Financials
Financial year 2025
Haven Oostende from Oostende, company number BE0259978212, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.7 million after tax. For that financial year Haven Oostende recorded revenue of € 15 million and equity of € 46.8 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2.3 million to € 1.7 million. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on May 26, 2026.
€ 46.8 million
▲ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 1.7 million
▼ 27% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.4 million
▲ 14% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 10 million.
People and assets in 2025
44
▼ 1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 4 million
▼ 3% vs 2024
€ 91,700 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.
€ 850,307
▲ 142% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 4.1 million
▼ 8% vs 2024
€ 350,696 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 12 years.
€ 2.5 million
▼ 16% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 142 days on average.
€ 859,026
▼ 3% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 12,338,708 | € 14,103,592 | € 14,966,144 | ▲ 6% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,433,724 | € 2,251,600 | € 1,654,589 | ▼ 27% |
| Equity | € 43,745,717 | € 45,481,744 | € 46,820,145 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 8,670,428 | € 8,553,341 | € 7,508,864 | ▼ 12% |
| Cash | € 1,051,048 | € 1,240,559 | € 1,414,884 | ▲ 14% |
| Land & buildings | € 20,379,402 | € 31,386,408 | € 33,613,045 | ▲ 7% |
| Retained profit | € 6,097,910 | € 8,349,510 | € 10,004,099 | ▲ 20% |
| Bank debt | € 4,826,156 | € 4,476,350 | € 4,126,096 | ▼ 8% |
| Balance sheet total | € 52,416,145 | € 54,035,086 | € 54,529,009 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 45.6 | 45 | 44 | ▼ 1 |
Key figures of Haven Oostende, fiscal years 2023 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 Haven Oostende?
What happened at Haven Oostende in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Devos-Verbiest consulting VOF stepped down as director. NBB
- Stefanie Monsaert stepped down as director. NBB
- Steven Nagels stepped down as director. NBB
- Charlotte Verkeyn stepped down as director. NBB
- Lisa Devriese stepped down as director. NBB
- Thozinvest BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Maerlant Group BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Eric Van Hooydonk Advocaten BV stepped down as director. NBB
In short
From € 2.4 million profit in 2023 to € 1.7 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 1.1 million in corporate taxes since 2023.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 2.4 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 142 days on average.
Management
Behind Haven Oostende is Eric Noterman. The shares are held by Stad Oostende (100%). It owns 100% of Rebo, 100% of Oostende Trade, 100% of MultiTech and 25% of Ostend Sciene Park itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Eric Noterman
Managing director
Also active at: MultiTech, OSTEND SCIENCE PARK, Multi Logistics Group, Ostend Stevedoring Services Company, RENEWABLE ENERGY BASE OSTEND
since 2025
Director · represented by Carl Devos
Also active at: Ostend Stevedoring Services Company, RENEWABLE ENERGY BASE OSTEND
since 2025 · until 2031
Stefanie Monsaert
Director
Also active at: Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Oostende, MultiTech, Ostend Stevedoring Services Company, RENEWABLE ENERGY BASE OSTEND
since 2025 · until 2031
Steven Nagels
Director
Also active at: Ulmus Carpinifolia, SYTKO-construct, Ostend Stevedoring Services Company, RENEWABLE ENERGY BASE OSTEND, OPDRACHTHOUDENDE VERENIGING VOOR CREMATORIUMBEHEER IN HET ARRONDISSEMENT OOSTENDE, BENCHMARK, BENCHMARK TELECOM, ECONOMISCH HUIS OOSTENDE
since 2025 · until 2031
Charlotte Verkeyn
Chairman of the board
Also active at: Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Oostende, MultiTech, OOSTENDE TRADE, VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEE, EKO, PERSPECTIEF, OSTEND SCIENCE PARK, VC LEX +4 more
since 2025 · until 2031
Lisa Devriese
Director
since 2025 · until 2031
Director · represented by Bart Brackx
since 2025 · until 2031
since 2025 · until 2025
since 2025 · until 2031
Eric Van Hooydonk Advocaten BV
Director · represented by Eric Van Hooydonk
since 2025 · until 2031
Alain Delanghe
Director
Also active at: West-Vlaamse Intercommunale, DELANGHE PROPERTIES, DELANGHE, DELANGHE SERVICES & ADVICE, MultiTech, Ostend Stevedoring Services Company, RENEWABLE ENERGY BASE OSTEND, BLUEBRIDGE INCUBATIE- EN INNOVATIECENTRUM +1 more
since 2025 · until 2031
since 2025 · until 2031
Dirk Declerck
Managing director
Also active at: MultiTech, OOSTENDE TRADE, OSTEND SCIENCE PARK, Ostend Stevedoring Services Company, THEION, RENEWABLE ENERGY BASE OSTEND, BLUEBRIDGE INCUBATIE- EN INNOVATIECENTRUM
since 2025 · until 2025
Shareholders
100%
Participations
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Slijkensesteenweg 3A
8400 Oostende
Maritiem Plein 3
8400 Oostende
Active since 1 January 1997
Esplanadestraat -
8400 Oostende
Active since 1 January 1997
Slijkensesteenweg 1
8400 Oostende
Active since 1 January 1997
Stapelhuisstraat -
8400 Oostende
Active since 1 January 1997
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0259.978.212
- VAT number
- BE 0259.978.212
- Registered office
- Slijkensesteenweg 3A, 8400 Oostende
- Names & denominations
- Haven Oostende
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 January 1997
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 22 Nov 2024
- Activities · NACE
Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW
Diensten in verband met vervoer over water
Overige ondersteunende activiteiten i.v.m. het vervoer over water