Het Anker

What Het Anker does

Het Anker is a private Christian residential care organization headquartered in Midwolda, Netherlands, founded in 2006 and operating as Het Anker BV. It functions as a family-style care home (gezinshuis) serving adults aged 18 and older with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, often with co-occurring conditions such as ADHD, ASD, or attachment difficulties. The organization provides 24-hour residential care across 16 individual apartments, each with private shower, toilet, and kitchen facilities, alongside shared communal spaces and continuous supervision. Care is delivered under Dutch government funding frameworks (WLZ/WMO/PGB) for clients with appropriate care indications (begeleid wonen or ZZP 3 or higher).

The organization's service portfolio is built around three integrated offerings: residential housing (Wonen), structured day care (Dagbesteding), and the De Schakel lunchroom and shop at Hoofdweg 170 in Midwolda, which doubles as a commercial venue and a work-experience site for clients. Additional day activities include a supervised woodworking workshop producing custom furniture and scaffolding-wood accessories, and an outdoor garden maintenance service operating in and around Midwolda. Client records are managed through the Zilliz online client dossier system, secure client communications are handled via Zivver (compliant with AVG and NTA 7516), and the organization holds TUV Nederland ISO 9001 certification for its care services (the De Schakel lunchroom falls outside this certification scope).

Het Anker's revenue model is primarily driven by Dutch government-funded care packages flowing through personal budgets (PGB) and institutional arrangements under the WLZ and WMO, with a secondary commercial revenue stream from the De Schakel lunchroom and shop. All services are delivered on-site at its single Midwolda location, with the organization serving the Oldambt municipality in the Groningen province. The organization is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries, and operates with a headcount of 11-50 employees whose work is anchored to a Christian values framework.

Name

Het Anker

Legal name

Het Anker BV

Website

https://www.hetankermidwolda.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Het Anker is a private Christian residential care organization in Midwolda, Netherlands, operating a family-style home for 16 adults with intellectual disabilities, offering 24-hour care, day activities, and the De Schakel lunchroom and shop under Dutch WLZ/WMO/PGB funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Disability Care

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADABAJ

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Facilities

SECONDARYHLADAIAI

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Adult Day Health Care & Senior Day Care

Keywords

• Residential care services
• Supported living care
• Intellectual disability care
• Day care activities
• Community-based care

Headquarters

HQ city

Midwolda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Care Funding (PGB/WLZ): Het Anker operates on the basis of PGB (Persoonlijk Gebudget / Personal Budget) financing under the WLZ (Wet Langdurige Zorg) and WMO (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning). Clients with appropriate care indications receive government-funded care packages that flow to the organization. This is the primary revenue mechanism for residential care services.
2. Commercial Operations (De Schakel): De Schakel operates as a commercial lunchroom and shop that generates revenue through food service and retail sales. The facility is run by clients under supervision, providing both therapeutic day activity and commercial income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Het Anker provides 24-hour residential care (Wonen) for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in a family-style home with 16 independent apartments in Midwolda, Netherlands. Alongside housing it delivers structured day care (Dagbesteding) activities, including the De Schakel lunchroom/shop used as a therapeutic workplace, plus supervised woodworking and garden maintenance services. All services are delivered under Dutch PGB/WLZ/WMO care frameworks on a Christian value-based foundation.

Product overview

Het Anker is a private Christian residential initiative functioning as a family-style care home offering two core integrated services: residential housing (Wonen) with 16 independent apartments and 24-hour care for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, and day care (Dagbesteding) centered around the De Schakel lunchroom and shop. De Schakel serves as both a social enterprise where clients gain work experience and a community meeting place, complemented by a woodworking workshop and garden maintenance service. The portfolio operates on a philosophy of normalization and self-reliance within a Christian value framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wonen (Residential Housing)
• Dagbesteding (Day Care)
• De Schakel (Lunchroom and Shop)
• Houtbewerking en Tuinonderhoud (Woodworking and Garden Maintenance)

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 apartments provide residential capacity for adults with intellectual disabilities requiring 24-hour care
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Zorgbelang DrenthecoreOthersZorgbelang Drenthe provides independent complaint handling services for Het Anker's clients. This includes access to independent trusted persons (vertrouwenspersonen) and a formal complaints committee for dispute resolution. Clients can contact Zorgbelang Drenthe at 050-727 1500 or via email to lodge complaints about care services, treatment, or other concerns. The organization also provides access to an independent complaints officer for mediation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Philadelphia Care Foundation: Major Dutch care provider offering supported living and day activities for people with intellectual disabilities across multiple locations. Closely comparable in target population and service mix to Het Anker, though at significantly larger scale and across a broader Dutch footprint.
• 's Heeren Loo: Large Dutch provider of care and support for people with intellectual disabilities, offering residential, day activity, and ambulatory services. Directly comparable in IDD focus, though operating nationally with institutional-scale campuses rather than single gezinshuis sites.
• Amerpoort: Dutch care organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities through housing, day care, and participation programs. Highly comparable client base and service model, serving a broader Dutch region around Amersfoort/Utrecht.
• Reinaerde: Dutch care provider delivering supported living, day activities, and ambulatory care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across multiple locations. Comparable in WLZ-funded residential and day activity offerings.
• Lunet zorg: Dutch care provider focused on people with intellectual disabilities, offering residential support, day activities, and ambulatory care, often in small-scale settings similar in philosophy to Het Anker's gezinshuis model.
• Middin: Dutch care provider offering housing, day activities, and support for people with intellectual disabilities and other vulnerable groups in the Zuid-Holland region. Comparable service mix and target population.
• Pameijer: Rotterdam-based Dutch care organization providing supported housing, day activities, and participation programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable in scope of residential and day activity services.
• Koraal: Dutch care provider delivering specialized support and housing for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and acquired brain injury. Comparable in target population and small-scale residential philosophy, primarily in Limburg.

Regional players

• De Twentse Zorgcentra: Care provider in the Twente region of the Netherlands offering housing and day care for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable service mix but operates in a different Dutch geography.

Broad incumbents

• Bartiméus: Dutch organization supporting people with visual impairment combined with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Comparable in residential and day services for IDD clients with comorbidities, though with a sensory-specialist overlay Het Anker does not offer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/het-anker-midwolda

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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