Active · per the CBE, 29 October 2026

SYLVA

BE0410645936

Rechtspersoon Non-profit association 1 establishment

SYLVA is a trade union in Gent. Non-profit, started on 18 April 1936, 1 establishment.

Koning Albertlaan 95, 9000 Gent

Active for

90 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 10 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

SYLVA from Gent, company number BE0410645936, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.1 million after tax. For that financial year SYLVA recorded a gross margin of € 4.5 million and equity of € 3.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -843,629 to € 1.1 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 13, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 3.7 million

▲ 42% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 1.1 million

▲ still € 843,629 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 171,270

▲ € 161,734 vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

1

▲ 0.1 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 90,558

▲ 14% vs 2024

€ 90,600 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

€ 3.7 million

▲ 2% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 4 years to go

€ 2.5 million

▼ 21% vs 2024

€ 642,421 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 87,842

▲ 106% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes and wages

€ 21,422

▲ 156% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin € 2,769,423 € 2,929,316 € 2,259,061 € 4,462,675 ▲ 98%
Profit after taxes € 400,518 € 161,940 € -843,629 € 1,080,409 ▲ € 1.9 million
Equity € 3,274,684 € 3,436,625 € 2,592,995 € 3,673,405 ▲ 42%
Total debts € 33,980,850 € 34,428,614 € 35,793,419 € 36,159,684 ▲ 1%
Cash € 213,088 € 602,819 € 9,535 € 171,270 ▲ € 161,734
Land & buildings € 27,816,950 € 32,490,689 € 31,761,446 € 33,981,624 ▲ 7%
Retained profit € 1,787,143 € 1,949,083 € 1,105,454 € 2,185,863 ▲ 98%
Bank debt € 4,383,799 € 3,901,983 € 3,098,957 € 2,456,537 ▼ 21%
Balance sheet total € 37,255,535 € 37,865,239 € 38,386,414 € 39,833,089 ▲ 4%
Employees (FTE) 0.9 0.8 0.9 1 ▲ 0.1

Key figures of SYLVA, 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 SYLVA?

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

  • Fouad BOUGRINE stepped down as director. NBB
  • Farah CIRPI stepped down as director. NBB
  • Felke DE BAERE stepped down as director. NBB
  • Victorina HENDRICK stepped down as director. NBB
  • Yolande SAMPARESE stepped down as director. NBB
  • Gert TRUYENS stepped down as director. NBB
  • Olivier VALENTIN stepped down as director. NBB
  • Beatrijs FOUBERT stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 400,518 profit in 2022 to € 1.1 million profit in 2025.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 1.1 million profit.

On average € 4.5 million of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Yolande SAMPARESE

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2025 · until 2031

Fouad BOUGRINE

Director

Also active at: A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2025 · until 2031

Katrien ALLAERT

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2024 · until 2030

Farah CIRPI

Director

Also active at: A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt

since 2025 · until 2031

Gert TRUYENS

Voorzitter

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2025 · until 2031

Erik QUISTHOUDT

Director

Also active at: Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij - De Lijn, COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, Opleidingscentrum voor Havenarbeiders, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2020 · until 2026

Ewald SERRAES

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2023 · until 2025

Felke DE BAERE

Director

since 2025 · until 2031

Filip LEMBERECHTS

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2025 · until 2031

Philippe CHAUMONT

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES

since 2019 · until 2025

Koen DE JAEGER

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE, Action, Travail, Insertion et Social

since 2022 · until 2028

Patrick Roijens

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, Keerpunt

since 2025 · until 2031

Gert STEEGMANS

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2023 · until 2029

Martine LEFEVRE

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, EUROPAHOTEL, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE, AZUR EN ARDENNE +1 more

since 2022 · until 2028

François FERNANDEZ-CORRALES

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE, Action, Travail, Insertion et Social

since 2021 · until 2025

Thierry VUCHELEN

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2023 · until 2025

Olivier VALENTIN

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2025 · until 2031

Bart MAES

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE, Action, Travail, Insertion et Social

since 2022 · until 2025

Victorina HENDRICK

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES

since 2025 · until 2031

Michaël DUFRANE

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Agence locale pour l'Emploi d'Evere- Plaatselijk Werkgelegenheidsagentschap van Evere, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE, Action, Travail, Insertion et Social

since 2020 · until 2026

Olivier LECOMTE

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, TELEVISION LOCALE MONS - BORINAGE, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2023 · until 2029

Els DEPOORTER

Director

Also active at: COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, Keerpunt, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2024 · until 2030

Fabrice JARDON

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, CENTRE REGIONAL DE VERVIERS POUR L'INTEGRATION DES PERSONNES ETRANGERES, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE

since 2024 · until 2030

Eugenie LEDOUX

Director

Also active at: Formation Assistance et Soutien aux Travailleur.euse.s, A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances, VAKANTIE ARDENNEN - VACANCES ARDENNES, BEWEGING VOOR INTERNATIONALE SOLIDARITEIT - MOUVEMENT POUR LA SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE, AZUR EN ARDENNE

since 2025 · until 2031

Beatrijs FOUBERT

Director

Also active at: Keerpunt

since 2025 · until 2031

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Koning Albertlaan 95

9000 Gent

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COMPETENT IN ENGAGEMENT vzw same network

€ 843,094 gross margin · 2025

A.C.L.V.B.-Vakantietehuizen - C.G.S.L.B.-Maisons de Vacances same network

€ 1.2 million gross margin · 2025

Keerpunt same network

€ 870,683 gross margin · 2025

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Details

Company number
0410.645.936
VAT number
BE 0410.645.936
Registered office
Koning Albertlaan 95, 9000 Gent
Names & denominations
SYLVA
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Non-profit association
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
18 April 1936
Peppol
Active · Active since 13 Jan 2026
Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van vakbonden

Overige ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met financiële diensten, neg, exclusief verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Frequently asked questions

What does SYLVA do?
SYLVA is a trade union in Gent. Non-profit, started on 18 April 1936, 1 establishment.
What is the address of SYLVA?
The registered office of SYLVA is located at Koning Albertlaan 95, 9000 Gent.
Is SYLVA still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) SYLVA is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 18 April 1936.
Is SYLVA registered on Peppol?
Yes, SYLVA is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0410645936.
What is the enterprise number of SYLVA?
The enterprise number of SYLVA is BE0410645936.
When was SYLVA founded?
SYLVA was founded on 18 April 1936.