Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Alicante

What Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Alicante does

COAFA (Colegio Oficial de Administradores de Fincas de Alicante) is a regional nonprofit professional association based in Alicante, Spain, governed under Spanish professional college law and affiliated with the Consejo Valenciano de Colegios de Administradores de Fincas and the national CGCAFE. Its primary function is to certify and regulate property administrators (administradores de fincas) operating in Alicante province, with a membership of approximately 600 colegiado administrators. The college provides a diversified services stack to members including juridical, labor, tax, architecture, engineering, and data-protection advisory; MASC alternative dispute resolution; the XIII Curso Francisco Brotons and other continuous training programs; a job board; portfolio buy/sell services; an HUB de comunicación for postal and electronic notifications; and professional liability and surety insurance schemes.

The technology layer is operational rather than proprietary: a WordPress-fronted website (coafa.es), a digital member portal (portal.coafa.es) hosting the job board, portfolio exchange, room rental, and online store, and the HUB de comunicación platform integrated with postal/notification partners (ADM Servicios Postales / SERMOGA). No standalone SaaS product, mobile app, or in-house AI/ML capability is disclosed; partnerships with IAWOT, Fincatech, Conversia, Experian, and others provide the digital services layer. Marketing is multi-channel and earned-media heavy: recurring radio appearances (esRadio Elche, COPE, SER), television (12TV, TELEELX), press coverage in Diario INFORMACIÓN, and active social accounts on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Vimeo.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership dues (cuotas de colegiación) paid by the ~600 administrators; additional income derives from training fees, collaboration agreement commissions, and partnership-driven services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Leadership is exercised by an elected Junta de Gobierno headed by President María del Mar Rodríguez Martínez (since 2020, with a renewed board on July 17, 2026). The organization is operationally stable, federally coordinated through CGCAFE, and operates solely within the Comunidad Valenciana — Alicante province — with no international footprint.

Name

Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Alicante

Legal name

COLEGIO TERRITORIAL DE ADMINISTRADORES DE FINCAS DE ALICANTE

Website

https://coafa.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COAFA is the official professional college (Colegio Oficial) certifying approximately 600 property administrators (administradores de fincas) in Alicante province, Spain. It provides legal, tax, and technical advisory, training, dispute resolution, and member services funded by recurring membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services / Property Administration Certification

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fair Housing, Compliance & Housing Program Oversight (FSALAKAN)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Property administration certification
• Member advisory services
• Continuing professional education
• Alternative dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Alicante

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Cuotas de colegiación): Professional association funded through membership fees paid by property administrators. Members receive access to services including legal advice, training, job boards, and collaboration agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COAFA is a professional college that certifies and supports property administrators (Administradores de Fincas) in the Alicante province. It provides official professional certification, specialized advisory services (legal, labor, tax, architectural, engineering, data protection), continuing education, alternative dispute resolution (MASC), a job board, portfolio trading, professional liability insurance, and a Communication Hub for member notifications. Members pay periodic membership fees and in turn deliver professional property administration services to communities of property owners throughout the region.

Product overview

COAFA is a professional association (Colegio Oficial) for property administrators in Alicante province. It operates as a membership organization providing advisory services, professional training, dispute resolution (MASC), job board, portfolio exchange, communication hub, insurance services, and publications. The organization does not offer a standalone software product but provides a range of professional services to its approximately 600 member administrators through its website, member portal, and in-person services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asesorías COAFA (Advisory Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 600 professional property administrators certified and active in the province

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Consejo Valenciano de Colegios de Administradores de FincascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional governing body for property administrator colleges in the Valencian Community. COAFA is affiliated with this council for regional coordination and policy alignment.
• CGCAFE (Consejo General de Colegios de Administradores de Fincas de España)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body for all property administrator colleges in Spain. COAFA collaborates on national policy, training standards, and the annual CNAF National Congress.
• ExperianmajorTechnology or IntegrationBCP (Buen Comportamiento de Pago) service developed by Experian with CGCAFE for debt management in property communities. Available to COAFA members to protect compliant neighbors from non-paying residents.
• Begalvi Asesores Legales, S.L.coreTechnology or IntegrationLegal advisory firm serving as Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the college. Provides GDPR compliance services and data protection guidance.
• FEMPAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional training foundation with renewed collaboration agreement for member training and professional development.
• Universidad de AlicanteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for employment and entrepreneurship events, promoting the profession to students and facilitating recruitment.
• Aguas de AlicanteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWater company collaboration on environmental awareness campaign 'Haz que las toallitas dejen de ser noticia' regarding proper disposal of wet wipes.
• Diario INFORMACIÓNminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal newspaper partnership to offer Digital Kit (Kit Digital) to members for digitization and EU funding access.
• UNIBO and IDSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProperty management software companies offering training and social events (wine tasting, tastings) for member engagement.
• Banco SabadellminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanking partner sponsoring rehabilitation training events and offering financing solutions for building renovation projects.
• AECVALminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding rehabilitation association collaborating on training events about successful rehabilitation processes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield Spain (Property Management): Global real estate services firm with a property management division in Spain. Adjacent incumbent offering professional property administration services at scale, competing for the same HOA and community management budgets that COAFA-certified administrators serve.
• Consejo Valenciano de Colegios de Administradores de Fincas: Regional coordinating body that groups COAFA with the Valencia and Castellón colegios. Operates Revista URBIS and regional policy alignment, acting as a higher-tier counterpart within COAFA's own ecosystem.
• Consejo General de Colegios de Administradores de Fincas de España (CGCAFE): National umbrella body that coordinates all Spanish property administrator colleges including COAFA. Broader incumbent overseeing national policy, training standards, the CNAF congress, and Revista CGCAFE that COAFA members consume.

Direct peers

• Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Barcelona-Lleida: Catalan property administrator college affiliated with CGCAFE. Direct counterpart to COAFA, offering the same certification, advisory, training, and dispute resolution services to property administrators in the Barcelona-Lleida territory.
• Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Valencia-Castellón: Neighboring Valencian Community Colegio and sister organization under the Consejo Valenciano alongside COAFA. Operates the same membership-based model with very similar service portfolio for property administrators in Valencia and Castellón provinces.
• Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Madrid: Largest regional property administrator college in Spain, serving Madrid. Directly comparable as a territorial Colegio Oficial under CGCAFE with the same colegiación model, member services, and revenue structure as COAFA, but operating at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Grupo Habitaclea: Spanish property and community management services group operating in regional markets. Comparable as a commercial counterpart delivering outsourced property administration to HOAs, in contrast to COAFA's role as the certifying professional body.

Emerging players

• UNIBO: Property management software platform explicitly partnered with COAFA for member training. Comparable as a technology layer serving the same property administrator community that COAFA represents, though it competes for the software budget rather than certification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CoafaAlicante
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@coafavideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/coafa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegiodeadministradoresdefincas
• Instagraminstagram.com/coafa_alicante

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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