Active · per the CBE, 18 September 2026

Foresco BE

BE0439243813

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 19 establishments

Foresco BE is a joinery in Genk. Public Limited, started on 29 December 1989, 19 establishments.

Eikelaarstraat 32, 3600 Genk

Behind the company: Jan Ponnet.

Active for

36 year, 8 months

Financials

Financial year 2024

Foresco BE from Genk, company number BE0439243813, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -3 million after tax. For that financial year Foresco BE recorded revenue of € 64.6 million and equity of € 106 million. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 93.5 million to € -3 million. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on September 3, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 106 million

▼ 3% vs 2023

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

Loss Caution

€ -3 million

▼ still € 93.5 million profit in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1.7 million

▼ 30% vs 2023

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € 105.7 million.

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents

190.6

▼ 33.4 vs 2023

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

Wage cost

€ 12.2 million

▼ 11% vs 2023

€ 64,000 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

€ 3.8 million

▲ 13% vs 2023

Of which on lease € 2.4 million.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt ≈ 13 years to go

€ 271.9 million

▲ 64% vs 2023

€ 20.3 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 13 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 9.4 million

▼ 8% vs 2023

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 60 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 2.2 million

▼ 23% vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2021202220232024Change 2023 → 2024
Revenue € 35,714,077 € 72,526,025 € 77,265,084 € 64,580,486 ▼ 16%
Profit after taxes € 1,360,466 € 8,720,826 € 93,512,813 € -3,036,818 ▼ € 96.5 million
Equity € 6,790,837 € 15,511,663 € 109,024,477 € 105,987,659 ▼ 3%
Total debts € 50,879,313 € 140,748,469 € 193,069,107 € 332,771,208 ▲ 72%
Cash € 1,058,288 € 16,259,949 € 2,406,359 € 1,680,083 ▼ 30%
Land & buildings € 311,681 € 1,081,769 € 1,391,166 € 1,484,559 ▲ 7%
Retained profit € 6,453,973 € 15,174,799 € 108,687,613 € 105,650,795 ▼ 3%
Bank debt € 29,216,667 € 74,841,749 € 165,730,655 € 271,948,011 ▲ 64%
Balance sheet total € 58,617,019 € 157,210,441 € 302,671,068 € 438,783,850 ▲ 45%
Employees (FTE) 86.9 176.8 224 190.6 ▼ 33.4

Key figures of Foresco BE, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to Foresco BE?

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

  • Foresco Group BV stepped down as director. NBB
  • New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 3 million (▼ € 96.5 million vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. KBO
  • New establishment in Saint-Hubert. KBO
  • New establishment in Ninove. KBO
  • New establishment in Bastogne. KBO
  • New establishment in Genk. KBO
  • New establishment in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. KBO

In short

From € 1.4 million profit in 2021 to € 3 million loss in 2024.

Paid € 2.5 million in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 93.5 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 60 days on average.

Management

The stake of FORESCO GROUP comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

Foresco BE
FORESCO DONGEN 100%
FORESCO PALLET RECYCLING (NL) 100%
+27

Behind Foresco BE is Jan Ponnet. The shares are held by FORESCO GROUP (100%). It owns 100% of FORESCO DONGEN, 100% of FORESCO PALLET RECYCLING (NL), 100% of Lebeck Luxemburg, 100% of CROWN OF JUKEM, 100% of FORESCO HASSELT and 100% of FORESCO MUSSELKANAAL itself.

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Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

since 2025 · until 2031

Shareholders

Participations

FORESCO DONGEN

100%

FORESCO PALLET RECYCLING (NL)

100%

FORESCO HASSELT

100%

FORESCO MUSSELKANAAL

100%

Palletcentrale Rotterdam

100%

Van Havere BV

100%

FORESCO DONGEN SORT & REPAIR

100%

Foresco Transport

100%

Palletcentrale Groep

100%

Lebeck

100%

CORPACK

100%

De Haan Palletindustrie

100%

Palletcentrale Productie

100%

Handelsmaatschappij Rebo

100%

Palletcentrale

100%

FORESCO ASSEN

100%

Palletcentrale Noord-Holland

100%

FORESCO VALKENSWAARD

100%

ANKER PALETTEN

100%

FESTINA LENTE

33.3%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Eikelaarstraat 32

3600 Genk

2.183.421.597

Lievevrouwkesbosweg 75

2610 Antwerpen

Active since 22 December 2009

2.329.164.394

Swinnenwijerweg 5

3600 Genk

Active since 21 March 2022

2.331.707.180

Steenweg op Wortel 1

2330 Merksplas

Active since 22 April 2022

2.375.666.491

Dreefvelden 42

2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Active since 1 June 2025

2.375.943.734

Thiers-del-Borne SN

6870 Saint-Hubert

Active since 1 June 2025

2.371.174.995

Rue du Fortin 35

6600 Bastogne

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.094

Winterbeeklaan 11

3600 Genk

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.193

Mechelsesteenweg(CEN) 208

2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.292

Nijverheidspark 32

3580 Beringen

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.391

Schoonmansveld 1

2870 Puurs-Sint-Amands

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.490

Avenue de Heppignies(H) 14

6220 Fleurus

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.589

Rue René Magritte(L) 165

7860 Lessines

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.688

Nieuwe Westweg 23

2040 Antwerpen

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.787

Groendreef 103

9880 Aalter

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.886

Industriepark 32

3290 Diest

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.175.985

Balendijk 214

3920 Lommel

Active since 1 May 2025

2.371.178.262

Truibroek 62

3945 Tessenderlo-Ham

Active since 1 May 2025

2.376.345.491

Pamelstraat-Oost 447

9400 Ninove

Active since 1 June 2025

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Details

Company number
0439.243.813
VAT number
BE 0439.243.813
Registered office
Eikelaarstraat 32, 3600 Genk
Names & denominations
Foresco BE
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
29 December 1989
Peppol
Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
Activities · NACE

Vervaardiging van houten emballage

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Frequently asked questions

What does Foresco BE do?
Foresco BE is a joinery in Genk. Public Limited, started on 29 December 1989, 19 establishments.
What is the address of Foresco BE?
The registered office of Foresco BE is located at Eikelaarstraat 32, 3600 Genk.
Is Foresco BE still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (18 September 2026) Foresco BE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 29 December 1989.
Is Foresco BE registered on Peppol?
Yes, Foresco BE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0439243813.
What is the enterprise number of Foresco BE?
The enterprise number of Foresco BE is BE0439243813.
When was Foresco BE founded?
Foresco BE was founded on 29 December 1989.