ctr conseil

What ctr conseil does

CTR Conseil, commercially operating as Leyton France, is a French professional-services firm specializing in financial performance optimization for businesses, public-sector organizations, and nonprofits. Founded in 1997, it operates as the French arm of the global Leyton group, which spans 20 countries, 40+ offices, and 3,000+ multidisciplinary experts. The firm's service portfolio is organized around six core competencies: Innovation Funding (Crédit d'Impôt Recherche, Crédit d'Impôt Innovation, JEI status, IP Box, and national/regional/EU aid), Tax and Financial Performance, HR Performance (social-charge and payroll optimization), Purchasing Performance (contract and supplier risk analysis), Environmental Performance (Extended Producer Responsibility, waste management, environmental taxation), and Training. A specialized 2026 launch — the DRSF secure room — extends service capability into defense, nuclear, and critical R&D sectors requiring air-gapped handling of sensitive CIR dossiers.

The underlying delivery model is human-advisory rather than technology-led: core technology is not disclosed, no proprietary AI/ML capability is in evidence, and there is no public API, SDK, or MCP surface. Revenue is generated via professional-services engagements delivered by multidisciplinary teams — engineers, scientists, tax specialists, payroll experts, and financial consultants — augmented by an integrated partner-lawyer network (LEYTON LEGAL) for legal execution. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the model is project- and engagement-based, likely blending advisory fees with success-fee economics on fiscal recoveries. Customers are highly diversified, ranging from large enterprises (Sephora, Ubisoft, bioMérieux, Villeroy & Boch, Teisseire, Fayat) to startups (Stations-E, ComptaSecure), public-sector entities (Mairie des Ulis, Centre Hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors), and nonprofits (Groupe SOS), with no concentration in any single account. GTM is sales-led via direct expert consultation, supported by a content engine of white papers, webinars, case studies, and newsletters.

Name

ctr conseil

Legal name

Leyton France

Website

https://ctr-conseil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CTR Conseil (Leyton France) is a French financial-performance consulting firm, founded in 1997, that advises enterprises, public-sector bodies, and startups on R&D tax credits, tax optimization, HR/payroll, procurement, and environmental compliance via multidisciplinary expert teams and partner law firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting services focused on financial performance optimization, innovation financing, tax optimization, HR performance, procurement performance, and environmental performance. Services include analysis, opportunity identification, implementation support, and results monitoring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CTR Conseil (Leyton France) is a financial performance consulting firm that helps organizations identify and activate financial levers — including R&D tax credits (CIR, CII), JEI status, IP Box, national/regional/EU innovation aids, social-charge and payroll optimization, tax optimization and recovery of unduly paid amounts, purchasing and supplier risk analysis, and environmental performance (waste, REP, environmental taxation). Services are delivered through multidisciplinary expert teams supported by partner law firms, with custom implementation and results monitoring from analysis to measurable outcomes.

Product overview

CTR Conseil (Leyton France) is a consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of financial performance services organized around six core competencies: Innovation Funding (CIR/CII, JEI status, IP Box), Tax and Financial Performance, HR Performance, Purchasing Performance, Environmental Performance, and Training. The firm also offers specialized services such as the DRSF secure room for confidential R&D tax credit files. These services are delivered through a multidisciplinary team of technical consultants, engineers, scientists, tax specialists, payroll experts, and financial experts, supported by partner law firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Performance RH (HR Performance) Analyzes social data and processes to identify unrecovered amounts, contribution errors and sources of overcosts in social charges, Social Security daily allowances, exemption schemes and payroll practice reliability.
• Financement de l'innovation (Innovation Funding) Assists companies in identifying, obtaining and securing funding mechanisms dedicated to research and innovation, including CIR (Research Tax Credit), CII (Innovation Tax Credit), JEI status, IP Box, and national, regional or European aids.
• Fiscalité et performance financière (Tax and Financial Performance) Identifies tax and financial optimization opportunities adapted to the company's activity, locations and investments, and assists with contribution analysis, recovery of unduly paid amounts, securing of mobilized schemes and implementation of identified savings.
• Performance achats (Purchasing Performance) Secures spending and supplier relationships by identifying anomalies, overpayments and contractual gaps; experts analyze contracts, invoices and purchasing processes to recover amounts due, prevent risks and improve operational performance.
• Performance environnementale (Environmental Performance) Assists in mastering environmental obligations, including waste management, extended producer responsibility (REP) channels, environmental taxation and opportunities for reducing environmental impact.
• Formations (Training) Training programs for teams on three key areas — CIR/CII, Extended Producer Responsibility (REP), and waste management — combining regulatory contributions, practical cases and directly applicable tools.
• Salle DRSF (Diffusion Restreinte Spéciale France) A secure, isolated physical facility dedicated to drafting the most sensitive CIR files for companies in defense, nuclear and critical R&D sectors, operating without internet or external network connections to ensure absolute technical and operational confidentiality.

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LEYTON LEGAL networkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeyton is a member of the LEYTON LEGAL multidisciplinary network. For all their missions, Leyton involves independent law firms for the execution of services of a legal nature, some of which belong to this network. Partner law firms provide legal expertise for tax optimization, innovation financing, and regulatory compliance matters.
• Independent law firms (avocats partenaires)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner law firms collaborate with Leyton consultants and experts to construct strategies adapted to client projects and their maturity level. These independent law firms are involved in all missions requiring legal expertise, including R&D tax credit dossiers, fiscal optimization, and regulatory compliance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ayming: French-headquartered consulting firm specializing in innovation financing (CIR/CII), HR performance, and tax optimization; directly competes with Leyton France in the same CIR/JEI advisory market with a comparable multidisciplinary model.
• Alixio: French consulting group focused on HR performance, social charge optimization, and transformation advisory; overlaps directly with Leyton's Performance RH practice and shares a similar mid-market French enterprise customer base.
• Wavestone: French-origin management and technology consulting firm serving large enterprises on performance, transformation, and innovation topics; comparable in scale, French roots, and cross-functional consulting mandate.
• Sia Partners: Paris-born international management consulting firm offering strategy, transformation, and operational performance services; competes with Leyton across the same European enterprise and public-sector client base.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG France: Big 4 firm offering tax credit advisory (CIR/CII), HR/payroll consulting, and procurement performance as part of a broader audit and advisory portfolio; competes with Leyton on R&D tax credit mandates while serving many of the same large French enterprises.
• Deloitte France: Big 4 firm providing R&D tax credit services, HR transformation, and fiscal optimization; overlaps with Leyton's six practice areas but as one offering within a much wider consulting, audit, and risk portfolio.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global performance-improvement consulting firm offering financial advisory, operational restructuring, and tax services; comparable to Leyton on its performance and fiscal optimization mandates, particularly with mid-market and large enterprises.
• RSM France: Mid-tier audit, tax, and consulting network with significant French R&D tax credit advisory practice; competes with Leyton on CIR/CII engagements for mid-market companies in France.
• Grant Thornton France: Professional services firm offering tax advisory, transaction support, and operational consulting; comparable to Leyton on tax and HR advisory mandates within a broader accounting-focused practice.
• BDO France: International audit, tax, and advisory network with active French CIR/CII and HR consulting practices; competes with Leyton on innovation-financing mandates for SMEs and mid-market companies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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