Syndion

What Syndion does

Syndion is a Dutch non-profit healthcare organization that provides support services for children, youth, and adults with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and non-congenital brain injury (NAH). Founded by parents in the 1960s and headquartered in Gorinchem, the organization operates more than 60 small-scale residential and day-activity locations across the Drechtsteden, Alblasserwaard, Rivierengebied, and Land van Heusden en Altena regions of the Netherlands, with additional ambulatory support delivered in clients' own homes. Its service portfolio spans four core lines: Wonen (residential living, including supported housing, training houses, and parent-initiated housing), Dagbesteding en werk (day activities and work programs at care farms, workshops, bakeries, and integration sites such as Hermeta), Kind en jeugd (childcare, daycare, school-based support, and host-family respite programs), and Ambulante ondersteuning (in-home support for independent living). Technology is limited to operational systems — ONS, Monaco, YouForce — and the Caren client portal, with no proprietary platform.

The organization's revenue model is anchored in Dutch national healthcare funding: WLZ (Wet Langdurige Zorg / Long-term Care Act) for long-term residential care, WMO (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning / Social Support Act) for day activities and ambulatory support, and health insurance for clinical-adjacent services. Syndion does not publicly disclose individual service pricing, as costs are covered through these frameworks. Go-to-market is community- and referral-led: clients enter via the centralized Clientservicebureau (Client Service Bureau), with referrals originating from doctors, hospitals, schools, municipal case managers, and word-of-mouth from existing families and partner organizations. The organization employs 501-1000 staff, maintains a volunteer program, and cultivates family and parent-initiative networks that function as both demand-generation channels and distributed capacity-build mechanisms. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors; Syndion operates as an independent not-for-profit under Dutch healthcare regulation.

Name

Syndion

Legal name

Syndion

Website

https://syndion.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Syndion is a Dutch non-profit healthcare organization that provides residential, day-activity, youth, and ambulatory support services for people with physical, intellectual, and non-congenital brain injury disabilities across 60+ locations in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gorinchem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Syndion generates revenue through Dutch healthcare funding mechanisms including WLZ (Long-term Care Act) and WMO (Social Support Act) for residential care, day activities, and ambulatory support services. The organization provides care funded through Dutch health insurance schemes for clients with disabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Syndion is a Dutch non-profit healthcare organization that delivers care, support, and housing services for children and adults with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and non-congenital brain injury (NAH). The organization operates more than 60 small-scale residential and day activity locations across the Drechtsteden, Alblasserwaard, Rivierengebied, and Land van Heusden en Altena regions, providing residential living, day activities, vocational programs, ambulatory support, and child/youth services funded through Dutch WLZ and WMO healthcare frameworks.

Product overview

Syndion is a Dutch healthcare organization providing support services for people with physical and/or intellectual disabilities or non-congenital brain injury. The organization operates as a care services provider offering multiple interconnected service lines: residential living (Wonen) including supported housing, training houses, and parent initiatives; day activities and work (Dagbesteding en werk); children and youth services (Kind en jeugd) including childcare, day centers, school support, and host family placements; and ambulatory support for independent living. The organization manages over 60 small-scale residential and day activity locations across the Drechtsteden, Alblasserwaard, Rivierengebied, and Land van Heusden en Altena regions. Services are delivered through physical care facilities rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SYNza: Saturday day care for children/young people with disabilities in Leerdam
• De Veldlinden
• Buitenhof
• GoedPunt
• De Hoeff

Products and services

• Wonen (Residential Living)

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HermetacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHermeta is an industrial manufacturing company where Syndion clients work alongside regular employees. Clients receive guidance and support while learning industrial production skills. The partnership enables vocational integration and potential advancement to regular employment within the company or elsewhere.
• StaatsbosbeheerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLingebos day activity center collaborates with Staatsbosbeheer (Dutch State Forestry Commission), providing clients with nature conservation work activities and outdoor vocational training.
• DrechtwerkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSyndion client Arja works at Drechtwerk, a social employment service, providing laundry and ironing services for businesses.
• Special Education SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyndion collaborates closely with special education schools, with caregivers present daily to support both children and teachers with personal care and individual guidance.
• Healthcare Institutions (Verzorgingshuizen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyndion operates day activities within care homes for the elderly, such as De Blije Borgh in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Emmahuis in Leerdam, where clients support household tasks and restaurant services.
• De Lange WeiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Zes Molens residential location works together with De Lange Wei, an elderly housing complex located nearby. At night, clients can rely on De Lange Wei's night service for emergencies.
• Housing AssociationsminorOthersSeveral Syndion locations involve housing associations where clients rent apartments directly from the housing association while receiving Syndion care services.
• Schools and Education SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyndion provides support in educational settings, helping children with disabilities integrate into regular and special education schools with appropriate care and guidance.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 's Heeren Loo: 's Heeren Loo is one of the largest Dutch care organizations providing support to people with intellectual disabilities across residential, day activity, and ambulatory settings nationally — a directly comparable Dutch non-profit peer serving the same client population.
• Philadelphia Zorg: Philadelphia Zorg is a Dutch non-profit providing residential care, day activities, and ambulatory support to people with physical and/or intellectual disabilities nationally, closely comparable to Syndion's integrated service model and client base.
• ASVZ: ASVZ is a Dutch care provider supporting people with intellectual disabilities across multiple regions through residential locations, day activities, and ambulatory services — directly comparable in service mix and target population to Syndion.
• Pluryn: Pluryn provides care, education, and support to children, youth, and adults with disabilities across the Netherlands, overlapping with Syndion's child/youth and adult disability service lines in the same funding framework (WLZ/Jeugdwet).
• Amerpoort: Amerpoort is a Dutch non-profit supporting people with intellectual disabilities in residential, day activity, and ambulatory settings, with a similar regional hub-and-small-location model and same funding mechanisms as Syndion.
• Middin: Middin is a Dutch non-profit providing care and support to people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities in the Zuid-Holland region, partially overlapping with Syndion's Drechtsteden service area.

Regional players

• Cosis: Cosis is a Dutch regional care provider for people with intellectual disabilities concentrated in the northern Netherlands, comparable in service model and client base but operating in a different geography than Syndion's central-south footprint.
• De Twentse Zorgcentra: De Twentse Zorgcentra provides Dutch residential and day care for people with intellectual disabilities in the Twente region, comparable in service model and target population but operating in a different geography than Syndion.

Emerging players

• Kentalis: Kentalis provides Dutch care and education services for people with hearing, communication, and intellectual disabilities, with partial overlap on Syndion's intellectual disability segment and shared WLZ/WMO funding base.
• Bartiméus: Bartiméus is a Dutch non-profit supporting people with visual impairment combined with intellectual disabilities, serving a more specialized niche than Syndion but operating within the same Dutch disability care funding system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/syndionzorg
• Xx.com/syndion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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