The Merode

Active

Public limited companyfounded 2004active for 21 yearsPoelaertplein 6, 1000 Brussel, Belgium25 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0870.366.647

Summary

The Merode has been active since 2004 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €40,581 and a net result of €23,724, of which €3.7m non-recurring income. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 10% of 298 sector peers (NACE 90, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.8% (low).

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The MerodeActiveChecked score 68/100

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Directors

2 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, no change since 2026

Board 2

MAES Jean-Philippe

Director · since 19-05-2017

Current

PANI Bruno

Director · since 28-06-2023

Current

1 not recently confirmed

Still in office according to the deeds, but no deed of the last six years confirms the mandate. Mandates like this have often ended since, in a deed we have not read yet.

P1 Consult SPRL

Director · since 07-06-2018 · Legal entity · permanent representative: Bruno Pani

Not recently confirmed

Day-to-day management 1

PANI Bruno

Managing director · since 28-06-2023

Current

1 not recently confirmed

Still in office according to the deeds, but no deed of the last six years confirms the mandate. Mandates like this have often ended since, in a deed we have not read yet.

P1 Consult SPRL

Managing director · since 08-06-2018 · Legal entity · permanent representative: Bruno Pani

Not recently confirmed

Permanent representatives 1

Bruno Pani

Permanent representative · since 07-06-2018 · for P1 Consult SPRL

Not recently confirmed

Derived from published Gazette deeds. The KBO keeps the official list of office holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ. See the directors and other office holders in the KBO →

Mandate history

12 people since 2011, 3 in office

All 12 In office 3 Ended 9

Board
Day-to-day management
Statutory auditor
not recently confirmed
began earlier

Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name	Functions and periods
PANI Bruno	Manager, from 24-09-2014 to 05-12-2014 Director, from 05-12-2014 to 07-06-2018 Managing director, from 05-12-2014 to 07-06-2018 Director, from 28-06-2023 to date Managing director, from 28-06-2023 to date
MAES Jean-Philippe	Director, from 19-05-2017 to date
P1 Consult SPRL	Director, from 07-06-2018 not ended, last confirmed 10-01-2019 Managing director, from 08-06-2018 not ended, last confirmed 10-01-2019
STAS Bernard	Director, from 05-12-2014 to 26-08-2024 Daily management delegate, until 31-07-2026
de MÉVIUS Gregoire Gaston Marie Ghislain	Director, from 05-12-2014 to 19-05-2017
Soc. Civ. SCRL BDO Réviseurs d'Entreprises	Statutory auditor, from 24-09-2014 to 10-04-2015
Frédéric BARZIN	Manager, from 16-10-2013 to 24-09-2014
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Réviseurs d'Entreprises SCCRL	Auditor, from 04-10-2011 to 24-09-2014
Sebastien SOHL	Manager, from 16-10-2013 to 24-09-2014
Marie-Eve Nyssen	Manager, until 31-07-2014
Jean-Pierre Van Oost	Manager, from 26-07-2011 to 16-10-2013
Marlène Fargues	Manager, until 26-07-2011

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Owners and capital

Owners

1 owner

Owners 1

PROFIRST INTERNATIONAL
Sourceaccounts PROFIRST INTERNATIONAL 30-06-2025

27%

According to the annual accounts to 30-06-2025 of The Merode and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Official Gazette and the LEI register. Annual accounts state the shareholders that notified the company under article 7:225 of the Code of Companies and Associations and the parent companies that consolidate it. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not include these statements in its annual accounts, or does not have to, is not listed.

Capital and shareholders

Capital over the years

20-10-2020 Capital stated in the deed · €61,500 · 1,239 shares
23-06-2017 Capital reduction of €9,085,258.41 · to €1,779,889.10 · to absorb losses
23-06-2017 Capital reduction of €1,718,389.10 · to €61,500 · repaid to the shareholders
06-11-2015 Capital increase of €26,872.90 · to €10,865,147.51 · 239 new shares
10-04-2015 Capital stated in 2 acts · €10,838,274.61 · 1,000 shares
21-10-2014 Capital increase of €10,776,774.61 · to €10,838,274.61 · no new shares · in kind