What is the address of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen?

The registered office of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen is located at Leuvenseweg 38, 1000 Brussel.

Is Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 24 March 2006.

Is Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen registered on Peppol?

Yes, Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0880212840.

Who are the directors of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen are: Bruno Blondé, Katrien Lagrou, Veronique Van Speybroeck, Karolien Vasseur , Karin Vanderkerken, Jan Delcour, Jos van Sas, Tom Vander Beken.

Is Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 24 March 2006; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 12 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen make in 2025?

Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen posted a profit after taxes of € 23,357,416 in financial year 2025.

How much does an employee at Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen was € 67,100 in 2025: staff costs of € 186.1 million for 2,772.6 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen

Q: What does Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen do?

Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen is a research organisation in Brussel. Public Foundation, started on 24 March 2006, 1 establishment.

Q: What is the enterprise number of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen?

The enterprise number of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen is BE0880212840.

Q: When was Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen founded?

Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen was founded on 24 March 2006.

Dossier Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0880212840/fonds-voor-wetenschappelijk-onderzoek-vlaanderen. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen from Brussel, company number BE0880212840, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 23.4 million after tax. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 20.1 million to € 23.4 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 March 26, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 183.9 million

▲ 15% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 23.4 million

▲ 16% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 11.6 million

▼ 42% vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

2,772.6

▼ 7.3 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: € 330.9 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 186.1 million

▲ 4% vs 2024

€ 67,100 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

€ 826,998

▼ 15% 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

€ 830,876

▼ 7% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 1 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 26.9 million

▲ 8% 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
Profit after taxes	€ 10,716,919 Profit after taxes 2022: € 10,716,919 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,498,672 Profit after taxes 2023: € 13,498,672 ▲ 26% vs 2022 (€ 10,716,919) Favourable step	€ 20,091,337 Profit after taxes 2024: € 20,091,337 ▲ 49% vs 2023 (€ 13,498,672) Favourable step	€ 23,357,416 Profit after taxes 2025: € 23,357,416 ▲ 16% vs 2024 (€ 20,091,337) Favourable step	▲ 16%
Equity	€ 126,951,253 Equity 2022: € 126,951,253 First fiscal year in the series	€ 140,449,925 Equity 2023: € 140,449,925 ▲ 11% vs 2022 (€ 126,951,253) Favourable step	€ 160,541,262 Equity 2024: € 160,541,262 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 140,449,925) Favourable step	€ 183,898,678 Equity 2025: € 183,898,678 ▲ 15% vs 2024 (€ 160,541,262) Favourable step	▲ 15%
Total debts	€ 70,938,472 Total debts 2022: € 70,938,472 First fiscal year in the series	€ 89,232,052 Total debts 2023: € 89,232,052 ▲ 26% vs 2022 (€ 70,938,472) Unfavourable step	€ 80,373,854 Total debts 2024: € 80,373,854 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 89,232,052) Favourable step	€ 76,397,139 Total debts 2025: € 76,397,139 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 80,373,854) Favourable step	▼ 5%
Cash	€ 7,146,670 Cash 2022: € 7,146,670 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,413,187 Cash 2023: € 1,413,187 ▼ 80% vs 2022 (€ 7,146,670) Unfavourable step	€ 19,914,491 Cash 2024: € 19,914,491 ▲ € 18.5 million vs 2023 (€ 1,413,187) Favourable step	€ 11,579,272 Cash 2025: € 11,579,272 ▼ 42% vs 2024 (€ 19,914,491) Unfavourable step	▼ 42%
Land & buildings	€ 25,755,835 Land & buildings 2022: € 25,755,835 First fiscal year in the series	€ 25,832,069 Land & buildings 2023: € 25,832,069 Unchanged (€ 25,755,835) Unchanged	€ 25,238,969 Land & buildings 2024: € 25,238,969 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 25,832,069) Unchanged	€ 24,566,149 Land & buildings 2025: € 24,566,149 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 25,238,969) Unchanged	▼ 3%
Retained profit	€ 115,487,011 Retained profit 2022: € 115,487,011 First fiscal year in the series	€ 128,985,683 Retained profit 2023: € 128,985,683 ▲ 12% vs 2022 (€ 115,487,011) Favourable step	€ 149,077,020 Retained profit 2024: € 149,077,020 ▲ 16% vs 2023 (€ 128,985,683) Favourable step	€ 172,434,436 Retained profit 2025: € 172,434,436 ▲ 16% vs 2024 (€ 149,077,020) Favourable step	▲ 16%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,375,530 Bank debt 2023: € 7,375,530 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 7,375,530) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 197,889,726 Balance sheet total 2022: € 197,889,726 First fiscal year in the series	€ 229,681,978 Balance sheet total 2023: € 229,681,978 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 197,889,726) Unchanged	€ 240,915,116 Balance sheet total 2024: € 240,915,116 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 229,681,978) Unchanged	€ 260,295,817 Balance sheet total 2025: € 260,295,817 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 240,915,116) Unchanged	▲ 8%
Employees (FTE)	2,737.2 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2,737.2 First fiscal year in the series	2,769.3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 2,769.3 ▲ 32.1 vs 2022 (2,737.2) Unchanged	2,779.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 2,779.9 ▲ 10.6 vs 2023 (2,769.3) Unchanged	2,772.6 Employees (FTE) 2025: 2,772.6 ▼ 7.3 vs 2024 (2,779.9) Unchanged	▼ 7.3

Key figures of Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, 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 Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen?

What happened at Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2030 Bruno Blondé stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Katrien Lagrou stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Veronique Van Speybroeck stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Karolien Vasseur stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Karin Vanderkerken stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Jos van Sas stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Tom Vander Beken stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Dorien Luyckx stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 10.7 million profit in 2022 to € 23.4 million profit in 2025.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 23.4 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 1 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Bruno Blondé

Chairman of the board

since 2025 · until 2030

Katrien Lagrou

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Veronique Van Speybroeck

Director

since 2025 · until 2030

Karolien Vasseur

Director

since 2025 · until 2030

Karin Vanderkerken

Director

Also active at: Universitair Centrum voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, GOES-ENTREPRISE

since 2022 · until 2030

Jan Delcour

Director

Also active at: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK, BROUWERIJ LINDEMANS, DE LINDE, BETTER3FRUIT, Kastanjebosrand, Food Port, Bio-Incubator Leuven, TILIA HOLDING

since 2020 · until 2023

Jos van Sas

Director

since 2020 · until 2030

Tom Vander Beken

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Dorien Luyckx

Director

since 2025 · until 2030

Bram Pareyt

Vice-chairman of the board

since 2025 · until 2030

Marlies Van Bael

Director

Also active at: Strategisch Initiatief Materialen, Open Thor Living Lab

since 2020 · until 2030

Christine Durinx

Director

Also active at: VIB BIO-INCUBATOR

since 2024 · until 2030

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Leuvenseweg 38

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

0880.212.840

VAT number

BE 0880.212.840

Registered office

Leuvenseweg 38, 1000 Brussel

Names & denominations

Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen · FWO

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public-interest foundation

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

24 March 2006

Peppol

Active · Active since 25 Mar 2026

Activities · NACE

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Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen

Financials

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Management

Directors

Establishments

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