For journalists
Who is behind that company? Look it up in the annual accounts.
Directors, shareholders, figures and Official Gazette publications of every Belgian company, on one page.
Groep Franssen SA
BE 0345.678.901
Directors
Marc Franssen
Managing director · 15 year · 12 other mandates
Sophie Dubois
Director · 3 year
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For journalists who want to know who is behind a company, how it is doing financially and what appeared in the Official Gazette.
Problem
- The annual accounts are at the National Bank, the directors at the CBE and the appointments in the Official Gazette: three sites, three searches.
- A person's former mandates are not gathered anywhere.
- Putting several financial years side by side means retyping from PDFs.
- Citing correctly requires the source and the filing date, which do not always accompany the figures.
Solution
- Every Belgian company on one page: directors, shareholders, key figures and Official Gazette publications.
- Search a person by name and see all their current and former mandates.
- Key figures and ratios for every available financial year side by side, with charts.
- Every page states the source and the filing date, so you can cite correctly.
- Export companies and figures to Excel for your own analysis.
PERSON SEARCH
Search a person and see all their mandates
Type the name of a director or manager and you see every company where that person holds or held a mandate, with the appointment date from the annual accounts and the Official Gazette. Ended mandates stay visible.
- Current and former mandates
- For each person, every mandate, including those that have ended, with the appointment date.
- Health score per company
- Every company in the list shows its Health score, so you can spot the companies in poor shape.
- Network explorer
- View the person and their companies as a network and click through to shareholders and participations.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATIONS
What appeared in the Official Gazette, with the date
Every publication of the company in the Belgian Official Gazette in one list: appointments and resignations, amendments to the articles, registered office moves, dissolution. Each publication with its date and a link to the original document.
- By date
- Publications are listed chronologically, most recent first.
- Original document
- Every publication links to the PDF on the Official Gazette's website, so you can read the source yourself.
- Follow
- Follow a company and receive an e-mail on new annual accounts, a new publication or a director change.
FIGURES AND SOURCE
Several financial years side by side, source included
Turnover, result, equity, staff and debts for every available financial year side by side, with charts. Every page states the source and the filing date, so you can cite correctly. Export to Excel for your own calculations.
- Every financial year
- Key figures and 30+ ratios per financial year, as filed with the National Bank. Small companies file the abbreviated format, without turnover.
- Source and date
- Every set of annual accounts shows the filing date and the source, so you can cite and verify.
- Excel export
- Export the figures of one company or of a list of companies to Excel.
| Financial ratios | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Solvability
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42.1% | 38.7% | 35.2% |
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Liquidity
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1.85 | 1.62 | 1.54 |
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Profitability
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8.3% | 6.1% | 7.8% |
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Turnover
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€2.4M | €2.1M | €1.8M |
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Long term debt ratio
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|
57.9% | 61.3% | 64.8% |
What journalists use on Jaarrekening.be
Everything comes from the official filings with the National Bank, the CBE and the Belgian Official Gazette.
Company profile
Name, address, enterprise number, legal form, legal status and date of incorporation from the CBE.
Person search
Search a director or manager by name and see all their current and former mandates.
Network explorer
Directors, shareholders and participations as a network, with click-through to every person and company.
Figures per financial year
Turnover, result, equity and staff for every available financial year, with charts.
Official Gazette publications
Appointments, resignations, amendments to the articles and registered office moves with date and link to the original.
Excel export
Export companies and figures to Excel for your own analysis.
Frequently asked questions
May I publish the figures?
Yes. Annual accounts, director data and Official Gazette publications are public filings that you may cite and publish. Credit the National Bank of Belgium (Central Balance Sheet Office) for the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette for publications, and Jaarrekening.be if you use our ratios, Health score or charts.
How far back does the history go?
The Central Balance Sheet Office has made annual accounts available online since 1992; for each company you see every financial year filed there. Director mandates start with the digitised publications of the Belgian Official Gazette, from around 2003.
Can I look up a person?
Yes. Search the name of a director or manager and you see the people with that name and their mandates. The person page shows current and former mandates, with the Health score of each company. Namesakes are shown separately, so always check the company and the date. Search a person.
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