Desco is a wholesaler in Wijnegem. Public Limited, started on 30 December 1947, 31 establishments.

What is the address of Desco?

The registered office of Desco is located at Bijkhoevelaan 2, 2110 Wijnegem.

Is Desco still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Desco is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 December 1947.

Is Desco registered on Peppol?

Yes, Desco is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0404105166.

What is the enterprise number of Desco?

The enterprise number of Desco is BE0404105166.

When was Desco founded?

Desco was founded on 30 December 1947.

Who are the directors of Desco?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Desco are: Kris Dedecker, Frank Dedecker, NIJASU BV, Karen Dedecker, Eva Dedecker.

Is Desco a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 December 1947; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 5 directors known from the annual account; 31 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did Desco make in 2025?

Desco posted a profit after taxes of € 41,156,228 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Desco?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), Desco reported revenue of € 370,684,095.

How much does an employee at Desco earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Desco was € 64,300 in 2025: staff costs of € 34 million for 528.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Desco have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Desco has 528.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Desco (Public Limited) - Wijnegem - BE0404105166

Dossier Desco, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0404105166/desco. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Desco from Wijnegem, company number BE0404105166, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 41.2 million after tax. For that financial year Desco recorded revenue of € 370.7 million and equity of € 462.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 45.6 million to € 41.2 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 18, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 462.6 million

▲ 10% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 41.2 million

▼ 10% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 59.5 million

▼ 48% vs 2024

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 € 459.2 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

528.4

▲ 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: € 42.7 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 34 million

▲ 4% vs 2024

€ 64,300 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

€ 2.1 million

▲ 15% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 209,188.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 144,700

▼ 37% vs 2024

€ 89,582 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 18 million

▼ 13% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 22 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 7.8 million

▼ 1% 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	€ 350,908,395 Revenue 2022: € 350,908,395 First fiscal year in the series	€ 364,595,334 Revenue 2023: € 364,595,334 ▲ 4% vs 2022 (€ 350,908,395) Favourable step	€ 362,374,732 Revenue 2024: € 362,374,732 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 364,595,334) Unfavourable step	€ 370,684,095 Revenue 2025: € 370,684,095 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 362,374,732) Favourable step	▲ 2%
Profit after taxes	€ 44,560,609 Profit after taxes 2022: € 44,560,609 First fiscal year in the series	€ 44,118,779 Profit after taxes 2023: € 44,118,779 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 44,560,609) Unfavourable step	€ 45,642,843 Profit after taxes 2024: € 45,642,843 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 44,118,779) Favourable step	€ 41,156,228 Profit after taxes 2025: € 41,156,228 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 45,642,843) Unfavourable step	▼ 10%
Equity	€ 331,770,158 Equity 2022: € 331,770,158 First fiscal year in the series	€ 375,853,655 Equity 2023: € 375,853,655 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 331,770,158) Favourable step	€ 421,461,216 Equity 2024: € 421,461,216 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 375,853,655) Favourable step	€ 462,582,161 Equity 2025: € 462,582,161 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 421,461,216) Favourable step	▲ 10%
Total debts	€ 42,428,443 Total debts 2022: € 42,428,443 First fiscal year in the series	€ 34,440,934 Total debts 2023: € 34,440,934 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 42,428,443) Favourable step	€ 34,946,620 Total debts 2024: € 34,946,620 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 34,440,934) Unfavourable step	€ 32,516,278 Total debts 2025: € 32,516,278 ▼ 7% vs 2024 (€ 34,946,620) Favourable step	▼ 7%
Cash	€ 128,883,511 Cash 2022: € 128,883,511 First fiscal year in the series	€ 70,434,158 Cash 2023: € 70,434,158 ▼ 45% vs 2022 (€ 128,883,511) Unfavourable step	€ 113,542,016 Cash 2024: € 113,542,016 ▲ 61% vs 2023 (€ 70,434,158) Favourable step	€ 59,544,897 Cash 2025: € 59,544,897 ▼ 48% vs 2024 (€ 113,542,016) Unfavourable step	▼ 48%
Land & buildings	€ 1,724,254 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,724,254 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,390,592 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,390,592 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 1,724,254) Unchanged	€ 1,077,973 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,077,973 ▼ 22% vs 2023 (€ 1,390,592) Unchanged	€ 1,154,009 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,154,009 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 1,077,973) Unchanged	▲ 7%
Retained profit	€ 328,329,675 Retained profit 2022: € 328,329,675 First fiscal year in the series	€ 372,448,453 Retained profit 2023: € 372,448,453 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 328,329,675) Favourable step	€ 418,091,296 Retained profit 2024: € 418,091,296 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 372,448,453) Favourable step	€ 459,247,523 Retained profit 2025: € 459,247,523 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 418,091,296) Favourable step	▲ 10%
Bank debt	€ 403,640 Bank debt 2022: € 403,640 First fiscal year in the series	€ 315,660 Bank debt 2023: € 315,660 ▼ 22% vs 2022 (€ 403,640) Favourable step	€ 231,085 Bank debt 2024: € 231,085 ▼ 27% vs 2023 (€ 315,660) Favourable step	€ 144,700 Bank debt 2025: € 144,700 ▼ 37% vs 2024 (€ 231,085) Favourable step	▼ 37%
Balance sheet total	€ 376,009,901 Balance sheet total 2022: € 376,009,901 First fiscal year in the series	€ 412,169,265 Balance sheet total 2023: € 412,169,265 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 376,009,901) Unchanged	€ 458,274,474 Balance sheet total 2024: € 458,274,474 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 412,169,265) Unchanged	€ 497,001,584 Balance sheet total 2025: € 497,001,584 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 458,274,474) Unchanged	▲ 8%
Employees (FTE)	510.9 Employees (FTE) 2022: 510.9 First fiscal year in the series	512.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 512.1 ▲ 1.2 vs 2022 (510.9) Unchanged	524.4 Employees (FTE) 2024: 524.4 ▲ 12.3 vs 2023 (512.1) Unchanged	528.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 528.4 ▲ 4 vs 2024 (524.4) Unchanged	▲ 4

Key figures of Desco, 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 Desco?

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

Jun 18, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 41.2 million (▼ 10% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Kris Dedecker stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Frank Dedecker stepped down as director. NBB
2026 NIJASU BV stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Karen Dedecker stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Eva Dedecker stepped down as director. NBB
Jan 1, 2023 New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
Feb 1, 2020 New establishment in Ieper. KBO

In short

From € 44.6 million profit in 2022 to € 41.2 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 59.3 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 45.6 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 22 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

StaPal 100%

The stake of StaPal comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

Desco

The shares are held by StaPal (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Kris Dedecker

Director

Also active at: Rékool, GEBROEDERS VAN BREMPT, BIJKHOEVE TRANSPORT

since 2014 · until 2026

Frank Dedecker

Managing director

Also active at: StaPal, BELSIL

since 2014 · until 2026

NIJASU BV

Director · represented by Sébastien Lincé

Also active at: SANIGEST, TECHNO IMMO

since 2019 · until 2026

Karen Dedecker

Director

Also active at: GEBROEDERS VAN BREMPT, BIJKHOEVE TRANSPORT

since 2014 · until 2026

Eva Dedecker

Director

Also active at: Rékool, GEBROEDERS VAN BREMPT, TRIBEL, BIJKHOEVE TRANSPORT

since 2014 · until 2026

Shareholders

StaPal

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Bijkhoevelaan 2

2110 Wijnegem

2.069.839.052

Bleekhofstraat 10 1

2018 Antwerpen

Active since 13 January 1995

2.069.839.151

Legeweg 178

8200 Brugge

Active since 7 December 2000

2.069.839.250

Ottergemsesteenweg 421-435

9000 Gent

Active since 9 February 1995

2.069.839.349

Turnhoutsebaan 55

3290 Diest

Active since 22 January 1999

2.069.839.448

Jubellaan 159

2800 Mechelen

Active since 18 January 1999

2.069.839.547

Winninglaan 6 7

9140 Temse

Active since 8 February 1995

2.069.839.646

Steenweg op Gierle 228 box 1

2300 Turnhout

Active since 5 March 1999

2.257.053.210

O l'z-Eyôs 4

4960 Malmedy

Active since 29 September 2016

2.257.053.309

Kontichsesteenweg 34

2630 Aartselaar

Active since 1 July 2015

2.148.120.230

Sint-Katriensteenweg 43 box B

8520 Kuurne

Active since 1 July 2005

2.170.135.270

Joseph Van Instraat 14

2500 Lier

Active since 1 April 2008

2.202.791.509

Dellestraat 12A

3560 Lummen

Active since 28 September 2011

2.224.838.619

Industrielaan 9

9320 Aalst

Active since 1 November 2012

2.224.839.411

Avenue Jardin Ecole 68-78

4820 Dison

Active since 1 January 2013

2.224.840.203

Rue Laguesse 38

4430 Ans

Active since 1 January 2013

2.224.841.092

Route de Gérasa 3

6723 Habay

Active since 1 January 2013

2.224.842.280

Chaussée de Tongres 255

4000 Liège

Active since 1 January 2013

2.289.411.420

Poldergotestraat 5

9240 Zele

Active since 1 July 2018

2.300.310.260

Leuvensesteenweg 327

1930 Zaventem

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.359

Marche,Rue de la Plaine 4

6900 Marche-en-Famenne

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.458

Emile Pathéstraat 416

1190 Vorst

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.557

Avenue de Maire(TOU) 139

7500 Tournai

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.656

Chaussée de Marche(JB) 376

5100 Namur

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.755

Chaussée de Tubize 485

1420 Braine-l'Alleud

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.854

Rue de la Wallonie 1

6200 Châtelet

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.310.953

Paddevijverstraat 61

8900 Ieper

Active since 1 February 2020

2.300.311.052

Koningin Astridlaan 53

1780 Wemmel

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.311.151

Grand-Route 77

7000 Mons

Active since 1 January 2020

2.300.311.250

Rue de la Posterie 2A

5030 Gembloux

Active since 1 January 2020

2.341.133.107

Leugenberg 140/4

2180 Antwerpen

Active since 1 January 2023

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.

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Details

Company number

0404.105.166

VAT number

BE 0404.105.166

Registered office

Bijkhoevelaan 2, 2110 Wijnegem

Names & denominations

Desco

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 December 1947

Peppol

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