Business succession index · 🇧🇪 Belgium

Business succession in Limburg

Of 53,190 active companies in Limburg, 10.9% have been registered for 30 years or more (Belgium: 13.4%).

53,190

Active companies

10.9%

Registered 30+ years

13.4%

Belgium average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	30 yrs+	%
Membership organisations	94	376	138	36.7%
Fabricated metal products	25	835	186	22.3%
Sports and recreation	93	1,128	243	21.5%
Wholesale trade	46	3,075	650	21.1%
Land transport	49	812	167	20.6%
Real estate activities	68	3,460	661	19.1%
Retail trade	47	4,401	814	18.5%
Food products	10	312	57	18.3%
Education	85	704	117	16.6%
Rental and leasing	77	453	70	15.5%
Civil engineering	42	351	53	15.1%
Accommodation	55	400	56	14%
Auxiliary financial services	66	649	91	14%
Construction of buildings	41	1,534	190	12.4%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	763	92	12.1%
Crop and animal production	01	1,559	182	11.7%
Food and beverage service	56	2,562	259	10.1%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	629	56	8.9%
Specialised construction activities	43	6,427	524	8.2%
Other personal service activities	96	976	79	8.1%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	906	64	7.1%
Legal and accounting activities	69	1,752	119	6.8%
Architecture and engineering	71	1,616	102	6.3%
Office administrative and support	82	1,628	102	6.3%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	4,452	276	6.2%
Advertising and market research	73	1,121	68	6.1%
Information services	63	412	23	5.6%
Financial services	64	3,015	163	5.4%
Repair and installation of machinery	33	371	19	5.1%
Other professional and technical activities	74	599	25	4.2%
Veterinary activities	75	257	10	3.9%
Human health activities	86	3,071	111	3.6%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	2,584	53	2.1%

By trade in Limburg

Trade	Companies	%
Management consultancy	4,448	6.2%
IT consultancy and support	1,839	1.1%
Restaurants and takeaways	1,769	4.7%
Building contractors	1,531	12.4%
GP and specialist medical practices	1,509	4.2%
Electricians	1,362	6.5%
Landlords and property letting	1,223	29.7%
Physiotherapy and other health services	1,160	1.8%
Joiners and carpenters	1,122	9.8%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	1,121	6.1%
Business support services	1,076	4.6%
Property developers	1,042	10.7%
Law firms	991	1.7%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	901	24.1%
Plumbing and heating engineers	874	10.3%
Architects	775	6.5%
Accountants and bookkeepers	761	13.4%
Software development	745	4.3%
Engineering consultancy	728	6%
Livestock farming	724	13.7%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	697	13.2%
Wholesale agents and brokers	688	7.7%
Bricklaying, scaffolding and specialist trades	680	5%
Car and van dealers	678	22%
Garages and vehicle repair	659	12.9%
Performing arts	628	8.9%
Road haulage	621	19.5%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	563	26.5%
Roofers	556	8.6%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	542	3.5%
Training providers and tutoring	541	6.3%
Estate agents	518	14.3%
Property trading	513	15.2%
Landscaping and gardening	510	6.7%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	505	10.3%
Plastering and building finishing	505	7.9%
Pubs and bars	490	23.5%
Pharmacies and medical retail	488	30.3%
Metal fabrication	487	20.3%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	477	28.3%
Insurance brokers	439	16.9%
Arable farming	431	10%
Clothing and shoe shops	420	20.7%
Hosting, data and web portals	412	5.6%
Food and drink wholesalers	411	24.3%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	408	27%
Office support and call centres	408	9.1%
Demolition and groundworks	387	9.8%
Dental practices	385	4.4%
Fruit growing and nurseries	379	10.3%
Machinery repair and installation	371	5.1%
Painters and decorators	363	7.4%
Cleaning companies	359	5%
Civil engineering contractors	351	15.1%
Equipment and plant hire	350	15.1%
Flooring and tiling	349	9.7%
Wellness and other personal services	334	10.2%
Furniture and homeware shops	303	23.4%
Event caterers and contract catering	302	19.9%
Holiday lets, hostels and campsites	268	13.4%
Veterinary practices	257	3.9%

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.