What Gemeente Zundert does

Gemeente Zundert is a Dutch municipal government entity (gemeente) headquartered at Markt 1, Zundert, in the province of North Brabant, serving an estimated population of 21,000-22,000 residents with a staff of 195. Its core function is the delivery of all statutory local government services: civil registration (births, marriages, deaths), passport/ID/driver's license issuance, environmental and demolition permits, waste management, local taxation, and the mandated social domain (welfare, youth care, elderly support, dementia care, debt counseling). The municipality operates on a hybrid service model combining digital self-service portals — iBurgerzaken for civil affairs, Omgevingsloket and vergunningenloket for permits, Dat Geldt voor Mij for benefit navigation, Vervoer Voor Mij for transport, and Zundert Sport en Cultuur for recreation — with physical service points at the Raadhuis (town hall) and the Vraagwijzer walk-in center at Hofdreef 24.

The municipality's revenue model is not commercial but fiscal: it is funded primarily through Dutch national government allocations (Algemene Uitkering via Werkplein Hart van West-Brabant for welfare), local taxes (OZB, waste collection levies collected via Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant), transaction-based fees for civil ceremony services (€475.80 weekday, €832.60 Saturday), permit fees, and earmarked grants for social programs. Pricing is publicly disclosed and codified in the Legesverordening. Customer segments are inherently horizontal: all residents and businesses within municipal borders, with targeted sub-segments including low-income residents (minimaregelingen, fashioncheque, Doorbraakfonds), elderly and dementia sufferers, children of divorced parents, local entrepreneurs, and youth.

Strategically, Gemeente Zundert operates as a regional convener, embedded in two inter-municipal collaborations: Regio Baronie (10 municipalities, housing/welfare/care accord signed April 2025) and Jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West (9 municipalities, youth care). It coordinates a partner ecosystem including Werkplein Hart van West-Brabant (employment), Surplus (welfare), Thuisvester (housing), Avoord/Mijzo/Thebe (care), GGZ Breburg (mental health), and Alzheimer Nederland (dementia). The municipality is governed by a mayor (Burgemeester Joyce Vermue), four aldermen (Wethouders), a municipal secretary, and a 19-seat elected council most recently constituted after the March 2026 elections.

Name

Gemeente Zundert

Legal name

Gemeente Zundert

Website

https://zundert.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente Zundert is a Dutch municipal government in North Brabant serving ~21,000 residents with statutory local services including civil registration, permits, welfare, social support, dementia care, and sustainability programs, funded by national allocations and local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN), Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), Appointment Scheduling & Reservation Management (HSACAIAG)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Civil registration services
• Local tax administration
• Environmental permits
• Social welfare support

Headquarters

HQ city

Zundert

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Taxes and Levies: The municipality collects municipal taxes and levies (gemeentelijke belastingen en heffingen) from residents and businesses. This includes property taxes, waste collection fees, and other local levies. Revenue is used to fund municipal services and infrastructure.
2. Civil Ceremonies and Registration Fees: Fees charged for marriage ceremonies, registered partnerships, civil registry extracts, and related officiant services. Fees vary by day, time, and location.
3. Permit and Application Fees: Fees for environmental permits (omgevingsvergunning), demolition permits, tree-cutting permits, and other regulatory approvals. The municipality also processes alcohol licensing under the Alcoholwet.
4. National Government Grants and Allocations: As a municipality, Gemeente Zundert receives national government funding (via het Werkplein Hart van West-Brabant) for social welfare programs, employment support, and other mandated public services including Bijstand (welfare), huurtoeslag, zorgtoeslag, and other social provisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente Zundert is the local municipal government of Zundert in North Brabant, Netherlands, delivering statutory civil-registration, identification, permitting, taxation, waste-management, sustainability, social-welfare, youth-care, elder-care, and economic-development services to residents and businesses within its municipal borders. Service delivery is hybrid: digital self-service through portals such as iBurgerzaken, Omgevingsloket, Dat Geldt voor Mij, and Zundert Sport en Cultuur, combined with in-person service at the Raadhuis town hall and the Vraagwijzer walk-in center. The municipality also coordinates a regional partnership ecosystem for welfare, care, housing, and employment services.

Product overview

Gemeente Zundert operates a municipal government website serving as a digital portal to all civic services. The municipality provides integrated citizen services across civil affairs (birth, marriage, death registration), environmental permits, waste management, sustainability initiatives, and comprehensive social support through the Vraagwijzer system. Key digital platforms include the iBurgerzaken portal for civil registrations, the Omgevingsloket for permits, Zundert Sport en Cultuur for recreational activities, and Dat Geldt voor Mij for financial guidance. Social services encompass poverty relief, dementia care, fall prevention, caregiver support, and youth development programs. The municipality also supports sustainability through energy subsidies and EV charging infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vraagwijzer Zundert: A service point where residents can ask questions about upbringing and family, independent living and life, work and income, and meeting and participating in the community.

Products and services

• Civil Affairs Services (Burgerzaken) Statutory civil-registration services for birth registration, marriage and registered-partnership declarations, and death notification, available online via the iBurgerzaken portal and in person at the Raadhuis. Free birth registration; extracts and certificates priced per the municipal fee ordinance.
• Passport, Identity Card, and Driver's License Services Application and renewal of passports, Dutch identity cards (identiteitskaart), and driver's licenses (rijbewijs) at the municipal service desk.
• Environmental Permits (Omgevingsvergunning) Statutory environmental permits for construction, demolition, tree-cutting, monuments, and cable/pipe work, applied for via the Omgevingsloket online portal and processed against the Legesverordening fee schedule.
• Waste Management and Milieustraat Household waste collection and recycling, plus access to the municipal milieustraat (recycling/environmental street) with Saverpas access, covering garden waste, glass, textiles, and hazardous materials.
• Vraagwijzer Social Services Central, no-referral walk-in access point for social support on upbringing and family, independent living, work and income, and community participation, now located at Hofdreef 24 since 1 July 2025.
• Mantelzorg (Informal Caregiver) Support Support services for informal caregivers, including appreciation activities via the 'uit.liefde' campaign, caregiver housing options, respite-care coordination, and access to the Doorbraakfonds emergency-assistance fund.
• Dementia Care Services Dementia-friendly municipality services including a monthly Alzheimer Café (every 2nd Thursday, 19:00-21:30 at De Willaert), home-care coordination, and access to the regional logeerzorg planned-respite-care pilot.
• Valpreventie (Fall Prevention) Fall-risk assessments and free training programs to help elderly residents maintain independence and prevent injuries at home.
• Solar Panels and Solar Collectors Information and Permits Information and permitting support for installing rooftop and field solar panels and solar collectors on residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings.
• Sustainability Services (Duurzaamheid) Energy-transition programs including insulation subsidies (isolatiesubsidie), leak checks (lekcheck), energy coaching, biodiversity, and circular-economy initiatives for residents and businesses.
• EV Charging Stations (Laadpalen) Municipal electric-vehicle charging infrastructure deployed across Zundert to support sustainable transport.
• Poverty Relief Programs (Minimaregelingen) Financial-assistance schemes for low-income residents, including special benefits, municipal tax exemptions via Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant (BSW), collective health insurance, food bank referrals, and debt counseling.
• Fashioncheque for Low-Income Families Annual EUR 100 gift voucher for clothing and shoes, issued to children under 18 from households below the income threshold (up to EUR 2,542.54/month household or EUR 1,779.78/month single parent), distributed through Stichting Leergeld Noordwest-Brabant.
• Zundert Sport en Cultuur Platform Online platform consolidating sports, cultural, and recreational activities for all ages in Zundert, launched October 2024 as the successor to Sjors Sportief and Sjors Creatief.
• Dat Geldt voor Mij Benefits-Guidance Platform Online financial-guidance tool that helps residents identify applicable government benefits and subsidies; part of a regional initiative with five municipalities, launched April 2024.
• Pregnancy and Early-Childhood Support Services Prenatal and early-childhood support including a 9-video tutorial series in six languages, kraamzorg (maternity care) coordination, and parental preparation, linked to the national Kansrijke Start program launched locally September 2023.
• Vervoer Voor Mij Transport Portal Aggregated transportation-information portal covering public transit, volunteer driving, and special transport, launched July 2024.
• Public Duofiets (Tandem Bike) Rental Public tandem-bike rental at woonzorgcentrum De Willaert, available to residents who can enjoy cycling but cannot cycle independently; EUR 3 contribution per half-day, launched March 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• 536 overnight stays recorded in the first year of the dementia respite care pilot (2022)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Partnerships

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

• Regio Baronie (10 municipalities)coreOthers · 16 April 2025The regio Baronie is a regional collaboration of 10 municipalities in West-Brabant, including Zundert, focused on housing, welfare, and care challenges. On April 16, 2025, the municipalities signed a regional cooperation framework and implementation program (2025-2026) addressing housing, care, neighborhood support, and fair distribution of urgent housing categories. The collaboration includes housing corporations, care providers, welfare organizations, and interest groups.
• Jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West (9 municipalities)coreOthers · 15 September 2023The jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West is a collaboration of 9 municipalities (Bergen op Zoom, Etten-Leur, Halderberge, Moerdijk, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Steenbergen, Woensdrecht, Zundert) for youth care. In September 2023, the region launched the Villa Pinedo campaign for children of divorced parents, providing an online buddy program and peer support for youth aged 10-23.
• Stichting Villa PinedomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2023Villa Pinedo is the largest youth organization in the Netherlands for children of divorced parents, providing reliable information, tips, tools, and an online buddy program. The organization is an initiative of the 9 municipalities in jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West. Buddies are trained volunteers aged 18-27 with personal experience of parental divorce. The municipality of Zundert participates in this regional initiative.
• Agora (Palliative Care Network)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Agora is the national center for palliative care innovation. Gemeente Zundert participated in the Proeftuin 'Leven tot het Einde' (Living Until the End pilot), supported by Agora and Movisie, focusing on improving quality of life for terminally ill residents and their families through improved coordination between care and social organizations.
• Movisie (Social Care Knowledge Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Movisie is the Dutch knowledge institute for social care. Gemeente Zundert participated in the Proeftuin 'Leven tot het Einde' pilot, supported by Agora and Movisie, which explored multidisciplinary collaboration including a cultural sector link through the Van GoghHuis.
• Avoord, Mijzo, Surplus, Thebe (Care Providers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Four regional care providers participate in the planned dementia respite care (logeerzorg) pilot: Avoord, Mijzo, Surplus, and Thebe. These providers offer overnight stays for people with dementia, giving their informal caregivers temporary respite. The pilot, started in 2022, has been extended into a second year by the 10 participating municipalities.
• Werkplein Hart van West-BrabantcoreOthersThe Werkplein Hart van West-Brabant is the regional employment and welfare agency that administers bijstand (welfare benefits), job placement services, debt counseling, and social welfare programs on behalf of Gemeente Zundert. The municipality collaborates closely with Werkplein for poverty alleviation, work-seeking support, and the Doorbraakfonds emergency assistance fund.
• ThuisvestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThuisvester is the regional housing corporation operating in the regio Baronie. Gemeente Zundert collaborates with Thuisvester on housing policy, affordable housing development, residential care, and the regional Baronie accord on housing, welfare, and care. Thuisvester is a co-founder of the Doorbraakfonds and a signatory of the regional cooperation framework.
• Surplus WelzijncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurplus is the primary welfare organization in Zundert, providing mantelzorg (informal caregiver) support, volunteer coordination, social counseling, ANWB AutoMaatje transport, Boodschappen PlusBus, day care (De Aanloop), dementia care support, and youth work. Surplus is co-founder of the Doorbraakfonds and organizer of mantelzorg appreciation activities including the 'uit.liefde' campaign.
• GGZ BreburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ Breburg operates De Aanloop, a low-threshold community meeting point in Nonnekeshof, Zundert, offering social activities and support for people dealing with mental health challenges, operating every Wednesday from 13:30 to 15:30.
• Bibliotheek West-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBibliotheek West-Brabant operates the Digi-Taalhuis in Rijsbergen, offering free walk-in support for language learning, digital skills, and numeracy every Monday from 14:00-16:00 and every first Friday of the month at Dorpshuis De Nachtegaal in Achtmaal.
• Alzheimer NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeente Zundert is a dementia-friendly municipality (dementievriendelijke gemeente) collaborating with Alzheimer Nederland. The municipality hosts a monthly Alzheimer Café (every 2nd Thursday, 19:00-21:30 at De Willaert) organized in partnership with various organizations, offering support and information for people with dementia and their caregivers.
• Stichting Leergeld Noordwest-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting Leergeld provides children from low-income families with opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities (sports, culture, hobbies). In Zundert, Stichting Leergeld administers the fashioncheque program, distributing €100 gift vouchers for clothing and shoes to children under 18 from qualifying households.
• Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant (BSW)minorOthersBelastingsamenwerking West-Brabant is the shared tax service organization for West-Brabant municipalities. Through BSW, Zundert residents can apply for municipal tax exemptions (kwijtschelding) and access other tax-related services.
• UWV (Employee Insurance Agency)minorOthersUWV is the national employee insurance agency providing WW (unemployment benefits), work disability assessments, and job placement support. The municipality directs residents to UWV services for employment-related inquiries and coordinates on situations involving UWV benefit recipients who may also receive municipal social support.
• GGD West-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGD West-Brabant provides youth health services (jeugdgezondheidszorg) including developmental check-ups, health information, and vaccination programs. The municipality collaborates with GGD on child health, school health services, and the 'Kind naar Gezonder Gewicht' (Child to Healthier Weight) program launching in 2026.
• Netwerk Palliatieve Zorg Stadsgewest BredaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe palliative care network for the Breda region is a key partner in the Proeftuin 'Leven tot het Einde' pilot, coordinating end-of-life care support across municipal boundaries in collaboration with the municipality of Zundert.
• Wijkzuster ThebeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWijkzuster Thebe is a home care provider operating in the Zundert area, participating in regional care collaborations and the logeerzorg (respite care) pilot for people with dementia.
• De6 Platform voor OndernemersminorOthersDe6 is a platform for entrepreneurs providing information and support on financial assistance, welfare programs, and business development specifically designed for small business owners in the 6 municipalities of West-Brabant including Zundert.
• MEE West-BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEE West-Brabant provides free independent client support (onafhankelijke clientondersteuning) to help residents navigate complex care and welfare systems, assisting with mapping needs, completing forms, and preparing for or attending meetings with the municipality, UWV, or care providers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Breda: Larger North Brabant municipality operating in the same provincial context. Provides overlapping municipal services at greater scale and serves as the regional anchor for the Palliative Care Network Stadsgewest Breda that Zundert participates in.
• Gemeente Tilburg: Larger North Brabant municipality with broader resources for in-house eGovernment development. Comparable in offering the full Dutch municipal service portfolio but at materially greater scale.
• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): National association representing all Dutch municipalities. Sets policy frameworks, shared digital standards (including iBurgerzaken-adjacent systems), and represents Zundert's interests at the national level.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Roosendaal: Neighboring North Brabant municipality and co-participant in both Regio Baronie (10 municipalities) and Jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West. Similar size band, comparable municipal service portfolio, and shares welfare/care collaboration frameworks.
• Gemeente Alphen-Chaam: Small neighboring North Brabant municipality with similar population scale and rural character. Most directly comparable in size, service volume, and regional context to Zundert.
• Gemeente Woensdrecht: Co-participant in Jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West and member of Regio Baronie. Comparable small-municipality service model within the same regional collaboration footprint as Zundert.
• Gemeente Etten-Leur: Co-participant in Jeugdhulpregio West-Brabant West. Similar-scale North Brabant municipality delivering the full range of Dutch gemeentelijke taken (civil affairs, permits, social support).
• Gemeente Bergen op Zoom: Member of both regional collaborations alongside Zundert. Offers the same suite of civil, welfare, and permit services under Dutch municipal law with comparable digital portal infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Samenwerkende Gemeenten / Equalit: Shared digital services platform that powers Zundert's online appointment booking and contact forms. Provides the SaaS-like infrastructure underlying Zundert's self-service capability and is itself comparable as a shared municipal technology provider.

Others

• Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant (BSW): Shared tax service organization that administers municipal tax exemptions (kwijtschelding) for Zundert residents. Comparable as a regional shared-services entity that municipalities rely on for back-office functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gem_zundert
• Facebookfacebook.com/GemeenteZundert
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-zundert
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentezundert

Compliance1 record

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Profiles5 records

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