Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia

What Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia does

Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia is a Catholic diocesan charitable organization headquartered in Plasencia, Cáceres, Spain, and a member of the Cáritas Española confederation under the Spanish Episcopal Conference. Founded in 1952 and operating with 19 staff plus an extensive volunteer and parish network, it delivers social services across the provinces of Cáceres, Badajoz, and Salamanca through 77 parish-level Cáritas organizations and specialized centers. Its service portfolio is organized around five programmatic areas: Social Action (Centro de Emergencia Social Casa Betania, migrant reception floor, reintegration center), Solidarity Economy (social insertion enterprise Servicios Comunitarios Grupo Cáparra and the Moda re- circular economy program), Employment (Centro Integral de Empleo with vocational training and labor intermediation), Community Animation, and International Cooperation and Emergency Response.

Its core offerings include the En Casa Mejor home care service (launched June 2026), professional certification training courses co-financed by FSE+ and Inditex, an emergency social center, migrant and refugee reception, and a clothing collection and recycling program (Moda re-) that collected 230,000 kg of clothing through 37 containers in 2025. The organization holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (AENOR, certificate ER-0533/2021) covering its social services, employment programs, and comprehensive care centers. Technology is limited to a website-based donation platform with Google Analytics, with no public APIs, SDKs, or proprietary digital products.

The organization is funded through private donations (one-time and recurring), institutional co-financing from the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) and the Junta de Extremadura, corporate partnerships (notably Inditex and Sociedad Estatal de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado for the Moda re- program), and revenue from its social insertion enterprise Grupo Cáparra. It is a registered religious entity (NIF R1000105E) and operates as a private nonprofit with no equity-based funding rounds. Distribution is community-led via parish touchpoints, specialized centers, and a digital donation channel, while beneficiaries include people in social exclusion, migrants and refugees, unemployed persons, the homeless, and elderly dependents.

Name

Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia

Legal name

CÁRITAS DIOCESANA DE PLASENCIA

Website

https://caritasplasencia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia is a Catholic nonprofit serving vulnerable populations across the Cáceres, Badajoz, and Salamanca provinces through 77 parish organizations, delivering emergency social services, migrant reception, employment programs, and social insertion via its subsidiary Grupo Cáparra.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Charitable Assistance

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Food Services (624210), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Social assistance services
• Emergency food relief
• Migrant reception support
• Employment insertion programs
• Home care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Plasencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Individual donations from members, supporters, and the general public, including one-time and recurring donation options (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual)
2. Institutional EU/Government Funding: Co-financing from European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) for inclusion programs, and subsidies from public administrations
3. Corporate Partnerships: Funding and support from corporate partners such as Inditex for employment programs and Moda re- project, and Sociedad Estatal de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado
4. Social Economy Enterprise Revenue: Revenue from Servicios Comunitarios Grupo Cáparra, the social insertion enterprise that provides employment opportunities and generates income through services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia is a Catholic diocesan charitable organization that provides social services to vulnerable populations in the Diocese of Plasencia. Its core offerings include emergency social assistance (food, shelter, showers) at Casa Betania, migrant and refugee reception and legal advice, socio-labor insertion through the wholly owned social enterprise Grupo Cáparra (including the circular-economy clothing program Moda re-), vocational training and employment intermediation at the Centro Integral de Empleo, and home care for elderly persons and dependent individuals.

Product overview

Cáritas Diocesana de Plasencia is a charitable social organization operating under the Cáritas Española confederation. Its service portfolio is organized around five programmatic areas: (1) Social Action, delivering emergency and reception services including the Centro de Emergencia Social Casa Betania, the Piso de Acogida for migrants and refugees, and the Centro de Reinserción; (2) Solidarity Economy, including Servicios Comunitarios Grupo Cáparra (its social insertion enterprise) and the circular economy program Moda re-; (3) Employment, through the Centro Integral de Empleo offering vocational training and labor intermediation; (4) Animation and community outreach; and (5) International Cooperation and Emergency Response. In June 2026 it launched 'En Casa Mejor', a new home care service under Grupo Cáparra. The organization does not offer a technology product in the conventional sense; all offerings are social services funded by donations, public grants (FSE+, INDITEX), and private co-financing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moda re-: Project for integral management of used clothing (collection, classification, reuse, recycling, social donation and sale) through clothing containers and second-hand clothing stores. Operated through Servicios Comunitarios Grupo Cáparra and funded by Inditex and Sociedad Estatal de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado.
• En Casa Mejor
• Servicios Comunitarios Grupo Cáparra

Products and services

• Centro de Emergencia Social Casa Betania Emergency social center (formerly a social dining hall operational since 2008, open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic) currently undergoing rehabilitation to provide dignified dining, shower facilities, and social emergency reception in Plasencia. For people experiencing homelessness and severe social exclusion.
• En Casa Mejor

Quantifiable outcome

• 27 people completed labor insertion itineraries in Grupo Cáparra in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEXPE (Servicio Extremeño Público de Empleo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtremadura Public Employment Service - participants in training courses are registered as job seekers through SEXPE.
• Challenger Informática S.L.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining collaboration partner for professional certification courses, providing instruction and educational support.
• ASPACE-PLASENCIA, FEAFES SALUD MENTAL PLASENCIA, RESIDENCIA HOGAR DE NAZARET, ASOCIACIÓN PRO-DISMINUIDOS PSIQUICOS-PLACEAT, CENTRO DE DÍA LA JARA, CENTRO RESIDENCIAL CIUDAD JARDIN-PLASENCIA, HERMANITA DE LOS POBRESminorOthersVarious social service centers in Plasencia that host practical training (FCT) for students completing professional certification courses.
• Cáritas EspañolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational confederation entity that coordinates Cáritas activities across Spain, channels international cooperation funds, and provides institutional support.
• Asociación de Inmigrantes de la Parroquia de El Salvador de PlasenciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating entity for the Migrant Reception Floor program, with a signed collaboration agreement for Cáritas to provide services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Emerging players

• ACCEM: Spanish nonprofit specializing in migrant and refugee reception, asylum support, and social inclusion — directly overlapping with Cáritas Plasencia's Migration and Mobility Human Program. Operates nationally with secular positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Cáritas Española: National confederation coordinating all Cáritas Diocesanas in Spain, including Cáritas Plasencia. Operates as a broader incumbent with nationwide programs, international cooperation funding, and policy advocacy — providing the institutional backstop and brand that Cáritas Plasencia leverages.
• Caritas Internationalis: Global confederation of 162 Cáritas national organizations. Cáritas Plasencia is indirectly connected through Cáritas Española. Functions as a thematic peer for international cooperation programs and emergency response mobilization (e.g., Venezuela, Morocco, Ukraine).
• Cruz Roja Española: Spanish Red Cross is the country's largest humanitarian organization, overlapping with Cáritas Plasencia across emergency response, migrant support, food aid, and employment programs. Broader scope and secular positioning make it a wide incumbent rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Cáritas Diocesana de Madrid: Sister diocesan Cáritas operating social services, employment programs, and migration support within the Archdiocese of Madrid. Directly comparable in service portfolio (food aid, shelter, insertion, elderly care) but operating at significantly larger urban scale.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Toledo: Castilian-Manchego diocesan Cáritas providing the same portfolio of social services, employment programs, and Cáritas confederal programs. Comparable operating model in a different rural-urban mix within Spain.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Coria-Cáceres: Sister Cáritas in the Cáceres ecclesiastical province, sharing regional context, funding pools (FSE+, Junta de Extremadura), and beneficiary demographics. Provides a peer benchmark for rural Extremaduran diocesan operations.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Mérida-Badajoz: Neighboring Extremaduran diocesan Cáritas operating across the same region as Cáritas Plasencia, with overlapping territory in Badajoz province. Directly comparable in rural context, service mix, and funding sources (FSE+, Junta de Extremadura).
• Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona: Diocesan Cáritas serving the Archdiocese of Barcelona with analogous programs in social action, solidarity economy, migration, and employment. Provides a comparable operating model in a different urban geography within the same Cáritas Española confederation.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Sevilla: Andalusian diocesan Cáritas operating social assistance, employment, and migration programs. Comparable organizational structure and service mix, though serving a larger and more urbanized territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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