Sewerage

NACE 37

Current registrations361

Starters, 12 months22

Employment (FTE)2,897

Median age17.5 years

In NACE division 37, 6.1 companies per 100 started in the past twelve months, against 7.5 nationally; that is lower than that of 60% of the 86 other NACE divisions. Comparison: as of 26-09-2026 05:30.

Key figures for NACE division 37

fiscal year 2025 · median over 118 filed annual accounts

Median solvency

43.1%

lower than 59% of 78 divisions

Median equity

€247,252

higher than 74% of 78 divisions

Median net result

€31,356

higher than 85% of 78 divisions

Annual accounts in sample

118

Bankruptcies

past five years

Bankruptcies (5y)

Historical share

1.11%

Nationally, 1.41% of current registrations have a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. This sector's historical share is higher than that of 53% of the 87 other NACE divisions. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 37 is 0.3%, against 0.5% nationally, over 213 scored companies. Comparison: as of 26-09-2026 05:30.

Regional split

by region · 291 of 361 enterprises with a registered office on file

Flanders 181 · 62.2%

Wallonia 85 · 29.2%

Brussels 25 · 8.6%

Recent bankruptcies in this sector

Date	Company
20-02-2026	IDRABEL BE 0456.863.070
29-07-2025	METABOLISM BE 0769.743.696
11-06-2025	Sole trader BE 0691.465.983 · Erezée
21-12-2022	Sole trader BE 0699.693.662 · Charleroi

Geographic distribution

by province · based on the establishment address

West Flanders WVL 38

East Flanders OVL 42

Antwerp ANT 51

Flemish Brabant VLB 33

Limburg LIM 17

Brussels BRU 25

Hainaut HAI 22

Walloon Brabant WBR 13

Namur NAM 13

Liège LIE 31

Luxembourg LUX 6

fewer moremax 51

Public money in this sector

per register · legal entities with an enterprise number

Flemish subsidies €1.24bn awarded 88 recipients · 2022 to 2025 · largest: Vlaams Gemeentefonds
Federal transfers 4.0m amount as published 14 recipients · 2023 to 2025 · largest: Betaling van de derving van opcentiemen aan Vlaamse en Waalse gemeenten
EU budget €2.4m attributed share 4 recipients · 2021 to 2024 · largest: Horizon Europe
EU research €4.7m eu contribution 5 recipients · 2011 to 2027 · largest: Horizon 2020

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How these figures are counted

Current enterprise registrations are counted through their registered main activities; establishment units are excluded. Counted in the KBO's NACE 2025 nomenclature, the one in which code 37 exists.

Share of currently registered companies with a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. Registered main activities in the selected classification can overlap. This retrospective share is not a future bankruptcy probability.

The comparison with the country and with the other NACE divisions comes from a nightly overview of every division, each counted in the nomenclature in which it exists. A standing such as "higher than 80%" counts the other divisions that have the figure. The bankruptcy probability is the median of our nightly score over the division's companies that have one; the count is stated.

The middle company of the sector, based on all filed annual accounts.