VRFVerification record
VRF-BE-2026-000053 John Cockerill
JOHN COCKERILLSeraing, BelgiumEnterprise number 0422.362.447Company profile
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MeritVeri checked the items below. The verification is valid until the end of 19 October 2027 (Brussels time).
Status computed live
3 November 2026 at 15:55, Brussels time
- Reference
- VRF-BE-2026-000053
- Verified on
- 19 October 2026
- Valid until
- 19 October 2027
- Checked by
- MeritVeri
- Verified19 Oct 2026
- Today · valid3 Nov 2026
- Valid until19 Oct 2027
01Scope
The details, financial figures and people listed on this record were checked against official sources (business register, central balance sheet office, official gazette, EU VAT system, LEI record) or against the company's own published annual reports and website. Values found only in other sources, such as the press, were left out.
- 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
02Checked facts
| Fact | Checked value | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration number | 0422.362.447 | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| VAT number | BE 0422.362.447 | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Registered office address | Rue Jean Potier 1, 4100 Seraing | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Website | http://www.johncockerill.com/ | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Year founded | 1981 | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Number of employees | 565.5 FTEUntil 31 Dec 2025 | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
03People checked
Names and roles checked in this verification against official sources and documentary proofs.
| Role | Name | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer; person in charge of daily managementSince 2026 | Jean-Luc Maurange | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Shareholder80.65%Company | EBENIS SA (controlled by Bernard Serin) | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Shareholder19.35%Company | Dodeca SA (held by several senior Group executives) | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2016 | EBENIS SA | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2020 | SOKRATES GROUP SAS | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2014 | PONCELET MC² | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2013 | S2M PRODUCTIONS | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2017 | A B N M CONSULTING SERVICES | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2024 | TEN2 S.à r.l. | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2025 | Equidex | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2026 | LM Global International Consult | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2024 | Sophie Dutordoir | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2025 | Dorian Féron | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| DirectorSince 2023 | Jérôme Pécresse | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of EBENIS SASince 2016 | BERNARD Serin | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of SOKRATES GROUP SASSince 2020 | GERARD Longuet | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of PONCELET MC²Since 2014 | Jean-Pol Poncelet | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of S2M PRODUCTIONSSince 2013 | Maurice Semer | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of A B N M CONSULTING SERVICESSince 2017 | Diego Aquilina | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of TEN2 S.à r.l.Since 2024 | Nicolas Serin | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of EquidexSince 2025 | Vincent Trevisan | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Permanent representative of a legal-person director of LM Global International ConsultSince 2026 | Louis Michel | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
04Financial years checked
MeritVeri checked the figures of these financial years against the filed annual accounts in this verification.
| Year | Result | Revenue | Net result | Equity | Gross margin | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 20251 Jan – 31 Dec | Profit | €272,009,985.25Verified | €18,374,930.38Verified | €296,617,349.41Verified | Not available | €30,014,197.09Verified |
| FY 20241 Jan – 31 Dec | Loss | €311,600,459.58Verified | -€39,361,172.32Verified | €278,268,206.03Verified | Not available | -€13,922,598.16Verified |
| FY 20231 Jan – 31 Dec | Profit | €332,847,009.27Verified | €86,061,087.71Verified | €317,679,072.37Verified | Not available | €24,939,428.33Verified |
| FY 20221 Jan – 31 Dec | Profit | €270,931,664.88Verified | €147,245,356.06Verified | €231,725,700.66Verified | Not available | -€45,076,169.57Verified |
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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.
05Outside this verification
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- Phone number and email address
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- Social media accounts
- Creditworthiness or future results
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06Verification cycles
- VRF-BE-2026-000053this recordFirst verification · Current · 19 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2027Verified
07What this record does not say
- Only the items above were checked.Other information on the company profile is supplied by the company unless it is marked as verified.
- It is not a recommendation.A verification is not a credit rating or a guarantee of the company's services.
- Figures belong to their period.Financial figures and the number of employees apply to the date or year shown and are not necessarily current.