Atinord

What Atinord does

Atinord is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1971 in Lille, operating in the judicial protection of adults with intellectual disabilities in the Nord department. Its core activity is acting as mandataire judiciaire, exercising one or more of the six French protective measures (sauvegarde de justice, curatelle simple, curatelle renforcée, curatelle aménagée, tutelle, mesure d'accompagnement judiciaire) under the supervision of the Juge des Tutelles. The association serves protected adults, their families, and the Département du Nord, which co-funds the activity through Aide Sociale.

Atinord operates from more than 10 local offices across the Nord department and runs a dedicated 'Hors France' division that delivers cross-border mandates, notably into Belgium. It is affiliated with the UNAPEI national federation and the wider APEI disability movement, and reports a workforce of 101–250 employees trained in judicial protection. Historical scale-up is organic: roughly 600 measures in 1986, ~1,000 in 1988, and 1,200+ international measures by 2011, with no disclosed M&A.

The business model is reimbursement-driven rather than commercial. Court-appointed mandates generate fees set by the Juge des Tutelles; the residual cost of protection is covered by Aide Sociale du Département. The organisation is non-profit by statute, does not disclose financials, and has no disclosed technology, data, or AI product layer — its service is delivered by certified human mandataires under regulatory oversight.

Name

Atinord

Legal name

Atinord

Website

https://atinord.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Atinord is a French non-profit association founded in 1971 that delivers court-mandated judicial protection (tutelle, curatelle) for adults with intellectual disabilities across the Nord department and cross-border into Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Judicial Protection Services (Adult Guardianship / Tutorship Services)

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAM

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Judicial protection services
• Adult guardianship services
• Legal protection measures
• Disability social services
• Tutorship curatorship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Atinord is a nonprofit association that operates as a mandated judicial guardian ("mandataire judiciaire à la protection des majeurs") for adults with intellectual disabilities. It delivers a portfolio of court-ordered French civil-law protection measures — Tutelle, Curatelle, Sauvegarde de justice, Habilitation familiale, Mesure d'accompagnement (Masp/Maj), and Mandat de protection future — to safeguard the person and assets of vulnerable adults and to advise or represent them in civil-life acts. Services are provided directly through physical delegations across the Nord department of France and an international sector for French nationals residing abroad.

Product overview

Atinord is a non-profit association providing judicial protection services for adults with intellectual disabilities as a 'mandataire judiciaire à la protection des majeurs' (judicial guardian for protected adults). The organization operates as a single unified service offering multiple protection measures including Tutelle, Curatelle, Sauvegarde de justice, Habilitation familiale, Mesure d'accompagnement, and Mandat de protection future. These services help persons with mental disabilities exercise their citizenship by providing representation, accompaniment, protection, and administrative management. Atinord also publishes informational resources including guides on legal protection and operates the Protéger un proche national information portal.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Tutelle (Guardianship) A judicial protection measure that protects a major person and/or all or part of their assets when they are no longer able to protect their own interests; a tutor represents the protected person in acts of civil life. Delivered to adults under court-ordered guardianship mandates assigned to Atinord.
• Curatelle (Curatorship) A judicial protection measure for a major who, without being unable to act on their own, needs to be advised or controlled in certain acts of civil life. Several degrees of curatorship are available. Delivered to adults assigned curatorship mandates to Atinord.
• Sauvegarde de justice (Protective Custody) A short-duration legal protection measure that allows a major to be represented to carry out certain acts, often used to avoid a more restrictive guardianship or curatorship. Delivered to adults assigned protective-custody mandates to Atinord.
• Habilitation familiale (Family Authorization) Allows a relative (descendant, ascendant, sibling, spouse, cohabitant, or civil-union partner) to request authorization from the judge to represent a person who cannot express their will. Delivered to families of protected adults working with Atinord.
• Mesure d'accompagnement (Masp / Maj) Accompaniment measures designed to help adults whose faculties are not impaired but who are in great social difficulty and receive social benefits. Includes personalized social accompaniment (Masp) and judicial accompaniment (Maj).
• Mandat de protection future (Future Protection Mandate) Allows any adult or emancipated minor to designate in advance one or more persons to represent them when they can no longer care for their own interests, either physically or mentally.
• Guide de la Protection Juridique des Majeurs Informational guide published by Unapei Île-de-France on legal protection for protected adults, covering civil rights, personal acts, administrative acts, health, work and employment, housing, budget and heritage, justice, and citizen and associative life.
• Portail "Protéger un proche" National online information portal dedicated to families concerned by legal protection, providing advice and clarifications on the legal, practical, and financial aspects of protection measures. Launched by CREAI with support from the French Ministry of Labour, Health and Solidarity.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNAPEI FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• UNAPEI Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI DenaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI ValenciennoiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI DouaisiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI DunkerquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI HazebrouckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI LillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI Roubaix TourcoingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• APEI MaubeugecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• FNATcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• DREETS Hauts-de-FrancecoreOthers
• HelpeviaminorOthers
• ElipsminorOthers
• KPMGminorOthers

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• AT 69 (Association Tutélaire du Rhône): A Rhône-department MJPM association providing judicial protection services for vulnerable adults under court mandate. AT 69 shares Atinord's nonprofit association model and specializes in mandated protection services, but operates in a different geographic territory.
• ADAPEI du Nord (Papillons Blancs du Nord): Regional association in the Nord department representing families of people with intellectual disabilities and operating related services. ADAPEI du Nord is a strategic partner of Atinord and shares the same territorial footprint, providing disability support services that complement Atinord's judicial protection mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Association Tutélaire de Paris (ATP): A long-established MJPM association providing judicial protection services for vulnerable adults in the Paris region. ATP operates at a much larger scale and serves a broader protected-adult population, but shares Atinord's core mandate-based service model under French civil code provisions.
• Croix-Marine / ANRAS: A French federation/association network providing protective and social support services for vulnerable adults, including MJPM mandates. ANRAS operates across multiple regions and shares Atinord's mandate-based service delivery model under court authority.
• UDAF National: The national network of departmental family-association MJPMs (UDAFs) operates judicial protection services for adults across all French departments. UDAF organizations are direct competitors to association-based MJPMs like Atinord, typically serving a broader protected-adult population within their respective departments.

Others

• FNAT (Fédération Nationale des Associations Tutélaires): The national federation of tutelary associations that provides institutional support, training, and policy representation for member MJPM associations including Atinord. FNAT serves as a sector-level coordinating body whose members operate similar mandated protection services across France.
• UNAPEI France: The national federation of associations of parents and friends of people with intellectual disabilities. Atinord is affiliated with UNAPEI and operates as one of its member MJPM entities; UNAPEI itself sets national standards and provides advocacy infrastructure that shapes the operating environment for Atinord and similar associations.

Direct peers

• UDAF du Nord: Union Départementale des Associations Familiales du Nord is a family-association-based MJPM that provides judicial protection services (tutelle, curatelle) for adults in the same Nord department as Atinord, directly competing for court-mandated protection measures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-atinord

Compliance2 records

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