La Collina

What La Collina does

La Collina Società Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS Impresa Sociale is a Type A+B Italian social cooperative founded in 1988 and headquartered in Trieste, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. It pursues socio-labour inclusion of individuals excluded from the labour market due to mental-health conditions, physical disabilities, substance dependency, or judicial measures, balancing a social mission with market-quality service delivery. Operations are organised across two divisions: Division A delivers social and healthcare services (mental health, addictions, adult distress, unaccompanied foreign minors, rehabilitative projects) funded by public health and social-welfare budgets; Division B delivers administrative front- and back-office services, cultural-heritage global-service management (libraries, museums, archives, theatres), tourism and commerce (Hotel Tritone 18 rooms/26 beds, Osterie Sociali Il Posto delle Fragole and Casa del Popolo, Bar Weiss at the University of Trieste, Bottega del Mondo fair-trade shop), communications and design services, and community programming anchored by Radio Fragola (broadcasting since 1984). The underlying operating model relies on co-design partnerships and public-sector tenders with ASUGI, the Municipality of Trieste, the Province of Trieste, the Municipality of Muggia, the University of Trieste, ATER, and GECT cross-border Italy-Slovenia programmes — supplemented by direct commercial sales at hospitality and retail sites and by community radio / cultural festivals for outreach. La Collina owns or consolidates 16+ cooperatives (Reset, Franco Basaglia, Agricola Monte San Pantaleone, Duemilauno, Interland, Cultura, Lybra, Guarnerio, Arteventi, etc.), holds ISO 9001:2015, UNI/PdR 125 Gender Equality, and D.Lgs. 231/2001 (MOG) certifications, and is governed by an 8-member Board chaired by Fabio Inzerillo. Revenue is derived from long-term public contracts, managed services, direct hospitality and food-and-beverage sales, and fair-trade / professional-services transactions — with no app or software product and no disclosed pricing tiers.

Name

La Collina

Legal name

La Collina Società Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS Impresa Sociale

Website

https://lacollina.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

La Collina is an Italian Type A+B social cooperative founded in 1988 in Trieste, running two divisions: social-healthcare services (mental health, addiction, adult and minor support) and administrative, cultural, tourism, fair-trade, and communications services. It serves public entities — primarily ASUGI, the Municipality of Trieste, and the Province of Trieste — alongside consumers, pursuing labour-market inclusion of disadvantaged individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social cooperative services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), All Other Business Support Services (561499)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Social cooperative services
• Work integration programs
• Administrative outsourcing
• Cultural heritage management
• Mental health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Trieste

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Contracts (Division B): Contracts for administrative services, cultural heritage management (global service), and facility management with public entities including ASUGI, the Municipality of Trieste, and the Province of Trieste. These are long-term contracted services generating recurring revenue.
2. Hospitality and Tourism Services: Direct operation of Hotel Tritone (18 rooms, 26 beds), social restaurants (Osteria Sociale Il Posto delle Fragole, Osteria Sociale Casa del Popolo), and Bar Weiss for the University of Trieste. Revenue from guest stays, food and beverage sales.
3. Social and Healthcare Services (Division A): Management of therapeutic-rehabilitative projects, day centers, residential facilities, home care services, and inclusion programs for adults and minors. Funded through public health and social welfare budgets, primarily ASUGI.
4. Fair Trade Retail (Bottega del Mondo): Sale of fair trade and solidarity economy products (food and craft) sourced from producer cooperatives. Also includes products from Italian social cooperatives employing disadvantaged persons.
5. Commercial Communications Services: Communication and design services (graphic design, web design, event organization) provided to private companies, non-profits, and institutions. Also includes community radio broadcasting via Radio Fragola.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

La Collina is a Type A+B social cooperative that delivers two integrated service portfolios: Division B provides outsourced administrative services, cultural heritage global services (libraries, museums, archives, theaters), and tourism/commercial operations (Hotel Tritone, social restaurants, fair trade shop); Division A delivers socio-health and rehabilitative services for mental health, addiction, adult distress, and unaccompanied foreign minors. All operations are delivered under a work-inclusion model that employs disadvantaged individuals while maintaining ISO 9001:2015-certified quality standards for public and private clients.

Product overview

La Collina is a type A+B social cooperative offering an integrated portfolio of social and commercial services. The core offerings span Division B (administrative services, cultural services, tourism/commerce) and Division A (social-healthcare services including addiction, mental health, adult distress, and minors). Notable products include Hotel Tritone (18-room hospitality), Radio Fragola (community radio since 1984), Officine Sociali Borgo San Sergio (community workshop space), Sartoria Sociale (social sewing), Itinerari Basagliani (heritage tourism), La Bottega del Mondo (fair trade retail), Strambo (creative workshop), Etica Estetica (prison interior design), Osterie Sociali (social restaurants), and Lunatico Festival (annual cultural event).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Radio Fragola: Community radio station broadcasting since 1984, part of Radio Popolare Network. Organizes communication labs for children and youth, produces promotional materials and events.
• Officine Sociali Borgo San Sergio
• Sartoria Sociale Gorizia
• Hotel Tritone
• Itinerari Basagliani
• La Bottega del Mondo Senza Confini Brez Meja
• Strambo
• Etica Estetica
• Osterie Sociali
• Lunatico Festival
• Servizi Amministrativi La Collina
• Servizi Culturali La Collina

Products and services

• Servizi Amministrativi (Administrative Services) Front and back office management, healthcare administrative services, appointment scheduling, reception, and data entry for public and private entities, particularly in the healthcare sector. Sold to public administration and health authority clients.
• Servizi Culturali (Cultural Heritage Global Services) Archival services, library global service, museum global service, and theatrical global service for the management and promotion of cultural heritage. Sold to public cultural institutions and municipalities.
• Hotel Tritone 18-room hotel with 26 beds located in Pineta di Barcola, Trieste. Operated as part of La Collina's hospitality services using a social hospitality model integrating tourism with work inclusion.
• Osterie Sociali (Social Restaurants) Social restaurants including Osteria Sociale Il Posto delle Fragole and Osteria Sociale Casa del Popolo, offering hospitality services combined with work-inclusion programs. Direct consumer-facing service in Trieste.
• La Bottega del Mondo Senza Confini Brez Meja Fair trade retail shop selling food and artisan products from producer cooperatives in developing countries and from Italian social cooperatives. Direct-to-consumer retail service and Ctm-Altromercato consortium member.
• Divisione A - Servizi Socio-Sanitari (Mental Health, Addictions, Adult Distress, Minors) Socio-health and rehabilitative services covering mental health, addiction, adult distress, and unaccompanied foreign minors. Sold to public health and social welfare bodies (primarily ASUGI) and referred through public service channels.
• Radio Fragola Community radio station operating 24 hours per day since 1984, part of Radio Popolare Network. Produces informational and entertainment content, organizes communication labs for children and youth, creates promotional materials, and organizes events. Broadcasts on FM and contributes to social communication workshops.
• Officine Sociali Borgo San Sergio Community cultural, educational and social space in the former Casa del Popolo Palmiro Togliatti, offering courses, artisan workshops, work-integration programs, cultural events, social tavern, carpentry and neighborhood sewing workshop. Hosts the summer community program.
• Sartoria Sociale Gorizia Social sewing workshop providing training and work integration for people in vulnerable conditions, with a focus on textile recycling, circular economy, and cross-border sociality through the Italy–Slovenia GECT program.
• Itinerari Basagliani Educational and multimedia itineraries on the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care and the Basaglia reform in Trieste and Gorizia, including the outdoor itinerary at the Parco Culturale di San Giovanni. Developed with CoPERSaMM and ConF. Basaglia APS.
• Strambo Permanent inclusive creative workshop and autoproduction hub involving young people under 35, artists, designers, craftspeople, educators, and community members in collective skill-building activities.
• Etica Estetica Interior design laboratory project at Trieste's Casa Circondariale prison, producing fair trade furniture and design objects with inmates affected by mental health issues and polydrug addictions, in collaboration with Accademia della Follia – Claudio Misculin APS.
• Commercial Communications and Design Services Communication, graphic design, web design, and event organization services provided to private companies, non-profits, and institutions on a project basis.
• Lunatico Festival Annual cultural festival held in Trieste (July) and Gorizia (August) featuring theater, live music, storytelling, family activities, and sports. Held at Officine Sociali Borgo San Sergio and Parco Basaglia in Gorizia; Lunatico Festival GO 25 held 28–30 August 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pioneered co-design of integrated administrative services with a public entity — unique in Italy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hollywood 4WRD / Los Angeles County Department of Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025International training partnership in community mental health. ASUGI and La Collina team participated in a second phase of international training in Hollywood in February 2026, following an initial phase in April 2025. Sessions on crisis management, psychosocial rehabilitation, and the role of social cooperatives.
• Ctm-AltromercatominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Italy's largest fair trade organization. La Collina became a member after acquiring the Bottega del Mondo fair trade shop, maintaining its affiliation with the Ctm-Altromercato consortium.
• Reset cooperativa socialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerType A social cooperative merged into La Collina through incorporation process, bringing Area Salute Mentale and other social services.
• ASUGI (Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain health authority partner for mental health, addiction, and social care service delivery. Collaborative on therapeutic rehabilitative projects, budget of health programs, and international training (Hollywood partnership).
• C.L.0 Franco BasagliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative named after psychiatrist Franco Basaglia, sharing the mission of deinstitutionalization and community mental health.
• Agricola Monte San PantaleoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural social cooperative partner in regional projects and the Impresa Sociale 2022 conference.
• Confini Impresa SocialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial enterprise partner involved in cross-border and territorial innovation projects.
• Duemilauno Agenzia SocialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial agency cooperative partner in regional social service projects.
• Interland Consorzio per l'Integrazione ed il LavorominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium for integration and labor, part of the cooperative network.
• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic and research partners engaged during the Hollywood training program for evaluation of the H2O community mental health pilot project.
• GECT (Gruppo Europeo di Cooperazione Territoriale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Grouping of Territorial Cooperation managing cross-border health budgets (work, training, sociality, housing) between Italy and Slovenia. La Collina participates through the Sartoria Sociale and mental health projects.
• Università degli Studi di TriesteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Trieste collaborates on academic projects, the Impresa Sociale 2022 conference, and La Collina operates Bar Weiss on university premises.
• Impact Hub TriesteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation ecosystem partner supporting social entrepreneurship and innovation projects.
• Coop. AmicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative social partner in regional social welfare projects.
• Cooperativa CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural cooperative partner involved in the regional cultural and social services network.
• CoPERSaMM (Conferenza Permanente per la Salute Mentale nel Mondo Franco Basaglia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermanent Conference for Mental Health in the World Franco Basaglia. Collaborates on the 'Dai luoghi di cura alla cura dei luoghi' project and the Itinerari Basagliani cultural heritage project.
• ATER di TriesteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional housing authority. La Collina manages social porter service (portierato sociale) at Microarea Zindis, providing community social support in residential areas.
• ConF. Basaglia APScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranco Basaglia Association. Partner in the cultural heritage project 'Dai luoghi di cura alla cura dei luoghi' and Itinerari Basagliani.
• Accademia della Follia – Claudio Misculin APSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural association collaborating on the 'Dai luoghi di cura alla cura dei luoghi' project and related cultural initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coopselios: One of Italy's largest Type A+B social cooperatives, headquartered in Reggio Emilia, providing social/healthcare, educational, hospitality and facility management services across Italy. Directly comparable to La Collina in dual-mission model, multi-service portfolio, and reliance on public contracts.
• CoopCulture: Italian cooperative specializing in cultural heritage and museum/library management services for public entities. Highly comparable to La Collina's Servizi Culturali Division (global service for libraries, museums, archives) and its public-tender business model.
• Mani Tese: Italian NGO/fair trade organization operating Botteghe del Mondo fair trade shops and international cooperation projects. Comparable to La Collina's Bottega del Mondo Senza Confini Brez Meja and CTM-Altromercato affiliation.
• Domus Assistenza: Italian social cooperative focused on healthcare assistance, residential care, and social inclusion programs. Operates a similar Type A structure serving vulnerable populations in northern Italy.
• Cadiai: Bologna-based Italian social cooperative delivering residential, semi-residential and home-care services for vulnerable populations. Comparable to La Collina's Division A mental health, addiction, and disability services.
• Fondazione Villa Emma: Italian non-profit operating therapeutic communities and work-integration projects for adolescents and marginalized individuals. Comparable model of social mission integrated with productive activity, in the same northern Italian context.

Broad incumbents

• CGM (Consorzio Gino Mattarelli): Italy's largest consortium of social cooperatives, aggregating over 80 member cooperatives across welfare, education, cultural and work-integration services. Represents the macro-organizational umbrella analogous to La Collina's regional cooperative ecosystem.

Regional players

• Consorzio SIS (Sistema Integrato Salute): Trieste-based consortium integrating social and health services for vulnerable populations in FVG. Operates in the same catchment area as La Collina and serves overlapping public-sector clients.
• Itaca Cooperativa Sociale: Friuli Venezia Giulia-based social cooperative providing mental health, addiction, and social inclusion services. Closest geographic peer to La Collina and competes for the same ASUGI contracts.
• Cooperativa Sociale Piese: Type A+B social cooperative in Friuli Venezia Giulia providing healthcare, social services, and work-integration programs for disadvantaged persons. Closely comparable to La Collina in scale, services, and territorial focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LaCollinaCoopSocTS
• Instagraminstagram.com/la_collina_cooperativa_sociale

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

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