SWO Drimmelen

What SWO Drimmelen does

SWO Drimmelen (legal name: Stichting Welzijn & Ondersteuning) is a Dutch welfare foundation headquartered in Made, North Brabant, that delivers community-based welfare and support services to all residents of the Drimmelen municipality, regardless of age, background, or situation. The organization operates across seven thematic service lines: Zorg & Ondersteuning (care and support), Mantelzorg (informal caregiver support), Vrijwilligerswerk (volunteer work coordination), Geldzaken (financial guidance), Ontmoeting (social meeting and activities), Verkeer & Vervoer (transport, including the ANWB AutoMaatje service), and Wonen (housing assistance). Its service mix includes workshops (Positieve Gezondheid, Ken Jezelf, Gespreksvaardigheden), social activities under the 'Samen Is Leuker' program, support groups (Alzheimer Café), and the Drimmelen Leert e-learning platform for volunteers and caregivers.

The organization's technology footprint is modest: a website-driven registration and records system hosted at swodrimmelen.nl, supplemented by partner sites (samenisleukerdrimmelen.nl, vrijwilligerswerkdrimmelen.nl, drimmelen.leert.nl) and Mollie-based payment processing for activity fees (€1 transaction fee per payment). It discloses the use of AI as a supporting tool for website text/content, with no AI-native product capabilities. A professional staff of 15 coordinates service delivery alongside a network of more than 200 volunteers who act as drivers (AutoMaatje), household assistants, financial guides, and general community support.

SWO's business model is that of a subsidized Dutch non-profit (ANBI-status stichting). Revenue is principally composed of municipal subsidies from Gemeente Drimmelen, the organization's primary stakeholder and funding provider, supplemented by modest activity fees (eigen bijdrage) processed via Mollie and tax-deductible donations enabled by ANBI status. The go-to-market motion is community-led: outreach and registration occur through the website, partner portals, phone, email, and the volunteer network itself, with services delivered in person within the Drimmelen municipality. The organization holds the NOV-keurmerk 'goed geregeld' quality mark for volunteer engagement, Erkend leerbedrijf training-company status, and operates in compliance with AVG/GDPR.

Name

SWO Drimmelen

Legal name

Stichting Welzijn & Ondersteuning

Website

https://swodrimmelen.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SWO Drimmelen (Stichting Welzijn & Ondersteuning) is a Dutch ANBI-status welfare foundation serving all residents of the Drimmelen municipality with care, informal-caregiver support, volunteer coordination, social activities, transport, financial guidance, and housing assistance, delivered through a 15-person staff and 200+ volunteers and primarily funded by Gemeente Drimmelen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• Community welfare services
• Informal caregiver support
• Volunteer coordination
• Social activities programming
• Municipal social work

Headquarters

HQ city

Made

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies: SWO receives government funding as a non-profit welfare organization, evidenced by their ANBI status and subsidy reporting requirements
2. Activity Fees (Eigen Bijdrage): Some activities require a participation fee paid via Mollie payment system with €1 transaction cost
3. Donations: Tax-deductible donations through ANBI status

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SWO Drimmelen (Stichting Welzijn & Ondersteuning) is a municipal welfare foundation that delivers community-based support services to all residents of the Drimmelen municipality in the Netherlands. Its offering spans seven thematic areas — care and support, informal caregiver support, volunteer work, financial matters, social connection, transport, and housing — and includes workshops, social activities, transportation services (ANWB AutoMaatje), a free e-learning platform, and support groups, delivered through professional staff and a network of 200+ volunteers.

Product overview

SWO Drimmelen (Stichting Welzijn & Ondersteuning) is a welfare foundation providing community support services to all residents of the municipality of Drimmelen. Their offering is organized across seven thematic areas: Zorg & Ondersteuning (Care & Support), Mantelzorg (Informal Care), Vrijwilligerswerk (Volunteer Work), Geldzaken (Financial Matters), Ontmoeting (Meeting/Social), Verkeer & Vervoer (Traffic & Transport), and Wonen (Living). The core services include workshops (Positieve Gezondheid, Ken Jezelf, Gespreksvaardigheden), social activities under the 'Samen Is Leuker' program, the ANWB AutoMaatje transportation service, the Drimmelen Leert e-learning platform, and support groups like Alzheimer Café. The organization connects volunteers with those needing support and facilitates community participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workshop Positieve Gezondheid

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 volunteers contributing to community welfare
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANWB AutoMaatjecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation service partnership providing mobility support to residents. SWO coordinates volunteer drivers who transport people to appointments (hospital, supermarkets, etc.) with reimbursement of €0.38 per kilometer as set by ANWB.
• Drimmelen LeertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree online learning platform for volunteers and caregivers in Drimmelen, providing educational resources and training opportunities.
• NOV (Nationale Organisatie Vrijwilligerswerk)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization providing the NOV quality mark for volunteer engagement, certifying SWO's volunteer management practices.
• Gemeente DrimmelencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Drimmelen is the primary stakeholder and funding provider for welfare and support services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Humanitas: Humanitas is a large Dutch welfare organization running similar community support, social-connection, and caregiver-support services through regional branches. It is directly comparable to SWO as a welfare foundation delivering multi-domain services to residents, though operating at a much larger national scale.
• Stichting MEE: Stichting MEE is a Dutch welfare organization providing information, advice, and support to people with disabilities or limitations. It shares SWO's non-medical, community-based welfare delivery model though it specializes in a specific population segment.
• Stichting Welzijn Tiel: Stichting Welzijn Tiel is a municipal welfare foundation serving the municipality of Tiel, operating the same hybrid professional-staff-plus-volunteer model across community welfare, caregiver support, and social activities as SWO Drimmelen — a direct peer in the Dutch municipal welfare sector.
• Stichting Presentie: Stichting Presentie is a Dutch foundation promoting presence-based welfare work, closely aligned with SWO's person-centered, community-embedded support philosophy. Comparable mission and methodology though operating at the national research/training layer rather than municipal service delivery.
• Stichting Welzijn Lingewaard: Stichting Welzijn Lingewaard is a municipal welfare organization serving Lingewaard with a comparable community welfare, volunteer coordination, and resident-support service mix. Operates the same municipal welfare foundation model as SWO Drimmelen.

Broad incumbents

• MantelzorgNL: MantelzorgNL is the Dutch national platform providing information, community, and policy support for informal caregivers, overlapping with SWO's Mantelzorg service line. It is a national-scale incumbent rather than a direct municipal operator.
• Mezzo: Mezzo is the Dutch national association supporting informal caregivers (mantelzorgers), directly mirroring SWO's Mantelzorg Ondersteuning pillar. It is a broader incumbent operating nationally with advocacy, advice, and member services rather than at the municipal service-delivery layer.
• Sociaal Werk Nederland: Sociaal Werk Nederland is the national sector association representing social work and welfare organizations in the Netherlands. Comparable in that it represents the sector SWO operates in, but functions as an industry body rather than a direct service provider.
• NOV (Nationale Organisatie Vrijwilligerswerk): NOV is the Dutch national umbrella organization for volunteer engagement, already a partner of SWO via the NOV-keurmerk certification. Relevant as a sector body and quality-mark owner that shapes the volunteer management practices SWO relies on.

Others

• ANWB: ANWB is a large Dutch mobility association operating the AutoMaatje transportation program that SWO coordinates locally. Comparable as a strategic partner and as an adjacent ecosystem participant enabling SWO's mobility service rather than as a welfare competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swo-drimmelen

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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