REGAIN

Name

REGAIN

Legal name

Regain

Website

https://regain-figeac.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Professional Integration Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB), Product Take-Back & Reverse Logistics Programs (EUAIANAA), Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD), Recycling, E-Waste & End-of-Life Takeback Programs (TLAAALAN)

Keywords

• Social integration services
• Staff placement services
• Second-hand recycling
• Organic market gardening
• Environmental maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Figeac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mise à disposition de personnel (Staff Placement): REGAIN acts as the employer and places workers with individuals and businesses for cleaning, gardening, construction, and other services. Regain handles all administrative tasks, payroll, and invoicing. Users pay for the service, with partial coverage possible via CESU pre-financed vouchers.
2. Recyclerie (Second-hand goods resale): Collected and refurbished objects are sold in the recyclerie boutique at Ceint d'Eau and through the Label Emmaüs online platform. Revenue comes from the sale of second-hand furniture, appliances, toys, books, sports equipment, and DIY items.
3. Maraîchage Bio (Organic market gardening): Organic vegetables and herbs are produced and sold in short supply chains to collective catering clients (school canteens, central kitchen, EHPADs, organic shops, company restaurants).
4. Worksite services (Espaces verts, pierres sèches): Environmental maintenance, green space upkeep, and dry stone construction services are provided to businesses and local authorities on a project or contract basis.
5. Public subsidies and EU funding: The association receives public funding including EU FSE+ financing (up to €80,000 in 2024 and €84,324.85 in 2025) and support from departmental and local government partners to fund its social integration mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

REGAIN is a French nonprofit association (Loi 1901) that operates as a social economy enterprise providing professional integration pathways for people distant from employment. It delivers multiple connected services: a staff placement service (mise à disposition de personnel) supplying cleaning, gardening, and maintenance workers to households, businesses, and local authorities; a recyclerie collecting, refurbishing, and reselling second-hand goods through a physical boutique and the Label Emmaüs online channel; organic market gardening supplying collective catering; environmental services (green space maintenance, dry stone construction); and digital advice.

Product overview

REGAIN is a social economy association (Loi 1901) providing employment integration services on the Grand Figeac territory. The organization operates through multiple interconnected services: a personnel staffing service (mise à disposition de personnel) supplying cleaning, gardening, and maintenance staff to individuals and businesses; a recyclerie (created 2011) collecting and reselling donated goods with an online shop via Label Emmaüs; organic market gardening (maraîchage bio) producing vegetables for local collective catering; green space maintenance (espaces verts) and dry stone construction (pierres sèches) as environmental projects; and digital advice services. The core staffing service and recyclerie serve both individual and business clients, while the agricultural and environmental activities provide insertion pathways for people facing employment difficulties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Service de Mise à Disposition de Personnel (Staff Placement Service) Staffing service under which REGAIN acts as the legal employer and places workers at clients' homes or business premises for cleaning, gardening, childcare (3+ years), meal preparation, small repairs, maintenance, and construction work. REGAIN manages all administrative tasks, payroll, contracts, and invoicing; clients pay for the service and may benefit from CESU pre-financed vouchers and a 50% French tax credit on home services.
• La Recyclerie Reuse and recycling center that collects, sorts, refurbishes, and resells donated objects including second-hand furniture, appliances, kitchenware, toys, sports equipment, books, multimedia, and DIY/gardening items. Operates a physical boutique at Ceint d'Eau in Figeac (Tuesday–Saturday) and an online shop via the Label Emmaüs platform. Also creates upcycled objects.
• Espaces Verts (Green Space Maintenance) Environmental maintenance services including weed-free landscaping, hedge trimming, mowing, brush clearing, riverbank cleaning, and hiking path maintenance. Provided to businesses and local authorities on a project or contract basis.
• Maraîchage Bio (Organic Market Gardening) Organic vegetable and herb production operation supplying local collective catering clients (school canteens, the Figeac central kitchen, EHPAD nursing homes, organic shops, and company restaurants) through short supply chains. 2,000 m² of greenhouses installed in 2022 enable year-round production.
• Pierres Sèches (Dry Stone Construction)

Quantifiable outcome

• 56% of workers transitioned into employment or training in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DDETSPP (Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail, des Solidarités et de la Protection des Populations) du LotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental authority overseeing employment, social solidarity, and population protection. A key institutional partner and funder of REGAIN's insertion activities.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational public employment service. Refers job seekers to REGAIN's integration pathways and collaborates on employment support programmes.
• Grand FigeaccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal structure (Établissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale) covering the Figeac territory. Provides land, facilities, and co-funding for various REGAIN activities including the recyclerie.
• Ville de FigeaccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Figeac provides land for the maraîchage bio project and supports the association through local public funding and partnership.
• COORACEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of social utility companies in the social and solidarity economy. REGAIN is an active member, connecting with 600+ similar enterprises across France.
• COORALIE (Coordination des Associations Lotoises de l'Insertion par l'Économique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental network of IAE (Insertion par l'Activité Économique) associations in the Lot. REGAIN is an active member.
• Chantier EcoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network supporting insertion work sites and helping develop the sector's practices and visibility.
• Centre Social et de Prévention de FigeacminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal social centre co-developing community outreach and social support activities in partnership with REGAIN.
• Label EmmaüscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline marketplace platform of Emmaüs France for second-hand goods. REGAIN's recyclerie sells items through the Label Emmaüs digital channel, extending its reach nationally.
• Eco-maisonminorOthersEco-organism partner managing recycling of furniture, toys, and gardening/DIY items collected by REGAIN's recyclerie.
• EcologicminorOthersEco-organism partner managing recycling of electrical and electronic equipment collected by the recyclerie.
• RecyclivreminorOthersPartner eco-organism handling book recycling from the recyclerie.
• SYDED LotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyndicat Départemental pour les Énergies et le Déchet du Lot — departmental waste and energy syndicate collaborating on circular economy initiatives.
• PETR du Figeacois Quercy BlancminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPôle d'Équilibre Territorial et Rural du Figeacois Quercy Blanc — local territorial balance pole supporting regional development projects.
• FigeacteursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal actors network in the Figeac territory supporting employment and economic development initiatives.
• RicochetsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal digital inclusion partner. Ricochets operates digital advisory services in Figeac; collaborated with REGAIN on digital inclusion activities.
• ADIE MobileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADIE (Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Économique) Mobile — microfinance organization providing mobile advisory services to entrepreneurs. ADIE Mobile visited Lacapelle-Marival in partnership with REGAIN in June 2023.
• Espace jeunes de FigeacminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal youth space in Figeac. Partner in community outreach and youth support activities.
• Mouvement des Entrepreneurs Sociaux (Mouves)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational movement of social entrepreneurs promoting social business and impact entrepreneurship in France.
• Direction Générale de la Cohésion Sociale (DGCS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench government directorate overseeing social cohesion policy, including support for social integration structures like REGAIN.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• ADIE: National association for the right to economic initiative providing microcredit and support to entrepreneurs excluded from traditional banking. Comparable as a French social-economy peer and a documented operational partner of REGAIN (ADIE Mobile visits).
• France Active: National network financing and supporting social and solidarity-economy enterprises in France. Comparable as a financing/ecosystem counterpart to the FSE+, ADEME and departmental grants that underwrite REGAIN's insertion operations.

Direct peers

• Atelier Sans Frontières: Insertion association refurbishing donated IT equipment and providing socio-professional support to job seekers. Directly comparable to REGAIN on the digital-inclusion / IT-refurbishment insertion axis and shared IAE framework.
• ENVIE: National network of insertion enterprises specializing in refurbishment and resale of household appliances and electrical equipment. Closely comparable to REGAIN's recyclerie on the WEEE/appliance-recovery side and shares the same IAE insertion-by-economic-activity model.
• TRIODE: French insertion enterprise focused on textile collection, sorting, and resale with reintegration pathways. Comparable to REGAIN on the second-hand collection / refurbishment / resale business model and IAE positioning, though operating in a different material stream.

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: National federation of Emmaüs communities operating across France with comparable second-hand collection, refurbishment, resale (recyclerie) and social-integration activities. REGAIN's recyclerie is a directly comparable local operator within the same circular-economy and insertion mission space.
• Label Emmaüs: National online marketplace run by Emmaüs France that aggregates second-hand goods from member recycleries. REGAIN already sells through Label Emmaüs, and the platform is a directly comparable recommerce/e-commerce channel for second-hand inventory.

Regional players

• Halage: Ecological-insertion association in Île-de-France running green-space maintenance, second-hand resale, and digital-inclusion activities. Same multi-activity insertion-by-economic-activity model as REGAIN, operating in a different (urban) region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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