87 - RESIDENTIAL CARE ACTIVITIES Companies in Belgium
Approximately 3,659 real businesses classified under 87 - Residential care activities in Belgium, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 3,659 real businesses classified under 87 - Residential care activities operate in Belgium. Covers companies officially classified under NACEBEL 2008 code 87 (Residential care activities), part of Belgium's NACEBEL 2008 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Human Health and Social Work Activities sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Human Health and Social Work Activities in Belgium.
9 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Human Health and Social Work Activities companies in Belgium follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Belgium beneficial ownership overviewTop 87 - Residential care activities Companies in Belgium
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code Q in Belgium, as of the last reconciliation.
Section Q is 4% of the Belgium register by entity count and its 10th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Human Health and Social Work Activities in Belgium runs on a regionally-administered recognition system for care facilities, distinct from ordinary company registration. In Flanders, operating a woonzorgcentrum (residential care centre) requires formal erkenning under the residential care decree of 15 February 2019 and its implementing rules — recognition is only granted to facilities that already hold an approved recognition calendar and prior authorisation, and it must be actively maintained, not just obtained once.
The sector’s supply is also currently capped: programming for new residential care centres and type-1 short-stay centres in Flanders is suspended until 31 December 2026, so no genuinely new facility can be added except those already holding an approved recognition calendar or conversion pathway. Recognition itself depends partly on a fire-safety compliance certificate issued by the mayor, a document that must be current to keep the facility recognised. For verification, a Belgian care provider’s actual authority to operate depends on checking its current recognition status against these specific regional rules, not assuming it from company registration.
Belgium Human Health and Social Work Activities, by the register
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Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section Q entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section Q, Belgium. 71 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Belgium human health and social work activities ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Woonzorgcentrum erkenning (recognition) check
Operating a residential care centre in Flanders requires formal erkenning (recognition), granted only after an approved recognition calendar and prior authorisation, under the residential care decree of 15 February 2019 — recognition is the actual administrative permit needed to legally operate or continue operating.
2026 programming suspension
Programming for new residential care centres and short-stay centres (type 1) is suspended until 31 December 2026 in Flanders — meaning no new facilities can be added except those with an already-approved recognition calendar, a real, dated constraint on the sector’s supply.
Fire-safety certificate requirement
To be recognised and remain recognised, a residential care centre must present a fire-safety compliance certificate issued by the mayor — a real, checkable, and renewable compliance document distinct from the recognition itself.
Sub-sectors within Human Health and Social Work Activities
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own Belgium company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 87 - Residential care activities in Belgium?
Approximately 3,659 businesses are classified under 87 - Residential care activities in Belgium.
What does NACEBEL 2008 code 87 cover?
87 - Residential care activities is the official name for this activity under Belgium's NACEBEL 2008 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Human Health and Social Work Activities sector.
How is this different from the broader Human Health and Social Work Activities category?
Human Health and Social Work Activities is the top-level sector; NACEBEL 2008 code 87 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Belgium, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Human Health and Social Work Activities sector overview for the general national framework.
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