Rotes Kreuz Aargau

What Rotes Kreuz Aargau does

Rotes Kreuz Aargau (legal name: Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Kanton Aargau) is a ZEWO-certified, Swiss GAAP FER compliant nonprofit association (Verein) operating in Canton Aargau, Switzerland. Founded in 1890 as one of 24 cantonal associations of the Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz, the organization delivers social and healthcare services across four regional offices (Aarau, Baden, Freiamt, Fricktal) to elderly, mobility-restricted, disabled, refugee, migrant, family-caregiver, and youth populations. Core services include the Rotkreuz-Fahrdienst (transportation for medical appointments), Rotkreuz-Notruf (24/7 emergency response), Entlastungsdienst zu Hause (home relief for dementia caregivers), Tageszentrum Aarau and Tagesstätte für Betagte (day centers), Kinderbetreuung zu Hause, Besuchs- und Begleitdienst (visiting and accompaniment), Schreibdienst (administrative form support), Patientenverfügung SRK (advance healthcare directives), Jugendrotkreuz integration programs (German courses, tutoring, cultural mediation), and educational offerings such as Pflegehelfende SRK and babysitting courses.

Underlying digital infrastructure consists of three proprietary mobile applications: the SRK-Aargau-App for volunteer coordination and engagement management, the Fahrdienst App (launched 2024) for transport mission planning and navigation, and the Babysitting-App SRK for trained babysitter education and assignment tracking. The technology stack is functional rather than differentiated — it digitizes volunteer workflows without AI/ML capabilities. There is no public API, SDK, or external integration surface; the apps are internally facing tools.

The business model is a multi-stream nonprofit revenue structure with no disclosed financials: approximately 50,392 paying members generate recurring membership revenue; approximately 50,000 regular donors contribute donations (87 centimes of every donated franc reaching beneficiaries); and cantonal government grants fund statutory tasks. Most services to beneficiaries are free or subsidized (Fahrdienst at subsidized rates). Go-to-market is community-led, relying on 946 active volunteers contributing 169,388 hours annually, regional branch presence, earned media (Radio Argovia, Tele M1), organic social channels for the Jugendrotkreuz, and traditional door-to-door membership campaigns. In 2025 the organization served 21,621 people with roughly 130 paid employees.

Name

Rotes Kreuz Aargau

Legal name

Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Kanton Aargau

Website

https://srk-aargau.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rotes Kreuz Aargau is a ZEWO-certified Swiss Red Cross nonprofit association delivering social and healthcare services — including transport, emergency response, home relief, day care, refugee integration, and caregiver education — to elderly, disabled, migrant, and youth populations across Canton Aargau, Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Respite Care for Adults with Disabilities / Special Needs (HSABAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities (HSAAAIAL), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian services
• Elderly care
• Social welfare
• Refugee integration
• Emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarau

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue from approximately 50,392 members paying annual membership dues. Members contribute financially while also supporting the organization's mission.
2. Donations: Regular donations from approximately 50,000 Aargau residents. 87 centimes per donated franc goes directly to people in need.
3. Cantonal/Government funding: Funding from the canton of Aargau to support statutory tasks and public service missions as one of 24 cantonal associations of the Swiss Red Cross.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SRK Kanton Aargau (Swiss Red Cross Canton Aargau) is a nonprofit humanitarian association delivering social and health services to residents of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It provides transport for mobility-impaired individuals, 24-hour emergency call monitoring, in-home respite care, day centers, visiting and accompaniment services, patient directives (advance healthcare planning), and integration programs (German courses, tutoring, cultural mediation) for refugees and migrants through its Youth Red Cross. The organization runs education programs including care assistant training, babysitting courses, and family caregiver training.

Product overview

Rotes Kreuz Aargau is a humanitarian organization providing social and health services across the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include transport assistance (Rotkreuz-Fahrdienst with wheelchair-accessible vehicles), emergency response (Rotkreuz-Notruf), home relief services, and day care centers. The organization runs integration programs through its Youth Red Cross (Jugendrotkreuz) including German language courses, tutoring, and cultural mediation. Education offerings span care assistant training, babysitting courses, and family caregiver programs. Digital products include the SRK-Aargau-App for volunteer management and the Babysitting-App SRK for educational content delivery. Patient directive services (Patientenverfügung SRK) provide advance healthcare planning with secure storage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jugendrotkreuz Kanton Aargau: Youth Red Cross program engaging 15-30 year olds as culture mediators, tutors, generation ambassadors, training and conversation partners for integration and social support.
• Rüebli & Reis

Products and services

• Rotkreuz-Fahrdienst (Red Cross Transport Service) Transport service for mobility-impaired individuals to medical appointments, including wheelchair-accessible vehicles driven by volunteers. Enabled 6,247 passenger trips in 2025.
• Rotkreuz-Notruf (Red Cross Emergency Call) 24-hour home emergency response system providing round-the-clock monitoring and rapid assistance for individuals at home.
• Entlastungsdienst zu Hause (Home Relief Service) Respite care service supporting families caring for dementia patients, care-dependent or dependent family members in their own homes.
• Tageszentrum Aarau (Day Center Aarau) Professionally supervised day structure with opportunities for individual activities and physiotherapy for physically impaired individuals.
• Tagesstätte für Betagte (Day Care for the Elderly) Day care services for elderly individuals providing supervision and social activities.
• Kinderbetreuung zu Hause (Childcare at Home) Childcare services provided in families' homes.
• Starthilfe Elternzeit (Parental Leave Start Help) Support program for families during parental leave.
• Besuchs- und Begleitdienst (Visit and Accompaniment Service) Service enabling older or physically impaired individuals to expand their social networks and actively participate in social life. Provided 2,253 visits in 2025.
• Schreibdienst (Writing Service) Assistance with filling out official forms, correcting short texts, or compiling job application documents. Supported 392 people in 2025.
• Jugendrotkreuz (Youth Red Cross) Programs for social integration including tutoring, language courses, cooking events, sports activities, and cultural mediation for disadvantaged children, refugees, migrants, and elderly people.
• Patientenverfügung SRK (Patient Directive SRK) Advance healthcare directive service that ensures patients' right to self-determination when they can no longer express themselves, including counseling and secure storage.
• Deutschkurs (German Language Course) Free German language course for foreign-speaking persons aged 15 and above, taught by trained volunteers of the Youth Red Cross.
• Bildungsangebote (Education Programs) Educational offerings including care assistant training (Pflegehelfende SRK), professional integration programs, babysitting courses, dementia care training, and courses for family caregivers. Reached 1,608 course participants.
• Lehrgang Pflegende Angehörige SRK (Family Caregiver Training Program) Newly launched (2026) training program for family caregivers providing the knowledge needed for caregiving situations and qualifying graduates for employment at a Spitex organization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,621 people served in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Heilsarmee Schweiz: National humanitarian organization providing social services, family support, and integration programs across Switzerland. Comparable nonprofit social-service delivery model with overlapping beneficiary populations.
• Spitex Verband Schweiz: National association coordinating Swiss home-care (Spitex) providers. Overlaps with SRK Aargau's Entlastungsdienst zu Hause and home-based care programs, representing the broader professional home-care ecosystem.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (national): National umbrella organization of all 24 cantonal Red Cross associations. Provides governance, standards, and national-level programs that shape SRK Aargau's service portfolio and brand positioning.

Direct peers

• Caritas Aargau: Regional Caritas affiliate providing social services, integration support, and material assistance in Canton Aargau. Comparable in target population (vulnerable individuals, migrants) and nonprofit service model.
• Pro Senectute Aargau: Canton-level Pro Senectute organization providing elderly support services in Aargau, including mobility, social integration, and caregiver relief — directly overlapping with SRK Aargau's elderly and respite offerings.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Kanton Zürich: Cantonal Red Cross association in Zürich offering transportation, home relief, day care, and integration services. Closest structural peer with overlapping programs and target populations.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Bern: Other cantonal Swiss Red Cross association operating the same volunteer-based model of social and health services in Canton Bern. Directly comparable in service portfolio, funding structure, and operating approach.
• Schweizerisches Arbeiterhilfswerk (SAH) Aargau: Swiss Workers' Aid organization providing refugee integration, language courses, and employment programs. Directly comparable in migrant integration services and German language education offerings.

Others

• Tertianum AG: Leading private operator of senior residences and care services in Switzerland. Adjacent comparator showing the commercial-scale elderly-care market that competes for the same donor and government funding pools.

Emerging players

• Alzheimer Aargau: Cantonal Alzheimer association providing dementia-specific support, caregiver respite, and education. Strong overlap with SRK Aargau's Entlastungsdienst and dementia-related caregiver training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JugendrotkreuzKantonAargau
• Instagraminstagram.com/jugendrotkreuz_aargau/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rotes-kreuz-aargau

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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