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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 52 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Busy address KBO
12 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
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Not on Peppol Peppol
Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.
Financials
Financial year 2025
John Cockerill Groupe Siège from Seraing, company number BE0891749902, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 28.5 million after tax. For that financial year John Cockerill Groupe Siège recorded a gross margin of € 6.1 million and equity of € 14 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 6.6 million to € 28.5 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 8, 2026.
€ 14 million
▼ 45% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 28.5 million
▲ € 22 million vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 12,635
▼ € 8 million vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 28.2 million paid out
99 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to JOHN COCKERILL SA (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
2
▲ 0.3 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 137,585
▼ 40% vs 2024
€ 68,800 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.
€ 5.3 million
▼ 11% vs 2024
Of which on lease € 5.3 million.
Debts at end 2025
€ 12 million
▲ 137% vs 2024
€ 1.5 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 8 years.
€ 52,957
▼ 83% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 747,439
▲ € 700,915 vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 3,348,140 | € 3,159,520 | € 4,047,853 | € 6,144,939 | ▲ 52% |
| Profit after taxes | € 338,950 | € 337,518 | € 6,569,935 | € 28,548,166 | ▲ € 22 million |
| Equity | € 18,744,591 | € 19,082,109 | € 25,652,044 | € 14,012,329 | ▼ 45% |
| Total debts | € 15,030,508 | € 16,630,972 | € 15,643,013 | € 13,004,253 | ▼ 17% |
| Cash | € 1,691,717 | € 1,224,209 | € 8,005,618 | € 12,635 | ▼ € 8 million |
| Land & buildings | € 10,456,212 | € 9,580,301 | € 8,812,490 | € 5,056,335 | ▼ 43% |
| Retained profit | € 6,581,450 | € 6,918,968 | € 13,488,903 | € 13,849,187 | ▲ 3% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 28,187,882 | |
| Bank debt | € 7,266,826 | € 6,481,890 | € 5,074,349 | € 12,045,946 | ▲ 137% |
| Balance sheet total | € 33,775,099 | € 35,713,081 | € 41,295,057 | € 27,016,581 | ▼ 35% |
| Employees (FTE) | 2 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | ▲ 0.3 |
Key figures of John Cockerill Groupe Siège, 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 John Cockerill Groupe Siège?
What happened at John Cockerill Groupe Siège in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Fréderic Lemaitre stepped down as director. NBB
- Caroline Crevecoeur stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 28.5 million (▲ € 22 million vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- François Michel stepped down as director. NBB
- Fréderic Lemaitre became a director. NBB
- Nicolas Serin stepped down as director. NBB
- François Michel became a director. NBB
- Caroline Crevecoeur became a director. NBB
In short
From € 338,950 profit in 2022 to € 28.5 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 1.6 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 28.5 million profit.
On average € 3.1 million of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
The shares are held by JOHN COCKERILL SA (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Fréderic Lemaitre
Director
since 2025 · until 2028
Nicolas Serin
Director
· until 2025
Director · represented by Diego Aquilina
Also active at: JOHN COCKERILL, GIMCO SIO, GIMCO Willebroek, GIMCO SIG, GIMCO Sprimont, GIMCO Manage
· until 2025
François Michel
Director
since 2025 · until 2026
Caroline Crevecoeur
Director
since 2025 · until 2028
Gildino Tavares-Ducrotois
Director
· until 2025
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Avenue Greiner 1
4100 Seraing
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 12 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0891.749.902
- VAT number
- BE 0891.749.902
- Registered office
- Avenue Greiner 1, 4100 Seraing
- Names & denominations
- John Cockerill Groupe Siège
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 August 2007
- Peppol
- Not registered
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