Active · per the CBE, 28 September 2026

ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE

BE0403207521

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 1 establishment

ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE is a property company in Brussel. Public Limited, started on 2 March 1922, 1 establishment.

Wildewoudstraat 17, 1000 Brussel

Active for

104 year, 6 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Tight liquidity NBB

    Cash and receivables cover 22 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE from Brussel, company number BE0403207521, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 10.4 million after tax. For that financial year ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE recorded revenue of € 53,238 and equity of € 146.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -2.1 million to € 10.4 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 May 20, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 146.7 million

▲ 4% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 10.4 million

▲ still € 2.1 million loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3 million

▼ 9% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 4.3 million paid out

41 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to FINGAREN (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

1

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

Wage cost

€ 192,526

▲ 2% vs 2024

€ 192,500 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 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 years to go

€ 13.2 million

▼ 41% vs 2024

€ 7.7 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 27,278

▼ 26% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 31 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 28,295

▼ 31% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue € 2,675 € 4,008 € 315 € 53,238 ▲ € 52,923
Profit after taxes € 10,913,945 € 7,396,045 € -2,144,597 € 10,406,761 ▲ € 12.6 million
Equity € 147,764,762 € 146,673,207 € 140,610,610 € 146,718,571 ▲ 4%
Total debts € 31,163,558 € 35,603,470 € 29,699,994 € 20,574,430 ▼ 31%
Cash € 4,315,730 € 2,900,969 € 3,261,864 € 2,952,089 ▼ 9%
Land & buildings € 37,721 € 34,991 € 32,262 € 12,038 ▼ 63%
Retained profit € 145,762,665 € 144,671,110 € 138,608,512 € 144,716,473 ▲ 4%
Dividend € 2,737,520 € 8,487,600 € 3,918,000 € 4,298,800 ▲ 10%
Bank debt € 24,600,000 € 23,450,000 € 22,300,000 € 13,150,000 ▼ 41%
Balance sheet total € 178,928,320 € 182,276,676 € 170,310,603 € 167,293,000 ▼ 2%
Employees (FTE) 1 1 1 1

Key figures of ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.

What happened to ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE?

What happened at ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

  • Valérie Paquot stepped down as director. NBB
  • Béatrice Neven stepped down as director. NBB
  • PAH Management SRL stepped down as director. NBB
  • Blacercel SA stepped down as director. NBB
  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 10.4 million. Source: NBB ↗
  • Pierre-Alexis Hocke stepped down as director. NBB
  • Renaud Festraets stepped down as director. NBB
  • Valérie Paquot became a director. NBB

In short

From € 10.9 million profit in 2022 to € 10.4 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 263,697 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 10.9 million profit.

Paid out € 19.4 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Management

FINGAREN 99.7%

The stake of FINGAREN comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE

The shares are held by FINGAREN (99.7%). It owns 46.7% of Compagnie du Bois Sauvage itself.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Valérie Paquot

Director

Also active at: NEUHAUS, Tanval, PARFINA, ANCHORAGE, ARTISTA CHOCOLATES

since 2025 · until 2031

Béatrice Neven

Director

since 2025 · until 2031

Ecostake SA

Chairman of the board · represented by Frédéric Van Gansberghe

Also active at: COMPAGNIE DU BOIS SAUVAGE, PARFINA, Serendip

since 2024 · until 2025

PAH Management SRL

Director · represented by Stéphanie Paquot

since 2022 · until 2028

Pierre-Alexis Hocke

Managing director

Also active at: COMPAGNIE DU BOIS SAUVAGE, PAH Management

since 2020 · until 2026

Renaud Festraets

Director

since 2020 · until 2026

Blacercel SA

Director · represented by Marie-Noël PAQUOT

Also active at: COMPAGNIE DU BOIS SAUVAGE, PARFINA, Serendip

since 2022 · until 2028

Shareholders

FINGAREN

99.7%

Participations

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Wildewoudstraat 17

1000 Brussel

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number
0403.207.521
VAT number
BE 0403.207.521
Registered office
Wildewoudstraat 17, 1000 Brussel
Names & denominations
ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE · E.C.F.C.
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
2 March 1922
Peppol
Active · Active since 20 Nov 2025
Activities · NACE

Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen

Verhuur van terreinen

Frequently asked questions

What does ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE do?
ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE is a property company in Brussel. Public Limited, started on 2 March 1922, 1 establishment.
What is the address of ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE?
The registered office of ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE is located at Wildewoudstraat 17, 1000 Brussel.
Is ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (28 September 2026) ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 2 March 1922.
Is ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE registered on Peppol?
Yes, ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0403207521.
What is the enterprise number of ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE?
The enterprise number of ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE is BE0403207521.
When was ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE founded?
ENTREPRISES ET CHEMINS DE FER EN CHINE was founded on 2 March 1922.