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SGS BELGIUM

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Public limited companyfounded 1958active for 68 yearsNoorderlaan 87, 2030 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0404.882.750
Summary

SGS BELGIUM has been active since 1958 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €41.2m and a net result of €15.4m. Equity is shrinking by about 24% per year and would, assuming unchanged policy, indicatively turn negative around financial year 2026. Its solvency ranks better than 31% of 868 sector peers (NACE 71, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Overview

Activity
Other technical testing and analysis
NACE 71209
Largest employer in the province of Antwerp, Professional and technical services sector32 sites
Size
€226.0mturnover 2024
Staff
1,396.1 FTE
Equity
€41.2m
Profit
€15.4m
Standalone figures, without subsidiaries
Financial health
87 Excellent Checked score 2024
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.2%
Structure
Parent
SGS SOCIETE GENERALE DE SURVAILLANCE · 100%
Holdings
5
Accounts filed 35 days late2 of 48 deeds read
Why 87raises riskLiquidity: current ratio 1.75, cash €591,766, halvedLatest accounts 35 days late; 2 of the last 3 latelowers riskSize: turnover €243.6m, 1,394.7 FTE, total assets €159.0m, files consolidated accountsFounded in 1958Show the evidence

Checked score

Score 2024
87 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially better than 47% of its sector peers (NACE 71, large)
Financial strength · tick = 2023
Average
Solvency 51+1
equity 26.4% of total assets
Liquidity 32+1
short-term debt 40.7% · cash 1.2%
Profitability 74-1
return on assets 9.8%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 2 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.1% (34 companies, NACE 71, large)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.1% 12-2024: 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.2%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.1%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026lowest value 03-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: 0.2%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 09-2026highest value
Credit of up to €3,550,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.85, compared with 2.01 in 2023, above the usual 1.5; short-term debt: 40.7% and cash: 1.2% of total assets), but 73.6% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
How it is calculated

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 10 more points roughly halve it:

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 71, large): better than 15% on solvency, 36% on liquidity, 82% on profitability and 55% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 14-10-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 1.75, cash €591,766, halved
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Size: turnover €243.6m, 1,394.7 FTE, total assets €159.0m, files consolidated accounts
Companies of this size fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Latest accounts 35 days late; 2 of the last 3 late
NBB · filings
lowers risk · Founded in 1958
Companies that have existed this long fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
neutral · A punctual record breaks
This company filed 4 consecutive financial years on time. The year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 04-09-2026, 35 days late. Weigh it accordingly: of the companies that move to filing 1 to 90 days late, 1.41% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, below the 1.66% of all filers. It is a change in behaviour, not evidence of elevated risk.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
35 days late
2024
23 days early
2023
23 days early
2022
4 days early
2021
13 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 6 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 71) for financial year 2024 is 8 days before the deadline, and 34% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
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 18 July (4 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
15-10-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · unclassified…
  2. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · full…
  3. Resignation: R. Oostrom (director)Reappointments: Malcolm Reid (director) and…

Key points

  • Positive: Largest employer in the province of Antwerp, Professional and technical services sectorin the Checked rankings No. 1 View
  • Positive: 4 years of growth in a rowturnover 2024: €226.0m 4 years View
  • Board changedlatest change 31-08-2026 · 3 in office 1 joined · 1 left View
  • Heads a groupcompanies controlled · known shareholders 100% 5 View
  • Active since 1958founded 27-01-1958 68 years View
  • EU supportawarded from 2022 to 2025 €865,853 View

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Financials

Financial year
2024
Turnover
€226.0m
Profit
€15.4m
Solvency
26.4%
Turnover▲ 1.3%
Net result
20182024
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Board & ownership

Board
3 members
Largest shareholder
SGS SOCIETE GENERALE DE… · 100%
Known shareholders
100%
  • Kristof Van HoeckeDirector
  • Johan PypeDirector
  • Malcolm ReidDirector
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Timeline

Events
77
Since
1978
Next accounts
by 31-07-2027
  1. 24-07-2025Permanent representatives: Anke Verrijssen and Filip Lozie
  2. 08-07-2025Annual accounts filed
  3. 08-07-2025Annual accounts filed
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Company details

Sites
32
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Other technical testing and analysisNACE 71209
Founded
27-01-1958
Year ends
31-12
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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