CE Sainte Marie Le Puy

What CE Sainte Marie Le Puy does

CSE Sainte-Marie Le Puy (legal name CSE STE MARIE, SIRET 87947317100012, APE 9420Z) is a French Comit\u00e9 Social et \u00c9conomique (CSE) operating under mandatory French labor law provisions as the employee social committee for the Association Hospitali\u00e8re Sainte Marie, a healthcare organization headquartered in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes. The CSE delivers a multi-service benefits platform across ten primary product lines: billetterie (discounted attraction tickets), vacances locations (subsidized vacation rentals via partnerships with Cap Fun, Homair, Mister Camp, and Campings Paradis), groupement d'achats (collective purchasing), prestations (financial aid, daily allowances, and fixed subsidies), CMPS sports and cultural activities association (16 sections including dance, fitness, swimming, skiing, and hiking), CESU childcare vouchers, Arbre de No\u00ebl Christmas gift cards (65\u20ac/75\u20ac Illicado), Soutien Juridique (free monthly legal consultations via cabinet KAEPPELIN-MABRUT), Aides et Secours (emergency financial aid), and Retrait\u00e9s Services serving 500+ retirees and pension reversion beneficiaries.

The underlying operational technology is minimal: a public website at cesaintemarielepuy.fr (accessible via the parent intranet) with Google Analytics for audience measurement and Tarte au Citron for RGPD-compliant cookie consent, plus email distribution and physical notice boards for member communications. A satellite permanence operates at Brioude on odd-week Thursdays. Pricing is fixed by social mandate: vacation rentals range from 80\u20ac to 500\u20ac per week based on family quotient (QF) brackets, daily allowances range 1-10\u20ac/child based on QF, CMPS membership is 6\u20ac/year per discipline capped at two disciplines, and Christmas cards are 65\u20ac (ages 0-11) or 75\u20ac (ages 12-16). The CSE is governed by elected titulars and suppl\u00e9ants across FO, CGT, and CFE-CGC trade union federations.

Revenue mechanics are entirely statutory rather than commercial. The CSE receives mandatory annual funding from the Association Hospitali\u00e8re Sainte Marie equal to 1.25% of the payroll mass for managing social and cultural activities, plus 0.2% for operational functioning (1.45% total). This employer-funded, payroll-linked budget substitutes for traditional customer revenue and is supplemented only by residual fees on optional member-paid services. The CSE is not a commercial enterprise: it has no venture capital, no pricing power outside statutory frameworks, no external customer acquisition, and no digital revenue streams. Distribution is hybrid: in-person service at the Le Puy-en-Velay office (Thursdays 9:00-17:30, 9:00-16:00 during school holidays), Brioude satellite permanence, partner-mediated access via CMPS, GCEBP.43, and external legal and vacation partners, plus newsletter and intranet-mediated digital communication.

Name

CE Sainte Marie Le Puy

Legal name

CSE STE MARIE

Website

https://cesaintemarielepuy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CSE Sainte-Marie Le Puy is a French employee social committee (Comit\u00e9 Social et \u00c9conomique) that delivers mandated social and cultural benefits, subsidized vacation rentals, sports and cultural activities, financial aid, and retiree services to employees and dependents of the Association Hospitali\u00e8re Sainte Marie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Puy-en-Velay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. CSE Funding (Payroll Contribution): The CSE receives annual funding equal to 1.25% of the payroll mass for managing social and cultural activities, plus 0.2% for operational functioning. The CSE uses these funds to provide services to employees including vacation rentals, cultural activities, sports subsidies, financial assistance, and group purchasing programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CE Sainte Marie Le Puy is a French employee social committee (Comité Social et Économique) serving the staff of Association Hospitalière Sainte Marie. It delivers subsidized social and cultural benefits — including vacation rentals, discounted leisure tickets, group purchasing, sports and cultural activities, financial aid, Christmas gift cards, childcare vouchers, legal consultations, and retiree services — funded by mandatory employer contributions of 1.25% of payroll for social activities and 0.2% for operations.

Product overview

CSE Sainte-Marie Le Puy is a works council (Comité Social et Économique) that functions as an employee benefits and social activities organization for staff of the Association Hospitalière Sainte Marie. The organization operates as a multi-service platform offering leisure and cultural services through distinct programs: Billetterie for attraction tickets and events, Vacances Locations for vacation rental partnerships with campgrounds, Groupement d'Achats for collective purchasing, CMPS for sports and cultural activities, Prestations for financial aid and child activity subsidies, legal consultation services, and the annual Arbre de Noël Christmas gift program. Services are funded through mandatory contributions (1.25% of payroll for social activities and 0.2% for operations) and delivered to employees and their dependents including spouses and children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CMPS: Comité des Manifestations et Prestations Sociales - association loi 1901 managing sports and cultural activities for employees and retirees
• GCEBP.43

Products and services

• Billetterie (Ticket Sales)
• Vacances Locations (Vacation Rentals)
• Groupement d'Achats (Group Purchasing)
• CMPS (Sports and Cultural Activities)
• Prestations (Employee Benefits)
• CESU (Childcare Vouchers)
• Arbre de Noël (Christmas Gift Program)
• Soutien Juridique (Legal Assistance)
• Aides et Secours (Financial Assistance)
• Retraités Services (Retiree Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 retirees and pension beneficiaries served with monthly gatherings and annual trips
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CMPS (Comité Médico-Physique Sportif)coreOthersCMPS is an association loi 1901 that manages sports and cultural activities for CSE members. The CSE provides a global subsidy to CMPS which is distributed proportionally among members based on the number of adherents per discipline. CMPS offers 16 different sections including dance, fitness, swimming, skiing, hiking, cycling, and more. CMPS membership costs 6€ per year per discipline with a maximum of 2 disciplines.
• Cabinet d'Avocats KAEPPELIN-MABRUTminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm providing free monthly legal consultations for CSE members at their offices (Le Patio des Carmes, 8 avenue de la dentelle, Le Puy-en-Velay). Consultations are typically held on the first Thursday of each month from 13:30 to 17:00 without appointment. The firm is bound by professional secrecy and has all required competencies. No consultations in August.
• GCEBP.43 & Groupements des CSEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional grouping of CSEs (Comités Sociaux et Économiques) in the Haute-Loire department (43) allowing for joint purchasing power and shared resources among member organizations.
• Cap FunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVacation rental partner for low-season camping accommodations offered to CSE members.
• HomairminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVacation rental partner providing low-season camping accommodations accessible to CSE members via employee login portal.
• Mister CampminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVacation rental partner for low-season camping accommodations offered to CSE members through dedicated access.
• Campings ParadisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVacation rental partner (CSE Camping Paradis) providing access to selected campings for CSE member vacation stays in low season.
• La Plaine Parc AnimalierminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZoo/animal park selling discounted tickets through CSE for employees. Adults: 13€, Children: 8€.
• Vallon du VillaretminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeisure park selling tickets through CSE at 13€ per ticket.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Edenred: Listed French company operating Ticket Restaurant, Ticket CESU (childcare), and other employer-funded benefit solutions. Directly comparable on CESU childcare vouchers and employer-contribution-funded benefit delivery, though at vastly greater scale and across many client companies.
• Up (formerly Chèque Déjeuner / Groupe Up): French cooperative offering employer-funded benefits including meal vouchers, gift cards, vacation/chèques-vacances, and CESU. Comparable product overlap (vacation, CESU, gift cards) for employee beneficiaries, though serving many employers rather than a single works council.
• Sodexo (now Pluxee): Global employee-benefits and services provider that, via Pluxee, delivers meal vouchers, gift cards, and wellbeing programs to workforces worldwide. Comparable as a large-scale, employer-funded benefits intermediary — but operates across all sectors and geographies, not single-employer committees.

Direct peers

• GCEBP.43 (Groupement des CSE de la Haute-Loire): Regional consortium of CSEs in Haute-Loire department of which CSE Sainte-Marie Le Puy is itself a member. Directly comparable as a peer grouping of French works councils pooling purchasing power — same labor-law framework, same funding model, same member services.

Emerging players

• Swile: France-based digital employee-benefits platform (meal vouchers, gift cards, mobility, wellbeing) used by HR teams across many companies. Comparable as a digital alternative to traditional CSE/COS benefit delivery, though focused on multi-employer SaaS rather than single-employer committees.
• Wofoo: French SaaS platform specifically designed to digitize CSE management — billetterie, subventions, comptabilité. Highly comparable as a software layer aimed at modernizing works councils like CSE Sainte-Marie Le Puy, though it serves CSEs as customers rather than operating as one.
• CSE-Link / Cse plateforme: French provider of digital tools for CSE administration (subventions, tickets, communications). Comparable as an enabling technology vendor for small/medium works councils facing the same digital modernization challenges.

Others

• ANDRéa CSE / Association Nationale des Directeurs et Responsables de CSE: French professional association supporting CSE directors and treasurers. Comparable as an ecosystem body addressing the same operational, compliance, and modernization challenges faced by individual works councils.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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