MERCK is a wholesaler in Hoeilaart. Public Limited, started on 23 August 1951, 2 establishments.

What is the address of MERCK?

The registered office of MERCK is located at Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5/7B, 1560 Hoeilaart.

Is MERCK still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) MERCK is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 23 August 1951.

Is MERCK registered on Peppol?

No, MERCK is currently not registered on the Peppol network.

What is the enterprise number of MERCK?

The enterprise number of MERCK is BE0403047965.

When was MERCK founded?

MERCK was founded on 23 August 1951.

Who are the directors of MERCK?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of MERCK are: Susan King-Barnardo , Benoît Elichabe, Spasena Ivanova Yotova.

Is MERCK a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 23 August 1951; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did MERCK make in 2025?

MERCK posted a profit after taxes of € 1,088,179 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of MERCK?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), MERCK reported revenue of € 42,601,209.

How much does an employee at MERCK earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MERCK was € 223,900 in 2025: staff costs of € 12.8 million for 57.1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does MERCK have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, MERCK has 57.1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

MERCK (Public Limited) - Hoeilaart - BE0403047965

Dossier MERCK, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0403047965/merck. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Not on Peppol Peppol

Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.

Financials

Financial year 2025

MERCK from Hoeilaart, company number BE0403047965, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.1 million after tax. For that financial year MERCK recorded revenue of € 42.6 million and equity of € 21.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.1 million to € 1.1 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 June 19, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 21.1 million

▲ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 1.1 million

▼ 2% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 142

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 15.8 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

57.1

▲ 1.4 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: € 6.5 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 12.8 million

▼ 3% vs 2024

€ 223,900 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 85,713

▼ 22% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 2.2 million

▼ 5% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 26 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 3 million

▼ 17% 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	€ 60,734,447 Revenue 2022: € 60,734,447 First fiscal year in the series	€ 61,663,568 Revenue 2023: € 61,663,568 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 60,734,447) Favourable step	€ 57,290,534 Revenue 2024: € 57,290,534 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 61,663,568) Unfavourable step	€ 42,601,209 Revenue 2025: € 42,601,209 ▼ 26% vs 2024 (€ 57,290,534) Unfavourable step	▼ 26%
Profit after taxes	€ 3,336,472 Profit after taxes 2022: € 3,336,472 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,045,884 Profit after taxes 2023: € 3,045,884 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 3,336,472) Unfavourable step	€ 1,115,230 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,115,230 ▼ 63% vs 2023 (€ 3,045,884) Unfavourable step	€ 1,088,179 Profit after taxes 2025: € 1,088,179 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 1,115,230) Unfavourable step	▼ 2%
Equity	€ 23,815,159 Equity 2022: € 23,815,159 First fiscal year in the series	€ 26,861,043 Equity 2023: € 26,861,043 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 23,815,159) Favourable step	€ 19,976,273 Equity 2024: € 19,976,273 ▼ 26% vs 2023 (€ 26,861,043) Unfavourable step	€ 21,064,452 Equity 2025: € 21,064,452 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 19,976,273) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Total debts	€ 7,108,315 Total debts 2022: € 7,108,315 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,639,041 Total debts 2023: € 6,639,041 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 7,108,315) Favourable step	€ 14,290,108 Total debts 2024: € 14,290,108 ▲ 115% vs 2023 (€ 6,639,041) Unfavourable step	€ 5,537,398 Total debts 2025: € 5,537,398 ▼ 61% vs 2024 (€ 14,290,108) Favourable step	▼ 61%
Cash	-	-	-	€ 142 Cash 2025: € 142 First fiscal year in the series
Retained profit	€ 18,541,359 Retained profit 2022: € 18,541,359 First fiscal year in the series	€ 21,587,243 Retained profit 2023: € 21,587,243 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 18,541,359) Favourable step	€ 14,702,473 Retained profit 2024: € 14,702,473 ▼ 32% vs 2023 (€ 21,587,243) Unfavourable step	€ 15,790,651 Retained profit 2025: € 15,790,651 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 14,702,473) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 8,000,000 Dividend 2024: € 8,000,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 8,000,000) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Balance sheet total	€ 30,923,474 Balance sheet total 2022: € 30,923,474 First fiscal year in the series	€ 33,500,084 Balance sheet total 2023: € 33,500,084 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 30,923,474) Unchanged	€ 34,266,381 Balance sheet total 2024: € 34,266,381 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 33,500,084) Unchanged	€ 26,601,850 Balance sheet total 2025: € 26,601,850 ▼ 22% vs 2024 (€ 34,266,381) Unchanged	▼ 22%
Employees (FTE)	54.9 Employees (FTE) 2022: 54.9 First fiscal year in the series	57.5 Employees (FTE) 2023: 57.5 ▲ 2.6 vs 2022 (54.9) Unchanged	55.7 Employees (FTE) 2024: 55.7 ▼ 1.8 vs 2023 (57.5) Unchanged	57.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 57.1 ▲ 1.4 vs 2024 (55.7) Unchanged	▲ 1.4

Key figures of MERCK, 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 MERCK?

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

2030 Spasena Ivanova Yotova stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Susan King-Barnardo stepped down as director. NBB
Jun 19, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.1 million (▼ 2% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Susan King-Barnardo became a director. NBB
2026 Benoît Elichabe stepped down as director. NBB
2025 Spasena Ivanova Yotova became a director. NBB
2021 Benoît Elichabe became a director. NBB
Jul 22, 2019 New establishment in Etterbeek. KBO

In short

From € 3.3 million profit in 2022 to € 1.1 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 3.6 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 3.3 million profit.

Paid out € 8 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Millipore International Holdings S.à r.l 100%

MERCK

The shares are held by Millipore International Holdings S.à r.l (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Susan King-Barnardo

Managing director

Also active at: Merck Chemicals NV/SA

since 2026 · until 2026

Benoît Elichabe

Managing director

since 2021 · until 2026

Spasena Ivanova Yotova

Director

Also active at: Merck Chemicals NV/SA, MERCK LIFE SCIENCE

since 2025 · until 2030

Shareholders

Millipore International Holdings S.à r.l

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5/7B

1560 Hoeilaart

2.005.628.418

Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5/7 box B

1560 Hoeilaart

Active since 1 August 1951

2.288.072.028

Belliardstraat 15/17

1040 Etterbeek

Active since 22 July 2019

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 companies are registered at this address.

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Merck Chemicals NV/SA same network

€ 2.2 million revenue · 2025

MERCK LIFE SCIENCE same network

€ 158.5 million revenue · 2025

Merck Life Science MPS

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0403.047.965

VAT number

BE 0403.047.965

Registered office

Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5/7B, 1560 Hoeilaart

Names & denominations

MERCK

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

23 August 1951

Peppol

Not registered

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in farmaceutische en medische artikelen

Groothandel in farmaceutische producten

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MERCK

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