Warning lights
Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 63 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
VITAS from Peer, company number BE0239946326, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -2.5 million after tax. For that financial year VITAS recorded revenue of € 37.1 million and equity of € 13.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -3.6 million to € -2.5 million. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 1, 2026.
€ 13.3 million
▼ 2% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -2.5 million
▲ 29 % less loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 10% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 48,821.
People and assets in 2025
423.6
▼ 4.5 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 27.5 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
€ 64,800 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
Debts at end 2025
€ 73.3 million
▼ 4% vs 2024
€ 5.1 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 14 years.
€ 1.4 million
▼ 14% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 64 days on average.
€ 3.7 million
▼ 26% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Revenue | € 31,838,894 | € 33,987,849 | € 35,475,662 | € 37,052,413 | ▲ 4% |
| Profit after taxes | € -2,984,649 | € -3,460,751 | € -3,590,745 | € -2,537,718 | ▲ € 1.1 million |
| Equity | € 14,845,100 | € 14,227,516 | € 13,625,871 | € 13,341,557 | ▼ 2% |
| Total debts | € 82,550,411 | € 85,534,563 | € 83,436,345 | € 79,277,773 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | € 1,798,078 | € 1,297,030 | € 1,383,583 | € 1,521,530 | ▲ 10% |
| Land & buildings | € 50,557,368 | € 50,015,981 | € 48,248,363 | € 49,201,031 | ▲ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 48,821 | € 48,821 | € 48,821 | € 48,821 | |
| Bank debt | € 72,471,796 | € 76,972,080 | € 76,188,359 | € 73,332,991 | ▼ 4% |
| Balance sheet total | € 97,534,770 | € 99,909,466 | € 97,219,238 | € 92,785,339 | ▼ 5% |
| Employees (FTE) | 386 | 406.7 | 428.1 | 423.6 | ▼ 4.5 |
Key figures of VITAS, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.
What happened to VITAS?
What happened at VITAS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 2.5 million. Source: NBB ↗
- Gilbert Hulsmans became a director. NBB
- Frans Heijlen became a director. NBB
- Bilgin Bekdemir stepped down as director. NBB
- Kurt Plessers stepped down as director. NBB
- Katrien Debruyne stepped down as director. NBB
- New establishment in Peer. KBO
- Ann-Sofie Vanoverstijns became a director. NBB
In short
From € 3 million loss in 2022 to € 2.5 million loss in 2025.
Pays suppliers within 64 days on average.
Management
Behind VITAS are Carina Gijsbers, Gilbert Hulsmans, Ann-Sofie Vanoverstijns, Raf Nelis and Frans Heijlen. The shares are held by OCMW Leopoldsburg, OCMW en stad Beringen, Stad Peer, gemeente Oudsbergen, VitaS and gemeente Hechtel-Eksel.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Carina Gijsbers
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2019
Gilbert Hulsmans
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2025
Ann-Sofie Vanoverstijns
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2022
since 2019
Frans Heijlen
Director
since 2025
Bilgin Bekdemir
Director
since 2022 · until 2025
Kurt Plessers
Vice-chairman of the board
Also active at: Wonen in Limburg, DIENSTENONDERNEMING MEEUWEN-GRUITRODE, Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Oudsbergen, DIENSTENBEDRIJF OPGLABBEEK, SERVICE OP MAAT
since 2019 · until 2025
since 2019 · until 2025
Shareholders
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
J.H. Leynenstraat 28
3990 Peer
Rode Kruisstraat 25
3990 Peer
Active since 1 January 2000
Pater Bellinkxstraat 40
3582 Beringen
Active since 1 January 1968
De Wittelaan 3
3970 Leopoldsburg
Active since 5 June 2012
Kantonnierstraat 6
3670 Oudsbergen
Active since 19 November 2008
Nieuwstraat 17
3940 Hechtel-Eksel
Active since 17 December 2012
De Wittelaan 3 box *
3970 Leopoldsburg
Active since 1 January 2001
Industrieweg 14
3990 Peer
Active since 16 February 2015
Hoekstraat 2
3940 Hechtel-Eksel
Active since 1 September 2020
J.H. Leynenstraat 4
3990 Peer
Active since 1 September 2020
Sint-Antoniusstraat 9
3990 Peer
Active since 25 September 2024
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
LEVEL27-AS * Please direct all complaints to [email protected] *, BE
Domain
Domain
vitas.be
Registered
2011-03-04
Website info
Features
Security
Network
Details
- Company number
- 0239.946.326
- VAT number
- BE 0239.946.326
- Registered office
- J.H. Leynenstraat 28, 3990 Peer
- Names & denominations
- VITAS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Opdrachthoudende vereniging (Vlaams Gewest)
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 19 January 1990
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Nov 2025
- Contact
- vitas.be [email protected] 011 49 26 00
- Activities · NACE
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