What Gemeente Meppel does

Gemeente Meppel is the municipal government authority for the city of Meppel in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands. It operates as a public administrative body (not a commercial enterprise) and provides mandated public services to residents and businesses within its jurisdiction, organized across roughly eight neighborhoods including Centrum, Nieuwveense Landen, Oosterboer/Ezinge, and Rogat/Broekhuizen. Its service portfolio spans more than ten administrative categories: civil registry (births, marriages, deaths), travel and personal documents (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), waste and green services, taxes and subsidies, housing/construction permits, business licensing, social support (welfare, youth, income), parking and transport, and complaints/objections procedures.

The municipality delivers these services through a multi-channel model combining a digital platform at meppel.nl (including a dedicated Digitale Belastingbalie portal at belastingbalie.meppel.nl), in-person service at the Stadhuis (Town Hall) at Grote Oever 26 and the Gemeentewerf at Eekhorstweg 16, telephone via the general number 14 0522, and digital contact forms at mijn.meppel.nl. The technology stack is a standard municipal service platform: online application systems for permits and registrations, digital tax payment and direct-debit setup, DigiD-based authentication for citizen-facing transactions, and a coordinated vulnerability disclosure infrastructure.

Funding comes from a mix of compulsory taxation and administrative fees. Major revenue streams include the Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB) property tax (0.102% for residential owners, 0.425% for non-residential owners, 0.304% for non-residential users in 2026), the Afvalstoffenheffing waste levy (€242 per household in 2026, up from €230 in 2025), the Rioolheffing sewerage levy (€186 per household), travel-document fees (€67.05–€88.65 for passports, €43.20–€80.10 for ID cards), and an entrepreneur fund contribution of €35 per €100,000 of WOZ value. The municipality also administers add-on financial products: sustainability loans of €2,500–€25,000 (via SVn) and starter/unlock loans up to €30,000 for first-time home buyers. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-citizen, segmented horizontally across individual citizens, businesses, youth/families, elderly/vulnerable residents, new residents, and property owners.

Name

Gemeente Meppel

Legal name

Gemeente Meppel

Website

https://meppel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gemeente Meppel is the Dutch municipal government of Meppel, Drenthe, providing mandated public services including civil registry, permits, waste management, taxation, and social support to residents and businesses through digital, telephone, and in-person channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administrative and Support Services (561)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Civil registry services
• Public permit issuance
• Property tax collection
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Meppel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB) - Property Tax: Property tax levied on owners of buildings and land. Rates: 0.102% for residential (2026), 0.425% for non-residential owners (2026), 0.304% for non-residential users (2026). Based on WOZ (Waardering Onroerende Zaken) values.
2. Afvalstoffenheffing - Waste Collection Levy: Mandatory levy for municipal waste collection services. €242 per household (2026), €230 per household (2025). Charged to all users of residential properties.
3. Rioolheffing - Sewerage Levy: Levy for sewage and groundwater management. €186 per household. Funds maintenance of sewerage systems and groundwater level management.
4. Leges - Administrative Fees: Fees for administrative services including passport/ID applications, marriage registration, business licenses, permits, and certificates. Various fee levels based on service type.
5. Reisdocumenten - Travel Documents: Fees for passport and ID card issuance. ID card 18+: €80.10, ID card under 18: €43.20, Passport 18+: €88.65, Passport under 18: €67.05, Expedited service: additional €60.30.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gemeente Meppel delivers mandatory Dutch municipal services to residents and businesses of Meppel, including civil registry administration (births, marriages, deaths), issuance of travel and identity documents (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), building and demolition permits, property taxation (OZB), waste collection levies, sewerage charges, business licensing, social welfare support, and youth/family services. Services are delivered through in-person counters at the Stadhuis, an online portal at meppel.nl, telephone, and dedicated digital modules such as the Digitale Belastingbalie.

Product overview

Gemeente Meppel operates a comprehensive digital municipal service platform offering over 10 distinct administrative service categories through its website. The service portfolio includes core civil registry functions (travel documents, birth/marriage/death registrations), financial services (tax collection, sustainability loans, starter loans), environmental services (waste management, recycling), urban development (building permits, heritage management), business licensing, social support services, and parking/transportation services. The platform uses a modular architecture with dedicated portals for specific services like the Digital Tax Counter, online application systems, and appointment scheduling, all integrated into the main municipal website at meppel.nl.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Full website accessibility achieved according to toegankelijkheidsverklaring

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Stichting KnarrenhofminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeente Meppel and Stichting Knarrenhof signed an intent agreement (intentieovereenkomst) to jointly investigate the possibility of developing a Knarrenhof (age-friendly housing concept) in Nieuwveense Landen. This represents a strategic partnership for housing development focused on lifecycle-proof living for seniors.
• Jantril MonitoringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJantril Monitoring conducts building surveys (bouwkundige vooropnames) in the Eekmolenbrug construction area. They document existing damage to buildings and install vibration monitors to prevent construction damage.
• Van Spijker Infra BouwminorOthersContractor responsible for Eekmolenbrug bridge replacement and street redesign work. Contact person: R. Rook (uitvoerder).
• Siers GroepminorOthersContractor responsible for cable and pipeline work during infrastructure projects. Customer service: 088-5572200.
• Otten InframinorOthersInfrastructure contractor for Brandemaat area road redesign. Responsible for Phase 1-4 work. Contact: T. Mulder, customer service 0521 380 611.
• Jantril MonitoringminorOthersBuilding monitoring company conducting pre-construction surveys and vibration monitoring during Eekmolenbrug project. Contact: 088-7881750 or [email protected]

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Assen: Provincial capital of Drenthe and same-province peer municipality. Operates under identical Dutch municipal law, providing comparable OZB, waste/sewerage levies, civil registry, and social support services to Meppel.
• Gemeente Utrecht: Mid-to-large Dutch municipality with comparable service portfolio including digital tax counter, online permit applications, sustainability subsidy programs, and neighborhood-based citizen engagement — same operating model as Gemeente Meppel.
• Gemeente Amsterdam: Another Dutch municipality (gemeente) performing the same statutory functions of civil registry, identity documents, local taxation, permits, waste collection, and social support. Amsterdam is a much larger direct peer in the same legal/governance category.
• Gemeente Zwolle: Closest geographic peer municipality in the same Overijssel/Drenthe region with similar population scale (~130k). Operates identical gemeentelijke services, comparable digital platform, and similar sustainability/housing policy mix.
• Gemeente Den Haag: Large Dutch municipality operating under the same Gemeentewet with identical product/service mix including passport/ID issuance, OZB, building permits, waste management, and social services — useful benchmark for digital service delivery at scale.
• Gemeente Emmen: Largest Drenthe municipality by area and population (~107k). Direct in-province peer operating the same statutory service portfolio with comparable rural-urban mix and demographic profile as Meppel.
• Gemeente Hoogeveen: Neighboring Drenthe municipality of similar population size (~55k) with directly comparable gemeentelijke service portfolio, OZB tax structure, and digital service platform — strong same-province peer benchmark.
• Gemeente Rotterdam: Major Dutch municipality operating under identical Gemeentewet framework as Meppel, providing the same portfolio of OZB taxation, passport/ID issuance, building permits, waste management, and social services. Direct comparable in product/mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): National umbrella association representing all Dutch municipalities including Gemeente Meppel. Sets common standards, negotiates with national government on municipal funding, and operates shared digital infrastructure — a sector-level incumbent shaping Meppel's operating environment.

Others

• SVn (Stimuleringsfonds Volkshuisvesting Nederlandse gemeenten): Dutch public fund that administers sustainability loans and starter loans on behalf of municipalities including Gemeente Meppel. Operational implementation partner and adjacent infrastructure provider for Meppel's Duurzaamheidslening product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gemeentemeppel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-meppel/?originalSubdomain=nl
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeente_meppel

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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