Bathildisheim

What Bathildisheim does

Bathildisheim e.V. is a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Bad Arolsen, North Hesse, Germany, operating as part of the Diakonie Deutschland Protestant welfare network. The organization delivers an integrated continuum of disability services through wholly owned operating brands: Karl-Preising-Schule (state-recognized private special needs school covering physical-motor, speech, and emotional-social development), BBW Nordhessen (vocational training center offering over 20 professions for young people with health impairments, with optional on-site residential care), Bathildisheimer Werkstätten (sheltered workshops providing nearly 200 places in assembly, packaging, facility maintenance, and vehicle preparation), and mein weg (residential, assisted living, and outpatient services for children, youth, and adults with disabilities). Supporting service lines include the Cook&Chill commercial kitchen (EU-certified, up to 2,000 meals/day sold to external institutions), PIKSL Labor Kassel (digital inclusion training for seniors and people with disabilities), Bunte Vielfalt (leisure matching platform), Fortbildungen/QuaPro continuing education programs recognized by the Hessian State Education Authority, and Miteinander bewegt (inclusive sports).

The organization's business model is built on government-funded social care and education contracts with statutory health, pension, and long-term care insurers, public youth welfare offices, and the Agentur für Arbeit, supplemented by commercial B2B catering revenue from the Cook&Chill kitchen, external training fees, donations via a dedicated Spenden program and the Förderverein KPS support association, and a digital applicant management system (BITE) for recruitment. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven within a single regional footprint (Waldeck-Frankenberg district and broader North Hesse), leveraging Diakonie network institutional legitimacy and multi-channel outreach (website, social media, careers portal, training events, autism resource platform). Proprietary technical components include TEACCH-based structured teaching materials (Schuhkartonaufgaben, visual supports), the Cook&Chill rapid-chill system (3°C target, CPET packaging, 10-21 day shelf life without preservatives), and a dual-perspective autism knowledge platform combining peer-consultant and professional-educator viewpoints. The organization is governed by a dual-member executive board (Dr. Christian Geyer, Jens Wehmeyer) with Ulrich Welteke as Supervisory Board Chairman.

Name

Bathildisheim

Legal name

Bathildisheim e.V.

Website

https://bathildisheim.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Bathildisheim e.V. is a German nonprofit social welfare organization in Bad Arolsen that operates an integrated continuum of disability services — special education school, vocational training, sheltered workshops, residential care, and outpatient support — for children, youth, and adults across North Hesse, funded primarily by government social-care contracts and supplemented by commercial catering and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Sheltered workshops
• Residential disability care
• Institutional catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Arolsen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Social Care and Education Services (Government-Funded): As a nonprofit social care provider, Bathildisheim e.V. generates revenue through government-funded care contracts, disability services agreements, and educational placements funded by public youth welfare and employment agencies (e.g., BBW training contracts, residential care placements, school funding). Revenue flows from statutory health, pension, and long-term care insurers, and public youth welfare offices.
2. Cook&Chill Institutional Catering Sales: Cook&Chill kitchen produces and sells up to 2,000 meals per day to external institutions (kindergartens, schools, senior homes, and other facilities) for revenue. This is a commercial food service stream sold on a contractual basis to external organizations.
3. Donations and Fundraising: The organization actively solicits donations through its 'Spenden' (donations) program, including specific donation projects and a Förderverein KPS (support association for the Karl-Preising-Schule).
4. Training and Continuing Education Fees: Bathildisheim offers a recognized training provider program approved by the Hessian State Education Office (Landesschulamt Hessen), charging fees for professional development courses to external specialists. The QuaPro internal qualification program supports internal staff while external training programs generate fee revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bathildisheim is a German nonprofit social-services organization headquartered in Bad Arolsen that supports people with disabilities across an integrated continuum of offerings: special-needs schooling (Karl-Preising-Schule), vocational training (BBW Nordhessen), sheltered workshop employment (Bathildisheimer Werkstätten), residential and supported-living care (mein weg), and ancillary commercial services such as Cook&Chill institutional catering and document-shredding. It also runs inclusive leisure programming (Bunte Vielfalt), inclusive sports, autism consulting, professional training, and a digital-inclusion lab (PIKSL Labor Kassel).

Product overview

Bathildisheim e.V. is a social services organization operating as a unified group of complementary divisions rather than a single product. The core offerings include Karl-Preising-Schule (a special education school), BBW Nordhessen (vocational training center), Bathildisheimer Werkstätten (disability workshop facilities with ~200 places), and mein weg (residential and assisted living services) — all serving people with disabilities. Supporting services include Cook&Chill commercial catering, PIKSL Labor Kassel (digital inclusion), Bunte Vielfalt (leisure matching), Autismus-Spektrum consulting, Fortbildungen (professional training), Aktenvernichtung (document shredding), and Miteinander bewegt (inclusive sports project). These operate together under one nonprofit umbrella to provide comprehensive support across education, employment, housing, and community participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• mein weg: Brand for residential and leisure services for children, youth, and adults with disabilities, including boarding school, permanent and intensive living groups, assisted living, and open assistance services

Products and services

• Karl-Preising-Schule Special-needs school for pupils with autism and related communication impairments, applying the TEACCH methodology; serves students referred through the regional school and welfare authorities.
• BBW Nordhessen (Berufsbildungswerk) Vocational training and qualification programs for young adults with disabilities, preparing them for transitions into sheltered work or the general labor market.
• Bathildisheimer Werkstätten Recognized sheltered workshop providing paid employment, work-pedagogical accompaniment, and contract-based production and service work for people with disabilities.
• mein weg Residential and supported-living housing services for people with disabilities, offering varying levels of 24/7 care and assisted independent-living arrangements.
• Cook&Chill Catering Centralized Cook&Chill institutional catering service operated out of the Bathildisheimer Werkstätten, delivering chilled ready-to-finish meals to external B2B clients such as schools, canteens, and care facilities.
• PIKSL Labor Kassel Digital-inclusion laboratory located in Kassel that develops, tests, and teaches accessible digital tools and skills for people with disabilities.
• Bunte Vielfalt Inclusive leisure and community-participation program offering social, cultural, and recreational activities for people with disabilities.
• Autism Consulting Specialist consulting service on autism spectrum conditions for families, schools, employers, and welfare organizations, drawing on TEACCH and person-centered planning expertise.
• Professional Training Continuing-education and qualification courses for caregivers, educators, and social-work professionals in the disability-care field.
• Document Shredding Service Secure on-site and off-site document-destruction service provided through the Bathildisheimer Werkstätten as sheltered-work contract work for B2B clients.
• Inclusive Sports Inclusive sports and movement programs adapted for participants with disabilities, delivered on the Bathildisheim campus and partner venues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 200 workshop places for people with disabilities in various work areas (assembly, packaging, facility maintenance, vehicle preparation)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie Deutschland (Im Verbund der Diakonie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBathildisheim e.V. operates as part of the Diakonie Deutschland (Protestant church social welfare organization) network. The Diakonie affiliation provides institutional legitimacy, access to public funding channels, and a framework for shared standards, advocacy, and best practices in German social welfare. Bathildisheim displays the 'Im Verbund der Diakonie' logo indicating formal membership in this umbrella organization.
• Fröbelseminar Korbach / Kassel (Ev. Fröbelseminar der Diakonie Hessen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner schools for Bathildisheim's trainee-based training programs. The Fröbelseminar provides the theoretical/practical pedagogical education component while Bathildisheim provides the practice placement. Partnership is part of Bathildisheim's vocational training ecosystem.
• Berufskolleg OlsbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner institution for vocational training pathways, providing theoretical education while Bathildisheim provides practical placement for students in training programs.
• Theresia-Gerhardinger-Berufskolleg Warburg-RimbeckminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for vocational training pathways, collaborating with Bathildisheim for combined theoretical and practical training for care and education professions.
• IU Internationale Hochschule (Dual University Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual study program partner for the Social Work & Management / Social Pedagogy (B.A.) program. Bathildisheim provides the practical placement component (50% of study time) while IU delivers the academic component. Bathildisheim covers tuition fees and provides a monthly allowance to students.
• CVJM Hochschule Kassel (Dual University Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual university partner for social work programs, with Bathildisheim providing the practical placement component in its social care settings.
• DHBW Duale Hochschule Baden-WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual university partner providing combined academic and practical training pathways, with Bathildisheim serving as a placement provider for relevant study programs.
• Landesschulamt Hessen (Hessian State Education Office)coreOthersThe Landesschulamt Hessen is the regulatory body that grants Bathildisheim official recognition as a training provider, enabling it to offer certified professional development courses. This is a regulatory/governance relationship rather than a commercial partnership.
• PIKSL Labor Kassel (Digital Inclusion)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIKSL Labor Kassel is a digital inclusion laboratory operating in collaboration with Bathildisheim. It provides digital skills training for seniors and people with disabilities, hosted at Bathildisheim's facilities and referenced on its website as a community service offering.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based nonprofit (International Cerebral Palsy Association) providing integrated services for people with physical and developmental disabilities including school, therapy, vocational training, workshops, and residential care — a strong functional parallel to Bathildisheim's full-continuum model.
• Josefsheim Bigge: Diakonie-affiliated provider in North Rhine-Westphalia operating workshops for people with disabilities (WfbM), vocational training, residential care, and special education under a comparable integrated-continuum model similar to Bathildisheim's structure.
• Stiftung Liebenau: Nonprofit foundation in Baden-Württemberg offering comprehensive disability services across education, vocational training, sheltered workshops, and residential living — a near-functional parallel to Bathildisheim's integrated lifecycle model, though in a different German region.
• Hephata Hessisches Diakoniezentrum e.V. Diakonie-affiliated Hessian social services organization providing similarly integrated disability services including workshops, residential care, vocational training, and education. Direct geographic and structural peer operating under the same funding and regulatory regime as Bathildisheim.

Broad incumbents

• Von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest Diakonie-affiliated nonprofit operators providing disability services, healthcare, education, and sheltered employment across a regional and national footprint — significantly larger than Bathildisheim but operating in the same Diakonie welfare model and disability-services space.
• Lebenshilfe Bundesvereinigung: National federation of local Lebenshilfe associations across Germany providing disability services spanning education, workshops, housing, and family support — a much larger umbrella representing affiliated regional providers comparable to Bathildisheim's service mix.
• Caritas Deutschland: National Catholic welfare umbrella comparable in role to Diakonie, with affiliated providers operating disability workshops, residential care, and vocational training across Germany — a parallel welfare-ecosystem incumbent against which Bathildisheim's Diakonie network competes for referrals and public funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/bathildisheim/?ref=br_tf&epa=SEARCH_BOX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bathildisheim-e-v-
• Instagraminstagram.com/bathildisheim
• Xx.com/bathildisheim

Compliance4 records

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Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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