What does Compass Group Belgium do?

Compass Group Belgium is a hospitality business in Machelen (Brab.). Public Limited, started on 9 June 1971, 58 establishments.

What is the address of Compass Group Belgium?

The registered office of Compass Group Belgium is located at Hermeslaan 1H, 1831 Machelen (Brab.).

Is Compass Group Belgium still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Compass Group Belgium is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 9 June 1971.

Is Compass Group Belgium registered on Peppol?

Yes, Compass Group Belgium is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0408364753.

What is the enterprise number of Compass Group Belgium?

The enterprise number of Compass Group Belgium is BE0408364753.

When was Compass Group Belgium founded?

Compass Group Belgium was founded on 9 June 1971.

Who are the directors of Compass Group Belgium?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Compass Group Belgium are: Bart Matthijs, Ricky Hipp, Olivier De Bruyn.

Is Compass Group Belgium a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 9 June 1971; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account; 58 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did Compass Group Belgium make in 2025?

Compass Group Belgium posted a profit after taxes of € 14,995,807 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Compass Group Belgium?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), Compass Group Belgium reported revenue of € 237,434,782.

How much does an employee at Compass Group Belgium earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Compass Group Belgium was € 61,700 in 2025: staff costs of € 89.9 million for 1,457.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Compass Group Belgium have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Compass Group Belgium has 1,457.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Compass Group Belgium (Public Limited) - Machelen (Brab.)

Dossier Compass Group Belgium, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0408364753/compass-group-belgium. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Financials

Financial year 2025

Compass Group Belgium from Machelen (Brab.), company number BE0408364753, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 15 million after tax. For that financial year Compass Group Belgium recorded revenue of € 237.4 million and equity of € 51.5 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 23.3 million to € 15 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 March 16, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 51.5 million

▲ 41% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 15 million

▼ 36% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 22.2 million

▲ 126% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 30.2 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

1,457.3

▲ 16.8 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: € 51.8 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 89.9 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

€ 61,700 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

€ 963,294

▼ 4% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 32 million

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 39.5 million

▼ 5% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 91 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 12 million

▲ 14% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 146,559,531 Revenue 2022: € 146,559,531 First fiscal year in the series	€ 187,915,148 Revenue 2023: € 187,915,148 ▲ 28% vs 2022 (€ 146,559,531) Favourable step	€ 216,984,831 Revenue 2024: € 216,984,831 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 187,915,148) Favourable step	€ 237,434,782 Revenue 2025: € 237,434,782 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 216,984,831) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ -1,948,936 Profit after taxes 2022: € -1,948,936 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,112,012 Profit after taxes 2023: € 2,112,012 ▲ € 4.1 million vs 2022 (€ -1,948,936) Favourable step	€ 23,286,033 Profit after taxes 2024: € 23,286,033 ▲ € 21.2 million vs 2023 (€ 2,112,012) Favourable step	€ 14,995,807 Profit after taxes 2025: € 14,995,807 ▼ 36% vs 2024 (€ 23,286,033) Unfavourable step	▼ 36%
Equity	€ 11,151,827 Equity 2022: € 11,151,827 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,263,838 Equity 2023: € 13,263,838 ▲ 19% vs 2022 (€ 11,151,827) Favourable step	€ 36,549,872 Equity 2024: € 36,549,872 ▲ 176% vs 2023 (€ 13,263,838) Favourable step	€ 51,545,679 Equity 2025: € 51,545,679 ▲ 41% vs 2024 (€ 36,549,872) Favourable step	▲ 41%
Total debts	€ 79,258,064 Total debts 2022: € 79,258,064 First fiscal year in the series	€ 92,570,688 Total debts 2023: € 92,570,688 ▲ 17% vs 2022 (€ 79,258,064) Unfavourable step	€ 88,972,326 Total debts 2024: € 88,972,326 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 92,570,688) Favourable step	€ 91,887,279 Total debts 2025: € 91,887,279 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 88,972,326) Unfavourable step	▲ 3%
Cash	€ 1,440,847 Cash 2022: € 1,440,847 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,186,430 Cash 2023: € 1,186,430 ▼ 18% vs 2022 (€ 1,440,847) Unfavourable step	€ 9,804,278 Cash 2024: € 9,804,278 ▲ € 8.6 million vs 2023 (€ 1,186,430) Favourable step	€ 22,158,805 Cash 2025: € 22,158,805 ▲ 126% vs 2024 (€ 9,804,278) Favourable step	▲ 126%
Land & buildings	-	€ 1 Land & buildings 2023: € 1 First fiscal year in the series	-	-
Retained profit	€ -10,190,173 Retained profit 2022: € -10,190,173 First fiscal year in the series	€ -8,078,162 Retained profit 2023: € -8,078,162 ▲ € 2.1 million vs 2022 (€ -10,190,173) Favourable step	€ 15,207,872 Retained profit 2024: € 15,207,872 ▲ € 23.3 million vs 2023 (€ -8,078,162) Favourable step	€ 30,203,679 Retained profit 2025: € 30,203,679 ▲ 99% vs 2024 (€ 15,207,872) Favourable step	▲ 99%
Bank debt	€ 39,048,176 Bank debt 2022: € 39,048,176 First fiscal year in the series	€ 44,848,411 Bank debt 2023: € 44,848,411 ▲ 15% vs 2022 (€ 39,048,176) Unfavourable step	€ 31,990,464 Bank debt 2024: € 31,990,464 ▼ 29% vs 2023 (€ 44,848,411) Favourable step	€ 31,998,464 Bank debt 2025: € 31,998,464 Unchanged (€ 31,990,464) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 93,990,277 Balance sheet total 2022: € 93,990,277 First fiscal year in the series	€ 106,453,135 Balance sheet total 2023: € 106,453,135 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 93,990,277) Unchanged	€ 125,799,753 Balance sheet total 2024: € 125,799,753 ▲ 18% vs 2023 (€ 106,453,135) Unchanged	€ 143,539,555 Balance sheet total 2025: € 143,539,555 ▲ 14% vs 2024 (€ 125,799,753) Unchanged	▲ 14%
Employees (FTE)	1,276.7 Employees (FTE) 2022: 1,276.7 First fiscal year in the series	1,389 Employees (FTE) 2023: 1,389 ▲ 112.3 vs 2022 (1,276.7) Unchanged	1,440.5 Employees (FTE) 2024: 1,440.5 ▲ 51.5 vs 2023 (1,389) Unchanged	1,457.3 Employees (FTE) 2025: 1,457.3 ▲ 16.8 vs 2024 (1,440.5) Unchanged	▲ 16.8

Key figures of Compass Group Belgium, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.

What happened to Compass Group Belgium?

What happened at Compass Group Belgium in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2030 Bart Matthijs stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Ricky Hipp stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Olivier De Bruyn stepped down as director. NBB
Aug 15, 2026 New establishment in Vorst. KBO
Aug 1, 2026 New establishment in Ardooie. KBO
Apr 1, 2026 New establishment in Leuven. KBO
Mar 16, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 15 million (▼ 36% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Sep 12, 2025 New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO

In short

From € 1.9 million loss in 2022 to € 15 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 1.5 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 23.3 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 91 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

COMPASS GROUP INTERNATIONAL B.V. 100%

COMPASS OVERSEAS HOLDINGS 0%

Compass Group Belgium

COMPASS GROUP SERVICE SOLUTIONS 100%

FLR HOLDING 100%

J&M Catering 100%

HORSETOWN EVENT 50%

The shares are held by COMPASS GROUP INTERNATIONAL B.V. (100%) and COMPASS OVERSEAS HOLDINGS (0%). It owns 100% of COMPASS GROUP SERVICE SOLUTIONS, 100% of FLR HOLDING, 100% of J&M Catering, 50% of HORSETOWN EVENT, 35% of COMPASS GROUP ( AUSTRALIA ) Pty Ltd - (consolidated ) and 10% of INNOCLEAN itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Bart Matthijs

Managing director

Also active at: Flinckheuvel, F.L.R. Holding, COMPASS GROUP SERVICE SOLUTIONS, J & M CATERING SERVICES, KASTEEL VAN BRASSCHAAT, SILVERSPOON

since 2024 · until 2030

Ricky Hipp

Director

Also active at: COMPASS GROUP SERVICE SOLUTIONS

since 2025 · until 2030

Olivier De Bruyn

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Shareholders

COMPASS GROUP INTERNATIONAL B.V.

100%

COMPASS OVERSEAS HOLDINGS

Participations

COMPASS GROUP SERVICE SOLUTIONS

100%

FLR HOLDING

100%

J&M Catering

100%

HORSETOWN EVENT

50%

COMPASS GROUP ( AUSTRALIA ) Pty Ltd - (consolidated )

35%

INNOCLEAN

10%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hermeslaan 1H

1831 Machelen (Brab.)

2.257.774.770

Wiertzstraat 60

1050 Elsene

Active since 24 October 2016

2.239.819.476

De Frélaan 206

1180 Ukkel

Active since 2 March 2015

2.239.820.169

Linthoutstraat 150

1040 Etterbeek

Active since 2 March 2015

2.239.820.367

Gendarmeriestraat 65

1800 Vilvoorde

Active since 2 March 2015

2.239.821.357

Graaf Karel de Goedelaan(Kor) 9

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 2 March 2015

2.265.772.223

Zuidmoerstraat 125

9900 Eeklo

Active since 15 August 2017

2.267.835.155

Harensesteenweg 72

1800 Vilvoorde

Active since 19 June 2017

2.270.238.874

Nelson Mandelaplein(Kor) 1

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 1 November 2017

2.272.532.727

Brouwerijplein 1

3000 Leuven

Active since 25 January 2018

2.276.029.774

Kroonstraat 44

1750 Lennik

Active since 1 June 2018

2.296.225.966

Marnixlaan 24

1000 Brussel

Active since 15 November 2019

2.296.226.362

Sint Michielswarande 60

1040 Etterbeek

Active since 15 November 2019

2.295.460.953

Rue de Bonsecours 2

5500 Dinant

Active since 1 October 2019

2.295.461.151

Rue Saint Hubert 14-16

5590 Ciney

Active since 21 October 2019

2.295.461.349

Place du Couvent(CH) 3

5020 Namur

Active since 21 October 2019

2.295.461.448

rue de Rochefort 92

5570 Beauraing

Active since 21 October 2019

2.297.616.729

Avenue Joseph-Prévers 26

4020 Liège

Active since 2 December 2019

2.297.617.422

Aarschotsesteenweg 20

3012 Leuven

Active since 2 December 2019

2.298.983.835

Rue des Roseaux(B) 3

7331 Saint-Ghislain

Active since 24 January 2020

2.303.460.087

Begoniastraat 1A

9810 Nazareth-De Pinte

Active since 1 July 2020

2.306.207.860

Sint-Denijslaan 251

9000 Gent

Active since 31 August 2020

2.303.885.404

Troonplein 1

1000 Brussel

Active since 29 June 2020

2.314.765.735

Kattenberg 19

1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde

Active since 1 March 2021

2.310.466.160

Wetstraat 145

1040 Brussel

Active since 1 December 2020

2.310.466.358

Wetstraat 175

1040 Brussel

Active since 1 December 2020

2.310.466.556

Wetstraat 155

1040 Brussel

Active since 1 December 2020

2.313.629.449

Rue Pietro-Ferrero 5

6700 Arlon

Active since 1 March 2021

2.323.097.144

Jules Lahayestraat 65

1090 Jette

Active since 2 November 2021

2.324.013.201

Guido Gezellestraat 123

1654 Beersel

Active since 29 November 2021

2.324.013.397

Mechelsestraat 24

2500 Lier

Active since 2 November 2021

2.328.070.769

Familie Van Rysselberghedreef 2

9000 Gent

Active since 23 February 2022

2.327.994.159

Oude Diestersebaan 135

3920 Lommel

Active since 16 February 2022

2.331.090.538

Wiertzstraat 48-60

1050 Elsene

Active since 1 January 2022

2.334.754.366

Groene Jagerslaan 46

1180 Ukkel

Active since 1 September 2022

2.332.612.745

Maaltekouter 1

9051 Gent

Active since 1 August 2022

2.332.613.339

Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 191

2020 Antwerpen

Active since 1 September 2022

2.332.613.636

Plattebeekstraat 1

2800 Mechelen

Active since 1 September 2022

2.333.708.350

Hermeslaan 1B

1831 Machelen (Brab.)

Active since 1 October 2022

2.335.755.941

Turnhoutsebaan 576

2110 Wijnegem

Active since 1 October 2022

2.335.756.238

Gewijde-Boomstraat 44-46

1050 Elsene

Active since 15 September 2022

2.348.190.252

Henleykaai 83

9000 Gent

Active since 1 September 2023

2.351.683.440

Diksmuidekaai(Kor) 6

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 1 November 2023

2.354.366.380

Zeedijk 117 box D

8430 Middelkerke

Active since 1 April 2024

2.352.576.434

Senator Coolestraat(Kor) 1

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 1 November 2023

2.359.187.775

Raketstraat 98

1130 Brussel

Active since 15 April 2024

2.359.188.171

Beekstraat(Kor) 21

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 1 September 2024

2.359.188.270

Plein(Kor) 14

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 1 September 2024

2.359.188.468

Ballingenweg 34

8530 Harelbeke

Active since 1 September 2024

2.362.134.201

Europawijk 100

2400 Mol

Active since 1 September 2024

2.361.391.556

Rekelingestraat 5

9000 Gent

Active since 5 July 2024

2.363.067.775

Aarlenstraat 73

1000 Brussel

Active since 1 September 2024

2.373.348.686

Temselaan 153

1853 Grimbergen

Active since 25 April 2025

2.373.680.367

Rue du Parc Industriel(GHI) 31

7822 Ath

Active since 13 May 2025

2.381.014.359

Borsbeeksebrug 34

2600 Antwerpen

Active since 12 September 2025

2.388.175.929

Kapeldreef 75

3001 Leuven

Active since 1 April 2026

2.392.346.632

Berkendaelstraat 70

1190 Vorst

Active since 15 August 2026

2.393.215.672

Wezestraat 61

8850 Ardooie

Active since 1 August 2026

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Company number

0408.364.753

VAT number

BE 0408.364.753

Registered office

Hermeslaan 1H, 1831 Machelen (Brab.)

Names & denominations

Compass Group Belgium

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

9 June 1971

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Activities · NACE

Cateringdiensten op contractbasis en overige diensten in verband met maaltijden

Catering

Overige eetgelegenheden

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Compass Group Belgium

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