FUNDACIÓN CADISLA

What FUNDACIÓN CADISLA does

Fundación Cadisla is a non-profit foundation founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, in Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region. It operates as a Centro Especial de Empleo (Special Employment Centre) — a legal designation under Spanish law requiring at least 70% of the workforce to be people with disabilities — and serves as the employment arm of AFAS, the local association of families of people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. The foundation provides labor integration services for adults with intellectual disabilities and serious/chronic mental illness through a combination of sheltered employment, vocational training, and an accredited public employment placement agency (Agencia de Colocación).

The foundation's commercial operations span several workshops: carpentry and furniture restoration, upholstery, textile production (including custom embroidery and sustainable fashion), sign-making (including cognitive signage for accessibility), and installation of playground and biosaludable (outdoor fitness) equipment. It runs a retail storefront (Reciclarte) in Tomelloso for direct-to-consumer sales of restored furniture and crafted goods, and provides service contracts to municipalities and enterprises including green-space maintenance (e.g., for Pernod Ricard España's production site), pool management (Piscina Climatizada of Villacañas), and heritage interpretation (Castillo de Peñarroya). Service revenue is supplemented by grants and co-financing from Fundación ONCE, Fundación MAPFRE, Fundación Soliss, and the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+).

The go-to-market motion is community-led: beneficiaries are referred from AFAS and municipal social services, while contracts are won through public procurement grants, civic partnerships, and structured employability programs. The foundation distributes its services through a physical retail store, direct B2B contracting, municipal service concessions, and an accredited placement agency. All training, placement, and employment support services are delivered free to beneficiaries, funded by public subsidies; retail products are sold at market prices. The foundation has no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML component — its technical capabilities are vocational and trades-oriented.

Name

FUNDACIÓN CADISLA

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN CADISLA

Website

https://fundacioncadisla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Cadisla is a Spanish non-profit Special Employment Center (Centro Especial de Empleo) founded in 2013 in Tomelloso, Castilla-La Mancha, providing vocational training, sheltered employment, and job placement services for people with intellectual disabilities and serious mental illness, funded by public grants and commercial workshop revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Employment Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ), Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK)

Keywords

• Disability employment services
• Vocational training programs
• Sheltered workshop production
• Social enterprise operations
• Inclusive facility management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tomelloso

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Centro Especial de Empleo operations: The foundation operates a non-profit Centro Especial de Empleo that provides paid work to people with disabilities. Revenue is generated through the sale of goods produced in its workshops (carpentry, upholstery, textile, sign-making) and services (gardening, cleaning, maintenance) to public and private clients.
2. Reciclarte retail store: The Reciclarte storefront in Tomelloso sells restored furniture, recycled/upcycled products, custom embroidery, and crafted goods. This is a direct retail revenue stream from end consumers and businesses.
3. Vocational training (Formación Ocupacional): The foundation receives public funding and subsidies for delivering occupational training programs (prelaboral, mixed programs) to people with disabilities, funded by institutions such as Fundación ONCE, European Social Fund, and regional government.
4. Agencia de Colocación (employment placement): As an accredited placement agency, the foundation matches people with disabilities to jobs in the open market, generating revenue through subsidies and service agreements with public employment services.
5. Management of municipal/public facilities: The foundation manages public facilities such as the Piscina Climatizada of Villacañas and green spaces for municipalities (e.g., Pernod Ricard España production site), generating service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Cadisla is a non-profit Special Employment Center (Centro Especial de Empleo) that delivers labor integration services for people with intellectual disabilities and/or serious mental illness. Its core offerings include vocational training programs (Prelaboral, Modalidad II, Programas Mixtos), workshop-based production services (carpentry, upholstery, signage, textile/upcycling, custom embroidery), an accredited job placement agency (Agencia de Colocación), municipal facility management (heated swimming pools, green spaces, heritage interpretation centers), and a retail store (Reciclarte) selling restored furniture and custom products.

Product overview

FUNDACIÓN CADISLA operates as a non-profit Special Employment Center focused on labor integration of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services organized around three core pillars: (1) Employment services including a Centro Especial de Empleo, job placement agency (Agencia de Colocación), and occupational training programs (Prelaboral, Modalidad II, Programas Mixtos); (2) Commercial products and services including the Reciclarte retail store for restored furniture and custom embroidery, playground equipment sales, cognitive signage systems, and green space/bird observatory installations; and (3) Facility management including heated swimming pool operations and natural space maintenance. All services prioritize social inclusion and sustainable employment while generating revenue through commercial activities like furniture restoration, signage projects, and equipment sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Reciclarte: A retail store operated by Fundación Cadisla offering restored furniture, custom embroidery services, and recycled products. Promotes circular economy, sustainable fashion, and ecodesign. Located in Tomelloso at Calle Galileo.

Products and services

• Centro Especial de Empleo (Special Employment Center) A non-profit Special Employment Center where at least 70% of the workforce are people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness, providing labor integration services and operating production workshops in carpentry, upholstery, signage, and textiles.
• Espacios Naturales (Natural Spaces Services) Environmental services including maintenance of natural spaces, gardening, specialized height pruning, revegetation with native plants, and installation of bird observatories for municipalities and companies.
• Servicios Comunitarios (Community Services) Community support and assistance services for local municipalities and organizations, including cleaning and maintenance of public facilities.
• Agencia de Colocación (Job Placement Agency) Accredited job placement agency connecting people with disabilities to employment opportunities in the regular labor market, operating as an intermediary with public employment services.
• Formación Ocupacional - Prelaboral Pre-employment occupational training designed to prepare people with disabilities for the labor market through personalized insertion itineraries and prelaboral workshops.
• Formación Ocupacional - Modalidad II Occupational training in Modality II for vocational preparation of people with disabilities, combining theoretical and practical learning.
• Formación Ocupacional - Programas Mixtos Combined training programs integrating theoretical and practical learning for employment preparation of people with disabilities.
• Reciclarte Retail Store Retail store offering restored furniture, custom embroidery services, recycled products, and craft items, combining ecodesign with craftsmanship to provide employment for people with disabilities.
• Custom Embroidery Service (Bordados Personalizados) Premium custom embroidery service for textiles, clothing, bags and accessories, offering high-precision personalized designs that combine creativity, recycling, and customer ideas.
• Aquatic Activities / Swimming Pool Management Management of heated swimming pool facilities offering aquatic activities including aquagym, swimming lessons, inclusive swimming, and early aquatic stimulation for babies, delivered under municipal concession.
• Señalización Cognitiva (Cognitive Signage Systems) Design, manufacturing, and installation of cognitive and accessible signage systems for public spaces, municipalities, sports centers, and natural areas, using pictograms and visual supports for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Mobiliario Restaurado (Furniture Restoration Service) Restored furniture services including tables, chairs, armchairs, doors, and custom pieces using techniques such as sanding, varnishing, painting, lacquering, and decapping.
• Playground and Sports Equipment Commercialization Commercialization of children's swings, pre-adolescent playground equipment, biosaludable (calisthenics) elements, and other sports equipment for public spaces and municipalities.
• Centro de Interpretación Castillo de Peñarroya Interpretation center management at the Castillo de Peñarroya in Argamasilla de Alba, promoting accessible and inclusive tourism as part of the Peñarroya Accesible project.

Quantifiable outcome

• 225 hours of vocational training per cleaning course participant (50h theory + 175h practice)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• AFAS (Asociación de Familiares de Personas con Discapacidad)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFAS is the parent association of Fundación Cadisla. The foundation serves as the employment arm of AFAS, which represents families of people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. The president of AFAS (Luis Perales) and the secretary (Bernabé Blanco) hold leadership roles in the foundation. AFAS provides the beneficiary population; Cadisla provides training, employment, and placement services. The two entities collaborate on projects such as 'Peñarroya Accesible' and cognitive signage in AFAS facilities.
• Cámara de Comercio de Ciudad RealmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on digital skills training programs for young people (e.g., 'Talento Joven' program, #EuropaSeSiente), with Cadisla as the executing entity and Cámara providing institutional backing and European funding access.
• Engineered Land Systems (ELS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerELS, based in Tomelloso, has partnered with Cadisla to provide on-the-job training and employment placement opportunities for people with disabilities and/or serious mental illness.
• Fundación Global NaturemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration on signage for natural spaces and wetlands in Villacañas, producing accessible environmental interpretation signage.
• Plena Inclusión / ApigónmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialised collaborators in cognitive accessibility and easy-to-read design, working with Cadisla on cognitive signage projects for public buildings and spaces.
• AqualiamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater utility company that signed a convenio (agreement) with Ayuntamiento de Tomelloso and Fundación Cadisla for labor insertion, placing 6 people with disabilities in bill delivery roles.
• Pernod Ricard EspañaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCadisla provides green zone maintenance services at Pernod Ricard España's Centro de Producción y Logístico in Las Labores, Ciudad Real.
• Multiple municipalities (Tomelloso, Villacañas, Argamasilla de Alba, Alcázar de San Juan, Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera, Campo de Criptana, Argamasilla de Alba, others)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA broad network of town councils across Castilla-La Mancha partner with Cadisla for facility management, signage projects, accessible tourism, and green maintenance. These are the primary institutional partners for the foundation's operations.
• Adif (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCadisla carries out revegetation work with native plants in the Mesa de Ocaña under Adif's environmental program.
• Colegio de Embajadores (Tomelloso)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the design and construction of a carnival float using recycled materials, involving A.M.P.A. and promoting team work and environmental awareness.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Adecco: Fundación Adecco runs workforce integration programs for people with disabilities in Spain, including training, intermediation, and supported employment. Comparable in mission (disability-to-employment pathway) and beneficiary segments, though operates at national scope rather than regional.
• La Fageda: La Fageda is a well-known Catalan social enterprise providing employment to people with disabilities through dairy and food production. Comparable as a Spanish social enterprise combining commercial production with a disability-employment mission, though operates in a different sector (dairy) and region.
• Grupo SIFU: Grupo SIFU is a leading Spanish Special Employment Center operating facility services, cleaning, gardening, and auxiliary services with a workforce majority composed of people with disabilities. Direct peer in model (CEE + service delivery) and customer overlap (municipal and corporate facility management contracts).
• Fundación MAPFRE – Juntos Somos Capaces: Fundación MAPFRE's 'Juntos Somos Capaces' program (one of Cadisla's documented funders) operates its own labor-inclusion programs for people with disabilities across Spain. Comparable in mission and beneficiary type, though acts more as funder/program designer than direct employer like Cadisla's CEE.
• CEE Fundación Juan XXIII: Fundación Juan XXIII is a Madrid-based Special Employment Center and social entity providing vocational training and employment for people with intellectual disabilities. Direct peer in service mix (CEE + training + placement) and similar beneficiary profile, though larger and based in a different region.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación ONCE: Fundación ONCE is the largest funder and operator of disability-employment programs in Spain, a key grantor to Cadisla. Comparable mission and beneficiary focus, though acts primarily as national policy actor and funder rather than a regional direct service competitor.
• Plena Inclusión España: Plena Inclusión is the Spanish confederation representing organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities, and collaborates with Cadisla on cognitive accessibility projects. Comparable as a sector umbrella organization with overlapping mission and beneficiary base, but operates as an advocacy body rather than a direct service provider.
• ILUNION: ILUNION is the largest Special Employment Center (Centro Especial de Empleo) group in Spain, a subsidiary of ONCE that operates across multiple sectors and regions. Directly comparable as a CEE operator providing employment to people with disabilities, though at a vastly larger national scale versus Cadisla's regional focus.

Regional players

• Suara Cooperativa: Suara is a Catalan social-services cooperative providing employment-integration and social support across Catalonia and other Spanish regions. Comparable as a multi-service social entity supporting vulnerable populations into work, though with broader social-service scope than Cadisla's disability focus.
• ASPRODES (Castilla-La Mancha): ASPRODES is a regional association in Castilla-La Mancha providing services and employment support for people with intellectual disabilities, similar to Cadisla's AFAS parent. Direct regional peer operating competing programs for the same beneficiary pool in overlapping geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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