Domesta

What Domesta does

Domesta is a Dutch social housing corporation (woningcorporatie) headquartered in Emmen, Drenthe, that owns and rents approximately 10,000+ affordable homes across the municipalities of Coevorden, Emmen, and Hoogeveen. The organization serves people with lower incomes, seniors aged 70+ requiring home care, and individuals in urgent housing situations, allocating housing through the Thuiskompas regional platform shared with eight other Drenthe housing corporations. Domesta operates under the Dutch Housing Act (Woningwet) as an ANBI-classified public benefit organization, subject to oversight by the Autoriteit Woningcorporaties and governed by an executive director (Esther Borstlap, since April 1, 2025), a Raad van Commissarissen, and tenant representation.

The company's core technology stack is modest and operationally focused: an online tenant portal (Mijn Domesta) for repair requests and account management, integration with the Thuiskompas housing allocation platform, multiple generations of SolarEdge solar panel installations across the residential portfolio, and a Power BI-based portfolio map. Supporting services include a €8/month Reparatiefonds (repair fund) subscription bundling minor home maintenance and glass insurance with Glastotaal Beheer. Sustainability initiatives include Roof2Roof circular construction partnerships and tree-planting CO2 compensation.

Domesta generates revenue through regulated monthly rental payments from its approximately 10,000+ affordable homes, supplemented by the recurring Reparatiefonds subscription fees and ancillary service charges. Rents are determined by Dutch social housing regulations and pass through to tenants; pricing is not commercially negotiable. The company pursues a community-engaged GTM motion via direct rental, multi-channel tenant communications (website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, monthly newsletters, resident stories), and partnerships with municipalities and local welfare organizations such as Maatschappelijk Welzijn Coevorden. No external funding, private equity ownership, or M&A activity is disclosed; the entity operates independently as a private, regulated non-profit housing corporation.

Name

Domesta

Legal name

Domesta

Website

https://domesta.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Domesta is a Dutch social housing corporation headquartered in Emmen, Drenthe, that rents approximately 10,000+ regulated affordable homes across the municipalities of Coevorden, Emmen, and Hoogeveen to low-income households, seniors, and urgent-housing seekers via the Thuiskompas regional allocation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Public Housing & Social Housing Development/Modernization Programs (FSALAKAH)

Keywords

• Social housing rental
• Affordable housing
• Housing corporation
• Tenant services
• Rental property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Rental Income: Domesta generates revenue through monthly rental payments from approximately 10,000+ affordable homes. Rents are set according to social housing regulations and pass-through to tenants. The company also derives income from service charges including the reparatiefonds (repair fund) at €8 per month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Domesta is a Dutch social housing corporation that rents approximately 10,000+ regulated affordable homes to qualifying low-income households and seniors in the municipalities of Coevorden, Emmen, and Hoogeveen in Drenthe province. Tenants access available homes through the Thuiskompas regional allocation platform, and the company offers supporting services including a monthly repair fund subscription (Reparatiefonds), bundled glass insurance, and SolarEdge solar panel installations.

Product overview

Domesta is a human-centered housing corporation (woningcorporatie) in Drenthe, Netherlands, that rents approximately 10,000 affordable homes in the municipalities of Coevorden, Emmen, and Hoogeveen. The company's service offering centers on providing social housing with supporting tenant services. Key products include Mijn Domesta (an online customer portal for managing rental accounts and submitting repair requests), the Reparatiefonds (a monthly repair fund subscription covering minor home maintenance), glass insurance bundled with the repair fund, and solar panel installations (SolarEdge systems) available to tenants. All available homes are listed through Thuiskompas, a regional housing platform shared with 8 other Drenthe housing corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Thuiskompas: A housing allocation platform operated jointly by 9 Drenthe housing corporations including Domesta, where prospective tenants can register and apply for available rental homes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 affordable homes maintained and rented to low-income households
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ThuiskompascoreTechnology or IntegrationThuiskompas is a collaborative platform of 9 Drentse housing corporations (Actium, De Volmacht, Domesta, Lefier, SEW woningcorporatie, Woonservice, Woonconcept, Woonborg, Woonzorg Nederland) allowing single registration for housing applications across all participating corporations.
• Maatschappelijk Welzijn Coevorden (MWC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with MWC for neighborhood engagement initiatives such as the 'Samen de blik vooruit' (Together looking forward) campaign in the Eendrachtstraat, Coevorden. Joint efforts include organizing coffee mornings and theme mornings at the Ontmoetingshuis (meeting house).
• Regionale GeschillencommissiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Disputes Committee established in 1994 with participation from 8 housing corporations (Actium, Lefier, Domesta, Woonservice, Stichting Eelder Woningbouw, De Volmacht, Woonborg, Woonconcept) and tenant organizations. Provides independent dispute resolution for tenants and housing seekers.
• Glastotaal BeheerminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlass insurance and repair service partner. Tenants with repair fund membership are automatically insured for glass damage and can contact Glastotaal Beheer directly at 0800-4527234 for 24/7 service.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vestia: Larger Dutch housing corporation operating tens of thousands of affordable rental units primarily in Zuid-Holland. Comparable woningcorporatie model but at much greater scale and broader geographic footprint than Domesta.
• Eigen Haard: Major Amsterdam-based Dutch housing corporation managing tens of thousands of rental homes. Comparable business model as a Woningwet-governed woningcorporatie but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic scope than Domesta's Drenthe focus.

Direct peers

• Woonzorg Nederland: One of the nine Drentse housing corporations participating in the Thuiskompas platform alongside Domesta. Provides affordable rental housing to lower-income households in the same region with a similar social housing corporation model under the Woningwet.
• Woonborg: Drentse housing corporation in the Thuiskompas cooperative and a participant in the Regionale Geschillencommissie alongside Domesta. Mirrors Domesta's affordable rental model in the same province.
• Lefier: Drentse woningcorporatie participating in Thuiskompas with Domesta. Comparable mission and operating model: regulated affordable rentals, ANBI status, regional focus, similar governance and tenant services.
• Woonservice: One of the nine Thuiskompas participating corporations and a fellow member of the Regionale Geschillencommissie. Operates a comparable affordable rental housing portfolio in Drenthe under Dutch social housing regulation.
• Actium: Drentse housing corporation co-operating with Domesta in the Thuiskompas allocation platform. Both organizations rent regulated affordable housing in overlapping Drenthe municipalities under identical Dutch social housing rules.
• Woonconcept: Direct peer in the Thuiskompas platform and Regionale Geschillencommissie. Same Dutch woningcorporatie regulatory framework, affordable rental mandate, and Drenthe operating geography.
• De Volmacht: Drentse housing corporation co-operating with Domesta in Thuiskompas. Provides the same regulated affordable rental housing service to lower-income households in the Drenthe region.
• SEW Woningcorporatie: Member of the Thuiskompas platform with Domesta. Operates as a Dutch woningcorporatie under the same regulatory regime, providing affordable rental units in the Drenthe region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Domesta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/domesta-wooncorporatie
• Instagraminstagram.com/woningcorporatie_domesta
• Xx.com/domesta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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