EPN | Vereniging van Estate Planners in het Notariaat

What EPN | Vereniging van Estate Planners in het Notariaat does

EPN (Vereniging van Estate Planners in het Notariaat) is a Dutch professional membership association founded in 1999 that certifies and supports notaries (notarissen) and candidate-notaries (kandidaat-notarissen) specializing in estate planning (nalatenschapsplanning). Headquartered at Bastenakenstraat 130 in Amsterdam with a 6-person secretariat led by mr. Anneke Rookmaker, the association has marked 25 years of operation as of 2024. Members gain the EPN designation through an admission exam and ongoing COEP training, and access member-only resources via a wiki, brochures, and a member homepage on epn-notaris.nl. The public-facing surface of the website includes a searchable directory of EPN-certified estate planners, educational brochures covering patchwork families, life testaments (levenstestament), marital property law, and caregiving, plus a Dutch-language wiki glossary of estate planning terminology.

The association operates on a subscription recurring revenue model, monetized solely through membership fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its product portfolio is non-technological and consists of informational content (brochures, wiki, blog/news articles), a referral service (member directory), and membership services (admission exam, ALV en Congres, Actualiteitendag). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the member notary network across the Netherlands, with a single-country geographic scope and no disclosed international expansion. EPN co-organizes the recurring Dag van het Erfrecht with peer associations VEAN, vFAS, and VMN, and is governed by a board currently chaired by Marjolijn den Otter (since 19 June 2025). The organization has no parent company, no external investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries, consistent with its non-profit association structure.

Name

EPN | Vereniging van Estate Planners in het Notariaat

Legal name

Vereniging van Estate Planners in het Notariaat

Website

https://epn-notaris.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EPN is a Dutch non-profit professional membership association, founded in 1999, that certifies and supports notaries specializing in estate planning through admission exams, COEP training, educational content, and a public directory of certified estate planners in the Netherlands.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: EPN generates revenue through membership fees from notarissen (notaries) and kandidaat-notarissen (candidate-notaries) who specialize in estate planning. Members receive access to educational resources, COEP training programs, professional development, and the right to use the EPN designation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EPN is a Dutch professional membership association (Vereniging) for notaries (notarissen) and candidate-notaries (kandidaat-notarissen) specializing in estate planning. It sells membership admission, professional development (COEP training), and certification/recognition as an EPN estate planner. The association maintains a public member directory, an online wiki of estate planning terminology, educational brochures, and organizes annual events including the ALV en Congres, Actualiteitendag, and toelatingsexamen.

Product overview

EPN (Vereniging van Estate Planners in het Notariaat) is a professional association of estate planners specializing in Dutch notary services. The organization offers a portfolio of informational resources and member services including downloadable brochures on estate planning topics (Patchwork Family, Levenstestament, inheritance), an online Wiki dictionary of estate planning terms, a directory of certified EPN member notaries, professional development events, and educational news/blog articles. The organization does not offer a software product but rather serves as a professional network and knowledge resource for estate planning practitioners.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• EPN Membership Paid membership admitting qualified notaries and candidate-notaries into the EPN association; provides access to member-only resources, training, commissions, and the certified EPN estate planner designation. Targeted at Dutch notarial professionals specializing in estate planning.
• Estate Planning Wiki (Notaris Wiki) An online knowledge base/dictionary explaining estate planning terms and concepts in Dutch, covering inheritance, wills, pensions, gifts, living wills, and family structures. Available publicly to consumers and professionals seeking plain-language definitions.
• EPN Member Directory A public-facing, searchable directory of EPN-certified estate planner notaries by location, enabling individuals seeking estate planning services to find qualified specialists in their area.
• EPN Events and Training Educational events and training programs including the annual ALV en Congres, EPN Actualiteitendag, and EPN toelatingsexamen admission exam, designed for member professional development and certification in estate planning.
• Educational Brochures Downloadable PDF brochures on estate planning topics including Patchwork Family, Levenstestament (living will), Huwelijksvermogensrecht (marital property law), and Mantelzorg (caregiving), produced by EPN commissies for public consumers and member notaries.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dag van het Erfrecht (organizing partners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2022The Dag van het Erfrecht (Inheritance Day) is organized jointly by four professional organizations: VEAN (Vereniging Erfrecht Advocaten Nederland), vFAS (Nederlandse vereniging Familie- en erfrecht Advocaten Scheidingsmediators), VMN (Vereniging van Mediators in het Notariaat), and EPN. The annual event takes place on the third Friday of June to raise awareness about the importance of expert guidance in settling estates and preventing conflicts. EPN contributes specialized estate planning expertise from the notary perspective.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KNB (Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie): Royal Dutch Notarial Professional Organization — the umbrella body for all Dutch notaries. Comparable to EPN as the broader professional association governing Dutch notaries, of which EPN members are a subset specializing in estate planning.
• Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten (NOvA): Dutch Bar Association — the umbrella regulatory body for all Dutch advocates. Comparable to EPN as the broader Dutch legal professional membership organization that overlaps with EPN's professional-developer role for estate-planning specialists.
• STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners): Global professional body for practitioners dealing with trusts, estates, and succession planning. Comparable to EPN in serving estate-planning specialists, but operating internationally and across legal/trust professions rather than focusing on Dutch notaries.

Direct peers

• Netwerk Notarissen: Dutch national network/membership association of notary offices. Comparable to EPN as a Dutch membership-based professional body serving notaries, with overlapping consumer-facing directory and referral functions.
• VEAN (Vereniging Erfrecht Advocaten Nederland): Dutch professional association for inheritance-law advocates. Directly comparable to EPN because it serves the same estate-planning professional market in the Netherlands and is a co-organizer of Dag van het Erfrecht.
• vFAS (Nederlandse vereniging Familie- en erfrecht Advocaten Scheidingsmediators): Dutch association for family and inheritance law advocates and divorce mediators. Comparable to EPN as a Dutch professional membership body serving inheritance/family-law practitioners and a co-organizer of Dag van het Erfrecht.
• VMN (Vereniging van Mediators in het Notariaat): Dutch association of mediators working within the notarial profession. Comparable to EPN as a niche Dutch notary-affiliated professional membership body and a co-organizer of Dag van het Erfrecht.

Regional players

• Deutsche Notar-Vereinigung: German notarial professional association. Comparable to EPN as a professional body organizing notaries in a single European jurisdiction, providing a regional comparison point for EPN's Dutch-only scope.
• ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel): U.S. association of trust and estate lawyers. Comparable to EPN in providing a credentialed specialist community for estate-planning practitioners, but serving a different geography (United States) and a lawyer-rather-than-notary membership.

Others

• Beroepsorganisatie voor Notarisklerken (BON): Dutch professional organization for notary clerks and paralegals. Comparable to EPN as an adjacent Dutch notarial-sector membership body, though serving a different (support staff) member segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/epn_notaris
• Facebookfacebook.com/epnnotarissen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epn-notaris

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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