What is the address of Central?

The registered office of Central is located at Place Communale(L.L) 22, 7100 La Louvière.

Is Central still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Central is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 November 1977.

Is Central registered on Peppol?

Yes, Central is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0418527977.

What is the enterprise number of Central?

The enterprise number of Central is BE0418527977.

When was Central founded?

Central was founded on 16 November 1977.

Is Central a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 November 1977; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 69 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Central make in 2025?

Central posted a profit after taxes of € 742,008 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Central?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), Central reported revenue of € 364,448.

How much does an employee at Central earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Central was € 72,100 in 2025: staff costs of € 2.5 million for 34.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Central have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Central has 34.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Central (Non-profit) - La Louvière - BE0418527977

Q: What does Central do?

Central is registered with the CBE as active in: Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten. Non-profit, started on 16 November 1977, 1 establishment.

Q: Who are the directors of Central?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Central are: Jean-Pierre MICHIELS, Arno DUPORTAL, Dagmär CORNET, Brigitte ELPERS, Rosy LI PUMA, Virginie DIEU, Samuel THIRION, David GELAY.

Dossier Central, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0418527977/central. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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

Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 39.2 to 34.3.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Central from La Louvière, company number BE0418527977, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 742,008 after tax. For that financial year Central recorded revenue of € 364,448 and equity of € 1.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 246,530 to € 742,008. 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 26, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.1 million

▲ 236% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 742,008

▲ 201% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1.5 million

▲ 123% vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

34.3

▼ 0.6 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 2.5 million

▼ 3% vs 2024

€ 72,100 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 17,683

▲ 26% 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

€ 330,234

▲ 6% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 423,382

▲ 18% 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	€ 354,451 Revenue 2022: € 354,451 First fiscal year in the series	€ 319,753 Revenue 2023: € 319,753 ▼ 10% vs 2022 (€ 354,451) Unfavourable step	€ 452,131 Revenue 2024: € 452,131 ▲ 41% vs 2023 (€ 319,753) Favourable step	€ 364,448 Revenue 2025: € 364,448 ▼ 19% vs 2024 (€ 452,131) Unfavourable step	▼ 19%
Gross margin	€ 2,735,214 Gross margin 2022: € 2,735,214 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,624,506 Gross margin 2023: € 2,624,506 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 2,735,214) Unfavourable step	€ 3,324,010 Gross margin 2024: € 3,324,010 ▲ 27% vs 2023 (€ 2,624,506) Favourable step	€ 3,418,387 Gross margin 2025: € 3,418,387 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 3,324,010) Favourable step	▲ 3%
Profit after taxes	€ -1,565 Profit after taxes 2022: € -1,565 First fiscal year in the series	€ -191,035 Profit after taxes 2023: € -191,035 ▼ € 189,470 vs 2022 (€ -1,565) Unfavourable step	€ 246,530 Profit after taxes 2024: € 246,530 ▲ € 437,565 vs 2023 (€ -191,035) Favourable step	€ 742,008 Profit after taxes 2025: € 742,008 ▲ 201% vs 2024 (€ 246,530) Favourable step	▲ 201%
Equity	€ 282,184 Equity 2022: € 282,184 First fiscal year in the series	€ 82,728 Equity 2023: € 82,728 ▼ 71% vs 2022 (€ 282,184) Unfavourable step	€ 312,699 Equity 2024: € 312,699 ▲ 278% vs 2023 (€ 82,728) Favourable step	€ 1,052,204 Equity 2025: € 1,052,204 ▲ 236% vs 2024 (€ 312,699) Favourable step	▲ 236%
Total debts	€ 1,221,843 Total debts 2022: € 1,221,843 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,149,473 Total debts 2023: € 1,149,473 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 1,221,843) Favourable step	€ 879,331 Total debts 2024: € 879,331 ▼ 24% vs 2023 (€ 1,149,473) Favourable step	€ 968,272 Total debts 2025: € 968,272 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 879,331) Unfavourable step	▲ 10%
Cash	€ 665,052 Cash 2022: € 665,052 First fiscal year in the series	€ 401,411 Cash 2023: € 401,411 ▼ 40% vs 2022 (€ 665,052) Unfavourable step	€ 681,658 Cash 2024: € 681,658 ▲ 70% vs 2023 (€ 401,411) Favourable step	€ 1,517,056 Cash 2025: € 1,517,056 ▲ 123% vs 2024 (€ 681,658) Favourable step	▲ 123%
Retained profit	€ 106,220 Retained profit 2022: € 106,220 First fiscal year in the series	€ -84,815 Retained profit 2023: € -84,815 ▼ € 191,035 vs 2022 (€ 106,220) Unfavourable step	€ 161,715 Retained profit 2024: € 161,715 ▲ € 246,530 vs 2023 (€ -84,815) Favourable step	€ 903,723 Retained profit 2025: € 903,723 ▲ € 742,008 vs 2024 (€ 161,715) Favourable step	▲ € 742,008
Bank debt	€ 300,000 Bank debt 2022: € 300,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 300,000 Bank debt 2023: € 300,000 Unchanged (€ 300,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 300,000) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 1,575,439 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,575,439 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,232,201 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,232,201 ▼ 22% vs 2022 (€ 1,575,439) Unchanged	€ 1,192,030 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,192,030 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 1,232,201) Unchanged	€ 2,020,476 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,020,476 ▲ 69% vs 2024 (€ 1,192,030) Unchanged	▲ 69%
Employees (FTE)	39.1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 39.1 First fiscal year in the series	39.2 Employees (FTE) 2023: 39.2 ▲ 0.1 vs 2022 (39.1) Unchanged	34.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 34.9 ▼ 4.3 vs 2023 (39.2) Unchanged	34.3 Employees (FTE) 2025: 34.3 ▼ 0.6 vs 2024 (34.9) Unchanged	▼ 0.6

Key figures of Central, 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 Central?

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

Jun 26, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 742,008 (▲ 201% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Caroline VERLINDEN became a director. NBB
2025 Philippe DECRESSAC became a director. NBB
2025 Alessandro PIRRERA became a director. NBB
2025 Livia LUMIA became a director. NBB
2025 Arno DUPORTAL became a director. NBB
2025 Dagmär CORNET became a director. NBB
2025 Brigitte ELPERS became a director. NBB

In short

From € 1,565 loss in 2022 to € 742,008 profit in 2025.

Paid € 2,486 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 742,008 profit.

On average € 99,700 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Jean-Pierre MICHIELS Arno DUPORTAL Dagmär CORNET Brigitte ELPERS +44

Central

La Ruche Chapelloise

Le Foyer Willy Taminiaux

Bois-du-Luc. Musée de la Mine et du Développement Durable

Behind Central are Jean-Pierre MICHIELS, Arno DUPORTAL, Dagmär CORNET, Brigitte ELPERS, Rosy LI PUMA and Virginie DIEU. Dagmär CORNET is also behind La Ruche Chapelloise. Brigitte ELPERS is also behind Le Foyer Willy Taminiaux, Bois-du-Luc. Musée de la Mine et du Développement Durable, ALISES, La Louvière Centre-Ville and Centrissime, la Maison du Tourisme du Pays du Centre.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Jean-Pierre MICHIELS

Director

since 2019

Arno DUPORTAL

Director

since 2025

Dagmär CORNET

Director

Also active at: La Ruche Chapelloise

since 2025

Brigitte ELPERS

Director

Also active at: Le Foyer Willy Taminiaux, Bois-du-Luc. Musée de la Mine et du Développement Durable, ALISES, La Louvière Centre-Ville, Centrissime, la Maison du Tourisme du Pays du Centre, Centre Louviérois de l'Accueil de l'Enfance

since 2025

Rosy LI PUMA

Director

since 2025

Virginie DIEU

Director

since 2025

Samuel THIRION

Director

Also active at: Centre d'Animation et de Recherche en Histoire ouvrière et populaire, Lire et Ecrire Centre Mons Borinage

since 2019

David GELAY

Director

since 2024

Magali DISCART

Director

since 2019

Daniel ADAM

Director

Also active at: Centre socialiste d'Education permanente du Brabant wallon, CENTRE DU THEATRE ACTION DE LA COMMUNAUTE FRANCAISE WALLONIE-BRUXELLES, Keramis - Centre de la Céramique de la Communauté française asbl

since 2019

Marie-Louise VAN CRAENENBROECK

Director

since 2019

Caroline VERLINDEN

Director

Also active at: Centrissime, la Maison du Tourisme du Pays du Centre

since 2025

Jean-Jacques FLAHAUX-PAPLEUX

Director

since 2025

Michele DI MATTIA

Director

Also active at: Présence et Action culturelles, Keramis - Centre de la Céramique de la Communauté française asbl

since 2019

Corinne CUBI

Director

since 2025

André-Paul COPPENS

Director

Also active at: HAINAUT.CULTURE

since 2025

Geneviève de WERGIFOSSE

Director

since 2025

Cécile CORSO

Director

since 2025

Christine BECHET

Director

since 2019

Céline De POTTER

Director

since 2025

Alberto GRANADOS

Director

since 2019

Philippe HESMANS

Director

since 2019

Thomas FERRARI

Director

since 2019

Divine MAKIESE

Director

since 2025

Ronny TOURNAY

Director

Also active at: CENTR'HABITAT, Régie Communale autonome Le Roeulx

since 2025

Giuseppa LATTUCA

Director

Also active at: Picardie laïque, ANTENNE CENTRE

since 2019

Chantal WALSCHAP

Director

since 2025

Suzanne CRESEL

Director

Also active at: Le Gai Logis Foyer Rationaliste pour Enfants et Adolescent(E)S

since 2020

Gregory CARDARELLI

Director

since 2024

Matthieu LEHEUT

Director

since 2023

Philippe DECRESSAC

Director

since 2025

Alessandro PIRRERA

Director

since 2025

Jean-Paul RENIER

Director

Also active at: Picardie laïque, Domaine de Seneffe - Musée de l'Orfèvrerie de la Communauté francaise

since 2019

Ludovic RECCHIA

Director

since 2019

Georges GERARD

Director

since 2025

Christiane WALEM

Director

since 2025

Félicia BARBA

Director

since 2025

Josiane BAISE

Director

since 2025

Jean-Luc PIERART

Director

Also active at: Bois-du-Luc. Musée de la Mine et du Développement Durable

since 2019

Giuseppe SITA

Director

since 2025

Danièle STAQUET

Chairman of the board

Also active at: La Maison du Sport de La Louvière, Le Foyer Willy Taminiaux, Picardie laïque, ANTENNE CENTRE, CENTRALE DE SERVICES A DOMICILE DU CENTRE ET DE SOIGNIES, Centrissime, la Maison du Tourisme du Pays du Centre, Centre Louviérois de l'Accueil de l'Enfance, ORES Assets +4 more

since 2019

Chloé PIRSON

Director

since 2025

Remi LOBET

Director

since 2025

Stéphane MANSY

Director

since 2025

Marie ROMAIN

Director

since 2021

Christian WATTIEZ

Director

since 2025

Gérard WATERLOT

Director

Also active at: La Maison du Sport de La Louvière, CENTRALE DE SERVICES A DOMICILE DU CENTRE ET DE SOIGNIES, HAINAUT.CULTURE

since 2019

Livia LUMIA

Director

since 2025

Giovanni ORLANDI

Director

since 2020 · until 2025

Anne-Françoise PETIT-JEAN

Director

since 2020 · until 2025

Dominique FAUCONNIER

Director

since 2024 · until 2025

Ali AYCIK

Director

since 2019 · until 2025

Larissa DAVOINE

Director

since 2019 · until 2025

Mateusz RUTYNA

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Fabrice TIDRIK

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Leslie LEONI

Director

Also active at: Conseil de l'Enseignement des Communes et des Provinces

since 2019 · until 2025

Olivier FIEVEZ

Director

Also active at: CENEO, Hainaut-Cinéma

since 2020 · until 2025

Emmanuel GUILLAUME

Director

since 2021 · until 2025

Maximilien ATANGANA

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Manel RICO GRAO

Director

since 2019 · until 2025

Lucie DELHAYE

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Alexandre VAN DEN ABEELE

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Bruno SCALA

Director

since 2020 · until 2025

Michèle TAMBUYSER

Director

since 2019 · until 2025

Giorgio FACCO

Director

Also active at: Teralis, FUN RADIO BELGIQUE, Domaine de Seneffe - Musée de l'Orfèvrerie de la Communauté francaise, FM DEVELOPPEMENT

since 2020 · until 2025

Michel WINDELS

Director

Also active at: Le Foyer Willy Taminiaux

since 2021 · until 2025

Laurent CANNIZZARO

Director

Also active at: La Louvière Centre-Ville

since 2019 · until 2025

Françoise GONDRY

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Salvatore CHIAVETTA

Director

Also active at: MIRO

since 2020 · until 2025

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Place Communale(L.L) 22

7100 La Louvière

2.155.350.490

Place Jules Mansart(L.L) 17

7100 La Louvière

Active since 16 November 1977

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

Details

Company number

0418.527.977

VAT number

BE 0418.527.977

Registered office

Place Communale(L.L) 22, 7100 La Louvière

Names & denominations

Central · CCRC

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Non-profit association

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

16 November 1977

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten

Beheer en exploitatie van culturele centra

Beoefening van uitvoerende kunsten door artistieke ensembles

Productie van kunstmanifestaties en voorstellingen door artistieke ensembles

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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