Cooperativa Lo Specchio

What Cooperativa Lo Specchio does

Cooperativa Lo Specchio is a Milan-based Italian social cooperative (Società Cooperativa Sociale O.N.L.U.S.) founded in 1995 that delivers work-inclusion pathways for adults with predominantly psychiatric disabilities while operating as a contract service provider for corporate buyers. Its core activity is B2B assembly, packaging and data-entry services, spanning electromechanical and electronic components, medical devices, mail stuffing, cartotecnica and packaging material processing. The cooperative has historically served more than 150 corporate clients and supported over 300 beneficiaries since inception, and it explicitly positions itself as a Cooperativa di Lavoro under Article 14 of Italy's Biagi Law, allowing client companies to meet inclusion-compliance obligations through outsourcing.

The organization has expanded its product surface over time. In 2022 it launched Scook – Cucina Sociale, a social-kitchen initiative offering catering, cooking classes and solidarity bomboniere (biscuits), and it co-developed Beer Box and Giga Box solidarity gift products with Birrificio Milano aimed at corporate holiday gifting. A supporting association, 'Amici de Lo Specchio', was also established in 2022 to mobilize community fundraising and volunteer support through events and a €30/year membership. As of early 2024 the cooperative employs 21 staff supported by 20+ trainees; governance is led by President Fabio Piccinini (in role since 2014, also connected to Cascina Monluè and Atumtek Group) and Coordinator Carlo Raffa.

The revenue model blends three transaction-based streams: contract-fee B2B assembly/packaging, catering/event fees via Scook, and donation-based income (5x1000, bank transfer, Satispay, PayPal, recurring donations). Go-to-market is direct sales to enterprises and a community-led fundraising motion through the Amici association. Operations remain geographically concentrated in Lombardy (single site at Via Marco Bruto 24/26, Milan), with planned partial relocation into the Cascina Monluè social enterprise hub. In 2025 the cooperative received a €150,000 capital injection from Fondazione Social Venture Giordano Dell'Amore under the Impact4Coop program with Fondazione Cariplo. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Cooperativa Lo Specchio

Legal name

Lo Specchio - Società Cooperativa Sociale O.N.L.U.S.

Website

https://cooperativalospecchio.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Milan-based Italian social cooperative founded in 1995 that provides contract assembly and packaging services to corporate clients while running work-inclusion programs for adults with predominantly psychiatric disabilities, complemented by a social kitchen (Scook) and solidarity gift products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Cooperative Services and Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Individual and Family Services (6241), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Social cooperative services
• Contract assembly packaging
• Social employment integration
• Catering services
• Corporate social responsibility

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Servizi di assemblaggio e confezionamento: La Cooperativa realizza per il mercato prodotti tramite commesse private o lavoro conto terzi, offrendo assemblaggio di componentistica elettromeccanica, elettronica, dispositivi medici, imbustamento, cartotecnica e packaging. Opera come Cooperativa di lavoro ai sensi dell'articolo 14 della legge Biagi.
2. Scook – Cucina Sociale: Progetto di cucina sociale avviato nel 2022 per la produzione di pasti, allestimento catering, cooking class e bomboniere solidali (biscotti). Genera entrate attraverso servizi di ristorazione e catering per eventi.
3. Donazioni e fundraising: La Cooperativa riceve donazioni liberali via bonifico, Satispay, PayPal, 5x1000 (codice fiscale 10309920154), quote associative degli Amici de Lo Specchio (30€/anno), e vendita di regali solidali (Beer Box, Giga Box con Birrificio Milano) e bomboniere solidali.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Lo Specchio is a non-profit social cooperative (O.N.L.U.S.) founded in 1995 in Milan that provides contract assembly and packaging services to corporate clients while employing people with disabilities (predominantly psychiatric fragility). It generates revenue through industrial subcontracting (servizi di confezionamento e assemblaggio), a social catering kitchen called SCOOK, solidarity gift products (Beer Box, Giga Box, Bomboniere), and donations. The cooperative uses work as a therapeutic and inclusion tool, assisting companies with their Art. 14 Legge Biagi compliance (mandatory disability hiring quotas).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Confezionamento e Assemblaggio (Contract Assembly and Packaging Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Oltre 300 persone con fragilità hanno avuto opportunità lavorative dalla fondazione (1995)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cascina Monluè – La Corte del bene comune (Impresa Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019La Cooperativa è socia dell'Impresa Sociale Cascina Monluè – La Corte del bene comune, nata nel 2019, che si propone di creare un modello di solidarietà diffusa nell'antico borgo di Monluè con spazi per inclusione lavorativa, housing sociale, ospitalità turistica e promozione culturale. Lo Specchio trasferirà parte delle sue attività nella struttura una volta completata la ristrutturazione (partita nel 2023).
• Birrificio MilanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborazione per la realizzazione di birre solidali Beer Box e Giga Box. Ogni bottiglia sostiene i progetti della Cooperativa, portando un messaggio di speranza e solidarietà. Prodotto proposto come regalo aziendale natalizio e donazione solidale.
• Comune di Milano (scuole e servizi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn collaborazione con scuole e servizi del Comune di Milano, Lo Specchio offre percorsi propedeutici al lavoro, alternanza scuola-lavoro e avvio tirocini per persone fragili, creando un luogo concreto per la crescita personale e professionale.
• Amici de Lo Specchio (Associazione)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerL'Associazione 'Amici de Lo Specchio', costituita nel 2022, sostiene la Cooperativa promuovendo il lavoro inclusivo, organizzando eventi di fundraising (cene, aperitivi, cooking lab, visite guidate), creando una rete di contatti tra persone, attività e organizzazioni. Quota associativa 30€/anno. Il Consiglio Direttivo è composto da Luca Bacchi (Presidente), Chiara Bazzaro, Roberta Cominelli, Chiara Magistris, Francesco Spina e Sergio Toffetti.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CeIS Don Milani: Italian social cooperative focused on educational and labor integration of vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities. Operates similar vocational pathways and shares the social-cooperative legal form.
• Cooperativa Il Granello: Italian social cooperative based in Lombardy providing work-inclusion services for people with disabilities, with similar B2B assembly/packaging activities and a social-impact mission that closely mirrors Lo Specchio. Both compete for the same corporate clients seeking Art. 14 legge Biagi compliance.
• Cooperativa Sociale Officina dell'Invisibile: Milan-based social cooperative focused on inclusion through cultural, artisanal, and labor activities for people with fragilities. Directly comparable mission and B2B service model in the same Lombardy territory.
• Cascina Biblioteca: Milan-based social cooperative combining cultural activities, hospitality, and work inclusion for vulnerable people. Operates in the same city and Lombardy ecosystem, targeting similar corporate and donor networks for sustainability-funded social impact.
• Cooperativa La Meridiana: Italian social cooperative providing assembly, packaging, and work-inclusion services for people with disabilities, with similar Art. 14 legge Biagi positioning. Competes for the same corporate clients seeking compliant disability-employment outsourcing.

Broad incumbents

• La Nostra Famiglia: Large Italian nonprofit operating rehabilitation centers and inclusive employment pathways for children and adults with disabilities. Shares the same disability-vocational mission and operates in Lombardy, though it is significantly larger and more clinical in orientation than Lo Specchio.
• Lega del Filo d'Oro: Established Italian nonprofit providing rehabilitation and social-inclusion services specifically for people with deafblindness and multiple disabilities. Comparable mission focus on disability services, but more specialized and clinical than Lo Specchio's labor-inclusion model.
• Anffas Onlus: National Italian federation supporting people with intellectual and relational disabilities, with member cooperatives providing work-inclusion services. Anffas is a much larger, established organization, but its local cooperatives directly overlap with Lo Specchio's mission and service model.

Regional players

• Fondazione Progetto Arca: Large Milan-based nonprofit providing social services including housing, food, and integration support for vulnerable people. Operates in the same geography with overlapping social-mission activities, though with a wider scope beyond disability workforce inclusion.

Others

• Consorzio CGM: Italy's largest consortium of social cooperatives, providing shared services, advocacy, and supply-chain coordination to member coops including those in disability inclusion. Relevant as an ecosystem aggregator Lo Specchio could plug into for scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LoSpecchioCoopS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperativa-lo-specchio
• Instagraminstagram.com/lospecchiocooperativa

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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