Soziales Zentrum Lino- Club

What Soziales Zentrum Lino- Club does

Soziales Zentrum Lino-Club is a registered German nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) headquartered in Cologne, operating a network of 18 social services facilities across the northern districts of Cologne (Kölner Norden). The legal entity, "das soziale zentrum linoclub e.V.," is registered with Amtsgericht Köln under VR 4133. Founded in 1979 as a children's circus and reorganized into a multi-facility social services provider in 2001, the organization serves approximately 1,500 users daily through a diversified portfolio that includes daycare centers (Kitas), school social work programs, open youth centers, a multi-generation house, refugee accommodation (added May 2022 at Erbacher Weg), and the original children's circus program. Leadership is headed by Geschäftsführer Hans-Josef Saxler, with a board comprising Pfarrer T.J. Bagherzadeh, J. Kuth, and Dr. J. Kuth. The organization employs roughly 400 staff across full-time, part-time, and volunteer roles.

The operating model is site-based and labor-intensive, with no disclosed digital platform, proprietary technology, automation, or AI component. Service delivery is fundamentally human-centric: physical presence in facilities, in-person pedagogical and social work, and community programming. There is no app, no API surface, no documented data assets, and no integration dependencies. The technical infrastructure is administrative — staff scheduling, case management, and reporting — not product-facing.

Revenue is derived primarily through public-sector funding from the City of Cologne under cost-reimbursement and grant contracts typical of German municipal social services, supplemented by parental fees for childcare and donations. The go-to-market is not commercial; demand is driven by demographic need, statutory entitlement (particularly for Kitas), and municipal mandate. The customer base, in funder terms, is essentially the City of Cologne and, by extension, state and federal refugee and youth program budgets. End-user beneficiaries are diversified across age groups and program lines, but purchaser concentration is near-total. Geographic concentration is also total — operations are confined to northern Cologne.

Name

Soziales Zentrum Lino- Club

Legal name

das soziale zentrum linoclub e.v.

Website

https://lino-club.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soziales Zentrum Lino-Club is a Cologne-based nonprofit operating 18 social services facilities across northern Cologne, serving 1,500+ daily users through childcare, youth programs, refugee housing, and community services, funded primarily by City of Cologne municipal contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACACAJ

Special Needs–Inclusive Nursery & Playgroups

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

SECONDARYHSAAAIAO

Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children

Home & Personal Services/Childcare, Babysitting & Nanny Services/Special Needs & Inclusive Childcare Services

SECONDARYHSAAAIAM

Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA)

Home & Personal Services/Childcare, Babysitting & Nanny Services/Special Needs & Inclusive Childcare Services

Keywords

• Social services nonprofit
• Child daycare centers
• Youth community programs
• School social work
• Refugee housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Social Services Contracts: As a registered nonprofit (e.V.) social services organization, the organization operates through public funding, social services contracts with the city of Cologne, and likely supplemented by donations and service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

das soziale zentrum linoclub e.V. is a registered nonprofit social services association operating 18 facilities across northern Cologne (Kölner Norden). It provides childcare (Kindertagesstätten), open all-day school care (OGTS), school social work (Schulsozialarbeit), open youth facilities, a multi-generation house, refugee housing for up to 150 persons, and a children's and youth circus (Linoluckynelli).

Product overview

Soziales Zentrum Lino-Club is a non-profit social services organization operating a diverse portfolio of facilities and programs across 18 locations in Cologne's northern district. The organization offers a unified system of social services including childcare (Kindertagesstätten), school social work, open all-day care, open youth facilities, a multi-generation house, and refugee housing. Key facilities include OT Lindweiler youth center, Geschwister-Scholl-Haus inclusive youth center, Kinder- und Jugendforum Chorweiler participation forum, and the Kinder- und Jugendcircus Linoluckynelli. All services serve over 1,500 children, youth, and adults daily and are designed for people with and without disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Linoluckynelli: Children's and youth circus - offers courses in various circus disciplines, training groups, workshops, and birthday parties for children and youth aged 6-27 years. Features a 700 sqm circus hall and performs shows at various venues. Also operates mobile circus 'Circus in Motion' visiting schools and neighborhoods.

Products and services

• Kindertagesstätten (Kitas)

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stadt Köln (City of Cologne)coreOthersThe organization operates under public contracts with the City of Cologne for social services provision, including refugee housing and community services. Services are funded through municipal social services contracts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic welfare association operating Kindertagesstätten, youth services, refugee programs, and family support across Germany. Directly comparable service portfolio and municipal contracting structure, with substantial national scale.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare association providing childcare, youth work, refugee integration, and family services throughout Germany. Mirrors Lino-Club's social services portfolio and nonprofit governance model at significantly larger scale.
• Malteser: Catholic aid organization operating youth services, refugee housing, and family support programs across Germany. Comparable service portfolio and nonprofit structure, with national scale.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross operates youth services, refugee accommodation, family support, and welfare programs nationally. Comparable municipal contracting model and service line overlap, particularly on refugee housing.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt Bundesverband): Germany's largest secular welfare association operating Kitas, youth services, refugee accommodation, and senior care nationwide. Comparable as a large multi-line social services nonprofit with similar municipal contracting model, though materially larger in scope.

Direct peers

• Internationaler Bund (IB): Operates youth services, Kitas, school social work, and refugee integration programs across Germany. Comparable multi-line social services nonprofit with municipal contracting model.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Umbrella organization for nonprofit social services providers in Germany, including member organizations operating Kitas, youth services, and refugee housing. Comparable as a coordinator of municipal-contracted social services at similar scale to Lino-Club.
• Deutscher Kinderschutzbund: National child welfare association providing youth services, family counseling, and school social work across Germany. Comparable as a nonprofit focused on children and youth support with municipal funding relationships.
• SOS-Kinderdorf: Operates residential and community-based youth and family services, including Kitas, youth facilities, and family support programs across Germany. Comparable as a multi-facility children/youth services nonprofit with similar municipal funding dependencies.

Regional players

• AWO Köln: Regional AWO chapter operating Kitas, youth centers, and refugee services in Cologne. Most direct geographic peer — overlapping service territory in northern Cologne with similar municipal contracting relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GeschwisterSchollHaus
• Instagraminstagram.com/ot_lindweiler/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soziales-zentrum-lino--club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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