What does 3M Belgium do?

3M Belgium is a wholesaler in Machelen (Brab.). Private Limited, started on 28 March 1963, 2 establishments.

What is the address of 3M Belgium?

The registered office of 3M Belgium is located at Hermeslaan 7, 1831 Machelen (Brab.).

Is 3M Belgium still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) 3M Belgium is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 28 March 1963.

Is 3M Belgium registered on Peppol?

Yes, 3M Belgium is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0402683721.

What is the enterprise number of 3M Belgium?

The enterprise number of 3M Belgium is BE0402683721.

When was 3M Belgium founded?

3M Belgium was founded on 28 March 1963.

Who are the directors of 3M Belgium?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of 3M Belgium are: Anthony Crawford, Christin Schack.

Is 3M Belgium a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 28 March 1963; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did 3M Belgium make in 2025?

3M Belgium recorded a loss after taxes of € 5,588,892 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of 3M Belgium?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), 3M Belgium reported revenue of € 194,310,632.

How much does an employee at 3M Belgium earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at 3M Belgium was € 177,500 in 2025: staff costs of € 61.7 million for 347.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does 3M Belgium have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, 3M Belgium has 347.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

3M Belgium (Private Limited) - Machelen (Brab.)

Dossier 3M Belgium, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0402683721/3m-belgium. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 536.1 to 347.4.
Figures corrected NBB

Corrected annual account filed for 2024.

Financials

Financial year 2025

3M Belgium from Machelen (Brab.), company number BE0402683721, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -5.6 million after tax. For that financial year 3M Belgium recorded revenue of € 194.3 million and equity of € -266.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 4.5 million to € -5.6 million. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 10, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -266.3 million

▼ € 5.6 million vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Loss Caution

€ -5.6 million

▼ still € 4.5 million profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -461.8 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

347.4

▼ 53.9 vs 2024

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 112.3 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 61.7 million

▼ 36% vs 2024

€ 177,500 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 834,453

▼ 10% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 22.5 million

▼ 64% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 39.9 million

▼ 22% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 72 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 20 million

▼ 21% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 332,256,818 Revenue 2022: € 332,256,818 First fiscal year in the series	€ 397,098,769 Revenue 2023: € 397,098,769 ▲ 20% vs 2022 (€ 332,256,818) Favourable step	€ 213,919,514 Revenue 2024: € 213,919,514 ▼ 46% vs 2023 (€ 397,098,769) Unfavourable step	€ 194,310,632 Revenue 2025: € 194,310,632 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 213,919,514) Unfavourable step	▼ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ 3,890,821 Profit after taxes 2022: € 3,890,821 First fiscal year in the series	€ -42,767,459 Profit after taxes 2023: € -42,767,459 ▼ € 46.7 million vs 2022 (€ 3,890,821) Unfavourable step	€ 4,472,742 Profit after taxes 2024: € 4,472,742 ▲ € 47.2 million vs 2023 (€ -42,767,459) Favourable step	€ -5,588,892 Profit after taxes 2025: € -5,588,892 ▼ € 10.1 million vs 2024 (€ 4,472,742) Unfavourable step	▼ € 10.1 million
Equity	€ -222,247,334 Equity 2022: € -222,247,334 First fiscal year in the series	€ -265,039,362 Equity 2023: € -265,039,362 ▼ € 42.8 million vs 2022 (€ -222,247,334) Unfavourable step	€ -260,668,990 Equity 2024: € -260,668,990 ▲ € 4.4 million vs 2023 (€ -265,039,362) Favourable step	€ -266,257,882 Equity 2025: € -266,257,882 ▼ € 5.6 million vs 2024 (€ -260,668,990) Unfavourable step	▼ € 5.6 million
Total debts	€ 132,366,306 Total debts 2022: € 132,366,306 First fiscal year in the series	€ 167,847,437 Total debts 2023: € 167,847,437 ▲ 27% vs 2022 (€ 132,366,306) Unfavourable step	€ 158,122,325 Total debts 2024: € 158,122,325 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 167,847,437) Favourable step	€ 97,286,454 Total debts 2025: € 97,286,454 ▼ 38% vs 2024 (€ 158,122,325) Favourable step	▼ 38%
Cash	€ 861 Cash 2022: € 861 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Cash 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 861) Unfavourable step	-	-
Land & buildings	€ 61,118,950 Land & buildings 2022: € 61,118,950 First fiscal year in the series	€ 14,008,606 Land & buildings 2023: € 14,008,606 ▼ 77% vs 2022 (€ 61,118,950) Unchanged	€ 18,385,848 Land & buildings 2024: € 18,385,848 ▲ 31% vs 2023 (€ 14,008,606) Unchanged	€ 18,105,913 Land & buildings 2025: € 18,105,913 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 18,385,848) Unchanged	▼ 2%
Retained profit	€ -417,927,248 Retained profit 2022: € -417,927,248 First fiscal year in the series	€ -460,694,707 Retained profit 2023: € -460,694,707 ▼ € 42.8 million vs 2022 (€ -417,927,248) Unfavourable step	€ -456,221,965 Retained profit 2024: € -456,221,965 ▲ € 4.5 million vs 2023 (€ -460,694,707) Favourable step	€ -461,810,856 Retained profit 2025: € -461,810,856 ▼ € 5.6 million vs 2024 (€ -456,221,965) Unfavourable step	▼ € 5.6 million
Bank debt	€ 40,307,570 Bank debt 2022: € 40,307,570 First fiscal year in the series	€ 76,280,224 Bank debt 2023: € 76,280,224 ▲ 89% vs 2022 (€ 40,307,570) Unfavourable step	€ 62,431,528 Bank debt 2024: € 62,431,528 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 76,280,224) Favourable step	€ 22,478,360 Bank debt 2025: € 22,478,360 ▼ 64% vs 2024 (€ 62,431,528) Favourable step	▼ 64%
Balance sheet total	€ 256,747,574 Balance sheet total 2022: € 256,747,574 First fiscal year in the series	€ 278,977,400 Balance sheet total 2023: € 278,977,400 ▲ 9% vs 2022 (€ 256,747,574) Unchanged	€ 248,795,800 Balance sheet total 2024: € 248,795,800 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 278,977,400) Unchanged	€ 157,550,057 Balance sheet total 2025: € 157,550,057 ▼ 37% vs 2024 (€ 248,795,800) Unchanged	▼ 37%
Employees (FTE)	550.6 Employees (FTE) 2022: 550.6 First fiscal year in the series	536.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 536.1 ▼ 14.5 vs 2022 (550.6) Unchanged	401.3 Employees (FTE) 2024: 401.3 ▼ 134.8 vs 2023 (536.1) Unchanged	347.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 347.4 ▼ 53.9 vs 2024 (401.3) Unchanged	▼ 53.9

Key figures of 3M Belgium, 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 3M Belgium?

What happened at 3M Belgium in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Aug 10, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 5.6 million (▼ € 10.1 million vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2026 Christin Schack stepped down as director. NBB
2023 Anthony Crawford became a director. NBB
2022 Christin Schack became a director. NBB
Jan 1, 1971 New establishment in Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht. KBO
Mar 28, 1963 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
Mar 11, 1963 New establishment in Machelen (Brab.). KBO

In short

From € 3.9 million profit in 2022 to € 5.6 million loss in 2025.

Paid € 10.1 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 4.5 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 72 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Anthony Crawford

3M Belgium

Behind 3M Belgium is Anthony Crawford.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Anthony Crawford

Director

since 2023

Christin Schack

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hermeslaan 7

1831 Machelen (Brab.)

2.142.559.457

Canadastraat 11

2070 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht

Active since 1 January 1971

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Details

Company number

0402.683.721

VAT number

BE 0402.683.721

Registered office

Hermeslaan 7, 1831 Machelen (Brab.)

Names & denominations

3M Belgium

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

28 March 1963

Peppol

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