What Eurus does

Eurus is a privately held Dutch consultancy founded in 2008 by Rudi Theunissen and Henk Kosterink, headquartered in Hengelo, Overijssel, with a stated team of approximately 15 specialists operating as a nationwide network rather than a centralized bureau. The firm delivers citizen participation, economic neighborhood welfare, and energy transition services to Dutch municipalities, housing corporations, energy cooperatives, and social enterprises. Its core technology is the proprietary Methode Eurus, a four-step participation methodology (force field analysis, awareness building, implementation, and continuity) developed in-house since 2008, supplemented by the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach, the unique Sociale Hypotheek (Social Mortgage) financial instrument for community real estate, and digitally enabled participation tools such as the Swipe App co-developed with partner TriMotion.

The service portfolio spans participation process design and facilitation, neighborhood scans (Buurtscans), energy cooperative support, establishment of resident-owned businesses (bewonersbedrijven), interim management (wijkregisseurs, buurtconciërges), economic neighborhood welfare improvement, mediation, social real estate support, social enterprise support, and Vitaliteitsagenda development. Delivery is organized around named projects (e.g., Dolphia in Enschede, De Hagedoorn in Almelo, Berkum in Zwolle, Klokhuis in Amersfoort, and 10+ neighborhoods in Apeldoorn) and anchored by framework agreements such as the Apeldoorn raamovereenkomst and the Twentse Alliantie contract with Alifa and Vizier.

The business model is professional services: project-based, quote-driven consulting engagements with public-sector and social-sector clients, supplemented by interim staffing placements. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales via relationship building with wethouders, municipal directors, and civil servants, complemented by tenders (aanbestedingsprocedures), content marketing through case studies, thought leadership via Platform31, and COVID-period webinars. The firm is independently owned by its founding partners, has no external institutional investment, and serves clients across Overijssel, Gelderland, and Utrecht with a self-described national reach.

Name

Eurus

Legal name

Eurus

Website

https://eurus.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eurus is a Dutch consultancy of ~15 specialists, founded 2008 in Hengelo, that delivers citizen participation, neighborhood welfare, and energy transition services to municipalities, housing corporations, and energy cooperatives using its proprietary Methode Eurus and Sociale Hypotheek instruments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Citizen Participation and Community Development Consulting

NAICS

Business Service Centers (56143)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Citizen participation consulting
• Neighborhood welfare services
• Energy transition facilitation
• Social housing advisory
• Community engagement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hengelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Consultancy fees for participation processes, neighborhood welfare projects, and energy transition facilitation for municipalities and government bodies. Project-based engagements typically spanning multiple months to years.
2. Interim Management Services: Provision of interim professionals (wijkregisseurs, buurtconciërges) to social organizations and housing corporations on temporary basis.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Eurus is a Netherlands-based consultancy that designs and facilitates citizen participation, neighborhood welfare improvement and energy transition projects for municipalities, housing corporations, energy cooperatives and social organizations. It delivers structured engagement programs using its proprietary four-step "Methode Eurus" methodology and complementary instruments such as the Swipe App, Buurtkompas dashboard, Sociale Hypotheek scheme and the ABCD asset-based community development approach.

Product overview

Eurus is a Dutch consulting company specializing in citizen participation, neighborhood welfare, and energy transitions. The core offering is the Methode Eurus, a proprietary four-step participation methodology developed since 2008. The portfolio includes citizen participation processes (Participatieprocessen opzetten en begeleiden), energy cooperative support (Ondersteuning energiecoöperaties), resident business establishment (Opzetten bewonersbedrijven), neighborhood scans (Buurtscans), interim support services, economic neighborhood welfare improvement (Economisch wijkwelzijn verbeteren), mediation, and the innovative Sociale Hypotheek financial instrument. Additional offerings include social real estate support, social enterprise support, Vitaliteitsagenda development, Gamification services via TriMotion partnership, and ABCD methodology implementation. Services are delivered through a nationwide network of specialists using maatwerk (customized) approaches for each unique project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Methode Eurus: Eurus's proprietary participation methodology that follows a structured approach: force field analysis, awareness, implementation, and continuity.

Products and services

• Methode Eurus
• Welfare Navigation and Neighborhood Development
• Energy Transition Facilitation
• Sociale Hypotheek (Social Mortgage) Advisory Specialist advisory service around the Sociale Hypotheek social mortgage scheme, supporting housing corporations and welfare organizations with social real estate and tenant financial inclusion outcomes.
• ABCD (Asset-Based Community Development) Practice
• Swipe App Engagement Tool
• Buurtkompas Neighborhood Dashboard Proprietary dashboard giving municipalities and partners a structured view of neighborhood-level participation, welfare and energy indicators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dolphia neighborhood center established through first Dutch Social Mortgage - residents repay through community activities and eventual ownership after 10 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Twentse Alliantie (Alifa, Vizier)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Strategic alliance formed in 2017 between Eurus, Alifa, and Vizier (Enschede welfare organizations) to jointly serve Enschede municipality across north, east, and center districts. Combined expertise in welfare and participation for integrated neighborhood approach. Operating as Twentse Alliantie for municipality contract 2018-2022.
• LSA (Landelijk Samenwerkingsverband Actieve bewoners)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014LSA is an organization focused on helping residents develop their own neighborhoods. Partnered with Eurus on Berflo Bedrijf project in Hengelo, providing expertise and support for residents entrepreneurship.
• TriMotioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique collaboration between Eurus and TriMotion called 'De Echte Verbinders' (The Real Connectors). Combines Eurus's participation expertise with TriMotion's creative technology capabilities. Jointly developed Swipe App for neighborhood surveys and innovative participation methods. Deliver gamification, 3D animations, ICT support and storytelling for citizen participation projects.
• Platform31minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEurus is partner of Platform31, an independent knowledge and network organization that connects policy, practice, and science on urban and regional issues. Platform31 publishes Eurus content and positions them as thought leaders in participation domain.
• Hogeschool SaxionminorOthersCollaboration with Saxion Hogeschool for student projects in neighborhood initiatives. Students from Urban Studies and Social Work programs participate in Eurus projects, particularly in Almelo (De Hagedoorn energy neutrality) and Enschede.
• VattenfallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating with Vattenfall on Boeldershoek solar field project in Hengelo. Eurus represents the energy cooperative's interests in the partnership with this large energy company.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ICSadviseurs: ICSadviseurs is a Dutch advisory firm focused on citizen participation, process facilitation and stakeholder engagement for public clients — comparable to Eurus in methodology and target segment, but operating as a smaller emerging consultancy.

Direct peers

• Hier opgewekt: Hier opgewekt is the Dutch national support organization for energy cooperatives, providing capacity building, citizen participation tooling and policy support to energiecoöperaties — directly adjacent to Eurus's Ondersteuning energiecoöperaties service and energy-transition consulting for cooperatives like Energie van Hengelo.
• Bureau Hellinga: Bureau Hellinga is a Dutch independent advisory firm specialized in citizen participation and democratic processes for municipalities and provinces — the same core customer profile and service line as Eurus, with overlapping methodology and tender competition.
• Over Morgen: Over Morgen is a Dutch consulting firm focused on the energy transition, spatial planning and citizen participation — overlapping directly with Eurus's combined energy transition / participation / social real estate work for Dutch municipalities.

Broad incumbents

• Ecorys: Ecorys is a large Dutch research and consulting firm covering public sector, sustainability and energy, with a participation and stakeholder engagement practice that competes for Dutch municipal and provincial tenders in adjacent segments to Eurus.
• Andersson Elffers Felix (AEF): AEF is a Dutch public-sector strategy consultancy that advises municipalities and provinces on governance, civic services and area-based interventions, competing with Eurus on the policy-strategy layer of municipal participation and welfare briefs.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV is a large global Dutch engineering and consultancy firm with a public-sector practice on area development, sustainability and citizen/stakeholder participation — a broad incumbent able to bid for the same Dutch municipal tenders Eurus competes for.
• Witteveen+Bos: Witteveen+Bos is a large Dutch engineering and management consultancy running major Dutch infrastructure programs with mandatory stakeholder participation, competing for overlapping municipal tenders in spatial planning and energy transition.
• Twynstra Gudde: Twynstra Gudde is one of the largest Dutch management consultancies serving the public sector, with an explicit citizen participation and area development practice that competes with Eurus for municipal contracts in the same Dutch tender procedures.

Others

• Movisie: Movisie is the Dutch national knowledge institute for welfare, participation and social issues, working alongside municipalities on participation methodology and capacity building — an ecosystem counterpart to Eurus rather than a direct bidder, but operating on the same Dutch welfare-policy terrain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/deburgeraanzet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eurus-advies
• Instagraminstagram.com/eurus.participatie

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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