Active · per the CBE, 29 October 2026

ELEX

BE0421226161

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 1 establishment

ELEX is an engineering firm in Sint-Truiden. Public Limited, started on 30 December 1980, 1 establishment.

Tiensesteenweg 168 box c204, 3800 Sint-Truiden

Active for

45 year, 9 months

Warning lights

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 6.8 to 4.5.

  • Busy address KBO

    27 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

ELEX from Sint-Truiden, company number BE0421226161, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 253.7 million after tax. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -64.7 million to € 253.7 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 June 18, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.7 billion

▲ 17% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 253.7 million

▲ still € 64.7 million loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 120.7 million

▼ 40% 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 € 1.6 billion.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

4.5

▼ 0.9 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 327,784

▼ 3% vs 2024

€ 72,800 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

€ 260

▼ 94% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 5 years to go

€ 111.7 million

▼ 42% vs 2024

€ 5.7 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 133,538

▲ 76% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 19 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 5.5 million

▼ 65% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue € 9,100 - - -
Profit after taxes € 63,623,084 € 965,177,589 € -64,710,219 € 253,680,202 ▲ € 318.4 million
Equity € 582,539,136 € 1,547,716,725 € 1,483,006,506 € 1,736,686,708 ▲ 17%
Total debts € 120,512,603 € 216,867,482 € 452,890,648 € 308,682,268 ▼ 32%
Cash € 104,400,740 € 101,107,167 € 200,091,296 € 120,719,239 ▼ 40%
Retained profit € 409,257,052 € 1,374,434,641 € 1,309,724,423 € 1,563,404,624 ▲ 19%
Bank debt € 43,397,458 € 87,686,490 € 193,534,812 € 111,739,415 ▼ 42%
Balance sheet total € 703,051,739 € 1,764,584,206 € 1,935,897,154 € 2,045,368,976 ▲ 6%
Employees (FTE) 6.9 6.8 5.4 4.5 ▼ 0.9

Key figures of ELEX, 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 ELEX?

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

  • ROLAND DUCHATELET stepped down as director. NBB
  • LAURA DUCHATELET stepped down as director. NBB
  • LIEVEN DE TURCK stepped down as director. NBB
  • KATRIEN MEIRE stepped down as director. NBB
  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 253.7 million. Source: NBB ↗
  • RODERICK DUCHATELET stepped down as director. NBB
  • RODERICK DUCHATELET became a director. NBB
  • ROLAND DUCHATELET became a director. NBB

In short

From € 63.6 million profit in 2022 to € 253.7 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 29.5 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 965.2 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 19 days on average.

Management

ELEX
XPEQTIS EOOD 100%
Loctural SA 100%
+6

It owns 100% of XPEQTIS EOOD, 100% of FREMACH INTERNATIONAL, 100% of I2Coach NV, 100% of Loctural SA, 100% of Stayen and 98% of Staprix NV itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

LAURA DUCHATELET

Director

since 2022 · until 2028

RODERICK DUCHATELET

Director

since 2025 · until 2025

ROLAND DUCHATELET

Director

Also active at: STAYEN, HOTEL STAYEN

since 2025 · until 2031

LIEVEN DE TURCK

Director

Also active at: STAYEN, Staprix, STAY@STAYEN, HOTEL STAYEN

since 2022 · until 2028

KATRIEN MEIRE

Director

since 2022 · until 2028

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Tiensesteenweg 168 box c204

3800 Sint-Truiden

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

Details

Company number
0421.226.161
VAT number
BE 0421.226.161
Registered office
Tiensesteenweg 168 bus c204, 3800 Sint-Truiden
Names & denominations
ELEX
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
30 December 1980
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Frequently asked questions

What does ELEX do?
ELEX is an engineering firm in Sint-Truiden. Public Limited, started on 30 December 1980, 1 establishment.
What is the address of ELEX?
The registered office of ELEX is located at Tiensesteenweg 168 box c204, 3800 Sint-Truiden.
Is ELEX still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) ELEX is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 December 1980.
Is ELEX registered on Peppol?
Yes, ELEX is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0421226161.
What is the enterprise number of ELEX?
The enterprise number of ELEX is BE0421226161.
When was ELEX founded?
ELEX was founded on 30 December 1980.