Active · per the CBE, 16 September 2026

SOCOFE

BE0472085439

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 1 establishment

SOCOFE is registered with the CBE as active in: Activiteiten van holdings. Public Limited, started on 9 June 2000, 1 establishment.

Avenue Maurice-Destenay 13 box 2, 4000 Liège

Active for

26 year, 3 months

Warning lights

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

  • Busy address KBO

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

Financials

Financial year 2025

SOCOFE from Liège, company number BE0472085439, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 64.5 million after tax. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 66.3 million to € 64.5 million. The company is profitable. 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 10, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 886.1 million

▲ 2% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 64.5 million

▼ 3% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 10 million

▲ 17% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 48.4 million paid out

75 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

6.1

▲ 0.3 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 1.4 million

▲ 8% vs 2024

€ 227,600 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

€ 188,617

▲ 108% 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

€ 131,390

▲ 19% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 43 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 186,078

▲ 15% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Profit after taxes € 54,924,322 € 61,065,708 € 66,272,475 € 64,514,062 ▼ 3%
Equity € 724,366,240 € 843,335,874 € 869,964,004 € 886,113,148 ▲ 2%
Total debts € 16,443,206 € 19,766,765 € 21,645,919 € 22,364,885 ▲ 3%
Cash € 25,276,156 € 7,308,655 € 8,495,237 € 9,977,538 ▲ 17%
Retained profit € 236,452,595 € 252,981,468 € 271,595,082 € 287,744,226 ▲ 6%
Dividend € 41,122,836 € 44,536,836 € 47,658,861 € 48,364,918 ▲ 1%
Balance sheet total € 740,906,441 € 863,216,643 € 891,732,539 € 908,618,654 ▲ 2%
Employees (FTE) 5.2 5.6 5.8 6.1 ▲ 0.3

Key figures of SOCOFE, 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 SOCOFE?

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

  • Rernaud MOENS stepped down as director. NBB
  • Joris LAENEN stepped down as director. NBB
  • Olivier BOUCHAT stepped down as director. NBB
  • Xavier PAPIER stepped down as director. NBB
  • Bernard THIRY, stepped down as director. NBB
  • Jean-Claude MARCOURT stepped down as director. NBB
  • Philippe LALLEMAND stepped down as director. NBB
  • Grégory DEMAL stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 54.9 million profit in 2022 to € 64.5 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 2,534 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 66.3 million profit.

Paid out € 181.7 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Management

NETHYS 25.4%
CENEO 23.4%
+4

The stake of NETHYS, CENEO, NEB PARTICIPATIONS, TRANS&WALL, Intercommunale pure de financement du Brabant Wallon, EthiasCo, Intercommunale pure d'électricité et de gaz, "I.D.E.A. S.C" comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

SOCOFE

The shares are held by NETHYS (25.4%), CENEO (23.4%), NEB PARTICIPATIONS (21.8%), TRANS&WALL (20%), Intercommunale pure de financement du Brabant Wallon (4.1%) and EthiasCo (3.8%). It owns 33.3% of Entreprise wallonne pour l'accélération de la transition énergétique, 30.1% of C-POWER HOLDCO, 30% of GREEN FOR POWER HOLDCO, 30% of PUBLIGAZ, 29.9% of PUBLI-T and 24.5% of POWERatSEA itself.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Rernaud MOENS

Director

since 2018 · until 2030

since 2024 · until 2030

Olivier BOUCHAT

Director

Also active at: ESPACE FINANCEMENT, NOVALLIA

since 2018 · until 2030

Xavier PAPIER

Director

Also active at: "I.D.E.A. S.C"

since 2025 · until 2030

Bernard THIRY,

Director

since 2022 · until 2030

Jean-Claude MARCOURT

Chairman of the board, Director

Also active at: FLUXYS

since 2023 · until 2030

Philippe LALLEMAND

Director

Also active at: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS

since 2018 · until 2030

Grégory DEMAL

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Olivier DESTREBECQ

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Martin FRANCOIS

Director

since 2025 · until 2030

since 2024 · until 2025

Florence HERRY

Director

since 2018 · until 2030

Christine DEFRAIGNE

Director

Also active at: NEOMANSIO, WALLONIE SANTE FINANCES, Wallonie Entreprendre

since 2024 · until 2030

Josly PIETTE

Director

Also active at: FLUXYS BELGIUM, AIDE AUX FAMILLES, PUBLIGAS, FLUXYS

since 2012 · until 2026

Noélie DETIENNE

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Christophe MAZZA

Vice-chairman of the board

Also active at: PUBLIGAS, MAISON DU TOURISME DE LA REGION DE MONS, PUBLIPART

since 2023 · until 2030

Arnaud FRIPPIAT

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Avenue Maurice-Destenay 13 box 2

4000 Liège

2.096.597.986

Avenue Maurice-Destenay 13

4000 Liège

Active since 27 June 2000

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

Details

Company number
0472.085.439
VAT number
BE 0472.085.439
Registered office
Avenue Maurice-Destenay 13 bus 2, 4000 Liège
Names & denominations
SOCOFE
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
9 June 2000
Peppol
Active · Active since 6 Jan 2026
Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van holdings

Financiële holdings

Holdings

Frequently asked questions

What does SOCOFE do?
SOCOFE is registered with the CBE as active in: Activiteiten van holdings. Public Limited, started on 9 June 2000, 1 establishment.
What is the address of SOCOFE?
The registered office of SOCOFE is located at Avenue Maurice-Destenay 13 box 2, 4000 Liège.
Is SOCOFE still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (16 September 2026) SOCOFE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 9 June 2000.
Is SOCOFE registered on Peppol?
Yes, SOCOFE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0472085439.
What is the enterprise number of SOCOFE?
The enterprise number of SOCOFE is BE0472085439.
When was SOCOFE founded?
SOCOFE was founded on 9 June 2000.