Junta de Freguesia de Pombal

What Junta de Freguesia de Pombal does

Junta de Freguesia de Pombal is a Portuguese parish council (the lowest tier of local government) operating under Lei n.º 75/2013, de 12 de setembro, within the Municipality of Pombal in the Leiria district of Portugal. The organization delivers grassroots administrative and community services to residents of the Pombal parish through its headquarters and the Espaço Cidadão (Citizen Space) service point. Core service lines include issuance of certificates and permits (residency, family composition, noise licenses, public lighting requests, waste container requests), electoral registration, water analysis reporting, and management of public spaces and local events.

Beyond pure administration, the Junta delivers delegated education and family-support services under interadministrative contracts with the Câmara Municipal de Pombal, including AAAF (Atividades de Animação e Apoio à Família) for pre-school, CAF (Componente de Apoio à Família) for the 1st cycle, school canteen meals, and seasonal holiday programs (Férias Felizes de Natal, Outono, Novembro) priced on a per-program basis with optional lunch add-ons. It also organizes AEC (Activities of Enrichment of the Curriculum) such as physical activity, artistic expressions, citizenship, environmental guardians, and chess through partnerships with the Agrupamento de Escolas de Pombal, Agrupamento de Escolas Gualdim Pais, the Filarmónica Artística Pombal, and the Núcleo de Desporto Amador de Pombal.

Funding is derived from municipal allocations rather than commercial revenue; the only disclosed monetary inflow in the data is an €8,474.95 European Social Fund grant under the PEPAL program (Centro-04-3118-FSE-000037, approved 19 June 2020) for professional internships. The organization has 17 employees, no proprietary technology systems, no commercial product line, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Public accountability is maintained through editais (public notices), transparency portals, and published management accounts (Contas de Gerência).

Name

Junta de Freguesia de Pombal

Legal name

Junta de Freguesia de Pombal

Website

https://freguesia-pombal.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Junta de Freguesia de Pombal is a Portuguese parish council providing local administrative, civic, and education-support services to residents of Pombal parish under municipal delegation, funded primarily by public budgets rather than commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADABAD

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/School Districts, Local Education Authorities & Boards

Keywords

• Local government services
• Civic administration
• Community programs
• Parish administration
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Pombal

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Junta de Freguesia de Pombal provides local administrative and community services to residents of the Pombal parish in Portugal. Core services include the Espaço Cidadão citizen service point for certificates, permits, and administrative requests; education and family support programs (AAAF for preschool, CAF for 1st cycle); holiday programs (Férias Felizes); extracurricular AEC activities; electoral registration; and public governance transparency (editais, contas de gerência).

Product overview

Junta de Freguesia de Pombal is a local government administrative body (freguesia/parish) that provides civic services to residents. Their offerings are public administration services rather than commercial technology products. Services include municipal management, citizen service center (Espaço Cidadão) with various administrative requests such as residency certificates, family certificates, noise licenses, public lighting requests, and waste container requests. They also provide education support services through contracts with schools for family support components (CAF) and animation activities (AAAF), as well as childcare programs during school holidays (Férias Felizes). Additional services include electoral registration, water analysis, sports facilities, cultural events, and transportation information. The organization operates under the municipality of Pombal in Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espaço Cidadão (Citizen Service Point) In-person and online service point providing certificates (residency, family aggregate, life), permits (noise license, public-lighting arm BIP, domestic waste container requests), and other administrative requests for Pombal parish residents.
• AAAF – Atividades de Animação e Apoio à Família (Preschool Family Support) Preschool family support and animation activities delivered at Centro Escolar de Pombal and Centro Escolar da Fonte Nova under interadministrative contract with the municipality. Includes registration/renewal enrollment periods announced annually.
• CAF – Componente de Apoio à Família (1st Cycle Family Support) Before/after-school care and family support service for 1st cycle (1º Ciclo) primary school students at schools including Conde Castelo Melhor, EB1 Barrocal, EB1 Vicentes, EB1 Travasso, EB1 Escoural, EB1 Casalinho, and Gualdim Pais.
• Férias Felizes (Holiday Programs) Holiday programs offering childcare and enrichment activities during school holidays (Christmas – Férias Felizes de Natal, November – Férias Felizes de Novembro, Autumn – Férias Felizes de Outono). Pricing is income-tiered (escalão) with base fees ranging from 12€–32€ plus optional lunch at 2.10€/day.
• AEC – Activities of Enrichment of Curriculum Extracurricular curriculum enrichment activities for primary school students covering Physical Activity, Artistic Expressions, Citizenship, Environmental Guardians, and Chess, delivered in partnership with Filarmónica Artística Pombal and Núcleo de Desporto Amador de Pombal.
• Electoral Registration Service Electoral roll registration and elections document service for parish residents, including provision of official election documents.
• Water Analysis Service (Análises de Água)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Centro-04-3118-FSE-000037 (PEPAL Program)minorOthers · 19 June 2020Funding program for professional internships in local administration, supporting youth and adult integration into the labor market. Total approved cost: 9,970.53€ with 8,474.95€ approved support.
• Câmara Municipal de Pombal (Municipality of Pombal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipal partner with delegation of competencies in education and social services. The Junta operates under interadministrative contracts (contratos interadministrativos) with the municipality for school support services (AAAF/CAF) and school meals.
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Pombal (School Grouping of Pombal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool grouping where the Junta provides family support services, holiday programs, and extracurricular activities for students.
• Agrupamento de Escolas Gualdim Pais (School Grouping Gualdim Pais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool grouping where the Junta provides family support services and holiday programs for students.
• Filarmónica Artística Pombal (Pombal Artistic Philharmonic)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner collaborating on AEC (Activities of Enrichment of the Curriculum) activities including artistic and cultural expressions in local schools.
• Núcleo de Desporto Amador de Pombal (Pombal Amateur Sports Nucleus)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports partner collaborating on AEC activities including physical education and sports programs in local schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Junta de Freguesia de Braga: A northern Portuguese parish council delivering the canonical freguesia service mix (Espaço Cidadão, AAAF/CAF, holiday programs, AEC partnerships). Operates within a different municipality but under identical legal framework, making it functionally comparable for benchmarking service delivery and operational structure.
• Junta de Freguesia de Leiria: A neighboring parish council within the same Leiria district. Operates with a similar service mandate (administrative requests, education support, family programs) and is subject to the same regional regulatory framework under Lei n.º 75/2013, making it a directly comparable Portuguese freguesia in scale and function.
• Câmara Municipal de Pombal: The municipal council that delegates competencies to the Junta de Freguesia de Pombal and is the primary upstream funding source. Operates the same geographic area at a higher administrative tier, making it the most directly comparable entity in terms of shared population and interadministrative contract structure.
• Junta de Freguesia de Cascais: A well-resourced Portuguese parish council delivering the full spectrum of freguesia services (administrative, educational, social, cultural) under municipal delegation. Comparable in statutory function and service architecture, though operating in a higher-income coastal context.
• Junta de Freguesia de Sintra: One of the larger and more urban parish councils in Portugal, operating the same statutory service model (citizen services, education support, holiday programs) but at materially greater scale. Useful as a benchmark for the upper end of service-delivery capacity within the same institutional framework.
• Junta de Freguesia de Coimbra: Parish councils within the Municipality of Coimbra that perform the same statutory duties under Portuguese local government law. Provide Espaço Cidadão-equivalent citizen services, family support (AAAF/CAF), and operate under municipal delegation — making them functionally analogous to the subject entity.
• Junta de Freguesia de Lisboa (various): Parish councils within the Lisbon municipality operate the same service portfolio under the same Lei n.º 75/2013 framework. Useful comparators because they illustrate how the freguesia service model scales and varies across urban, denser-population contexts versus the subject entity's smaller-town setting.

Others

• DGAL — Direcção-Geral das Autarquias Locais: The Portuguese directorate-general responsible for overseeing and funding local government entities, including freguesias. Acts as the central regulatory and funding oversight body for entities like the Junta de Freguesia de Pombal, making it an indirect peer in the governance and funding ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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