John Cockerill
JOHN COCKERILLEnterprise number 0422.362.447
- Verifiedvalid until 19 Oct 2027
01Overview
About John Cockerill
Short description by MeritVeri
John Cockerill is a Seraing-headquartered industrial group, founded in 1817, that develops large-scale technological solutions in energy, hydrogen, industry (metallurgy), defense and services. It describes itself as a stable, private and independent group controlled by Bernard Serin since 2002.
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02Verification
Checked
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Verified on 19 October 2026, valid until the end of 19 October 2027 (Brussels time).
- Official public sourcesBusiness register, central balance sheet office, official gazette, EU VAT system and LEI record
- Published by the companyThe company's own published annual reports and website
- Decided by MeritVeriMeritVeri decides every verification and records it with its date and reference
What was checked
| Item | Checked value | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration number | 0422.362.447 | — | Verified |
| VAT number | BE 0422.362.447 | — | Verified |
| Registered office address | Rue Jean Potier 1, 4100 Seraing | — | Verified |
| Website | http://www.johncockerill.com/ | — | Verified |
| Year founded | 1981 | — | Verified |
| Number of employees | 565.5 FTEas of 31 Dec 2025 | — | Verified |
| CEO / managing director | 1 personsee People | — | Verified |
| Owners / shareholders | 2 shareholderssee People | — | Verified |
| Board of directors | 19 directorssee People | — | Verified |
| Financial statements | FY 2022 – FY 2025 · 4 yearssee Financials | — | Verified |
All items checked on 19 Oct 2026
Outside this verification
- Quality of products and services
- Phone number and email address
- Description, logo and photos
- Social media accounts
- Creditworthiness or future results
Verification cycles
- VRF-BE-2026-000053First verification · Current · 19 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2027Verified
03Financials
Four financial years,
Every checked amount was compared with the annual accounts filed with the official register. The result label for each year is always public.
| Metric | FY 20221 Jan – 31 Dec | FY 20231 Jan – 31 Dec | FY 20241 Jan – 31 Dec | FY 20251 Jan – 31 Dec | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Profit | Profit | Loss | Profit | Profit in 3/4 |
| Revenue | €270,931,664.88Verified | €332,847,009.27Verified | €311,600,459.58Verified | €272,009,985.25Verified | 0% since 2022 |
| Net resultafter tax | €147,245,356.06Verified | €86,061,087.71Verified | -€39,361,172.32Verified | €18,374,930.38Verified | -88% since 2022 |
| Equity | €231,725,700.66Verified | €317,679,072.37Verified | €278,268,206.03Verified | €296,617,349.41Verified | +28% since 2022 |
| Gross margin | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | — |
| EBITDA | -€45,076,169.57Verified | €24,939,428.33Verified | -€13,922,598.16Verified | €30,014,197.09Verified | 2022–2025 |
| Source | — | — | — | — |
FY 20251 Jan – 31 Dec
Profit- Revenue
- €272,009,985.25Verified
- Net result
- €18,374,930.38Verified
- Equity
- €296,617,349.41Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- €30,014,197.09Verified
FY 20241 Jan – 31 Dec
Loss- Revenue
- €311,600,459.58Verified
- Net result
- -€39,361,172.32Verified
- Equity
- €278,268,206.03Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- -€13,922,598.16Verified
FY 20231 Jan – 31 Dec
Profit- Revenue
- €332,847,009.27Verified
- Net result
- €86,061,087.71Verified
- Equity
- €317,679,072.37Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- €24,939,428.33Verified
FY 20221 Jan – 31 Dec
Profit- Revenue
- €270,931,664.88Verified
- Net result
- €147,245,356.06Verified
- Equity
- €231,725,700.66Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- -€45,076,169.57Verified
Trend over the years
- Revenue0% since 2022
- Net result-88% since 2022
- Equity+28% since 2022
- Gross margin—
- EBITDA2022–2025
What the states and labels mean
- Profit · Loss · Break-even
- Based on the net result of the financial year. Break-even: the net result, positive or negative, is at most 1% of that year's revenue. Otherwise a positive net result is a profit and a negative one a loss. If the year has no revenue figure, it is break-even only when the net result is exactly 0.
- Verified
- Checked by MeritVeri against the filed annual accounts or other official sources, in a verification that is valid today.
- Not disclosed
- The company chose not to publish this value.
- Not available
- There is no value for this financial year.
- Amount hidden by the company
- The company chose not to show its amounts. The years, the state of each value and the result of each year stay public.
04People
Who runs and it
Management, owners and board, checked by MeritVeri against official sources such as the official gazette and filed annual accounts, and against the company's own published annual reports.
- Employees
- 565.5 employees (FTE) · as of 31 Dec 2025
- Verified
CEO / managing director
- Jean-Luc MaurangeChief Executive Officer; person in charge of daily managementSince 2026Verified
Owners / shareholders
- EBENIS SA (controlled by Bernard Serin)Shareholder · Company80.65% of the sharesVerified
- Dodeca SA (held by several senior Group executives)Shareholder · Company19.35% of the sharesVerified
Board of directors
- EBENIS SADirector · Since 2016Verified
- SOKRATES GROUP SASDirector · Since 2020Verified
- PONCELET MC²Director · Since 2014Verified
- S2M PRODUCTIONSDirector · Since 2013Verified
- A B N M CONSULTING SERVICESDirector · Since 2017Verified
- TEN2 S.à r.l.Director · Since 2024Verified
- EquidexDirector · Since 2025Verified
- LM Global International ConsultDirector · Since 2026Verified
- Sophie DutordoirDirector · Since 2024Verified
- Dorian FéronDirector · Since 2025Verified
- Jérôme PécresseDirector · Since 2023Verified
- BERNARD SerinPermanent representative of a legal-person director of EBENIS SA · Since 2016Verified
- GERARD LonguetPermanent representative of a legal-person director of SOKRATES GROUP SAS · Since 2020Verified
- Jean-Pol PonceletPermanent representative of a legal-person director of PONCELET MC² · Since 2014Verified
- Maurice SemerPermanent representative of a legal-person director of S2M PRODUCTIONS · Since 2013Verified
- Diego AquilinaPermanent representative of a legal-person director of A B N M CONSULTING SERVICES · Since 2017Verified
- Nicolas SerinPermanent representative of a legal-person director of TEN2 S.à r.l. · Since 2024Verified
- Vincent TrevisanPermanent representative of a legal-person director of Equidex · Since 2025Verified
- Louis MichelPermanent representative of a legal-person director of LM Global International Consult · Since 2026Verified
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05Business details
Business details
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- Legal name
- JOHN COCKERILL
- Trading name
- John Cockerill
- Enterprise number
- 0422.362.447
- Verified
- VAT number
- BE 0422.362.447
- Verified
- Registered office
- Rue Jean Potier 14100 SeraingBelgium
- Verified
- Industry
- Manufacturing and industry
- Founded
- 1981
- Verified
- Employees
- 565.5 FTEas of 31 Dec 2025
- Verified
- Email address
- welcome@johncockerill.com
- Phone
- +3243302444
- Social media
- LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Listing updated on 19 Oct 2026 · Report incorrect information
06Awards
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07Reviews
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