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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 27 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
CENTRUM VOOR TECHNISCHE AUTOMOBIELINSPECTIE from Leuven, company number BE0400426094, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 873,159 after tax. For that financial year CENTRUM VOOR TECHNISCHE AUTOMOBIELINSPECTIE recorded revenue of € 12.1 million and equity of € 9.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 796,783 to € 873,159. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 April 28, 2026.
€ 9.6 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 873,159
▲ 10% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 625,672
▼ 39% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 870,000 paid out
100 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Bureau voor Technische Controle NV (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
80.5
▲ 6.2 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 6.3 million
▲ 8% vs 2024
€ 77,900 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.
€ 163,775
▼ 13% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 756,699
▼ 8% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 67 days on average.
€ 1.2 million
▲ 12% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 10,030,382 | € 11,222,255 | € 11,489,843 | € 12,053,691 | ▲ 5% |
| Profit after taxes | € 609,412 | € 607,633 | € 796,783 | € 873,159 | ▲ 10% |
| Equity | € 9,538,458 | € 9,546,090 | € 9,552,874 | € 9,556,033 | |
| Total debts | € 4,075,360 | € 4,532,639 | € 4,626,078 | € 4,697,526 | ▲ 2% |
| Cash | € 2,942,541 | € 3,548,773 | € 1,029,857 | € 625,672 | ▼ 39% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,016,792 | € 949,707 | € 919,250 | € 1,025,713 | ▲ 12% |
| Retained profit | € 8,638,458 | € 8,646,090 | € 8,652,874 | € 8,656,033 | |
| Dividend | € 609,000 | € 600,000 | € 790,000 | € 870,000 | ▲ 10% |
| Balance sheet total | € 13,667,779 | € 14,129,937 | € 14,229,676 | € 14,301,583 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 68.6 | 69.6 | 74.3 | 80.5 | ▲ 6.2 |
Key figures of CENTRUM VOOR TECHNISCHE AUTOMOBIELINSPECTIE, 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 CENTRUM VOOR TECHNISCHE AUTOMOBIELINSPECTIE?
What happened at CENTRUM VOOR TECHNISCHE AUTOMOBIELINSPECTIE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- LUC LEROY stepped down as director. NBB
- KATLEEN VAN LAER stepped down as director. NBB
- LUC VANDEN BUSSCHE stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 873,159 (▲ 10% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- LUC LEROY became a director. NBB
- KATLEEN VAN LAER became a director. NBB
- LUC VANDEN BUSSCHE became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
In short
From € 609,412 profit in 2022 to € 873,159 profit in 2025.
Paid € 1.1 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 873,159 profit.
Paid out € 2.9 million in dividends to the owners in total.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
The shares are held by Bureau voor Technische Controle NV (100%) and KBTC Holding NV (0%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
LUC LEROY
Director
Also active at: Autoveiligheid, VINCOTTE, Bureau Voor Technische Controle, Vinçotte International, VINCOTTE ACADEMY, VINÇOTTE, KBTC Holding
since 2023 · until 2029
KATLEEN VAN LAER
Managing director
Also active at: Autoveiligheid, Bureau Voor Technische Controle, groupement des societes agrees de controle automobile et du permis de conduire groepering van erkende ondernemingen voor autokeuring en rijbewijs
since 2023 · until 2029
since 2023 · until 2029
Shareholders
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Ambachtenlaan 10
3001 Leuven
Wingepark 3
3110 Rotselaar
Active since 1 September 1955
St.-Maurusweg 23
3300 Tienen
Active since 1 September 1955
Lammerdries 7
2440 Geel
Active since 19 March 2019
Industrieterrein Kolmen 1308
3570 Alken
Active since 2 July 2019
Neerveld 3 box A
2550 Kontich
Active since 2 July 2019
Brusselsesteenweg 460
2800 Mechelen
Active since 16 January 2020
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0400.426.094
- VAT number
- BE 0400.426.094
- Registered office
- Ambachtenlaan 10, 3001 Leuven
- Names & denominations
- CENTRUM VOOR TECHNISCHE AUTOMOBIELINSPECTIE · CTA
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 2 October 1939
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 17 Sept 2025
- Activities · NACE
Technische controle van motorvoertuigen
Automobielinspectie en overige diagnosecentra voor auto's
Technische testen en analyses
Overige technische testen en toetsen