AK+

What AK+ does

AK+ (legal name Administratiekantoor AK+) is a privately-held Dutch administration office founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The company provides outsourced financial administration, HRM and payroll administration, consultancy, and AFAS application management services exclusively to Dutch educational institutions — primarily primary and secondary school boards (schoolbesturen), educational cooperation associations (samenwerkingsverbanden), and, more recently, childcare organizations (kinderopvang). Its core technology is AFAS Profit and the AFAS InSite/OutSite environment, which AK+ implements, configures, and continuously manages for clients; it also deploys Power BI and Capisci for planning, control, and reporting, and uses the AFAS-Signing Service with eSeal/HSM for legally valid digital contract signing.

The firm operates four service lines (Financial Services, HRM & Payroll Administration, Consultancy, and AFAS Application Management) plus a payrolling sub-brand called AK+ Special Forces that mitigates unemployment insurance (WW) risk for school boards, and publishes periodic eNewsletters on CAO and AFAS developments. Revenue is generated through annual subscription-style service contracts indexed to CAO PO salary developments, with rates adjusted upward by approximately 10% in January 2023 following CAO adjustments. The go-to-market is direct B2B sales with dedicated account managers and long-tenured client relationships, evidenced by more than 30 named client logos and case studies spanning multiple years.

AK+ is an independent, founder-owned firm with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. It employs approximately 18 people (range 11–50), obtained ISO 9001 certification in November 2023, and celebrated its 10-year anniversary in January 2024. The team includes multiple AFAS-certified experts and NIVRA-registered payroll administrators, and partnerships include Educontrol for risk inventory and buffer capital analytics.

Name

AK+

Legal name

Administratiekantoor AK+

Website

https://akplus.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AK+ is a Dutch administration office providing outsourced financial administration, HRM and payroll administration, consultancy, and AFAS ERP application management exclusively to school boards, cooperation associations, and childcare organizations in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Administration Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards Advisory (BPACAJAG), Agent of Record (AOR) for Staffing & Payrolling (BPACAHAF), HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

Keywords

• Payroll administration services
• HR administration services
• Financial administration services
• AFAS implementation services
• Education sector consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - HRM & Payroll Administration: Ongoing HRM and salary administration services for educational institutions. The company processes payroll, handles mutations (in-, through-, and outflow), leave calculations and controls, and monthly salary processing.
2. Professional Services - Financial Administration: Financial services including monthly closures, salary controls, preparation of salary payments, and data submission to authorities (tax office, ABP pension fund).
3. Professional Services - Consultancy: Risk inventory and minimum buffer capital determination, in- and outsourcing questions, personal development trajectory guidance, and business efficiency analysis.
4. AFAS Application Management: Implementation, configuration and ongoing management of AFAS environments for educational institutions.
5. Interim Support: Temporary support services for staffing pressure or absences, including planning and control cycle support, annual accounts/accountant audits, and financial administration.
6. AK+ Special Forces Payroll Services: Payrolling services for staff during specific periods without exposing clients to potential unemployment costs, offered as an alternative to direct employment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AK+ is a Dutch administration office (administratiekantoor) that delivers outsourced financial administration, HRM and payroll administration, advisory consultancy, and AFAS Profit application management services to school boards, cooperation associations, and other educational institutions across the Netherlands. The firm also operates a sub-brand, AK+ Special Forces, offering payrolling services that shield school boards from WW (unemployment insurance) risk.

Product overview

AK+ is an administrative services firm (administratiekantoor) for educational institutions in the Netherlands, offering four core service lines: Financiële Dienstverlening (financial administration), HRM & Salarisadministratie (HRM and payroll), Consultancydiensten (advisory consulting), and Applicatiebeheer (AFAS application management). The company specializes heavily in AFAS Profit/Profit 1 implementation and optimization, configuring AFAS InSite, OutSite, ESS, MSS, SSS, digital workflows, and AFAS-Signing Service for digital employment contract signing. AK+ also publishes periodic newsletters (eNews) and offers a sub-brand called AK+ Special Forces for payroll services that mitigate WW risk for school boards. Services are delivered using tools including Power BI and Capisci for planning, control, and reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financiële Dienstverlening (Financial Administration Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Optimalization of AFAS environments resulting in reduced administrative burden for employees, HR, and AK+
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EducontrolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAK+ collaborates with Educontrol to conduct risk inventories for educational institutions. Together they assess potential risks, determine causes, evaluate preventive measures, and use Monte-Carlo simulations to calculate minimum required buffer capital. This partnership combines AK+'s educational sector expertise with Educontrol's risk assessment methodology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Centric: Centric is a large Dutch IT services provider with significant presence in education, government, and HR/payroll. It competes with AK+ for Dutch school-board and cooperation-association admin contracts, but at a much broader portfolio scale.
• ADP Nederland: ADP Nederland is the Dutch arm of the global payroll and HR services giant. It competes for outsourced payroll and HR admin work across Dutch employers, including the education sector, with substantially larger scale and brand recognition than AK+.
• SD Worx: SD Worx is a large European provider of HR and payroll services with operations in the Netherlands and Belgium. It targets similar Dutch HR/payroll outsourcing budgets as AK+, though typically at larger enterprise scale rather than education-niche focus.
• Loket.nl: Loket.nl is a leading Dutch online payroll and HR SaaS platform widely used by SMBs. While not education-focused, it represents an alternative channel Dutch employers may choose over outsourced AFAS partners like AK+.
• Nmbrs: Nmbrs is a Dutch cloud-based HR and payroll platform acquired by Visma. It offers payroll and HR functionality that competes for the same Dutch employer budgets AK+ services support through its AFAS administration offering.
• Visma: Visma is a large Nordic/European software group with multiple Dutch HR, payroll, and education-administration products (including Visma Idella for education). It competes broadly with AK+ across HR/payroll SaaS and education-vertical services, with substantially larger scale.
• PinkRoccade Local Government & Education: PinkRoccade (part of Total Specific Solutions) provides software and services specifically for Dutch municipalities, education, and healthcare. Its education-focused offerings directly overlap with AK+'s school-board and cooperation-association target segments.

Others

• AFAS Software: AFAS Software is the Dutch vendor of AFAS Profit, the core HR/payroll/financial platform that AK+ implements and manages. AK+ is part of AFAS's partner ecosystem and is wholly dependent on this vendor for its application management revenue stream.

Emerging players

• HeadFirst Group: HeadFirst Group is a Dutch staffing, payrolling, and HR services provider. Its payrolling and employer-of-record capabilities overlap with AK+ Special Forces' payrolling offering, though it serves broader sectors beyond education.

Direct peers

• Visma Idella: Visma Idella is Visma's education-administration brand in the Netherlands, providing software and services to Dutch school boards and education organizations. It is the closest scaled direct peer to AK+ within the Dutch education-administration niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akplus
• Facebookfacebook.com/akplus.nl

Compliance1 record

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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