Celima | Centro Especial de Empleo

What Celima | Centro Especial de Empleo does

Celima Centro Especial de Empleo, S.L. is a Madrid-headquartered Spanish facility services provider operating as a regulated Centro Especial de Empleo (Special Employment Center). Founded in 1986 and based in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, the company delivers cleaning, gardening, concierge/auxiliary, and maintenance services to enterprise clients across seven Spanish autonomous communities. More than 85% of its workforce of approximately 400 professionals is comprised of people with disabilities, exceeding the 70% legal threshold for CEE status, and 65.62% of the team are women.

Celima's commercial proposition combines professional facility management with a regulatory compliance value-add: under Spain's Ley General de Discapacidad (LGD), companies with more than 50 employees must reserve 2% of positions for people with disabilities, and contracting CEE services is recognized as an alternative compliance measure. The company leverages proprietary digital tools — including GPS-based personnel and equipment tracking, team-coordination software, an incident management application, and an integrated management platform covering time tracking, quality, and documentation — to coordinate onsite service delivery and report in real time to clients. It holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications (audit-zero non-conformities in 2025), the Madrid Excelente quality seal, and the Carta de la Diversidad commitment (renewed 2025-2026).

Celima monetizes through quote-based, professional-services contracts with enterprise and institutional clients across pharmaceuticals, financial services, construction, media, automotive, education, energy, and other sectors. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but LGD-related alternative-measure contracts carry a regulatory floor of 3x IPREM (€21,600/year per disabled worker not directly employed by the client). The company is privately held, founder-controlled under CEO Javier Antón Mellado, with no institutional or venture capital backing disclosed, and operates a wholly-owned non-profit, Fundación CELIMA, focused on social inclusion and training for people with disabilities.

Name

Celima | Centro Especial de Empleo

Legal name

CELIMA CENTRO ESPECIAL DE EMPLEO Y DESARROLLO SL

Website

https://celima.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Celima is a Spanish Centro Especial de Empleo providing cleaning, gardening, concierge, and maintenance services to enterprise clients, leveraging its CEE regulatory status to enable LGD disability-quota compliance while employing a workforce in which over 85% have disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rivas-Vaciamadrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cleaning services: Professional cleaning services for offices, industrial facilities, laboratories, commercial centers, public buildings, educational institutions, residential communities, and logistics centers. Services include maintenance cleaning, general cleaning, and specialized cleaning (floor treatments, facades, upholstery, windows at height, shutters, garages). Also includes supply and replenishment of hygienic consumables.
2. Concierge and auxiliary services: Reception, mail distribution, visitor guidance, switchboard operators, and access control services for client facilities.
3. Gardening services: Garden and green area maintenance, garden design, plot cleaning, pruning and tree surgery, irrigation system installation and reform, and planting of trees, shrubs, and plants.
4. Maintenance services: Corrective, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance services for client installations, including planning and scheduling.
5. LGD compliance through alternative measures: As a Centro Especial de Empleo, Celima enables client companies to comply with Ley General de Discapacidad (LGD) through alternative measures. Services contracted to a CEE are counted toward the 2% disability quota obligation. The minimum annual contract amount to comply is 3x IPREM (21,600 €/year per disabled worker not directly employed).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Celima is a Centro Especial de Empleo (Special Employment Center) that delivers facility management services—professional cleaning, gardening, concierge and auxiliary services, and corrective/preventive maintenance—to commercial and institutional clients across Spain. Operating with a workforce in which more than 85% have a disability, Celima also enables client companies to comply with Spain's Ley General de Discapacidad (LGD) 2% employment quota through alternative measures, turning a regulatory obligation into a contracted service relationship.

Product overview

Celima is a Centro Especial de Empleo (Special Employment Center) providing facility management services including cleaning (Limpieza), gardening (Jardinería), concierge and auxiliary services (Conserjería), and maintenance (Mantenimiento). The company operates as a unified service offering under its own brand, positioning itself as a comprehensive facility services provider. Additionally, Celima offers disability law compliance services (LGD-Medidas Alternativas) to help companies meet Spain's 2% disability employment quota through subcontracting arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundación CELIMA: A private non-profit foundation focused on training and integration of people with disabilities and their families, promoting their quality of life and social inclusion.

Products and services

• Limpieza (Cleaning Services) Professional cleaning services for office buildings, industrial facilities, laboratories, shopping malls, public buildings, educational institutions, residential communities, and logistics centers. Includes daily maintenance cleaning, general cleaning, specialized treatments (floor treatments, facade cleaning, upholstery, high-rise windows, shutters, garages), and supply and replenishment of hygienic consumables. Targeted at corporate and institutional clients.
• Jardinería (Gardening Services) Garden and green area maintenance including upkeep of landscaped areas, garden design, plot cleaning, pruning, tree surgery, irrigation system installation and reform, and planting of trees, shrubs, and plants. Targeted at companies and institutions with green areas and outdoor spaces.
• Conserjería y Servicios Auxiliares (Concierge and Auxiliary Services) Reception, mail distribution, visitor guidance, switchboard operators, and access control services for client facilities. Targeted at corporate buildings, business parks, and institutional premises.
• Mantenimiento (Maintenance Services) Comprehensive facility maintenance services covering corrective, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance for client installations, including planning and scheduling of maintenance activities. Targeted at companies needing ongoing upkeep of physical installations.
• LGD - Medidas Alternativas (Disability Law Compliance Services) Alternative measures consulting and contracting services that allow Spanish companies with more than 50 employees to comply with the Ley General de Discapacidad (LGD) by contracting Celima as a Centro Especial de Empleo. Reference pricing is anchored to a minimum annual contract of 3x IPREM (21,600€ per disabled worker in 2025). Service includes exceptionality certificate management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 85% of Celima's workforce has a disability, exceeding the 70% legal minimum for CEE organizations.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundación DiversidadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Celima signed the Carta de la Diversidad (Diversity Charter) in 2022, an initiative promoted by Fundación Diversidad with the support of the European Commission. The charter contains 10 principles guiding organizations toward responsible, equitable, and respectful management of people. Celima renewed this commitment in 2025 and again in 2026. As of 2026, more than 1,600 organizations in Spain and 16,000 across the EU have signed.
• Bureau VeritascoreOthersBureau Veritas is an international independent certification body that conducts annual audits of Celima's quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001). Celima has consistently passed these audits with zero non-conformities.
• ASEPEYOminorOthersASEPEYO is a mutual society for workplace accident insurance and occupational health. Celima's Unidad de Apoyo collaborates with ASEPEYO consultants (Inmaculada Lojo Gálvez and others) to deliver employee training on stress management, emotional energy, conflict resolution, and workplace wellbeing.
• Fundación CELIMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación CELIMA is a private non-profit foundation created as an extension of Celima's social commitment. Its mission is the personal and labor integration of people with disabilities through adapted work, contributing to their quality of life. The foundation conducts educational, cultural, social activities, and grants scholarships. Celima collaborates with the foundation on employee wellbeing activities, cultural visits, and team events.
• CONACEEminorOthersConfederación Nacional de Centros Especiales de Empleo (CONACEE) organizes the annual national congress for CEE organizations. Celima attended the XX Congreso Nacional de Centros Especiales de Empleo in Valencia (February 2025), participating in sessions on labor insertion, artificial intelligence in inclusion, and the future of protected employment.
• Employee benefit partners (Audifon, ASM, Fundación SEUR, Myentrada, Diverclick, Fisio, Visionlab, Plus Dental, OrtoWeb, Applus, LG, Facilito)minorOthersCelima has established collaboration agreements (convenios) with various companies offering employee benefits and discounts to Celima staff. Partners include Audifon (hearing), ASM (mobility), Fundación SEUR (charity), Myentrada (entertainment), Diverclick (leisure), Fisio (physiotherapy), Visionlab (optics), Plus Dental (dental), OrtoWeb (orthopedics), Applus (vehicle inspection), LG (electronics), and Facilito (discounts).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OHLA Servicios (formerly OHL Servicios-Ingesan): OHLA Servicios is a Spanish facility services and maintenance provider serving public infrastructure, healthcare, and corporate clients. Comparable as a broader FM incumbent pursuing large-scale tenders where Celima also competes.
• ISS A/S: ISS is a global facility services powerhouse with significant presence in Spain across cleaning, workplace, and technical maintenance. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same space; not specialized in the CEE angle but competes for the same enterprise tenders.
• Sodexo Iberia: Sodexo operates facility management, cleaning, and maintenance services for enterprise clients in Spain and globally. Comparable as a large incumbent competitor pursuing the same multinational and large-enterprise accounts as Celima.
• Ferrovial Servicios: Ferrovial's services division provides facility management, maintenance, and urban services across Spain and international markets. Comparable as a large Spanish-headquartered FM incumbent competing for the same infrastructure and corporate facility tenders.
• Valoriza Facilities (Sacyr): Valoriza is Sacyr's services arm covering cleaning, maintenance, landscaping, and auxiliary services across Spain. Comparable multiservice FM player targeting similar enterprise and public-sector clients as Celima.

Direct peers

• Clece: Clece is one of Spain's largest multiservice facility management companies, offering cleaning, maintenance, concierge, and gardening services to enterprise and public-sector clients. Directly comparable to Celima in service portfolio and B2B target market, though operating at significantly greater scale without the CEE specialization.
• Ilunion: Ilunion is the business arm of the ONCE Foundation (Spanish blind persons' organization), operating facility services, cleaning, and contact center businesses with a social-employment mission similar to Celima's CEE model. The closest direct comparable by combining CEE-style disability employment with facility services delivery.
• Grupo Norte: Grupo Norte is a Spanish multiservice provider offering cleaning, maintenance, logistics support, and auxiliary services, with a notable social-employment and disability-inclusion focus. A direct comparable given its overlapping CEE-adjacent positioning and similar customer profile.
• Eulen Servicios: Eulen Servicios is a leading Spanish facility services group offering cleaning, maintenance, security, concierge, and auxiliary services nationwide. Comparable to Celima in service mix and customer base; a key head-to-head competitor for Spanish enterprise and public-sector FM contracts.

Emerging players

• Grupo Constant Services: Grupo Constant Services is a Spanish provider of cleaning, maintenance, and auxiliary services with a social-employment angle, targeting enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable in size and service mix to Celima; competes in similar regional FM tenders.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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