Cooperativa Sociale Cerca

What Cooperativa Sociale Cerca does

Cooperativa Sociale CERCATE is a non-profit Italian social cooperative (Type A and B under Law 381/91) founded in 1981 and headquartered in Verona, operating across the provinces of Verona, Torino, and Roma. The cooperative employs approximately 600 members (around 400 worker members and 200 volunteer members) drawn from disciplines including education, social work, psychology, psychomotor therapy, nursing, physiotherapy, and social-health operations. Its service portfolio spans six intervention areas: elderly care (RSA, day centers, community homes, home assistance), disability services (day centers, co-housing, occupational training labs), mental health (therapeutic communities, day centers, residential programs), early childhood (nursery), transport for people with reduced mobility (SIT, Chiama SIT), and healthcare (Risposta Medica outpatient poliambulatorio).

The cooperative's core technology and operational infrastructure includes three occupational laboratories — Ortogonali (horticultural rehabilitation with dehydration processing), CreARTI (cartotecnics and upcycling workshop), and Sprint (digital printing and customization) — that produce marketable solidarity products (dehydrated vegetables, handcrafted stationery, customized apparel). The SIT transport service uses satellite fleet management for real-time vehicle tracking. Risposta Medica, launched in 2024, operates as a multi-specialty medical center. The cooperative holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and UNI 10881:2013 certifications.

The business model is primarily B2G (government-led), with revenue derived from public tenders and multi-year conventions with ULSS 9 Scaligera, the Veneto Region, and municipalities. Recurring contracted services drive the core revenue. Secondary revenue streams include direct-to-consumer sales of solidarity products (€1-€28 per unit, via phone, email, WhatsApp, and event presence), donations and the 5x1000 tax designation mechanism, and patient-paid medical services at Risposta Medica. Distribution is via direct provision at 17+ facilities, public tenders, partnership cashback (AGSM AIM Energia), and presence at regional markets and fairs.

Name

Cooperativa Sociale Cerca

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale Cercate

Website

https://cercate.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Sociale CERCATE is a non-profit Italian social cooperative founded in 1981, delivering social, healthcare, rehabilitation, and educational services to elderly, disabled, and mentally ill populations across Verona, Torino, and Roma via public contracts and occupational inclusion laboratories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Healthcare Cooperative Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Social healthcare services
• Elderly residential care
• Disability day centers
• Mental health rehabilitation
• Accessible transport services

Headquarters

HQ city

Verona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Tenders and Conventions: The cooperative's primary revenue derives from managing social, healthcare, and educational services under public contracts and conventions with ULSS 9 Scaligera, the Veneto Region, municipalities (Verona, Legnago, Povegliano, etc.), and other public bodies. Services include elderly care (RSA, day centers, community homes), disability services (day centers, co-housing), mental health (therapeutic communities, day centers), and transport (SIT). Revenue is recurring based on multi-year contracts.
2. Social Solidarity Products (Ortogonali, CreARTI, Sprint): Sale of social products produced by guests in occupational inclusion laboratories: dehydrated vegetables, ready risotto, flavored oils (Ortogonali); handcrafted notebooks, pens, decorated boxes (CreARTI); digital printed apparel, mugs, bags, gadgets (Sprint). Minimum liberal donation model with unit pricing. Sold directly to individuals, companies, and at events/markets.
3. Donations and 5x1000: The cooperative receives donations from individuals (bank transfer IBAN), corporate donors (through AGSM AIM Energia cashback), and benefits from the Italian 5x1000 mechanism (Tax Code 02085030233). Also receives legacies (testamentary bequests).
4. Risposta Medica Poliambulatory: Multi-specialty outpatient clinic (Risposta Medica) providing medical services to the general public with discounted rates for cooperative members and service users. Revenue from medical consultations and specialist services billed to patients or insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Sociale CERCATE is a non-profit social cooperative that manages integrated social, healthcare, rehabilitation and educational services across six intervention areas (elderly, disabilities, mental health, minors, transport, healthcare) for individuals in fragile conditions, alongside three occupational-inclusion laboratories (Ortogonali, CreARTI, Sprint) whose products are sold as solidarity items. Primary revenue comes from multi-year conventions with ULSS 9 Scaligera, the Veneto Region and municipalities, with direct sales of solidarity products and donations/5x1000 as supplementary streams.

Product overview

Cooperativa Sociale CERCATE is a social cooperative (Type A and B, non-profit) offering a comprehensive portfolio of social and healthcare services. The organization operates across six main intervention areas: Anziani (Elderly), Disabilità (Disabilities), Salute Mentale (Mental Health), Minori (Minors), Trasporti e Servizi Territoriali (Transport and Territorial Services), and Sanità (Healthcare). The product portfolio includes three solidarity product lines—Ortogonali (agricultural products), CreARTI (handcrafts), and Sprint (digital printing)—sold to support work inclusion programs. Service offerings encompass residential care facilities (RSA), day centers, therapeutic communities, transport services (SIT, Chiama SIT), nursery schools, the Risposta Medica polyclinic, and the Edizioni Cercate publishing house. All activities are oriented toward rehabilitation, inclusion, and support for people with fragility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ortogonali: Rehabilitative horticulture laboratory producing dehydrated vegetables, ready risottos, and aromatic oils from produce grown by Centro Diurni guests.
• CreARTI
• Sprint
• Risposta Medica
• Chiama SIT
• Edizioni Cercate
• Un mondo tutto da scoprire

Products and services

• RSA Residenziali (Elderly Residential Care) Residential healthcare facilities (Residenze Sanitarie Assistenziali) for elderly requiring medical, nursing or rehabilitative care, managed under conventions with ULSS 9 Scaligera across Verona, Torino and Roma provinces.
• Centri Diurni per Anziani (Elderly Day Centers) Day centers for self-sufficient and non-self-sufficient elderly offering therapeutic, social and recreational activities, including La Quercia di Abramo (Povegliano) and Sant'Ambrogio (Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella).
• Centri Diurni Ca' Vignal e Primavera (Disability Day Centers) Day centers for adults with disabilities and ASD offering therapeutic-rehabilitative activities, occupational training (CreARTI, Sprint, Ortogonali) and pre-employment programs, accredited with ULSS 9 Scaligera.
• Co-Housing Casa Maia Co-housing apartment project for adults with disabilities, creating opportunities for daily life experiences while developing technical, occupational and social skills, part of the PNRR independent-living project.
• Comunità Terapeutiche Riabilitative Protette (CTRP) Therapeutic-rehabilitative psychiatric communities La Casa in Collina (Valeggio sul Mincio) and Villa Stellini (Nogara) providing psychiatric therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions.
• Comunità Alloggio La Risorgiva Residential community in Erbè for patients with severe psychopathology and high personal/environmental disability, providing medium/long-term individualized residential projects.
• Centro Diurno Il Mestiere di Vivere Mental-health day center in Villafranca di Verona offering therapeutic activities, employment pathways, group therapy, cinema and creative labs, photovoice workshops and photovoice workshops for users with psychiatric conditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ guests involved in the Ortogonali project by 2023, combining greenhouse cultivation and product processing.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cioccolateria IsalbertiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026Collaboration for limited-edition Easter eggs (2026). High-quality artisanal chocolate produced by Cioccolateria Isalberti, with each egg containing a surprise item produced by Sprint (cooperative's digital printing lab).
• Teatro Smeraldo di Valeggio sul MinciominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Theater hosting the 'I sogni sono desideri' theatrical performance on World Mental Health Day 2025, featuring productions created by mental health service users of the cooperative.
• Cultura e Valori / CSAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 October 2025OSS (Operatore Socio Sanitario) course organized by Cultura e Valori (accredited by Regione Veneto), in collaboration with CSA and Cooperativa Sociale CERCATE. Course: 1000 hours of training (theory, labs, internship). Held at Via Bramante 15, Verona. CERCATE promotes and supports the selection process.
• Cultura e ValoriChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 September 2025Ongoing OSS course collaboration. Cultura e Valori handles course organization and accreditation; CERCATE provides venues, promotional support, and connections to the social services sector for intern placements.
• Risposta MedicacoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 5 September 2025Risposta Medica is the cooperative's own multi-specialty outpatient clinic (poliambulatorio) managed by CERCATE. It offers discounted services (20% discount, free annual specialist visit) to cooperative worker members and service users, creating an integrated health and social care ecosystem.
• Accademia di Belle Arti di Verona / Prof.ssa Daniela RosiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Collaboration for 'Hortus Mirabilis' art exhibition at Giardino Giusti (Verona). Nine artists from Centro Diurni Primavera and Ca' Vignal participated in a creative project with the Academy of Fine Arts, culminating in a public exhibition.
• AGSM AIM Energia / Rete Sicomoro - La Casa dei ProgetticoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 May 2025Cashback solidarity partnership ('La Casa dei Progetti') through which AGSM AIM Energia donates €48/year per domestic energy contract to the cooperative. Supports the Green Mobility SIT project for hybrid/electric vehicle fleet replacement. Promoted jointly with Rete Sicomoro as the platform operator. No additional cost to supporters who switch providers.
• IRCCS Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don CalabriaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2025Convention providing worker members with free annual dental hygiene treatment at the Centro Odontostomatologico Sacro Cuore (via San Marco 121, Verona), plus discounted medical services. Valued benefit for cooperative employees.
• Circolo Noi EssepiminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 February 2025Convention offering cooperative members (and their families) discounted summer camp holidays at Villa Claudia di Sfruz (Val di Non, Trentino). Special rate of €125 (instead of €280) for adolescents and pre-adolescents, with full board, transport, and 24/7 assistance.
• Confesercenti Verona / ULSS 9 ScaligeraminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 December 2024Participation in public markets and fairs (Mercatini di Natale, Le Piazze dei Sapori) supported by the 'INCLUSIONE SOCIALE' project promoted by ULSS 9 Scaligera in collaboration with Confesercenti Verona.
• Teatro Estravagario di VeronaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2024Collaboration for theatrical events and performances related to mental health awareness. Teatro Estravagario co-presented events with cooperative service users, including the 'NARRA-MENTE' and World Mental Health Day events.
• Azienda ULSS 9 ScaligeracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 September 2024Primary institutional partner for most services. ULSS 9 Scaligera holds conventions with CERCATE for mental health day centers (new centers in Bovolone and Legnago), disability day centers (Ca' Vignal, Primavera), elderly care, and the 'INCLUSIONE SOCIALE' project.
• Frantoio Il GiogominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration for production of basil-flavored extra virgin olive oil (Ortogonali product line). Frantoio Il Giogo produces the oil which is then decorated and packaged by cooperative guests, combining agricultural product quality with occupational inclusion.
• Regione del Veneto / ULSS 9 Scaligera / Comuni (Erbè, Villafranca, Nogara, Valeggio sul Mincio)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023Patronage provided for the short film 'Le nostre ali', a cinema del reale lab production by mental health service users. Multiple municipal authorities and the regional health authority endorsed the project, demonstrating broad institutional support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ANPAS: National Association of Public Assistance, an Italian NGO providing social-health, transport, and emergency services through 900+ local associations. Comparable on integrated social-health and transport services to CERCATE's SIT operations.
• Anffas Nazionale: Italian Federation of Families of Persons with Intellectual and Relational Disabilities, operating disability services and day centers nationwide. Comparable to CERCATE's disability services including Ca' Vignal and Primavera day centers.
• Cooperativa Lotta contro l'Emarginazione: Italian social cooperative providing rehabilitation, residential, and employment inclusion services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Directly comparable to CERCATE's CTRP therapeutic communities and inclusion pathways.
• Consorzio Sol.Co. Italian consortium of social cooperatives based in Reggio Emilia, coordinating service delivery in elderly, disability, mental health, and youth services. Directly comparable to CERCATE's multi-area service model and consortium-style cooperation.
• Consorzio CISA: Italian consortium of social cooperatives focused on social and healthcare services, particularly for vulnerable populations. Comparable to CERCATE's consortium participation via Consorzio Verona Unita and integrated service approach.
• Coopselios: One of Italy's largest social cooperatives, headquartered in Reggio Emilia. Provides residential elderly care, disability services, and early childhood education across multiple Italian regions. Directly comparable to CERCATE's integrated multi-service social cooperative model.
• CSSA - Cooperativa Sociale Servizi Associati: Italian social cooperative providing residential and semi-residential services for elderly, disabled, and people with mental health needs. Comparable as an established Italian cooperative peer of similar scale and service portfolio.

Emerging players

• KCS Caregiver: Italian cooperative providing social-healthcare staffing and home care services, particularly for elderly and people with disabilities. Comparable on the social-healthcare service delivery model, though more focused on staffing/home care than facility operations.

Regional players

• Fondazione San Giuseppe: Religious foundation operating residential care for religious and elderly in Italy. Comparable to CERCATE's management of religious care homes (San Giuseppe, San Gaetano in Torino, Chialamberto) under conventions.

Broad incumbents

• Gruppo Cooperativo CGM: Major Italian social cooperative network consolidating hundreds of cooperatives across healthcare, education, and social services. Comparable as a larger, established player in Italy's social cooperative ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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