RCR

What RCR does

RCR Contabilidade (RCR LDA) is a Portuguese accounting firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Matosinhos, Portugal. The firm employs 12 certified accountants and serves 200+ accounting clients across 25+ cities in mainland Portugal. Its core services span outsourced accounting, tax compliance, payroll, company incorporation, and management control, delivered through recurring retainer engagements with dedicated account managers and an online client portal for document submission.

The firm operates a proprietary technology stack anchored by Business Planner, a back-office and business-planning software that RCR rebuilt in 2022 to reflect the PORTUGAL 2030 strategy and the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), and has since extended to cover Angola and Cape Verde. RCR also offers an "InHouse" service model placing embedded accounting staff at client sites, and markets its offering through 12+ sector-specific landing pages targeting restaurants, construction, e-commerce and other SMB verticals.

Commercial operations are organized around monthly retainers and per-engagement fees for filings, payroll runs and company formation, with cross-border workflows in Lusophone Africa handled via the Business Planner platform. The firm competes in the crowded Portuguese SMB-accounting segment against other local practices and emerging digital-first accounting SaaS entrants, and seeks to differentiate through firm-built software and 30 years of accumulated client relationships.

Name

RCR

Legal name

RCR LDA

Website

https://rcrcontabilidade.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RCR Contabilidade is a Matosinhos-based Portuguese accounting firm founded in 1992 that employs 12 certified accountants to deliver outsourced accounting, tax, payroll, company incorporation and management-control services to 200+ SMB clients across 25+ Portuguese cities, supported by its proprietary Business Planner software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Accounting Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Planning & Analysis Support (Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting) (BPAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Tax compliance
• Payroll processing
• Management control
• Company formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Matosinhos

HQ country

Portugal

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. Accounting Services (Monthly Retainer): Recurring monthly accounting services priced as a retainer (avenca). Pricing is customised based on company size, document processing complexity, payroll volume, billing levels, and other technical requirements. The retainer covers accounting, tax compliance, payroll processing, and management advisory.
2. Payroll Processing: Separate or bundled payroll processing service covering salary calculation, Social Security and IRS withholding, payslip issuance, and mandatory government reporting. Often included within the monthly retainer but can be priced separately.
3. Company Creation Services: Turnkey (chave na mão) company formation service handling social name registration, commercial registry, beneficial owner registration (RCBE), and tax authority start-of-activity declaration. Typically a one-time project fee.
4. In-House Accounting Services: Outsourced in-house accounting service where RCR deploys team to client premises for execution, coordination, and supervision of accounting or administrative processes. Billed as a managed service.
5. Business Planner Software Licences: Sale of Business Planner desktop software licences in Premium and Professional editions for Portugal, Angola, and Cape Verde markets. Includes perpetual licences and annual support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RCR Contabilidade provides outsourced accounting, tax compliance, payroll processing, and management advisory services to Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (PMEs), startups, and independent professionals under monthly retainer (avença) agreements. The firm also offers turnkey company formation, in-house/on-site accounting outsourcing, accounting recovery/regularisation, financial simulators, and a proprietary Business Planner desktop software for business plan and investment project creation adapted to Portugal, Angola, and Cape Verde accounting norms.

Product overview

RCR Contabilidade offers a comprehensive suite of accounting and business management services for SMEs, startups, and independent workers in Portugal. The core offering is accounting services (Serviços de Contabilidade) supplemented by specialized modules including payroll processing (Processamento de Salários), digital archive solutions (Arquivo Digital Certificado), and online accounting access (Contabilidade Online). The portfolio also includes Business Planner software for business planning and investment projects, management control solutions (Dossier de Controlo de Gestão), and financial simulators (Simuladores RCR). Services are delivered through a combination of remote delivery and in-house options (Serviços InHouse), with dedicated certified accountants assigned as single points of contact for each client.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serviços de Contabilidade (Accounting Services) Core ongoing accounting services for Portuguese SMEs and startups including bookkeeping, SNC/SNC-AP compliant accounts, tax compliance (IVA, IRC, IRS, INTRASTAT, IES/DEC), monthly financial reports, sector-specific accounting, and proximity accounting with a dedicated certified accountant.
• Processamento de Salários (Payroll Processing) Standalone payroll processing service covering salary calculation, timely payments, legal compliance, Social Security contributions, IRS withholding, payslip issuance, and mandatory government reporting for Portuguese employers.
• Criação de Empresa (Company Formation) Turnkey company formation service handling social denomination, commercial registry registration, beneficial owner registration (RCBE), and tax authority start-of-activity declaration for new Portuguese companies.
• Serviços de Contabilidade InHouse (In-House Accounting Outsourcing) Outsourced in-house accounting service where the RCR team is deployed to client premises to execute, coordinate, and supervise accounting or administrative processes on-site.
• Recuperação de Contabilidade (Accounting Recovery) Standalone service to normalise historical accounting and tax situations, including historical data verification and fiscal situation regularisation for clients with outdated or non-compliant books.
• Business Planner Software Proprietary desktop software sold as Premium (Financial Plan, Business Plan, Strategic Plan) or Professional (Financial Plan only) editions for business plans, viability analysis, investment project evaluation, and strategic planning. Adapted to Portuguese, Angolan, and Cape Verdean accounting and tax norms; supports up to 20-year projections and multi-project collaborative work.
• Contabilidade Online (Online Accounting Service) Online accounting solution providing clients with 24/7 web portal access to financial data, document exports, tax declarations (IVA, IRC/IRS, IES), account statements, and an integrated commercial management module for clients anywhere in Portugal and abroad.
• Simuladores RCR (Financial Simulators) Standalone financial simulators including debt capacity and investment capacity tests, used as business decision-support tools for clients and prospects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% customer satisfaction rate as self-reported by the firm
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baker Tilly Portugal: International accounting network's Portuguese practice serving SMEs and mid-market companies with accounting, tax and advisory services — directly overlapping RCR's service portfolio.
• HLB Portugal: HLB's Portuguese member firm offers accounting, tax and advisory services across the Lusophone market, comparable to RCR in target client profile (SMEs) and service mix, with broader geographic reach.
• RSM Portugal: RSM's Portuguese member firm provides accounting, tax and consulting services to SMEs and mid-market businesses, competing in the same outsourced accounting and compliance space as RCR, with a broader international footprint.
• Deloitte Portugal: Big 4 accounting and advisory firm in Portugal providing accounting, tax, payroll and management reporting services to enterprise and larger SME clients — relevant incumbent competitor in RCR's market.
• PwC Portugal: Big 4 firm with a sizeable Portuguese practice offering outsourced accounting, tax compliance and management reporting to larger SMEs and mid-market clients — competes with RCR at the upper end of the SME segment.
• Mazars Portugal: International accounting and advisory network operating in Portugal, offering outsourced accounting, tax compliance and management advisory to SMEs and mid-market companies — directly comparable to RCR's full-service outsourced accounting model.
• BDO Portugal: Part of the BDO global network, BDO Portugal provides accounting, tax, audit and advisory services to SMEs and mid-market clients in Portugal, overlapping directly with RCR's core accounting and tax compliance offering but at significantly larger scale.
• Crowe Portugal: Crowe's Portuguese practice delivers accounting, tax and advisory services to mid-market clients, with comparable SME-focused offerings and a similar relationship-driven model to RCR.

Emerging players

• TOConline: Portuguese cloud-based accounting and invoicing platform used by many small businesses and accountants, representing a technology-driven alternative that competes with RCR's online accounting offering.

Others

• Priberam / Primavera BSS: Portuguese ERP and business management software provider whose accounting/management software is widely used by Portuguese SMEs and accountants — an ecosystem participant whose tools both enable and compete with RCR's accounting services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rcr-contabilidade

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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