Leef vzw

Name

Leef vzw

Legal name

Leef vzw

Website

https://leefvzw.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ranst

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidy (Persoonsvolgend Budget): Day and residential support is funded through the personal support budget (persoonsvolgend budget) from VAPH. This is the primary funding source for core care services.
2. Client Contributions (Woon- en leefkosten): Financial contribution requested from clients through invoices for residential and living costs (woon- en leefkosten).
3. Donations and Fundraising: Permanent reliance on donations (giften), membership fees (lidgelden), and own profitable initiatives to fully cover operational costs. Bank account: BE22 3200 4381 2647. Fiscal attestation provided for donations from 40 euros.
4. Marsepein Sales: Annual marsepein production and sales tradition - an important source of income. Target: at least 1,000 kg sold. Prices: €12/kg, €8/half kg, €6.50/250g sugar-free.
5. Event Participation Fees: Participation fees for community events including walking/cycling days (€5 per person), quiz nights (€24 per team), and brunches (€25 adults, €12 children).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leef vzw is a Belgian non-profit care facility providing residential and day support services for adults with intellectual disabilities. Its core offerings are five residential homes (Woningen) accommodating 48 residents in individual rooms with shared kitchens and living spaces, and a day center (Dagcentrum) serving approximately 40 participants Monday through Friday across three living groups. The organization supplements these with De Vlier, an experiential nature-based garden offering animal care and outdoor activities, and funds operations through donations, government personal support budgets, marsepein sales, and community events.

Product overview

Leef vzw is a care facility for adults with intellectual disabilities, offering a unified portfolio of residential and day support services. The core offerings include five residential homes (Woningen) providing accommodation for 48 residents, and a day center (Dagcentrum) serving approximately 40 participants across three living groups. Supporting these are De Vlier (an experiential garden for nature-based activities), a multi-purpose hall (Polyvalente Zaal) for events, and various fundraising products including artisan marzipan (Marsepein). Community engagement activities such as the annual OVER-LEEF-TOCHT walking/cycling event, LEEF-Quiz, and Winterhappening round out the offering, with these events serving both community building and fundraising purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dagcentrum (Day Center) Day center providing daytime support and activities for approximately 40 adults with intellectual disabilities, organized into three living groups (Klimop, Klaver, and Hop), offering structured activities including household tasks, cognitive exercises, life skills (SMOG), sensory activities, outdoor work, creative activities, multimedia, relaxation, education, parties, and excursions on weekdays.
• Woningen (Residential Homes) Five residential homes on the same site as the day center, offering accommodation for 48 adults with intellectual disabilities who have a personal support budget (persoonsvolgend budget) from VAPH. Three homes on the ground floor (Wilg, Beuk, Linde) and two on the first floor (Es, Ceder), each with 9–10 individual rooms and shared kitchen and living spaces.
• De Vlier Experiential garden and nature-based activity center located near the Zevenbergenbos nature area, offering animal care (goats, rabbits, chickens), vegetable gardening, and outdoor activities for both residents and day center participants, with emphasis on small-scale operations, tranquility, and nature experience.
• Marsepein (Marzipan Products) Artisan marzipan products sold annually as a major fundraising initiative, with sales targeting approximately 1,000 kg per year. Available in whole kg (€12), half kg (€8), and 250g sugar-free (€6.50). Customers buy directly and help sell to friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues.
• OVER-LEEF-TOCHT Annual walking and cycling event offering various distance options for walking (4–15 km), cycling (18–64 km), and mountain biking, with a €5 participation fee per person that includes entry to a rich tombola. Attracts approximately 2,000 visitors annually, including 800 walking/cycling participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting 48 residents in 5 residential houses and 40 day participants daily

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hof Zevenbergen vzwcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Leef vzw partnered with Hof Zevenbergen vzw through their partner call to establish De Vlier location at Kasteeldreef 23. Hof Zevenbergen had the ambition to give the Vlier and Linde site a new purpose, and Leef vzw will set up the location with activities.
• KatrinahofminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Following the closure of the Linkeroever division in 2021, participants and staff were transferred to the local day support of Katrinahof.
• Privacy Commission / GegevensbeschermingsautoriteitminorOthersLeef vzw has declared its data processing activities to the Privacy Commission as required by Belgian law (wet van 8 december 1992). The organization follows GDPR regulations and users can contact the supervisory authority for disputes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hft: UK charity providing personalized support, supported living, residential, and day services for people with learning disabilities across England. Comparable mission to Leef vzw but at much larger scale and in a different geographic market.
• Mencap: UK leading charity for people with learning disabilities, providing residential, day, and community support services across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Operates at significantly larger scale but shares Leef vzw's mission of supporting adults with intellectual disabilities through facility-based and community-based services.

Others

• CAW (Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk): Flemish network of social welfare centers providing broad social services to vulnerable populations including persons with disabilities. While not focused specifically on residential IDD care, CAW operates in the same Flemish social services ecosystem with potential overlap in client referrals and government funding relationships.

Direct peers

• Katrinahof: Belgian non-profit disability care organization referenced in Leef vzw's data; in 2021 took over Linkeroever day-center participants and staff after Leef closed that location, indicating a closely comparable VAPH-funded day support model for adults with intellectual disabilities in the same Flemish market.
• Hof Zevenbergen vzw: Flemish non-profit that partnered with Leef vzw in 2022 to launch the De Vlier day-activity site near Zevenbergenbos. Operates in the same Flemish social care ecosystem with overlapping populations and likely VAPH-funded programming for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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