Business succession index · 🇧🇪 Belgium

Business succession in Liège

Of 47,374 active companies in Liège, 14.9% have been registered for 30 years or more (Belgium: 13.4%).

47,374

Active companies

14.9%

Registered 30+ years

13.4%

Belgium average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	30 yrs+	%
Social work	88	401	200	49.9%
Membership organisations	94	703	312	44.4%
Education	85	957	300	31.3%
Fabricated metal products	25	589	179	30.4%
Sports and recreation	93	1,247	327	26.2%
Food products	10	428	102	23.8%
Wholesale trade	46	2,987	688	23%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	733	160	21.8%
Land transport	49	773	160	20.7%
Real estate activities	68	3,160	650	20.6%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	650	125	19.2%
Crop and animal production	01	1,379	264	19.1%
Retail trade	47	4,738	907	19.1%
Accommodation	55	562	106	18.9%
Auxiliary financial services	66	659	112	17%
Rental and leasing	77	326	54	16.6%
Warehousing and support	52	301	48	15.9%
Civil engineering	42	303	41	13.5%
Advertising and market research	73	701	91	13%
Construction of buildings	41	1,347	172	12.8%
Specialised construction activities	43	4,606	576	12.5%
Food and beverage service	56	2,855	353	12.4%
Other personal service activities	96	875	98	11.2%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	761	76	10%
Legal and accounting activities	69	1,906	188	9.9%
Repair and installation of machinery	33	262	25	9.5%
Office administrative and support	82	968	88	9.1%
Financial services	64	924	73	7.9%
Architecture and engineering	71	1,681	124	7.4%
Other professional and technical activities	74	520	34	6.5%
Human health activities	86	2,746	166	6%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	1,418	67	4.7%
Veterinary activities	75	255	11	4.3%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	4,653	173	3.7%

By trade in Liège

Trade	Companies	%
Management consultancy	4,652	3.7%
Restaurants and takeaways	1,956	7.1%
GP and specialist medical practices	1,511	6.1%
Building contractors	1,347	12.8%
Landlords and property letting	1,330	22.7%
Accountants and bookkeepers	970	15.6%
Law firms	936	4%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	914	29.8%
Engineering consultancy	872	8.1%
Livestock farming	860	20.9%
IT consultancy and support	826	3.6%
Electricians	794	11.1%
Plumbing and heating engineers	791	17.1%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	785	9.6%
Performing arts	733	21.8%
Joiners and carpenters	717	12.4%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	707	10.6%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	701	13%
Architects	694	5.5%
Pubs and bars	690	27.5%
Physiotherapy and other health services	689	4.9%
Training providers and tutoring	678	16.1%
Property developers	665	11.1%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades	622	8.7%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	614	25.6%
Software development	591	6.3%
Garages and vehicle repair	581	19.6%
Pharmacies and medical retail	566	26.3%
Car and van dealers	528	30.1%
Wholesale agents and brokers	526	9.5%
Road haulage	523	22.4%
Dental practices	518	5%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	507	24.5%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	500	9.2%
Roofers	494	12.6%
Insurance brokers	471	20.4%
Estate agents	468	20.7%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	455	30.8%
Business support services	444	5.9%
Food and drink wholesalers	413	23.2%
Holiday lets, hostels and campsites	412	16.5%
Clothing and shoe shops	403	16.6%
Arable farming	402	17.4%
Home care and social care	401	49.9%
Property trading	389	7.5%
Landscaping and gardening	378	8.2%
Metal fabrication	356	29.8%
Cleaning companies	340	9.1%
Amusement and leisure	333	16.5%
Office support and call centres	328	11.3%
Opticians, galleries and other specialist shops	326	20.9%
Demolition and groundworks	311	9.6%
Property management	308	48.1%
Civil engineering contractors	303	13.5%
Furniture and homeware shops	267	25.1%
Machinery repair and installation	262	9.5%
Veterinary practices	255	4.3%
Plastering and building finishing	254	9.4%
Wellness and other personal services	250	4.4%

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.