CEDEPE

What CEDEPE does

CEDEPE (cedepe sp. z o.o. spółka jawna) is a Polish professional services firm founded in 1993 in Łódź by Witold Zapedowski, providing accounting, tax, HR/payroll, and business consulting services to enterprises operating in Poland and Ukraine. The group is organized through five legal entities — Cedepe Sp.j. (HQ Łódź), Cedepe Consulting (Wrocław), Cedepe Support (Poznań), Polskie Archiwa Księgowe (Lubianków warehouse), and Cedepe Ukraina (Lviv) — and operates eight physical offices across both countries with a specialist headcount approaching 100.

The firm delivers a broad service catalog that includes full bookkeeping and statutory reporting, tax advisory and litigation, HR and payroll outsourcing (covering 5,000+ client employees), virtual CFO and virtual CISO engagements, immigration and work-permit legalization, document storage under the Polskie Archiwa brand, virtual office and legal-address rental under Biuro1, corporate events, and employee training funded through Polish public programs. Core technology is SAP-centric for enterprise clients, supplemented by Microsoft-based document management and modernized RPA plus AI-powered HR analytics (NLP screening, predictive retention, employee chatbots). The group processes more than one million documents annually.

The business model is professional-services-led and quote-based, with engagements spanning sole proprietors, SMEs, family holdings, and large international corporations (including a 10+ year airline mandate served by a 12-person team and multi-jurisdiction representations for Ukrainian railway and agricultural manufacturers). Pricing is per engagement, with document storage disclosed at unit pricing from 19 PLN per linear meter per month. Distribution is exclusively direct through regional offices, referrals, and the CEO's role as Proxy of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce; no digital self-service or marketplace channels are used.

Name

CEDEPE

Legal name

cedepe sp. z o.o. spółka jawna

Website

https://cedepe.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CEDEPE is a Polish-founded, founder-owned professional services firm delivering accounting, tax, HR/payroll, vCFO/vCISO, and business consulting to ~400 SMEs and large enterprises across Poland and Ukraine via eight offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting, Tax and Business Consulting Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAHAB

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Employment / PEO Services

SECONDARYBPACAHAE

Contractor of Record (COR) / Global Contractor Management

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Employment / PEO Services

SECONDARYBPACAHAL

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Employment / PEO Services

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Tax advisory
• Payroll outsourcing
• Virtual CFO services
• Business consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lodz

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accounting Services: Full accounting services including bookkeeping, financial reporting, payroll processing, tax compliance. Services provided to clients from sole proprietors to large corporations with billions in revenue.
2. Tax Advisory: Tax consulting services including tax optimization, tax return preparation, tax authority representation, and tax litigation support.
3. HR & Payroll Services: Comprehensive HR and payroll outsourcing covering over 5000 employees of client companies.
4. External CFO Services: Virtual CFO/CFO-as-a-Service providing financial leadership, strategy, and management reporting.
5. Business Consulting: Strategic advisory, organizational transformation, M&A support, executive coaching, international expansion support through Cedepe Consulting.
6. Document Storage: Document archiving and storage services through Polskie Archiwa subsidiary.
7. Virtual Office / Legal Address Rental: Premium office address rental and virtual office services through Biuro1 brand.
8. Immigration Services: Work and residence permit legalization services for foreigners in Poland.
9. HR/CPO Services: Virtual HR Director/Chief People Officer services for organizations needing strategic HR support.
10. vCISO / Cybersecurity Services: Virtual Chief Information Security Officer services including security audits, compliance (ISO 27001), and SZBI implementation.
11. Corporate Events Organization: Professional corporate event planning services including team building, conferences, and celebrations.
12. Employee Training: Professional training services for employees including access to KFS (National Training Fund) and Bazy Usług Rozwojowych funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CEDEPE provides outsourced accounting, tax, payroll and HR services, external CFO/CISO/CPO advisory, business consulting, immigration legalisation, document storage, and virtual office services to businesses in Poland and Ukraine, with a distinctive specialisation in Polish-Ukrainian cross-border operations. The firm employs nearly 100 specialists and supports approximately 400 active clients ranging from sole proprietors to corporations with billions in revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biuro1: Virtual office and address rental service offering prestigious business addresses in Warsaw, Łódź, and Ukraine with mail handling, phone services, and meeting rooms.
• Polskie Archiwa

Products and services

• Accounting Services (Usługi księgowe) Full-scope outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, financial reporting, and statutory compliance for businesses ranging from sole proprietors to corporations with billions in revenue in Poland and Ukraine.
• Tax Advisory (Doradztwo podatkowe) Tax consulting services including tax optimisation, tax return preparation, tax authority representation, tax litigation support, and multi-jurisdiction tax advisory for Polish and Ukrainian clients.
• HR and Payroll Outsourcing (Kadry i płace) Comprehensive HR and payroll outsourcing covering over 5,000 employees of client companies, including employment contracts, employee documentation, ZUS/US settlements, and ongoing HR compliance.
• External CFO Services (Zewnętrzny Dyrektor Finansowy) Virtual CFO / CFO-as-a-Service providing executive-level financial leadership, strategy, management reporting, budget management, cash-flow monitoring, and investment decisions for SMEs and mid-market clients.
• Virtual CISO / Cybersecurity Services Virtual Chief Information Security Officer services including security audits, ISO 27001 compliance, and SZBI implementation for organisations needing strategic cybersecurity leadership.
• External CPO / HR Director Services Virtual HR Director / Chief People Officer services providing strategic HR leadership for organisations needing senior HR support without a full-time executive hire.
• Virtual Office / Legal Address Rental (Biuro1) Premium virtual office and legal address rental through the Biuro1 brand in Warsaw, Łódź, and Ukraine, with mail handling, phone services, and meeting room facilities.
• Document Storage (Polskie Archiwa) Document archiving and storage through the Polskie Archiwa subsidiary, with a central warehouse in Lubianków offering storage from 19 PLN per linear meter per month, including access, statutory-period storage, and post-expiry destruction.
• Polish-Ukrainian Business Support / Cross-border Services Company formation, market entry support, tax optimisation, accounting, HR services, and bilingual advisory for Polish companies expanding to Ukraine and Ukrainian companies entering Poland.
• Immigration Legalisation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing over 1 million documents annually across client portfolios
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Polsko-Ukraińska Izba Gospodarcza (Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce)minorOthersWitold Zapędowski, CEO and Co-owner of Cedepe, serves as Proxy of the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce from the Łódź region. This affiliation supports networking and business development for Polish-Ukrainian cross-border business relations.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• InFakt: InFakt is a Polish cloud-based accounting and invoicing platform targeting SMEs and sole proprietors — represents the technology-enabled, low-cost alternative competing with traditional outsourcing firms like Cedepe for entry-level SME clients.

Broad incumbents

• RSM Poland: RSM is a global mid-tier accounting network with operations in Poland providing audit, tax, accounting outsourcing, and consulting services to mid-market and SME clients — closely comparable service mix and target segments to Cedepe.
• BDO Poland: BDO is a global mid-tier accounting and consulting network with a sizable Polish presence offering audit, tax, accounting outsourcing, and consulting — direct overlap with Cedepe's core accounting, tax, and HR/payroll services for SME and enterprise clients in Poland.
• Mazars Poland: Mazars is an international audit, tax, and consulting firm with a Polish presence serving mid-market and large enterprises — overlapping with Cedepe's tax advisory, accounting outsourcing, and consulting offerings.
• Grant Thornton Poland: Grant Thornton operates a Polish practice offering audit, tax, accounting outsourcing, and advisory services to mid-market and SME clients, competing for the same full-service mandates Cedepe pursues.
• TPA Poland (Baker Tilly network): TPA is a Polish accounting and consulting firm in the Baker Tilly network, providing audit, tax, accounting outsourcing, payroll, and advisory services — directly comparable mid-market professional services peer.
• Crowe Poland: Crowe operates a Polish accounting, tax, and advisory practice serving mid-market companies — competing for similar full-service accounting and consulting mandates as Cedepe.
• Rödl & Partner Poland: Rödl & Partner is an international integrated professional services firm with a strong presence in Central Europe, particularly relevant given its German-Polish and cross-border mid-market expertise — closely comparable to Cedepe's Poland-Germany/Central Europe cross-border positioning.
• PKF Consult Poland: PKF Consult is a Polish accounting, audit, tax, and HR/payroll outsourcing firm serving SME and mid-market clients — directly comparable service mix including payroll and HR outsourcing.

Regional players

• Accace Poland: Accace is a Central European outsourcing and consulting group operating across Poland and other CEE countries, providing accounting, payroll, tax, and HR services — comparable regional outsourcing peer with similar mid-market focus and cross-border Central European footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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