Business succession index · 🇧🇪 Belgium

Business succession in Flemish Brabant

Of 79,385 active companies in Flemish Brabant, 9.9% have been registered for 30 years or more (Belgium: 13.4%).

79,385

Active companies

9.9%

Registered 30+ years

13.4%

Belgium average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	30 yrs+	%
Membership organisations	94	560	191	34.1%
Wholesale trade	46	4,420	1,133	25.6%
Social work	88	295	74	25.1%
Fabricated metal products	25	387	85	22%
Food products	10	446	88	19.7%
Sports and recreation	93	1,453	275	18.9%
Real estate activities	68	3,950	719	18.2%
Rental and leasing	77	456	74	16.2%
Retail trade	47	6,111	985	16.1%
Warehousing and support	52	386	57	14.8%
Accommodation	55	254	35	13.8%
Crop and animal production	01	1,116	152	13.6%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	845	114	13.5%
Auxiliary financial services	66	775	104	13.4%
Education	85	1,087	135	12.4%
Civil engineering	42	262	32	12.2%
Motion picture and sound production	59	493	60	12.2%
Land transport	49	2,365	284	12%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	1,023	113	11%
Food and beverage service	56	3,637	345	9.5%
Architecture and engineering	71	2,005	182	9.1%
Advertising and market research	73	2,274	207	9.1%
Legal and accounting activities	69	2,962	262	8.8%
Specialised construction activities	43	7,884	586	7.4%
Postal and courier activities	53	260	19	7.3%
Other professional and technical activities	74	893	63	7.1%
Office administrative and support	82	2,645	183	6.9%
Other personal service activities	96	1,684	117	6.9%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	1,672	106	6.3%
Employment activities	78	321	19	5.9%
Financial services	64	1,959	109	5.6%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	9,618	447	4.6%
Information services	63	608	26	4.3%
Veterinary activities	75	256	11	4.3%
Construction of buildings	41	4,237	170	4%
Repair and installation of machinery	33	306	12	3.9%
Human health activities	86	3,855	127	3.3%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	5,625	158	2.8%

By trade in Flemish Brabant

Trade	Companies	%
Management consultancy	9,610	4.6%
Building contractors	4,237	4%
IT consultancy and support	4,186	2%
Restaurants and takeaways	2,538	7.5%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	2,274	9.1%
GP and specialist medical practices	1,920	2.7%
Business support services	1,822	4.9%
Law firms	1,762	2.7%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades	1,506	3.3%
Electricians	1,503	5.7%
Software development	1,434	5.1%
Landlords and property letting	1,432	25.4%
Car and van dealers	1,374	16.2%
Physiotherapy and other health services	1,338	2.6%
Road haulage	1,225	14%
Plumbing and heating engineers	1,202	11%
Accountants and bookkeepers	1,200	17.8%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	1,149	3.3%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	1,116	22.2%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	1,045	8.8%
Performing arts	1,022	11.1%
Wholesale agents and brokers	950	11.9%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	949	9.6%
Architects	944	7.2%
Taxi and private hire firms	937	9.6%
Joiners and carpenters	932	13.2%
Training providers and tutoring	925	7.1%
Engineering consultancy	914	10.5%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	879	29.5%
Cleaning companies	847	3.5%
Estate agents	844	15.3%
Property developers	817	10.3%
Landscaping and gardening	740	6.6%
Garages and vehicle repair	701	14.1%
Pubs and bars	667	15.7%
Plastering and building finishing	652	2.9%
Pharmacies and medical retail	621	25.4%
Hosting, data and web portals	607	4.3%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	606	40.9%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	606	32%
Roofers	595	6.9%
Property trading	593	12.3%
Dental practices	567	6%
Food and drink wholesalers	565	25%
Film, TV, radio and music production	529	13%
Office support and call centres	528	12.9%
Livestock farming	464	17.7%
Arable farming	464	11.2%
Event caterers and contract catering	431	11.6%
Insulation and other building installation	419	6%
Clothing and shoe shops	417	20.4%
Insurance brokers	413	17.4%
Demolition and groundworks	396	6.1%
Wellness and other personal services	384	8.3%
Painters and decorators	378	12.4%
Financial advisers and fund managers	362	8.8%
Freight forwarding and logistics services	344	13.4%
Amusement and leisure	337	8%
Equipment and plant hire	328	15.5%
Other professional services	325	2.5%
Recruitment agencies	321	5.9%
Furniture and homeware shops	310	23.2%
Machinery repair and installation	306	3.9%
Home care and social care	295	25.1%
Electronics and appliance shops	295	21.7%
Opticians, galleries and other specialist shops	293	15%
Flooring and tiling	292	13.4%
Event and conference organisers	276	9.1%
Metal fabrication	274	21.5%
Design studios	265	6.8%
Property management	264	26.1%
Civil engineering contractors	262	12.2%
Couriers and postal services	260	7.3%
Veterinary practices	256	4.3%

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.