000 trees. This enabled Numbr to achieve carbon neutrality at the end of 2024.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• In Extenso: In Extenso is France's largest TPE/SMB-focused chartered accountancy network with ~220 agencies across the country, serving a similar entrepreneur customer base as Numbr. Both combine physical local offices with digital tooling and vertical specialization, making In Extenso the closest scale-to-scale comparable for Numbr's network model.
• Pennylane: Pennylane is a French accounting and financial management platform purpose-built for accountants and SMBs, offering invoicing, expense management, cash flow, and e-invoicing in a single SaaS suite. It targets the same French TPE/PME customer base as Numbr, but via a pure-digital model without physical cabinet presence, making it Numbr's primary digital-native competitor.
• Indy: Indy is a French digital accounting platform aimed specifically at freelancers and auto-entrepreneurs/TPE, automating bookkeeping, invoicing, and tax declarations. It competes directly with Numbr for the same small-business and self-employed entrepreneur segment, particularly on price and digital onboarding experience.
• Dougs: Dougs is a French online chartered accountancy offering tailored accounting, tax, and payroll services for entrepreneurs and small businesses. It targets the same French TPE segment as Numbr with a digital-first model, providing a direct substitute for entrepreneurs who would otherwise choose a traditional or hybrid firm like Numbr.
• Tiime: Tiime is the e-invoicing and business management platform Numbr partners with for client tooling, offering approved electronic invoicing, business accounts, and expense management. It is simultaneously Numbr's core technology partner and an emerging competitor as Tiime expands its own accountant-facing ecosystem, placing the two in overlapping competition.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Tilly France: Baker Tilly France is a national chartered accountancy and advisory network serving SMBs and mid-market companies across France, including TPE/PME segments that overlap with Numbr's core market. Compared to Numbr, it is a broader incumbent with deeper mid-market capabilities and a wider service portfolio beyond accounting.
• KPMG France (Small Business Services): KPMG France is a Big Four advisory and accounting firm with established small-business service lines serving French TPE and PME clients across the country. Its SMB practice overlaps with Numbr's customer segments, but at significantly greater scale and broader service breadth than Numbr's TPE-focused network.
• BDO France: BDO France is a mid-tier chartered accountancy and advisory network with strong SMB and mid-market presence in France, offering accounting, tax, and advisory services that overlap with Numbr's offerings. It is a broader incumbent serving larger mid-market clients while still operating in adjacent SMB segments to Numbr's TPE focus.

Others

• Cegid: Cegid is a major French provider of cloud accounting, ERP, payroll and HR software widely used by French accountants and SMBs for daily bookkeeping and compliance. As a technology ecosystem provider upstream of Numbr's Tiime-based workflow, Cegid serves an adjacent, enabling role rather than competing directly for end-entrepreneur accounting mandates.
• Sage France: Sage France is the French arm of a leading global accounting and payroll software provider, supplying bookkeeping and compliance tools to French SMBs, accountants, and partners. It is an enabling ecosystem vendor similar in adjacency to Cegid, powering the technology stack used by many French accounting firms rather than competing directly as a chartered-accountancy practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCslrCQhNkVpImcaAhzpAzaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Numbr.co
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reseau-numbr
• Instagraminstagram.com/numbr_co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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