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Board fully replaced NBB
No director from three years ago is still active according to annual account 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
VF Europe from Antwerpen, company number BE0405039138, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 15.4 million after tax. For that financial year VF Europe recorded revenue of € 93 million and equity of € 316 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -16.2 million to € 15.4 million. 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 October 29, 2025.
€ 316 million
▲ 5% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 15.4 million
▲ still € 16.2 million loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 279.6 million
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 312.9 million.
People and assets in 2025
620.2
▼ 28.2 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 51.7 million
€ 83,400 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.
€ 4 million
▲ 8% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 110,053
▲ 34% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 5.4 million
▲ 69% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 60 days on average.
€ 9.5 million
▲ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 91,318,190 | € 96,204,358 | € 98,341,433 | € 92,987,223 | ▼ 5% |
| Profit after taxes | € 6,226,678 | € 7,048,671 | € -16,246,824 | € 15,369,177 | ▲ € 31.6 million |
| Equity | € 309,823,614 | € 316,872,285 | € 300,625,460 | € 315,994,638 | ▲ 5% |
| Total debts | € 15,398,366 | € 18,615,962 | € 14,282,697 | € 16,847,273 | ▲ 18% |
| Cash | € 251,195,936 | € 258,670,508 | € 279,773,214 | € 279,601,844 | |
| Retained profit | € 306,689,107 | € 313,737,778 | € 297,490,953 | € 312,860,131 | ▲ 5% |
| Bank debt | € 51,898 | € 0 | € 82,372 | € 110,053 | ▲ 34% |
| Balance sheet total | € 326,168,037 | € 336,485,137 | € 316,251,506 | € 333,925,173 | ▲ 6% |
| Employees (FTE) | 686.2 | 664.1 | 648.4 | 620.2 | ▼ 28.2 |
Key figures of VF Europe, 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 October 2026.
What happened to VF Europe?
What happened at VF Europe in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 15.4 million. Source: NBB ↗
- An Claes became a director. NBB
- Markus Hamm became a director. NBB
- Patrick Willems stepped down as director. NBB
- Vittorio Marin became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- New establishment in Sint-Niklaas. KBO
- Patrick Willems became a director. NBB
In short
From € 6.2 million profit in 2022 to € 15.4 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 52.5 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 15.4 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 60 days on average.
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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 VF Europe are An Claes, Vittorio Marin and Markus Hamm. The shares are held by VF Luxembourg S.à.r.l. (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
An Claes
Director
since 2025
Vittorio Marin
Director
since 2023
Markus Hamm
Director
since 2025
Patrick Willems
Director
since 2007 · until 2025
Shareholders
VF Luxembourg S.à.r.l.
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Posthofbrug 2-4
2600 Antwerpen
Entrepotstraat 2
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 16 November 2000
Eigenlostraat 21
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 1 January 2013
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 5 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0405.039.138
- VAT number
- BE 0405.039.138
- Registered office
- Posthofbrug 2-4, 2600 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- VF Europe
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 27 February 1963
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- Active · Active since 17 Nov 2025
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