Active · per the CBE, 29 October 2026
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SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY

BE0404484060

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 1 establishment

SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is a research organisation in Gent. Public Limited, started on 16 September 1947, 1 establishment.

Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 84, 9052 Gent sofico.global

Behind the company: Sainz BidCo.

Active for

79 year, 1 month

Warning lights

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

  • Board fully replaced NBB

    No director from three years ago is still active according to annual account 2025.

Financials

Financial year 2025

SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY from Gent, company number BE0404484060, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 13 million after tax. For that financial year SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY recorded revenue of € 95.6 million and equity of € 56.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 15.1 million to € 13 million. The company is profitable. 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 8, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 56.9 million

▲ 9% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 13 million

▼ 14% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3.9 million

▼ 73% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 8.1 million paid out

62 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Sofico Invest (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

199.7

▲ 12.4 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 22.4 million

▲ 17% vs 2024

€ 111,900 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 132,662

▲ 103% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 16.5 million

▲ 104% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 109 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 3.2 million

▲ 7% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue € 57,001,395 € 70,775,415 € 77,050,159 € 95,623,689 ▲ 24%
Profit after taxes € 12,326,940 € 21,821,012 € 15,132,871 € 13,012,270 ▼ 14%
Equity € 41,208,820 € 37,529,832 € 52,037,703 € 56,924,973 ▲ 9%
Total debts € 22,962,738 € 48,405,533 € 24,342,640 € 33,323,146 ▲ 37%
Cash € 11,805,973 € 24,693,839 € 14,548,328 € 3,922,135 ▼ 73%
Retained profit € 41,132,704 € 37,453,716 € 51,961,586 € 56,848,856 ▲ 9%
Dividend € 10,000,000 € 25,500,000 € 625,000 € 8,125,000 ▲ € 7.5 million
Balance sheet total € 64,240,097 € 85,946,614 € 76,391,591 € 90,259,368 ▲ 18%
Employees (FTE) 164.5 176.6 187.3 199.7 ▲ 12.4

Key figures of SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY, 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 SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY?

What happened at SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

  • AstraLogix BV stepped down as director. NBB
  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 13 million (▼ 14% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
  • AstraLogix BV became a director. NBB
  • ANTARTIC stepped down as director. NBB
  • CARRAGINN stepped down as director. NBB
  • Sainz BidCo became a director. NBB
  • ANTARTIC became a director. NBB
  • CARRAGINN became a director. NBB

In short

From € 12.3 million profit in 2022 to € 13 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 10.6 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 21.8 million profit.

Paid out € 44.3 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Management

The stake of Sofico Invest, Sainz BidCo comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY
SOFICO SERVICES FRANCE SAS 100%
SOFICO SERVICES UK 100%
SOFT AND INFORMATICS BV 100%
Sofico Services USA Inc 100%
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Behind SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is Sainz BidCo. The shares are held by Sofico Invest (100%) and Sainz BidCo (100%). It owns 100% of SOFICO SERVICES FRANCE SAS, 100% of SOFICO SERVICES UK, 100% of SOFT AND INFORMATICS BV, 100% of Sofico Services USA Inc, 100% of SOFICO SERVICES GERMANY and 100% of SOFICO SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Sainz BidCo

Director · represented by Charles-Hubert Le Baron

Also active at: UBench International

since 2024

AstraLogix BV

Managing director · represented by Wim De Bruyne

Also active at: UBench International, Sainz TopCo, Sainz MidCo, Sainz BidCo

since 2025 · until 2031

ANTARTIC

Director · represented by Piet MAES

Also active at: Sofico Invest, Sainz TopCo, Sainz MidCo, Sainz BidCo, Sainz PoolCo

since 2019 · until 2025

CARRAGINN

Managing director · represented by Gerard HOMPES

Also active at: Sofico Invest, Sainz TopCo, Sainz MidCo, Sainz BidCo, Sainz PoolCo

since 2019 · until 2025

Shareholders

Participations

SOFICO SERVICES FRANCE SAS

100%

SOFICO SERVICES UK

100%

SOFT AND INFORMATICS BV

100%

Sofico Services USA Inc

100%

SOFICO SERVICES GERMANY

100%

SOFICO SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

100%

SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY MEXICO

99%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 84

9052 Gent

2.036.617.443

Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 1

9052 Gent

Active since 13 November 1997

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

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DNS

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Domain

Domain

sofico.global

Registered

2017-02-24

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Expires

2029-02-24

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Details

Company number
0404.484.060
VAT number
BE 0404.484.060
Registered office
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 84, 9052 Gent
Names & denominations
SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY · SOFICO
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
16 September 1947
Peppol
Active · Active since 8 Sept 2026
Contact
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Frequently asked questions

What does SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY do?
SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is a research organisation in Gent. Public Limited, started on 16 September 1947, 1 establishment.
What is the address of SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY?
The registered office of SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is located at Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 84, 9052 Gent.
Is SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 September 1947.
Is SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY registered on Peppol?
Yes, SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0404484060.
What is the enterprise number of SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY?
The enterprise number of SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY is BE0404484060.
When was SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY founded?
SOFT AND INFORMATICS COMPANY was founded on 16 September 1947.