CABINET CHAMPAS ET ASSOCIES

What CABINET CHAMPAS ET ASSOCIES does

Cabinet Champas & Associés is a privately held chartered accounting firm founded in 2003 by Philippe Champas, headquartered in Pacé, France, with two additional offices in Plérin and Lamballe across the Brittany region. The firm operates approximately 100 collaborators and is a member of the Ordre des Experts Comptables de Bretagne, holding the statutorily reserved professional title required to deliver regulated accounting and tax services in France. Its client base is a horizontal spread of very small (TPE), small, and medium (PME) enterprises across commerce, crafts, industry, services, real estate, liberal professions, and non-profit associations, with a delivery model positioned around regional proximity, in-person consultation, and ongoing advisor-client relationships.

The firm's service portfolio spans six interconnected practice areas: accounting and tax expertise, business creation and acquisition advisory, business management consulting (budgets, dashboards, margin and cost analysis), HR and payroll administration, corporate legal services, and miscellaneous advisory covering IT diagnostics, organization, real estate, and wealth management. The underlying technology stack is anchored by third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems: Cegid Quadra for accounting and the Cegid collaborative portal, SILAE for payroll and social declarations, Microsoft Teams for client collaboration, Quadra Connect via Citrix for remote access, Shine Facture for invoicing, Conciliator for legal dispute resolution, and OVH for data hosting on French servers. The firm explicitly frames its delivery model as digital-first, emphasizing automation, total dematerialization, and preparation for mandatory electronic invoicing, with the stated objective of freeing staff from routine production work to focus on higher-value advisory services.

The revenue model is anchored in recurring professional services fees for ongoing accounting, tax, HR, payroll, and legal engagements, supplemented by one-time project fees for business creation, acquisition advisory, and specialized mandates; pricing is custom-quoted per engagement with annual billing cadence and is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct and regional: in-person consultation across the three Brittany offices supplemented by remote service delivery through collaborative portals and Teams. The firm differentiates on local proximity, multi-disciplinary capacity, a 4.5-day / 37-hour work week with 6 weeks of annual leave, and an RSE-aligned employer brand, with no external investment, no parent company, and no disclosed funding on record.

Name

CABINET CHAMPAS ET ASSOCIES

Legal name

Champas & Associés

Website

https://champas.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cabinet Champas & Associés is a privately held French chartered accounting firm founded in 2003, employing approximately 100 professionals across three Brittany offices to deliver accounting, tax, HR, legal, and business advisory services to TPE and SME clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pacé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: Recurring professional services revenue from accounting, tax, HR, legal, and business advisory services provided to TPE, PME, and various business structures. Revenue generated through service fees for ongoing client engagements.
2. Business Creation and Advisory: One-time project fees for business creation, acquisition support, and specialized advisory engagements.
3. Legal and Juridical Services: Legal formalities, company restructuring, and corporate secretarial services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CABINET CHAMPAS ET ASSOCIES is a French chartered-accounting and business-advisory firm that delivers integrated professional services to small and mid-sized businesses, including statutory accounting, tax compliance and optimization, payroll and HR administration, legal support, business creation advisory, and management consulting. The firm operates from offices in Plérin, Lamballe, and Pacé in Brittany, serving local entrepreneurs, tradespeople, farmers, and SME managers.

Product overview

CABINET CHAMPAS ET ASSOCIES is an accounting and business advisory firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services. The core offering includes six interconnected service areas: Expertise comptable et fiscale (accounting and tax) as the primary service, supplemented by Création et reprise d'entreprise (business creation/acquisition), Gestion d'entreprise (business management), Ressources humaines (HR/payroll), Juridique (legal services), and Prestations/Conseils divers (IT, organization, real estate, and wealth management). The firm serves diverse sectors including commerce, crafts, industry, services, real estate, liberal professions, and associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Statutory Accounting and Financial Statements
• Tax Advisory and Optimization
• Payroll and HR Administration
• Legal Services
• Business Creation Advisory
• Management Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5-day work week with 37 hours for employee satisfaction
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CegidcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative portal and Quadra accounting software providing core accounting and payroll processing capabilities.
• SILAEcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayroll software solution for processing client employee payroll and social declarations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Indy: Automated accounting platform for French independents and very small businesses. Targets the lower end of Champas's TPE segment with low-cost self-service accounting.
• Shine: Digital banking and invoicing platform for micro-enterprises and TPEs. Already integrated with Champas (Shine Facture), and a partial competitor for basic accounting/invoicing services among micro-business clients.
• Dougs: Online accounting and advisory firm serving French TPE/PME. Competes with Champas on the same customer segment using a hybrid digital-plus-advisor model.
• Pennylane: French neo-accounting platform serving TPE/PME with automated bookkeeping, invoicing, and expense management. Directly targets the same primary segment as Champas with a digital-first model that threatens traditional firm economics.

Direct peers

• Cerfrance: French associative accounting network focused on TPE/PME, particularly in agriculture, crafts, and small commerce. Comparable in regional service delivery, multi-office model, and SMB-first orientation.
• In Extenso: Major French accounting and advisory network with deep regional coverage across TPE/PME clients. Closely comparable in service mix (accounting, payroll, legal, advisory) and SMB target market to Champas & Associés.

Broad incumbents

• Grant Thornton France: International accounting and advisory network's French member firm. Comparable accounting, tax, payroll, and advisory services aimed at mid-market and growth-stage businesses.
• BDO France: Top-tier French accounting and advisory firm serving SMBs through to listed companies. Comparable full-service offering including accounting, payroll, legal, and advisory.
• Fiducial: Large French accounting, legal, and financial advisory firm serving SMBs across France. Comparable service portfolio and target market, but at significantly greater national scale.
• Baker Tilly France: Mid-tier French accounting and advisory network offering accounting, tax, HR, and legal services to SMBs and mid-market companies. Overlapping services and customer base with Champas & Associés.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CabinetChampas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cabinet-champas-et-associes

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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