Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit

What Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit does

Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit (SFM) is a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting) headquartered in Culemborg that serves as the mandated sector-wide social fund for the Dutch taxi and healthcare transport (zorgvervoer) industry. Established by the three social partners — employer organization KNV Zorgvervoer & Taxi and trade unions FNV Taxi and CNV Vakmensen — SFM administers the CAO Zorgvervoer en Taxi and CAO SFM, collecting the mandatory SFM-premie from both employers and employees (e.g., 2.05% of Zvw-loon in H2 2024 and 0.95% in 2025–2026), monitoring CAO compliance, and distributing sector communications such as the biannual Taxikrant and the SFM Updates newsletter.

SFM's core technology stack is rule-based and compliance-oriented rather than software-driven. It includes the Looncalculator (online wage calculation module anchored to CAO tables), the SFM Portaal for secure BCT (BoordComputer Taxi) data submission, the NEA-index cost benchmark (calculated by Panteia) used in healthcare transport contract pricing, the normtijd standard-time calculator for school routes, and the Code VVR wheelchair transport safety framework. Training delivery is operated through external e-learning platforms (Free Learning, taxikeurmerkadvies.nl) and a network of TX-Keur-certified taxi instructors, with the joint 'Sterk aan het Stuur' sustainable employability program co-developed with Stichting FSO.

SFM operates as a non-revenue-generating sectoral utility: there are no per-user fees for training, courses, or resources, and all services are funded through the SFM-premie and co-financing from the European Social Fund and the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. Its GTM is channel-based, reaching employers and employees through union and employer-organization partners, digital channels (website, newsletter, social media), and a calendar of free events. The mandate is the sole conditioning factor in market position — SFM is not selected by customers but is the de facto compliance body for the entire Dutch taxi and zorgvervoer sector.

Name

Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit

Legal name

Stichting Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit

Website

https://www.sfmobiliteit.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit is a Dutch non-profit foundation that administers the collective labor agreement and mandatory sector contributions for the taxi and healthcare transport industry, providing training, compliance monitoring, and the 'Sterk aan het Stuur' sustainable employability program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sector Workforce Compliance Services

NAICS

Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Safety Management (PSM) & High-Hazard Operations (EDABAEAD)

Keywords

• Sector workforce compliance
• Collective labor agreement
• Social fund administration
• Taxi sector training
• Employee wellbeing programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Culemborg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SFM Premium Collection: SFM is funded through mandatory sector contributions (SFM-premie) paid by both employers and employees in the Dutch taxi and healthcare transport sector, as mandated by the CAO SFM. The premium is calculated on Zvw-loon (health insurance wage base). Collection is managed through a semi-annual invoicing cycle with advance notices and final settlement based on aggregated wage statements.
2. Free Sector Training & Education: SFM provides a wide range of free training programs, internet courses, and bedrijfstrainingen (in-company training) for taxi employees and employers, funded through the SFM-premie. Revenue is not generated from training delivery; the programs are a core benefit of membership in the sector collective agreement system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit (SFM) is a Dutch sector social fund that administers the collective labor agreement (CAO Zorgvervoer en Taxi) for the taxi and healthcare transport sector. It collects mandatory SFM-premie contributions from employers and employees, conducts CAO compliance checks (including BCT and CDT data controls), and delivers a portfolio of free e-learning courses, in-company training, and sustainable employability programs (notably 'Sterk aan het stuur') to support professional development, occupational health, and vitality for the workforce.

Product overview

Sociaal Fonds Mobiliteit (SFM) is a Dutch social fund for the taxi and healthcare transport sector that offers a portfolio of products and services centered around labor agreement administration, occupational health and safety, training, and sustainable employability. The core offering is organized around the Cao Zorgvervoer en Taxi (collective labor agreement) for which SFM serves as supervisor, conducting cao compliance checks and collecting the SFM-premie. This is complemented by the 'Arbocatalogus Gezond aan het stuur' for workplace health and safety solutions, the 'Sterk aan het Stuur' program for employee wellbeing and sustainable employability, and a suite of e-learning courses (Internetcursussen) and on-site company training programs (Bedrijfstrainingen) covering topics such as wheelchair transport, aggression management, dementia care, and healthy working. Additional tools include the Looncalculator for wage calculations, the NEA-index for cost indexing, the Taxi Kalender for event scheduling, and De Taxikrant as the sector's semi-annual magazine. Together these products form a comprehensive support ecosystem for both employers and employees in the Dutch taxi and healthcare transport industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sterk aan het Stuur A joint program by SFM and Fonds Scholing en Ordening voor het Besloten Busvervoer (FSO) that promotes sustainable employability in the touringcar and taxi sectors through free activities including training, coaching, webinars, and workshops on career development, nutrition, exercise, finances, stress management, smoking cessation, sleep improvement, and personal development. Target users are individual employees and employers in the Dutch taxi and touringcar sectors.
• Internetcursussen (E-Learning Courses) Free online courses for taxi industry employees covering wheelchair transport (Rolstoel ABC), Code VVR, aggression management, dementia in the taxi, health at work, patient transport, contract transport, and difficult situations. Each course includes video examples and ends with a participation certificate.
• Bedrijfstrainingen (Company/On-Site Training) Classroom-based company training programs delivered by certified taxi instructors at company locations, covering dementia in the taxi, healthy working in the taxi, handling aggression in the taxi, pupil transport, difficult situations, and wheelchair lift inspection.
• Looncalculator Online wage calculation tool that allows employers and employees to calculate salaries based on the CAO Zorgvervoer en Taxi, incorporating updated wage tables for 2026 and 2027 and vacation day calculations.
• SFM-premie (Contribution/Premium System) Contribution collection system managed by SFM under the CAO SFM, where employers and employees in the taxi sector pay contributions (e.g., 2.05% for July-December 2024, 0.95% for 2025-2026) based on Zvw-wage to fund SFM's operations and programs.
• NEA-index

Quantifiable outcome

• 26 teams / 370 individuals collectively took 91 million+ steps during the 2026 Wandelchallenge (Van Sturen naar Stappen), equivalent to 68,250+ km
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 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

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting FSO (Fonds Scholing en Ordening voor het Besloten Busvervoer)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SFM and Stichting FSO jointly developed the 'Sterk aan het stuur' program to promote sustainable employability in the touringcar and taxi sectors. Both organizations co-fund and co-manage the program, which is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW). Update October 2025: the boards of both SFM and FSO decided to continue most Sterk aan het Stuur activities in 2026.
• TX-Keur (Stichting TX-Keur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTX-Keur is a quality mark organization for the taxi sector. SFM collaborates with TX-Keur on the Taxilerarendag (annual event for taxi instructors), recognizes taxi instructors for delivering bedrijfstrainingen, and SFM's training programs are TX-Keur recognized (e.g., Gezond werken in de taxi, Dementie in de taxi, Leerlingenvervoer). TX-Keur also took over the Landelijk Klachtenmeldpunt Taxivervoer from KNV in 2020.
• CED-GroepminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFM developed the 'Lastige situaties in de taxi' course content together with the CED-Groep and ABC Taxikeurmerk Advies & Training.
• ABC Taxikeurmerk Advies & TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with SFM and CED-Groep to develop the 'Lastige situaties in de taxi' course.
• Samen Dementievriendelijk (Alzheimer Nederland, Deltaplan Dementie, PGGM, Ministerie van VWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 'Samen Dementievriendelijk' campaign is an initiative of Alzheimer Nederland, Deltaplan Dementie, PGGM, and the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). SFM developed the 'In de taxi' training program as part of this campaign, providing free online and practical training for taxi drivers in dementia care.
• Connexxion and Taxi Van DijkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFM developed the 'Dementie in de taxi' course in collaboration with Connexxion and Taxi Van Dijk.
• Drs. Nico Knibbe (Movement Scientist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFM collaborated with movement scientist drs. Nico Knibbe to produce training videos on the most common causes of back, neck, and shoulder complaints in the taxi sector, integrated into the 'Gezond werken in de taxi' e-learning.
• Menzis (Health Insurance)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSFM provides taxi sector employees access to a collective health insurance arrangement with Menzis, offering 13% discount on supplementary (dental) insurance policies. SFM promotes this to employees as a benefit.
• PanteiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanteia calculates and publishes the NEA-index (sector cost index for healthcare transport and taxi), which is used in contracts for price adjustments. Panteia also conducted research on COVID-19 costs in healthcare transport and sector employment trends.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Stichting FSO (Fonds Scholing en Ordening voor het Besloten Busvervoer): Dutch sector social fund for the closed bus/touringcar sector, structurally identical to SFM: collects mandatory sector premiums, co-governed by employer and union partners, and co-develops 'Sterk aan het Stuur' with SFM. Most directly comparable peer.
• Opleidings- en Ontwikkelingsfonds Bouwbedrijf (OOM Bouw): Dutch sector training and development fund for the construction industry, funded by mandatory CAO premiums and governed by social partners. Closely mirrors SFM's funding, governance, and training-delivery model in a parallel industrial vertical.
• A+O fonds Rijk: Sectoral social fund for the Dutch central government sector, established by social partners under CAO frameworks to fund training, mobility, and employability programs. Direct structural analog to SFM in a public-sector context.
• Stichting Opleidings- en Ontwikkelingsfonds Metaal en Techniek (OOM Metaal): Dutch sector fund for the metalworking and technical industry, financed by mandatory sector contributions and operating CAO-driven training, employability, and labor-market programs — same governance and revenue model as SFM.
• Sociaal Fonds Waterbouw: Dutch sector social fund for the hydraulic engineering (waterbouw) sector, funded by CAO-mandated premiums and used for training, safety, and sustainable employability programs. Comparable structure and mandate to SFM.
• Stichting Vakraad Schilders-, Afwerkings- en Glaszetbedrijf (SSSA): Sector council for the Dutch painters, finishers, and glaziers industry that coordinates training, occupational health, and CAO-related activities funded by sector premiums. Direct structural parallel to SFM.

Broad incumbents

• FNV (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging): Largest Dutch trade union federation and one of SFM's three governing social partners via FNV Taxi. Provides CAO question routing for taxi workers and co-shapes SFM's mandate, but operates across all sectors rather than as a single-sector fund.
• CNV Vakmensen: Dutch trade union that co-governs SFM alongside FNV and KNV, serving taxi workers for CAO questions. Comparable as a social-partner counterpart rather than as a like-for-like sector fund.
• KNV Zorgvervoer & Taxi: Dutch employer organization for healthcare transport and taxi, co-governs SFM and serves as the first point of contact for employer CAO questions. Comparable as the employer-side counterpart to SFM's labor representation.

Emerging players

• Stichting TX-Keur: Dutch quality mark foundation for the taxi sector; co-organizes the Taxilerarendag with SFM and recognizes SFM's training programs. Adjacent ecosystem player in the same taxi sector with overlapping compliance and quality assurance scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SFMobiliteit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe672q0nUH2k7Hx5nT6E8pg
• Facebookfacebook.com/sfmobiliteit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sociaal-fonds-mobiliteit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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