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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Palais des Congrès from Brussel, company number BE0867141297, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -26.6 million after tax. For that financial year Palais des Congrès recorded revenue of € 2.6 million and equity of € 15.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -2.9 million to € -26.6 million. The company made a loss. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 54 % below last year. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on March 24, 2026.
€ 15.1 million
▼ 54% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -26.6 million
▼ 824 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.1 million
▲ 65% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -29.2 million.
People and assets in 2025
0.8
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 66,460
▲ 4% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 283,566
▲ 240% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 4 days on average.
€ 2.5 million
▼ 7% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 2,358,409 | € 2,476,855 | € 2,583,653 | € 2,555,107 | ▼ 1% |
| Profit after taxes | € -3,940,033 | € -3,321,889 | € -2,876,967 | € -26,577,250 | ▼ € 23.7 million |
| Equity | € 36,360,923 | € 35,539,034 | € 32,662,067 | € 15,084,817 | ▼ 54% |
| Total debts | € 4,839,761 | € 4,220,888 | € 3,960,996 | € 3,751,732 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | € 33,414,138 | € 31,336,803 | € 659,250 | € 1,088,133 | ▲ 65% |
| Retained profit | € -56,392,615 | € -59,714,504 | € -62,591,471 | € -29,168,721 | ▲ € 33.4 million |
| Balance sheet total | € 42,175,684 | € 40,259,921 | € 36,623,062 | € 18,836,548 | ▼ 49% |
| Employees (FTE) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Key figures of Palais des Congrès, 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 Palais des Congrès?
What happened at Palais des Congrès in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Justine Harzé stepped down as director. NBB
- Chris Redant stepped down as director. NBB
- Laurent Vrijdaghs stepped down as director. NBB
- Federale Participatie en Investeringsmaatschappij NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Marc Ceurremans stepped down as director. NBB
- Paul Dujardin stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 26.6 million. Source: NBB ↗
- Justine Harzé became a director. NBB
In short
From € 3.9 million loss in 2022 to € 26.6 million loss in 2025.
Pays suppliers within 4 days on average.
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€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
It owns 15% of GL Events Brussels itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2023 · until 2027
Chris Redant
Director
since 2021 · until 2027
since 2021 · until 2027
Federale Participatie en Investeringsmaatschappij NV
Director · represented by Alexandra Vanhoudenhoven
Also active at: Aviapartner Belgium, Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques, Société Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale, COMETSAMBRE, ASCO INDUSTRIES, ZEPHYR - FIN, Sabena Aerospace Engineering, reMYND +57 more
since 2021 · until 2027
Marc Ceurremans
Director
Also active at: Belgian Mobile ID, SMARTFIN VENTURES, Thaumas, Euroports Group
since 2022 · until 2027
Paul Dujardin
Director
since 2021 · until 2027
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kunstberg 22
1000 Brussel
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0867.141.297
- VAT number
- BE 0867.141.297
- Registered office
- Kunstberg 22, 1000 Brussel
- Names & denominations
- Palais des Congrès · Congrespaleis
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 8 September 2004
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
- Activities · NACE
Organisatie van congressen en beurzen
Organisatie van salons, tentoonstellingen en beurzen
Bemiddeling bij de aankoop, verkoop en verhuur van onroerend goed
Bemiddeling in verband met exploitatie van en handel in onroerend goed
Bemiddeling bij de aankoop, verkoop en verhuur van onroerend goed voor een vast bedrag of op contractbasis