Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk

What Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk does

Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk is a family-owned Dutch care farm (zorgboerderij) located at Van Amerongenweg 9, Barneveld, in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands. Founded in 2009 by Dick and Corrie Brandsen as a partnership (maatschap), the farm provides daytime care, overnight respite stays, and personal supervision for three client groups: children and youth with light-to-moderate care needs (attachment issues, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD), adults requiring structured daytime activity, and elderly individuals including those with dementia, non-congenital brain injury, autism, and burnout. Service delivery is organised through dedicated activity groups covering animal care, gardening, carpentry, baking and crafts, scouting, equestrian activities, and farm work, all set on a working dairy and livestock operation.

The underlying technology is non-proprietary and limited to standard web and social channels: a Wordpress website (grootkootwijk.nl) and an Instagram account (Zorgboerderij_groot_kootwijk). The farm holds the Landbouw en Zorg keurmerk certification and is contracted through Coöperatie Boer en Zorg, a Dutch cooperative of care farms that channels municipal funding. A separate foundation, Stichting Groot Kootwijk, was established in March 2013 by parents of participants to fundraise for farm infrastructure, supported by approximately 30 listed corporate sponsors.

Revenue is generated exclusively through Dutch government-funded care reimbursement schemes — WLZ (Long-term Care Act), ZIN (Zorg in Natura), and PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget) — accessed via municipal indication decisions. The business operates as a single-site, family-led care operation with approximately 18-20 named care staff and management, supplemented by volunteers and on-call workers; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Son Jabco Brandsen joined the partnership in 2024 as team leader and moved onto the farm property in 2026, formalising second-generation succession.

Name

Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk

Legal name

Veehouderij Groot Kootwijk

Website

https://grootkootwijk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk is a family-owned Christian care farm in Barneveld, Netherlands, providing funded day care, overnight respite, and personal supervision for children, adults, and elderly with light-to-moderate care needs, reimbursed through Dutch municipal WLZ, ZIN, and PGB schemes via Coöperatie Boer en Zorg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Care Management & Behavioral Support (HLADALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF), Caregiver Support, Coaching & Training (HLADALAG)

Keywords

• Social care services
• Day care services
• Care farm
• Youth day care
• Elderly day care

Headquarters

HQ city

Barneveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal / Government Funding (WLZ, ZIN, PGB): As a care farm contracted through Coöperatie Boer en Zorg, revenue is generated via Dutch government-funded care reimbursement schemes: WLZ (Long-term Care Act), ZIN (Zorg in Natura), and PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget / personal budget). Clients require an official municipal indication/decision to access funded care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk is a Christian reformatorisch care farm in Barneveld, Netherlands, providing daytime activities (dagbesteding) and overnight stays (logeeropvang) for children, adults, and elderly with light to moderate care needs such as autism, ADHD, attachment issues, dementia, non-congenital brain injury, and burnout. Services are delivered through structured farm-based activities including animal care, gardening, carpentry, baking, scouting, pony group, and cooking, supported by assigned personal supervisors (persoonlijk begeleider) and an external orthopedagogue from Rehoboth Dienstverlening.

Product overview

Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk is a Christian care farm (reformatorisch/protestant) offering a coordinated portfolio of day care and supervision services for youth, adults, and elderly. The core offerings include Jeugddagbesteding (youth day care), Dagbesteding Volwassenen (adult day care), Dagbesteding Ouderen (elderly day care), and Logeeropvang (overnight stays), all supported by personal Begeleiding (supervision) services. These services are delivered through specialized activity groups including Bakken en Knutselen (baking and crafts), Ponygroep (horse care), Scouting, Timmeren (carpentry), Naschoolse Kookgroep (after-school cooking), and (Leren) Werken (farm work). Additional specialized services include orthopedagogue support and recognized internship programs. The organization operates multiple days per week across different target groups with a focus on personal well-being and individual care plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jeugddagbesteding (Youth Day Care)
• Dagbesteding Volwassenen (Adult Day Care)
• Dagbesteding Ouderen (Elderly Day Care)
• Logeeropvang Jeugd (Overnight Stays for Youth)
• Begeleiding (Personal Guidance and Supervision)

Quantifiable outcome

• Children receive a personal guide (persoonlijk begeleider) who handles parent handover and creates an individual care plan evaluated annually.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coöperatie Boer en ZorgcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoöperatie Boer en Zorg is the primary cooperative network for care farms in the Netherlands. As a contracted member, Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk provides care funded through WLZ, ZIN, and PGB schemes. The cooperative also provides a complaints functionary (Anna Kempe) accessible to clients.
• Rehoboth Dienstverlening (Orthopedagogue)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk has a weekly partnership with an orthopedagogue from Rehoboth Dienstverlening. The orthopedagogue participates in case discussions, advises on complex care questions, risk behaviour, and dossier building, providing additional clinical expertise to the farm's staff.
• Stichting Groot KootwijkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting Groot Kootwijk was established in March 2013 by parents of participants. Its purpose is to raise financial resources to support care for children at the farm. Funded: new play/exercise garden (June 2015), new group room, paddock and riding arena, swimming pool. Currently raising funds for a people carrier to transport clients.
• S-BB (Stichting Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)minorOthersS-BB is the Dutch vocational education and business collaboration body. Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk is recognised as an official learning company (leerbedrijf) by S-BB, offering internships across agricultural and care vocational programmes (MBO levels 2-4 and HBO Social Work).
• AKJ Vertrouwenspersonen (Advies Klachtenbureau Jeugdzorg)minorOthersAKJ provides independent trust persons for children and parents in youth care. All participants of Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk have the right to access an independent trust person from AKJ free of charge. AKJ is not employed by the farm.
• FalkminorOthersSponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page of the foundation.
• Brons VoorthuizenminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• MetechminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• SunCircleminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Van ReenenminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• NautaminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• WinCoop VeiligheidstrainingenminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Van de BroekminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Brandsen InstallatietechniekminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Waayenberg CoatingsminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• KletecminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• TholuminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Hardeman BouwbedrijfminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• AltivellominorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Van Wolfswinkel WonenminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• G. van Beek & ZonenminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• HoeflonminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• P-ServicesminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Autobedrijf Van den BovenkampminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• DruijffminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• HabridonminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Ace KeukensminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Elektrend BVminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• LeertouwerminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Brink StaalbouwminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.
• Van VeluwminorOthersCorporate sponsor of Stichting Groot Kootwijk. Logo displayed on the sponsors page.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Espria: Dutch healthcare group including elderly care, mental health, and disability services. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in providing day activities and supervised care for elderly and other vulnerable populations, with some overlap in dementia and behavioral support services.
• Middin: Dutch care organization providing day activities, residential support, and guidance to people with intellectual disabilities and elderly clients. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in serving multiple vulnerable segments (youth, adults, elderly) with structured daytime care and personal guidance, but at much greater regional scale in Zuid-Holland.
• Tzorg: Dutch provider of personal care and youth care services funded through WLZ, WMO, and Jeugdwet schemes. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in serving youth and adults with care needs and in relying on Dutch government reimbursement, though Tzorg delivers care in clients' homes rather than on a farm.
• Philadelphia Zorg: Large Dutch care organization providing support and day activities for people with intellectual disabilities and similar care needs. Overlaps with Groot Kootwijk in serving youth and adults with autism, ADHD, attachment issues, and other light to moderate care needs, though Philadelphia operates at much greater scale across multiple regions.
• Humanitas DMH: Dutch care organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities and similar care needs through day activities, housing, and guidance. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in serving youth and adults with autism, behavioral issues, and other light to moderate needs requiring structured daytime programs and personal guides.
• Allerzorg: Major Dutch personal-care provider delivering home-based personal care funded through WLZ, ZIN, and PGB schemes. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in funding model (Dutch government care reimbursement) and target population (elderly and vulnerable clients needing day-to-day support), though Allerzorg operates in clients' homes rather than on a farm.
• Buurtzorg: Large Dutch community-based care provider delivering personal care, nursing, and household support in neighborhoods. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in community-embedded, small-team delivery of personal care for elderly and vulnerable clients using Dutch funding schemes, but Buurtzorg operates at national scale and in clients' homes.
• De Twentse Zorgcentra: Regional Dutch care organization providing day activities, residential care, and guidance for elderly and people with disabilities in the Twente region. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in operating facility-based day care and overnight services for vulnerable populations including those with dementia and behavioral needs.
• 's Heeren Loo: One of the largest Dutch care organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities and similar needs. Comparable to Groot Kootwijk in providing day activities, guidance, and overnight care for vulnerable populations including children and adults with autism and behavioral issues, though at a national scale with many locations.

Direct peers

• Coöperatie Boer en Zorg: National cooperative of Dutch care farms that contracts with municipalities for funded WLZ/ZIN/PGB care. Zorgboerderij Groot Kootwijk is a contracted member, and the cooperative's broader farm network consists of directly comparable care-farm operations with similar day-care and overnight services for youth, adults, and elderly with care needs.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

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