Asprona Bierzo

Name

Asprona Bierzo

Legal name

ASPRONA BIERZO

Website

https://aspronabierzo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Disability Care Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Consulting & Coordination (EDAKACAF)

Keywords

• Intellectual disability services
• Disability care services
• Special employment services
• Independent living support
• Early childhood intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Ponferrada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Service Provision: Primary revenue stream (77% of total income in 2025) generated through contracted service provision including day centers, residences, independent living, and early intervention services. Funded by the Junta de Castilla y León through public concert agreements.
2. Government Subsidies and Grants: Substantial growth in subsidies from 515,185 euros in 2024 to 1,272,759 euros in 2025, including new funding lines for home care and employment training programs. Multiple public funding sources including Junta de Castilla y León, Fondo Social Europeo, and Fundación ONCE.
3. Donations and Fundraising: Voluntary contributions from individuals (Club Aspronauta membership), corporate donors, and foundations. The 'Hazte Aspronauta' campaign and other solidarity initiatives generated 139,000 euros in 2020.
4. Centro Especial de Empleo Sales: Revenue from the Special Employment Center generating approximately 80,000 euros through services including laundry, carpentry, cleaning, gardening, maintenance, transport, home care, and personal assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Asprona Bierzo is a non-profit association that delivers comprehensive social services to people with intellectual disabilities and their families across the Bierzo region of Spain. It operates a network of day centers, residences, independent living apartments, early intervention programs, vocational training and special employment services, supported by government concert agreements with the Junta de Castilla y León.

Product overview

Asprona Bierzo is a non-profit association (Asociación) affiliated with Plena Inclusión Castilla y León, providing comprehensive services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the Bierzo region. The organization operates a multi-site network of day centers (Compostilla, Tercio de Flandes, Cuatrovientos, Flores del Sil, Cívitas Bierzo) and residential/vocational services. Core offerings include early childhood intervention (Atención Temprana/CDIAT), day care, residence and independent living housing, vocational training through Itinerarios de Inserción Sociolaboral, and a Special Employment Center (Centro Especial de Empleo) generating job opportunities. Social enterprises include the Tiendita Aspronauta retail booth at Planeta Sound festival and the AspronaWine project. The organization also runs an Independent Living Office managing personal assistance programs (A Gusto en Casa, Intecum) with 148 personal assistants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiendita Aspronauta: A solidarity store at the Planeta Sound festival managed by people with intellectual disabilities, selling products made in occupational workshops including pins, mugs, tote bags, and other items.
• Aspronautas Wine
• A Gusto en Casa
• Inclusión Festival
• Club Aspronauta

Products and services

• Day Centers Network (Centros de Día) Day centers providing daily care, activities, and support for people with intellectual disabilities across multiple sites in the Bierzo region, with 254 occupied places out of 285 authorized.
• Residence and Independent Living Housing (Residencia y Vivienda) Residential services and independent living housing, including supervised apartments such as the four new homes in La Cemba, Flores del Sil, housing seven people with intellectual disabilities.
• Early Childhood Intervention (Atención Temprana / CDIAT) Early childhood intervention service supporting 255 families through a team of nine professionals who travel over 155,000 kilometers annually across the province of León, providing child development monitoring, early stimulation, and family guidance.
• Independent Living Office (Oficina de Vida Independiente) Independent Living Office managing 161 users of the A Gusto en Casa program and 103 users of the Intecum program, coordinating 148 personal assistants and 315 support products for people with disabilities.
• Training and Employment Services (Formación y Empleo) Employment and training services including Itinerarios de Inserción Sociolaboral (sociolaboral insertion itineraries), mixed employment-training programs (FYE), and labor insertion programs, achieving over 60% employment insertion rate.
• Special Employment Center (Centro Especial de Empleo) Special Employment Center providing job opportunities for people with disabilities, offering services in laundry, carpentry, cleaning, gardening, maintenance, transport, home help, and personal assistance.
• Programa A Gusto en Casa Home care and independent living support program helping people with disabilities live independently in their own homes with personal assistance and support products.
• Tiendita Aspronauta Social enterprise retail booth selling occupational workshop products such as pins, magnets, tote bags, and custom merchandise, managed and attended by people with intellectual disabilities at the Planeta Sound festival and other events.
• AspronaWine (Aspronautas Wine) Wine production project producing Aspronautas wine from La Grisuela vineyard in Cubillos del Sil (D.O. Bierzo designation), elaborated by people with intellectual disabilities, awarded Pentawards Gold and 'El Maestro' prize.
• Leisure and Sports (Ocio y Deporte) Leisure and sports activities including the Club Aspronauta, Inclusi\u00f3n Festival music festival, and participation in the Genuine League with SD Ponferradina, promoting social inclusion through recreation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60% employment insertion rate for participants in mixed training-employment programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered strategic.

• Decathlon EspañastrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 July 2022Sports retail chain providing vocational training practices and subsequently hiring people with disabilities (Mercedes employed at Ponferrada store for 2+ years).
• ClecestrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 4 March 2022Service company signed collaboration agreement for vocational training internships enabling participants in labor insertion itineraries to gain practical experience in service industry.
• Confederación Hidrográfica Miño-Sil (CHMS)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2020Public water basin authority signed agreement allowing Itinerarios de Inserción Sociolaboral participants to perform administrative and archive internships at CHMS offices in Bárcena reservoir. Extends partnership dating to 1988 land concession.
• Eurest (Compass Group)strategicTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2019National leader in contract catering providing culinary expertise for new kitchen facility at Compostilla. Chef executive Daniel Valledor provided training and demonstration of advanced texturization techniques for dysphagia management.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ASPACE Confederación: Spanish confederation for organizations supporting people with cerebral palsy, providing residential, day-center, early-intervention and employment services structured similarly to Asprona Bierzo's offering for intellectual disability.
• Plena Inclusión España: National federation of organizations serving people with intellectual disabilities in Spain, of which Asprona Bierzo is a member through its regional federation. Provides federation-level governance, accreditation support, and advocacy that Asprona Bierzo directly leverages.
• Down España: Spanish federation for Down syndrome, providing analogous national-coverage programs in early intervention, employment inclusion, and family support. Highly comparable in operating model (not-for-profit, public-funded, family-centered) although serving a different disability segment.
• Plena Inclusión Castilla y León: Regional federation that aggregates Asprona Bierzo and other Asprona associations in Castilla y León. Operates as the direct coordinating body for intellectual-disability service delivery in the same geographic region.
• Confederación Autismo España: National confederation coordinating autism-specialized associations across Spain. Operates a comparable network of centers offering day services, residences, employment support and family guidance funded through public concert agreements.
• Salud Mental España: National confederation for mental-health service organizations in Spain, delivering day care, supported housing, employment and family programs. Highly analogous non-profit operating model with strong public-sector funding dependence.
• Special Olympics España: Spanish branch of Special Olympics providing sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Operates a comparable mission-driven model funded through donations and partnerships, and engages similar beneficiary populations.

Broad incumbents

• COCEMFE: Spanish Confederation of Persons with Physical and Organic Disabilities, coordinating a national network of disability service providers. Comparable in scale and funding structure, though its member associations focus on physical rather than intellectual disability.
• Fundación ONCE: Major Spanish disability foundation supporting accessibility, training, and employment inclusion nationwide. Directly funds Asprona Bierzo while operating much larger-scale programs, making it both a partner and a broader incumbent in the disability services landscape.
• Ilunion: Social-enterprise arm of ONCE Group, operating large-scale social businesses (laundry, cleaning, facility services, contact centers) that employ people with disabilities. Comparable to Asprona Bierzo's Centro Especial de Empleo and Centro Berciano de Naturaleza subsidiary at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AspronaB
• Facebookfacebook.com/AspronaBierzo

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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