What Samen Top does

Samen Top is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (Stichting Samen Top) headquartered in Dongen, North Brabant, that provides day activities, supported employment, and vocational training for people with intellectual, psychiatric, or physical disabilities and individuals with distance to the labor market. The foundation operates four core service lines under a coordinated brand portfolio: Dagbesteding (day activities in small supervised groups of up to six participants at regular workplaces), BAAAN (independent work placements with job-coach support and pathways to partially paid employment), Top College (work-based vocational training leading to MBO practical certificates, branch certificates, and full MBO diplomas), and Top Uitjes (organized group outings). Supporting infrastructure includes a volunteer program, a six-vehicle branded bus fleet transporting participants across seven regional hubs, and a donations program.

The business model is anchored in Dutch public-sector care funding: services are reimbursed primarily through the WLZ (Long-term Care Act) and WMO (Social Support Act) care-indication pathways and supplemented by PGB (Personal Budget) disbursements routed via the SVB. Ancillary revenue streams include per-event fees for Top Uitjes (pay-as-you-go), corporate bus-sponsorship tiers (€25-75 per month), donations, and vocational training partnerships with external credentialing bodies (Marlijn Academie, Academie voor Zelfstandigheid, KPC Group). The organization is ISO 9001:2015 certified (2024-2026), a member of the Geschillencommissie Zorg, and compliant with the Wkkgz quality-and-complaints regime. Reach includes 100+ participants served by 21 work coaches across 40+ employer-partner sites spanning supermarkets, hotels, care homes, horticulture, logistics, and equestrian sectors.

Samen Top does not operate a proprietary technology platform; participant management, scheduling, and the Top College portfolio system are operational rather than technology products. The go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven — municipalities, healthcare providers, special education schools, and word-of-mouth feed intake — with marketing executed via an owned website, Facebook, Instagram, and downloadable annual reports. The foundation was founded ~2015 by Suzanne Verschure; Hanneke van de Wouw serves as Director.

Name

Samen Top

Legal name

Stichting Samen Top

Website

https://www.samentop.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Samen Top is a Dutch nonprofit foundation that provides day activities, supported employment, and vocational training for people with disabilities or distance to the labor market across seven regions in North Brabant, serving 100+ participants through 21 coaches and 40+ employer partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services - Disability Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Supported Employment & Job Coaching (EDAKANAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Disability employment services
• Vocational rehabilitation programs
• Supported employment coaching
• Day activity services
• Job coaching workplace inclusion

Headquarters

HQ city

Dongen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Care Services (WLZ/WMO): Samen Top receives funding through Dutch long-term care act (WLZ) and social support act (WMO) for providing day activities and job support services to people with disabilities. Funding is allocated per participant based on their care indication.
2. Vocational Training Services: Top College provides vocational training programs leading to MBO practical certifications and branch certificates, potentially funded through PGB (personal budget) or municipal funding.
3. PGB-funded Services: Some services, such as Top Uitjes (outings), can be partially paid through PGB (Personal Budget) from the SVB (Social Insurance Bank).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Samen Top is a Dutch social services foundation that provides day activities, supported employment, and vocational training to people with intellectual, physical, or psychiatric disabilities, or those with distance to the labor market. Services are delivered at regular partner workplaces rather than sheltered workshops, including supervised day activities (Dagbesteding), individual job coaching with pathways to paid employment (BAAAN), work-based vocational training with MBO certifications (Top College), and group outings (Top Uitjes), all coordinated by a team of work coaches across the Dongen-Waalwijk-Oosterhout region.

Product overview

Samen Top is a Dutch social-work organization offering a unified portfolio of day-activity, employment, and educational services for people with disabilities or distance to the labor market. Its core offerings are: Dagbesteding (day activities at regular workplaces in small supervised groups), BAAAN (independent work with job-coach support and pathways to paid employment), Top College (work-based vocational training leading to MBO practical certificates and diplomas), and Top Uitjes (organized group outings). Supporting services include Toppers on Tour bus transportation across 7 regions, a volunteer program, and a donations program. All services are coordinated by a team of work coaches and are delivered at partner workplaces or Samen Top's own Toppunten locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dagbesteding (Day Activities) Day-activity placement at regular workplaces for people with intellectual, physical, or psychiatric disabilities. Delivered in small groups of up to 6 participants with 1-2 supervisors, with no work pressure. Operates 5 days a week across partner workplaces in supermarkets, hospitality, horticulture, care homes, and logistics.
• BAAAN (Supported Employment with Pathway to Paid Work) Independent work at regular workplaces with job-coach support, allowing participants to work for an employer while remaining employed by Samen Top. Includes structured pathways to (partially) paid employment under the P-Wet participation act. As of the latest reporting, 18 BAAAN candidates have obtained (partially) paid employment.
• Top College (Vocational Training) Work-based vocational training program offering MBO practical certificates (MBO praktijkverklaringen), branch certificates (branchediplomas), and full MBO diplomas in fields including logistics, facility management, green/horticulture, kitchen assistant, and care assistance. Uses a creative portfolio system assembled through interviews, photos, videos, drawings, and reports to document skills and competencies. Delivered in partnership with Academie voor Zelfstandigheid, Marlijn Academie, and KPC Group.
• Top Uitjes (Group Outings) Organized group outings and day trips for participants with accessible pricing. Includes activities such as bowling (€51 total), Zizi workshops (€115 total), and visits to Speelland Beekse Bergen (€85 total), with costs partially covered via PGB/SVB. More than 100 Top Uitjes have been organized since the program launched in May 2022.
• Toppers on Tour (Bus Transportation) Transportation service operating six branded buses (named Loes, Leo, Geert, Sprinter, Pien, and Xander) that transport participants to workplaces across 7 regions in the Dongen-Waalwijk-Oosterhout area on weekdays. Funded through corporate sponsorship packages (Small €25/month or €300/year, Medium €50/month or €600/year, Large €75/month or €900/year) with one-time start costs.
• Top Vrijwilliger (Volunteer Program) Volunteer program recruiting drivers and trip supervisors, offering route-driving duties during weekdays and weekend outing assistance with compensation. Supports the operational capacity of Samen Top's day activity and outing programs.
• Donaties (Donation Program) Donation program enabling individuals to financially support Samen Top events and participant activities, including the annual Topper party. Donations supplement government-funded service revenue.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 participants have transitioned to (partially) paid employment through the BAAAN program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Albert Heijn (Kaatsheuvel, Made, Rijen)coreOthersMultiple Albert Heijn supermarket locations serve as workplace partners where Toppers perform shelf stocking, bakery work, and packaging tasks. Working in buddy systems with regular employees.
• Jumbo MadecoreOthersJumbo supermarket location where Toppers work on shelf stocking, bakery department, and packaging processing.
• Plus SupermarktcoreOthersSupermarket workplace partner where Toppers assist with shelf stocking, vegetables, fruits, and packaging.
• Mijzo (De Stroming, Dongepark, Oosterheem, Koetshuis)coreOthersMultiple Mijzo care locations across the region where Toppers assist in kitchens, cleaning, and resident activities at elderly care facilities.
• Gr8 Hotel OosterhoutcoreOthersHotel where Toppers assist with room turnover, lobby cleaning, and various hospitality tasks.
• GuestHouse Hotel KaatsheuvelcoreOthersHotel near Efteling where Toppers support breakfast service, room decoration, and meeting room setup.
• MEK (Milieu Educatief Centrum en Kinderboerderij)coreOthersEnvironmental education center and petting zoo where Toppers work on cleaning, animal care, and hospitality tasks.
• Bloem- en tuincentrum AVRIcoreOthersGarden center where Toppers work in hospitality, plant care, and general maintenance since 1970.
• Groenrijk TilburgcoreOthersComplete garden center where Toppers maintain animal enclosures, sticker products, and care for plants and flowers.
• Ruitersportvereniging Waspik (Kleine Hoefjes)coreOthersEquestrian center where Toppers care for horses, maintain pastures, stables, and terrain.
• PassaSportscoreOthersSports e-commerce company where Toppers pack orders, prepare shipments, and process returns.
• Cityline DongencoreOthersLogistics company specializing in POS materials where Toppers label, sticker, and pack promotional items.
• Fauna OosterhoutminorOthersBird products manufacturer where Toppers work on labeling, stickering, and warehouse maintenance.
• La Place OosterhoutcoreOthersRestaurant chain where Toppers help prepare food items, maintain restaurant and kitchen cleanliness.
• Animal Center KaatsheuvelcoreOthersPet supplies megastore where Toppers stock shelves, make price tags, tag products, feed animals, and clean aquariums.
• BekkerLaGram WaalwijkcoreOthersIndustrial equipment supplier where Toppers perform terrain maintenance and cleaning tasks.
• Den Bolder WaspikcoreOthersSocial cultural center where Toppers work in service team, cleaning, and supporting hostesses for events.
• De Wijngaerd MadecoreOthersSenior care facility where Toppers assist staff and residents with various tasks including walking, games, and cleaning.
• Kwekerij ZeelenbergminorOthersFuchsia nursery where Toppers with green fingers work on weeding, plant care, and propagation.
• Pluktuin De LangedamminorOthersU-pick garden where Toppers help with maintenance, watering, and weeding in spring and summer.
• vanHaren WaalwijkcoreOthersShoe distribution center where Toppers sort goods, check returns, process cardboard, bundle shoe carts, and pack products.
• De BergseBeestenBoel GeertruidenbergminorOthersSmall animal daycare where Toppers care for animals, clean enclosures, and help with simple tasks.
• Academie voor ZelfstandigheidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization providing branch certificates for vocational training programs through Top College.
• Marlijn AcademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution offering MBO practical certifications and full MBO diplomas for Top College participants.
• KPC GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational advisory bureau providing branch certificates that complement Top College vocational training programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UWV WERKbedrijf: Dutch government employment services agency providing job coaching, vocational training, and supported employment nationwide through P-Wet and other public funding mechanisms — the broader public-sector incumbent that funds and competes with operators like Samen Top.
• Stichting 's Heeren Loo: Largest Dutch care provider for people with intellectual disabilities, offering supported work, day activities, and vocational training nationwide; broader geographic and programmatic footprint than Samen Top but serves the same population.
• Cordaan: Major Amsterdam-based care organization providing dagbesteding, supported employment, and care services to people with disabilities and psychiatric needs, with a comparable integrated service model under one foundation structure.

Direct peers

• Stichting Philadelphia Zorg: Large Dutch care foundation supporting people with intellectual disabilities, including supported employment (Werk), day activities (Dagbesteding), and vocational programs across multiple regions — directly comparable service portfolio and population to Samen Top.
• Reinaerde: Utrecht-region Dutch care foundation delivering day activities (dagbesteding), supported work, and training for people with disabilities, with an integrated service portfolio matching Samen Top's mix of BAAAN, dagbesteding, and vocational offerings.
• Esdégé-Reigersdaal: North Holland care provider offering day activities, supported employment, and vocational guidance for people with intellectual and physical disabilities, with multi-region scale comparable to Samen Top's regional footprint.
• Middin: The Hague region care provider delivering supported work, day activities, and employment coaching for people with intellectual disabilities or distance to the labor market, analogous in model and population to Samen Top.
• Dichterbij: Nijmegen-based care foundation providing dagbesteding, supported work, and employment coaching for people with intellectual disabilities, with the same Dutch care-funding architecture (WLZ/WMO/PGB) as Samen Top.
• Pameijer: Rotterdam-based Dutch care organization providing Werk & Dagbesteding, job coaching, and supported employment for people with distance to the labor market — directly parallel to Samen Top's BAAAN and dagbesteding model.
• Siza: Arnhem-region Dutch organization offering day activities, supported employment, and vocational development for people with disabilities, with a regional concentration model directly comparable to Samen Top's North Brabant operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/samentop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samen-top

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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