ADECA

What ADECA does

ADECA (Association des Experts-Comptables des Alpes) is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) founded in 1978 and headquartered in Eybens, near Grenoble. It serves as a professional membership organization and continuing education provider for accounting experts (experts-comptables), statutory auditors, their collaborators, and adjunct legal professionals (avocats and notaires) operating across the Hautes-Alpes and Isère departments. The association also operates a member directory and a CV database that connects job seekers with accounting firms in the region.

The association's core product is a catalogue of approximately 95 training programmes per year, organized across fiscal, social, legal, wealth engineering (ingénierie du patrimoine), and emergent-'divers' topics, delivered by 27 specialized trainers. Sessions take place in-person at hotels and venues (e.g., PoMo Hotel, Ibis Gap, Ibis Échirolles, Pathé Chavent in Grenoble) with some offered via videoconference, and are registered through the adeca.fr website with payment via credit card, bank transfer, or check. Pricing is unit-based and tiered by profession: experts-comptables pay €100-€340 HT per session, while lawyers and notaries pay €120-€340 HT. The association supplements training with monthly meetings, an annual general assembly, a weekly 'Paroles d'Expert' column in Les Affiches de Grenoble et du Dauphiné, and a YouTube channel ('La Vie de l'ADECA').

ADECA's business model combines membership dues from 150 members, training fees from members and non-members, and access to public/mutualized training funding underpinned by its Qualiopi certification (held since 2021, renewed 2024-2027). It is institutionally affiliated with the Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables (CNOEC), the Conseil Régional de l'Ordre Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (CROEC), the Compagnie des Commissaires aux Comptes de Grenoble (CNCC), and the Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat de l'Isère. Operationally, ADECA runs with a small team (6 employees) under a board of 14 elected administrators chaired by President Anne-Claire Cayla, supported by an administrative and quality assistant.

Name

ADECA

Legal name

Association des Experts-Comptables des Alpes

Website

https://adeca.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ADECA is a French non-profit association founded in 1978 that provides continuing education and professional networking to experts-comptables, statutory auditors, and legal professionals across the Isère and Hautes-Alpes departments, delivering approximately 95 training sessions per year to 150 members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Professional Education

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE) (EDAAALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Continuing professional education
• Accountancy training programs
• Professional association services
• Fiscal legal training

Headquarters

HQ city

Eybens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: ADECA generates revenue through professional training programs for accounting professionals. Training is offered to members and non-members at different price points. Prices vary by profession: experts-comptables receive lower rates (€100-300) while lawyers and notaries pay higher rates (€120-340). Registration is completed online with payment via credit card, bank transfer, or check.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ADECA delivers continuing professional education programs for chartered accountants (experts-comptables), auditors, lawyers, and notaries across the Hautes-Alpes and Isère departments of France. The core catalog spans fiscal, social, legal, wealth-engineering (ingénierie du patrimoine), and emerging-topic training (including Chat GPT and cryptocurrency), supplemented by monthly peer exchange meetings, an annual general assembly, and a member CV database. Programs are delivered in person at regional venues, led by 27 specialized trainers, and the association holds Qualiopi certification for training quality since 2021.

Product overview

ADECA offers a unified training platform providing over 70 specialized professional development programs for accounting experts, their collaborators, and legal professionals in the Hautes-Alpes and Isère departments. The core offerings consist of training cycles in fiscal, social, legal, wealth engineering, and general professional skills topics, complemented by monthly expert meetings and an annual general assembly. ADECA also maintains a CV database connecting job seekers with member firms. All programs are delivered by qualified professionals and are eligible for public and mutualized funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Training Programs Continuing professional education catalog of more than 70 programs covering fiscal topics (e.g., holding management taxation, intra-community VAT, furnished rental taxation, fiscal updates), social topics (CDD/seasonal contracts, work duration, social updates, incapacity), legal topics (commercial leases, business transfers), patrimoine and wealth engineering (retirement missions, pension liquidation, share demembrement), emerging-topic training (Chat GPT, cryptocurrency), and dedicated Collaborateur tracks for junior staff. Priced per session from €100 to €340 HT depending on profession and duration, with payment via credit card, bank transfer, or check.
• Monthly Professional Meetings Recurring monthly exchange meetings featuring specialist presentations and peer discussions on specific professional topics relevant to chartered accountants and legal professionals. Part of the 10 annual events organized by ADECA.
• Annual General Assembly Yearly assembly convening ADECA members to address the future of the profession and emerging technologies, paired with a networking dinner. Included within the 10 annual events organized by the association.
• CV Database / Job Board Online CVthèque platform that allows job seekers (e.g., accounting graduates, collaborators) to deposit CVs accessible to all member accounting firms, supporting recruitment and professional integration within the ADECA member network.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables (CNOEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978Partenariat institutionnel avec l'organe national de l'Ordre des experts-comptables. Affiliation historique qui légitime les formations ADECA et facilite la reconnaissance des formations continues pour les professionnels.
• Conseil Régional de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (CROEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenariat régional avec le Conseil Régional de l'Ordre des experts-comptables. Collaboration pour les formations et représentation de la profession dans la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Compagnie des Commissaires aux Comptes de Grenoble (CNCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartenariat avec la Compagnie régionale des commissaires aux comptes (CRCC Dauphiné-Savoie). Mutualisation des formations et échanges professionnels entre experts-comptables et commissaires aux comptes.
• Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat (CMA Isère)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartenariat avec la Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat de l'Isère pour la formation des professionnels de l'artisanat.
• Les Affiches de Grenoble et du DauphinéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublication partenaire pour la chronique 'Paroles d'Expert' hebdomadaire. Média local professionnel permettant de diffuser l'actualité et les expertises des membres ADECA.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dalloz Formation: Major French publisher and training provider focused on legal and accounting professionals, offering national CPE programs. Overlaps with ADECA's training of lawyers and notaries in fiscal/social/juridical topics, but operates at national scale through digital and in-person formats.
• Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables (CNOEC): National professional body for chartered accountants in France that coordinates training policy and certifies CPE programs. ADECA is an institutional partner; CNOEC sets the framework within which ADECA operates and competes with regional training offerings.
• Francis Lefebvre Formation: Leading French provider of professional training for accountants, lawyers, and tax professionals, operating nationally with a comprehensive catalog of CPE programs. Comparable to ADECA in subject-matter focus (accounting, tax, social, legal) but vastly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• EFE Formation: European professional training firm offering CPE programs across legal, tax, accounting, and HR topics to French practitioners. Comparable to ADECA in its continuing-education focus for regulated professions, but serving a national and corporate audience.
• Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (CNCC): National professional body for statutory auditors in France. ADECA partners with the regional CNCC branch to deliver joint training; CNCC sets national CPE standards and runs its own training programs that overlap with ADECA's audit-focused content.

Emerging players

• Compta-Facile: French online publisher of accounting and tax training resources including e-learning modules for accounting practitioners. Comparable to ADECA in addressing accountants' continuing education needs, but via digital content rather than in-person events.
• Compta Online: Online training platform for French accountants and tax professionals, offering digital CPE modules. Represents the digital-first model that contrasts with ADECA's in-person approach but addresses the same target audience of experts-comptables seeking CPE credits.

Direct peers

• BSI Formation: French continuing education provider for accountants and HR professionals, offering Qualiopi-certified programs. Comparable to ADECA in subject focus and Qualiopi-certified delivery model, but operating nationally.
• GERESO: French professional training organization specializing in HR, payroll, accounting, and management training for practitioners. Directly comparable to ADECA in delivering Qualiopi-certified CPE to small audiences of specialized professionals across regional and national formats.

Regional players

• CROEC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional arm of the Ordre des Experts-Comptables serving the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region as ADECA. While a partner rather than direct competitor, it offers its own training and member services that overlap with ADECA's proposition.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ADECA3805
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-des-experts-comptables-des-alpes

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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