SECOB

What SECOB does

SECOB (Groupe Secob) is a privately held French professional services firm headquartered in Cesson-Sévigné, Brittany, that delivers accounting, statutory audit, payroll and social administration, financial consolidation, legal advisory, and digital expertise services to small and medium-sized businesses and their owners across France. The firm operates through 9 regionally anchored agencies and serves approximately 3,000 active clients concentrated in the TPE/PME segment, including artisans, merchants, industrial operators, and liberal professionals, with a sales-led go-to-market executed through locally embedded teams and dedicated client interlocutors.

The service portfolio is organized across 7 complementary 'poles of expertise' — Expertise comptable, Audit et commissariat aux comptes, Gestion sociale & paie, Consolidation & reporting, Accompagnement juridique, Expertise numérique, and Passage à la facture électronique — and is delivered through a hybrid human-and-software model. The technology layer comprises a secure online collaborative platform (Naviso client extranet) integrated with third-party accounting (Pennylane) and payroll (Yeap) platforms, supplemented by SEO-oriented online calculators (real estate gains, business-asset sale, loan, depreciation, VAT) that function as lead-generation tools.

SECOB's revenue model is professional services fee-based, quote-driven, and not publicly disclosed, with revenue streams mapped to each of the 7 service poles. The firm is independent and privately held with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the source material; content marketing (blog, newsletter) and organic search are the primary client-acquisition channels. The company has flagged a dedicated e-invoicing service in anticipation of the French mandatory electronic-invoicing regime (reception from September 2026, emission from September 2027), positioning compliance-driven demand as a forward growth lever.

Name

SECOB

Legal name

Groupe Secob

Website

https://secob.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Groupe Secob is a privately held French professional services firm delivering accounting, audit, payroll, consolidation, legal, and digital advisory services to ~3,000 SME clients through 9 regional agencies across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Business Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Statutory audit
• Payroll management
• Financial consolidation
• Legal advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Cesson-sévigné

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expertise Comptable et Services Comptables: Traditional accounting services including bookkeeping, financial statements preparation, tax compliance, and ongoing accounting advisory for businesses.
2. Audit et Commissariat aux Comptes: Statutory audit and financial audit services for companies requiring mandatory statutory audits.
3. Gestion Sociale et Paie: Payroll processing, social management, and HR administrative services for businesses.
4. Consolidation et Reporting: Financial consolidation and reporting services, particularly for groups requiring consolidated accounts.
5. Accompagnement Juridique: Legal advisory services for corporate structuring, governance, and business decisions.
6. Expertise Numérique et Facture Électronique: Digital transformation services including electronic invoicing implementation and digital expertise to help clients adapt to regulatory changes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Secob is a French professional services firm that provides accounting, statutory audit, payroll and social management, financial consolidation, legal advisory, and digital transformation services (including electronic invoicing transition) to business leaders of small and medium enterprises. The firm combines human advisory expertise with a secure online collaborative client portal and integrates third-party accounting (Pennylane) and payroll (Yeap) platforms to deliver its services through 9 regional agencies across France.

Product overview

SECOB is an accounting and business advisory firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services organized into 7 core service areas: Expertise comptable (accounting/bookkeeping), Audit et commissariat aux comptes (statutory audit), Gestion sociale & paie (payroll/HR), Consolidation & reporting (financial consolidation), Accompagnement juridique (legal advisory), Expertise numérique (digital transformation), and Passage à la facture électronique (e-invoicing transition). The firm serves approximately 3,000 clients and operates 9 regional agencies. In addition to core services, SECOB provides digital tools including online calculators for real estate gains, business asset sales, loans, depreciation, and VAT calculations. The offering combines human expertise with technology tools, including a secure collaborative online platform and integration with client portals such as Naviso, Pennylane, and Yeap for payroll processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertise comptable Core accounting and bookkeeping services including financial statement preparation, tax compliance, and ongoing financial management for businesses including artisans, merchants, liberal professions, and SMEs.
• Audit et commissariat aux comptes Statutory audit and statutory auditor (commissaire aux comptes) services ensuring financial statement accuracy and regulatory compliance for companies requiring mandatory statutory audits.
• Gestion sociale & paie Social security administration and payroll processing services including salary calculations, social declarations, HR compliance, and payroll outsourcing for businesses.
• Consolidation & reporting Financial consolidation and reporting services for groups and multi-entity organizations requiring standardized consolidated accounts.
• Accompagnement juridique Legal support and advisory services including corporate structuring, governance, contract review, and legal compliance assistance for businesses.
• Expertise numérique Digital transformation and technology advisory services including digital transformation support and technology integration for business processes.
• Passage à la facture électronique Electronic invoicing transition services helping businesses comply with mandatory French e-invoicing regulations (mandatory from September 2026 for reception and September 2027 for emission).

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• In Extenso: In Extenso is one of France's largest networks of accounting, audit, and advisory firms serving SMEs, artisans, merchants, and liberal professions — directly comparable to SECOB in target customer, service mix, and regional agency model.
• Fiducial: Fiducial is a major French accounting, legal, and payroll services group focused on TPE/PME, with a multi-office regional footprint and a service portfolio (accounting, payroll, legal, digital) that closely mirrors SECOB's offering.
• BDO France: BDO France provides accounting, audit, tax, and advisory services to mid-market and SME clients through a multi-office network — directly comparable to SECOB in service breadth, client segment, and regional delivery model.
• Baker Tilly France (network): Baker Tilly's French member firms deliver accounting, audit, payroll, and advisory services to SMEs and mid-market clients — closely aligned with SECOB in target segment, multi-office footprint, and professional services depth.
• RSM France: RSM France is a mid-tier accounting and advisory network serving SMEs and mid-market businesses with audit, tax, payroll, and consulting services — directly comparable to SECOB's client base and service portfolio.
• Grant Thornton France: Grant Thornton France provides audit, accounting, tax, and advisory services to mid-market and SME clients — overlapping with SECOB in target segment and professional services breadth.
• Orfis Baker Tilly: Orfis is a French accounting, audit, and advisory firm serving SMEs and mid-market businesses with regional offices — directly comparable to SECOB in service mix and target customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Mazars: Mazars is a major French-originated international audit, accounting, tax, and advisory firm — broadly comparable to SECOB in service breadth but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple segments and geographies.
• KPMG France: KPMG France is a Big 4 firm offering audit, tax, and advisory services to a wide range of clients including SMEs — comparable in core accounting/audit capabilities but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach than SECOB.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: Pennylane is a French tech-enabled accounting and financial management platform targeting SMEs and accounting professionals — it is both a partner integration for SECOB and a potential disruptor to traditional accounting delivery models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/groupesecob
• Facebookfacebook.com/groupesecob
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-secob

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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