Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK), Kreisverband Würzburg

What Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK), Kreisverband Würzburg does

Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Würzburg is a regional chapter of the Bavarian Red Cross — itself part of the German Red Cross (DRK) network — operating as a gemeinnütziger Verein (registered non-profit) headquartered at Zeppelinstraße 15, Würzburg. Founded in June 1875 as the freiwillige Sanitätskolonne des Roten Kreuzes, the organization delivers a comprehensive portfolio across emergency response, healthcare, social welfare, and community services in Stadt und Landkreis Würzburg. Its core service lines include Rettungsdienst and Bereitschaften (emergency response with 5-minute urban response targets), Wasserwacht and Bergwacht, two inpatient elderly care facilities (BRK-Seniorenzentrum Rottendorf with 30 beds plus 20 senior apartments, and BRK-Altenheim Dr. Dahl), Tagespflege, ambulante Pflege, Hausnotruf, Menü-Service, the Notrufzentrale Unterfranken (24/7 emergency call center), eight Kindertageseinrichtungen caring for 174 children, two Tageszentren for mental health serving 74 clients, the Café Perspektive vocational project, Sozialpsychiatrische Hilfen, and the donation-funded Herzenswunsch Hospizmobil. First aid training is delivered through Bildung Mainfranken BRK and Kleiderladen Fairkauf provides affordable second-hand clothing.

The organization runs on 478 full-time employees supported by more than 3,800 volunteers who logged 32,215 service hours in 2024, including 911 volunteers in Bereitschaften. Technology infrastructure is largely inherited from the national DRK/BRK stack — drkserver for volunteer/member management, VEWA Akte for member files, BRK.id single sign-on — with mobile apps deployed on iOS and Android. Supporting membership (7,035 Fördermitglieder) and a broader 10,886-member base provide recurring Fördermitgliedschaft revenue, supplemented by public contracts with Bezirk Unterfranken and Bayerisches Staatsministerium, training fees, social-services user fees, and charitable donations (e.g., a recent €1,400 donation from Sparkasse Mainfranken).

The chapter currently faces a structurally deficit-ridden financial position, prompting closure of the Sozialpsychiatrische Beratungsstellen by 31.12.2025 (with Diakonie Würzburg taking over with continuing employment offers for affected staff), closure of Mini-Kita Lengfeld by 31.08.2025, and active review of all loss-making service lines by a Sanierungsausschuss. The board was re-elected in April 2025 with Thomas Eberth, Rosa Behon, and new deputy Helmut Bach, before Eberth announced resignation in May 2026 after eight years. In 2025 the organization received the Henry-Dunant-Plakette — the DRK Präsidium's highest recognition — for 150 years of service.

Name

Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK), Kreisverband Würzburg

Legal name

Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Würzburg

Website

https://kvwuerzburg.brk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BRK Kreisverband Würzburg is a 150-year-old German Red Cross regional chapter operating emergency response, inpatient and outpatient elderly care, social-psychiatric services, daycare, first aid training, and blood donation across Stadt und Landkreis Würzburg with 478 staff and 3,800+ volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAI

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Emergency medical services
• Elderly care services
• Social psychiatric care
• Volunteer rescue services

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Contracts: Government funding from Bezirk Unterfranken, Bayerisches Staatsministerium, and other public bodies for social services, psychiatric care, and rescue services.
2. Membership Fees: Fördermitgliedschaft (supporting membership) fees from 7,035 members providing recurring revenue.
3. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals, companies (e.g., Sparkasse Mainfranken), and organizations.
4. Social Services Fees: Fees for care services including nursing homes, day care, home emergency call (Hausnotruf), meal delivery, and other social services.
5. Training and Course Fees: Revenue from first aid courses, swimming lessons, and professional training programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

BRK-Kreisverband Würzburg is a regional chapter of the Bavarian Red Cross delivering humanitarian and welfare services in the Würzburg region. Core offerings include emergency medical response (Rettungsdienst, Bereitschaften, Wasserwacht, Bergwacht), elderly care (nursing homes, day care, outpatient care, assisted living), social psychiatric support (day centers, counseling, Café Perspektive), first aid training, blood donation coordination, daycare/kindergarten services, and mobile support services (Hausnotruf, meal delivery).

Product overview

Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK) Kreisverband Würzburg operates a comprehensive humanitarian services portfolio encompassing emergency response (rescue services, emergency medical services, mountain rescue, water rescue), healthcare (inpatient and outpatient care, day care, assisted living), social-psychiatric services (day centers, counseling, sheltered housing, work projects like Café Perspektive), and community services (blood donation, youth programs, first aid training, clothing stores, meal delivery). The organization employs approximately 478 full-time staff and engages over 3,800 volunteers across emergency response units, water rescue, youth work, and social services. Key facilities include two senior centers (Rottendorf and Dr. Dahl), multiple daycare/childcare facilities, day centers for mental health, and specialized services like the Herzenswunsch Hospizmobil for palliative care wishes fulfillment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Herzenswunsch Hospizmobil: Hospice mobile service fulfilling last wishes for terminally ill patients in nursing homes and hospice care
• Kleiner Lebensretter
• drkserver

Products and services

• Hausnotruf, Mobilruf und Assistenzsysteme 24/7 home emergency call system with fall detection and direct connection to emergency services for elderly and vulnerable individuals in their homes. Includes mobile variants for on-the-go protection.
• Menü-Service / Essen auf Rädern Hot meal delivery service (catering on wheels) with online ordering through www.mittagessen-brk.de, including holiday delivery. Targeted at elderly and mobility-limited individuals in the Würzburg region.
• Erste-Hilfe-Kurse (First Aid Courses) First aid training courses for individuals, businesses, drivers, seniors, sports participants, and children. Includes Rotkreuzkurs Erste Hilfe, online formats, and Kleiner Lebensretter children's programs.
• Ambulante Pflege (Outpatient Nursing Care) Outpatient nursing and care services delivered in patients' homes, including medical care, medication management, and assistance with daily living activities.
• Tagespflege (Day Care) Day care for elderly individuals providing transportation, meals, social activities, and nursing care during daytime hours. Includes the Rottendorf location.
• Stationäre Altenpflegeeinrichtungen (Inpatient Elderly Care) Residential/inpatient elderly care facilities including the BRK-Altenheim Dr. Dahl in Würzburg and Seniorenzentrum Rottendorf with 30 nursing beds and 20 senior apartments.
• Betreutes Wohnen (Assisted Living) Assisted living services for elderly individuals and people with disabilities, providing independent living arrangements with on-call support.
• Sozialpsychiatrische Hilfen (Social-Psychiatric Assistance) Comprehensive social-psychiatric assistance including day centers, counseling services, assisted living for mentally ill individuals, and work/income projects like Café Perspektive and school bistros.
• Tageszentren für seelische und soziale Gesundheit (Day Centers for Mental and Social Health) Day centers in Würzburg and Kitzingen providing structured daily activities, social contacts, and participation in society for people with chronic mental illness. Currently serving 54 clients in Würzburg and 20 in Kitzingen.
• Café Perspektive A café and work integration project for mentally ill individuals offering meaningful employment and social integration, located at Waldkugelweg 47, Würzburg.
• Herzenswunsch Hospizmobil Special hospice mobile vehicle fulfilling last wishes of palliative care patients in stationary facilities, enabling trips to meaningful locations such as mountains, the sea, football games, or relatives' graves. Accompanied by volunteer medics or nurses, funded entirely by donations.
• Rettungsdienst (Emergency Medical Services) Professional ambulance response, rescue operations, and emergency medical transportation services with target arrival time of 5 minutes in urban areas.
• Bereitschaften (Volunteer Emergency Response Units) Volunteer emergency response teams across multiple locations in the Würzburg district, including Schnelleinsatzgruppen (rapid response groups) and Stadtwache (station watch), supporting public events and emergencies.
• Wasserwacht (Water Rescue) Water rescue service and swimming education with units in Rimpar, Rottendorf, Thüngersheim, Veitshöchheim, and Würzburg. Includes rescue boats, lifeguard services, and swimming courses.
• Bergwacht (Mountain Rescue) Mountain rescue service providing emergency medical care and rescue operations in mountainous terrain around Würzburg.
• Rettungshundestaffel (Search and Rescue Dog Unit) Rescue dog unit with trained handlers and dogs for locating missing persons in disaster and wilderness scenarios.
• Blutspendedienst (Blood Donation Service) Blood donation services organizing regular donation appointments, including the special W:O:A Blutspendeaktion recognition program partnered with Wacken Open Air festival.
• Jugendrotkreuz (JRK) - Youth Red Cross Youth Red Cross program for children and young people ages 6-27, promoting humanitarian values, first aid skills, and emergency preparedness.
• Suchdienst (Tracing Service) Family tracing service helping locate missing family members, often connected to armed conflicts or natural disasters. Part of the International Red Cross Family Links network.
• Kleiderladen Fairkauf (Second-Hand Clothing Store) Second-hand clothing store providing affordable clothing while promoting sustainability, located at Franz-Ludwig-Straße 6, Würzburg.
• Kindertageseinrichtungen (Daycare Centers/Kindergartens) Daycare and kindergarten facilities including Kinderwiese, Katzenberg-Wichtel, Heidingsfelder Stadtwichtel, KuKis, LaRaLand, BRK Kinderhaus s.Oliver, and KITA Zauberbaum. Total of 174 children across 8 facilities in Würzburg, Rottendorf, and Veitshöchheim.
• Seniorenzentrum Rottendorf Full-service senior center at Am Dreschplatz in Rottendorf with 20 senior apartments, 30-bed nursing station, and day care facility. Opened in 2005, celebrating 20th anniversary in 2025.
• Rotkreuzdose (Red Cross Emergency Information Container) Emergency information container placed in home refrigerators containing vital medical information and emergency contacts for first responders.
• Notrufzentrale Unterfranken (Emergency Call Center) 24/7 emergency call center handling home emergency calls and general inquiries, staffed around the clock with 60-70 calls per 8-hour shift.
• Beratungszentrum Bayern (Bavaria-wide Advice Center) Bavaria-wide advice center based at BRK Würzburg, providing information about BRK services and handling customer inquiries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32,215 volunteer hours performed in 2024 across all services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonisches Werk WürzburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Diakonie Würzburg has agreed to take over the BRK's Sozialpsychiatrische Beratungsstellen at three locations (Würzburg, Kitzingen, Ochsenfurt) effective after 31.12.2025 due to insufficient public funding. All employees will receive employment offers from Diakonie. BRK will continue operating Tageszentren and ambulant betreutes Wohnen.
• Sparkasse MainfrankenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal bank that donated €1,400 to Café Perspektive for repairing a refrigerator. Demonstrates ongoing community support from local financial institution.
• Bezirk UnterfrankencoreOthersPublic funding body for psychiatric services. BRK has been in discussions with Bezirk Unterfranken regarding funding of Beratungsstellen. The Bezirk is a key public sector partner for social psychiatry services.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und PräventioncoreOthersBavarian State Ministry that has invited BRK to discussions about solutions for preserving psychiatric counseling services. Key government partner for healthcare policy.
• Johanniter UnfallhilfeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOther humanitarian organization working alongside BRK in joint emergency response operations (e.g., Silvesterbilanz, Großalarm deployments). Collaborative relationship in emergency services.
• MalteserminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOther humanitarian organization working alongside BRK in joint emergency response operations. Collaborative relationship in emergency services.
• Feuerwehr WürzburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFire department working in close collaboration with BRK emergency services. Harald Rehman, Direktor der Feuerwehr Würzburg, noted the great solidarity and cooperation in the Würzburger Blaulichtfamilie.
• BRK-Bezirksverband UnterfrankencoreOthersRegional BRK organization overseeing multiple Kreisverbände. BRK-Bezirksgeschäftsführer Harald Erhard participates in discussions about financial situation and provides guidance.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) — Regionalverband Unterfranken: ASB is the fourth pillar of the German Wohlfahrtsverband humanitarian system, offering ambulance, rescue, elderly care, and refugee services. Comparable to BRK in mission, service breadth, and funding model (public contracts + memberships + donations).
• Malteser Hilfsdienst — Bezirk Unterfranken: Malteser is one of the four major German humanitarian aid organizations alongside BRK, Johanniter, and ASB. It delivers parallel emergency medical, rescue, first-aid training, and social services in the same Unterfranken geography, closely overlapping BRK's portfolio and end customers.
• BRK Kreisverband München: Another regional BRK Kreisverband with the same service portfolio (rescue, care, social psychiatry, daycare, blood donation) and governance structure. Useful peer for benchmarking operations, volunteer density, and deficit management across the BRK network.
• Johanniter Unfallhilfe — Regionalverband Unterfranken/Oberfranken: Johanniter is a major German humanitarian organization operating ambulance, rescue, elderly care, and social services in the same Würzburg/Unterfranken region. It is structurally comparable to BRK Kreisverband Würzburg in service mix (rescue, care, training) and competes for the same volunteer, member, and government-contract pools.

Broad incumbents

• Pro Seniore / Alloheim (private stationäre Pflege): Major private German nursing home and care operators that compete with BRK's stationäre Pflege line for residents, nursing staff, and public Pflegekasse reimbursements. Broader incumbents in the same elderly care category.
• Korian Deutschland (Clariane): One of Germany's largest private operators of nursing homes, assisted living, and outpatient care. Compares to BRK on elderly care services (BRK Seniorenzentrum Rottendorf, Altenpflegeheim Dr. Dahl) and represents the primary private-sector competitive pressure on stationäre Pflegeeinrichtungen.

Regional players

• Universitätsklinikum Würzburg: The university hospital rooted in Würzburg. While BRK operates pre-hospital rescue/EMS rather than inpatient care, the two are tightly coupled in emergencies; BRK's Notrufzentrale Unterfranken and Rettungsdienst interface directly with Universitätsklinikum for patient handoffs.
• AWO Bezirksverband Unterfranken: AWO is one of Germany's six major welfare associations, providing elderly care, youth services, and social work in the same Unterfranken region. Comparable to BRK on social-services mission and target populations, particularly on youth and family support.
• Caritasverband für die Stadt und den Landkreis Würzburg e.V. Caritas is a major welfare organization in Würzburg providing parallel elderly care, family services, and social counseling. Comparable on social-services operations and public funding competition, though operating under a different federation (Catholic vs. Red Cross).
• Diakonisches Werk Würzburg: Diakonie is taking over BRK's three Sozialpsychiatrische Beratungsstellen. As a regional welfare organization operating social-psychiatric, family, and elderly services in the same geography, it is both a peer and a strategic partner absorbing displaced BRK services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BRKWuerzburg
• Facebookfacebook.com/BRK.Wuerzburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brk-wuerzburg
• Instagraminstagram.com/brk_wuerzburg

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Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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