Compagnons Bâtisseurs Centre-Val-de-Loire

Name

Compagnons Bâtisseurs Centre-Val-de-Loire

Legal name

Association Nationale des Compagnons Bâtisseurs

Website

https://compagnonsbatisseurs.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Residential Remodelers (236118), Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (8114)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Accompanied self-rehabilitation
• Social insertion housing
• Energy poverty services
• Community housing workshops
• Building trades training

Headquarters

HQ city

Tours, Centre-Val de Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: Major revenue source from government grants, European Social Fund (FSE/FSE+), and public institutional funding for insertion programs, habitat improvement projects, and community development initiatives.
2. Donations: Individual donations from public fundraising campaigns, with 'Restaurons des vies' campaign allowing donors to contribute to housing rehabilitation projects.
3. Social Insertion Contracts: Revenue from employing workers on insertion contracts, funded through public employment programs and social economy financing.
4. Training Services: Professional training programs for construction trades, Qualiopi certified, generating revenue from public training funds and OPCO reimbursements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Compagnons Bâtisseurs Centre-Val-de-Loire delivers accompanied self-rehabilitation (ARA) services that help low-income homeowners and social housing tenants renovate their own homes with technical guidance and social support. The association complements ARA with mobile Bricobus workshops, Outilthèque tool lending, building materials reuse via Soli'bât, employment insertion chantiers, and Qualiopi-certified building trades training.

Product overview

Compagnons Bâtisseurs operates as a social non-profit movement offering a unified portfolio of housing improvement services centered on Auto-Réhabilitation Accompagnée (ARA), which is the core methodology where inhabitants renovate their own homes with professional support. The product ecosystem includes mobile services (Bricobus), tool lending (Outilthèque), collective workshops, and specialized programs for energy poverty, employment insertion, and professional training. The organization also runs youth volunteering, building material reuse (Soli'bât), and housing rights support services. All services share the common "Faire – Faire avec – Faire ensemble" (Do – Do together – Do together) approach focused on building community capacity and solidarity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bricobus: Mobile workshop service that travels to assist residents in precarious situations with home improvements
• Soli'Bât
• RéPAAR
• Auto-Réhabilitation Accompagnée (ARA)
• Outilthèque/Bricothèque

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,540 housing interventions completed in 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OïkoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Central partner in founding the RéPAAR network (Réseau Pluriel de l'Accompagnement à l'Auto-Réhabilitation). Oïkos, an eco-construction actor, and Compagnons Bâtisseurs launched this network to consolidate and develop auto-rehabilitation accompaniment at national and local levels.
• RéPAAR Network MemberscoreOthersNetwork bringing together 140 structures (out of 600 operators identified) working on auto-rehabilitation accompaniment, including artisans, building companies, architects, associations, and public establishments. Regular national and regional meetings since 2016 with 200+ participants.
• Social Landlords (Aquitanis, Domofrance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with social housing providers for renovation projects, insertion contracts, and tenant support services. Includes clause insertion arrangements and ongoing renovation contracts.
• Bordeaux MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for participatory youth renovation projects at community centers, including the contribution/retribution model for young people's engagement.
• Mission Prévention de la Délinquance & Médiation - Ville de BordeauxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for youth participatory renovation projects at the Bordeaux Lac animation center.
• AFPA (Grand Est)minorOthersHosting partner for Grand Est office location at Village des Solutions - Afpa in Metz.
• ALEC 07 (Agence Locale de l'Énergie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in South Ardèche for energy renovation combining auto-rehabilitation with professional energy advisory services.
• UrbanisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for energy renovation in South Ardèche addressing precarious housing situations.
• SOLIHA 07minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for energy renovation in South Ardèche supporting housing improvement.
• Mutualité Sociale Agricole (MSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to help farmer homeowners with housing renovation projects in Drôme Ardèche.
• Service Public Intercommunal de l'Énergie (Biovallée)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Vallée de la Drôme to make energy renovation assistance accessible to residents wanting to do part of the work themselves.
• EnerterreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéPAAR network operator specializing in earth house renovation involving residents in construction work.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Habitat et Humanisme: French nonprofit providing housing solutions for vulnerable and low-income populations through acquisition, renovation, and social accompaniment. Highly comparable mission and target beneficiaries, with national scale and similar funding mix.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French nonprofit addressing housing insecurity, poor housing conditions, and energy poverty. Comparable mission around housing conditions for vulnerable populations, with strong policy advocacy and direct intervention programs.
• Enerterre: RéPAAR network operator specializing in earth-house renovation involving residents in construction work. Direct peer in the accompanied self-rehabilitation category with a distinctive ecological building focus.
• Oïkos: Eco-construction actor and co-founder of the RéPAAR network with Compagnons Bâtisseurs. Directly comparable in delivering accompanied self-rehabilitation services, with a focused eco-construction angle.
• SOLIHA: National federation of associations focused on housing improvement for low-income owners and tenants across France. Directly comparable mission of housing rehabilitation support for vulnerable populations, with overlapping social landlord relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs: Major French social enterprise federation with broader anti-poverty and second-hand economy mission. Overlaps on social insertion and community solidarity objectives but extends well beyond housing.
• Secours Catholique: Major French Catholic social services organization providing housing support, financial aid, and accompaniment to vulnerable populations. Comparable beneficiary base and accompaniment methodology.
• Croix-Rouge française: Large French social services organization with overlapping insertion, training, and support-to-vulnerable-populations activities. Operates at far larger scale and broader scope than housing specifically.
• ATD Quart Monde: Anti-poverty organization tackling extreme exclusion in France with community-led participation approaches. Overlaps on social accompaniment and inclusion methods but operates more broadly than housing.

Emerging players

• Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France: French association providing vocational training and apprenticeship in traditional crafts. Comparable training-and-trade insertion dimension though focused on apprenticeship rather than housing rehabilitation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCz0mj2cTqOyU8vfQyVtjlNw
• Facebookfacebook.com/compagnons.batisseursRA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/compagnons-batisseurs-centre-val-de-loire
• Instagraminstagram.com/compagnonsbatisseursrhonealpes

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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