Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn

What Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn does

Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn gGmbH is a registered non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH) headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, that operates as the holding entity for the Kolping-Gruppe Paderborn. Founded in 1965 under the Catholic Kolpingwerk social association, the group today comprises 36 subsidiary companies running 86 service locations across the Erzbistum Paderborn diocese, with nearly 2,760 employees and approximately EUR 130 million in 2024 revenue. Operations span eight business fields covering the full education chain — early childhood (Kolping Kita gGmbH, 10 kindergartens), vocational and Berufskolleg schools (Kolping Schulwerk), healthcare academies (Kolping Akademie für Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen), regional adult continuing education (five Kolping-Bildungszentren), youth welfare (Theodor-Hürth-Haus), refugee and integration services (Kolping Bildung und Integration, IBZ gGmbH), and a network of 10–11 inclusion enterprises (Die Brücke group) operating hotels, restaurants, laundries, a coffee roastery (Tatico), a grocery store, and a second-hand department store. Technical components include outsourced Dutch-built routing-optimization software for clothing-container collection (28% efficiency gain) and exploratory AI use cases developed with Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt.

Name

Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn

Legal name

Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn gGmbH

Website

https://kolping-bildung-paderborn.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn is a non-profit Catholic education and social-services holding operating 36 subsidiaries at 86 locations across the Erzbistum Paderborn, delivering childcare, vocational training, integration, and inclusion-enterprise employment services to disadvantaged youth, people with disabilities, refugees, and adult learners in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Other Schools and Instruction (6116), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Learning Support (Dyslexia/LD Coaching, Assistive Strategies) (EDAJALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Vocational education training
• Social welfare services
• Inclusive employment programs
• Childcare kindergarten services
• Adult continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Paderborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Social Welfare Contracts: Revenue from government contracts and social welfare funding for educational, vocational training, and integration services for disadvantaged youth, refugees, and people with disabilities
2. Educational Services Fees: Fees for professional education, language courses, care training, and continuing education programs
3. Tatico Fair Trade Products: Revenue from fair trade coffee and related products sold through Röstwerkstatt Brakel, including online sales and B2B partnerships
4. Inclusion Company Operations: Revenue from 10 inclusion companies including hotels, restaurants, laundries, and retail operations that employ people with disabilities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn gGmbH is a non-profit educational and social services holding company operating 36 subsidiaries across 86 locations in the Erzbistum Paderborn region of Germany. Its offerings span the full education chain including early childhood care (10 kindergartens), vocational schools, nursing/healthcare academies, adult continuing education, inclusion enterprises employing people with disabilities (hotels, restaurants, laundries, retail), fair trade coffee (Tatico), and integration/rehabilitation services.

Product overview

Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn is a non-profit educational and social services holding organization comprising 36 subsidiary companies operating across 8 business fields at 86 locations in the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The portfolio includes childcare services (Kolping Kita gGmbH with 10 facilities), vocational schools (Kolping Schulwerk), healthcare academies with nursing schools, regional training centers for continuing education, 11 inclusion enterprises providing employment for people with disabilities (hotels, restaurants, laundries, retail), fair trade coffee brand Tatico, the Kolpingwald forest conservation project, and youth development programs at the Gutshof farm. With approximately 2,760 employees and 130 million euros in annual revenue (2024), it is a significant provider of education, training, and social integration services in North Rhine-Westphalia. The diverse subsidiaries operate under the unified Kolping brand while maintaining specialized focus areas across the education-to-employment continuum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kolping Kita gGmbH Catholic early childhood education and care services operating 10 kindergarten locations, including the Kita im Kloster auf der Brede in Brakel, the oldest kindergarten in the Höxter district founded in 1893.
• Kolping Schulwerk gem. GmbH Vocational school operator managing Berufskolleg institutions including Kolping-Berufskolleg Paderborn, Theresia Gerhardinger Berufskolleg in Warburg, and Adolph-Kolping-Schule Brakel (special needs school with focus on learning).
• Kolping Akademie für Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen gem. GmbH Academy for health and social services managing nursing schools (Pflegefachschule) in Gütersloh and Enger, providing training for healthcare professionals.
• Kolping-Bildungszentren (Regional Training Centers) Regional training and continuing education centers including Kolping-Bildungszentren Ruhr, Westfalen, Südwestfalen, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, and other locations offering vocational training and adult education.
• Tatico Fair Trade Coffee (Röstwerkstatt Brakel)
• Integrations- und Beratungszentrum (IBZ) Paderborn und Höxter gGmbH Integration and consulting center co-founded by Kolping and Lebenshilfe in 2004, providing placement support, rehabilitation case management, and occupational integration services for people with disabilities in the Paderborn and Höxter districts.
• Kolping STORE Wetter Second-hand goods store operated by Kolping, offering sustainable shopping options and supporting the organization's social mission.
• Kolpingwald Forest Conservation Project Forest conservation initiative in collaboration with Wohlleben Waldakademie, protecting a 30,000 m² area of beech forest in Lohmar for 50 years to preserve old-growth forest for the future.
• Kolping Inclusion Enterprises (Hotels, Restaurants, Laundries) Network of 11 inclusion enterprises providing employment for people with disabilities: three hotels (Ardey Hotel, Hotel Aspethera, Hotel Susato), two restaurants, two laundries, one coffee roastery, one grocery store, and one second-hand department store.
• Tatico Cáscara

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 revenue of approximately 130 million EUR with positive development trajectory
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lebenshilfe Kreisverband Paderborn e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2004Co-founder of Integrations- und Beratungszentrum (IBZ) gGmbH in November 2004. Partnership focused on supporting people with disabilities in their life planning through integration services, rehabilitation case management, and employment support. Both organizations have jointly developed IBZ into a comprehensive integration center serving the Paderborn and Höxter regions over 20 years.
• SC Paderborn 07 (SCP07)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership as main partner for the Herzblut.Verbindet umbrella brand. Collaboration focuses on socially relevant educational and social projects including Bundesliga bewegt, NULLSIEBEN Bildungszone, SCP07-Fußballschule, Kids Club, KiTa-Aktionstage, and Fußballfans im Training. Kolping receives marketing and advertising rights including LED signage at Home Deluxe Arena and social media presence.
• Wohlleben WaldakademieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Kolping-Wald-Projekt (Kolping Forest Project) aimed at preserving original forest. Project protects over 30,000 m2 of beech forest over 250 years old for 50 years for future wilderness preservation. Promoted at SCP07 sustainability match days.
• Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL)coreOthersMajor public funding and commissioning partner for IBZ integration services. LWL-Referatsleiter Ralph Peya reported over 15,000 orders processed in 20 years of partnership. Strong trust-based relationship in the Ostwestfalen region.
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung WestfalencoreOthersPublic insurance partner for rehabilitation services. Praised IBZ for reliability, accessibility, and high professional standards in providing rehabilitation case management and professional integration support.
• Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft InklusionsfirmenminorOthersKolping-Bildungswerk participates in this state-level association of inclusion companies. Regina Schafmeister serves as one of four speakers. Association engages in social policy exchange and advocacy at state level, including meetings with NRW Labor Minister Karl Josef Laumann.
• Unique United (Louis Kleemeyer)minorOthersInclusion platform founded by Louis Kleemeyer, who became the first IT specialist in NRW to complete training despite learning disability. Featured at IBZ 20th anniversary celebration. Company demonstrates how to break down barriers and promote inclusion.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas: runs parallel education, vocational, integration, and care services. Direct peer because it competes for the same LWL/Jobcenter/Agentur-für-Arbeit contracts and operates an analogous network of welfare subsidiaries and inclusion-style programs.
• Caritas Deutschland: Largest Catholic welfare association in Germany and the most direct peer: provides education, vocational training, integration, childcare, inclusion, and social services across multiple federal states, competing for the same government contracts and serving overlapping populations.
• Kolping-Bildungswerk München: Sister Kolping-Bildungswerk organization in another German diocese, operating the same Kolping brand model of vocational training, integration, and inclusion enterprises. Direct peer by brand, service portfolio, and Catholic affiliation.
• Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw): Employer-led vocational education and training group offering AZAV-certified programs for disadvantaged youth, migrants, and adults. Comparable on vocational training delivery model, government funding mix, and B2B/B2C participant mix.
• CJD (Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands): Christian youth-village organization running vocational schools, Berufsbildungswerke, integration services, and inclusion programs across Germany. Comparable on special-needs vocational education and government-funded youth welfare contracts.
• Internationaler Bund (IB): Major non-profit provider of vocational training, youth welfare, migration/integration services, and education programs funded by Agentur für Arbeit, Jobcenter, and Länder. Direct competitor in the same AZAV-certified vocational-training category.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella welfare association coordinating hundreds of member organizations delivering social services, education, integration, and inclusion programs — competing for the same public-sector contracts and serving overlapping participant populations.
• AWO Bundesverband: Workers' Welfare Association operates kindergartens, vocational training, integration programs, and social welfare services in NRW and nationwide. Highly comparable on customer segments (disadvantaged youth, refugees, families) and public funding mix.

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA Akademie: Larger for-profit/private incumbent offering vocational retraining, continuing education, and AZAV-certified courses nationwide. Overlaps with Kolping-Bildungswerk's training-center business but operates at much greater scale and broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Berufsbildungswerk (BBW) providers: Network of specialized vocational training centers for young people with disabilities across Germany. Emerging/segment peer to Kolping's Kolping-Berufsbildungswerk Brakel, competing for the same LWL and Agentur-für-Arbeit rehabilitation contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kolping-bildungswerk-paderborn-ggmbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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