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FONDATION JOHN COCKERILL

Rue Jean Potier 1 ·4100 Seraing, Belgium· 9 yrs active
Sector: Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies (70200)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of FONDATION JOHN COCKERILL is < 0.1% (very low). The company has been active since 2017 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.

Based on State Gazette and CBE data.
Key figures
Active 9 yrs
Board 5
Publications 2
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
< 0.1% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Lower-risk legal form −Lower-failure-rate sector −Annual accounts: weaker financial profile +

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Risk Assessment rule-based
0 / 100
Low risk
Trust signals 2 signals
More than 3 years active
Founded in 2017, past the statistically most fragile first 3 years.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.
Administrative Flags 0 events
No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
Financial overview1 NBB filings
Financials being processed
NBB has 1 filing(s) on record for this company, latest fiscal year 2017 (volledig). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2017 volledig 10-07-2018 2018-31300169
Directors & mandates 8 directors
Current directors & mandates
  • Caroline Crèvecoeur
    Director
    State Gazette act 25114791 (10-09-2025)
    Current
    10-09-2025 → present
  • John Cockerill ServicesLegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: Nicolas Andrivon
    State Gazette act 25114791 (10-09-2025)
    Current
    10-09-2025 → present
  • Véronique Sorlet
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 25114791 (10-09-2025)
    Current
    10-09-2025 → present
  • Brigitte Coppens
    Director
    State Gazette act 23024530 (20-02-2023)
    Current
    20-02-2023 → present
  • François Michel
    Director
    State Gazette act 23024530 (20-02-2023)
    Current
    21-06-2022 → present
    2 events
    • 20-02-2023 Appointed· Director
    • 21-06-2022 Appointed· Director
Former directors (3)
  • Bernard Serin
    Director
    State Gazette act 23024530 (20-02-2023)
    Former
    20-02-2023 → 10-09-2025
    2 events
    • 10-09-2025 Resigned· Director
    • 20-02-2023 Appointed· Director
  • Yves Honhon
    Director
    State Gazette act 23024530 (20-02-2023)
    Former
    20-02-2023 → 10-09-2025
    2 events
    • 10-09-2025 Resigned· Director
    • 20-02-2023 Appointed· Director
  • Jean-Luc Maurange
    Director
    State Gazette act 23024530 (20-02-2023)
    Former
    - → 20-02-2023
Full appointment history from the Belgian State Gazette. Permanent representatives are shown for corporate directors.This list is read straight from this company's published acts, not from the officer register.
Legal Structure
NACE primary Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies(70200)
Legal form Private foundation(026)
Incorporation24-01-2017
StatusActive
Postal code4100
Updates 3 events

A single timeline of everything that happened to this company, publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.

2025
10-09-2025
State Gazette act Director changes
2023
20-02-2023
State Gazette act Director changes
2018
10-07-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · volledig
Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 2 acts
All acts · 2 updated 11 months ago
2025
10-09-2025 3 directors appointed, 2 resigning, 1 reappointed Director changes
  • Nicolas Andrivon, Bestuurder
  • Véronique Sorlet, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • Caroline Crèvecoeur, Bestuurder
  • Yves Honhon, Bestuurder
  • Bernard Serin, Bestuurder
  • François Michel, Bestuurder
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2023
20-02-2023 5 directors appointed, 1 resigning, 3 reappointed Director changes
  • François Michel, Bestuurder
  • Bernard Serin, Bestuurder
  • Yves Honhon, Bestuurder
  • Brigitte Coppens, Bestuurder
  • François Michel, Bestuurder
  • Jean-Luc Maurange, Bestuurder
  • Bernard Serin, Bestuurder
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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies70200Overige adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsbeheer; adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering70220
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Names & trade names
Legal nameFR FONDATION JOHN COCKERILL
Registered office
Rue Jean Potier 1
4100 Seraing, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.
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