Investigation and private security services
Filed accounts
NACE 80010 · financial year 2025 · 335 filed annual accounts| Per financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median solvency | 35.8% | 38.6% | 38.2% | 37.2% | 39.8% | 35.4% |
| Median net result | €6,821 | €6,968 | €8,472 | €10,541 | €10,259 | €8,669 |
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Bankruptcies
Recent bankruptcies
| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 21-08-2026 | INVICTUS GLOBAL SECURITY
BE 0533.775.855 |
| 07-08-2026 | HUMAN SECURITY
BE 0649.592.172 |
| 23-07-2026 | Bicici, Serhat
BE 1029.438.729 · sole trader · Genk |
| 16-07-2026 | Mercom Health
BE 0438.293.708 |
| 01-06-2026 | COMFORT-PROJECTS
BE 0880.275.493 |
| 19-09-2025 | BE CLOSE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL
BE 0816.710.306 |
| 11-09-2025 | AEGIS
BE 0636.857.161 |
| 15-07-2025 | REKA SECURITY
BE 0874.753.621 |
Spread across the country
by region and province · 477 of 685 enterprises with a registered office on file · a sole trader has no published seat- Flanders
- Wallonia
- Brussels
- Abroad
The balance sheets of division 80 on the map, by municipality and down to the address
Largest employers
NACE 80010 as first main activity · staff from the latest accounts- 1 SECURITASMachelen (Brab.) 4,595 FTEfinancial year 2025
- 2 G4S SECURE SOLUTIONSBrussels 3,160 FTEfinancial year 2025
- 3 PROTECTION UNITSaint-Georges-sur-Meuse 2,197 FTEfinancial year 2025
- 4 G4S AVIATION SECURITYBrussels 1,665 FTEfinancial year 2025
- 5 SERIS SecurityMachelen (Brab.) 1,275 FTEfinancial year 2025
Joint committees
from the latest accounts of 116 companies- 317 Security and surveillance services 72
- 200 Auxiliary committee for white-collar workers 38
- 100 Auxiliary committee for blue-collar workers 14
- 149.01 Electricians: installation and distribution 4
- 226 White-collar workers in international trade, transport and logistics 3
- 121 Cleaning 1
- 140.01 Buses and coaches 1
- 149.04 Metal trade 1
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- 201 Independent retail 1
- 209 White-collar workers in metal manufacturing 1
- 219 Technical inspection and conformity assessment 1
- 307 Insurance brokers and agencies 1
- 323 Building management, estate agents and domestic staff 1
- 335 Services and support for business and the self-employed 1
Source: the annual accounts at the National Bank. One filing can name more than one committee.
Division 80: Security and investigation
Related activities
1 other activity| Activity | Registrations | Starters, 12 months | Bankruptcies, 12 months | FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation and security activities80090 | 453 | 61 | 7 | 881 |
Bankruptcies per year in division 80
| Per year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankruptcies | 24 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 15 |
| Jobs lost | 75 | 49 | 67 | 92 | 156 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 138 | 14 | 77 | 22 |
2026 through August. Every bankruptcy, also of companies that have since left the register. Source: Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics), NACE classification of 2008.
Staff cost per FTE in NACE division 80
130 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €69,000 | €58,200 to €89,800 | 52 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €72,500 | €63,500 to €82,100 | 51 |
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Foreign control in NACE division 80
798 registered companiesSubsidies in this sector
per register · legal entities with an enterprise number- Flemish subsidies €16.1m awarded
- Federal transfers 360.8m amount as published
- Wallonia-Brussels Federation €774,386 paid
- EU budget €228.1m attributed share
- EU research €17.3m EU contribution
Insights on Investigation and private security services
Balance sheet and result. The median net result of €8,669 is below Belgium's €16,500. 37.1% of the annual accounts close with a loss, against 26.7% in Belgium. 16.4% of the annual accounts show negative equity, against 12.4% in Belgium.
Bankruptcies. In 12 months, 7.3 of 1,000 companies went bankrupt, against 6.2 in Belgium. That is more than in 75% of the 88 NACE divisions. The median bankruptcy probability of 0.3% is above Belgium's 0.2%.
Inflow and structure. Half of the companies are younger than 15.2 years, against 8.1 years in Belgium. In 12 months, 3.5 of 100 companies started, against 8.9 in Belgium. That is fewer than in 83% of the 87 NACE divisions. Brussels holds 18.6% of the seats, against 12.5% in Belgium.
Staff and filing. The 5 largest employers hold 12,891 of the 18,061 FTE: 71.4%.
Direction. The median net result rose from €6,821 in financial year 2020 to €8,669 in financial year 2025.
The comparison with Belgium as a whole and with the other divisions is as of 08-11-2026 05:30.
Method and sources
Every company registered today counts under its main activities in the KBO. Establishment units do not count. Staff counts once, under the employer's first main activity, from its latest accounts and only where it fits the staff costs. The count follows the NACE 2025 classification, the version in which code 80010 exists.
The bankruptcies over five years count only companies still registered today, because the activity of a company that left the register is not kept. So they are fewer than the bankruptcies of those years, and the figure is not a probability for the future. Over twelve months the count is nearly complete, because a bankrupt company stays registered while its bankruptcy runs. A company with more than one main activity counts in each of those sectors.
The comparison with Belgium as a whole and with the other NACE divisions rests on an overview of every division, counted again each night. Each division is counted in the version of the NACE classification in which it exists. A standing such as "more than in 80%" compares with the other divisions that have the figure. A division's bankruptcy probability is the median over its companies with a score. Belgium here counts the 1,276,474 companies with a main activity, because only those belong to a division. The other 699,509 registrations publish no activity.
Each median is the value of the middle company, computed over the annual accounts of financial year 2025, and is shown only from 30 accounts. A share (loss-making, negative equity) counts that year's accounts with that trait. Accounts are late when they are filed after the statutory deadline. The direction per financial year follows the companies still registered today. Missing or 90 days late counts the companies with accounts missing today, or whose latest were filed more than 90 days after the deadline. The dossier follows the same rule.