Summary
SMALS has been active since 1940 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show a net result of €0. Its net result ranks better than 31% of 568 sector peers (NACE 63, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).
History
On 10 February 1940, SMALS was incorporated.1 In 2007 the company took the name Smals.2 The registered office was moved to Brussel in 2010.3 Of the 19 current board members, Koen Snyders has served longest, since 2014.4 Turnover went from €321.6m in 2018 to €578.9m in 2025 and headcount from 1,781 to 2,223 full-time equivalents.5
Acts, filings and financial milestones
24-08
Gazette deed
Resignations: Alexandre Lesiw (director) and Thibaut Duvillier (director)Appointments: Karen De Sutter, Koen Snyders and 8 others12 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Alexandre Lesiw (director)
- Director resignation, Thibaut Duvillier (director)
- Director appointment, Karen De Sutter (director)
- Director appointment, Koen Snyders (director)
- Director appointment, Johan Van der Bruggen (director)
- Director appointment, Pedro Facon (director)
- Director appointment, Karine Moykens (director)
- Director appointment, Anne Vanderstappen (director)
- Director appointment, Steven Janssen (director)
- Director appointment, Ilse Waumans (director)
- Director appointment, Frederic Kubben (director)
- Director appointment, Bart Ketels (director)
21-08
Gazette deed
Resignation: Frederic Kubben (director)2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 17-06-2026
- Director resignation, Frederic Kubben (director)
17-10
Gazette deed
Resignation: Annelies Steeman (director)Appointments: Pascale Lambin, Christine Miclotte and 7 others11 facts ▸
- General meeting, 26-06-2025
- Director resignation, Annelies Steeman (director)
- Director appointment, Pascale Lambin (director)
- Director appointment, Christine Miclotte (director)
- Director appointment, Frank Robben (director)
- Director appointment, Vincent Mahieu (director)
- Director appointment, Jean-Marc Vandenbergh (director)
- Director appointment, De Wilde Stijn (director)
- Director appointment, Anne Kirsch (director)
- Director appointment, Francis Vyncke (director)
- Director appointment, Frederic Kubben (director)
16-07
Gazette deed
Appointments: VRC Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA, Vincent MAHIEU and 3 othersPermanent representative: Geert Keunen · Resignations: Sarah Scaillet, Jan Bertels and Jean Moureaux9 facts ▸
- Auditor appointment, VRC Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Geert Keunen
- Director resignation, Sarah Scaillet (director)
- Director resignation, Jan Bertels (director)
- Director resignation, Jean Moureaux (director)
- Director appointment, Vincent MAHIEU (director)
- Director appointment, Bart KETEL.S (director)
- Director appointment, Steven JANSSEN (director)
- Director appointment, Francis VYNCKE (director)
02-07
Gazette deed
Appointment: Stijn De Wilde (director)Amendment of the articles5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 21-02-2024
- Director appointment, Stijn De Wilde (director)
- Board meeting, 21-02-2024
- Other provision, “huishoudelijk reglement, goedkeuring van de voorgestelde wijzigingen” (deed in French)
- Amendment of the articles, 4:4
02-07
Gazette deed
Appointment: Stijn De Wilde (director)Amendment of the articles4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 21-02-2024
- Director appointment, Stijn De Wilde (director)
- Board meeting, 21-02-2024
- Amendment of the articles, 4:4
07-03
Gazette deed
Resignations: Pierre Vandervorst (director) and Anne Ottevaere (director)Appointment: Johan Van der Bruggen (director)4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-06-2023
- Director resignation, Pierre Vandervorst (director)
- Director resignation, Anne Ottevaere (director)
- Director appointment, Johan Van der Bruggen (director)
08-03
Gazette deed
Resignations: Jocelyne Julémont (director) and Benoît Collin (director)Appointment: Pedro Facon (director) · Amendment of the articles6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 14-12-2022
- Amendment of the articles
- General meeting, 08-02-2023
- Director resignation, Jocelyne Julémont (director)
- Director resignation, Benoît Collin (director)
- Director appointment, Pedro Facon (director)
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29-12
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 09-11-2022
- General meeting, 15-06-2022
- Amendment of the articles
05-08
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 15-06-2022
- Amendment of the articles
17-05
Gazette deed
Resignations: Axel Delvoie, Anne-Sophie Gillain and 2 othersAppointments: Jan Bertels, Annelies Steeman and 12 others · Permanent representative: Geert Keunen · Reappointments: Pierre Vandervorst, Thibaut Duvillier and 7 others31 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-02-2021
- Director resignation, Axel Delvoie (director)
- Director resignation, Anne-Sophie Gillain (director)
- Director appointment, Jan Bertels (director)
- Director appointment, Annelies Steeman (director)
- General meeting, 16-06-2021
- Director appointment, Jocelyne Julémont (director)
- Director appointment, Pascale Lambin (director)
- Director appointment, Christine Miclotte (director)
- Director appointment, Frank Robben (director)
- Director appointment, Sarah Scaillet (director)
- Director appointment, Jean-Marc Vandenbergh (director)
- +19 further facts in this act
06-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: Frank Van Massenhove (director)2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 19-06-2019
- Director resignation, Frank Van Massenhove (director)
02-04
Gazette deed
Resignations: Luc Vanneste (director) and Pierre POTS (director)Appointments: Jocelyne Julémont, Pascale LAMBIN and Luc WINTMOLDERS7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-10-2018
- Director resignation, Luc Vanneste (director)
- Director appointment, Jocelyne Julémont (director)
- General meeting, 13-02-2019
- Director resignation, Pierre POTS (director)
- Director appointment, Pascale LAMBIN (director)
- Director appointment, Luc WINTMOLDERS (director)
26-07
Gazette deed
Appointments: Pierre Vandervorst, Georges Carlens and 6 othersResignation: Anne Vanderstappen (director) · Reappointment: Anne Vanderstappen (director) · Permanent representative: Peter Lenoir13 facts ▸
- General meeting, 13-06-2018
- Director appointment, Pierre Vandervorst (director)
- Director appointment, Georges Carlens (director)
- Director appointment, Thibaut Duvillier (director)
- Director appointment, Axel Delvoie (director)
- Director appointment, Jean Moureaux (director)
- Director appointment, Koen Snyders (director)
- Director appointment, Anne-Sophie Gillain (director)
- Director resignation, Anne Vanderstappen (director)
- Director reappointment, Anne Vanderstappen (director)
- Amendment of the articles
- Auditor appointment, Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)
- +1 further fact in this act
26-07
Gazette deed
Resignation: Julien Van Geertsom (director)Appointments: Alexandre Lesiw (director) and Karine Moykens (director)4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-03-2018
- Director resignation, Julien Van Geertsom (director)
- Director appointment, Alexandre Lesiw (director)
- Director appointment, Karine Moykens (director)
29-08
Gazette deed
Resignations: Karel Deridder, Anne Ottevaere and 8 othersAppointments: Karel Deridder, Anne Ottevaere and 8 others21 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-06-2017
- Director resignation, Karel Deridder (director)
- Director resignation, Anne Ottevaere (director)
- Director resignation, Frank Van Massenhove (director)
- Director resignation, Pierre Pots (director)
- Director resignation, Jo De Cock (director)
- Director resignation, Christine Miclotte (director)
- Director resignation, Frank Robben (director)
- Director resignation, Sarah Scaillet (director)
- Director resignation, Jean-Marc Vandenbergh (director)
- Director resignation, Luc Vanneste (director)
- Director appointment, Karel Deridder (director)
- +9 further facts in this act
29-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Emmanuel Quintin (director)2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 19-03-2014
- Director resignation, Emmanuel Quintin (director)
30-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: François Florizoone (director)2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 08-06-2016
- Director resignation, François Florizoone (director)
09-12
Gazette deed
Appointment: Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren cvba (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Peter Lenoir · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-06-2015
- Auditor appointment, Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren cvba (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Peter Lenoir
- Mandate compensation, Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren cvba
26-05
Gazette deed
Resignations: Raphaël Jehotte (director) and Jacqueline De Baets (director)Appointments: Axel Delvoie, Pierre Pots and Anne Vanderstappen6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 11-03-2015
- Director resignation, Raphaël Jehotte (director)
- Director resignation, Jacqueline De Baets (director)
- Director appointment, Axel Delvoie (director)
- Director appointment, Pierre Pots (director)
- Director appointment, Anne Vanderstappen (director)
25-08
Gazette deed
Resignations: Pierre Vandervorst, Georges Carlens and 18 othersAppointments: Pierre Vandervorst, Georges Carlens and 19 others · Amendment of the articles48 facts ▸
- General meeting, 11-06-2014
- Amendment of the articles
- Director resignation, Pierre Vandervorst (director)
- Director resignation, Georges Carlens (director)
- Director resignation, Dirk Cuypers (director)
- Director resignation, Jacqueline De Baets (director)
- Director resignation, Marc De Block (director)
- Director resignation, Jo De Cock (director)
- Director resignation, Jan Deprest (director)
- Director resignation, Karel Deridder (director)
- Director resignation, Thibaut Duvilier (director)
- Director resignation, François Florizoone (director)
- +36 further facts in this act
14-08
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles · Resignations & appointmentsIncorporation3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 19-06-2013
- Amendment of the articles
- Incorporation, 12-04-1939
29-10
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Burg. CVBA Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren (commissaris ondernemingsrevisor)2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 18-10-2012
- Auditor reappointment, Burg. CVBA Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren (commissaris ondernemingsrevisor)
06-06
Gazette deed
Appointments: Frank Van Massenhove, Jean-Marc Vandenbergh and 3 othersResignations: Johan Verstraeten, Joël Livyns and Christophe Soil · Withdrawal: Pool van de Zeelieden Der Koopvaardij (member) · Member count17 facts ▸
- General meeting, 13-04-2011
- Director appointment, Frank Van Massenhove (director)
- General meeting, 15-06-2011
- Director appointment, Jean-Marc Vandenbergh (director)
- General meeting, 14-12-2011
- Director resignation, Johan Verstraeten (director and vice-chair)
- Director resignation, Joël Livyns (director)
- Director appointment, Anne Ottevaere (director)
- General meeting, 07-03-2012
- Member resignation, Pool van de Zeelieden Der Koopvaardij
- Director resignation, Christophe Soil (director)
- Director appointment, Thibaut Duvillier (director)
- +5 further facts in this act
24-05
Gazette deed
Resignation: Joël Livyns (director)Appointments: Christine Miclotte (director) and Joël Livyns (director) · Reappointments: Georges Carlens, Johan De Cock and 11 others · Approval19 facts ▸
- General meeting, 09-03-2011
- Director resignation, Joël Livyns (director)
- Director resignation, Joël Livyns (lid van het strategisch comité)
- Director appointment, Christine Miclotte (director)
- Director appointment, Joël Livyns (director)
- Director reappointment, Georges Carlens (director)
- Director reappointment, Johan De Cock (director)
- Director reappointment, François Florizoone (director)
- Director reappointment, Marc De Block (director)
- Director reappointment, Frank Robben (director)
- Director reappointment, Pierre Vandervorst (director)
- Director reappointment, Johan Verstraeten (director)
- +7 further facts in this act
28-07
Gazette deed
Resignation: Gabriel Perl (director)Appointment: Marc De Block (director) · Approval · Director discharge5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 16-06-2010
- Director resignation, Gabriel Perl (director)
- Director appointment, Marc De Block (director)
- Approval, “rekeningen”, 2009 (deed in Dutch)
- Director discharge, SMALS
26-05
Gazette deed
Registered officeRegistered-office move2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 18-11-2009
- Registered-office move, Fonsnylaan nummer 20 te 1060 Brussel
26-05
Gazette deed
Resignations: Karel Baeck (director) and Jan Gysen (director)Appointments: François Florizoone (director) and Georges Carlens (director) · Approval · Director discharge7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-03-2010
- Director resignation, Karel Baeck (director)
- Director resignation, Jan Gysen (director)
- Director appointment, François Florizoone (director)
- Director appointment, Georges Carlens (director)
- Approval, “rekeningen”, 2009 (deed in Dutch)
- Director discharge, Smals
21-09
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Burg. BVBA Goossens Gossart Joos (commissaris ondernemingsrevisor)1 fact ▸
- Auditor reappointment, Burg. BVBA Goossens Gossart Joos (commissaris ondernemingsrevisor)
21-09
Gazette deed
Resignations: Jacqueline De Baets (director) and Christophe Soil (director)Appointments: Jacqueline De Baets (director) and Christophe Soil (director)5 facts ▸
- General meeting
- Director resignation, Jacqueline De Baets (director)
- Director resignation, Christophe Soil (director)
- Director appointment, Jacqueline De Baets (director)
- Director appointment, Christophe Soil (director)
05-11
Gazette deed
Appointment: Dirk Cuypers (director)2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 12-09-2007
- Director appointment, Dirk Cuypers (director)
14-06
Gazette deed
Appointments: Karel Baeck, Johan De Cock and 20 othersResignation: Olivier De Cock (director) · Name change · Amendment of the articles31 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 13-12-2006
- Name change, Smals
- General meeting, 18-04-2007
- Amendment of the articles
- Director appointment, Karel Baeck (director)
- Director appointment, Johan De Cock (director)
- Director appointment, Michel Depoortere (director)
- Director appointment, Jan Gijsen (director)
- Director appointment, Joël Livyns (director)
- Director appointment, Gabriel Peri (director)
- Director appointment, Frank Robben (director)
- Director appointment, Pierre Vandervorst (director)
- +19 further facts in this act
06-03
Gazette deed
Appointment: Olivier PLASMAN (director)Admissions: OCMW Zingem, OCMW Aalst and 5 others9 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-12-2005
- Director appointment, Olivier PLASMAN (director)
- Member admission, OCMW Zingem
- Member admission, OCMW Aalst
- Member admission, CPAS de Tubize
- Member admission, CPAS de Hamoir
- Member admission, CPAS de Ouffet
- Member admission, OCMW Bonheiden
- Member admission, Vlaamse huisvestingsmaatschappij