What Stichting Capabel does

Stichting Capabel is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (stichting) founded in January 2021 by Ellen Visser (owner of PACT zorg) and Remco Abel (owner of Abel hospitality and recreation property) and registered with the KVK under number 81956681. It operates an inclusive day-activity and work-placement center on the Abel terrain in Poortugaal, Netherlands, serving (young) adults with intellectual disabilities who hold a WLZ (Wet Langdurige Zorg) indication. As of November 2024, nine 'Samenwerkers' (participants) attend four days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30–15:30), performing hospitality, recreation, terrain maintenance, and food-preparation tasks integrated into Abel's regular business operations.

The organization is funded primarily through Persoonsgebonden Budget (PGB) personal-budget allocations of each participant, supplemented by tax-deductible donations (enabled by its 2024 ANBI status), annual sponsorloop fundraising events, and corporate contributions such as €11,154 from Ronde Tafel Rhoon. It employs approximately seven people — one daily-leader founder, one MBO-4 qualified fixed employee, and roughly five active volunteers — supported by parent representatives on the five-member board. Operational infrastructure includes a 9-person bus acquired in 2024 for participant transport.

In 2025 Stichting Capabel developed and launched CapabelApp, a proprietary plan-registration-follow-up system built with Claude AI to track participant goals, support supervisors, and provide parents visibility into daily activities. The organization also produces small consumer goods such as Chocapabel chocolate sticks and Capabel Tosti, co-manufactured with participants and sold through Abel channels. Go-to-market is community-led via word-of-mouth, open days, local radio (RTV Albrandswaard), and organic social media (Facebook, Instagram), with no paid acquisition.

Name

Stichting Capabel

Legal name

Stichting Capabel

Website

https://stichting-capabel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting Capabel is a Dutch nonprofit foundation operating an inclusive day-activity and work-placement center in Poortugaal for young adults with intellectual disabilities, funded through participants' PGB personal budgets, ANBI-eligible donations, and community fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Day Care Services for People with Disabilities

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Day care services
• Intellectual disability support
• Social inclusion programs
• Vocational day activities
• Personal budget care

Headquarters

HQ city

Poortugaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget): Funding comes entirely from Personal Budgets (PGB) of the Samenwerkers. Participants work with their own goals funded through their personal budgets. With a structural occupancy of at least 5 Samenwerkers per work day, this yields a healthy positive balance.
2. Donations and Gifts: As an ANBI-stichting, receives donations from individuals, companies, and institutions. Donations are tax-deductible for donors. Account: NL09INGB0008711040.
3. Sponsorloop Events: Annual sponsor run around the Abel terrain to raise funds. Organized 2022 and 2023 with participation from the community, businesses, and sponsors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stichting Capabel provides inclusive day care and work placement services for (young) adults with intellectual disabilities at its location on the Abel restaurant and recreation grounds in Poortugaal, Netherlands. Participants (Samenwerkers) funded through PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget) work on personalized goals across hospitality, kitchen preparation, cleaning, ice cream salon, golf course maintenance, and outdoor tasks. The organization is an ANBI-recognized nonprofit foundation.

Product overview

Stichting Capabel is a social care organization providing inclusive day care services for (young) adults with intellectual disabilities, not a technology company. The organization offers a single unified service focused on meaningful day care and work opportunities. Key offerings include: Dagbesteding (core day care service), the internally-developed CapabelApp (plan-registration-tracking system for workplace management and parent communication), Chocapabel (chocolate sticks produced by participants), and Capabel Tosti (branded toast product). Activities span horeca, kitchen preparation, cleaning, ice cream salon operations, golf course maintenance, and outdoor terrain care on the grounds of Abel restaurant in Poortugaal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dagbesteding (Day Care Services) Inclusive day care and work placement services for (young) adults with intellectual disabilities on the Abel grounds in Poortugaal. Participants (Samenwerkers) work on personalized goals across hospitality support (juicing oranges, making toasts, cleaning, laundry), recreation support (golf bags, gnome path bags), and outdoor terrain maintenance. Services are funded through participants' PGB (Persoonsgebonden Budget) and delivered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 to 15:30.
• CapabelApp Internal plan-registration-follow-up system serving the Samenwerkers on the work floor, assisting the team of supervisors, and giving parents insight into daily activities and progress toward personal goals.
• Chocapabel Chocolate sticks (hot chocosticks) for making hot chocolate beverages, available in PUUR (dark), MELK (milk), WIT (white), TRICOLORE, RUBY, and KARAMEL flavors. Produced by the Samenwerkers and sold at Abel restaurant and take-away.
• Capabel Tosti Own branded tosti (toast) prepared and labeled by the Capabel team, listed as one of their signature offerings on the activities page.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 Samenwerkers attend daily as of November 2024, up from 2 in March 2021
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Gameren SportminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Neighboring sports facility. Trainer Roy provides weekly exercise sessions for Capabel Samenwerkers since autumn 2025. Part of 'WORK HARD - PLAY HARD' initiative to keep participants fit and active.
• WBV Poortugaal (Woningbouwvereniging)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024Housing association with elderly tenants (80+) who need help with garden maintenance. First garden day held May 25, 2024. Capabel Samenwerkers help maintain gardens of elderly residents who cannot do so themselves. Creates intergenerational connections and community benefit.
• EsperanzaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023Organizes 'Kom Erbij' community lunch events for elderly and lonely residents. Capabel participates in these events, helping serve croquette lunches (2023) and pancake lunches (2021, annually in October). Events serve 200+ elderly guests from Albrandswaard.
• Cas en Kas (Rotterdam)minorOthers · 1 February 2023Vegetarian croquette supplier from Rotterdam used for the Kom Erbij Krokettenlunch event at Abel.
• Abel. Grand café restaurantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-founding partner and host location. Remco Abel (Voorzitter of Stichting Capabel) provides the property and business ecosystem for Capabel's day care activities. Abel includes restaurant, Pitch&Putt golf, adventure forest, ice cream salons, and Tasman restaurant. About 100 employees. Founder of the inclusive work environment.
• PACT (zorg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-founding organization. Ellen Visser is both founder of PACT (individual care from her home) and Stichting Capabel. PACT provides related healthcare services. Located at Dorpsstraat in Poortugaal.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Daelzicht: Dutch care provider offering day activities and support for people with intellectual disabilities. Similar focus on meaningful daily activities and development, with comparable PGB/WLZ funding model.
• Amerpoort: Amsterdam-based care provider offering day activities, work, and housing for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable in target population and focus on meaningful day activities, but operates at much larger scale.
• Pameijer: Rotterdam-based care organization providing day activities, work, and supported employment for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Geographic proximity to Capabel in South Holland makes it a direct competitor for the same regional participant pool.
• Stichting Reinaerde: Utrecht-based Dutch care provider supporting people with intellectual disabilities through day activities, work, and supported living. Comparable in core mission (meaningful day activities for WLZ-indicated participants) but significantly larger.
• Prisma: Provider of support and day care for people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands, including meaningful daytime activities. Comparable in service type but with a larger, more institutionalized footprint than Capabel.
• Sherpa: Dutch foundation supporting people with intellectual disabilities including day centers and employment-oriented activities. Similar service model focused on WLZ-qualified participants and day care funding.
• Philadelphia Zorg: Large Dutch care provider offering day activities, supported housing, and work programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable in target population and service (dagbesteding) but operates at much greater scale across multiple regions.
• 's Heeren Loo: Major Dutch care organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities across the full lifecycle, including day activities and work placements. Competes with Capabel for the same WLZ/PGB-funded participants but at national scale.
• Esdégé-Reigersdaal: North Holland-based care organization providing day activities, housing, and work for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable service portfolio and participant focus, though geographically distinct.

Regional players

• SDW (Stichting Dagbesteding Westland): Regional Dutch day care foundation in Westland providing day activities for people with disabilities or non-traditional employment backgrounds. Comparable in being a smaller stichting focused on dagbesteding, but rooted in a different South Holland region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Stichting-Capabel-101216285312440
• Instagraminstagram.com/stichtingcapabel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-capabel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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