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12 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
JOHN P. BEST & Co from Antwerpen, company number BE0404514348, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 6,725 after tax. For that financial year JOHN P. BEST & Co recorded a gross margin of € -50,960 and equity of € 2.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 490,294 to € 6,725. 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 30, 2026.
€ 2.6 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 6,725
▼ 99% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 1.1 million.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 57,783
▼ 22% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 8,793 | € 482,881 | € 610,662 | € -50,960 | ▼ € 661,622 |
| Profit after taxes | € 6,739 | € 302,811 | € 490,294 | € 6,725 | ▼ 99% |
| Equity | € 2,114,815 | € 2,114,815 | € 2,605,109 | € 2,611,834 | |
| Total debts | € 3,461,499 | € 4,055,211 | € 172,392 | € 57,783 | ▼ 66% |
| Cash | € 55,593 | - | - | - | |
| Retained profit | € 626,815 | € 626,815 | € 1,117,109 | € 1,123,834 | ▲ 1% |
| Dividend | € 909,002 | € 302,811 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 5,576,314 | € 6,345,657 | € 2,953,132 | € 2,845,247 | ▼ 4% |
Key figures of JOHN P. BEST & Co, 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 JOHN P. BEST & Co?
What happened at JOHN P. BEST & Co in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 6,725 (▼ 99% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Vincent MALDAGUE stepped down as director. NBB
- Olivier D'HOOP stepped down as director. NBB
- Vincent MALDAGUE became a director. NBB
- Olivier D'HOOP became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- New establishment in Brugge. KBO
In short
From € 6,739 profit in 2022 to € 6,725 profit in 2025.
Paid € 341,686 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 490,294 profit.
Paid out € 1.2 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The stake of CETRACO comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
JOHN P. BEST & CoThe shares are held by CETRACO (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Vincent MALDAGUE
Director
Also active at: MARINZEE, Scandinavian Stevedoring Company, Handico International NV, CETRACO, RSA INVEST, HERFURTH MARITIME, RSA
since 2020 · until 2026
Olivier D'HOOP
Managing director
Also active at: MARINZEE, Scandinavian Stevedoring Company, Handico International NV, CETRACO, HERFURTH MARITIME, K LINE (BELGIUM), NJ Company
since 2020 · until 2026
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
D'Herbouvillekaai 42
2020 Antwerpen
Koggenstraat 21
8380 Brugge
Active since 1 July 1927
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 12 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →BEST & OSTERRIETH
€ 861 gross margin · 2025
MARINZEE same network
€ 74,988 gross margin · 2025
Scandinavian Stevedoring Company same network
€ 131,179 revenue · 2025
CETRACO same network
€ 8.2 million revenue · 2025
GANDATRADE
€ 40,912 gross margin · 2025
+7 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0404.514.348
- VAT number
- BE 0404.514.348
- Registered office
- D'Herbouvillekaai 42, 2020 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- JOHN P. BEST & Co
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 14 July 1927
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren
Zee- en kustvaart
Logistieke diensten
Personenvervoer door de lucht
Vervoersbemiddeling
Luchtvaart zonder dienstregeling
Overige vervoerondersteunende activiteiten