Onderwijsbureau Meppel

What Onderwijsbureau Meppel does

Onderwijsbureau Meppel (ObM) is a Dutch shared-services bureau that delivers administrative and HR support to educational institutions, including school boards, primary schools (PO), secondary schools (VO), and childcare organizations (KO). Headquartered in Meppel, the company serves clients across the Netherlands with a regional concentration in Northern Netherlands. Its service portfolio spans five functional domains: Personnel & Payroll Administration (Personeel & Salarisadministratie), Finance & Control (Financiën & Control), Housing & Maintenance (Huisvesting & Onderhoud), Education & Identity (Onderwijs & Identiteit), and Governance & Organization (Bestuur & Organisatie).

The technology backbone is Visma's HR and payroll platform, accessed by client employees through ObM's MijnObM self-service portal. This portal provides payslip access, annual statements, employer certificates, declarations via SpendCloud, and the Visma Talent mobile app. Domain-specific modules include a Gesprekscyclus (performance review cycle) and Opleidingen (training) module tailored for the childcare segment. Remote client support is delivered through TeamViewer sessions.

ObM's business model is based on recurring service contracts with educational institutions, supplemented by framework agreements (mantelcontracten) with insurance and pension providers including ABP, PFZW, Loyalis, and multiple health insurers, which allow ObM to bundle employee benefits alongside core administration. Client engagement and lead generation occur through the company website, quarterly employee newsletters, and recurring webinars covering HR topics and CAO regulatory updates. The company operates as a privately held Dutch entity with no disclosed ownership structure, funding history, or financial performance metrics in the source data.

Name

Onderwijsbureau Meppel

Legal name

Onderwijsbureau Meppel

Website

https://onderwijsbureau-meppel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Onderwijsbureau Meppel is a Dutch shared-services bureau delivering HR, payroll, finance, housing, and governance administration to school boards and childcare organizations across the Netherlands, anchored on the Visma HR/payroll platform and MijnObM self-service portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Administrative Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (56133), Payroll Services (541214), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Cycle & Tuition Billing/Collections Support (Student Accounts BPO) (EDAEALAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Compliance & Policy Administration Outsourcing (incl. regulatory reporting) (BPACAKAK), Payroll & Employment Tax Services (BPAHABAD), Garnishments, Levies & Wage Withholding Administration (BPAAAHAG)

Keywords

• Education administrative services
• HR payroll administration
• Financial administration schools
• Childcare HR services
• Education shared services

Headquarters

HQ city

Meppel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Institution Services: Provides administrative and HR services to school boards, primary schools, secondary schools, and childcare organizations in the Netherlands through service contracts

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Onderwijsbureau Meppel provides shared administrative services to Dutch educational institutions, including school boards, primary schools, secondary schools, and childcare organizations. The service portfolio covers HR and payroll administration, financial control, housing and maintenance, education/identity advisory, and board/organizational governance. Operations are supported by the Visma HR/payroll system, the MijnObM self-service portal, SpendCloud expense management, and sector-tailored modules such as Gesprekscyclus (appraisals) and Opleidingen (childcare-sector training).

Product overview

Onderwijsbureau Meppel is an administrative services bureau for education and childcare in the Netherlands, offering a unified service portfolio built around five core service areas: Personeel & Salarisadministratie (Personnel & Payroll Administration), Financiën & Control (Finance & Control), Huisvesting & Onderhoud (Housing & Maintenance), Onderwijs & Identiteit (Education & Identity), and Bestuur & Organisatie (Governance & Organization). Services are delivered primarily through the Visma-based MijnObM digital portal, which provides employees and administrators with self-service access to payslips, annual statements, declarations, employer certificates, and the Visma Talent mobile app. Additional services include webinars on HR topics, framework contracts (mantelcontracten) for health and disability insurance, and a question database (vraagbaak). The organization serves primary education, secondary education, and childcare sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personeel & Salarisadministratie Personnel and payroll administration services for Dutch schools and childcare organizations, covering salary processing, employee onboarding, leave management, and HR administration in compliance with CAO PO, CAO VO, and CAO KO.
• Financiën & Control Financial administration and control services for educational institutions, including efficient data capture, payment processing, reporting, analyses, and preparation of annual accounts.
• Huisvesting & Onderhoud Housing and maintenance services that ensure school buildings are safe, healthy, functional, and high-quality environments, including building inspections and renovations.
• Onderwijs & Identiteit Education and identity advisory services supporting meaningful education delivery at client schools, blending pedagogical and identity-related guidance into the broader service offering.
• Bestuur & Organisatie Governance and organizational advisory services for school boards and educational organizations, supporting board-level decision-making and organizational development.
• MijnObM Portal (Visma HR & Payroll self-service) Digital platform providing employees of member schools and childcare organizations with self-service access to payslips, year statements, employer certificates, expense declarations (via SpendCloud), and the Visma Talent mobile app for on-the-go HR access.
• Mantelcontracten Framework contracts that secure favorable collective conditions for health insurance, AOV/WIA disability insurance, and WGA insurance for employees of affiliated school boards, leveraging partnerships with providers such as Loyalis, De Christelijke Zorgverzekeraar, Friesland Zorgverzekeraar, Ohra, Univé, and Zilveren Kruis.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• VismacoreTechnology or IntegrationVisma is the core HR and payroll software platform used by Onderwijsbureau Meppel. Provides employee self-service portal (MijnObM), salary processing, and HR document management. The organization also developed a mobile app (Visma Talent) for employees.
• ABP (Pensioenfonds)coreOthersABP is the pension fund for primary and secondary education employees in the Netherlands. Most employees in PO and VO are participants. Provides retirement and survivor pensions, and invalidity insurance.
• PFZW (Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn)coreOthersPension fund for childcare workers. Provides pension and insurance coverage including voluntary continuation during leave and risk coverage during leave.
• LoyalismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective disability insurance (AOV) and WGA insurance offered to employees of member schools. Provides income protection at minimum 70% of salary. Specializes in public sector and education sector insurance.
• De Christelijke ZorgverzekeraarminorOthersHealth insurance collective through Verus (collectiviteitsnummer 205503362) offered to employees of member schools.
• Friesland ZorgverzekeraarminorOthersHealth insurance collective (collectiviteitsnummer 334600, gepensioneerden 334607) offered to employees and retirees of member schools.
• OhraminorOthersHealth insurance collective through VOS/ABB (collectiviteitsnummer VOS/ABB 346) offered to employees.
• UnivéminorOthersHealth insurance collective (select 'Onderwijsbureau Meppel' collectiviteit) offered to employees.
• Zilveren KruisminorOthersHealth insurance collective through Verus (collectiviteitsnummer 207001115) offered to employees.
• VerusminorOthersFacilitates collective health insurance agreements for member schools.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• BMC: Dutch consultancy and interim-services firm with deep public-sector and education expertise, offering HR advisory, financial control, and governance support to Dutch municipalities and school boards — overlapping with ObM's Bestuur & Organisatie and governance services.

Broad incumbents

• ADP Nederland: Global payroll and HR outsourcing provider with a Dutch entity (ADP Nederland) offering payroll, HR administration, and workforce management. A broad incumbent competing for Dutch employer-of-record business.
• SD Worx: European HR and payroll services provider operating across the Benelux with dedicated Dutch payroll and employer-of-record capabilities. Competes for the same Dutch employer customers ObM targets.
• Raet (Visma): Dutch HR and payroll solutions provider, part of the Visma group. Provides HR/payroll SaaS to large Dutch employers including public-sector organizations; competes with ObM at the platform layer.
• Visma: Nordic-origin software and services group providing HR, payroll, and ERP platforms across Europe, including the Visma platform ObM itself uses. Acts as both technology partner and broad competitor in Dutch HR/payroll outsourcing for SMBs and public-sector organizations.

Others

• VOS/ABB: Dutch employer association for primary and secondary education. Facilitates health insurance and other collective agreements for affiliated school boards, parallel to Verus and a channel ObM leverages for member benefits.
• Verus: Dutch association of Christian education employers. Acts as a collective bargaining and benefits aggregator for school boards affiliated with ObM, and facilitates health insurance collectives ObM offers — an ecosystem partner and channel to member schools.

Direct peers

• Loket: Dutch online payroll and HR administration platform focused on SMBs. Competes with ObM in payroll processing for Dutch employers, though without ObM's education-sector specialization.
• AFAS Software: Dutch HR, payroll, and ERP software vendor widely used by Dutch SMBs, public sector entities, and education-related organizations. Competes with ObM at the platform layer for HR/payroll administration.
• Onderwijsbureau Hollands Midden: Regional Dutch education administrative services bureau serving school boards with HR, payroll, and finance administration. Operates the same shared-services model as ObM in a different Dutch region, making it the closest functional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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