Gemeente Nijkerk

Name

Gemeente Nijkerk

Legal name

Gemeente Nijkerk

Website

https://nijkerk.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijkerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemeente Nijkerk is a Dutch municipality that delivers statutory public services to residents, businesses, and visitors of Nijkerk, Hoevelaken, and Nijkerkerveen. Core services include civil documentation (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, civil registry extracts), social welfare programs (welfare benefits, debt assistance, health insurance subsidies, study allowances), housing allocation, waste management, environmental enforcement, tax collection via GBLT, recreation facilities, and digital citizen service portals for appointments, reporting, and secure communication.

Product overview

Gemeente Nijkerk is a Dutch municipal government providing a comprehensive portfolio of citizen services through both digital platforms and physical municipal offices. The primary digital offerings include ZIVVER for secure communications, an online appointment booking system for civil documentation (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), and integrated platforms for housing, financial assistance, and social services. Physical service delivery occurs at the main municipal office (gemeentehuis) in Nijkerk and a Service- and Information Point in Hoevelaken library. Key service categories include civil registration, housing, social welfare (debt assistance, financial aid, health insurance subsidies), environmental management, and recreational facilities. The municipality also provides digital forms and reporting portals for various citizen complaints and requests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Appointment Booking

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ZIVVERcoreTechnology or IntegrationZIVVER provides secure email and file exchange services enabling encrypted communication of sensitive information. Every resident can use ZIVVER to safely send confidential messages to the municipality without needing an account. ZIVVER encrypts messages with sensitive content and uses smart technologies to prevent sending information to wrong recipients.
• OptisportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptisport operates and manages sports facilities in Nijkerk including Sporthal Corlaer, sporthal Watergoor, sporthal Strijland, sportzaal De Baggelaar, sporthal De Slag, sportzaal Ritterspoor, and Jaap van der Krol Bad swimming pool. Contact for rental: [email protected] or (033) 820 03 67.
• GBLT (Gemeentelijk Belastingkantoor)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGBLT collects and administers municipal taxes for Nijkerk in addition to water board taxes. Residents can contact GBLT at (088) 064 55 55 for tax-related questions and information about various levies, rates, objections, exemptions, and reductions.
• Verder GroepcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVerder provides debt assistance and budget management services for Nijkerk residents since January 1, 2025. Also offers the 'Op tijd erbij' project for early intervention with payment arrears. Contact: [email protected] or 088 500 4810.
• SigmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigma hosts the Volunteer Support Center (Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk) providing information, mediation between volunteers and organizations, and professional development through workshops. Also offers free courses for volunteers and manages a digital volunteer vacancy bank.
• Zilveren KruiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZilveren Kruis provides the Collective Health Insurance for Low Income (CZM) available to Nijkerk residents with low incomes. The insurance includes basic and supplementary coverage with three options (Optimaal 1, 2, 3). Residents receive discount on basic insurance plus municipal contribution for supplementary coverage.
• Leergeld NijkerksupportingOthersLeergeld Nijkerk provides financial assistance to children from families with limited means for school-related expenses including bicycles, laptops, and extracurricular activities for children aged 4-18.
• Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur NijkerksupportingOthersThe Youth Fund provides children aged 4-18 from low-income families access to sports club membership or cultural lessons. Fund covers membership/contribution and optionally sports clothing/materials. Maximum €225 for sports and €425 for art/culture per child per year.
• Jarige JobsupportingOthersJarige Job provides complete birthday boxes to parents with low incomes so they can celebrate their child's birthday, ensuring children don't miss out on special occasions due to financial constraints.
• BLNP Samenwerking (Bunschoten-Leusden-Nijkerk-Putten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal back-office collaboration for shared services including Finance (Financiën), Human Resources (Personeelszaken), ICT, and Legal Affairs (Juridische Zaken) among four neighboring municipalities. Established under 'Regeling Zonder Meer' agreement.

Others

• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): National association representing all Dutch municipalities. Provides policy advocacy, shared-service frameworks, and knowledge exchange — the primary industry-body peer for any Dutch municipality including Gemeente Nijkerk.
• GBLT (Gemeentelijk Belastingkantoor): Strategic partner of Nijkerk responsible for tax assessment and collection (onroerendezaakbelasting, afvalstoffenheffing, water board taxes). A specialized public-sector service provider in the immediate ecosystem with continuous operational interaction.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Bunschoten: Dutch municipality and BLNP partner of Nijkerk under the 'Regeling Zonder Meer' shared-services agreement. Similar scale and rural/suburban demographic profile, with directly comparable statutory service obligations.
• Gemeente Amersfoort: Dutch municipality also part of the BLNP Samenwerking back-office collaboration with Nijkerk (shared Finance, HR, ICT, Legal). Provides a directly comparable municipal service portfolio to the same target population profile in the same region of Utrecht/Gelderland.
• Gemeente Leusden: BLNP partner municipality with Nijkerk, sharing back-office functions across four municipalities. Operates the same civil documentation, welfare, and recreation service portfolio to a similar resident base.
• Gemeente Putten: Fourth BLNP partner municipality in the shared-services arrangement. Comparable municipal scale and service mix; directly relevant for benchmarking shared-service performance against Nijkerk.

Regional players

• Gemeente Zeewolde: Adjacent Flevoland/Gelderland municipality offering a comparable statutory municipal service portfolio to a similar suburban-rural population. Relevant peer for service delivery model and digital service benchmarking.
• Gemeente Barneveld: Neighboring Gelderland municipality of similar demographic and scale profile. Highly comparable municipal service portfolio — civil affairs, welfare, recreation, environment — and geographic proximity creates workforce and policy overlap with Nijkerk.
• Gemeente Harderwijk: Nearby Gelderland municipality with comparable population scale and a similar mix of statutory municipal services. Provides a regional benchmark for civil services, social welfare programs, and recreation facility management.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Ede: Larger Gelderland municipality operating the same Dutch municipal service categories (civil affairs, welfare, recreation, housing) at greater scale. Serves as an incumbent benchmark for service quality and digital maturity relative to Nijkerk's capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/samennijkerk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-nijkerk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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