What Gemeente Landsmeer does

Gemeente Landsmeer is a Dutch municipal government entity located in the province of North Holland, serving the villages of Landsmeer, Den Ilp, and Purmerland. The municipality delivers statutory local public services including civil registry (Burgerzaken), environmental permits (omgevingsvergunning), social care coordination (Middelpunt), waste management (Milieustraat and Afvalinfolijn), parking administration, and sports/recreation subsidies, alongside general governance functions for the municipal council and executive board. The organization operates with approximately 110 employees organized across five teams plus a strategic team, and is led by a (currently vacant) mayor position with a college of mayor and aldermen and an elected municipal council.

The municipality's service delivery is built on a digital ecosystem comprising the main landsmeer.nl website (A-Z product index, news section), the Publieksbalie online service portal, the afspraken.landsmeer.nl appointment scheduling system, the iburgerzaken.landsmeer.nl civil affairs portal, the landsmeer.afvalinfolijn.nl waste information line, and the landsmeer.pcportal.nl parking portal. The website achieved B-status digital accessibility certification in 2024 following independent testing by Cardan. Security operations are governed by a dedicated CISO and a Responsible Disclosure policy, with incident sharing through the Informatiebeveiligingsdienst voor gemeenten (IBD). Marketing and citizen engagement occur through the website, a newsletter program, and active social media presence on X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Gemeente Landsmeer is funded through municipal taxation (gemeentelijke belastingen, including property tax onroerendezaakbelasting) and national government allocations, with specific user fees for documents, permits, and licenses. The entity is not a commercial company and has no ownership structure in the private sense; it operates under Dutch municipal law within the hierarchical structure of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Since 2013 the municipal council has been investigating its administrative future through the Bestuurlijke Toekomst Landsmeer process, with active merger discussions underway with Purmerend (and previously with Waterland, 2019, which was abandoned). The municipality celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2025 and held municipal elections in 2026.

Name

Gemeente Landsmeer

Legal name

Gemeente Landsmeer

Website

https://landsmeer.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente Landsmeer is a Dutch municipal government entity in North Holland serving the villages of Landsmeer, Den Ilp, and Purmerland with statutory local public services including civil registry, permits, social care, and waste management, delivered through physical town halls and a digital service portal network to approximately 11,000 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Property & Asset Management (Federal Buildings, Fleet, Land) (BPAIAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Municipal services
• Local government
• Public administration
• Civil registry
• Permit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Landsmeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Funding: Municipality funded through municipal taxes (gemeentelijke belastingen), property taxes (onroerendezaakbelasting), and government funding allocations for public services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gemeente Landsmeer is a Dutch municipal government entity providing public administrative services to the residents and businesses of Landsmeer, Den Ilp, and Purmerland in North Holland province. Core offerings include identity document issuance (passports, driver's licenses, ID cards), environmental permits, social care coordination through Middelpunt, waste and recycling services, public space reporting, sports and recreation subsidies (JouwSportPas), and parking services. The municipality operates a digital service platform (Publieksbalie) and physical service centers, delivering services through appointment-based town hall visits and online portals.

Product overview

Gemeente Landsmeer operates as a municipal government entity providing a comprehensive suite of public services through its website. The municipality offers services organized into major categories including: resident services (paspoort/rijbewijs/identiteitskaart, verhuizen, afval, zorg, inkomen, onderwijs, openbare ruimte), business services (vergunningen, belastingen, winkels en horeca), governance and organization (gemeenteraad, college van burgemeester en wethouders, vacatures), and current affairs (nieuws, projecten). Services are primarily delivered through the Publieksbalie portal system, with specialized sub-portals for appointments (afspraken.landsmeer.nl), citizen affairs (iburgerzaken.landsmeer.nl), waste management (landsmeer.afvalinfolijn.nl), and parking (landsmeer.pcportal.nl). The municipality also operates physical service locations including the municipal office (gemeentehuis) and the Milieustraat waste facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publieksbalie Municipal service portal providing residents and businesses access to administrative services including permits, exemptions, and requests such as inrijverbod ontheffing and rijbewijs aanvragen.
• Paspoort, Rijbewijs en Identiteitskaart Identity document services for residents, including passport applications, driver's license requests, and identity card issuance, available at Burgerzaken by appointment.
• Omgevingsvergunning Environmental permit services for construction, renovation, and demolition activities within the municipality.
• Middelpunt Municipal support center providing information and assistance for residents regarding care, welfare, and social support services.
• Afval en Recycling Waste management services including garbage collection scheduling, recycling guidance, waste container requests, and access to the milieustraat (waste facility).
• Melding Openbare Ruimte Public space reporting system for residents to report issues such as maintenance problems, safety concerns, or municipal service requests.
• JouwSportPas (JSP) Sports pass program promoting physical activity and sports participation among residents of Landsmeer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital Accessibility B-status achieved for website landsmeer.nl

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PurmerendcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, the municipal council has been exploring a potential merger with Purmerend. Both Amsterdam and Purmerend responded positively to being approached, with the note that initiative should come from Landsmeer. Purmerend is a neighboring municipality being considered for administrative fusion.
• AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, the municipal council has been exploring a potential merger with Amsterdam. Both Amsterdam and Purmerend responded positively to being approached, with the note that initiative should come from Landsmeer.
• WaterlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019In 2019, a proposed merger with the municipality of Waterland was not carried out due to decision-making in Waterland. This led Landsmeer to look for other possible cooperation partners.
• WOL (Wormerland, Oostzaan, Landsmeer)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Administrative collaboration between Wormerland, Oostzaan and Landsmeer municipalities. The municipal councils decided separately about their administrative future. Previously explored cooperation under WOL partnership before pursuing discussions with larger municipalities.
• OostzaanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipalities Oostzaan and Landsmeer, police and BOAs (special investigation officers) conduct extra water safety controls together during summer months.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Informatiebeveiligingsdienst voor gemeenten (IBD): Information Security Service for Dutch municipalities; partnership partner for cybersecurity and incident sharing. Adjacent ecosystem participant supporting Landsmeer's CISO operations.
• Gemeenteoplossingen (GO): Supplier of the website platform used by Gemeente Landsmeer (footer attribution: 'Een oplossing van GO'); provides municipal web/digital solutions to Dutch local governments and is thematically adjacent to the anchor's digital service operations.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Purmerend: Neighboring Dutch municipality in North Holland and the most active merger candidate; provides the same suite of municipal services (civil registry, permits, waste, social care) to its residents and is structurally comparable in operating model.
• Gemeente Wormerland: Small North Holland municipality in the WOL (Wormerland, Oostzaan, Landsmeer) cooperation; comparable scale and operating model as a fellow small rural-adjacent municipality.
• Gemeente Waterland: Adjacent small North Holland municipality; previously explored merger with Landsmeer in 2019 (abandoned). Comparable in scale, service portfolio, and regional context.
• Gemeente Oostzaan: Small North Holland municipality and WOL administrative cooperation partner; jointly conducts water safety enforcement with Landsmeer. Directly comparable as a small neighboring municipality.

Broad incumbents

• Centric: Major Dutch IT services company with a substantial public-sector practice serving municipalities with software and managed services; comparable as a broad incumbent in the Dutch municipal digital services ecosystem.
• Gemeente Amsterdam: Largest Dutch municipality, approached by Landsmeer council in 2021 as a potential merger partner; provides identical municipal service categories but at much greater scale and complexity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gem_landsmeer
• Facebookfacebook.com/gemeentelandsmeer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-landsmeer
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentelandsmeer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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