Fundació CARES

What Fundació CARES does

Fundació CARES is a non-profit foundation established in 1998 and headquartered in Barcelona's Zona d'Activitats Logístiques (ZAL) port area, operating as a Centro Especial de Treball (CET), a legally defined Special Employment Center under Spanish law. The organization's core mission is to create employment opportunities for people with disabilities and those at risk of social exclusion, with 80.1% of its 403-person workforce composed of people with disabilities (56.6% with Special Difficulty). It runs an integrated logistics and supply chain services business that delivers operational throughput at meaningful scale — 264,000+ tonnes of food managed, 21.2 million products manipulated, and 103,000+ km of goods transport in 2024 — across 68,000+ m² of logistics surface area spanning Barcelona (ZAL), El Prat de Llobregat (Mas Blau, opened 2025), Getafe (Madrid), and Sant Cugat.

The foundation's product portfolio centers on B2B logistics outsourcing delivered either at its own warehouses or at client facilities, comprising six integrated service modules: comprehensive warehouse management, product conditioning and handling (packaging changes, kit assembly, bundling, repackaging, palletization, labeling, sample preparation), industrial waste management, conventional and refrigerated goods transport (including FSSC 22000-certified food safety operations), inspection services at border inspection points, and selection and mentoring services that help client companies comply with Spain's General Disability Law (LGD) 2% employment quota. Quality and food-safety certifications — ISO 9001:2015 (2025), FSSC 22000 (renewed 2024), and ISO 45001 — underpin service delivery. The adjacent Club 2C sports/cultural association (founded 2006 with subsidiary CODEC), the Club Empreses employer platform, and the Club Treballadors job bank extend the social mission beyond workplace integration.

The business model is a managed-services B2B revenue model priced via custom multi-year enterprise contracts based on service scope, volume, and duration; no public pricing is disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting companies needing logistics outsourcing and companies seeking to fulfill LGD-mandated disability employment quotas. The dual focus on professional service delivery and social mission, combined with CET regulatory status, constitutes the core value proposition. Founder-adjacent support comes through a network of dual vocational training (FP Dual) partnerships with seven Catalan educational institutions, building a sustained talent pipeline that fed 132 vulnerable hires and 11,400+ training hours in 2024. Leadership includes Helena Borbón as Director General and Lydia Barrachina as Director of People.

Name

Fundació CARES

Legal name

FUNDACIÓ CENTRES D'ALT RENDIMENT EMPRESARIAL I SOCIAL (Fundació CARES)

Website

https://fundacioncares.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundació CARES is a 1998 Barcelona-based non-profit Special Employment Center that delivers integrated logistics outsourcing — warehousing, product conditioning, refrigerated transport, waste management, and inspection — to enterprise clients, while employing and training people with disabilities and those at risk of social exclusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (56121), Administrative and Support Services (561), Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Internal Logistics & Porterage (Interoffice Deliveries, Shipping/Receiving, Furniture Moves) (IMAIALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reconditioned/Refurbished IBCs & Reverse Logistics (Collection, Washing) (IMALAGAG), B2B Heavy/Bulky Last-Mile (Retail-to-Store, Store-to-Store, Jobsite) (TLAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Logistics outsourcing services
• Warehouse management services
• Product conditioning and handling
• Disability employment services
• Industrial waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Logistics Outsourcing Services: B2B contracts for logistics and industrial services including warehouse management, product conditioning, transport, waste management, industrial maintenance, and inspection services. Services are provided to companies under service contracts, with pricing based on scope of services delivered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Fundació CARES delivers B2B logistics and industrial outsourcing services, including integrated warehouse management, product conditioning and handling, transport of goods (including refrigerated), industrial waste management, industrial maintenance, and border inspection services. Operations are carried out at the foundation's own warehouses and at client facilities, while the organization also provides selection, mentoring, and advisory services to help companies meet Spain's General Disability Law (LGD) quota requirements.

Product overview

Fundació CARES operates as a Special Employment Center (Centre Especial de Treball) founded in 1998, providing a unified portfolio of logistics and industrial outsourcing services. The core offering centers on externalització de serveis logístics i industrials (outsourcing services), delivered through integrated service modules: Gestió integral de magatzems (warehouse management), Condicionament de producte i manipulats (product conditioning and handling), Gestió de residus (waste management), Transport de mercaderies (transport), Serveis d'inspecció (inspection services), and Selecció i mentoria (selection and mentoring). These services are complemented by social initiatives including Club 2C (sports and cultural association), Club Empreses (employer platform), Club Treballadors (job bank), and the corporate magazine 'Naranja y Azul'. The organization specializes in creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities and those at risk of social exclusion, functioning as a social enterprise rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Externalització de serveis logístics i industrials (Outsourced Logistics and Industrial Services) Core B2B outsourcing package covering logistics and industrial operations delivered at Fundació CARES's own warehouses or at client facilities for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 264,000+ tonnes of food managed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fundació Energia ResponsableminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Agreement signed to support staff facing energy poverty.
• Fundació SURTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on 'Dona, puja't al carro' project to bring more women into the logistics sector and facilitate their professional training. 8 women participated in 2025 edition.
• Plataforma del Tercer SectorminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025CARES joined the initiative 'Més sostenibilitat, millors serveis' promoted by the Third Sector Platform to update prices in public sector contracts.
• Institut PoblenoucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Educational partnership for dual vocational training (FP Dual). Students combine training at the institute with internships at CARES facilities. This collaboration earned CARES the Excellence level quality certification from the Generalitat de Catalunya.
• Institut Les SalinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Dual FP partnership for Logistics and Transport and IT Systems Administration students.
• Escola del TreballminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for CFGS Mecatrònica Industrial student internships.
• Institut Bernat el FerrerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for CFGS Automatització i Robòtica student internships.
• Centre d'Educació Especial Escola RelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership to welcome students with disabilities for transition to work life in the Special Employment Center.
• Institut Salvador SeguícoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019First dual vocational training partnership, welcoming CFGS Integration Sociolaboral students for internships.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ILUNION: ILUNION is the social-business group of Spain's ONCE foundation, operating the country's largest network of Special Employment Centers across logistics, facilities services, industrial laundry, and contact centers. It is the closest direct peer to Fundació CARES, sharing the CET model, B2B logistics outsourcing focus, and social-employment mission, but at materially greater national and sectoral scale.
• Fundación ONCE: Spanish foundation promoting employment and accessibility for people with disabilities, parent of ILUNION. Operates the Inserta program analogous to CARES' selection and mentoring services, with similar Club-style employer engagement platforms.
• Asociación Inserta Innovación (Fundación ONCE): Specialized entity within the ONCE group focused on training and labor insertion of people with disabilities. Direct parallel to CARES' Selecció i mentoria service line and dual vocational training partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering contract logistics, warehousing, and freight management with operations in Spain. Comparable to CARES on the warehousing and transport services side, but CEVA serves large enterprise clients on commercial terms without a social-employment mission or CET status.
• Adecco (Spain): Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with significant Spanish operations. Comparable to CARES on selection/mentoring and labor-market insertion services, but Adecco is a commercial operator without CET status.
• DHL Supply Chain (Spain): Global contract logistics leader operating dedicated warehouses, value-added services (kitting, packaging, labeling) and transport solutions in Spain. Overlaps with CARES on integrated warehouse management and product conditioning, but operates at much larger scale and without the CET/social-mission positioning.
• CTT Express (Spain): Spanish parcel and last-mile delivery operator. Comparable to CARES' transport service line for distribution platforms and end customers, but operates commercially rather than through a CET.
• XPO Logistics (Spain): Major European 3PL with warehousing, reverse logistics and industrial services in Spain. Comparable to CARES on reverse logistics and industrial waste handling lines, but operates commercially rather than through a CET structure.

Regional players

• SRCL (Stericycle Spain): Spain-based provider of regulated waste management and recycling services. Comparable to CARES' industrial waste management service line, but operates at national scale without the social-employment mission.

Emerging players

• Eurofirms Foundation: Spanish staffing group (Eurofirms) with a foundation promoting labor insertion of people with disabilities. Comparable to CARES on social-employment mission and labor intermediation, but smaller scale in logistics specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/grupCAREs
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupcares

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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