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Société Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale

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Public limited companyfounded 197848 yrs activeRoute Nationale 5 SN, 6041 Charleroi, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0418.217.577
Summary

Société Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale has been active since 1978 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €411.39M and a net result of €51.32M. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±1.7% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 55% of 112 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
71 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability69▲+23
Solvency64▲+9
Growth66▲+31
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €2M at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.24 against 1.21 in 2024; short-term debt: 19.3% and cash: 5.6% of total assets), and 60.7% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 48 years 0 50 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
39.3%
Return on assets
4.9%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 30
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 30
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
lowers risk · Growing equity
Reported equity is higher than in 2023 and did not fall compared with 2024. These amounts do not establish the cause of the change.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €411.39M
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 04-06-2026, 57 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
57 d early
2024
41 d early
2023
49 d early
2022
41 d early
2021
46 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
24-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema, statutory accounts

Turnover
€398.96M▲ 5.9%
2024 · €376.67M
2018: €329.36M 2019: €328.24M 2020: €202.29M 2021: €207.00M 2022: €269.43M 2023: €327.89M 2024: €376.67M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
11.7%▲ 2.9pp
2024 · 8.8%
2018: 10.5% 2019: 8.8% 2020: -14.5% 2021: 3.3% 2022: 8.0% 2023: 11.9% 2024: 8.8%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€51.32M
2024 · €-52.95M
2018: €41.30M 2019: €-75.84M 2020: €-10.94M 2021: €9.73M 2022: €-87.67M 2023: €43.13M 2024: €-52.95M
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€48.64M▲ 40.3%
2024 · €34.67M
2018: €97.74M 2019: €57.45M 2020: €80.74M 2021: €105.83M 2022: €68.13M 2023: €62.26M 2024: €34.67M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€207.00M-€269.43M▲ 30.2%€327.89M▲ 21.7%€376.67M▲ 14.9%€398.96M▲ 5.9%
Equity€307.36M-€219.68M▼ 28.5%€262.81M▲ 19.6%€209.86M▼ 20.1%€411.39M▲ 96.0%
Operating result€6.88M-€21.53M▲ 213%€38.99M▲ 81.1%€33.30M▼ 14.6%€46.69M▲ 40.2%
Net result€9.73M-€-87.67M€43.13M€-52.95M€51.32M
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-100.00M€-50.00M€0€50.00MOperating result 2021: €6.88M€6.88MNet result 2021: €9.73M€9.73MOperating result 2022: €21.53M€21.53MNet result 2022: €-87.67M€-87.67MOperating result 2023: €38.99M€38.99MNet result 2023: €43.13M€43.13MOperating result 2024: €33.30M€33.30MNet result 2024: €-52.95M€-52.95MOperating result 2025: €46.69M€46.69MNet result 2025: €51.32M€51.32M20212022202320242025€-100M€-50M€0€50MOperating result 2023: €38.99M€39MNet result 2023: €43.13M€43MOperating result 2024: €33.30M€33MNet result 2024: €-52.95M€-53MOperating result 2025: €46.69M€47MNet result 2025: €51.32M€51M202320242025
The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 40% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.04B
Fixed assets €785.73M ▲ 55.0%
Current assets €251.10M ▲ 26.1%
Equity and liabilities €1.05B
Equity €411.39M ▲ 96.0%
Provisions €11.35M ▼ 28.1%
Debt €625.28M ▲ 29.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 68.1% to 59.7%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€70.92M
2024 · €52.62M
Cash flow
€75.54M
2024 · €-33.63M
Current ratio
1.24
2024 · 1.21
Quick ratio
0.68
2024 · 0.69
Debt to equity
1.52
2024 · 2.30
ROE
12.5%
2024 · -25.2%
ROA
4.9%
2024 · -7.5%
Interest coverage
3.91
2024 · 2.67
Debt ≤ 1 year
€202.46M
2024 · €164.49M
Debt > 1 year
€412.30M
2024 · €304.93M
Income taxes
€-402k
2024 · €2.01M
Staff costs
€130.83M
2024 · €123.90M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 106 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€707.93M€1.05B
Formation expenses20€1.76M€11.18M
Fixed assets21/28€507.01M€785.73M
Intangible fixed assets21€16.35M€12.35M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€112.78M€128.47M
Land and buildings22€2.12M€2.02M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€40.49M€43.78M
Furniture and vehicles24€6.53M€6.33M
Other tangible fixed assets26€4.85M€4.87M
Assets under construction and advance payments27€58.79M€71.47M
Financial fixed assets28€377.87M€644.91M
Affiliated companies280/1€372.48M€639.54M
Participating interests280€44.27M€291.92M
Amounts receivable281€328.21M€347.62M
Companies linked by participating interests282/3€5.34M€5.34M=
Participating interests282€5.34M€5.34M=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€55k€39k
Shares284€27k€27k=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€29k€13k
Current assets29/58€199.16M€251.10M
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€625k€600k
Other amounts receivable291€625k€600k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€85.75M€114.18M
Stocks30/36€12.98M€18.67M
Raw materials and consumables30/31€12.98M€18.67M
Contracts in progress37€72.76M€95.51M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€54.45M€59.52M
Trade receivables40€49.64M€56.50M
Other amounts receivable41€4.81M€3.01M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€50.73M€58.71M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€7.61M€18.10M
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€707.93M€1.05B
Equity10/15€209.86M€411.39M
Contributions10/11€231.65M€381.66M
Capital10€231.65M€381.66M
Issued capital100€231.65M€381.66M
Reserves13€9.27M€11.83M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€9.27M€11.83M
Legal reserve130€9.27M€11.83M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-31.06M€17.69M
Investment grants15-€207k
Provisions and deferred taxes16€15.78M€11.35M
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€15.78M€11.35M
Pensions and similar obligations160€1.59M€913k
Other liabilities and charges164/5€14.19M€10.43M
Amounts payable17/49€482.29M€625.28M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€304.93M€412.30M
Financial debts170/4€214.11M€329.00M
Subordinated loans170€33.86M€33.86M=
Credit institutions173€180.25M€295.14M
Trade debts175€8k-
Suppliers1750€8k-
Advances received on contracts in progress176€4.08M€4.08M=
Other amounts payable178/9€86.73M€79.22M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€164.49M€202.46M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€28.26M€30.18M
Financial debts43€28.50M€40.42M
Credit institutions430/8€28.50M€29.27M
Other loans439-€11.16M
Trade debts44€56.44M€65.52M
Suppliers440/4€56.44M€65.52M
Advances received on contracts in progress46€16.99M€27.41M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€34.29M€31.55M
Taxes450/3€2.05M€880k
Remuneration and social security454/9€32.24M€30.67M
Other amounts payable47/48€17k€7.39M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€12.87M€10.52M
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€430.04M€460.13M
Turnover70€376.67M€398.96M
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71€7.67M€23.54M
Own construction capitalised72€22.01M€16.48M
Other operating income74€23.15M€21.07M
Non-recurring operating income76A€540k€91k
Operating charges60/66A€396.74M€413.45M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€204.60M€215.43M
Purchases600/8€205.75M€220.85M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-1.16M€-5.41M
Services and other goods61€42.32M€46.23M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€123.90M€130.83M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€19.32M€24.23M
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€711k€546k
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8€5.55M€-4.28M
Other operating charges640/8€351k€460k
Operating profit (loss)9901€33.30M€46.69M
Financial income75/76B€56.12M€77.38M
Recurring financial income75€56.12M€64.79M
Income from financial fixed assets750€28.85M€23.61M
Income from current assets751€130k€108k
Other financial income752/9€27.14M€41.07M
Non-recurring financial income76B-€12.59M
Financial charges65/66B€140.36M€73.15M
Recurring financial charges65€44.07M€73.15M
Debt charges650€19.70M€18.16M
Other financial charges652/9€24.38M€54.99M
Non-recurring financial charges66B€96.29M-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-50.94M€50.91M
Income taxes67/77€2.01M€-402k
Taxes670/3€2.59M€306k
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€576k€708k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-52.95M€51.32M
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-52.95M€51.32M
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-31.06M€20.26M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€21.89M€-31.06M
Transfer to equity691/2-€2.57M
To the legal reserve6920-€2.57M
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90871,431.01,534.0

The notes to these accounts (126 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · consolidated
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €51.32M
Net result €51.32M after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial Equity above €250MEq €411.39M ▲96%
Equity rises from €209.86M to €411.39M.
09-12
State Gazette act Resignations: Amaury Bertholomé, Charles Champion and 10 others
Appointments: Intercommunale pour la Gestion et la Réalisation d'Etudes Techniques et Economiques SC, Sparaxis SA and 13 others · Permanent representatives: Renaud Moens, Olivier Vanderijst and 4 others · Clarification35 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 05/06/2025
  • Director resignation, Amaury Bertholomé (director)
  • Director resignation, Charles Champion (director)
  • Director resignation, Grégoire Dupuis (director)
  • Director resignation, Michaël Vanloubbeeck (director)
  • Director resignation, Jean Leblon (director)
  • Director resignation, Intercommunale pour la Gestion et la Réalisation d'Etudes Techniques et Economiques SC (director)
  • Director resignation, Sparaxis SA (director)
  • Director resignation, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement SA (director)
  • Director resignation, Yves Prete (director)
  • Director resignation, Yves Delatte (director)
  • Director resignation, Marc Denève (director)
  • +23 further facts in this act
01-10
State Gazette act Capital & shares · Statutes amendment
Capital increase · Bank account · Capital5 facts ▸
  • Capital increase, €9.988.367,93
  • Capital increase, €140.017.269,15
  • Bank account, ING Belgique
  • Capital, €381.658.230,11
  • Statutes amendment
20-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
20-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · consolidated
12-02
State Gazette act Resignations: Bernard Delvaux (director) and Cédric du Monceau de Bergendal (director)
Permanent representative: Denis Ronday4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 16/12/2025
  • Director resignation, Bernard Delvaux (director)
  • Director resignation, Cédric du Monceau de Bergendal (director)
  • Permanent representative, Denis Ronday
2024
19-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · consolidated
17-09
State Gazette act Reappointments: Yves Prete, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement and 9 others
13 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 06/06/2024
  • Director reappointment, Yves Prete (director)
  • Director reappointment, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (director)
  • Director reappointment, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (director)
  • Director reappointment, Grégoire Dupuis (director)
  • Director reappointment, Virginie Dufrasne (director)
  • Director reappointment, Charles Champion (director)
  • Director reappointment, Amaury Bertholomé (director)
  • Director reappointment, Marc Denève (director)
  • Director reappointment, Cédric du Monceau (director)
  • Director reappointment, Igretec (director)
  • Director reappointment, Jean Leblon (director)
  • +1 further facts in this act
12-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
Show earlier events
2023
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €43.13M
Net result €43.13M after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial Equity above €250MEq €262.81M ▲19.6%
Equity rises from €219.68M to €262.81M.
22-12
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · consolidated
20-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-87.67M ▼1001%
Net result drops to €-87.67M, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
27-10
State Gazette act Resignation: Pascal Lizin (administrateur membre effectif)
Appointments: Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement, Deloitte Reviseurs d'Entreprises SRL and RSM Inter Audit SRL · Permanent representatives: Michaël Vanloubbeeck, Carl Laschet and 2 others · Mandate compensation11 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 02/06/2022
  • Director resignation, Pascal Lizin (administrateur membre effectif)
  • Director appointment, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (director)
  • Permanent representative, Michaël Vanloubbeeck
  • Auditor appointment, Deloitte Reviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (collège des réviseurs)
  • Permanent representative, Carl Laschet
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter Audit SRL (collège des réviseurs)
  • Permanent representative, Thierry Lejuste
  • Permanent representative, Vincent Thyrion
  • Mandate compensation
  • Mandate compensation
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · consolidated
15-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €9.73M
Net result €9.73M after 2 loss-making years.
08-09
State Gazette act Resignation: Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
Appointment: Yves Delatte (managing director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 01/06/2021
  • Director resignation, Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
  • Director appointment, Yves Delatte (managing director)
01-09
State Gazette act Appointment: Yves Delatte (director)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 03/06/2021
  • Director appointment, Yves Delatte (director)
2020
31-12
Financial Equity above €250MEq €297.63M ▲28.3%
Equity rises from €231.94M to €297.63M.
25-09
State Gazette act Appointments: Yves Prete (chair of the board) and Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
Resignation: Tindaro Tassone (director)5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 13/09/2019
  • Director appointment, Yves Prete (chair of the board)
  • Director appointment, Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
  • Board meeting, 17/12/2019
  • Director resignation, Tindaro Tassone (director)
18-09
State Gazette act Appointment: Grégoire Dupuis (director)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 25/06/2020
  • Director appointment, Grégoire Dupuis (director)
18-06
State Gazette act Capital & shares · Statutes amendment
Capital increase · Capital · Statutes amendment6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28 mai 2020
  • Capital increase, €26.647.945,19
  • Capital increase, €50.000.000
  • Capital, €231.652.593,03
  • Statutes amendment
  • Bank account, ING
2019
06-12
State Gazette act Appointments: Bernard Delvaux, Pascal Lizin and 10 others
Reappointments: Yves Prete, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement and Marc Denève · Permanent representatives: Denis Ronday, Renaud Moens and 4 others22 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 06/06/2019
  • Director appointment, Bernard Delvaux (director)
  • Director reappointment, Yves Prete (director)
  • Director reappointment, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (director)
  • Permanent representative, Denis Ronday
  • Director appointment, Pascal Lizin (director)
  • Director appointment, Virginie Dufrasne (director)
  • Director appointment, Charles Champion (director)
  • Director appointment, Amaury Bertholomé (director)
  • Director reappointment, Marc Denève (director)
  • Director appointment, Cédric du Monceau (director)
  • Director appointment, Tindaro Tassone (director)
  • +10 further facts in this act
06-12
State Gazette act Appointments: Yves Prete (chair of the board) and Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 13/09/2019
  • Director appointment, Yves Prete (chair of the board)
  • Director appointment, Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
10-01
State Gazette act Capital & shares
Capital increase · Bank account · Capital4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 21/12/2018
  • Capital increase, €15.004.647,84
  • Bank account, ING, 15.004.647,84 €
  • Capital, €155.004.647,84
2018
30-11
State Gazette act Resignation: Laurent Lévêque (director)
Appointment: Denis Ronday (director)3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 01/06/2017
  • Director resignation, Laurent Lévêque (director)
  • Director appointment, Denis Ronday (director)
30-11
State Gazette act Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 18/12/2017
  • Power of attorney, Société Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale
30-11
State Gazette act Resignation: Denis Rorday (director)
Appointments: Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (director) and Yves Prete (director) · Permanent representative: Denis Ronday5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 07/06/2018
  • Director resignation, Denis Rorday (director)
  • Director appointment, Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement (director)
  • Permanent representative, Denis Ronday
  • Director appointment, Yves Prete (director)
2017
10-07
State Gazette act Resignation: Denis TILLIER (director)
Appointment: Marc DENEVE (director) · Capital increase · Bank account6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 26/06/2017
  • Capital increase, €100.000.000
  • Bank account, ING
  • Capital, €140.000.000
  • Director resignation, Denis TILLIER (director)
  • Director appointment, Marc DENEVE (director)
16-05
State Gazette act Miscellaneous
General meeting1 fact ▸
  • General meeting, 14/04/2017
09-03
State Gazette act Resignation: Alain Mager (director)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 19/06/2014
  • Director resignation, Alain Mager (director)
09-03
State Gazette act Appointment: RSM Inter-Audit (statutory auditor)
Works council meeting4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 23-06-2016
  • Works council meeting, 20-06-2016
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter-Audit (statutory auditor)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter-Audit (statutory auditor)
2016
25-11
State Gazette act Miscellaneous
General meeting1 fact ▸
  • General meeting, 08/11/2016
17-06
State Gazette act Capital & shares
General meeting1 fact ▸
  • General meeting, 24/03/2016
2015
31-07
State Gazette act Appointments: Cédric du Monceau, Renaud Moens and Denis Tillier
4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 04/06/2015
  • Director appointment, Cédric du Monceau (director)
  • Director appointment, Renaud Moens (director)
  • Director appointment, Denis Tillier (director)
31-07
State Gazette act Resignations & appointments
Board meeting · Board resolution2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 24/04/2015
  • Board resolution, Mise à jour des pouvoirs de signature (Achats, sous-traitance et approvisionnements)
31-07
State Gazette act Resignation: Jean Courtin (director)
Appointment: Denis Tillier (director)3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 16/12/2014
  • Director resignation, Jean Courtin (director)
  • Director appointment, Denis Tillier (director)
18-06
State Gazette act Capital & shares
Capital increase · Capital · Statutes amendment6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 04/06/2015
  • Capital increase, €26.391.194,89
  • Capital increase, €6.411.135,11
  • Capital, €40.000.000
  • Statutes amendment, Article 5
  • Statutes amendment, Article 7
2014
08-12
State Gazette act Reappointments: Pierre Sonveaux, Bernard Delvaux and 4 others
Appointments: Pascal Lizin, Antoine Tanzilli and 3 others · Observer appointment14 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 05/06/2014
  • Director reappointment, Pierre Sonveaux (président du conseil)
  • Director reappointment, Bernard Delvaux (managing director)
  • Director reappointment, Anne Prignon (director)
  • Director reappointment, Marc Debois (director)
  • Director reappointment, Jean Leblon (director)
  • Director reappointment, Jean Courtin (director)
  • Director appointment, Pascal Lizin (director)
  • Director appointment, Antoine Tanzilli (director)
  • Director appointment, Jean-Sébastien Belle (director)
  • Director appointment, Alain Mager (director)
  • Director appointment, Laurent Levêque (director)
  • +2 further facts in this act
08-12
State Gazette act Resignation: Alain Mager (director)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 19/06/2014
  • Director resignation, Alain Mager (director)
2013
15-07
State Gazette act Capital & shares
Capital increase · Capital decrease · Capital5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 27/06/2013
  • Capital increase, €43.550.000
  • Capital decrease, €75.345.000
  • Capital, €7.197.670
  • Statutes amendment
12-07
State Gazette act Appointments: Denis Ronday (director) and RSM Inter-Audit (statutory auditor)
4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 06/06/2013
  • Director appointment, Denis Ronday (director)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter-Audit (statutory auditor)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter-Audit (statutory auditor)
13-03
State Gazette act Resignations & appointments
Statutes amendment1 fact ▸
  • Statutes amendment
2010
29-09
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
1 fact ▸
  • Statutes amendment
15-07
State Gazette act Reappointments: Bernard DELVAUX (director) and Denis TILLIER (director)
Appointments: Jean LEBLON, RSM Inter-Audit and Bernard DELVAUX7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 03/06/2010
  • Director reappointment, Bernard DELVAUX (director)
  • Director reappointment, Denis TILLIER (director)
  • Director appointment, Jean LEBLON (director)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter-Audit (commissaire pour les comptes statutaires)
  • Auditor appointment, RSM Inter-Audit (commissaire pour les comptes consolidés)
  • Director appointment, Bernard DELVAUX (managing director)
18-06
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
3 facts ▸
  • Statutes amendment
  • Statutes amendment
  • Statutes amendment
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
23 directors, no change since 2025
Audrey Hanard
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
Christiane Malcorps
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
Dewar Aviation Inc.
Director · since 05-06-2025 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Rob Dewar
Current
Géraldine Demaret
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
Intercommunale pour la Gestion et la Réalisation d'Etudes Techniques et Economiques
Director · since 05-06-2025 · Cooperative company · perm. rep.: Renaud Moens
Current
Jolan Vereecke
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
17 other directors
Marc Denève
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
SOCIETE FEDERALE DE PARTICIPATIONS ET D'INVESTISSEMENT
Director · since 05-06-2025 · Public limited company · perm. rep.: Michaël Vanloubbeeck
Current
SPARAXIS
Director · since 05-06-2025 · Public limited company · perm. rep.: Olivier Vanderijst
Current
Virginie Dufrasne
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
Yves Delatte
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
Yves PRETE
Director · since 05-06-2025
Current
IGRETEC
Director · since 06-06-2019 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Renaud Moens
Current
SPARAXIS
Director · since 06-06-2019 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Olivier Vanderijst
Current
Société Fédérale de Participations et d'Investissement
Director · since 07-06-2018 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Denis Ronday
Current
Cédric du Monceau
Director · since 04-06-2015
Current
Antoine Tanzilli
Director · since 05-06-2014
Current
Denis Ronday
Director · since 05-07-2012
Not recently confirmed
Renaud MOENS
Director · since 04-06-2015
Not recently confirmed
Anne PRIGNON
Director · since 05-06-2014
Not recently confirmed
Jean-Sébastien BELLE
Director · since 05-06-2014
Not recently confirmed
Marc Debois
Director · since 05-06-2014
Not recently confirmed
Pierre Sonveaux
Président du conseil · since 05-06-2014
Not recently confirmed
05-06-2025 Audrey Hanard: Appointed as Director
05-06-2025 Christiane Malcorps: Appointed as Director
05-06-2025 Dewar Aviation Inc.: Appointed as Director
05-06-2025 Géraldine Demaret: Appointed as Director
05-06-2025 Intercommunale pour la Gestion et la Réalisation d'Etudes Techniques et Economiques: Reappointed as Director
Full history in the Timeline (73 changes) →
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Charleroi · 1 establishment unit since 1978
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Route Nationale 5 SN6041 Charleroi
Ground area
50.3 ha
Building footprint
8.9 ha
Volume, LiDAR
6,948 m³
2 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 5.8 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
SONACA
Route Nationale 5 5, 6041 CharleroiElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
since 19782.014.926.758
2 parcels
Wallonia 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
52028B0245/00T000 Wallonia 49.9 ha 1 · 8.8 ha -
52028C0052/00E000 Wallonia 3,855 m² 1 · 1,438 m² 5.8 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Statutory auditor

1 auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviseurs d'EntreprisesCurrent
Statutory auditor
09-12-2025 → present
Show 5 earlier auditors
Collège Deloitte
Commissaire reviseur · represented by Laurent Weerts
succeeded by SRL DELOITTE Réviseurs d'Entreprises in 2022
06-06-2019 → 27-10-2022
RSM Inter Audit SRL
Collège des réviseurs
succeeded by PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviseurs d'Entreprises in 2025
27-10-2022 → 09-12-2025
RSM Inter-Audit
Statutory auditor
succeeded by RSM INTERAUDIT in 2019
15-07-2010 → 06-06-2019
RSM INTERAUDIT
Statutory auditor · represented by Vincent Thyrion
succeeded by SRL DELOITTE Réviseurs d'Entreprises in 2022
06-06-2019 → 27-10-2022
SRL DELOITTE Réviseurs d'Entreprises
Collège des réviseurs · represented by Carl Laschet
succeeded by PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviseurs d'Entreprises in 2025
27-10-2022 → 09-12-2025

Articles of association

Purpose
L'étude, la construction, la transformation, la révision, la réparation, l'achat et la vente d'appareils d'aéronautique de tous genres et de leurs accessoires, ainsi que toutes…
Full purpose

L'étude, la construction, la transformation, la révision, la réparation, l'achat et la vente d'appareils d'aéronautique de tous genres et de leurs accessoires, ainsi que toutes opérations et prestations de services qui se rapportent directement ou indirectement à l'aéronautique.

Structure & network

Connections & network

98 connected companies
Yves PRETE, Shared director, links 9 companies YPYves PRETECALYOS, via Yves PRETE CCALYOSCATIVI, via Yves PRETE CCATIVIEPM ACADEMY, via Yves PRETE EAEPM ACADEMYFN Browning Group, via Yves PRETE FBFN BrowningGroupFN HERSTAL, via Yves PRETE FHFN HERSTALGROUPEMENT DE REDEPLOIEMENT ECONOMIQUE DE LA PROVINCE DE LIEGE, via Yves PRETE GDGROUPEMENT DEREDEPLOIEMENT…Société Libre d'Emulation, via Yves PRETE SLSociété Libred'EmulationAGORIA, via Yves PRETE AAGORIASafran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels, via Yves PRETE SASafranAircraft…Christiane Malcorps, Shared director, links 8 companies CMChristianeMalcorpsImpaktEU, via Christiane Malcorps IImpaktEUSite-Ontwikkeling Vlaanderen, via Christiane Malcorps SVSite-Ontwikke…VlaanderenTeach for Belgium, via Christiane Malcorps TFTeach forBelgiumSociété Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale SociétéNationale…0418.217.577
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Ownership & control

1 subsidiary, 1 abroad
Société Nationale de Construction AérospatialeBE 0418.217.577
controls
Where this company holds controlsubsidiary per the LEI register1
SONACA MONTREAL INC.
Mirabel, Canada · indirect

Capital and shareholders

Shareholders according to the acts
After 2 capital increases act of 01-10-2025 ↗
  • SA WALLONIE ENTREPRENDRE 9,161 shares · 75,002,818.54 EUR
  • SA Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissement 9,161 shares · 75,002,818.54 EUR
After 2 capital increases act of 18-06-2020 ↗

The Belgian State Gazette names shareholders only when an act mentions them; the share register itself is not published.

Capital over the years
  1. 01-10-2025 Capital increase of 9,988,367.93 EUR · to 241,640,960.96 EUR · 1,220 new shares · in kind
  2. 01-10-2025 Capital increase of 140,017,269.15 EUR · to 381,658,230.11 EUR · 17,102 new shares · in cash
  3. 18-06-2020 Capital increase of 26,647,945.19 EUR · to 181,652,593.03 EUR · 3,762 new shares · in kind
  4. 18-06-2020 Capital increase of 50,000,000 EUR · to 231,652,593.03 EUR · 7,058 new shares · in cash
  5. 10-01-2019 Capital increase of 15,004,647.84 EUR · to 155,004,647.84 EUR · 1,614 new shares · in cash
  6. 10-07-2017 Capital increase of 100,000,000 EUR · to 140,000,000 EUR · 10,757 new shares · in cash
  7. 18-06-2015 Capital increase of 26,391,194.89 EUR · to 33,588,864.89 EUR · 3,677 new shares · in kind
  8. 18-06-2015 Capital increase of 6,411,135.11 EUR · to 40,000,000 EUR · no new shares · “prélèvement sur le résultat reporté”
Show 2 older capital entries
  1. 15-07-2013 Capital increase of 43,550,000 EUR · to 82,542,670 EUR · 9,410 new shares · in kind
  2. 15-07-2013 Capital reduction of 75,345,000 EUR · to 7,197,670 EUR · to absorb losses

Public money · subsidies and aid

European Union, budget

2022 to 2023 · 6 entries · 1,921,002 EUR in total
Year Entries awarded
2023 3 1,174,746 EUR
2022 3 746,256 EUR
Projects
DIDEAROT - DIGITALDESIGN STRATEGIES TO CERTIFY ANDMANUFACTUREROBUSTCOMPOSITESTRUCTURES
Horizon Europe · 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2026 · 746,256 EUR
VERSAPRINT - VERSATILE PRINTED SOLUTIONS FOR A SAFE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE BATTERY SYSTEM
Horizon Europe · 01-05-2023 to 30-04-2026 · 621,763 EUR
STARFAB - A SPACE WAREHOUSE CONCEPT AND ECOSYSTEM TO ENERGIZE EUROPEAN OSAM
Horizon Europe · 01-01-2024 to 30-06-2026 · 552,983 EUR

European research

35 projects · 6 as coordinator · 15,486,540 EUR EU contribution
Programmes
Horizon 2020
23 entries · 9,221,289 EUR
Seventh Framework Programme
8 entries · 3,914,330 EUR
Horizon Europe
4 entries · 2,350,921 EUR
Projects
"""2nd Generation Active Wing“ – Active Flow- Loads & Noise control on next generation wing"
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-06-2013 to 31-08-2018 · 1,451,025 EUR · AFLONEXT
Large Passenger Aircraft Innovative Aircraft Demonstrator Platform
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-01-2020 to 30-04-2024 · 1,361,803 EUR · GAM-2020-LPA
Tyre Impact on Optimized Composite Wing panel
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-07-2020 to 30-11-2022 · 911,900 EUR · TIOC-Wing
ThermoformAble, repaIrable and bondable smaRt ePOXY based composites for aero structures
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-09-2018 to 31-08-2022 · 858,571 EUR · AIRPOXY
Digital Design strategies to certify and mAnufacture Robust cOmposite sTructures
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-09-2022 to 31-10-2026 · 746,250 EUR · DIDEAROT
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SONACA Contribution to an Electro-thermal Wing Ice Protection System
Seventh Framework Programme · coordinator · 01-01-2010 to 31-12-2015 · 737,500 EUR · SONEWIPS
Scooping Device for Aerial Forest Fire Suppressant
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-02-2016 to 30-11-2019 · 673,488 EUR · SCODEV
Versatile printed solutions for a safe and high-performance battery system
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-05-2023 to 30-04-2026 · 621,765 EUR · VERSAPRINT
Integration of Innovative Ice Protection Systems
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-03-2018 to 31-12-2020 · 574,900 EUR · I3PS
Large Passenger Aircraft
Horizon 2020 · participant · 09-01-2014 to 31-12-2019 · 568,247 EUR · LPA GAM 2018
A Space Warehouse Concept and Ecosystem to Energize European OSAM
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-01-2024 to 30-09-2026 · 552,984 EUR · STARFAB
Development of SmarT Eco-friendly anticontamination technologies for LAminaR wings
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-10-2019 to 31-10-2023 · 477,500 EUR · STELLAR
Biphasic Heat Transport integration for efficient heat exchange within Composite materials Nacelle
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-10-2019 to 31-05-2023 · 459,996 EUR · BISANCE
Model Testing of High Lift system
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INNOVATIVE POLYMER-BASED COMPOSITE SYSTEMS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENT ENERGY SCAVENGING AND STORAGE
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-03-2020 to 29-02-2024 · 445,015 EUR · InComEss
Erosion and Ice Resistant cOmposite for Severe operating conditions
Horizon 2020 · participant · 08-03-2016 to 07-03-2019 · 431,475 EUR · EIROS
Advanced Space Transfer & Resupply Architecture for Logistics in ISOS-environment
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2026 to 31-05-2028 · 429,923 EUR · ASTRALIS
LOw COst Manufacturing and Assembly of Composite and Hybrid Structures
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-09-2012 to 31-08-2016 · 428,463 EUR · LOCOMACHS
Manufacturing of Integral Stiffened Skin Panels
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-05-2017 to 30-06-2020 · 423,180 EUR · MISSP
Cost Efficient Advanced Leading Edge Structure 2
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-04-2009 to 31-05-2012 · 404,691 EUR · COALESCE2
More Affordable Aircraft structure through eXtended, Integrated, and Mature nUmerical Sizing
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-04-2008 to 30-09-2016 · 327,430 EUR · MAAXIMUS
Smart Intelligent Aircraft Structures
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-09-2011 to 31-08-2015 · 318,500 EUR · SARISTU
Hierarchical multifunctional composites with thermoelectrically powered autonomous structural health monitoring for the aviation industry
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-09-2018 to 30-11-2021 · 292,841 EUR · HARVEST
Metal-air battery integration for cargo compartment fire suppression
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Creating the next generation of 3D simulation means for icing
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-01-2019 to 31-12-2023 · 201,588 EUR · ICE GENESIS
Predictive Simulation of Defects in Structural Composites
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-06-2017 to 31-05-2021 · 164,870 EUR · PSIDESC
Piezoelectric Assisted Smart Satellite Structure
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-01-2013 to 30-04-2017 · 150,037 EUR · PEASSS
Innovative Aluminium filler Wires for Aircraft Structures
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-10-2018 to 31-10-2022 · 143,165 EUR · IAWAS
Transportable Autonomous patrol for Land bOrder Surveillance
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-06-2008 to 31-05-2012 · 96,684 EUR · TALOS
Collaborative OWA robots for drilling and fasteners insertion in assembly lines
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-02-2017 to 31-01-2020 · 82,500 EUR · CORDIAL
Innovative End of Life procedures for REcycling INTEGRAl welded Al-Li Aerostructures
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Industrial decision-making on complex production technologies supported by simulation-based engineering
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Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

549300OK4EPJ5W5YCO19
live in the LEI register

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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded10-04-1978
Fiscal year end31-12
Abbreviation FR SONACA
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
30310Manufacture of other transport equipment
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 73 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

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