What does SONAC GENT do?

SONAC GENT is a food producer in Gent. Private Limited, started on 1 January 1968, 1 establishment.

What is the address of SONAC GENT?

The registered office of SONAC GENT is located at Braamtweg 2, 9042 Gent.

Is SONAC GENT still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) SONAC GENT is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 January 1968.

Is SONAC GENT registered on Peppol?

Yes, SONAC GENT is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0400332460.

What is the enterprise number of SONAC GENT?

The enterprise number of SONAC GENT is BE0400332460.

When was SONAC GENT founded?

SONAC GENT was founded on 1 January 1968.

Who are the directors of SONAC GENT?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of SONAC GENT are: ALAIN D'HERDE, SEBASTIAN FEYTEN, JOHANNES VAN DER VELDEN.

Is SONAC GENT a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 January 1968; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 3 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did SONAC GENT make in 2026?

SONAC GENT posted a profit after taxes of € 7,656,713 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of SONAC GENT?

In its most recent annual accounts (2026), SONAC GENT reported revenue of € 29,947,763.

How much does an employee at SONAC GENT earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at SONAC GENT was € 93,100 in 2026: staff costs of € 2 million for 21.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does SONAC GENT have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, SONAC GENT has 21.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

SONAC GENT (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0400332460

Dossier SONAC GENT, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0400332460/sonac-gent. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2026

SONAC GENT from Gent, company number BE0400332460, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 7.7 million after tax. For that financial year SONAC GENT recorded revenue of € 29.9 million and equity of € 23.2 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 7.5 million to € 7.7 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 17, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 23.2 million

▲ 49% vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Growing

€ 7.7 million

▲ 3% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2026. Retained profit grew to € 20.8 million.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

21.3

▼ 1.6 vs 2024

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 11.4 million in 2026, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 2 million

▼ 7% vs 2024

€ 93,100 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 5.8 million

▼ 7% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 123 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 859,316

▲ 84% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2026	Change 2024 → 2026
Revenue	€ 35,332,141 Revenue 2022: € 35,332,141 First fiscal year in the series	€ 48,444,001 Revenue 2023: € 48,444,001 ▲ 37% vs 2022 (€ 35,332,141) Favourable step	€ 26,387,052 Revenue 2024: € 26,387,052 ▼ 46% vs 2023 (€ 48,444,001) Unfavourable step	€ 29,947,763 Revenue 2026: € 29,947,763 ▲ 13% vs 2024 (€ 26,387,052) Favourable step	▲ 13%
Profit after taxes	€ 6,085,081 Profit after taxes 2022: € 6,085,081 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,216,866 Profit after taxes 2023: € 5,216,866 ▼ 14% vs 2022 (€ 6,085,081) Unfavourable step	€ 7,457,143 Profit after taxes 2024: € 7,457,143 ▲ 43% vs 2023 (€ 5,216,866) Favourable step	€ 7,656,713 Profit after taxes 2026: € 7,656,713 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 7,457,143) Favourable step	▲ 3%
Equity	€ 26,818,783 Equity 2022: € 26,818,783 First fiscal year in the series	€ 38,059,738 Equity 2023: € 38,059,738 ▲ 42% vs 2022 (€ 26,818,783) Favourable step	€ 15,516,881 Equity 2024: € 15,516,881 ▼ 59% vs 2023 (€ 38,059,738) Unfavourable step	€ 23,173,593 Equity 2026: € 23,173,593 ▲ 49% vs 2024 (€ 15,516,881) Favourable step	▲ 49%
Total debts	€ 7,526,592 Total debts 2022: € 7,526,592 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,033,186 Total debts 2023: € 10,033,186 ▲ 33% vs 2022 (€ 7,526,592) Unfavourable step	€ 39,740,604 Total debts 2024: € 39,740,604 ▲ 296% vs 2023 (€ 10,033,186) Unfavourable step	€ 9,766,161 Total debts 2026: € 9,766,161 ▼ 75% vs 2024 (€ 39,740,604) Favourable step	▼ 75%
Cash	€ 273 Cash 2022: € 273 First fiscal year in the series	€ 72 Cash 2023: € 72 ▼ 74% vs 2022 (€ 273) Unfavourable step	€ 8 Cash 2024: € 8 ▼ 89% vs 2023 (€ 72) Unfavourable step	-
Land & buildings	€ 969,162 Land & buildings 2022: € 969,162 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,297,947 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,297,947 ▲ 34% vs 2022 (€ 969,162) Unchanged	€ 905,529 Land & buildings 2024: € 905,529 ▼ 30% vs 2023 (€ 1,297,947) Unchanged	€ 1,821,101 Land & buildings 2026: € 1,821,101 ▲ 101% vs 2024 (€ 905,529) Unchanged	▲ 101%
Retained profit	€ 25,945,394 Retained profit 2022: € 25,945,394 First fiscal year in the series	€ 35,710,849 Retained profit 2023: € 35,710,849 ▲ 38% vs 2022 (€ 25,945,394) Favourable step	€ 13,167,992 Retained profit 2024: € 13,167,992 ▼ 63% vs 2023 (€ 35,710,849) Unfavourable step	€ 20,824,705 Retained profit 2026: € 20,824,705 ▲ 58% vs 2024 (€ 13,167,992) Favourable step	▲ 58%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 30,000,000 Dividend 2024: € 30,000,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2026: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 30,000,000) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 38,740 Bank debt 2023: € 38,740 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 38,740) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2026: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 34,345,375 Balance sheet total 2022: € 34,345,375 First fiscal year in the series	€ 48,092,924 Balance sheet total 2023: € 48,092,924 ▲ 40% vs 2022 (€ 34,345,375) Unchanged	€ 55,257,484 Balance sheet total 2024: € 55,257,484 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 48,092,924) Unchanged	€ 32,939,755 Balance sheet total 2026: € 32,939,755 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 55,257,484) Unchanged	▼ 40%
Employees (FTE)	19.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 19.3 First fiscal year in the series	23 Employees (FTE) 2023: 23 ▲ 3.7 vs 2022 (19.3) Unchanged	22.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 22.9 ▼ 0.1 vs 2023 (23) Unchanged	21.3 Employees (FTE) 2026: 21.3 ▼ 1.6 vs 2024 (22.9) Unchanged	▼ 1.6

Key figures of SONAC GENT, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 3 August 2027.

What happened to SONAC GENT?

What happened at SONAC GENT in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jun 17, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 7.7 million (▲ 3% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2023 ALAIN D'HERDE became a director. NBB
2023 SEBASTIAN FEYTEN became a director. NBB
2023 JOHANNES VAN DER VELDEN became a director. NBB
Aug 3, 1999 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Jan 1, 1968 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 6.1 million profit in 2022 to € 7.7 million profit in 2026.

Paid € 8.9 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2026, with € 7.7 million profit.

Paid out € 30 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Sonac Belgie BV 100%

Darling Ingredients Belgium Holding BV 0%

SONAC GENT

Behind SONAC GENT are ALAIN D'HERDE, SEBASTIAN FEYTEN and JOHANNES VAN DER VELDEN. The shares are held by Sonac Belgie BV (100%) and Darling Ingredients Belgium Holding BV (0%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

ALAIN D'HERDE

Bestuurder

Also active at: RENDAC, RENDAC UDES, RENDAC TRANSPORT, DARLING INGREDIENTS BELGIUM HOLDING, SONAC BELGIE, RENDAC UDES TRANSPORT

since 2023

SEBASTIAN FEYTEN

Bestuurder

Also active at: RENDAC, RENDAC UDES, RENDAC TRANSPORT, DARLING INGREDIENTS BELGIUM HOLDING, SONAC BELGIE, RENDAC UDES TRANSPORT

since 2023

JOHANNES VAN DER VELDEN

Bestuurder

Also active at: Ecoson Energy, SONAC BELGIE, Ecoson Nutrients, Ecoson Energy Materials & Treatment, DYNERGY

since 2023

Shareholders

Sonac Belgie BV

100%

Darling Ingredients Belgium Holding BV

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Braamtweg 2

9042 Gent

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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Details

Company number

0400.332.460

VAT number

BE 0400.332.460

Registered office

Braamtweg 2, 9042 Gent

Names & denominations

SONAC GENT

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 January 1968

Peppol

Active · Active since 23 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

Vervaardiging van oliën en vetten

Vervaardiging van ruwe dierlijke oliën en vetten

Activiteiten van slachthuizen

Productie van vers vlees

Verwerking en conservering van vlees, exclusief vlees van gevogelte

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

SONAC GENT

Financials

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Management

Directors

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

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