Cooperativa Il Pellicano

What Cooperativa Il Pellicano does

Cooperativa Il Pellicano (legally Il Pellicano Società Cooperativa Sociale O.N.L.U.S.) is a Brescia-based Type A social cooperative founded on March 3, 1980 that delivers integrated social and healthcare services to vulnerable populations in Brescia province, Lombardy. The cooperative operates five service lines: Area Anziani (elderly care including auxiliary assistance, nursing, RSA Aperta, and home help), Area Minori (children services — school meals, pre/post-school, after-school, school-bus supervision), Area Disabilità (Ad Personam assistance and B1/B2 disability allowance services), C-DOM (home healthcare delivered with ATS di Brescia using nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, ASA/OSS staff), and Other Services (social work, medical practice collaboration). It also offers continuing education, most notably 800-hour ASA qualification courses at €1,600 (or free subsidized with a 12-month B1-CCNL employment contract), through the affiliated Agenzia Formativa Don Angelo Tedoldi at COSP Bedizzole.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through public-sector and nonprofit institutional contracts: direct municipal commissions from Comuni di Paitone, Muscoline, Prevalle, Bedizzole, and Mazzano; ATS di Brescia for C-DOM home care; voucher systems (Misura B1/B2, RSA Aperta) reimbursed through regional healthcare budgets; and partnerships with Fondazione Fiorini and Casa di Riposo A. Fiorini for elderly residential and day-care staffing. Supplementary revenue comes from fee-based training courses, a €49/session online psychological support service for employees, and public grants such as the €41,260.21 received from Fondo Nuove Competenze in February 2025.

The cooperative is a non-profit O.N.L.U.S. under Italian cooperative law, owned by its member-workers, with indivisible reserves and no profit distribution; it is registered with the Tribunal of Brescia, Camera di Commercio, the Regional Registry of Social Cooperatives, and Confcooperative Unione Provinciale di Brescia. It has held ISO 9001 quality certification continuously since October 7, 1999 and achieved Gender Equality certification (UNI/PdR 125:2022) on June 3, 2026. As a labor-intensive care provider with no proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or APIs, the cooperative's competitive position rests on regulatory credentials, multi-decade municipal relationships, and an internal caregiver training pipeline rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Cooperativa Il Pellicano

Legal name

Il Pellicano Società Cooperativa Sociale O.N.L.U.S.

Website

https://cooperativailpellicano.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Il Pellicano is a Brescia-based, non-profit Italian social cooperative (founded 1980) that delivers integrated social and healthcare services — elderly, children, disability, and home care — primarily through public-sector contracts with municipalities and ATS di Brescia, supplemented by vocational training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Living Community Ancillary Services (Dining/Transportation/Wellness Programs) (HLADAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonprofit / Faith-Based CCRCs (HLADAEAC), Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support) (HLADAAAE)

Keywords

• Social care services
• Elderly care assistance
• Home healthcare services
• Disability support services
• Caregiver vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Brescia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Social Care Services: The cooperative generates primary revenue through contracts with public institutions including municipalities (Comuni di Paitone, Muscoline, Prevalle, Bedizzole, etc.), ATS di Brescia, and Fondazione Fiorini. Services are funded through voucher systems (Misura B1, B2), regional healthcare funding (RSA Aperta), and direct municipal budgets for SAD, ADP, and C-DOM services.
2. Professional Training Courses: The cooperative offers fee-based professional training courses including ASA (Ausiliario Socio Assistenziale) qualification courses at €1,600 and subsidized courses funded through public employment programs. Additional courses include refresher training for educators and care assistants.
3. Psychological Support Service: Online psychological support service provided to employees and collaborators at €49 per session, with the first session offered free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Il Pellicano is a Type A social cooperative that designs and delivers integrated social, healthcare, educational, and personal care services to vulnerable populations in the Brescia province. Its core offerings are organized into five service areas — Area Anziani (elderly care including home assistance, RSA Aperta, nursing, and recreational programs), Area Minori (children's services including school supervision and after-school programs), Area Disabilità (Ad Personam assistance and B1/B2 measures), C-DOM (home healthcare in collaboration with ATS Brescia), and Altri Servizi (social worker and medical practice collaboration). The cooperative additionally operates a training agency that provides ASA (Social Health Auxiliary) professional qualification courses, plus a fee-based online psychological support service for its employees and collaborators.

Product overview

Cooperativa Il Pellicano is a social cooperative (Type A) providing integrated social and healthcare services. The organization operates through five main service areas: Area Anziani (Elderly Services) offering auxiliary assistance, nursing, and home care; Area Minori (Children Services) providing school supervision and after-school programs; Area Disabilità (Disability Services) with Ad Personam assistance and economic support measures; C-DOM (Home Care Services) delivering medical and therapeutic interventions at patients' homes; and Other Services including social worker support and medical practice collaboration. Additionally, the cooperative offers vocational training courses for healthcare professionals through its affiliated training agency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Free Long Covid support services provided to citizens of Muscoline, Paitone, and Prevalle municipalities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agenzia Formativa Don Angelo TedoldicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2024Training agency affiliated with the cooperative offering ASA (Ausiliario Socio Assistenziale) professional qualification courses. Located at COSP Bedizzole. Provides subsidized training with employment contracts for participants.
• COSP BedizzoleminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 9 July 2024Training venue for ASA professional qualification courses. Provides physical facilities for theoretical and practical training sessions at Via Mons. Bontacchio n. 1.
• ATS di BresciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Regional healthcare authority collaborating on C-DOM (Cure Domiciliari) home healthcare services. ATS verifies fragility conditions and coordinates home care provision through the cooperative's multidisciplinary team.
• Cooperazione SaluteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Società di Mutuo Soccorso promoted by Confcooperative providing supplementary healthcare coverage for cooperative employees. Member benefit program offering improved health insurance plans at favorable rates.
• Comune di PaitonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2021Co-financing partner for the 'Mai più Soli' Long Covid pilot project. Municipality co-finances social-healthcare integration services for citizens affected by Long Covid. Also collaborates on community events and social services including after-school programs.
• Comune di MuscolinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2021Co-financing partner for the 'Mai più Soli' Long Covid pilot project. Municipality provides funding for free healthcare services for citizens experiencing Long Covid symptoms.
• Comune di PrevallecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2021Co-financing partner for 'Mai più Soli' Long Covid project. Partner for ADP services, community nursing (Infermiere di Comunità), and multiple social services. Hosts training courses and community events.
• Fondazione Fiorini di MazzanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2021Long-standing partner for elderly care services. Provides Centro Diurno Integrato facilities for elderly day care. Contributes physiotherapist for Long Covid rehabilitation (Mai più Soli project). Hosts CRE-A summer recreational program for elderly. Operates Casa di Riposo A. Fiorini where cooperative provides staffing.
• Confcooperative Unione Provinciale di BresciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 1980Cooperativa Il Pellicano is an active member of Confcooperative, the confederation of cooperatives. Benefits include access to Cooperazione Salute mutual health insurance for employees, collective bargaining agreements, and institutional representation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lega delle Cooperative: Major Italian cooperative federation alongside Confcooperative, representing a parallel network of Italian cooperatives including social cooperatives. Comparable as an institutional peer and competitor confederation whose member cooperatives operate in the same social/healthcare contracting space.
• Confcooperative: National Italian federation of cooperatives of which Cooperativa Il Pellicano is an active member through Confcooperative Brescia. Provides collective bargaining, mutual health coverage (Cooperazione Salute), and institutional representation that directly shape Pellicano's operating environment.
• Gruppo KOS: Italian private healthcare group operating residential care homes (RSA), home care, and rehabilitation services. Comparable in elderly care and home care service lines, but operates as a larger for-profit incumbent with broader geographic and capital base relative to Pellicano's nonprofit cooperative model.

Direct peers

• Sol.co Padova: Consortium of social cooperatives in the Padova area providing social, healthcare, educational, and welfare services to municipalities and public entities. Comparable model: multi-service social cooperative delivering home care, elderly, disability, and educational services under public contracts.
• KCS Caregiver: Italian social cooperative providing home care, elderly assistance, and healthcare staffing services with multi-regional reach. Comparable in service mix (home care, elderly assistance, healthcare staffing) and in operating as an Italian cooperative within publicly funded care markets.
• Cooperazione Salute: Italian mutual health insurer promoted by Confcooperative, providing supplementary healthcare coverage for cooperative employees. Pellicano explicitly partners with Cooperazione Salute, and the relationship is part of its broader employee benefits and HR offering, making it a directly relevant peer within the Confcooperative ecosystem.
• Consorzio CGM: Largest Italian consortium of social cooperatives, aggregating more than 80 territorial networks across Italy. Directly comparable network of Italian social cooperatives delivering social, healthcare, educational, and welfare services via public contracting, with a similar member-owned cooperative model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/coop.pellicano
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperativa-il-pellicano
• Instagraminstagram.com/cooperativailpellicano

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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