CROS Occitanie

What CROS Occitanie does

CROS Occitanie (Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif - Occitanie) is a non-profit regional sports organization headquartered in Balma near Toulouse, with a secondary site in Montpellier, operating as the official regional delegate of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) for the Occitanie region. It coordinates a network of 13 departmental committees (CDOS) and serves regional sports federations, leagues, clubs, and associations through a portfolio of professionalization, training, and representation services. Core offerings include the Offre Régionale de Formation (regional training catalogue covering association management, financing, communications, and mental-health first aid), Service Civique intermediation for volunteer placement, an HR management platform for sports organizations, communication and marketing services, and free meeting-room reservations at the Maison Régionale des Sports. Thematic programs span Sport & Professionnalisation, Sport & Santé, Sport & Éducation, Sport & Citoyenneté, and Sport & Politiques Publiques, with the WORK&MOVE® CSR program extending into workplace health. The organization is funded primarily through public institutions (Région Occitanie, Agence Nationale du Sport, DRDJSCS Occitanie) and training-related fees, and is governed by an elected board led by President Richard MAILHÉ.

Name

CROS Occitanie

Legal name

Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif - Occitanie

Website

https://cros-occitanie.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CROS Occitanie is the official regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Occitanie region of France, coordinating 13 departmental committees and providing training, professionalization, Service Civique intermediation, and policy advocacy to regional sports federations, clubs, and associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Balma

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CROS Occitanie is the regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Occitanie region of France, affiliated with the CNOSF. It delivers professional training programmes for sports association managers, intermediates Service Civique civic engagement placements, provides meeting room reservations at the Maison Régionale des Sports, and offers HR and communication/marketing services to sports federations, leagues, committees, and associations across the region.

Product overview

CROS Occitanie offers a unified service portfolio focused on regional sports development, combining training programs (professionalization courses for sports association managers), civic engagement intermediation (Service Civique placement support), facility management (room reservations), HR administration tools, and communication/marketing services. The organization also manages thematic programs including Sport & Santé, Sport & Éducation, Sport & Citoyenneté, and Sport & Politiques Publiques, with the WORK&MOVE® CSR program as a notable external partnership. Services are primarily oriented toward sports federations, leagues, committees, and associations in the Occitanie region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offre Régionale de Formation (Regional Training Programme) Professional development training programme for managers and staff of sports associations in Occitanie, covering financing, communication, mental health first aid, citizenship, and the titre professionnel 'Chargé de Développement d'une Structure Sportive Associative'. Delivered in-person at the Maison Régionale des Sports and remotely via Zoom.
• Service Civique Intermédiation Intermediation service that manages the administrative procedures for sports associations wishing to host Service Civique volunteers, including mission design and candidate selection support. Targets young people aged 16-25 (up to 30 for those with disabilities) and sports associations in Occitanie.
• Réservations de salles - Balma (Room Reservation Service) Free online meeting room reservation service for regional sports leagues and committees at the Maison Régionale des Sports in Balma (31), powered by the SuperSaaS booking platform.
• Plateforme de Gestion RH (HR Management Platform) Human resources management platform offering HR administration tools for sports organizations in Occitanie.
• Prestations Communication & Marketing Communication and marketing services tailored to sports federations, leagues and associations with specific outreach needs in the Occitanie region.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner providing regional government support and funding for sports initiatives in the Occitanie region.
• Agence Nationale du Sport (ANS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational sports agency providing funding and policy support for sports development across France.
• DRDJSCS OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority (Direction Régionale et Départementale de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Cohésion Sociale) overseeing sports policy implementation.
• CNOSF (Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Olympic and Sports Committee - parent organization providing governance framework, programs like DIRIGEANTES, and national coordination.
• AfdasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpérateur de compétences (skills operator) for culture, communication, and sports sectors, providing professional training funding.
• Fémix'SportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation promoting women in sports, providing training and resources for gender equality in sports leadership.
• WORK&MOVE®minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram improving work relations and conditions as part of corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CNOSF (Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français): The national Olympic and Sports Committee of France, which is the parent framework for all CROS regional bodies including CROS Occitanie. Sets national policy, governance frameworks, and programs (e.g., DIRIGEANTES) that CROS implements at the regional level.

Direct peers

• CROS Hauts-de-France: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Hauts-de-France region under CNOSF. Comparable regional mandate including coordination of departmental CDOS, training programs, and sport-policy support for member federations.
• CROS Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the PACA region under CNOSF. Operates with a parallel structure coordinating departmental committees and offering professionalization, training, and sport-policy services to regional sports clubs.
• CROS Île-de-France: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Île-de-France region, operating under CNOSF with the same mandate structure as CROS Occitanie: coordinating departmental CDOS, providing training, professionalization, and sport-policy support to member associations. Direct peer given identical institutional role, governance model, and service portfolio at regional level.
• CROS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, operating under CNOSF with the same federated CDOS coordination model and service portfolio targeting sports associations.
• CROS Bretagne: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Brittany region, affiliated with CNOSF. Delivers a comparable suite of training, Service Civique intermediation, and sport-policy coordination services to local sports associations.
• CROS Pays de la Loire: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Pays de la Loire region under CNOSF. Comparable regional body delivering training, professionalization, and CDOS coordination services to sports associations.
• CROS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, affiliated with CNOSF. Operates a comparable federated model with departmental CDOS and delivers training, sport-santé, and professionalization programs to sports associations in its territory.
• CROS Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region under CNOSF, providing analogous training, governance, and sport-policy services to sports clubs and federations. Direct peer given parallel regional mandate and CNOSF framework.
• CROS Grand Est: Regional Olympic and Sports Committee for the Grand Est region, affiliated with CNOSF. Provides similar training, governance support, and sport-policy coordination services to member associations across the region.

Market position

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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