Active · per the CBE, 30 October 2026

CAIRN.INFO

BE0873856568

Rechtspersoon Foreign entity 1 establishment

CAIRN.INFO is a publisher in Paris. Foreign entity, started on 18 May 2005, 1 establishment.

Avenue Ledru-Rollin 127, 75011 Paris

Active for

21 year, 5 months

Warning lights

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

  • Annual account missing NBB

    Fiscal year 2023 was expected before 31 July 2024 and has not been filed.

  • Not on Peppol Peppol

    Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.

Financials

Financial year 2022

CAIRN.INFO from Paris, company number BE0873856568, closed financial year 2022 with a result of € 666,588 after tax. For that financial year CAIRN.INFO recorded revenue of € 11.6 million and equity of € 1.1 million. Compared with financial year 2021, the result moved from € 618,128 to € 666,588. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 10, 2023.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 1.1 million

▼ 31% vs 2021

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

Profit Growing

€ 666,588

▲ 8% vs 2021

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3.9 million

▼ 30% vs 2021

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 438,572 paid out

66 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2022

Full-time equivalents

5.5

▲ 0.4 vs 2021

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

Wage cost

€ 1.9 million

▲ 8% vs 2021

€ 338,000 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

€ 38,088

▲ 33% vs 2021

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2022

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 8.1 million

▲ 20% vs 2021

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 335 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 407,814

▲ 4% vs 2021

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
20212022Change 2021 → 2022
Revenue € 10,841,691 € 11,581,156 ▲ 7%
Profit after taxes € 618,128 € 666,588 ▲ 8%
Equity € 1,629,010 € 1,128,445 ▼ 31%
Total debts € 9,537,316 € 10,365,398 ▲ 9%
Cash € 5,579,829 € 3,911,981 ▼ 30%
Retained profit € 942,445 € 426,731 ▼ 55%
Dividend € 373,128 € 438,572 ▲ 18%
Balance sheet total € 11,166,326 € 11,493,843 ▲ 3%
Employees (FTE) 5.1 5.5 ▲ 0.4

Key figures of CAIRN.INFO, fiscal years 2021 to 2022, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2023 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2024.

What happened to CAIRN.INFO?

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

  • Editions La Découverte stepped down as director. NBB
  • Alain Garnier stepped down as director. NBB
  • De Boeck Supérieur stepped down as director. NBB
  • Erès stepped down as director. NBB
  • Madrigall stepped down as director. NBB
  • Humensis stepped down as director. NBB
  • Thomas Parisot stepped down as director. NBB
  • François Pichault stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 618,128 profit in 2021 to € 666,588 profit in 2022.

Paid € 32,920 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 666,588 profit.

Paid out € 811,700 in dividends to the owners in total.

Management

The stake of DE BOECK SUPERIEUR comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

CAIRN.INFO

The shares are held by DE BOECK SUPERIEUR.

Directors

According to the 2022 annual accounts

Editions La Découverte

Director · represented by Stéphanie CHEVRIER

since 2020 · until 2025

Alain Garnier

Director

since 2020 · until 2025

De Boeck Supérieur

Director · represented by Elocia Vermeulin

since 2020 · until 2025

Erès

Director · represented by Marie-Françoise DUBOIS-SACRISPEYRE

since 2020 · until 2025

Madrigall

Director · represented by Alban CERISIER

since 2020 · until 2025

Humensis

Director · represented by Nicolas BRÉON

since 2020 · until 2025

since 2020 · until 2023

Thomas Parisot

Managing director

since 2020 · until 2025

François Pichault

Director

since 2020 · until 2025

François Gèze

Chairman of the board

since 2020 · until 2025

Jean-Baptiste de Vathaire

Managing director

since 2020 · until 2025

Shareholders

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Avenue Ledru-Rollin 127

75011 Paris

2.147.117.170

Esplanade Simone VEIL 1

4000 Liège

Active since 13 May 2005

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

Details

Company number
0873.856.568
VAT number
BE 0873.856.568
Registered office
Avenue Ledru-Rollin 127, 75011 Paris
Names & denominations
CAIRN.INFO
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Foreign entity
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
18 May 2005
Peppol
Not registered
Activities · NACE

Overige activiteiten van uitgeverijen, met uitzondering van het uitgeven van software

Overige uitgeverijen

Frequently asked questions

What does CAIRN.INFO do?
CAIRN.INFO is a publisher in Paris. Foreign entity, started on 18 May 2005, 1 establishment.
What is the address of CAIRN.INFO?
The registered office of CAIRN.INFO is located at Avenue Ledru-Rollin 127, 75011 Paris.
Is CAIRN.INFO still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) CAIRN.INFO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 18 May 2005.
Is CAIRN.INFO registered on Peppol?
No, CAIRN.INFO is currently not registered on the Peppol network.
What is the enterprise number of CAIRN.INFO?
The enterprise number of CAIRN.INFO is BE0873856568.
When was CAIRN.INFO founded?
CAIRN.INFO was founded on 18 May 2005.