Business succession index · 🇧🇪 Belgium

Business succession in Antwerp

Of 130,879 active companies in Antwerp, 12.2% have been registered for 30 years or more (Belgium: 13.4%).

130,879

Active companies

12.2%

Registered 30+ years

13.4%

Belgium average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	30 yrs+	%
Membership organisations	94	906	263	29%
Printing and reproduction	18	360	101	28.1%
Wholesale trade	46	8,711	2,382	27.3%
Warehousing and support	52	1,409	372	26.4%
Food products	10	883	221	25%
Other manufacturing	32	406	95	23.4%
Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	28	267	61	22.8%
Travel agencies	79	280	62	22.1%
Real estate activities	68	7,378	1,622	22%
Sports and recreation	93	2,552	558	21.9%
Fabricated metal products	25	1,068	230	21.5%
Accommodation	55	453	93	20.5%
Water transport	50	277	56	20.2%
Rental and leasing	77	1,022	199	19.5%
Retail trade	47	10,041	1,831	18.2%
Publishing	58	318	58	18.2%
Land transport	49	2,286	405	17.7%
Social work	88	645	114	17.7%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	1,256	215	17.1%
Auxiliary financial services	66	1,525	232	15.2%
Crop and animal production	01	2,222	324	14.6%
Civil engineering	42	762	107	14%
Education	85	1,744	212	12.2%
Food and beverage service	56	6,800	825	12.1%
Construction of buildings	41	2,987	353	11.8%
Specialised construction activities	43	10,961	1,178	10.7%
Other personal service activities	96	2,309	235	10.2%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	2,116	198	9.4%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	2,458	220	9%
Legal and accounting activities	69	4,683	378	8.1%
Advertising and market research	73	3,072	247	8%
Motion picture and sound production	59	897	70	7.8%
Repair and installation of machinery	33	791	60	7.6%
Architecture and engineering	71	4,111	303	7.4%
Office administrative and support	82	4,407	304	6.9%
Employment activities	78	662	39	5.9%
Postal and courier activities	53	293	17	5.8%
Financial services	64	5,565	302	5.4%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	14,808	758	5.1%
Information services	63	1,031	51	4.9%
Other professional and technical activities	74	2,043	90	4.4%
Human health activities	86	6,042	212	3.5%
Veterinary activities	75	515	17	3.3%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	7,557	234	3.1%

By trade in Antwerp

Trade	Companies	%
Management consultancy	14,796	5.1%
IT consultancy and support	5,570	1.8%
Restaurants and takeaways	4,518	8.3%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	3,072	8%
Building contractors	2,987	11.8%
GP and specialist medical practices	2,952	2.7%
Business support services	2,822	5.5%
Landlords and property letting	2,810	30.4%
Law firms	2,792	2.7%
Performing arts	2,458	9%
Physiotherapy and other health services	2,213	2.8%
Electricians	2,156	7.6%
Architects	2,067	5.7%
Software development	1,981	6.8%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	1,957	24.8%
Accountants and bookkeepers	1,891	16%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	1,875	30.7%
Joiners and carpenters	1,874	12.9%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	1,861	34.9%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	1,846	7.5%
Engineering consultancy	1,743	8.8%
Wholesale agents and brokers	1,696	11.1%
Plumbing and heating engineers	1,680	11.9%
Property developers	1,634	9.1%
Pubs and bars	1,477	20.5%
Training providers and tutoring	1,456	7.2%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	1,445	7.2%
Road haulage	1,425	22.1%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	1,419	12.5%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades	1,389	9.8%
Livestock farming	1,282	13.4%
Freight forwarding and logistics services	1,252	25.6%
Estate agents	1,207	18.8%
Property trading	1,131	12.4%
Food and drink wholesalers	1,081	24%
Landscaping and gardening	1,066	6.8%
Clothing and shoe shops	1,060	18.1%
Office support and call centres	1,053	9.4%
Car and van dealers	1,042	23.6%
Hosting, data and web portals	1,030	5%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	1,025	36.7%
Garages and vehicle repair	990	18.8%
Film, TV, radio and music production	968	9%
Cleaning companies	924	8.9%
Pharmacies and medical retail	875	30.4%
Insurance brokers	857	21.8%
Dental practices	830	6.6%
Event caterers and contract catering	803	18.2%
Design studios	794	3.4%
Equipment and plant hire	791	18.7%
Machinery repair and installation	791	7.6%
Roofers	789	10.8%
Civil engineering contractors	762	14%
Painters and decorators	722	13.2%
Plastering and building finishing	721	10.1%
Other professional services	710	3.4%
Arable farming	689	18.1%
Furniture and homeware shops	682	24.9%
Taxi and private hire firms	676	9.2%
Financial advisers and fund managers	668	6.7%
Recruitment agencies	662	5.9%
Metal fabrication	655	23.7%
Demolition and groundworks	648	12.3%
Home care and social care	645	17.7%
Wellness and other personal services	627	9.6%
Amusement and leisure	595	12.3%
Property management	595	42.5%
Opticians, galleries and other specialist shops	573	21.3%
Flooring and tiling	524	13.7%
Veterinary practices	515	3.3%
Event and conference organisers	491	10.4%
Bakeries	487	19.3%
Insulation and other building installation	447	7.2%
Electronics and appliance shops	439	20%
Hardware and DIY shops	421	24.9%
Bookshops, newsagents and music shops	414	16.9%
Sports and toy shops	401	16.5%
Printers	360	28.1%
Photographers	350	7.7%
IT and electronics wholesalers	328	22.6%
Florists, garden centres and pet shops	325	18.5%
Jewellers and watch shops	317	24.3%
Testing and inspection	301	11%
Couriers and postal services	293	5.8%
Jewellery, toys and other manufacturing	284	24.6%
Travel agents and tour operators	280	22.1%
Shipping and ferries	277	20.2%
Machinery manufacturing	266	22.9%
Holiday lets, hostels and campsites	258	17.4%
Food manufacturing	257	30.4%

Methodology

Share of ACTIVE companies with a recorded industry code that have been registered for 30 years or more. A long unchanged registration is an indicator of an approaching handover, not a statement that any company is for sale. Divisions with fewer than 50 companies are omitted, as are divisions where fewer than 5 companies carry the signal.

Per region, only industries with at least 250 companies are shown. Source: The KBO licence (Art (snapshot 2026-10-15), licensed under KBO/BCE open data.

Aggregates only — no individual company is ever shown publicly with a succession indicator.