React Twente

What React Twente does

Stichting React Twente is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating as a regional re-integration bedrijf headquartered in Nijverdal, Overijssel, with active sites also in Hellendoorn and Almelo. Founded in 2004 through the merger of De Sleutel (Rijssen) and Revapak, the organization helps people with a distance to the labor market - including those with mental health issues, addiction, autism, intellectual disabilities, and chronic conditions - move toward sustainable employment or social participation. Services are delivered under the Participatiewet and Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning (WMO) frameworks, and span re-integration modules (Naar Werk, Werkfit, Praktijkassessment, Jobcoaching, Begeleiding bij scholing, Participatie interventie, 2e spoor and outplacement), work-related day activities (arbeidsmatige dagbesteding), and ambulante hulpverlening. The organization also runs the Revasterk Naar Werk program in collaboration with Fysio Sterk, a 20-week intensive rehabilitation track for adults with long-term physical/mental health conditions.

The core operational technology is a methodology of in-house learning-work environments (leer-werk omgevingen) located on the 35-hectare Kronnenzommer terrain in Hellendoorn: Groenvoorziening (green maintenance, contracted with ZorgAccent and Hellendoorn municipality), Horeca (De Ontmoeting, providing meals and receptions), Transport & Logistiek (logistics services for ZorgAccent), and the Twente Decadente interactive chocolate factory with shop and tea room. These environments are run by methodologically trained Werkbegeleiders under the direction of a Bedrijfsleider, and serve simultaneously as assessment venues, training grounds, and revenue-generating service lines. The organization is ISO 9001 certified by DNV, maintains a 7-member Client Council (Cliëntenraad), and publicly states it has no waiting times on client intake.

Revenue derives from four streams: (1) UWV re-integration contracts (Naar Werk, Werkfit, Praktijkassessment, Jobcoaching, participation interventions) - effectively a single national-government counterparty; (2) WMO contracts with all 14 Twentse municipalities for ambulatory support and day activities, with regulated monthly client contribution of €21 set by CAK; (3) PGB and WLZ-funded individual support services; and (4) B2B employer engagement, including 2e spoor re-integration, outplacement, and Social Return on Investment arrangements with regional employers such as ZorgAccent, Reginox, Waterschap Vechtstromen, and The Sterkerij. Distribution is channel-led rather than sales-led: clients arrive via municipal WMO loketten, UWV referrals, and partner employer networks, with Twente Decadente providing one direct-to-consumer retail touchpoint. The organization employs approximately 37 staff under Director Irma Ruiter, with a publicly posted vacancy for a successor Director-Bestuurder in 2026.

Name

React Twente

Legal name

Stichting React Twente

Website

https://reacttwente.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting React Twente is a Dutch non-profit re-integration foundation serving people with distance to the labor market in the Twente region through UWV and 14-municipality WMO contracts, operating four learning-work environments including the Twente Decadente chocolate factory, with approximately 37 staff under Director Irma Ruiter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijverdal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. UWV Re-integratie Contracts: Government-funded re-integration services for UWV (Employee Insurance Agency) clients, including Naar Werk, Werkfit, Praktijkassessment, Jobcoaching, and participation interventions.
2. WMO Municipal Contracts: Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning (Social Support Act) funded services for 14 Twentse municipalities, including ambulatory support, day activities, and youth support services.
3. B2B Employer Services: Second-track re-integration and outplacement services for companies, occupational health services, and Social Return on Investment arrangements with employers.
4. PGB and WLZ Funding: Personal budgets (PGB) and Long-term Care Act (WLZ) funded support services for individuals who have their own funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

React Twente is a Dutch non-profit foundation that provides reintegration services, ambulatory support, day activities, and learning-work environments for individuals with distance to the labor market. The organization helps clients develop work skills through structured programs and supports employers with outplacement of redundant staff. Revenue is derived primarily from government contracts (UWV, municipalities under the WMO framework) and employer-paid outplacement services.

Product overview

React Twente is a reintegration company (re-integratiebedrijf) offering a comprehensive portfolio of services focused on integrating people with a distance to the labor market. The company operates multiple learning-work environments (Groenvoorziening, Horeca, Transport & Logistiek, and Twente Decadente) and provides core services including Naar Werk, Werkfit, Praktijkassessment, Jobcoaching, Arbeidsmatige dagbesteding, and Ambulante hulpverlening. The service portfolio also includes specialized offerings like Begeleiding bij scholing, Participatie interventie, Bevorderen maatschappelijke deelname, 2e spoor & outplacement, and the collaborative Revasterk Naar Werk program with Fysio Sterk. Services are delivered under the Participatiewet (Participation Act) and Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning (WMO) frameworks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Twente Decadente: Interactive chocolate factory, shop, and tea-room operated by React Twente on the Kronnenzommer terrain in Hellendoorn. Serves as a work-learning environment for re-integration clients and day care participants.

Products and services

• Reintegration services

Quantifiable outcome

• Client satisfaction surveys (2024-2025) show overwhelming positive results across WMO, Ambulante Ondersteuning, Dagbesteding, and UWV modules (Modulaire Re-integratiediensten, Praktijkassessment, Naar Werk, WerkFit)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ADM-Support (Edo van den Hoed)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 19 June 2024Training provider for team education on recognizing and addressing alcohol, drug, and medication use in the workplace. Edo van den Hoed, former addict turned recovery coach, advises companies on ADM policy development.
• iKBiNDRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2022Education partnership enabling clients to follow studies. Financially supported by Twents Fonds Voor Vakmanschap. Makes education accessible for people with barriers to the labor market.
• Fysio SterkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2022Collaboration for Revasterk Naar Werk training program - a 20-week intensive program combining physical therapy, psychomotor therapy, and re-integration expertise. Targeted at adults with long-term mental/physical health issues who fall through existing support systems.
• ZorgAccentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor strategic partner providing access to Kronnenzommer location (35 hectare terrain) for multiple learning-work environments including green services, hospitality, and logistics. React Twente performs logistics tasks for ZorgAccent in the Twente region, transporting care materials and supplying various residential care locations.
• ROC van TwentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for practical learning trajectories. Participants learn new skills in practice, work on competencies, and complete with a Practical Certificate (Praktijkverklaring). Currently running programs in horeca, food & nutrition industry, and logistics.
• Bruggeman Afdeling Tuin&ParkminorOthersSupplier of Makita (XGT 40V) electric equipment and Toro eTimeCutter electric riding mower for green maintenance operations. Enables efficient, safe, quiet, and sustainable operations.
• IPC Groene RuimteminorOthersTraining provider for motor chain saw certification (cutting small trees and shrubs). Provided training together with Gemeente Wierden and PRO CSG Reggesteyn.
• Zone CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for practical learning programs. 8 React Twente employees earned diplomas in practical learning together with Zone College.
• Secure BHVminorOthersTraining provider for company emergency response (Bedrijfshulpverlening) including fire fighting, evacuation, first aid, and CPR courses for all team members in learning-work businesses.
• 14 Twentse MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContract holders for WMO (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning) services including ambulatory support and day activities for 14 Twentse municipalities. Major institutional customer base.
• UWV (Employee Insurance Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government agency with contracts for re-integration services including Naar Werk, Werkfit, Praktijkassessment, participation interventions, and job coaching.
• Psychiatrist Damiaan DenysminorOthersLed an 8-session lecture series for ambulatory staff covering 8 different psychiatric disorders (borderline, psychosis, narcissism, depression, addiction, bipolar disorder) to maintain current knowledge.
• CAKminorOthersGovernment body that sets the WMO monthly client contribution (e21.00 per month) for ambulatory support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Philadelphia Zorg: Large Dutch care organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities, including day activities and work-oriented programs. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant that also receives WMO/WLZ funding and overlaps with React Twente in the supported-employment and day-activity value chain.
• Pactum Jeugdzorg: Dutch youth care and social services organization that includes participation and reintegration components. Adjacent ecosystem player operating in the same publicly funded social-support space with overlapping target client segments (vulnerable youth and adults).
• Dichterbij: Dutch care provider for people with intellectual disabilities that runs day-activity and work-experience programs. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but overlaps with React Twente on the ambulatory and day-activities service line.

Broad incumbents

• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): Dutch national employee insurance agency that is both a major contract issuer and a direct provider of re-integration services. Comparable to React Twente as the dominant institutional force in the same procurement market, though at far greater scale and with national scope.
• Tempo-Team (Adecco Group): Major Dutch staffing firm offering reintegration, outplacement, and Social Return programs alongside temporary staffing. Comparable as a broad incumbent participating in UWV modular frameworks and employer reintegration mandates.
• Randstad: Largest Dutch commercial staffing company with explicit diversity and inclusion / 'Restart' reintegration programs serving UWV and municipal clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same pool of UWV modular re-integration contracts, but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• WNK Bedrijven: Friesland-based social enterprise providing work, reintegration, and day-activity services through multiple work environments. Directly comparable to React Twente's mix of operational learning-work businesses (wood, packaging, food, services) combined with municipal re-integration contracts.
• Pantar: Amsterdam-based social enterprise operating sheltered and learning work environments across multiple sectors (logistics, food, green services, retail) for people with distance to the labor market. Closely comparable to React Twente in operating model — internal work-placements plus reintegration coaching under municipal and UWV contracts.
• Caparis: Limburg-based social enterprise running work-placement facilities (packaging, assembly, green services) for people with labor-market distance. Highly comparable operating model to React Twente with similar reliance on Participatiewet and WMO funding.

Regional players

• Diamant Groep: Apeldoorn-region social enterprise operating work-learning environments in green services, catering, and logistics under WMO and Participatiewet contracts. Closely mirrors React Twente's model but serves a different regional geography and therefore does not directly compete for the same municipal contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/React-Twente-1811446019132509
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/react-twente
• Instagraminstagram.com/twentedecadente

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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