Summary
FN Browning Group is a financial institution. The bankruptcy model is trained on trading and manufacturing companies and does not apply here. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €501.3m and a net result of €180.5m. Equity has been stable since 2018 (±1.1% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 61% of 3,032 sector peers (NACE 64, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 1991 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 03-06-1991 Normal situation
- Registered office
- 10 active companies are registered at this address Source: KBO register, as of 4 November 2026.
- Activity
- Activities of holding companies NACE 64210and 1 other
- Joint committee
- 200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden · annual accounts 2022
- Establishment unit
- 2.054.161.179 4040 Herstal, since 13-09-1991
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable
Board and ownership
Board
- J. CompèreManaging director
- Julien CompèreManaging director
- I.M.C.S.Daily manager · permanent representative Philippe Claessens
Shareholders
- Wallonie Entreprendre100%annual accounts 2025
- Holdings
- Shares in 10 companies including BROWNING and FN HERSTAL
Financial position
Financial institution: outside the modelBankruptcy probability: sector outside the model
Annual accounts 2025
- Profit
- €180.5m
- ▲ 765%
- Equity
- €501.3m
- ▲ 104%
- Total assets
- €689.0m
- ▲ 117%
- Employees on 31-12-2025
- 33
- ▲ 22.2%
Equity +104%: capital increaseStandalone figures, without subsidiaries
Signalslowers riskGrowing equityneutralLatest accounts filed on timeShow the evidence
Checked score
Outside the general model
Model not applicable to financial institutions
The Checked score measures liquidity, leverage and margins against the norms for trading and manufacturing companies. A bank, insurer or financial holding has a very different balance sheet. Those ratios and the score mean nothing here. So there is no financial strength either.
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
The company is a financial institution: a bank, insurer or financial holding. Its balance sheet works differently from that of a trading or manufacturing company. A bankruptcy probability from the general model would mislead here.
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Signals
Two signals.
lowers riskneutral
lowers risk · Growing equity
Reported equity is higher than in 2023 and did not fall compared with 2024. These amounts do not establish the cause of the change.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €501.3m
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 22-06-2026, 39 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
39 days early
2024
31 days early
2023
48 days early
2022
35 days early
2021
47 days early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 5 accounts on average 40 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 64), the median for financial year 2024 was 14 days before the deadline, and 28% of those companies filed late.
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neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 22 June (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
05-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
Key points
- Positive: Result rose in 2025from €20.9m to €180.5m ▲ 765% View
- Positive: Largest company by total assets in Herstal, Finance and insurance sectorin the Checked rankings No. 1 View
- Positive: 8 profitable years in a rowprofit 2025: €180.5m 8 years View
- Positive: Always filed on timeaccounts within the deadline every year 5 years View
Recent changes
- · Gazette deed Appointment: Lionel BLANCHARD (director)Resignation: Laurent BURTON (director)
- · Gazette deed Capital increase of €100,000,000 to €302,127,276Capital from €202,127,276 to €302,127,276, 4,033,884 new shares · WALLONIE ENTREPRENDRE is a shareholder
- · Gazette deed Appointment: PWC Reviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
Companies linked to FN Browning Group
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as FN Browning Group: activities of holding companies (NACE 64210). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €213m and €1.9bn, founded between 1980 and 2003.
| Company | Total assets | Turnover |
|---|---|---|
| FN Browning Group Herstal | €689.0m | €18.3m |
| De Cronos Groep Kontich | €435.2m | €37.1m |
| Drylock Technologies Zele | €774.0m | €14.1m |
| SOUDAL HOLDING Turnhout | €497.4m | €7.8m |
| Jensen Group Wetteren | €213.0m | €29.5m |
| SARENS BESTUUR Meise | €507.9m | €29.2m |
| Gimv Antwerpen | €1,895.7m | €8.6m |
Key facts about FN Browning Group
- What is the company number of FN Browning Group?
- The company number of FN Browning Group is 0444.340.370. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0444.340.370.
- Where is FN Browning Group based?
- The registered office is at Voie de Liège 33, 4040 Herstal.Company details
- What does FN Browning Group do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is activities of holding companies (NACE 64210).
- What is the legal form of FN Browning Group?
- The legal form of FN Browning Group is Public limited company (NV).
- When was FN Browning Group founded?
- FN Browning Group was founded on 03-06-1991.
- Is FN Browning Group still active?
- Yes, FN Browning Group is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does FN Browning Group have?
- FN Browning Group had an average of 29.3 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does FN Browning Group fall under?
- In its 2022 annual accounts, FN Browning Group states joint committee 200 (Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden).
- What is the turnover of FN Browning Group?
- The turnover of FN Browning Group was €18.3m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is FN Browning Group profitable?
- In financial year 2025, FN Browning Group made a profit of €180.5m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of FN Browning Group?
- FN Browning Group filed 69 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of FN Browning Group due?
- FN Browning Group must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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