What does MATERIA NOVA do?

MATERIA NOVA is a research organisation in Mons. Non-profit, started on 29 December 1999, 5 establishments.

What is the address of MATERIA NOVA?

The registered office of MATERIA NOVA is located at Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3, 7000 Mons.

Is MATERIA NOVA still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) MATERIA NOVA is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 29 December 1999.

Is MATERIA NOVA registered on Peppol?

Yes, MATERIA NOVA is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0472056933.

What is the enterprise number of MATERIA NOVA?

The enterprise number of MATERIA NOVA is BE0472056933.

When was MATERIA NOVA founded?

MATERIA NOVA was founded on 29 December 1999.

Who are the directors of MATERIA NOVA?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of MATERIA NOVA are: Jean-Christophe BOGAERT, Laurence Denis, Serge DEMOULIN, Philippe DUBOIS, Marie-Georges OLIVIER, Marc VAN DEN NESTE, Jean CRAHAY, Frédéric GROULARD.

Is MATERIA NOVA a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 29 December 1999; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 18 directors known from the annual account; 5 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did MATERIA NOVA make in 2025?

MATERIA NOVA posted a profit after taxes of € 184,529 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of MATERIA NOVA?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), MATERIA NOVA reported revenue of € 2,575,753.

How much does an employee at MATERIA NOVA earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MATERIA NOVA was € 82,900 in 2025: staff costs of € 6.2 million for 75.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does MATERIA NOVA have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, MATERIA NOVA has 75.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does MATERIA NOVA have a website?

Yes, MATERIA NOVA has a website at materianova.be.

MATERIA NOVA (Non-profit) - Mons - BE0472056933

Dossier MATERIA NOVA, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0472056933/materia-nova. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

MATERIA NOVA from Mons, company number BE0472056933, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 184,529 after tax. For that financial year MATERIA NOVA recorded revenue of € 2.6 million and equity of € 5.8 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 34,018 to € 184,529. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 16, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 5.8 million

▲ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 184,529

▲ € 150,510 vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 624,638

▲ 204% vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

75.4

▲ 6.9 vs 2024

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

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 1.7 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 6.2 million

▲ 11% vs 2024

€ 82,900 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

€ 56,162

▲ 98% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 14 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 4.6 million

▼ 2% vs 2024

€ 270,043 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 14 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1 million

▲ 106% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 165 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1.1 million

▲ 9% 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	€ 2,430,276 Revenue 2022: € 2,430,276 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,030,422 Revenue 2023: € 3,030,422 ▲ 25% vs 2022 (€ 2,430,276) Favourable step	€ 2,983,733 Revenue 2024: € 2,983,733 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 3,030,422) Unfavourable step	€ 2,575,753 Revenue 2025: € 2,575,753 ▼ 14% vs 2024 (€ 2,983,733) Unfavourable step	▼ 14%
Profit after taxes	€ -1,273,614 Profit after taxes 2022: € -1,273,614 First fiscal year in the series	€ -232,678 Profit after taxes 2023: € -232,678 ▲ € 1 million vs 2022 (€ -1,273,614) Favourable step	€ 34,018 Profit after taxes 2024: € 34,018 ▲ € 266,696 vs 2023 (€ -232,678) Favourable step	€ 184,529 Profit after taxes 2025: € 184,529 ▲ € 150,510 vs 2024 (€ 34,018) Favourable step	▲ € 150,510
Equity	€ 2,945,338 Equity 2022: € 2,945,338 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,593,658 Equity 2023: € 5,593,658 ▲ 90% vs 2022 (€ 2,945,338) Favourable step	€ 5,531,824 Equity 2024: € 5,531,824 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 5,593,658) Unfavourable step	€ 5,800,619 Equity 2025: € 5,800,619 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 5,531,824) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Total debts	€ 22,167,261 Total debts 2022: € 22,167,261 First fiscal year in the series	€ 25,698,596 Total debts 2023: € 25,698,596 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 22,167,261) Unfavourable step	€ 30,086,426 Total debts 2024: € 30,086,426 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 25,698,596) Unfavourable step	€ 25,747,195 Total debts 2025: € 25,747,195 ▼ 14% vs 2024 (€ 30,086,426) Favourable step	▼ 14%
Cash	€ 4,573,214 Cash 2022: € 4,573,214 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,252,463 Cash 2023: € 1,252,463 ▼ 73% vs 2022 (€ 4,573,214) Unfavourable step	€ 205,585 Cash 2024: € 205,585 ▼ 84% vs 2023 (€ 1,252,463) Unfavourable step	€ 624,638 Cash 2025: € 624,638 ▲ 204% vs 2024 (€ 205,585) Favourable step	▲ 204%
Land & buildings	€ 3,718,757 Land & buildings 2022: € 3,718,757 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,466,202 Land & buildings 2023: € 3,466,202 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 3,718,757) Unchanged	€ 3,213,249 Land & buildings 2024: € 3,213,249 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 3,466,202) Unchanged	€ 2,960,695 Land & buildings 2025: € 2,960,695 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 3,213,249) Unchanged	▼ 8%
Retained profit	€ 1,561,304 Retained profit 2022: € 1,561,304 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,328,626 Retained profit 2023: € 1,328,626 ▼ 15% vs 2022 (€ 1,561,304) Unfavourable step	€ 1,362,645 Retained profit 2024: € 1,362,645 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 1,328,626) Favourable step	€ 1,547,173 Retained profit 2025: € 1,547,173 ▲ 14% vs 2024 (€ 1,362,645) Favourable step	▲ 14%
Bank debt	€ 5,458,067 Bank debt 2022: € 5,458,067 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,090,621 Bank debt 2023: € 7,090,621 ▲ 30% vs 2022 (€ 5,458,067) Unfavourable step	€ 4,676,095 Bank debt 2024: € 4,676,095 ▼ 34% vs 2023 (€ 7,090,621) Favourable step	€ 4,593,866 Bank debt 2025: € 4,593,866 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 4,676,095) Favourable step	▼ 2%
Balance sheet total	€ 25,112,598 Balance sheet total 2022: € 25,112,598 First fiscal year in the series	€ 31,292,254 Balance sheet total 2023: € 31,292,254 ▲ 25% vs 2022 (€ 25,112,598) Unchanged	€ 35,618,249 Balance sheet total 2024: € 35,618,249 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 31,292,254) Unchanged	€ 31,547,814 Balance sheet total 2025: € 31,547,814 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 35,618,249) Unchanged	▼ 11%
Employees (FTE)	72.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 72.3 First fiscal year in the series	67.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 67.1 ▼ 5.2 vs 2022 (72.3) Unchanged	68.5 Employees (FTE) 2024: 68.5 ▲ 1.4 vs 2023 (67.1) Unchanged	75.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 75.4 ▲ 6.9 vs 2024 (68.5) Unchanged	▲ 6.9

Key figures of MATERIA NOVA, 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 MATERIA NOVA?

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

2029 Frédéric GROULARD stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Nicolas POULET stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Jean CRAHAY stepped down as director. NBB
2028 LL CONSULTING SRL stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Benjamine Belloncle stepped down as director. NBB
Jul 16, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 184,529 (▲ € 150,510 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Jean-Christophe BOGAERT stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Laurence Denis stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 1.3 million loss in 2022 to € 184,529 profit in 2025.

Paid € 145,887 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 184,529 profit.

Pays suppliers within 165 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

MATERIA NOVA

GATE2 37.5%

IONICS 30.3%

It owns 37.5% of GATE2 and 30.3% of IONICS itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Jean-Christophe BOGAERT

Director

Also active at: SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE LIEGEOISE DES OXYDES, HYDROMETAL, CYBELLE, ARCARIUS MANAGEMENT, SILOX BELGIUM

since 2022 · until 2026

Laurence Denis

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

Serge DEMOULIN

Director

Also active at: SPARKOH!, INNOVATION FUND, ESIX SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, Rubbergreen Industrie, GATE2, UMONS VENTURE, IMBC SPINNOVA

since 2022 · until 2026

Philippe DUBOIS

Chairman of the board

Also active at: INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SILICATES, Institut interuniversitaire des Silicates, Sols et Matériaux, CREDE, Intercommunale Gabrielle Passelecq, Forum for cleantech, GATE2, UMONS VENTURE

since 2022 · until 2026

Marie-Georges OLIVIER

Director

Also active at: SMART SCP

since 2022 · until 2026

Marc VAN DEN NESTE

Chairman of the board

Also active at: IGNITY, EKOSYS, WEL Research Institute, Pôle GREENWIN

since 2022 · until 2026

Jean CRAHAY

Director

Also active at: ENTREPRISE DE TRAVAIL ADAPTE DE WAREMME JEAN GIELEN, LLN SERVICES, SERVICES & FOOD SOLUTION, JEMA, JC Développement

since 2024 · until 2028

Frédéric GROULARD

Director

since 2025 · until 2029

Adriano PANEPINTO

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Benjamine Belloncle

Director

since 2025 · until 2027

Patrick DI STEFANO

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

Michel BEGUIN

Director

Also active at: IONICS, BFL Construct, ESIX SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, BMF Consult, B.S.P. Construction, JD'C INNOVATION

since 2022 · until 2026

Christine LEVÊQUE

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

Philippe METTENS

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

Anne GOLDBERG

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

LL CONSULTING SRL

Managing director · represented by Luc LANGER

Also active at: REVERSE METALLURGY, GREEN FRIX, IONICS, ESIX SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, GROUP-IPS

since 2024 · until 2028

Nicolas POULET

Director

since 2025 · until 2029

Ruddy WATTIEZ

Director

Also active at: MULTITEL, EURO-MULTITEL, WEL Research Institute, UMONS VENTURE, IMBC SPINNOVA

since 2022 · until 2026

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3

7000 Mons

2.235.347.974

Rue des Foudriers(GHI) 1

7822 Ath

Active since 1 July 2008

2.235.348.370

Rue de l'Epargne 56

7000 Mons

Active since 29 December 1999

2.235.348.568

Avenue du Champ de Mars 6

7000 Mons

Active since 29 December 1999

2.346.360.417

Boulevard Initialis 13

7000 Mons

Active since 8 June 2021

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Company number

0472.056.933

VAT number

BE 0472.056.933

Registered office

Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3, 7000 Mons

Names & denominations

MATERIA NOVA

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Non-profit association

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

29 December 1999

Peppol

Active · Active since 25 Nov 2025

Contact

materianova.be

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