Stichting Cascade

What Stichting Cascade does

Stichting Cascade is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting) founded in 1997 that operates 'Het Huis van Ambacht' (The House of Craftsmanship), a multi-purpose cultural venue in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The foundation serves the local community of South Holland through four integrated service lines: theater programming (professional and community performances, concerts, and try-out shows), a public library, room rentals (zalen) for corporate meetings, presentations, and private events, and on-site hospitality (horeca). Beyond cultural programming, Cascade runs community services including language practice groups (Taaloefengroep), a digital walk-in helpdesk (Digitaal Inloopspreekuur), and Klik & Tik digital literacy courses, positioning the venue as a social-inclusion hub for residents including seniors needing technology assistance.

The foundation generates revenue from three transaction-based streams: ticket sales through its own Tixly-powered digital ticketing platform (tickets.stichting-cascade.nl), venue rental income from event organizers and businesses, and on-site food and beverage services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the website and Cascade adheres to the VSCD (Vereniging van Schouwburg- en Concertgebouwdirecties) general visitor terms. The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its stack consists of third-party SaaS tools — Tixly for ticketing, Exact Software for financial administration, Smart Event Manager for event registration, and Mailchimp for newsletter distribution. Customer reach is driven by its own website, email newsletters, and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Cascade operates exclusively from a single physical location at Hoge Kade 50, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, and serves the South Holland region. As a Stichting, it has no shareholders; governance is provided by a Raad van Toezicht (Supervisory Board) and management team, with M.G. van Os listed as the contact person. The foundation is GDPR/AVG compliant and shares personal data only with its authorized technology processors.

Name

Stichting Cascade

Legal name

Stichting Cascade

Website

https://stichting-cascade.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Cascade is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating 'Het Huis van Ambacht,' a single-venue cultural center in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht offering theater, library, room rentals, hospitality, and community education services to local residents and event organizers in South Holland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Center Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Libraries and Archives (51921), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Multipurpose Event Center Operations (Civic Centers, Community Event Complexes) (MPAGALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Conference & Convention Center Catering (THAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Cultural center services
• Venue rental
• Theater performances
• Community library
• Event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hendrik-ido-ambacht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from selling admission tickets to theater performances, concerts, and cultural events held at the venue. The organization operates its own ticketing platform.
2. Venue and Room Rentals: Rental income from offering unique event spaces with varying characteristics - from classic to industrial, and from grand to intimate - for meetings, presentations, and events.
3. Hospitality Services: Revenue from on-site food and beverage services (horeca) provided to visitors of events and performances.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stichting Cascade operates a multi-purpose cultural center ('Het Huis van Ambacht') in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. It delivers theater performances, public library services, flexible event and meeting room rentals with varying styles (classic to industrial), and on-site hospitality (food and beverage). The center also runs community education programs such as language practice groups and digital literacy workshops (Klik & Tik, Digitaal Inloopspreekuur).

Product overview

Stichting Cascade operates as a multi-purpose cultural center ('Het Huis van Ambacht') in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, offering a unified portfolio of venue services centered around theater performances, library services, event room rentals, and hospitality. The venue hosts its own theater programming alongside community educational services like language practice groups and digital literacy programs. Online ticket sales are handled through the Tixly platform. The center provides spaces ranging from classic to industrial styles to accommodate meetings, presentations, and cultural events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Theater Performances (Theatervoorstellingen)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TixlycoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing the digital ticketing platform infrastructure. Tixly enables online ticket sales, account management, and event registration. The platform supports multiple languages (Dutch, German, English) and currencies (EUR, USD). Cascade operates tickets.stichting-cascade.nl using Tixly's technology.
• Exact Software Nederland B.V.coreTechnology or IntegrationSoftware partner handling financial administration. Exact Software provides enterprise resource planning and financial management solutions used by Cascade for their financial administration and accounting purposes.
• Smart Event ManagersupportingTechnology or IntegrationEvent management software partner used for sales registration purposes. Supports the operational management of events and performances at the venue.
• MailchimpsupportingTechnology or IntegrationEmail marketing platform partner used for distributing newsletters to subscribers. Mailchimp is an Atlassian company providing email campaign management and newsletter distribution services to keep subscribers informed about upcoming events and news.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Tixly: Ticketing platform vendor that powers Cascade's online ticket sales; included as an ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor, relevant context for understanding Cascade's technology stack and ticketing economics.

Direct peers

• Bibliotheek AanZet (Drechtsteden library consortium): Regional Dutch public library consortium serving the Drechtsteden area including Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, directly comparable to the library service component of Cascade and a potential partner/competitor in community programming.
• Het Klooster: Community cultural hub in Winterswijk combining theater, library functions, room rentals, and educational programming, closely matching Cascade's multi-service cultural-center model in a small Dutch municipality.
• De Lawei: Multipurpose cultural center in Drachten, Netherlands combining theater programming, venue rentals, hospitality, and community events under one roof — closely mirroring Cascade's integrated venue model and small-city Dutch cultural-center positioning.
• Schouwburg De Laweistee (small-town schouwburg peers): Schouwburg-type theater and event venue in a mid-sized Dutch municipality offering similar theater programming, room rentals, and hospitality — direct structural peer in the small-city Dutch cultural-venue segment.
• De Tamboer: Theater and cultural center in Hoogeveen hosting live performances, corporate events, and community programs — comparable in scale, programming mix, and regional Dutch venue positioning to Cascade.
• De Harmonie: Cultural center in Leeuwarden offering theater, concerts, film, and event space rentals in a single venue with hospitality services, structurally comparable to Cascade's 'Het Huis van Ambacht' concept.

Broad incumbents

• TivoliVredenburg: Major Utrecht-based live entertainment complex with multiple halls, ticketing, and hospitality — illustrates the upper-end venue model and serves as a benchmark for ticketing, programming, and venue-rental best practices relevant to Cascade's Tixly-powered platform.
• Theater Zuidplein / Theater Rotterdam: Larger Rotterdam-based theater group operating multiple venues with broader programming and bigger production budgets; relevant incumbent comparator for ticketing, venue rental, and hospitality economics, though at materially larger scale.
• Podium Mozaïek / Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam peers: Established Amsterdam theaters operating mixed programming and venue rentals; relevant incumbent comparator for theatrical programming economics, VSCD visitor terms adherence, and the broader Dutch cultural-venue operating model Cascade participates in.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cultureelcentrumcascade
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-cascade
• Instagraminstagram.com/cascade.nl

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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