JAD | Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy

What JAD | Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy does

JAD | Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy is a non-profit community sports and cultural association (association loi 1901) founded in 1903 and headquartered at 26 avenue Marceau, Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. The organization functions as the central civic and social hub of Drancy, operating more than 20 distinct sections spanning competitive sports, wellness, cultural, and educational activities. Its competitive football team competes in National 3 (the 5th tier of French football), and other sports sections include swimming, judo, tennis, table tennis, yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Vo-Thuat, Taiji-Quan, dance disciplines (Afro, folkloric, urban), hiking, and Nordic walking. Cultural and educational offerings include a choir, visual arts (watercolor, acrylic, pastel, drawing, stained glass, Tiffany), homework support (Soutien Scolaire) for children CP to 3e, cultural outings, and adapted sports for participants with special needs. The association also maintains the Generations Jadistes alumni network, with origins traced to 1934, to preserve intergenerational community ties.

The association generates revenue through four primary streams: annual membership subscriptions priced at €10-25 per person depending on the section, an online e-commerce boutique (ja-drancy.com/boutique) selling branded merchandise at unit prices of €5-84, fees from social events organized by the Comité des Fêtes (lotteries, raclette evenings, Beaujolais evenings), and participation fees for cultural outings. The organization maintains no proprietary technology platform, operating all activities through traditional in-person delivery at multiple shared physical venues across Drancy (Stade Charles Sage, Stade Paul André, Stade Nautique, Gymnase Joliot Curie, Gymnase Auguste Delaune, École des Arts Décoratifs). Digital touchpoints are limited to a WordPress-based informational website and Reservio appointment booking for physiotherapy services; payment for merchandise is processed via PayPal and card.

The association is led by President Alain MELAYE and operates with 11 reported employees. It is supported by a network of over 25 local and regional partners and sponsors, including Kappa (sportswear), Toyota, VINCI, Century 21, MMA Assurances, AS Saint-Étienne, the Fédération Française de Football, the Région Île-de-France, and the Département Seine-Saint-Denis. As a member-governed association loi 1901, JAD has no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment ownership and is not required to publicly disclose its financial results.

Name

JAD | Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy

Legal name

Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy

Website

https://ja-drancy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JAD is a non-profit community sports and cultural association in Drancy, France, founded in 1903, operating 20+ sections including competitive football (National 3), swimming, judo, cultural activities, and educational support for local residents across all age groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Sports & Cultural Association

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Recreational & Intramural Sports Programs (MPAKACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private 1:1 Yoga/Pilates & Small-Group Sessions (HSADACAI), Senior/Low-Impact Group Fitness (HSADABAI)

Keywords

• Community sports association
• Amateur football club
• Youth sports programs
• Cultural activities association
• Leisure programs community

Headquarters

HQ city

Drancy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Cotisations): Annual subscription fees paid by members to join various sections (football, swimming, judo, arts, etc.). Fees range from €10 to €25 per year depending on the section.
2. Merchandise and equipment sales: Online boutique selling branded sportswear including jerseys, tracksuits, jackets, socks, and accessories with club logos and personalization options.
3. Events (Loto, dinners, outings): Committee des Fêtes organizes lottery games, raclette evenings, Beaujolais evenings, and cultural outings that generate participation fees and fundraising revenue.
4. Cultural outing participation fees: Fees charged for leisure section activities including museum visits, theater trips, and cultural excursions.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JAD is a multi-section non-profit association offering more than 20 community-based activities — including competitive football (National 3), swimming, judo, tennis, table tennis, yoga, Pilates, Zumba, dance, hiking, Nordic walking, choir, plastic arts, homework support for children (CP to 3e), adapted sports, and social events — to residents of Drancy and surrounding Seine-Saint-Denis. The association also operates a branded merchandise e-commerce boutique.

Product overview

JAD | Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy is a multi-section sports and cultural association offering diverse activities including competitive sports (football in National 3, swimming, judo, tennis, table tennis), wellness activities (yoga, pilates, zumba), outdoor activities (hiking, nordic walking), arts (visual arts, choir, dance), educational support, and leisure programs. The organization also operates an e-commerce boutique for merchandise and provides physiotherapy appointment booking. The association serves members across all age groups and maintains a Generations Jadistes alumni section to preserve community connections. The various sections operate independently while sharing the club's infrastructure and organizational framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Football Section Competitive and recreational football for various age categories from youth through seniors, including a senior team competing in National 3 (5th tier of French football, Poule G).
• Swimming Section (Natation) Competitive swimming, artistic swimming (natation synchronisée), and aquaphobia/relaxation training at the Stade Nautique de Drancy for members of varying skill levels.
• Judo Section Judo classes for children ages 3–5, youth, and adults taught by certified instructors.
• Tennis Section Tennis training and competitive play for association members.
• Table Tennis Section (Tennis de Table) Table tennis section with club events, tournaments, and competitive teams led by two coaches.
• Yoga Yoga classes for wellness and flexibility training.
• Pilates Pilates classes for core strength and conditioning.
• Zumba Dance fitness classes combining dance and aerobic movements.
• Walking/Hiking Section (Randonnée) Organized hiking and walking excursions in nature.
• Nordic Walking (Marche Nordique) Nordic walking sessions for fitness and outdoor activity.
• Chorale (Choir) Choir section performing concerts including Christmas performances for members.
• Arts Plastiques (Visual Arts) Adult visual arts workshops including watercolor, acrylic, pastel, drawing, stained glass (vitrail), and Tiffany techniques, held at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Drancy. Annual subscription €15 per person.
• Dance Section (Danse) Dance offerings including Afro dance, folkloric dances (danses folkloriques), and urban dances (danses urbaines).
• Leisure Activities (Loisirs) Cultural visits, theater outings, themed afternoons, and social gatherings for members. Annual subscription €25 per person.
• Academic Support (Soutien Scolaire) Homework help and academic tutoring for children from CP to 3e grade, provided by volunteer tutors. Annual subscription €10 per person.
• Events Committee (Comité des Fêtes) Organizes social events including lotteries (loto), Beaujolais evenings, raclette parties, and community gatherings at venues such as Gymnase Auguste Delaune.
• Generations Jadistes Alumni and generational community section maintaining lifelong connections among former members of the association; attracted 120 members in its first year of reactivation in 2003.
• Vo-Thuat (Vietnamese Martial Arts) Vietnamese martial arts (Vo-Thuat) classes offered as one of the association's sports sections.
• Taiji-Quan (Tai Chi) Taiji-Quan classes offered as one of the association's martial arts and wellness sections.
• Folkloric Dances (Danses Folkloriques) Folkloric dance classes and performances for members.
• Urban Dances (Danses Urbaines) Urban dance classes for members.
• JAD Boutique (Online Store) E-commerce store selling branded club merchandise including personalized jerseys, tracksuits, jackets (€52–€84), socks (€5–€15), and accessories, with secure card and PayPal payment and 3–4 day delivery.
• Kinesitherapy Appointments (RDV kiné) Physiotherapy appointment booking service provided at the club via the Reservio platform.
• Adapted Sports (Sport Adapté) Adapted sports programs for participants with special needs, offered by the association.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FFF (Fédération Française de Football)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial football federation affiliation providing regulatory oversight, competition licensing, and official recognition for the club's football section. The JAD football team competes in official FFF-organized championships (National 3, CFA historically).
• KappacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSportswear and equipment sponsor supplying Kappa-branded apparel to club members. Kappa logo appears on the partners section of the website and on club merchandise.
• AS Saint-ÉtienneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional football partnership with ASSE. Logo appears on the partners page. The JAD has historical ties with Saint-Étienne (matches against ASSE CFA reserve team noted in 2014).
• Sports EliteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports equipment and apparel partner whose logo appears in the partners section of the website.
• ToyotaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVehicle sponsor. The club received a Toyota Aygo as noted in 2016 documentation. Toyota logo appears in the partners section.
• VINCIminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business sponsor from the Drancy area. VINCI logo appears in the partners section of the website.
• Century 21minorGTM or Marketing PartnerReal estate partner and sponsor. Century 21 logo appears in the partners section of the website.
• MMA AssurancesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance company sponsor whose logo appears in the partners section of the website.
• Région Île-de-FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional government sponsor providing institutional and financial support. Logo appears in the partners section alongside other institutional partners (Département Seine-Saint-Denis).
• Département Seine-Saint-DeniscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDepartmental government sponsor providing institutional and financial support for sports activities. Logo appears in the partners section.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Kappa (BasicNet): Sportswear sponsor supplying JAD's branded apparel and operating the merchandise programme through the club's online boutique; relevant as an ecosystem sponsor and as a benchmark for how amateur French clubs monetize merchandise.
• Reservio: SaaS booking platform that JAD uses for its physiotherapy (RDV kiné) appointments; an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, but representative of the digital tooling JAD relies on.

Broad incumbents

• Paris FC: Professional football club based in the Paris region whose amateur/community programmes compete for the same local youth talent and sponsorship pool as JAD, making it a relevant broader-incumbent reference in the same catchment.
• AS Saint-Étienne: Historic French football club and listed JAD partner; provides a reference point for the upper-bound regional football ecosystem JAD operates within, and the type of institutional brand partnership JAD can access in the French football pyramid.
• RC Lens: Major professional club in neighboring Pas-de-Calais/Hauts-de-France with deep community roots analogous to JAD's; useful benchmark for how large incumbent clubs structure community and youth-development programmes that compete for the same local sponsorship and government funding.

Regional players

• US Orléans Loiret Football: Community-anchored football club outside Île-de-France that has operated in the National tier, offering a useful comparable for how regional French clubs manage sponsorship, volunteer-driven operations, and youth pipelines similar to JAD.

Direct peers

• FC Chambly Oise: Ambitious community football club from the Paris region that climbed from lower amateur tiers into the professional ranks before stepping back, providing a directly comparable trajectory to JAD's football ambitions and regional profile.
• US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole: Community-rooted French football club that has historically risen from lower amateur divisions through National-level competition, comparable to JAD's football trajectory and its role as a community sports anchor in a single metropolitan area.
• VGA Saint-Maur: VGA Saint-Maur is a French multi-sport association (VGA = Vie au Grand Air) operating a comparable federation of sections including competitive football, swimming, judo, tennis, and cultural activities in the Île-de-France region — the closest functional analogue to JAD's umbrella model.
• CA Brétigny-sur-Orge: French amateur football club competing in National 3 alongside JAD's senior team, providing a directly comparable peer in terms of division, scale, and community-football operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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