What Gemeente Beuningen does

Gemeente Beuningen is a Dutch municipal government entity (gemeente) located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands, serving approximately 28,000 residents across the villages of Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen, and Weurt. The municipality operates from two physical locations — the gemeentehuis (town hall) at van Heemstraweg 46 and the gemeentewerf (municipal yard) at van Heemstraweg 95 — and delivers a full statutory portfolio of public services including civil registry (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, birth/death certificates, marriage registration), building and environmental permits, waste management, social support (WMO, youth assistance, caregiver support), welfare benefits (bijstand, study allowances, individual income supplements), public safety, and community development programs.

Service delivery is multi-channel: in-person by appointment at the gemeentehuis, by telephone through a central 14 024 number, online 24/7 via the Mijn Beuningen personal citizen portal (authenticated via DigiD for residents and eHerkenning for businesses), and through home visits by the Sociaal Team for vulnerable residents. The underlying digital platform integrates with national e-government infrastructure (iBurgerzaken for passport workflows, SIManalytics and SiteImprove for analytics, ReadSpeaker for accessibility) and is supported by an active social media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube) plus the Beuningen Samen community platform.

The business model is that of a public-sector entity rather than a commercial firm. Funding flows primarily from the national Algemene Uitkering (general allocation from central government), municipal taxes (property tax, waste and sewerage levies), and regulated transaction fees for permits, civil documents, event authorizations, and license issuance. Service delivery is executed partly directly and partly through strategic partnerships with regional and national bodies (ODGM for environmental administration, WerkBedrijf for employment services, VGZ and CZ for collective health insurance, Stichting Perspectief and MEE Gelderse Poort for social support, Veilig Thuis for domestic-violence reporting). Governance is provided by a municipal council (gemeenteraad) and a college of mayor and aldermen, with six wethouders (alderpersons) identified in management data.

Name

Gemeente Beuningen

Legal name

Gemeente Beuningen

Website

https://beuningen.nl

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente Beuningen is a Dutch municipal government entity in Gelderland, Netherlands, serving approximately 28,000 residents across four villages with statutory services including civil registry, permits, social support, waste management, and welfare benefits delivered via physical offices, a Mijn Beuningen digital portal, telephone, and home visits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beuningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal taxes and levies: Revenue from municipal taxes (gemeentelijke belastingen) including property taxes, waste collection fees, and sewerage charges. Residents pay various levies for services such as waste disposal, parking, and building permits.
2. Civil registry services: Fees for government-issued documents including passports, identity cards, and driver's licenses. These are one-time transaction fees regulated by national government.
3. Permit and license fees: Fees for various permits including building permits, event permits, business licenses, and environmental permits. Fees vary by permit type and are set according to municipal fee schedules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gemeente Beuningen is a Dutch municipal government that delivers public administration services to residents and businesses of Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen, and Weurt. Its core offerings include civil registry and identification services (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, certificates), local permits (building, environmental, event, business, alcohol, stand, parking), waste management and equipment loans, social support (WMO, youth assistance), welfare benefits, and community programs. Services are delivered through physical offices, the Mijn Beuningen online portal, telephone, and in-home visits.

Product overview

Gemeente Beuningen operates a municipal government website providing digital services to residents. The website serves as a citizen portal offering services across multiple domains including civil affairs (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), waste management, building and housing permits, care and support (WMO, youth assistance), work and financial matters (welfare benefits), safety, and general municipal administration. The digital services are accessible through Mijn Beuningen, a personal citizen portal, and integrate with national Dutch government authentication systems (DigiD for citizens, eHerkenning for businesses) to access municipal services online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Passport and Travel Document Services Application and issuance of passports (standard, second passport, refugee/foreigner passport, express processing) for adult and minor residents, with online pre-application via DigiD and in-person appointment at the gemeentehuis for photo/signature collection.
• Building and Environmental Permits Processing of building permits, environmental permits, and existing spatial plan checks for residents, property owners, and developers, processed in cooperation with regional environmental service Omgevingsdienst Groene Metropool (ODGM).
• Event Permits Categorized permits for public events (Category A Regular, Category B Attention, Category C Risk) plus free minor event (Category 0) notification, for organizers hosting events within the municipality.
• Stand Permits

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital passport applications available through online portal
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting PerspectiefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Beuningen Samen online community platform. Stichting Perspectief operates the Mantelzorg (caregiver) support point, elderly advisors, street coaches, and youth support services. They also provide administrative assistance through 'Administratie voor elkaar' program.
• MEE Gelderse PoortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides independent client support (cliëntenondersteuning) for youth assistance and WMO services. Offers guidance, mediation, and referral services for residents seeking social support.
• VGZcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollective health insurance partner for the Gemeentepakket (municipal package), providing subsidized health insurance options for low-income residents up to 120% of welfare benefit levels.
• CZcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollective health insurance partner for the Gemeentepakket, offering discounted health insurance packages for low-income residents.
• OdensehuisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaytime drop-in center for dementia caregivers, providing respite care and support services for family members caring for people with dementia.
• Netwerk 100minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network coordinating dementia care trajectory managers (zorgtrajectbegeleiders dementie) who are deployed through healthcare providers.
• Veilig ThuiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional safe home reporting center for domestic violence and child abuse, reachable via 0800-2000 for emergencies.
• Omgevingsdienst Groene Metropool (ODGM)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional environmental service handling building rules, environmental permits, and existing spatial plans. Contact for building permit inquiries and environmental compliance questions.
• WerkBedrijfcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional employment service helping residents on benefits find work. Provides free job search assistance, CV support, and employer connections.
• Alzheimer NederlandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational organization organizing free courses and information sessions on dealing with dementia, referenced for caregiver education programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Arnhem: Larger Gelderland-based municipality providing the same portfolio of civil registry, permitting, social, and waste services, useful as a scale-up benchmark for digital service delivery and partnership models.
• Gemeente Druten: Neighboring Gelderland municipality of similar small scale, providing identical gemeentelijke diensten including WerkBedrijf-aligned employment support and shared regional environmental services.
• Gemeente Wijchen: Adjacent municipality in Gelderland offering directly comparable services to a similar-sized population; shares the same provincial oversight, national policy framework, and ODGM environmental services partnership.
• Gemeente Nijmegen: Larger neighboring Dutch municipality in Gelderland providing the same full range of municipal services (civil registry, permits, social support, waste management) to a substantially larger population base; the closest comparable governance and service-delivery model.
• Gemeente Maasdriel: Small-to-mid Gelderland municipality operating under the same legislative framework and ODGM environmental partnership, with similar digital-portal and social-team service configurations.
• Gemeente Heumen: Small neighboring municipality in Gelderland with comparable population size and rural-suburban service profile, operating under the same Dutch municipal law and regional service partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Utrecht: Larger Dutch municipality providing the same gemeentelijke service portfolio at greater scale; serves as a reference point for advanced digital self-service and multi-channel citizen engagement models.
• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): National association representing all Dutch municipalities; comparable in that it operates at the inter-municipal governance and policy layer Gemeente Beuningen is subject to, rather than as a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gem_beuningen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCs_eu9qKdh_-n3Iie9Pz4KQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/gem.Beuningen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-beuningen
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentebeuningen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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