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Busy address KBO
12 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
BEST & OSTERRIETH from Antwerpen, company number BE0400088970, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 961 after tax. For that financial year BEST & OSTERRIETH recorded a gross margin of € 861 and equity of € 275,145. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1,384 to € 961. 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 June 30, 2026.
€ 275,145
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 961
▼ 31% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 149
▼ 12% 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 € 27,145.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 17,899
▼ 97% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 354
▼ 30% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 43,779 | € -6,445 | € -1,643 | € 861 | ▲ € 2,504 |
| Profit after taxes | € 40,660 | € 1,169 | € 1,384 | € 961 | ▼ 31% |
| Equity | € 272,800 | € 272,800 | € 274,184 | € 275,145 | |
| Total debts | € 455,209 | € 456,516 | € 616,822 | € 18,252 | ▼ 97% |
| Cash | € 55,712 | € 50,310 | € 168 | € 149 | ▼ 12% |
| Retained profit | € 24,800 | € 24,800 | € 26,184 | € 27,145 | ▲ 4% |
| Dividend | € 158,185 | € 1,169 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 733,009 | € 729,316 | € 891,006 | € 293,397 | ▼ 67% |
Key figures of BEST & OSTERRIETH, 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 BEST & OSTERRIETH?
What happened at BEST & OSTERRIETH in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 961 (▼ 31% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- V. MALDAGUE stepped down as director. NBB
- O. D'HOOP stepped down as director. NBB
- V. MALDAGUE became a director. NBB
- O. D'HOOP became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 40,660 profit in 2022 to € 961 profit in 2025.
Paid € 1,034 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 40,660 profit.
Paid out € 159,355 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The stake of CETRACO comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
BEST & OSTERRIETHThe shares are held by CETRACO (99.8%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
V. MALDAGUE
Managing director
Also active at: Macotruck, Bando Travel Service, HERFURTH INVESTMENT, GANDATRADE, HERFURTH & CO, HERFURTH LOGISTICS, HERFURTH SHIPBROKERS, HERFURTH TRAVEL +1 more
since 2020 · until 2026
O. D'HOOP
Director
Also active at: Macotruck, HERFURTH INVESTMENT, GANDATRADE, HERFURTH & CO, HERFURTH LOGISTICS, HERFURTH SHIPBROKERS, HERFURTH TRAVEL, HANDICO TRUCKING
since 2020 · until 2026
Shareholders
99.8%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
D'Herbouvillekaai 42
2020 Antwerpen
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 12 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →JOHN P. BEST & Co
€ -50,960 gross margin · 2025
MARINZEE
€ 74,988 gross margin · 2025
Scandinavian Stevedoring Company
€ 131,179 revenue · 2025
CETRACO same network
€ 8.2 million revenue · 2025
GANDATRADE same network
€ 40,912 gross margin · 2025
+7 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0400.088.970
- VAT number
- BE 0400.088.970
- Registered office
- D'Herbouvillekaai 42, 2020 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- BEST & OSTERRIETH
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 29 August 1950
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
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