Wijkcentrum de Berk

What Wijkcentrum de Berk does

Wijkcentrum de Berk is a neighborhood community center (wijkcentrum) located at Berkenlaan 238 in the Selwerd district of Groningen, Netherlands. The center serves local adults of all ages through two core service categories: hourly rental of three rooms (Zaal De Beuk, Zaal Prunus, and a third hall, with the first two combinable via a mobile partition) for private events, meetings, and commercial use, and a regular schedule of community activities including bingo, coffee mornings, billiards, shuffleboard, choir, card games, hobby clubs, and integration courses. A weekly free coffee morning is delivered in partnership with Buurtteam Selwerd, addressing social isolation in the neighborhood.

The operating model is straightforward community-facility management rather than a technology or product business. There is no proprietary technology stack; the website is a standard Wix site, with bookings processed through a dedicated online form and inquiries handled by phone, email, and WhatsApp. Revenue is generated from hourly room rentals (€30 per room per hour for private individuals, €60 for two rooms, with separate commercial pricing) plus a mandatory administrator fee (€75 per administrator, two required for large parties), and participation fees for paid activities such as Bingo, where PIN/card payment has been introduced alongside cash. Customer segments are local Selwerd residents (primary), community and hobby groups, and a secondary flow of business/commercial clients.

The business is operated by a 5-employee team during weekday office hours (09:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00), with room rentals permitted until 22:00 and premises to be cleared by 23:00. Distribution is fully direct — no intermediaries — with marketing reliant on the website, Facebook page, WhatsApp, and word-of-mouth referrals within the neighborhood. The center functions as a local social-infrastructure asset rather than a scalable enterprise, with revenue, headcount, and footprint all bounded to a single Groningen neighborhood.

Name

Wijkcentrum de Berk

Legal name

Wijkcentrum de Berk

Website

https://wijkcentrumdeberk.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wijkcentrum de Berk is a neighborhood community center in Selwerd, Groningen that rents three rooms hourly and runs community activities for local adults, partnering with Buurtteam Selwerd on free coffee mornings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Groningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Room Rental: Hourly rental of three community rooms (Zaal De Beuk, Zaal Prunus, and one additional) for private events, business meetings, and community activities. Two rooms can be combined into one large space. Revenue is generated per hour with separate pricing for private individuals versus commercial/business clients.
2. Activity Participation: Revenue from participation in paid community activities such as Bingo events. Bingo cards are sold, and payment can be made by card or cash.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wijkcentrum de Berk is a neighborhood community center in the Selwerd district of Groningen that rents out three halls (Zaal De Beuk, Zaal Prunus, and a third space) for private and commercial events and runs a regular program of community activities for adults. Room rentals include access to a fully equipped kitchen, and the two main halls can be combined via a mobile partition wall. The center also hosts free coffee and tea drop-in mornings, including a weekly session in partnership with Buurtteam Selwerd.

Product overview

Wijkcentrum de Berk is a neighborhood community center in Groningen offering two main service categories: room rental (zaalverhuur) with three available halls (Zaal De Beuk, Zaal Prunus, and a third space) and a comprehensive community activity program. The rooms can be rented for private events and feature fully equipped kitchen facilities; Zaal De Beuk and Zaal Prunus can be combined via a mobile partition wall. The activity program includes regular offerings such as bingo, coffee mornings, billiards, shuffleboard, a choir, card games, hobby clubs, and integration courses. The center also provides free community drop-in services for coffee and茶水 for neighborhood residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zaalverhuur (Zaal De Beuk) Hourly rental of Zaal De Beuk for private events such as birthdays, meetings, presentations, and lectures, including access to a fully equipped kitchen with cooking facilities, dishwasher, crockery, cutlery, microwave, and airfryer. Targeted at private individuals and commercial clients in the Selwerd neighborhood of Groningen.
• Zaalverhuur (Zaal Prunus) Hourly rental of Zaal Prunus for private events, which can be combined with Zaal De Beuk via a mobile partition wall to create one large hall. Targeted at private individuals and commercial clients seeking flexible space configurations.
• Zaalverhuur (Third Hall) Hourly rental of a third community hall at the center for private and commercial events, including children's parties, presentations, lectures, and other gatherings. Targeted at private individuals and commercial clients in the Groningen area.
• Activiteitenprogramma Weekly community activity program for adults of all ages, including bingo, coffee mornings, billiards, shuffleboard, choir, card games, hobby clubs, fitness classes, and integration courses. Targeted at local residents of the Selwerd neighborhood and surrounding areas.
• Koffie-inloop Free coffee and tea drop-in service for neighborhood residents, held every Friday morning (10:00-11:30) and Wednesday mornings (10:00-12:00) in partnership with Buurtteam Selwerd. Targeted at local residents, particularly seniors and those at risk of social isolation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Buurtteam SelwerdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuurtteam Selwerd partners with Wijkcentrum de Berk to provide a free weekly coffee morning for residents every Wednesday from 10:00 to 12:00. This partnership serves the community by offering social connection opportunities and addresses social isolation among neighborhood residents. The collaboration represents a core community service element of the center's programming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vergaderlocaties.nl: Dutch venue-rental comparison site focused on meeting and event spaces in the Netherlands. Closest geographic and use-case analog to the center's room-rental business; both target Dutch SMB and private hirers searching for local halls with kitchens and flexible hours.

Others

• Spaces (IWG): International coworking and event-space operator offering hourly and meeting-room rentals alongside memberships. Comparable on the meeting-room-by-the-hour value proposition for businesses, though Spaces is a commercial coworking brand rather than a community-led wijkcentrum model.
• Eventbrite: Global ticketing and event-management platform widely used by Dutch community centers for activity participation such as bingo and workshops. Comparable to the center's activity-participation revenue stream (e.g., paid bingo), though Eventbrite provides the ticketing layer rather than operating venues directly.

Broad incumbents

• Splacer: Marketplace for hourly and daily rental of unique event spaces, including community-oriented venues. Comparable to the center's hourly zaalverhuur model, though Splacer is a marketplace aggregator with a New York/urban focus rather than a single neighborhood operator.
• Peerspace: Online marketplace for booking hourly event and meeting spaces by the hour. Comparable to Wijkcentrum de Berk on the room-rental-by-the-hour business model, but operates as a global two-sided platform rather than a single owned venue, and serves higher-end commercial and creative use cases.
• Giggster: Hourly and daily rental marketplace for production and event locations. Comparable to the center's hourly venue-rental value proposition, but skews toward film/photo production use cases rather than community gatherings.
• Tagvenue: Online venue-hire marketplace listing meeting rooms, halls, and event spaces across multiple countries. Comparable on the room-rental business model and discovery mechanic, though Tagvenue operates as a search platform rather than owning any single venue.
• MeetingRooms.com: Global marketplace for booking meeting and event rooms by the hour. Directly comparable on the hourly meeting-room rental concept the center offers to its business/commercial clients, but operates as an aggregator of hotels and coworking venues rather than a single community facility.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WijkcentrumDeBerk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wijkcentrum-de-berk

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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