SEC VERGNAUD & Associés

What SEC VERGNAUD & Associés does

SEC VERGNAUD & Associés is a privately-held French accounting, audit, and advisory firm (cabinet d'expertise comptable) headquartered at 2 Rue de l'Angélique in Bessines, near Niort in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. Founded circa 2021 and led by François VERGNAUD as director of publication, the firm operates with a team of approximately ten collaborators and is independently owned with €20,000 in stated share capital and no disclosed external investment. The firm is an independent member of the Force d'Experts network, leveraging the collective's shared resources and brand while retaining independent ownership and operations.

The firm delivers a traditional professional services suite spanning expertise comptable (bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, accounting advisory), statutory and contractual audit services, business conseil (advisory, management dashboards), payroll and HR administration (gestion de la paie), and an online client services portal. Its underlying technology consists of standard French accounting and audit software with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML components. The firm serves a horizontal mix of clients in the TPE/PME/PMI size tier (very small to medium enterprises) and liberal professions, acquired primarily through professional reputation and referrals in the Niort/Bessines region.

Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: services are delivered face-to-face at the Bessines office or on client premises, with the firm supplementing acquisition through content marketing (regular news posts, the "Info FE" educational series on electronic invoicing, fiscal indicators, weekly quizzes, business history features) and Force d'Experts-branded webinars for client education. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured on a custom-quote professional services basis tied to client complexity. The firm has signaled development intent toward the broader West France region (Bordeaux and Nantes) and runs an active recruitment operation, but no revenue, customer count, or growth metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

SEC VERGNAUD & Associés

Legal name

SEC VERGNAUD & Associés

Website

https://secvergnaud.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SEC VERGNAUD & Associés is a privately-held French accounting, audit, and advisory firm in Bessines (near Niort), serving small and medium enterprises (TPE/PME/PMI) and liberal professions through a team of approximately ten collaborators as an independent member of the Force d'Experts network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bessines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expertise Comptable (Accounting Services): Traditional accounting services including bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, and accounting advisory for TPE, PME, PMI and liberal professions
2. Audit Services: Statutory and contractual audit services
3. Payroll Management: Payroll processing and HR management services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SEC VERGNAUD & Associés is a chartered accountancy (Expert-Comptable) and audit firm offering bookkeeping and accounting revision (tenue et révision), financial statement preparation (bilans), statutory and contractual audit, business advisory with management dashboards, and payroll/HR administration (gestion de la paie). Its services are aimed at TPE, PME, PMI and liberal professions in the Niort/Bessines region, complemented by an online client portal.

Product overview

SEC VERGNAUD & Associés is an accounting, audit, and advisory firm offering a unified suite of professional services. The core offerings include expert accounting (tenue et révision, établissement des bilans), audit, and advisory services (conseils, tableaux de bord) complemented by payroll management (gestion de la paie) and online client services. The firm serves TPE, PME, PMI and liberal professions, operating as a member of Force d'Expert network. The cabinet consists of approximately ten collaborators and has development projects in the western region (Bordeaux, Nantes).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertise Comptable Traditional accounting and bookkeeping services including ledger maintenance (tenue), accounting revision (révision), financial statement preparation (bilans), and accounting advisory for TPE, PME, PMI and liberal professions.
• Audit Statutory and contractual audit services provided alongside the firm's accounting services for French businesses.
• Conseil Business advisory and consulting services including business advice, management dashboards (tableaux de bord), and strategic guidance for SMB clients.
• Gestion de la Paie Payroll processing and HR administration services for French businesses.
• Services en Ligne Online client portal providing digital access to the firm's accounting services and documents for clients.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Force d'ExpertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent member of Force d'Experts network, a collective of accounting and audit professionals. The network provides shared expertise, resources, and the 'Force d'Experts' brand positioning the firm as part of a larger professional community while maintaining independent operation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fiducial: Large French accounting and legal services firm with an extensive network of local offices serving TPE/PME. Comparable target market and full-service offering, but at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Mazars: International audit and advisory firm with significant French presence. Comparable audit and advisory offerings serving mid-market clients with similar service line breadth, but at much greater scale.
• PwC France: Big Four firm with strong French presence in audit and advisory. Adjacent competitor for audit mandates and larger accounting engagements in France.
• BDO France: Mid-tier international accounting network with a substantial French practice serving mid-market companies. Comparable audit and advisory services but with broader geographic reach, larger mandates, and deeper resource pool.
• KPMG France: Big Four firm with extensive French practice offering audit, tax, and advisory services. Adjacent competitor for French mid-market and large-cap audit work that SEC VERGNAUD aspires to grow into.
• Grant Thornton France: Mid-tier international accounting firm with French operations providing accounting, audit, tax, and advisory services. Overlaps with SEC VERGNAUD's service portfolio but serves larger mid-market clients with deeper specialty resources.
• Baker Tilly France: Mid-tier international accounting network with French offices offering accounting, audit, and advisory. Comparable service mix targeting French SMBs and mid-market, though larger in scale.

Direct peers

• AGC (Association de Gestion et de Comptabilité): French associative accounting network serving SMBs across regions. Similar cooperative/network structure providing local accounting and advisory services to French small businesses, with comparable scale and operating philosophy.
• Cerfrance: French associative network of accounting and advisory firms serving agricultural and SMB clients. Highly comparable network-affiliated regional accounting model targeting French TPE/PME with shared resources and local presence.
• In Extenso: Major French accounting and advisory network serving TPE/PME across regions with a franchise-style model. Directly comparable target client base and service mix to SEC VERGNAUD, operating through a network of local member firms similar in spirit to Force d'Experts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 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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