CHD Group

What CHD Group does

CHD Group is a French chartered accountancy and multi-disciplinary professional services firm headquartered in Valenciennes, founded in 1957. Per firmographic inputs, it employs between 501 and 1,000 people and operates as a private, for-profit entity. Its service portfolio spans a startup desk, accounting, audit, legal, tax, recovery, and social (HR/payroll) services — a full-stack offering for SMBs, entrepreneurs, and mid-market clients covering creation, day-to-day operations, transactions, and restructuring events.

The source material does not disclose CHD Group's own product or technology assets in detail. Comparable evidence from the French accounting sector indicates that leading firms in this category operate proprietary digital client portals for real-time business management, electronic invoicing (increasingly mandatory in France), and document/ data exchange, alongside vertical sub-brands (e.g., agriculture) and in-house training schools. CHD Group's stated service mix positions it within this competitive set, though no proprietary platform, integration stack, or certified sub-brand is confirmed in the supplied data.

The business model is engagement-based professional services revenue: recurring accounting, payroll and social compliance mandates, transactional legal and tax work, statutory audit engagements, and recovery mandates. Customer acquisition is local and relationship-led via a network of regional offices, with sector-specialized teams (agriculture, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, transport, etc.). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is consistent with French professional services norms (hourly or fixed-fee engagements). No funding rounds, ownership structure, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

CHD Group

Legal name

FITECO

Website

https://groupechd.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CHD Group is a French chartered accountancy and multi-disciplinary professional services firm (founded 1957, Valenciennes, 501–1,000 employees) offering accounting, audit, legal, tax, payroll and advisory services to SMBs and mid-market clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve-saint-germain

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

CHD Group is a French accounting firm founded in 1957 that offers a startup desk, accounting, audit, legal, tax, recovery, and social services to businesses. The firm provides outsourced accounting, audit, tax, legal, HR/payroll, and business advisory services to entrepreneurs, business owners, and project leaders across various industry sectors in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My FITECO: Digital platform for business management and data security
• ECOLE FITECO
• FITAGRI

Products and services

• Startup Desk (Création - Reprise)
• Accounting Services (Gestion / Expertise comptable)
• Audit Services
• Legal Advisory (Juridique)
• Tax Advisory (Fiscalité)
• Social/HR Services (Conseil Social)
• Business Recovery Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PwC France: Big Four firm with major French operations providing audit, tax, legal, and consulting services. Direct competitor for CHD Group's upper-mid-market and corporate clients.
• Deloitte France: Big Four firm with major French presence offering audit, tax, legal, consulting, and In Extenso (its SME-focused network). Competes with CHD Group across service lines with vastly greater resources.
• Mazars: French-origin international accounting and audit firm with strong domestic presence. Comparable service mix (audit, accounting, tax, consulting) but operates at significantly larger scale with an international footprint CHD Group cannot match.
• EY France: Big Four firm in France offering audit, tax, consulting, and advisory services. Competes with CHD Group for mid-market and corporate clients seeking brand prestige and cross-border capabilities.
• KPMG France: Big Four firm with extensive French operations. Overlaps with CHD Group's audit, tax, and advisory offerings but operates at significantly larger scale with greater brand prestige and international network.

Direct peers

• In Extenso: French accounting and consulting network (part of Deloitte) with national footprint. Closely comparable to CHD Group in targeting French SMEs with multi-disciplinary services, while offering greater geographic coverage and brand association.
• RSM France: International mid-tier accounting network operating in France with audit, accounting, tax, and consulting services targeting SME and mid-market clients similar to CHD Group's core base.
• Grant Thornton France: Mid-tier accounting network with French operations competing for SME and mid-market clients. Directly comparable service portfolio (audit, tax, advisory) with broader geographic reach than CHD Group.
• BDO France: International mid-tier accounting network with French presence. Closest comparable to CHD Group in mid-market positioning, service breadth (audit, accounting, tax, advisory), and SME client focus.
• FITECO: French accounting, consulting, and audit firm founded in 1967 with 3,000+ employees and 150+ offices. Closest comparable peer — same French regional multi-disciplinary model (accounting, audit, legal, tax, social, CSR), serving SME and mid-market clients across western France, Paris, Lyon, and Saint-Étienne.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GroupeCHD
• Facebookfacebook.com/chdmarquedexpertise
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupechd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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