What does FRIENDS OF EUROPE do?

FRIENDS OF EUROPE is filed with the CBE under the catch-all “Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen”, a code that says little about what the company actually does. Non-profit, started on 15 January 1999, 1 establishment.

What is the address of FRIENDS OF EUROPE?

The registered office of FRIENDS OF EUROPE is located at de Meeûssquare 5-6, 1000 Brussel.

Is FRIENDS OF EUROPE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (1 October 2026) FRIENDS OF EUROPE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 15 January 1999.

Is FRIENDS OF EUROPE registered on Peppol?

Yes, FRIENDS OF EUROPE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0465872192.

What is the enterprise number of FRIENDS OF EUROPE?

The enterprise number of FRIENDS OF EUROPE is BE0465872192.

When was FRIENDS OF EUROPE founded?

FRIENDS OF EUROPE was founded on 15 January 1999.

Who are the directors of FRIENDS OF EUROPE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of FRIENDS OF EUROPE are: Geert Cami, Etienne Davignon, Fernand de Donnea, Isabelle Durant, Thomas Leysen.

Is FRIENDS OF EUROPE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 15 January 1999; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 5 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did FRIENDS OF EUROPE make in 2025?

FRIENDS OF EUROPE recorded a loss after taxes of € 408,884 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of FRIENDS OF EUROPE?

As a small company, FRIENDS OF EUROPE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 1,021,448.

How much does an employee at FRIENDS OF EUROPE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at FRIENDS OF EUROPE was € 61,100 in 2025: staff costs of € 1.4 million for 22.1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does FRIENDS OF EUROPE have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, FRIENDS OF EUROPE has 22.1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

FRIENDS OF EUROPE (Non-profit) - Brussel - BE0465872192

Dossier FRIENDS OF EUROPE, printed on 1 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0465872192/friends-of-europe. 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 29.5 to 22.1.

Financials

Financial year 2025

FRIENDS OF EUROPE from Brussel, company number BE0465872192, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -408,884 after tax. For that financial year FRIENDS OF EUROPE recorded a gross margin of € 1 million and equity of € 989,672. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 95 to € -408,884. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 14, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 989,672

▼ 27% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -408,884

▼ still € 95 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 512,051

▼ 50% vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

22.1

▼ 3.4 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 1.4 million

▼ 12% vs 2024

€ 61,100 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

€ 72,349

▲ 112% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 357,499

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 322,540

▲ 221% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 176,123

▲ 21% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 2,522,269 Gross margin 2022: € 2,522,269 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,089,402 Gross margin 2023: € 2,089,402 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 2,522,269) Unfavourable step	€ 1,459,017 Gross margin 2024: € 1,459,017 ▼ 30% vs 2023 (€ 2,089,402) Unfavourable step	€ 1,021,448 Gross margin 2025: € 1,021,448 ▼ 30% vs 2024 (€ 1,459,017) Unfavourable step	▼ 30%
Profit after taxes	€ 251,503 Profit after taxes 2022: € 251,503 First fiscal year in the series	€ 101,146 Profit after taxes 2023: € 101,146 ▼ 60% vs 2022 (€ 251,503) Unfavourable step	€ 95 Profit after taxes 2024: € 95 ▼ € 101,052 vs 2023 (€ 101,146) Unfavourable step	€ -408,884 Profit after taxes 2025: € -408,884 ▼ € 408,979 vs 2024 (€ 95) Unfavourable step	▼ € 408,979
Equity	€ 1,251,880 Equity 2022: € 1,251,880 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,353,027 Equity 2023: € 1,353,027 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,251,880) Favourable step	€ 1,353,122 Equity 2024: € 1,353,122 Unchanged (€ 1,353,027) Favourable step	€ 989,672 Equity 2025: € 989,672 ▼ 27% vs 2024 (€ 1,353,122) Unfavourable step	▼ 27%
Total debts	€ 2,091,491 Total debts 2022: € 2,091,491 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,227,026 Total debts 2023: € 2,227,026 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 2,091,491) Unfavourable step	€ 1,146,047 Total debts 2024: € 1,146,047 ▼ 49% vs 2023 (€ 2,227,026) Favourable step	€ 1,348,247 Total debts 2025: € 1,348,247 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 1,146,047) Unfavourable step	▲ 18%
Cash	€ 1,950,463 Cash 2022: € 1,950,463 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,622,123 Cash 2023: € 1,622,123 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 1,950,463) Unfavourable step	€ 1,015,723 Cash 2024: € 1,015,723 ▼ 37% vs 2023 (€ 1,622,123) Unfavourable step	€ 512,051 Cash 2025: € 512,051 ▼ 50% vs 2024 (€ 1,015,723) Unfavourable step	▼ 50%
Retained profit	€ 1,251,880 Retained profit 2022: € 1,251,880 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,353,027 Retained profit 2023: € 1,353,027 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,251,880) Favourable step	€ 1,353,122 Retained profit 2024: € 1,353,122 Unchanged (€ 1,353,027) Favourable step	€ 944,238 Retained profit 2025: € 944,238 ▼ 30% vs 2024 (€ 1,353,122) Unfavourable step	▼ 30%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 357,499 Bank debt 2025: € 357,499 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 3,378,425 Balance sheet total 2022: € 3,378,425 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,650,836 Balance sheet total 2023: € 3,650,836 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 3,378,425) Unchanged	€ 2,539,340 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,539,340 ▼ 30% vs 2023 (€ 3,650,836) Unchanged	€ 2,337,918 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,337,918 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 2,539,340) Unchanged	▼ 8%
Employees (FTE)	35.7 Employees (FTE) 2022: 35.7 First fiscal year in the series	29.5 Employees (FTE) 2023: 29.5 ▼ 6.2 vs 2022 (35.7) Unchanged	25.5 Employees (FTE) 2024: 25.5 ▼ 4 vs 2023 (29.5) Unchanged	22.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 22.1 ▼ 3.4 vs 2024 (25.5) Unchanged	▼ 3.4

Key figures of FRIENDS OF EUROPE, 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 FRIENDS OF EUROPE?

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

2027 Geert Cami stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Etienne Davignon stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Fernand de Donnea stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Isabelle Durant stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Thomas Leysen stepped down as director. NBB
Jul 14, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 408,884 (▼ € 408,979 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Geert Cami became a director. NBB
2026 Etienne Davignon became a director. NBB

In short

From € 251,503 profit in 2022 to € 408,884 loss in 2025.

Paid € 1,573 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 251,503 profit.

On average € 46,200 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

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Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Geert Cami

Secrétaire Général du Conseil d'Administration

since 2026 · until 2027

Etienne Davignon

Director

since 2026 · until 2027

Fernand de Donnea

Vice-chairman of the board

Also active at: TOWNHALL EUROPE – Davignon Centre for New Leadership

since 2026 · until 2027

Isabelle Durant

Chairman of the board

since 2026 · until 2027

Thomas Leysen

Director

Also active at: UMICORE, World Wide Fund for Nature - Belgium, Capstone Partners, MEDIACORE, TOWNHALL EUROPE – Davignon Centre for New Leadership, FONDS BAILLET LATOUR

since 2026 · until 2027

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

de Meeûssquare 5-6

1000 Brussel

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Company number

0465.872.192

VAT number

BE 0465.872.192

Registered office

de Meeûssquare 5-6, 1000 Brussel

Names & denominations

FRIENDS OF EUROPE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Non-profit association

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

15 January 1999

Peppol

Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026

Activities · NACE

Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen

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