St Hilda's Services

What St Hilda's Services does

St Hilda's Services is a voluntary, non-profit disability services organization established in 1964 and headquartered in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. It provides comprehensive lifelong services to over 120 service users with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disabilities and their families, including a school, the Clonros preschool, three respite services (Teach Greine, Teach Saoire, Children's Respite), multiple adult day service facilities (Work Therapy Unit, Nuala O'Brien Centre, Adult Training Centre, O'Dowd House, Sli-an-Aifrinn House, McCormack House outreach), community-based residential homes, and the Leisure Buddies programme. The organization operates from sites in Athlone, Coosan, Moate, and Cornamagh, and all residential homes are HIQA-registered and aligned with the National Standards for Residential Services.

The business model is anchored in HSE (Health Service Executive) block funding, supplemented by community fundraising through the Friends of St. Hilda's arm, church gate collections, and occasional grants such as a €50,000 donation from Athlone and District Housing Association (December 2017) and AIB Community Fund support (February 2025). The organization does not sell products or technology and has no proprietary software, app, or API. Access to services is governed by an Admissions, Transfer and Discharges Committee that liaises with HSE on referrals from health professionals, families, and self-referrals.

The organization employs approximately 28 staff and is governed by a Board of Directors whose composition is predominantly parents and families of service users — a structural feature the organization identifies as central to its person-centered care model. Registered as a charity (CHY 6508) and a company (CRO 91632), St Hilda's Services is privately held with no parent company or institutional investor involvement.

Name

St Hilda's Services

Legal name

St Hilda's Services

Website

https://sthildas.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Hilda's Services is a voluntary non-profit organization established in 1964 in Athlone, Ireland, providing lifelong disability services — preschool, school, respite, day, residential, and outreach — to over 120 people with intellectual disabilities and their families, funded primarily by the HSE.

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akta.pro rank

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI), Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Intellectual disability care
• Respite care services
• Adult day services
• Community residential services

Headquarters

HQ city

Athlone

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. HSE Government Funding: Core operational funding from the Health Service Executive (HSE) for providing disability services to adults and children with intellectual disabilities.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Voluntary donations and community fundraising activities including church gate collections and support from community organizations.
3. Charitable Donations: Large donations from community partners such as Athlone and District Housing Association (€50,000 donation received).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St Hilda's Services is a voluntary non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive suite of disability care and support services for people with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disabilities. Offerings span preschool, school, adult day services, respite care, community-based residential homes, outreach support, and leisure/social programmes, all delivered through a parent-and-family-led governance model in the Athlone region of Ireland.

Product overview

St. Hilda's Services is a voluntary disability services organization established in 1964, offering a comprehensive range of care services for people with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disabilities. The organization operates a multi-service model including Children's Services (School, Preschool 'Clonros', Respite), Adult Services (Day Services including Work Therapy Unit, Nuala O'Brien Centre, McCormack House, Adult Training Centre, O'Dowd House, Sli-an-Aifrinn House, Leisure Buddies), and Residential Services (community homes). The services are designed to promote independence, inclusion, and quality of life through person-centered planning approaches, serving over 120 service users and their families in the Athlone area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Friends of St. Hilda's: The fundraising arm of St. Hilda's Services that organizes fundraising activities including Church Gate collections and receives donations.
• Clonros
• Work Therapy Unit

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Enable Ireland: Major Irish disability services charity delivering early-intervention, respite, residential and adult day services to children and adults with disabilities. Directly comparable in mission, HSE funding reliance, and lifespan-spanning service portfolio.
• Stewarts Care: Dublin-based voluntary disability services provider delivering residential, day, respite and clinical services to adults with intellectual disabilities under HSE funding. Comparable in scope and target population.
• Western Care Association: Large Irish voluntary disability services provider operating across the west of Ireland, offering residential, day, respite and community services to people with intellectual disabilities — directly comparable in service model and HSE-funding structure to St Hilda's.
• KARE (Kildare): Voluntary HSE-funded organisation in Kildare providing residential, respite, day and outreach services to adults and children with intellectual disabilities. Closely comparable operating model and lifecycle service set.
• Cheshire Ireland: Irish disability charity operating supported living, residential and community-based services for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Comparable residential/community delivery model and HSE commissioning context.
• St John of God Community Services: Irish disability and mental health service provider offering residential, day, respite and clinical supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities — comparable service mix, HSE funding model, and multi-site community delivery.
• Brothers of Charity Services Ireland: Large Catholic voluntary organisation providing early-intervention, education, residential, respite and adult day services for people with intellectual disabilities across multiple Irish regions. Closely comparable voluntary, HSE-funded, multi-site service model.

Emerging players

• Camphill Communities of Ireland: Network of intentional communities providing residential and day services for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland. Smaller, more specialised community-led model with overlap in values-based, person-centred care.

Broad incumbents

• Rehab Group: One of Ireland's largest disability and social inclusion charities, providing vocational training, residential, respite and day services nationally. Broader and larger than St Hilda's but overlapping in intellectual-disability service lines and HSE funding.

Regional players

• Acquired Brain Injury Ireland: Irish NGO providing community-based rehabilitation, residential and day services — partially comparable operating model and HSE-funded disability services delivery, but focused on ABI rather than intellectual disability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Investors

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Investments

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