Personal service activities

NACE 96

Current registrations70,839

Starters, 12 months7,655

Employment (FTE)81,879

Median age7.2 years

In NACE division 96, 10.8 companies per 100 started in the past twelve months, against 7.5 nationally; that is higher than that of 80% of the 86 other NACE divisions. Comparison: as of 26-09-2026 05:30.

Key figures for NACE division 96

fiscal year 2025 · median over 6,033 filed annual accounts

Median solvency

28.9%

lower than 96% of 78 divisions

Median equity

€21,260

lowest of all divisions

Median net result

€3,264

lower than 97% of 78 divisions

Annual accounts in sample

6,033

Bankruptcies

past five years

Bankruptcies (5y)

553

Historical share

0.78%

Nationally, 1.41% of current registrations have a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. This sector's historical share is lower than that of 61% of the 87 other NACE divisions. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 96 is 0.7%, against 0.5% nationally, over 11,627 scored companies. Comparison: as of 26-09-2026 05:30.

Regional split

by region · 13,482 of 70,839 enterprises with a registered office on file

Flanders 8,332 · 61.8%

Wallonia 3,104 · 23.0%

Brussels 2,040 · 15.1%

Unknown 6 · 0.0%

Recent bankruptcies in this sector

Date	Company
23-09-2026	Sole trader BE 0784.787.111 · Antwerpen
22-09-2026	VINCES BE 0480.659.150
21-09-2026	Barber YL BE 0801.455.966
21-09-2026	ESTEL-HAIR BE 0842.621.380
21-09-2026	Sole trader BE 0897.160.819 · Kortrijk
17-09-2026	ELANUR BE 0892.890.245
16-09-2026	ROYAL COMPANY BE 0651.733.892
14-09-2026	MIAMI SUN EVENTS BE 0458.406.657

Geographic distribution

by province · based on the establishment address

West Flanders WVL 1,275

East Flanders OVL 1,659

Antwerp ANT 2,522

Flemish Brabant VLB 1,827

Limburg LIM 1,049

Brussels BRU 2,040

Hainaut HAI 999

Walloon Brabant WBR 578

Namur NAM 411

Liège LIE 958

Luxembourg LUX 158

fewer moremax 2,522

Public money in this sector

per register · legal entities with an enterprise number

Flemish subsidies €1.93bn awarded 2,102 recipients · 2022 to 2025 · largest: Dienstencheques
Federal transfers 46.35bn amount as published 14 recipients · 2023 to 2025 · largest: Pensioenen overheidssector
Wallonia-Brussels Federation €4.9m paid 10 recipients · 2021 to 2025 · largest: Subventions forfaitaires
EU budget €80.8m attributed share 14 recipients · 2021 to 2025 · largest: Programme for Environment and Climate Action
EU research €24.2m eu contribution 11 recipients · 2011 to 2026 · largest: Horizon Europe

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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 96 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.