Le Sablier Saumurois

What Le Sablier Saumurois does

Le Sablier Saumurois, operating commercially as Au Sablier Services, is a French personal-services provider (service à la personne) founded in 2008 and registered as a single-member limited liability company (EURL) with €15,000 declared capital under RCS Saumur. The company delivers a portfolio of ten core service modules — home help, home cleaning, meal delivery, vehicle transport, administrative assistance, gardening, minor repairs (capped at two hours), teleassistance installation, grocery delivery, and walking/companionship — plus a dedicated transport sub-brand called Au Sablier Transport. Services are delivered exclusively in PRESTATAIRE mode to customer homes across the Maine-et-Loire (49) and Indre-et-Loire (37) departments, spanning the Saumur, Chinon, and Tours catchment areas. The customer base exceeds 500 individual and professional clients, served through a Saumur headquarters and a Saint-Avertin agency in the Tours area, complemented by phone, email, and website contact channels.

The business model is primarily recurring home-care revenue billed on hours or service packages, with customer affordability engineered through French government assistance programs (APA, PCH, PAP), retirement fund support, and the 50% personal-services tax credit (Article 199 sexdecies CGI). The company charges no registration, administrative, management, or travel fees and provides free quotes (devis gratuit). Its technology stack is intentionally lightweight: there is no proprietary platform or API; the principal technology component is a partner-provided next-generation teleassistance solution installed at customer homes, with meal delivery executed via partners operating under HACCP hygiene standards.

Regulatory foundation is anchored by Agrément n°SAP/508956968, issued on 5 December 2023 by the Conseils Départementaux of Maine-et-Loire and Indre-et-Loire, which authorises the company to bill against state funding schemes and is the de facto licence to operate in this category. The field workforce comprises care auxiliaries (auxiliaires de vie), meal delivery drivers (livreurs de repas), gardeners (jardiniers), escorts (accompagnateurs), and reception staff (personnel d'accueil). Marketing is executed through the corporate website (ausablierservices.fr), an active blog with seasonal content, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Le Sablier Saumurois is founder-owned, with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, outside investors, or funding rounds.

Name

Le Sablier Saumurois

Legal name

Le Sablier Saumurois (EURL)

Website

https://ausablierservices.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Sablier Saumurois (Au Sablier Services) is a French regional home-care provider founded in 2008, delivering home help, cleaning, meal delivery, transport, gardening, teleassistance, and personal-assistance services to 500+ individual and professional clients across the Maine-et-Loire and Indre-et-Loire departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Care Services (Services à la personne)

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Duty Personal Care Agencies (Non-Medical Home Care Providers) (HLADAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA), Transportation & Errands (Non-Emergency) (HLADAGAF), Errands, Shopping & Prescription Pickup (Non-Clinical) (HSABAAAE)

Keywords

• Home care services
• Personal assistance
• Meal delivery
• Vehicle transport
• Household maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Saumur

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Home Care Services: Recurring home care services including aid with daily activities, house cleaning, meal delivery, transport, administrative assistance, gardening, minor handyman work, childcare, and companionship. Services are billed based on hours or specific service packages with financing options available through government assistance programs.
2. Professional Services: One-time or periodic services such as gardening projects, winter preparation, and specialized assistance. Delivered by qualified professionals trained regularly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Le Sablier Saumurois, operating as Au Sablier Services, delivers a comprehensive range of in-home personal and household services including home help (aide à domicile), house cleaning, daily meal delivery, accompanied vehicle transport, administrative assistance, gardening, minor handyman work, teleassistance installation, grocery delivery, and companionship. Services are aimed at seniors, people with disabilities, families, and a smaller segment of businesses, delivered in PRESTATAIRE mode with no registration or travel fees and financed in part by French public programs (APA, PCH, PAP, 50% tax credit).

Product overview

Au Sablier Services operates as a unified home care service platform offering comprehensive at-home assistance for individuals, families, and businesses. The portfolio includes 10 core service modules: Home Help (Aide à domicile), Home Cleaning (Entretien du domicile), Meal Delivery (Livraison de repas), Vehicle Transport (Transport véhiculé), Administrative Assistance (Aide administrative), Gardening (Travaux de jardinage), Minor Repairs (Travaux de bricolage), Teleassistance Installation (Installation téléassistance), Grocery Delivery (Livraison de courses), and Walking/Companionship (Promenade et compagnie). Additionally, Au Sablier Transport operates as a sub-brand dedicated to transportation services. Services are delivered exclusively in provider mode with no registration, file, management, or travel fees, and free quotes are available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Local food partners (unnamed)minorOthersLocal quality partners prepare meals in compliance with HACCP hygiene and safety standards. Menus are adapted according to seasons and customer needs (blended, specific diets). Meals are delivered to customer homes in Saumur, Chinon, and Tours areas.
• Teleassistance partner (unnamed)coreTechnology or IntegrationNext-generation telecare solution partner provides autonomous, effective, reassuring response system for customer safety and independence at home without constraints.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AXEO Services: National franchise network of multi-service home agencies providing ménage, garde d'enfants, jardinage, bricolage and senior services. Directly comparable to Au Sablier's broad 10-module offering and PRESTATAIRE financing through CESU/APA.
• Domidom: French network providing home help and personal care services for seniors and disabled individuals, with a comparable focus on maintien à domicile and APA-financed services. Comparable customer segments and service modules to Au Sablier.
• Petits-fils: Network specializing in aide aux personnes âgées with nationwide agency coverage. Comparable to Au Sablier's senior-focused ADL assistance, dépendance/APA financing model, and emphasis on trained auxiliaires de vie.
• Âge d'Or Services: National franchise network providing personalized services for seniors (aide à domicile, portage de repas, téléassistance, accompagnement). Closely comparable to Au Sablier's combination of personal care, meal delivery, and telecare services.
• O2 Care Services: One of France's largest multi-specialist home care networks (ménage, garde d'enfants, aide aux seniors) operating nationwide through franchised agencies. Directly comparable to Au Sablier as a PRESTATAIRE offering a broad aide à la personne menu financed through APA and tax credits.
• Bien à la Maison: National home services brand offering ménage, repassage, garde d'enfants and aide aux seniors through PRESTATAIRE and MANDATAIRE models. Comparable multi-service portfolio and financing model to Au Sablier.
• Azaé: Brand specializing in aide à domicile for seniors and people with disabilities, with a national network of agencies. Comparable dependency on APA/PCH financing and personal care delivery model to Au Sablier's core offering.
• Senior Compagnie: French franchise network dedicated to senior home care and dependency support, including garde, accompagnement, aide à la vie quotidienne. Directly comparable service scope and target segment to Au Sablier's elderly primary persona.
• ADMR: Leading French association network delivering home help, personal care, and family services nationwide through local ADMR entities. Highly comparable service mix (aide à domicile, portage de repas, transport, garde) and similar reliance on APA/PCH financing, with strong rural departmental coverage overlapping Au Sablier's footprint.

Emerging players

• France Dépannage: Network offering small home repair, gardening, and household maintenance services, similar to Au Sablier's bricolage and jardinage modules. Less focused on personal care, but overlapping on the small-works/home-services consumer proposition.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ausablierservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/au-sablier-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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