Les PEP 18

What Les PEP 18 does

Les PEP 18 (Association Départementale des Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public du Cher) is a non-profit association founded in 1935 and headquartered in Saint-Doulchard, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Operating within the Économie Sociale et Solidaire sector under French law of 1901, it delivers medico-social and social services to children, adolescents, adults with disabilities, and seniors across the Cher department. The association runs 11+ establishments covering the full lifecycle: early childhood support (CAMSP), education and care for children and adolescents with disabilities (IME, DAME, UEE, EEAP), adult employment support (ESAT, EANM, EA ALTEA), and senior residential care (MARPAHVIE, MAS). It also provides family and community support through the COM 360 platform and prevention workshops. Eighty percent of operating revenue is government-funded through French social security (CPOM) grants, supplemented by commercial activity from ALTEA (cleaning, laundry, catering, recycling, industrial subcontracting, pallet manufacturing, green spaces, organic farming at Le Bergerat, and a cannery), and training fees from PEP 18 Formation (€200–€650 per course). The training division served 256 professionals with 3,197 hours delivered and a 94% satisfaction rate in 2024–2025. Business is conducted 100% domestically in France, with no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or external funding rounds.

Name

Les PEP 18

Legal name

Association Départementale des Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public du Cher

Website

https://pep18.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Les PEP 18 is a French non-profit association (founded 1935) operating 11+ medico-social establishments in Cher, providing disability support, education, employment inclusion, and senior care funded primarily by French social security, with diversified commercial services via ALTEA and training via PEP 18 Formation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social Disability Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Medico-social support
• Adapted employment services
• Professional training programs
• Inclusive social care

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Doulchard

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Social and Medical-Social Services: Operating establishments and services for children and adults with disabilities, funded through French social security and government contracts (establishissements et services médico-sociaux)
2. Commercial Services (ALTEA): ALTEA provides commercial services including cleaning, laundry, catering, recycling, industrial subcontracting, pallet manufacturing, gardening, and farming. Revenue generated from business customers and individuals through service contracts and direct sales.
3. Professional Training: PEP 18 Formation offers professional development courses to internal staff and external professionals, generating revenue through course fees (ranging from 200€ to 650€ per course)

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Les PEP 18 (Association Départementale des Pupilles de l'Enseignement Public du Cher) is a laic non-profit association founded in 1935 that operates medico-social establishments and services for children, adults, and seniors with disabilities in the Cher department of France. Its offerings span educational support (IME, DAME, UEE), employment inclusion (ESAT, EANM, ALTEA adapted enterprise), residential care (MARPAHVIE, MAS), early childhood intervention (CAMSP), professional training (PEP 18 Formation), and community support (COM 360 hotline). Through its ALTEA division, it also provides commercial services such as cleaning, catering, recycling, industrial subcontracting, pallet manufacturing, green space maintenance, and BIO-certified organic farming.

Product overview

Les PEP 18 is a laïc association and Social Economy Enterprise that operates as a service organization rather than a traditional software product company. Its offerings are organized under two main divisions: ALTEA (the employment access pole) and PEP 18 Formation (professional training). ALTEA provides inclusive employment through adapted enterprises offering cleaning/laundry, catering, recycling, industrial subcontracting, pallet manufacturing, green spaces, organic farming (Le Bergerat), and a cannery. PEP 18 Formation delivers continuing education for healthcare professionals. Additional services include DAME (unified support device), COM 360 (community support hotline), UEE (external teaching units), and Le Cube (professional event space opening 2026). The organization serves children, adults with disabilities, seniors, and families in the Cher department of France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DAME (Dispositif d'Accompagnement Médico-Éducatif) A unified support device that consolidates IME, SESSAD, and residential services into a single, simpler, and more fluid accompaniment system for children and adolescents with disabilities.
• COM 360 Community support platform providing a free hotline (0800 360 360) for people with disabilities, caregivers, and professionals seeking adapted solutions.
• UEE (Unité d'Enseignement Externalisée) External teaching units integrated within mainstream schools, providing specialized educational support for children and adolescents with disabilities.
• PEP 18 Formation Professional training division offering continuing education courses for healthcare professionals, including accompaniment of persons, adapted training for disabled workers, professional practices, best practice recommendations, and management/security training. Courses priced from 200€ to 650€ HT.
• ALTEA ALTEA is the employment access division of Les PEP 18, operating as an adapted enterprise (Entreprise Adaptée) that provides inclusive employment services and a portfolio of commercial services including cleaning, laundry, restaurant, recycling, industrial subcontracting, pallet manufacturing, gardening, farming, and cannery services.
• Propreté (Cleaning Services) Cleaning and cleanliness services for offices, communities, residential, industrial, and semi-medical facilities including end-of-construction cleaning, window cleaning, and mechanized floor washing.
• Blanchisserie/Pressing (Laundry Services) Professional laundry and dry-cleaning services for businesses, care homes, hospitals, and individuals, including flat linen washing, work clothing care, and delicate item processing using Aquaclean bio-pressing technology.
• Restauration Collective (Corporate Catering) Corporate and collective catering services including meal delivery (cold chain, 7 days a week), box meals (BOX-REPAS), buffets, and cocktail services.
• Recyclage des Déchets de Bureau (Office Waste Recycling) Office waste recycling services including regular collection of paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, cups, ink cartridges, WEEE, and batteries, as well as secure document destruction.
• Sous-traitance Industrielle (Industrial Subcontracting) Industrial subcontracting services including screwing, manual and semi-automatic assembly, wiring, electronic manual welding, manual bagging, logistics and stock management, and manual envelope stuffing.
• Fabrication et Réparation de Palettes (Pallet Manufacturing and Repair) Pallet manufacturing and repair services including standard and custom pallets, EPAL Europe repairs, pallet collection, wooden crates and packaging, used pallets, wooden urban/furniture manufacturing, and wood waste recycling.
• Espaces Verts (Green Space Maintenance) Green space maintenance services for parks, gardens, stadiums, public spaces, terraces, parking areas, including weeding, landscaping, pruning, mowing, and outdoor arrangements.
• Élevage et Maraîchage Le Bergerat (Organic Farming) Organic farming operations including free-range poultry farming (chickens, guinea fowl, ducks, hens, capons, fattened hens, turkeys), market gardening with 40+ varieties of seasonal vegetables, and a cannery since 2023. Products are BIO certified.
• Insertion Professionnelle (Professional Integration) Professional integration services helping people with disabilities find employment through training, internships, services, and business missions, supporting both the individuals and business needs of the territory.
• Service Traiteur (Catering Services) Catering services providing BOX-REPAS (practical, balanced, convivial meal boxes), buffets, and cocktail services for private individuals and professionals.
• Mobilier en Bois de Palettes (Pallet Wood Furniture) Custom wooden pallet furniture including garden lounges, tables, planters, vegetable patches, benches, composters, and other indoor/outdoor items in standard or custom dimensions.
• Espace PRO Le Cube Professional event space available for meetings, training, seminars, and general assemblies, with 2 meeting rooms (Agile and Symbiose) and one central area (Confluence) accommodating up to 100 people.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% training satisfaction rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sports Clubs and AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner14 sports clubs and associations partnered with PEP 18 for Défi Sport events, providing adapted sports activities (judo, basketball, rugby, fencing, boxing, aikido, tennis, sarbacane, boccia, football, petanque). Partners include local clubs in Saint-Doulchard area.
• AGEFIPH/FIPHFPmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l'Insertion Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées) and FIPHFP (Fonds pour l'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées dans la Fonction Publique) to facilitate disability employment and provide cost reductions to companies under OETH obligations.
• ELISE (Entreprises Locales d'Intégration par le Sport et l'Emploi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ELISE for office waste recycling services in Cher and Nièvre departments. ALTEA operates as collection and processing partner for paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, cups, ink cartridges, WEEE, and batteries.
• ARPEP Centre-Val de LoiremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional association connecting departmental PEP associations in Centre-Val de Loire region for shared resources, advocacy, and coordinated development.
• Maison des AdolescentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Maison des Adolescents for prevention workshops with UEE students on topics including addiction risks, harassment, respect, consent, and affective life.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupe SOS: Large French social enterprise group operating across health, social, and medico-social sectors. Provides comparable disability, elder care, training, and inclusion services nationally; PEPP 18's ALTEA division mirrors some of Groupe SOS's adapted enterprise activities.
• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: National non-profit operating educational and social inclusion services for vulnerable children, adolescents, and families. Comparable to PEP 18's IME/DAME/CAMSP offerings for children with disabilities, but with broader scope and national presence.
• APF France Handicap: National non-profit operating services and advocacy for people with disabilities across France. Operates similar medico-social establishments and employment inclusion programs, but at a much larger national scale covering multiple regions.
• Croix-Rouge française: Major French non-profit providing medico-social services, elder care, disability support, and professional training across the country. Operates some of the same service categories (IME, EHPAD, training) but on a national scale and broader mission scope.
• UNAPEI: National federation of associations serving people with intellectual disabilities in France. Provides similar medico-social services, advocacy, and employment inclusion; many of its departmental members are direct competitors to PEP 18 in their respective territories.

Direct peers

• PEP (Fédération Générale des PEP): National federation of departmental PEP associations, of which Les PEP 18 is a member. Operates the same medico-social, education, and inclusion model across all French departments, providing both the institutional framework and a peer set for benchmarking and replication.
• ADAPEI du Cher: Departmental association serving people with intellectual disabilities in the same Cher department, operating comparable medico-social establishments (IME, MAS, ESAT, foyer). Direct competitor for inclusion services, public contracts, and beneficiaries in the same territory.
• ELISE (Réseau Elise): Network of adapted enterprises providing office waste recycling services with which PEP 18's ALTEA has a partnership. Operates the same product line (paper, cardboard, WEEE recycling) through disability employment, making it both a partner and a comparable operating model.
• ARPEP Centre-Val de Loire: Regional umbrella federation that Les PEP 18 is already affiliated with. Coordinates PEP departmental associations across the region, sharing resources, advocacy, and strategic direction. Most structurally comparable peer given the same organizational DNA.

Regional players

• Mutualité Française Centre-Val de Loire: Regional mutual network operating medico-social services and care facilities across Centre-Val de Loire, including services for people with disabilities and seniors. Comparable service categories but operates more broadly across health, prevention, and care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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