Stichting XBRL Nederland

What Stichting XBRL Nederland does

Stichting XBRL Nederland is the Dutch national jurisdiction of the global XBRL International consortium, operating as a non-profit foundation (stichting) established in 2002 and legally incorporated from January 1, 2005. The foundation promotes adoption of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), an open global standard based on XML for the electronic exchange of business and financial information, and it curates Dutch-specific reporting artifacts including the Nederlandse Taxonomie (NT), the Referentie GrootboekSchema (RGS) and its healthcare extension RGS Zorg, and supporting specifications such as the Open Information Model (OIM), Taxonomy Packages, and Signing. Its products and standards underpin mandatory regulatory reporting in the Netherlands, where Belastingdienst processes 50 million-plus XBRL messages annually and more than 8,000 large Dutch enterprises must file in Inline XBRL format from reporting year 2025 under the KVK Groot mandate.

The organization serves five primary segments: software vendors and technology providers, accountants and auditors, banks and financial institutions, government bodies (Belastingdienst, KVK, CBS, DNB, AFM), and large Dutch enterprises. Notable ecosystem participants include ING (which has experimented with XBRL for KYC processes), Arcadis, Alliander, Heijmans, and NS — each using F19 Digital Reporting or similar platforms for annual reporting. The technology stack emphasizes standard interoperability across XML, JSON, and CSV via OIM, domain specialization through NT and RGS, and electronic signing for reliability of digital financial reports.

XBRL Nederland is a member-driven (community-led) organization with a recurring membership fee revenue model. Specific fee schedules are not publicly disclosed, and pricing for the XBRL specification itself is free. Distribution is direct: organizations join as participants (deelnemers), access working groups, webinars, network events, and the annual Data Amplified conference (hosted by XBRL Nederland in The Hague in 2026), and engage through content marketing on nl.xbrl.org, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, and YouTube. The organization employs approximately 6 staff and is governed by a board led by Chairman Sander 't Hoen (SureSync), with technical working group leadership held by Belastingdienst IT architect Tim Koelewijn.

Name

Stichting XBRL Nederland

Legal name

Stichting XBRL Nederland

Website

https://nl.xbrl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting XBRL Nederland is the Dutch non-profit foundation that promotes the XBRL global standard for electronic business reporting, curates the Nederlandse Taxonomie and RGS schemas, and serves software vendors, accountants, banks, government bodies, and large Dutch enterprises through membership, working groups, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Reporting Standards

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Controls & Governance (GRC) Platforms (FSAFAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK)

Keywords

• XBRL reporting standard
• Digital financial reporting
• Dutch taxonomy maintenance
• Standard business reporting
• Inline XBRL filing

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague (Den Haag)

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Organizations become members (deelnemers) of XBRL Nederland to access information, knowledge, and experience within the international XBRL organization and working groups. Members receive benefits including access to working groups, knowledge sharing, and network benefits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stichting XBRL Nederland is a non-profit foundation that promotes and supports the XBRL open data exchange standard for business reporting in the Netherlands. It maintains the Nederlandse Taxonomie (Dutch Taxonomy), coordinates technical working groups, and delivers educational webinars and events (including the Data Amplified conference) to enable standardized digital financial reporting between companies, government bodies, banks, and accountants. The foundation operates as part of the XBRL International consortium and supports implementations of SBR, OIM, Inline XBRL, and the RGS ledger schema.

Product overview

Stichting XBRL Nederland promotes and supports the XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) standard in the Netherlands. XBRL is a global open data exchange standard for business reporting that enables standardized electronic exchange of financial and business data. The organization manages the Nederlandse Taxonomie (NT), supports the Open Information Model (OIM) specification, and facilitates Inline XBRL (iXBRL) reporting. XBRL Nederland organizes educational webinars, technical working groups, and networking events including the annual Data Amplified conference. The organization connects reporting entities with tax authorities (Belastingdienst), CBS, KVK, banks, and De Nederlandsche Bank through channels like Digipoort and Bancaire Infrastructurele Voorzieningen (BIV).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) The global open data exchange standard for business reporting, enabling standardized electronic exchange of business and financial data between companies, governments, tax authorities, banks, and other reporting entities. Licensed to the software vendor and reporting ecosystem operating in the Netherlands.
• Nederlandse Taxonomie (NT) The Dutch Taxonomy — a vocabulary of data definitions required for composing reports based on Dutch laws and regulations regarding annual accounts, tax returns, and statistical obligations. Owned by the Dutch government and extendable by other sectors. Used by reporting entities, software vendors, and government bodies.
• Open Information Model (OIM) An abstract model for XBRL that supports multiple technical formats including XML, JSON, and CSV, removing exceptions inherent in XML technology and offering speed and simplicity for large datasets. Used by implementers of XBRL-based reporting tools.
• Inline XBRL (iXBRL) A format that embeds XBRL tags within HTML documents, making reports human-readable while maintaining machine-readable structure. Required for annual reporting to the KVK for large enterprises from fiscal year 2025.
• SBR (Standard Business Reporting) The Dutch national application of XBRL that reduces the work of creating and submitting mandatory reports to governments and banks, enabling efficient data reuse through a single setup of business administration. Operated as a framework for Dutch entrepreneurs and reporting entities.
• Referentie GrootboekSchema (RGS) A reference general ledger schema providing a uniform, currently maintained structure for accounting, with the RGS Zorg extension for healthcare. Used by accountants, healthcare providers, and software vendors to standardize accounting and reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings in preparing business and financial reports through automated data extraction and reuse
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• XBRL InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2002XBRL Nederland is part of the XBRL International consortium, a global not-for-profit operating in the public interest. XBRL International coordinates the development of the XBRL standard worldwide, with approximately 650 member organizations. The consortium's purpose is to improve accountability and transparency of business performance globally through the open data exchange standard.
• Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on RGS Zorg (Referentie GrootboekSchema for Healthcare), developing standardized accounting structures for the entire healthcare sector. The ministry's financial year reporting models serve as the starting point.
• Zorginstituut NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in RGS Zorg working group, contributing to standardization of financial and non-financial data in the healthcare domain.
• Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit (NZa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in RGS Zorg working group for healthcare sector standardization.
• Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatistics Netherlands collaborates on taxonomy development and RGS Zorg initiative. CBS builds taxonomies for statistical surveys and participates in XBRL standardization efforts.
• Logius / SBR StelselregiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogius manages the SBR (Standard Business Reporting) framework and XBRL taxonomies in the Netherlands. XBRL Nederland works closely with Logius on taxonomy development, NT architecture, and KVK Groot reporting requirements.
• Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Authority for the Financial Markets participates in XBRL discussions, particularly regarding ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) and accounting audit requirements for digital reporting.
• Kamer van Koophandel (KVK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Chamber of Commerce is the recipient of annual reports in XBRL/iXBRL format. KVK Groot reporting requirements from 2025 mandate Inline XBRL filing for large companies.
• Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelastingdienst processes tens of millions of XBRL messages annually. The authority is involved in XBRL taxonomy development and is a key user of XBRL for tax reporting.
• Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (NBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch professional association of accountants collaborates on XBRL developments, particularly regarding audit requirements and ESEF reporting quality.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• XBRL International: Global non-profit consortium of which XBRL Nederland is the Dutch jurisdiction member. Coordinates worldwide development of the XBRL standard and counts ~650 member organizations; directly comparable mission, governance model, and revenue mechanics.
• XBRL Japan: Japanese jurisdiction organization within the XBRL International consortium. Operates the same taxonomy-stewardship, member-funded model for Japanese FSA and EDINET digital reporting requirements; structural twin in a different regulatory regime.
• XBRL US: U.S. jurisdiction organization within the XBRL International consortium. Operates the same non-profit, member-driven, taxonomy-stewardship model as XBRL Nederland but for SEC and U.S. federal reporting mandates; closest structural analog.
• XBRL UK: United Kingdom jurisdiction organization within the XBRL International consortium. Same member-funded, standards-stewardship role for HMRC and FCA digital reporting requirements; directly comparable organizational form.
• XBRL Europe: European regional body coordinating XBRL adoption across EU member states, including ESEF taxonomy work. Comparable non-profit mission focused on European digital reporting harmonization that overlaps directly with XBRL Nederland's Dutch mandate.

Others

• Workiva: Public RegTech platform (NYSE: WK) that provides XBRL/iXBRL-enabled SEC, ESEF, and sustainability reporting solutions. Operates upstream of XBRL Nederland's standards in the implementation layer; adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• Semansys: Dutch vendor of cloud software components for XBRL/ESEF reporting tools, represented on XBRL Nederland's board by Frederic Marcillaud. A key implementation partner in the Dutch XBRL ecosystem rather than a competing standards body.
• Wolters Kluwer: Dutch-listed information services group whose Tax & Accounting and Compliance Solutions divisions deliver XBRL-tagged reporting software used by many of the same accountants and corporates that participate in XBRL Nederland's community; adjacent technology provider rather than a competing standards body.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xbrlnederland

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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