What Avres does

Avres is a Dutch semi-public social development organization (werkbedrijf) headquartered in Gorinchem that delivers welfare benefits administration, employment support, debt counseling, and integration services to residents of three municipalities: Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden. It is funded through municipal contracts and additionally operates a work-development and outsourcing arm — including packaging, assembly, cleaning, green maintenance, mail services, and an MPS-certified nursery (Kwekerij De Landsinghof, 3,200 m² greenhouse plus 7,000 m² cultivation area) — that employs candidates with a distance to the labor market under supervised conditions before transitioning them to regular employers.

The organization's technology footprint is modest but functional: a client-facing financial portal (Mijn Geldzaken) for budget-management participants, a VR-based forklift training simulator built with technology partner Playsight, and the Vaktaalapp mobile application supporting healthcare terminology learning for non-Dutch speakers. Its core strategic differentiator is structural rather than technological — Avres holds the mandated role of implementing Participatiewet policy, SROI compliance, Bbz benefits administration, and integration pathways (B1-route, Z-route) for its constituent municipalities, and it co-anchors the Regional Werkcentrum one-stop shop alongside UWV, ROC Da Vinci College, SBB, CNV, and FNV.

Avres's revenue derives from two streams: recurring municipal service contracts (the primary funding source, functioning as subscription-like allocations) and fee-based outsourced work services sold to local enterprises such as Attema, HEMA, Kortpack, Van Kekem Fruit, Rivas, and Nexeye. Services for residents are free at point of use. Go-to-market is relationship-driven, executed through a team of account managers assigned per municipality plus an SROI/outsourced-work specialist, with the Regional Werkcentrum and physical service points in Gorinchem, Vianen, and Leerdam providing distribution. Enterprise customers cited include decade-long partnerships (Attema) and high-volume operations (Van Kekem Fruit: 325,000+ weekly deliveries via Avres drivers), indicating durable commercial relationships despite the overall modest organizational scale.

Name

Avres

Legal name

Avres

Website

https://avres.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Avres is a Dutch municipal social services organization that delivers welfare, employment, debt counseling, and integration support to residents of Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden, while operating work-development and outsourcing services (packaging, assembly, cleaning, nursery) for local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Welfare benefits administration
• Employment support services
• Debt counseling
• Social enterprise services
• Integration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gorinchem, South Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal service contracts: Avres is funded by the municipalities of Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden to provide social welfare services, employment support, debt counseling, and integration services to residents. Revenue comes from government contracts and allocations.
2. Social enterprise work services: Avres generates revenue by providing outsourced work services to businesses (packaging, assembly, cleaning, green maintenance, nursery, mail services) performed by people with a distance to the labor market. Businesses pay for these services.
3. Bbz loans administration: Avres administers the Besluit bijstandsverlening zelfstandigen (Bbz) program, including interest-free loans initially, and IOAZ benefits for older entrepreneurs. While these are benefits to entrepreneurs rather than revenue to Avres, the organization manages these government programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Avres is a municipal social services and work development organization that administers welfare benefits (Uitkering), provides employment support, debt counseling (Schulden), and integration programs (Inburgering) to residents of Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden. For businesses, it offers recruitment and mediation, Social Return services, group detachment, and outsourced work services including packaging, assembly, cleaning, mail, green maintenance, and an MPS-certified tree nursery (Landsinghof). Services are funded by municipal contracts and supplemented by revenue from business service fees.

Product overview

Avres is a social development organization offering a unified service portfolio focused on employment support, financial counseling, and business services. The core offering includes welfare benefits administration (Uitkering), job search support (Werk zoeken), and debt counseling (Schulden). Key products include Mijn Geldzaken (a customer financial portal), Adviespunt Zelfstandigen (self-employed advice), Team Vroeg Erbij (early financial intervention), and Budgetcursus (budget education). For businesses, Avres offers Werving en Bemiddeling (recruitment), Social Return services, and Groepsdetachering (group detachment). The organization also operates work outsourcing services including Verpakken (packaging), Assemblage en Montage (assembly), Schoonmaak (cleaning), Post (mail), Groenvoorziening (green maintenance), and Kwekerij De Landsinghof (nursery). Integration services (Inburgering) support immigrants. A specialized Logistieke Leerlijn (logistics learning pathway) uses VR technology for practical training. The portfolio functions as a unified platform connecting job seekers, employees, and employers within the Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adviespunt Zelfstandigen Advice and support services for self-employed entrepreneurs facing financial difficulties, including assistance with income support, debt problems, and career reorientation.
• Team Vroeg Erbij Early intervention team providing free, confidential assistance to residents of Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden dealing with payment arrears or financial concerns.
• Budgetcursus A free six-session budget course followed by a return session, teaching participants how to manage income and expenses, utilize subsidies and regulations, and develop skills to resist spending temptations.
• Werving en Bemiddeling Recruitment and mediation services connecting employers with candidates, including job matching, learning trajectory setup, advice on regulations and subsidies, and support to ensure successful placements.
• Social Return Services helping entrepreneurs fulfill their Social Return on Investment (SROI) obligations by creating employment opportunities for people with a distance to the labor market.
• Groepsdetachering Group detachment services where Avres employees work in teams at client locations under supervision, suitable for labor-intensive work requiring group-based guidance.
• Verpakken Packaging and repackaging services including co-packing, labeling, sealing, and shrinking, performed at Avres locations in Gorinchem and Leerdam or at client sites.
• Assemblage en Montage Assembly and mounting services including prefabrication of electrical switchboards, floor heating units, PE welding, and installation coupling assembly.
• Schoonmaak Professional cleaning services for public buildings in the Alblasserwaard Vijfheerenlanden region, using microfiber techniques and customized solutions.
• Post Mail services including mailing preparation, regional delivery in Gorinchem, Post NL collection and delivery service, and courier work.
• Groenvoorziening Green space maintenance services for public green areas, residential complexes, and litter removal in the Alblasserwaard Vijfheerenlanden region.
• Kwekerij De Landsinghof Own nursery in Giessenburg with 3,200 square meters of greenhouse space and 7,000 square meters of cultivation area, specializing in tree nursery products with MPS certification.
• Inburgering Integration services for immigrants including B1-route, self-sufficiency route (Z-route), and education route, helping newcomers learn Dutch language and culture.
• Logistieke Leerlijn Logistics learning pathway that uses VR technology for forklift training, developed in partnership with ROC Da Vinci College and Nexeye to help candidates with distance to labor market develop logistics skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple individuals transitioned from welfare to paid employment at companies like HEMA, Kortpack, Attema, and others
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regional Werkcentrum (Regional Work Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvres is a key partner in the Regional Werkcentrum, a one-stop shop collaboration including UWV, municipalities, Da Vinci College, SBB, CNV, and FNV. This partnership provides integrated employment services from a single location for all residents of Gorinchem, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden seeking work or needing career guidance.
• ROC Da Vinci CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for practical learning paths and recognized certificates. Collaborates on Logistieke Leerlijn, Entreeopleiding zorg, and practical certificate verification. Students receive theoretical education at the college while gaining practical experience through Avres placements.
• Gemeente Gorinchem, Molenlanden, VijfheerenlandencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvres is the primary implementing partner for three municipalities, delivering social welfare, employment support, debt counseling, integration, and Ukrainian refugee services under municipal contracts.
• UWVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment employment agency partner in Regional Werkcentrum. Manages Doelgroepregister and provides employment insurance services. Collaborates on job matching and work reintegration programs.
• Stichting LeergeldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for providing opportunities for children (0-18) from low-income families to participate in extracurricular activities. Avres refers families to Stichting Leergeld for support with school costs and sports/cultural activities.
• Bewegen WerktminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExercise program partner offering sports, fitness, and walking activities for Avres clients. Participants set personal participation goals with support from a movement coach.
• NexeyecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational distribution center providing practical learning environment for Avres's Logistieke Leerlijn. Ashebar and other candidates work and learn at Nexeye while Avres maintains coaching support. Addresses logistics labor shortages while developing talent.
• SBB (Samenwerkingsorganisatie Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Regional Werkcentrum, bridging vocational education and business for work experience placements and apprenticeship programs.
• Vluchtelingenwerk (Refugee Work Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on integration programs for statushouders, providing participatieverklaringstraject (PVT) workshops and excursions, and supporting family migrants with Dutch language and culture learning.
• i_labminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining facility in Da Vinci College building in Gorinchem where 11 statushouders started individual basic care training. Provides theoretical and practical healthcare education.
• CNV and FNV (trade unions)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabor union partners participating in Regional Werkcentrum to support workers and job seekers with employment advice and rights information.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team Nederland: Major Dutch staffing and HR services firm (part of Adecco Group). Competes with Avres' group-detachment and outsourced-work lines (packaging, assembly, cleaning) and overlaps on SROI / social placement recruitment.
• ManpowerGroup Nederland: Established Dutch staffing and workforce solutions provider, comparable in recruitment and contingent work to Avres' employer-facing services and outward placement pipeline.
• Randstad Nederland: Large Dutch arm of global staffing giant Randstad, providing recruitment, staffing, and HR services including group detachment. Broad incumbent that overlaps with Avres' recruitment and SROI placement services, though at national commercial scale.
• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): National Dutch employee insurance and employment agency that operates under the same Participatiewet umbrella as Avres and is a direct co-partner in the Regional Werkcentrum. Comparable as a provider of welfare administration, job matching, and reintegration services across the Netherlands.
• Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB): Dutch national agency administering statutory benefits including AOW, AKW, and Anw. Comparable as a public-administration body executing benefits-administration services for residents — overlapping with Avres' municipal welfare administration mandate.

Direct peers

• Divosa: Association of directors of municipal social services in the Netherlands. While an industry association, Divosa's members and policy work span the same welfare, participation, and labor market inclusion functions that Avres executes on the ground.
• Werkzaak Rivierenland: A Dutch municipal work-and-income collaboration (GR Werkzaak) serving neighboring municipalities in the Rivierenland region. Functions as a comparable werkbedrijf implementing welfare, employment support, and social return services for participating municipalities.
• VluchtelingenWerk Nederland: National Dutch organization supporting refugees and asylum seekers with integration, language, and legal aid. Avres is a listed partner for inburgering and statushouder programs, making VluchtelingenWerk a directly comparable integration-services peer.
• Stichting Werkpro: Dutch regional social employment organization providing sheltered work, training, and reintegration services comparable to Avres' Beschut werk, group-detachment, and Logistieke Leerlijn offerings.
• Stichting Leergeld: National Dutch foundation supporting children from low-income families with extracurricular and educational costs. Avres refers families to Leergeld, making it a directly adjacent anti-poverty/financial-support peer operating in the same Dutch municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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