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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 24.8 to 22.2.
Financials
Financial year 2025
VANDENBROUCKE METALEN from Zonnebeke, company number BE0402763794, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 128,985 after tax. For that financial year VANDENBROUCKE METALEN recorded a gross margin of € 2.2 million and equity of € 6.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 41,263 to € 128,985. 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 June 30, 2026.
€ 6.1 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 128,985
▲ 213% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 655,334
▼ 14% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 100,000 paid out
78 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
22.2
▼ 0.3 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.6 million
€ 73,900 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.
€ 253,889
▼ 16% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1.2 million
▼ 9% vs 2024
€ 120,000 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 10 years.
€ 520,309
▲ 1% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 359,352
▼ 3% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 2,653,845 | € 2,212,885 | € 2,079,909 | € 2,230,934 | ▲ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 590,094 | € 172,959 | € 41,263 | € 128,985 | ▲ 213% |
| Equity | € 6,121,838 | € 6,194,797 | € 6,036,060 | € 6,065,044 | |
| Total debts | € 3,453,447 | € 2,963,635 | € 3,002,147 | € 2,849,542 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | € 1,079,037 | € 681,468 | € 765,770 | € 655,334 | ▼ 14% |
| Land & buildings | € 2,766,836 | € 2,767,733 | € 2,667,312 | € 2,493,001 | ▼ 7% |
| Retained profit | € 5,896,838 | € 5,969,797 | € 5,811,060 | € 5,840,044 | |
| Dividend | € 100,000 | € 100,000 | € 200,000 | € 100,000 | ▼ 50% |
| Bank debt | € 1,590,000 | € 1,470,000 | € 1,350,000 | € 1,230,000 | ▼ 9% |
| Balance sheet total | € 9,575,285 | € 9,158,432 | € 9,038,207 | € 8,914,586 | ▼ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 26.3 | 24.8 | 22.5 | 22.2 | ▼ 0.3 |
Key figures of VANDENBROUCKE METALEN, 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 VANDENBROUCKE METALEN?
What happened at VANDENBROUCKE METALEN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 128,985 (▲ 213% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- New establishment in Zonnebeke. KBO
In short
From € 590,094 profit in 2022 to € 128,985 profit in 2025.
Paid € 374,572 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 590,094 profit.
On average € 100,500 of value added per employee in 2025.
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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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Management
Behind VANDENBROUCKE METALEN are Bert Goris, Syva NV, Bruno Goris and Hugo Goris. Bert Goris is also behind Syva, GROCO GROUP and TweeBees. Bruno Goris is also behind Syva. Hugo Goris is also behind Syva.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Statiestraat 116
8980 Zonnebeke
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Details
- Company number
- 0402.763.794
- VAT number
- BE 0402.763.794
- Registered office
- Statiestraat 116, 8980 Zonnebeke
- Names & denominations
- VANDENBROUCKE METALEN · VDBM
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 January 1968
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 11 Aug 2025
- Contact
- vdbm.be [email protected] 051/780030
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