BEL gemeenten

What BEL gemeenten does

BEL gemeenten (legally BEL Combinatie) is a Dutch municipal government work organization (werkorganisatie) that delivers statutory public services on behalf of three independent municipalities — Blaricum, Eemnes, and Laren — serving a combined population of more than 33,000 residents across two provinces (Utrecht and North Holland). Founded in 2008 to consolidate the previously separate administrative organizations of the three municipalities, the entity retains a single elected council and college in each constituent municipality while pooling all back-office and front-office staff into one shared administration. The organization is structured into five service domains (Fysiek, Samenleving, Bedrijfsvoering, Buitenruimte, and Directie) and 11 teams, employing approximately 250 colleagues across functions including spatial development, permits and enforcement, public order and safety (BOA), youth and family services, social development, outdoor space maintenance, customer-facing public services, HRM and communications, business support, and financial control.

The organization's core technology footprint is non-proprietary: the public-facing website is built on WordPress with ReadSpeaker accessibility integration, recruitment is handled through the Varbi platform powered by Pro Contact, and no commercial technology products are developed or sold. BEL gemeenten holds a statutory monopoly on delivering mandatory municipal services within its jurisdiction, including civil registry, permit issuance, public safety enforcement, social and youth services, spatial planning, and environmental management under the Omgevingswet. Distribution occurs through physical service counters (Team Publiek), online municipal portals, and field inspection teams.

The entity operates as a non-profit public sector organization with no commercial revenue. It is funded through municipal taxes and government appropriations from the three constituent municipalities, with personnel compensated under the CAO SGO (Collective Labour Agreement for Municipalities) salary scales (Schaal 5 through Schaal 11). Its customer base is structurally captive: residents of Blaricum, Eemnes, and Laren have no alternative provider for the mandated municipal services it delivers, and recruitment efforts target job seekers across the broader Dutch labor market for public-sector roles.

Name

BEL gemeenten

Legal name

BEL Combinatie

Website

https://werkenvoorbel.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BEL gemeenten (BEL Combinatie) is a Dutch municipal work organization delivering statutory public services on behalf of three municipalities — Blaricum, Eemnes, and Laren — serving 33,000+ residents through 250 staff across five service domains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Local government operations
• Civic permit services
• Public sector staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Eemnes

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Funding: BEL gemeenten is funded through municipal taxes and government appropriations from the three constituent municipalities (Blaricum, Eemnes, and Laren). As a shared municipal service organization, it receives public funding to deliver government services to residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BEL gemeenten is a shared municipal administrative organization (werkorganisatie) delivering public administration services on behalf of three Dutch municipalities: Blaricum, Eemnes, and Laren. It operates across five service domains (Physical, Society, Business Operations, Outdoor Space, and Management) covering civil registry, permits and enforcement, spatial planning, public safety, youth and family services, social development, outdoor maintenance, and internal support functions. The organization also runs an active recruitment function through its werkenvoorbel.nl careers portal, hiring public sector staff across these domains under the CAO SGO collective labour agreement.

Product overview

BEL gemeenten is not a technology product company but a municipal government work organization (werkorganisatie) serving the three Dutch municipalities of Blaricum, Eemnes, and Laren. The organization is structured into five service domains: Fysiek (Physical), Samenleving (Society), Bedrijfsvoering (Business Operations), Buitenruimte (Outdoor Space), and Directie (Management). Within these domains, multiple teams provide public services including spatial development, permits and enforcement, public safety, youth and family services, social development, public space maintenance, business support, HRM, communications, and financial control. The website functions primarily as a recruitment portal showcasing employment opportunities rather than a commercial product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Services (Publiek) Customer-facing municipal services for residents including civil registry (passports, marriage certificates, driver's licenses), permit applications, general inquiries, and election administration.
• Spatial Development (Ruimtelijke Ontwikkeling) Policy development and execution for housing, mobility, real estate, sustainability, and environmental matters affecting the three constituent municipalities.
• Permits, Enforcement & Legal Affairs (Vergunningen, Handhaving & Juridische Zaken) Processing of permit applications for events, driveways, and renovations; enforcement actions; and broader legal advisory for living and livability standards.
• Youth & Family Services (Jeugd & Gezin) Support for families and youth facing parenting and developmental challenges, ranging from light questions about bedwetting to heavier issues such as behavioral problems or psychiatric conditions.
• Social Development (Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling) Resident welfare programs across themes of learning, working, living, and care; covers sport, culture, education, informal care, poverty policy, and refugee reception.
• Public Order and Safety / BOA (Openbare Orde en Veiligheid) Community-based public safety operations including BOA (Buitengewoon Opsporingsambtenaar) enforcement officers addressing current safety issues and coordinating with mayors on prevention.
• Public Space Management (Openbare Ruimte) Management and maintenance of green spaces, roads, public lighting, and bridges across the three municipalities, including large integral projects tied to environmental and climate goals.
• Outdoor Service (Buitendienst) Physical maintenance work ensuring municipalities remain pristine, covering cemetery maintenance, market square cleaning, tree pruning, grass mowing, and deer management.
• Business Support (Bedrijfsondersteuning) Internal administrative support including information management, data management, purchasing, documentary management, and procurement for all departments.
• HRM & Communications Internal organizational support providing payroll and personnel administration, recruitment and selection, communication advice, and social media channel management for the three municipalities.
• Control & Finance Financial oversight ensuring municipalities spend money properly and responsibly, providing budget monitoring, analyses, and reports for budget compliance.

Named customers3 records

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.

• Pro ContactminorOthersPro Contact provides the recruitment platform technology for the BEL gemeenten careers website (werkenvoorbel.nl). The website is powered by Pro Contact's recruitment solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Omgevingsdienst de Vallei: Regional environmental services authority that executes VTH (vergunningverlening, toezicht en handhaving) tasks under the Omgevingswet on behalf of municipalities in the Vallei region; represents a potential service-delivery partner or alternative operating model for BEL's environmental mandate.

Regional players

• Provincie Noord-Holland: Second of two provinces that BEL gemeenten operates across, providing provincial supervisory oversight, regional planning frameworks and grant funding that influence municipal service delivery in the North Holland portion of BEL's territory.
• Gemeente Gooise Meren: Adjacent Gooi-region municipality formed from the merger of Bussum, Naarden and Muiden; executes a comparable portfolio of municipal services and competes for residents and staff in the same regional labor market.
• Gemeente Hilversum: Neighboring municipality in the Gooi region with comparable population scale (~90,000 residents) and a similar mix of urban planning, permits and social services; competes with BEL for regional talent and resident expectations.
• Provincie Utrecht: Provincial government explicitly named as one of two provinces BEL gemeenten works with; oversees spatial planning, environmental policy and subsidies that directly shape BEL's Fysiek and Spatial Development mandates.
• Veiligheidsregio Gooi en Vechtstreek: Public-order and safety region explicitly cited as one of two safety regions BEL gemeenten operates within; partners on BOA deployment, crisis coordination and incident response that BEL's Openbare Orde en Veiligheid team executes.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Amsterdam: Largest Dutch municipality, delivering the full range of municipal services (permits, spatial planning, social services, enforcement) at scale that BEL gemeenten offers in microcosm; demonstrates the broader incumbent operating model BEL operates within.
• Gemeente Utrecht: Major Dutch municipality executing the same core municipal functions (public space, permits, social domain, public order and safety) at significantly larger scale; useful comparator for capability benchmarks and compensation structures.

Direct peers

• Werkorganisatie BUCH: Shared administrative organization for the Dutch municipalities of Bergen, Uitgeest, Castricum and Heiloo in North Holland, providing the same range of municipal services (permits, social domain, public space, HRM) to multiple councils that BEL gemeenten does.
• HLT Samen: Shared municipal work organization (werkorganisatie) for the Dutch municipalities of Hillegom, Lisse and Teylingen, operating the same cooperative administrative model as BEL gemeenten across three constituent councils.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/belgemeenten

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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