Grupo Nucase

What Grupo Nucase does

Grupo Nucase is a privately held Portuguese professional services firm founded in 1978 in Tires, São Domingos de Rana, providing accounting, tax compliance, human resources management, payroll processing, and business consulting services. The firm operates from three offices in Portugal — Carcavelos (headquarters, since 2002), Beloura/Sintra, and Lisbon — with an additional representative office in Luanda, Angola (NUCASE Angola, established 2007), and channel partnerships in Spain and Brazil. It serves more than 1,500 companies of diverse sizes and activities, ranging from micro and small enterprises to mid-market clients, employing approximately 150 qualified professionals under certified accountant responsibility. The firm is founder-led by António Nunes and operates without external institutional investors or public listing.

The technology stack includes proprietary client-facing platforms: the Client Portal (portalcliente.nucase.pt) and the HR Portal (portalrh.nucase.pt) with two-factor authentication, plus the recently launched Nucase Eco Easy digital service enabling fully online business operations. Nucase is a Software Primavera Partner since 2004, supports PRIMAVERA management software remotely, and processes approximately 9,000 payroll receipts per month with GDPR-certified data automation integrated with accounting systems. The firm holds ISO 9001 certification (since 2003) and ISO 27001 certification (since 2022) for HR administrative management. Revenue is generated through recurring professional services fees across accounting, tax, HR/payroll, and consulting lines, with usage-based pricing for remote technical support (€60/hour) and unit pricing for webinars and training programmes.

Name

Grupo Nucase

Legal name

Nucase - Contabilidade e Fiscalidade, SA

Website

https://nucase.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Grupo Nucase is a Portuguese professional services firm, founded 1978, providing accounting, tax, HR/payroll, and business consulting to more than 1,500 companies across Portugal via three offices and approximately 150 professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accounting & Taxation Services: Core accounting, tax compliance and reporting services. Includes tax framework, statement completion, tax determination, certified accountant responsibility, sector indicators, tax optimisation, and administrative mediation. Delivered as recurring professional services billed on a per-service or retainer basis.
2. Human Resources & Payroll Services: Comprehensive HR management including payroll processing (9,000 receipts/month), recruitment and selection, training and development, performance evaluation, hiring incentives management, and HR process auditing. Outsourced as professional services complementing or replacing internal HR departments.
3. Consulting Services: IT Business Consulting, Tax Consulting, HR Consulting, and Management Consulting delivered as specialised professional services. Includes business plans, mergers and acquisitions analysis, risk analysis, company valuation, financial restructuring, management reports, and applications for community or national funding.
4. Technical Support Services: Remote assistance and technical support for management software (Primavera). Remote assistance billed at 60 euros/hour with minimum periods of 15 minutes, plus VAT. Support hours Monday to Friday 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-18:00.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grupo Nucase is a Portuguese business management support firm providing four core service lines: (1) Accounting and Taxation services covering tax statements, tax assessment, accounting reports, VAT refunds and certified accountant responsibility; (2) Human Resources and Payroll services including payroll processing (9,000 receipts/month), recruitment, training and HR administration; (3) Multi-disciplinary Consulting (IT Business, Tax, HR and Management Consulting) including M&A analysis, business plans, financial restructuring and company valuation; and (4) Digital services through the Nucase Eco Easy 100% digital platform. The firm serves over 1,500 companies from offices in Carcavelos, Sintra and Lisbon with approximately 150 professionals.

Product overview

Nucase (Grupo Nucase) is a Portuguese business management support company founded in 1978, providing a comprehensive portfolio of services organized around four core areas: (1) Accounting & Taxation — handling tax statements, accounting reports, VAT refunds, and compliance; (2) Payroll/Human Resources — processing payroll for approximately 9,000 receipts monthly, recruitment, training, and HR management; (3) Nucase Consulting — offering IT Business, Tax, HR, and Management consulting sub-services; and (4) Digital Services — including the Nucase Eco Easy platform for fully digital accounting. The company operates online client and HR self-service portals, provides PRIMAVERA software support, and integrates with E-goi for newsletters. The group serves over 1,500 companies across Portugal with approximately 150 professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nucase Eco Easy: A 100% digital accounting and management service that allows clients to manage their business entirely online.
• Nucase Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing of 9,000 payroll receipts per month
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and minor.

• ECOVIS InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Nucase joined ECOVIS, an international network of consulting, accounting, tax, audit and HR firms present in over 90 countries. The membership strengthens Nucase's ability to support clients in increasingly global, demanding and interconnected markets, enabling experience sharing between markets and reinforcing quality, currency and consistency of solutions. Benefits extend to both internationally active clients and exclusively domestic clients.
• TIAG - International Accountancy NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Nucase serves as representative of TIAG-International Accountancy Network in Portugal and Angola, providing international accounting network representation and cross-border support capabilities.
• Arrabe Asesores (Spain)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2006Partnership with Arrabe Asesores covering fiscal advisory, accounting, legal and labour advisory services for clients with Spanish operations. Also includes Arrabe Integra for business advisory services.
• Primavera Software PartnercoreTechnology or IntegrationNucase holds Software Primavera Partner status (since 2004), providing implementation and support for Primavera management software solutions. Provides remote assistance tools for both Windows and Mac platforms.
• Velani Contabilidade e Gestão Empresarial (Brazil)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Velani Contabilidade e Gestão Empresarial in Brazil, providing accounting and business management services for clients with Brazilian operations.
• Vibratto - Assessoria Financeira Empresarial (Brazil)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Vibratto for financial business advisory services in Brazil.
• Atlanticare - Serviços de Saúde, SAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth and safety services partnership providing occupational health services.
• PVS - Ponto Verde ServiçosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerESG service partnership between NUCASE and Ponto Verde Serviços (PVS), offering innovative sustainability solutions for clients. Launched in 2024.
• Order of Certified Accountants (Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados)coreOthersProfessional order governing certified accountants in Portugal. Nucase operates under certified accountant responsibility.
• ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de LisboaminorOthersPartnership with ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa for knowledge sharing and academic collaboration.
• Fortunato & Associado S.R.O.C., LdaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccounting firm partnership for referral and collaborative service delivery.
• COTEC PortugalcoreOthersMember of COTEC Innovation SME Network since 2015. COTEC promotes competitiveness of companies in Portugal through innovation culture and practice.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Portugal: Big 4 professional services firm with full Portuguese operations. Overlaps significantly on audit, tax, consulting and HR services but serves larger enterprise clients as part of a global portfolio.
• PwC Portugal: Big 4 firm operating across Portugal with full-service audit, tax, consulting and HR/payroll offerings. Competes for the same mid-market consulting work that Nucase Consulting targets.
• EY Portugal: Big 4 firm with full Portuguese presence offering audit, tax, transaction advisory and consulting. Overlaps with Nucase's higher-end advisory services and competes for the same mid-market clients.
• KPMG Portugal: Big 4 firm operating in Portugal with audit, tax, legal and consulting practices. Comparable broad professional services portfolio, though typically targeting larger enterprises and cross-border mandates.

Direct peers

• BDO Portugal: Mid-tier international accounting, tax and advisory network operating in Portugal with a comparable SME/mid-market focus. Directly comparable on service portfolio (audit, tax, HR/outsourcing, consulting) and target segments.
• Grant Thornton Portugal: International mid-tier accounting and advisory network with Portuguese operations. Comparable breadth of accounting, tax, HR/payroll and consulting services to SMB and mid-market clients.
• Crowe Portugal: Top-10 global accounting network with Portuguese member firm. Similar scope of accounting, tax, HR/payroll outsourcing and consulting services aimed at SMB and mid-market clients.
• Baker Tilly Portugal: Mid-tier accounting and consulting network operating in Portugal. Comparable service mix (accounting, tax, HR outsourcing, advisory) and target customer profile (SMEs and mid-market companies).
• RSM Portugal: Global mid-tier audit, tax and consulting network with Portuguese presence. Directly comparable offering in accounting outsourcing, payroll, tax compliance and business advisory.
• Mazars Portugal: International audit, tax and advisory firm active in Portugal. Closely comparable professional services offering across accounting outsourcing, payroll, tax and consulting for SMB and mid-market clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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