What CDER does

CDER is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) and self-described largest Association de Gestion et de Comptabilité (AGC) in France, founded in 1956 by agricultural and para-agricultural organizations in the Marne department. Headquartered in Châlons-en-Champagne, CDER serves approximately 12,000 members through 19 physical agency sites across the Grand Est and Île-de-France regions, supported by roughly 800 specialized collaborators. The organization operates a multidisciplinary advisory model spanning accounting and bookkeeping (in tiered Revision/Assistance/Tenue subscription packages), strategic consulting, tax and legal advisory, payroll outsourcing (20,000+ payslips/month), QHSE certification (HVE, VDC, HACCP), energy transition advisory (methanization, agrivoltaic solar), heritage and succession planning, and collective team effectiveness services.

CDER's revenue model is based on annual membership subscriptions and service fees, distributed exclusively through direct relationships at its 19 agency sites, supplemented by the MyCDER collaborative online portal and remote/telephone advisory. The technology stack is entirely third-party — Silae for payroll, Comptagestion and e_Comptagestion for accounting, TeamViewer and Microsoft RDP for remote access, FortiClient for VPN — with no proprietary AI, models, or platform intellectual property. Primary customer segments are viticulturists (Champagne winegrowers), farmers/livestock producers, artisans/merchants/liberal professionals, and broader TPE-PME, with a dedicated Horizon Création program for business starters. In April 2025, CDER adopted 'association à mission' status, inscribing a formal raison d'être into its statutes and establishing a Mission Committee in June 2025 to govern its societal-purpose framework.

Name

CDER

Legal name

CDER

Website

https://cder.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Châlons-en-champagne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions and service fees: CDER operates as an Association de Gestion et de Comptabilité (law 1901 association). Revenue is generated through annual subscription fees and service charges paid by its approximately 12,000 members for accounting, advisory, payroll, legal, tax, QHSE, and energy services. Services are offered in tiered subscription packages (Révision comptable, Assistance comptable, Tenue comptable).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CDER is an Association de Gestion et de Comptabilité providing multi-disciplinary professional services including accounting and bookkeeping (in tiered packages: Révision, Assistance, Tenue), tax and legal advisory, payroll outsourcing, QHSE certification, energy transition advisory (solar, methanization), heritage/wealth planning, and strategic business consulting. Services are delivered to ~12,000 members (farmers, winegrowers, artisans, merchants, TPE-PMEs) via 19 agency locations and the MyCDER online portal.

Product overview

CDER is an Association de Gestion et de Comptabilité (Association of Accounting and Management), founded in 1956, operating as a multi-disciplinary professional services firm rather than a software technology company. It serves approximately 12,000 members and 700+ employees across 19 geographic sites in the Champagne region of France. The company's portfolio is structured as a broad suite of advisory services organized by domain: accounting and bookkeeping (Accompagnement et expertise comptable), strategic advisory (Conseil stratégique), legal and tax services (Protection Fiscale et Succession, Déclaration Fiscale Personnelle des Dirigeants, Expert en Contrats de Travail), payroll services (Externalisation des bulletins de paie, Gestion de la Paie Vendange), energy advisory (Accompagnement énergies solaires, Accompagnement méthanisation), QHSE and certification (Certification Qualité et Environnement), collective team effectiveness (Parcours équipe efficacité collective, Animation séances de travail collectif), heritage optimization (Audit et Optimisation Patrimoniale, Suivi patrimonial), and business creation support (Horizon Création). CDER also provides a member-facing online portal (MyCDER) and internal software tools (Comptagestion, e_Comptagestion, Silae payroll platform) used by its staff to deliver these services. The ONE DAY annual event and the 'Écoutons Voir' podcast series serve as community engagement and knowledge-sharing platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ONE DAY: Annual event organized by CDER for members and professionals
• VAKOM
• MyCDER
• Horizon Création

Products and services

• Accompagnement et expertise comptable

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 9,000 personal income tax declarations processed annually by fiscal experts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VAKOM (Reims and Troyes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDER's collective efficiency and team performance services (Parcours Efficacité Collective, Animation de séances de travail collectif) are delivered through a partnership with its subsidiaries VAKOM of Reims and Troyes. VAKOM specialists contribute expertise in team development, group facilitation, and collective performance improvement, combining VAKOM's HR specializations with CDER's broader advisory services.
• O2SwitchminorOthersO2Switch is the web hosting provider for CDER's website (www.cder.fr). Address: CHEMIN DES PARDIAUX, 63000 CLERMONT-FERRAND.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baker Tilly France: International accounting and advisory network with a French member firm serving SMBs and mid-market companies. Comparable to CDER in core accounting/advisory offerings with a broader geographic and sector reach.
• Fiducial: One of France's largest accounting, legal, and payroll services groups serving SMBs and individuals nationwide. Comparable to CDER in core offerings but operates on a for-profit, broader-geography, broader-segment model.
• Grant Thornton France: Mid-tier international accounting and advisory firm with a French practice serving mid-market companies. Comparable to CDER in advisory scope but targets a larger customer segment than CDER's TPE/PME focus.
• BDO France: Member of the global BDO accounting network operating in France, serving mid-market and SMB clients with audit, tax, and advisory services. Comparable to CDER in core accounting/advisory offerings but at a larger scale and broader customer base.

Others

• Silae: French cloud-based payroll and HR software platform used by CDER and thousands of French accounting firms. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler powering payroll service delivery, but operates as a vendor rather than a direct competitor.
• Cegid: Major French cloud accounting, payroll, and ERP software provider serving accounting firms and SMBs. Comparable as an enabling technology layer in the French accounting ecosystem, used by many CDER peers.

Direct peers

• In Extenso: French accounting and advisory network focused on TPE/PME and small businesses, with strong agricultural sector expertise. Closely comparable to CDER in target customer profile (SMBs, farmers, artisans) and service mix.
• AGAPE (Réseau Agape): French network of AGC associations serving agricultural and SMB clients across multiple regions. Directly comparable to CDER as a fellow AGC network with a similar membership-based, agricultural-rooted model.
• Cogep: French accounting and advisory group serving SMBs, farmers, and professionals with multi-disciplinary services. Comparable to CDER in customer segments (TPE/PME, agricultural clients) and advisory scope.
• Cerfrance: France's largest agricultural accounting network, serving farmers, winegrowers, and SMBs with accounting, advisory, and legal services. Directly comparable to CDER as a competing AGC network with similar membership structure and sector specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CDER_expertise
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyIFjzD1r-l1WVO7AaWry0w
• Facebookfacebook.com/cder.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cder-expertise-comptable-et-conseil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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