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SOCOFE

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Public limited companyfounded 2000active for 26 yearsAvenue Maurice-Destenay 13, 4000 Liège, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0472.085.439
Summary

SOCOFE 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 €886.1m and a net result of €64.5m. Equity is growing by about 6.1% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 89% of 2,969 sector peers (NACE 64, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 2000 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

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History

On 9 June 2000, SOCOFE was incorporated.1 The capital was increased 5 times between 2014 and 2026, most recently to €700.4m.234 Of the 25 current board members, Alain JEUNEHOMME has served longest, since 2018.5 Total assets went from €471.7m in 2018 to €908.6m in 2025 and headcount from 3.8 to 6.1 full-time equivalents.6

  1. 1KBO (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises)
  2. 2Belgian Official Gazette, 27-06-2014
  3. 3Belgian Official Gazette, 24-12-2024
  4. 4Belgian Official Gazette, 16-03-2026
  5. 5Belgian Official Gazette, 22-07-2024
  6. 6National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, financial year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
17-07
Gazette deed Appointments: Laura CRAPANZANO, Martin JADIN and 2 others
Resignations: Déborah GERADON, Cédric GILLIS and 2 others11 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 20-05-2026
  • Director appointment, Laura CRAPANZANO (director)
  • Director resignation, Déborah GERADON (director)
  • Director appointment, Martin JADIN (director)
  • Other statement, 20-05-2026
  • Director appointment, Martin FRANCOIS (director)
  • Director resignation, Cédric GILLIS (director)
  • Director appointment, Xavier PAPIER (director)
  • Director resignation, Christophe BONCHOUX (director)
  • Board meeting, 18-06-2026
  • Director resignation, F. COLLARD (director)
11-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2025 · consolidated
10-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2025 · full format
16-03
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
Capital increase · Capital contribution · Bank account27 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 12-03-2026
  • Other statement, “décision unanime des actionnaires, renonciation aux rapports” (deed in French)
  • Capital increase, €102,000,000
  • Other statement, “absence d’émission d’actions nouvelles” (deed in French)
  • Other statement, “connaissance de l’opération par tous les actionnaires, parfaite” (deed in French)
  • Capital contribution, €20,976,204
  • Capital contribution, €25,749,591
  • Capital contribution, €1,137,049
  • Capital contribution, €271,651
  • Capital contribution, €2,718,065
  • Capital contribution, €447,781
  • Capital contribution, €23,862,079
  • +15 further facts in this act
04-02
Gazette deed Resignation: Christophe BONCHOUX (director)
Appointment: Xavier PAPIER (director)4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 13-11-2025
  • Director resignation, Christophe BONCHOUX (director)
  • Other statement, “administrateur, proposition de candidature” (deed in French)
  • Director appointment, Xavier PAPIER (director)
2025
07-11
Gazette deed Resignation: Cédric GILLIS (director)
Appointment: Martin FRANCOIS (director) · Power of attorney3 facts ▸
  • Director resignation, Cédric GILLIS (director)
  • Director appointment, Martin FRANCOIS (director)
  • Power of attorney, Emmanuelle ROLAND
09-07
Gazette deed Resignations: Déborah GERADON (director) and Benoit VERWILGHEN (director)
Appointments: Joris LAENEN (director) and RSM INTERAUDIT SRL (statutory auditor)6 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 07-04-2025
  • General meeting, 21-05-2025
  • Director resignation, Déborah GERADON (director)
  • Director appointment, Joris LAENEN (director)
  • Director resignation, Benoit VERWILGHEN (director)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM INTERAUDIT SRL (statutory auditor)
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2024 · full format
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2024 · consolidated
2024
31-12
Financial Highest result from 2018 to 2025net €66.3m ▲8.5%
Net result €66.3m, the highest in the series.
24-12
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
Capital increase · Share issue · Capital8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 20-12-2024
  • Capital increase, €8,014,515
  • Share issue, “nouvelles actions de catégorie B entièrement libérées” (deed in French)
  • Capital, €598,368,922
  • Amendment of the articles, “5 ter” (deed in French)
  • Power of attorney, Conseil d'administration
  • Amendment of the articles, 5
  • Contribution in kind, 8.014.515 EUR
24-10
Gazette deed Resignation: B. VERWILGHEN (director)
Appointment: J. LAENEN (director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 26-09-2024
  • Director resignation, B. VERWILGHEN (director)
  • Director appointment, J. LAENEN (director)
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22-07
Gazette deed Reappointments: Florence HERRY, Jean-Claude MARCOURT and 9 others
Appointments: Christine DEFRAIGNE, Grégory DEMAL and 9 others24 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2024
  • Board meeting, 20-06-2024
  • Director reappointment, Florence HERRY (director)
  • Director reappointment, Jean-Claude MARCOURT (director)
  • Director reappointment, Josly PIETTE (director)
  • Director appointment, Christine DEFRAIGNE (director)
  • Director appointment, Grégory DEMAL (director)
  • Director appointment, Noélie DETIENNE (director)
  • Director appointment, Déborah GERADON (director)
  • Director reappointment, Alain JEUNEHOMME (director)
  • Director reappointment, Philippe LALLEMAND (director)
  • Director reappointment, Bernard THIRY (director)
  • +12 further facts in this act
06-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · consolidated
06-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · full format
2023
22-12
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
Capital increase · Capital · Power of attorney6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-12-2023
  • Capital increase, €102,440,762
  • Capital, €590,354,407
  • Amendment of the articles
  • Power of attorney, Christine WERA
  • Power of attorney, SOCOFE
16-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · consolidated
15-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · full format
19-04
Gazette deed Resignations: Didier DONFUT (director) and A. PALMANS (director)
Appointments: C. MAZZA (director) and J.-C. MARCOURT (director)7 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 26-01-2023
  • Director resignation, Didier DONFUT (director)
  • Director resignation, Didier DONFUT (vice-chair)
  • Board meeting, 06-03-2023
  • Director appointment, C. MAZZA (director)
  • Director resignation, A. PALMANS (director)
  • Director appointment, J.-C. MARCOURT (director)
2022
20-06
Gazette deed Appointment: RSM INTERAUDIT SRL (statutory auditor)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 18-05-2022
  • Auditor appointment, RSM INTERAUDIT SRL (statutory auditor)
14-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · full format
14-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · consolidated
19-04
Gazette deed Resignations: Jean COMPERE (director and chair of the board) and Jean-Pierre HANSEN (director)
Appointments: Bernard THIRY (director) and Bruno GEMENNE (director)7 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 20-01-2022
  • Director resignation, Jean COMPERE (director and chair of the board)
  • Director appointment, Bernard THIRY (director)
  • Director appointment, Bernard THIRY (chair of the board)
  • Board meeting, 24-03-2022
  • Director resignation, Jean-Pierre HANSEN (director)
  • Director appointment, Bruno GEMENNE (director)
2021
31-12
Financial Liquidity more than doublescurrent ratio 4.99
Current ratio from 2.12 to 4.99.
27-12
Gazette deed Resignations: Julien COMPERE (director) and Jean-Paul PARMENTIER (director)
Appointment: Benoit VERWILGHEN (director)8 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 30-09-2021
  • Director resignation, Julien COMPERE (director)
  • Director resignation, Julien COMPERE (chair of the board)
  • Board meeting, 09-12-2021
  • Director resignation, Jean-Paul PARMENTIER (director)
  • Director resignation, Jean-Paul PARMENTIER (membre du comité d'audit)
  • Director appointment, Benoit VERWILGHEN (director)
  • Director appointment, Benoit VERWILGHEN (membre du comité d'audit)
11-06
Gazette deed Appointments: PwC Réviseurs d'entreprises SRL (statutory auditor) and RSM InterAudit SC (statutory auditor)
Resignation: ETHIAS SA (director)4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-05-2021
  • Auditor appointment, PwC Réviseurs d'entreprises SRL (statutory auditor)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM InterAudit SC (statutory auditor)
  • Director resignation, ETHIAS SA (director)
2020
07-12
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-11-2020
  • Amendment of the articles (4 times)
19-10
Gazette deed Resignation: Claude GREGOIRE (directeur général)
Appointment: Jean-Marie BREBAN (directeur général)4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 04-06-2020
  • Board meeting, 25-06-2020
  • Director resignation, Claude GREGOIRE (directeur général)
  • Director appointment, Jean-Marie BREBAN (directeur général)
04-08
Gazette deed Resignation: Olivier DEBROEK (director)
Appointment: Jean-François NUYTTENS (director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 23-04-2020
  • Director resignation, Olivier DEBROEK (director)
  • Director appointment, Jean-François NUYTTENS (director)
22-01
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
Capital increase · Share issue · Capital17 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-12-2019
  • Capital increase, €217,961,170
  • Share issue, “actions nouvelles sans désignation de valeur nominale”, 96902 (deed in French)
  • Amendment of the articles, 1
  • Amendment of the articles, 2
  • Capital, €487,913,645
  • Amendment of the articles, “5 TER” (deed in French)
  • Amendment of the articles, 6
  • Amendment of the articles, 9
  • Amendment of the articles, 13
  • Amendment of the articles, 14
  • Amendment of the articles, 17
  • +5 further facts in this act
20-01
Gazette deed Resignation: Stéphane MOREAU (director)
Appointment: Jean-Pierre HANSEN (director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 21-11-2019
  • Director resignation, Stéphane MOREAU (director)
  • Director appointment, Jean-Pierre HANSEN (director)
2019
31-12
Financial Liquidity more than doublescurrent ratio 3.91
Current ratio from 1.45 to 3.91; short-term debt falls from €24.8m to €17.9m.
31-12
Financial Equity above €500mequity €685.3m ▲53.4%
A profit in every financial year since 2018 builds equity to €685.3m.
15-07
Gazette deed Appointments: PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor) and RSM InterAudit (statutory auditor)
Permanent representatives: Isabelle RASMONT, Thierry LEJUSTE and Céline ARNAUD · Mandate compensation8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2019
  • Auditor appointment, PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Isabelle RASMONT
  • Auditor appointment, RSM InterAudit (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Thierry LEJUSTE
  • Permanent representative, Céline ARNAUD
  • Mandate compensation, PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises
  • Mandate compensation, RSM InterAudit
24-04
Gazette deed Resignation: Arnaud FRIPPIAT (director)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 22-11-2018
  • Director resignation, Arnaud FRIPPIAT (director)
29-01
Gazette deed Appointments: Michael VAN DEN KERKHOVE, François FRANSSEN and Fabian COLLARD
Amendment of the articles5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 20-12-2018
  • Amendment of the articles (9 times)
  • Director appointment, Michael VAN DEN KERKHOVE (director)
  • Director appointment, François FRANSSEN (director)
  • Director appointment, Fabian COLLARD (director)
2018
16-11
Gazette deed Appointments: Michaël VAN DEN KERKHOVE (director) and Claude GREGOIRE (directeur général)
3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 20-09-2018
  • Director appointment, Michaël VAN DEN KERKHOVE (director)
  • Director appointment, Claude GREGOIRE (directeur général)
07-09
Gazette deed Resignations: André GILLES, Claude GREGOIRE and 14 others
Appointments: Stéphanie DE SIMONE, Florence HERRY and 16 others35 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 29-06-2018
  • Director resignation, André GILLES (chair)
  • Director resignation, Claude GREGOIRE (managing director)
  • Director resignation, Maurice BAYENET (director)
  • Director resignation, Julien COMPERE (director)
  • Director resignation, Marc DEBOIS (director)
  • Director resignation, Marc DECONINCK (director)
  • Director resignation, Dominique DRION (director)
  • Director resignation, Arnaud FRIPPIAT (director)
  • Director resignation, Alain JEUNEHOMME (director)
  • Director resignation, Stéphane MOREAU (director)
  • Director resignation, Josly PIETTE (director)
  • +23 further facts in this act
04-01
Gazette deed Resignation: Cyprien DEVILERS (director)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 11-12-2017
  • Director resignation, Cyprien DEVILERS (director)
2017
14-12
Gazette deed Resignations: Florence REUTER (director) and Valérie DE BUE (director)
3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 13-11-2017
  • Director resignation, Florence REUTER (director)
  • Director resignation, Valérie DE BUE (director)
16-10
Gazette deed Resignations: Anne VEREECKE (director) and Valérie DE BUE (director)
Appointment: Florence REUTER (director)5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 26-06-2017
  • Board meeting, 25-09-2017
  • Director resignation, Anne VEREECKE (director)
  • Director resignation, Valérie DE BUE (director)
  • Director appointment, Florence REUTER (director)
10-07
Gazette deed Resignation: Claude DURIEUX (director)
Reappointment: Claude GREGOIRE (director) · Appointment: Claude GREGOIRE (managing director)4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-05-2017
  • Director resignation, Claude DURIEUX (director)
  • Director reappointment, Claude GREGOIRE (director)
  • Director appointment, Claude GREGOIRE (managing director)
23-05
Gazette deed Resignations: Philippe Lallemand, Alain MATHOT and Jean-François ESCARMELLE
4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 20-03-2017
  • Director resignation, Philippe Lallemand (director)
  • Director resignation, Alain MATHOT (director)
  • Director resignation, Jean-François ESCARMELLE (director)
18-01
Gazette deed Resignation: Jean SEQUARIS (director)
1 fact ▸
  • Director resignation, Jean SEQUARIS (director)
2016
20-07
Gazette deed Appointments: PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises (commissaire réviseur) and RSM InterAudit (commissaire réviseur)
Permanent representatives: Isabelle RASMONT, Thierry LEJUSTE and Céline ARNAUD · Auditor fee clause10 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 18-05-2016
  • Auditor appointment, PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises (commissaire réviseur (comptes sociaux))
  • Permanent representative, Isabelle RASMONT (2 times)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM InterAudit (commissaire réviseur (comptes sociaux))
  • Permanent representative, Thierry LEJUSTE (2 times)
  • Permanent representative, Céline ARNAUD (2 times)
  • Auditor appointment, PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises (commissaire réviseur (comptes consolidés))
  • Auditor appointment, RSM InterAudit (commissaire réviseur (comptes consolidés))
  • Auditor fee clause, “IRE contribution” (deed in French)
  • Auditor fee clause, “Annual indexation” (deed in French)
14-03
Gazette deed Resignation: Françoise DEMEUSE (director)
Appointment: Valérie DEBUE (director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 29-06-2015
  • Director resignation, Françoise DEMEUSE (director)
  • Director appointment, Valérie DEBUE (director)
2015
18-02
Gazette deed Resignations: Willy BORSUS (director) and Eric VAN CAPPELLEN (director)
Appointments: Amaud FRIPPIAT (director) and Cyprien DEVILERS (director)5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 17-11-2014
  • Director resignation, Willy BORSUS (director)
  • Director resignation, Eric VAN CAPPELLEN (director)
  • Director appointment, Amaud FRIPPIAT (director)
  • Director appointment, Cyprien DEVILERS (director)
2014
30-07
Gazette deed Resignation: Roger SOBRY (director)
Appointment: Alain JEUNEHOMME (director) · Director discharge4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 21-05-2014
  • Director resignation, Roger SOBRY (director)
  • Director discharge, Roger SOBRY
  • Director appointment, Alain JEUNEHOMME (director)
27-06
Gazette deed Capital & shares
Capital increase · Capital · Amendment of the articles4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 11-06-2014
  • Capital increase, €155,249,475
  • Capital, €269,952,475
  • Amendment of the articles
2013
06-08
Gazette deed Appointments: RSM InterAudit, Olivier VANDERIJST and 2 others
Resignations: J.P. LABILLE, M. MOTTARD and Y. BINON · Director discharge11 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2013
  • Auditor appointment, RSM InterAudit (statutory auditor) (2 times)
  • Director resignation, J.P. LABILLE (director)
  • Director resignation, M. MOTTARD (director)
  • Director resignation, Y. BINON (director)
  • Director discharge, J.P. LABILLE
  • Director discharge, M. MOTTARD
  • Director discharge, Y. BINON
  • Director appointment, Olivier VANDERIJST (director)
  • Director appointment, Stéphane MOREAU (director)
  • Director appointment, Willy BORSUS (director)
27-02
Gazette deed Resignation: J.P. LABILLE (director)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 28-01-2013
  • Director resignation, J.P. LABILLE (director)
10-01
Gazette deed Reappointments: BAYENET Maurice, BINON Yves and 20 others
23 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 14-05-2012
  • Director reappointment, BAYENET Maurice (director)
  • Director reappointment, BINON Yves (director)
  • Director reappointment, COMPERE Julien (director)
  • Director reappointment, DEBOIS Marc (director)
  • Director reappointment, DECONINCK Marc (director)
  • Director reappointment, DEMEUSE Françoise (director)
  • Director reappointment, DRION Dominique (director)
  • Director reappointment, DURIEUX Claude (director)
  • Director reappointment, ESCARMELLE Jean-François (director)
  • Director reappointment, GILLES André (director)
  • Director reappointment, LABILLE Jean-Pascal (director)
  • +11 further facts in this act
2012
13-03
Gazette deed Resignation: Olivier CHASTEL (director)
Appointments: Y. BINON (director) and J. COMPERE (director)4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 19-12-2011
  • Director resignation, Olivier CHASTEL (director)
  • Director appointment, Y. BINON (director)
  • Director appointment, J. COMPERE (director)
2011
30-06
Gazette deed Appointments: Claude GREGOIRE, ETHIAS S.A. and Alain MATHOT
Resignations: ETHIAS VIE S.A. (director) and Gilbert VAN BOUCHAUTE (director)6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 18-05-2011
  • Director appointment, Claude GREGOIRE (managing director)
  • Director resignation, ETHIAS VIE S.A.
  • Director appointment, ETHIAS S.A. (director)
  • Director resignation, Gilbert VAN BOUCHAUTE
  • Director appointment, Alain MATHOT (director)
2010
06-07
Gazette deed Appointment: RSM InterAudit (statutory auditor)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-05-2010
  • Auditor appointment, RSM InterAudit (statutory auditor)
16-04
Gazette deed Appointment: A. GILLES (chair of the board)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 14-09-2009
  • Director appointment, A. GILLES (chair of the board)
2008
14-07
Gazette deed Appointments: Georges PIRE, André GILLES and Jean-François ESCARMELLE
Resignations: MC CONNECT, SPRL SGM and SPRL Gestion Innovation7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-05-2008
  • Director appointment, Georges PIRE (director)
  • Director appointment, André GILLES (director)
  • Director appointment, Jean-François ESCARMELLE (director)
  • Director resignation, MC CONNECT (director)
  • Director resignation, SPRL SGM (director)
  • Director resignation, SPRL Gestion Innovation (director)
03-06
Gazette deed Amendment of the articles · Miscellaneous
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-05-2008
  • Amendment of the articles
2007
06-07
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
Capital increase · Share buyback4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-06-2007
  • Capital increase
  • Share buyback, EUR, “18 mois” (deed in French)
  • Amendment of the articles
07-06
Gazette deed Resignation: Dirk GYSELINCK (director)
Appointment: Eric VAN CAPPELLEN (director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 26-02-2007
  • Director resignation, Dirk GYSELINCK (director)
  • Director appointment, Eric VAN CAPPELLEN (director)
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 48 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all are under Financials.
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