SBL
Board
4 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, 1 auditor, no change since January 2026HEREMANS CONSULT BV
Chair and director, permanent representative Willem Héremans
chair appointed by deed of 04-05-2026
director current term since 18-04-2025
term until 18-04-2031
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 20-05-2026
UNAWATUNA BV
Director and managing director, permanent representative Veerle De Witte
director since 29-01-2024
managing director appointed by deed of 24-10-2024
term until 21-04-2028
also on the board of 6 other companies
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 20-05-2026
DMTS BV
Director, permanent representative Peter Demets
since 01-02-2025
term until 19-04-2030
also on the board of 13 other companies
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 20-05-2026
COREMA BV
Director, permanent representative Corneel De Maeyer
since 01-01-2026
term until 18-04-2031
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 20-05-2026
Statutory auditor, permanent representative Defoer Marleen
current term since 18-04-2025
term until 21-04-2028
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 20-05-2026
- UNAWATUNA
- Signing authorityThe articles say who may bind the company, for example by signing a contract.
- “De raad van bestuur bepaalt of de gedelegeerden voor het dagelijks bestuur alleen, dan wel gezamenlijk optreden. De gedelegeerden voor het…”deed of 12-01-2024
Permanent representatives 4
Mandates through the years
20 names, the dashed line is todayHEREMANS CONSULT BV
Director, Chair
Director, Chair
UNAWATUNA
Director, Managing director
Director, Managing director
DMTS
Director
Director
COREMA BV
Director
Director
EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
Statutory auditor
Statutory auditor
KAGEKASBIS BV
Director
Director
SCHOTTE Frans
Managing director
Managing director
ACSE
Director
Director
ASCE BV
Director
Director
VV Bestuurmaatschapppij BV
Director
Director
CERVINO CONSULTING
Director
Director
SG Management BVBA
Director
Director
VV Bestuursmaatschappij BVBA
Director
Director
Ernst & Young, Lippens & Rabaey Audit BV CVBA
Statutory auditor
Statutory auditor
Kagekas Bis BVBA
Director
Director
Grant Thornton, Lippens & Rabaey BV CVBA
Statutory auditor
Statutory auditor
Schotte Management N.V.
Director
Director
SG Management B.V.B.A.
Director
Director
VV Bestuursmaatschappij B.V.B.A.
Director
Director
LeadershipBoardEarlierRest of the termmandate already running before its first mentionend not dated
Mandates as a list
- HEREMANS CONSULT BV
- Director, appointed by deed of 22-05-2020, still in office
- Chair, appointed by deed of 04-05-2026, still in office
- UNAWATUNA
- Director, since before 31-12-2023
- Managing director, appointed by deed of 24-10-2024, still in office
- DMTS
- Director, since before 31-12-2024
- COREMA BV
- Director, since before 31-12-2025
- EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
- Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 24-04-2017, still in office
- KAGEKASBIS BV
- Director, from 13-04-2018 to 31-12-2025
- Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 02-06-2021, ended, last mentioned on 02-06-2021
- Managing director, appointed by deed of 02-06-2021, ended, last mentioned on 02-06-2021
- SCHOTTE Frans
- Director, appointed by deed of 22-10-2014, until 12-05-2021
- Managing director, appointed by deed of 22-10-2014, until 12-05-2021
- Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 14-05-2021, until 12-05-2021
- Managing director, until 31-12-2025
- ACSE
- Director, from before 31-12-2024 to 12-09-2025
- ASCE BV
- Director, until 12-09-2025
- VV Bestuurmaatschapppij BV
- Director, until 21-05-2024
- CERVINO CONSULTING
- Director, from before 31-12-2021 to 16-09-2023
- Managing director, appointed by deed of 07-04-2022, ended, last mentioned on 07-04-2022
- SG Management BVBA
- Managing director, appointed by deed of 17-04-2012, last mentioned in 2018
- Director, from 13-04-2018 to 14-05-2021
- Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 22-05-2020, ended, last mentioned on 22-05-2020
- Standaard Boekhandel N.V.
- Director, from before 13-04-2012 to 05-05-2020
- Chair, from before 31-05-2012 to 05-05-2020
- VV Bestuursmaatschappij BVBA
- Director, from 13-04-2018, no longer listed in the 2025 annual accounts
- Ernst & Young, Lippens & Rabaey Audit BV CVBA
- Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 31-05-2013, until 08-04-2016
- Kagekas Bis BVBA
- Director, until 01-07-2014
- Grant Thornton, Lippens & Rabaey BV CVBA
- Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 15-06-2010, until 12-04-2013
- Schotte Management N.V.
- Director, from before 13-04-2012, last mentioned in 2012
- SG Management B.V.B.A.
- Director, from before 13-04-2012, last mentioned in 2012
- VV Bestuursmaatschappij B.V.B.A.
- Director, from before 13-04-2012, no longer listed in the 2025 annual accounts
Control
Parent
Equity €75.4m
Profit €6.8m in 2025 (profit €4.8m in 2024)
Checked score 95
99.85%
This company
SBL
Equity €4.0m
Profit €208,278 in 2025
Further up the chainZUIDNEDERLANDSE UITGEVERIJ 99.99%
Capital
- Capital
- €65,000
- Shares
- 650
- Contribution per share
- €100
- Equity per share
- €6,140 in 2025
- Source
- deed of 12-01-2024
Owners through the years
as the annual accounts name themOwners as a list
- STANDAARD BOEKHANDEL
- ZUIDNEDERLANDSE UITGEVERIJ
- GUNA'S
Source: shareholder structure in its own accounts, parent in its own accounts
Articles of association
deed of 12-01-2024 (in Dutch)- DurationMost companies exist for an unlimited period, until they are dissolved.
- Unlimited
- Board ruleThese rules set how the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
- At least 3 directors“Algemene vergadering kan mandaat elke bestuurder te allen tijde zonder opgave redenen met onmiddellijke ingang beëindigen”“Raad kiest uit midden voorzitter, raad kan ondervoorzitter benoemen”
- Kind of sharesThe articles set which classes of shares exist and what rights each class carries.
- “Aandeelhouder kan elk ogenblik op kosten omzetting aandelen op naam vragen, vruchtgebruiker en blote eigenaar afzonderlijk ingeschreven met…”
- Annual meetingThe shareholders approve the annual accounts, among other things, at the annual meeting.
- Second Friday of April at 14:30
Shareholders
2 ownersOwners 2
- STANDAARD BOEKHANDELparentEquity €75.4m Profit of €6.8m in 2025 (profit of €4.8m in 2024) Checked score 9599.85%
- Equity €51.4m Profit of €8.8m in 2025 (profit of €26.0m in 2024) Checked score 97Sourceown accounts 20250.15%