What does RAIL EUROPE do?

RAIL EUROPE is a woodworking business in Couvin. Public Limited, started on 27 December 2002, 1 establishment.

What is the address of RAIL EUROPE?

The registered office of RAIL EUROPE is located at Rue Véroffe 6, 5660 Couvin.

Is RAIL EUROPE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) RAIL EUROPE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 27 December 2002.

Is RAIL EUROPE registered on Peppol?

Yes, RAIL EUROPE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0478994809.

What is the enterprise number of RAIL EUROPE?

The enterprise number of RAIL EUROPE is BE0478994809.

When was RAIL EUROPE founded?

RAIL EUROPE was founded on 27 December 2002.

Who are the directors of RAIL EUROPE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of RAIL EUROPE are: Claude LAMBERT, Aurélie LAMBERT, Didier GIOT, Christian LAMBERT.

Is RAIL EUROPE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 27 December 2002; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did RAIL EUROPE make in 2025?

RAIL EUROPE posted a profit after taxes of € 706,007 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of RAIL EUROPE?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), RAIL EUROPE reported revenue of € 26,245,109.

How much does an employee at RAIL EUROPE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at RAIL EUROPE was € 51,900 in 2025: staff costs of € 1.2 million for 22.9 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does RAIL EUROPE have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, RAIL EUROPE has 22.9 full-time equivalents (FTE).

RAIL EUROPE (Public Limited) - Couvin - BE0478994809

Dossier RAIL EUROPE, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0478994809/rail-europe. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

RAIL EUROPE from Couvin, company number BE0478994809, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 706,007 after tax. For that financial year RAIL EUROPE recorded revenue of € 26.2 million and equity of € 10.2 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1 million to € 706,007. 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 August 25, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 10.2 million

▲ 7% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 706,007

▼ 32% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 973,947

▲ € 759,852 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 € 9.8 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

22.9

▼ 1.3 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: € 3.7 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 1.2 million

▼ 1% vs 2024

€ 51,900 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

€ 979,392

▲ € 976,180 vs 2024

Of which on lease € 978,122.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 5 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.

€ 3.9 million

▲ 46% vs 2024

€ 384,612 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 4.9 million

▲ 3% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 75 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 452,067

▲ 103% 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	€ 23,049,791 Revenue 2022: € 23,049,791 First fiscal year in the series	€ 31,561,648 Revenue 2023: € 31,561,648 ▲ 37% vs 2022 (€ 23,049,791) Favourable step	€ 30,177,933 Revenue 2024: € 30,177,933 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 31,561,648) Unfavourable step	€ 26,245,109 Revenue 2025: € 26,245,109 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 30,177,933) Unfavourable step	▼ 13%
Profit after taxes	€ 957,541 Profit after taxes 2022: € 957,541 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,089,284 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,089,284 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 957,541) Favourable step	€ 1,043,018 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,043,018 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 1,089,284) Unfavourable step	€ 706,007 Profit after taxes 2025: € 706,007 ▼ 32% vs 2024 (€ 1,043,018) Unfavourable step	▼ 32%
Equity	€ 7,217,295 Equity 2022: € 7,217,295 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,300,828 Equity 2023: € 8,300,828 ▲ 15% vs 2022 (€ 7,217,295) Favourable step	€ 9,516,226 Equity 2024: € 9,516,226 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 8,300,828) Favourable step	€ 10,184,640 Equity 2025: € 10,184,640 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 9,516,226) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Total debts	€ 6,909,807 Total debts 2022: € 6,909,807 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,944,881 Total debts 2023: € 9,944,881 ▲ 44% vs 2022 (€ 6,909,807) Unfavourable step	€ 7,670,378 Total debts 2024: € 7,670,378 ▼ 23% vs 2023 (€ 9,944,881) Favourable step	€ 9,329,924 Total debts 2025: € 9,329,924 ▲ 22% vs 2024 (€ 7,670,378) Unfavourable step	▲ 22%
Cash	€ 44,411 Cash 2022: € 44,411 First fiscal year in the series	€ 211,593 Cash 2023: € 211,593 ▲ € 167,182 vs 2022 (€ 44,411) Favourable step	€ 214,096 Cash 2024: € 214,096 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 211,593) Favourable step	€ 973,947 Cash 2025: € 973,947 ▲ € 759,852 vs 2024 (€ 214,096) Favourable step	▲ € 759,852
Land & buildings	€ 1,164,017 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,164,017 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,127,096 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,127,096 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 1,164,017) Unchanged	€ 1,025,405 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,025,405 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 1,127,096) Unchanged	€ 1,710,636 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,710,636 ▲ 67% vs 2024 (€ 1,025,405) Unchanged	▲ 67%
Retained profit	€ 7,002,188 Retained profit 2022: € 7,002,188 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,091,472 Retained profit 2023: € 8,091,472 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 7,002,188) Favourable step	€ 9,134,490 Retained profit 2024: € 9,134,490 ▲ 13% vs 2023 (€ 8,091,472) Favourable step	€ 9,840,497 Retained profit 2025: € 9,840,497 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 9,134,490) Favourable step	▲ 8%
Bank debt	€ 1,564,852 Bank debt 2022: € 1,564,852 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,036,302 Bank debt 2023: € 2,036,302 ▲ 30% vs 2022 (€ 1,564,852) Unfavourable step	€ 2,652,163 Bank debt 2024: € 2,652,163 ▲ 30% vs 2023 (€ 2,036,302) Unfavourable step	€ 3,866,607 Bank debt 2025: € 3,866,607 ▲ 46% vs 2024 (€ 2,652,163) Unfavourable step	▲ 46%
Balance sheet total	€ 14,129,351 Balance sheet total 2022: € 14,129,351 First fiscal year in the series	€ 18,247,959 Balance sheet total 2023: € 18,247,959 ▲ 29% vs 2022 (€ 14,129,351) Unchanged	€ 17,188,853 Balance sheet total 2024: € 17,188,853 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 18,247,959) Unchanged	€ 19,516,813 Balance sheet total 2025: € 19,516,813 ▲ 14% vs 2024 (€ 17,188,853) Unchanged	▲ 14%
Employees (FTE)	21.1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 21.1 First fiscal year in the series	21.9 Employees (FTE) 2023: 21.9 ▲ 0.8 vs 2022 (21.1) Unchanged	24.2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 24.2 ▲ 2.3 vs 2023 (21.9) Unchanged	22.9 Employees (FTE) 2025: 22.9 ▼ 1.3 vs 2024 (24.2) Unchanged	▼ 1.3

Key figures of RAIL 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 RAIL EUROPE?

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

2032 Claude LAMBERT stepped down as director. NBB
2032 Christian LAMBERT stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Aurélie LAMBERT stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Didier GIOT stepped down as director. NBB
Aug 25, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 706,007 (▼ 32% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2026 Claude LAMBERT became a director. NBB
2026 Christian LAMBERT became a director. NBB
2021 Aurélie LAMBERT became a director. NBB

In short

From € 957,541 profit in 2022 to € 706,007 profit in 2025.

Paid € 1.4 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 1.1 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 75 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

CCL Belgium 48%

Claude LAMBERT 26%

Christian LAMBERT 26%

RAIL EUROPE

GABCO 71%

The shares are held by CCL Belgium (48%), Claude LAMBERT (26%) and Christian LAMBERT (26%). It owns 71% of GABCO itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Claude LAMBERT

Chairman of the board

Owns 26% directly

Also active at: Chantier de Créosotage de BRUXELLES - Creosoteeringcentrum van Brussel, GABCO, BRUSSELS WOOD RENEWABLE, European Rail Systems

since 2026 · until 2032

Aurélie LAMBERT

Managing director

Also active at: Chantier de Créosotage de BRUXELLES - Creosoteeringcentrum van Brussel, GABCO, BRUSSELS WOOD RENEWABLE, European Rail Systems

since 2021 · until 2027

Didier GIOT

Director

Also active at: MECANIQUE FERROVIAIRE DÉVELOPPEMENT, Chantier de Créosotage de BRUXELLES - Creosoteeringcentrum van Brussel

since 2021 · until 2027

Christian LAMBERT

Director

Owns 26% directly

Also active at: GABCO, BRUSSELS WOOD RENEWABLE, European Rail Systems

since 2026 · until 2032

Shareholders

CCL Belgium

48%

Claude LAMBERT · director

26%

Christian LAMBERT · director

26%

Participations

GABCO

71%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Rue Véroffe 6

5660 Couvin

2.219.609.329

Rue Véroffe 2

5660 Couvin

Active since 3 January 2003

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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

Details

Company number: 0478.994.809
VAT number: BE 0478.994.809
Registered office: Rue Véroffe 6, 5660 Couvin
Names & denominations: RAIL EUROPE
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Public limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 27 December 2002
Peppol: Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026
Activities · NACE: Zagen en schaven van hout

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗