What is the address of CERU?

The registered office of CERU is located at Industrieweg 65, 2260 Westerlo.

Is CERU still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) CERU is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 November 1968.

Is CERU registered on Peppol?

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

What is the enterprise number of CERU?

The enterprise number of CERU is BE0406182055.

When was CERU founded?

CERU was founded on 1 November 1968.

Who are the directors of CERU?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of CERU are: Rudolf Paul Engelen.

Is CERU a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 November 1968; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did CERU make in 2024?

CERU recorded a loss after taxes of € 1,279 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of CERU?

As a small company, CERU is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € -970.

CERU (Public Limited) - Westerlo - BE0406182055

Dossier CERU, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0406182055/ceru. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2023 and 2024.
Not on Peppol Peppol

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

Financials

Financial year 2024

CERU from Westerlo, company number BE0406182055, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -1,279 after tax. For that financial year CERU recorded a gross margin of € -970 and equity of € 75,541. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -1,339 to € -1,279. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 24, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 75,541

▼ 2% vs 2023

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

Loss Caution

€ -1,279

▲ 4 % less loss than in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 2

▼ 97% vs 2023

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -74,459.

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 4,810

▲ 12% vs 2023

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 8,225 Gross margin 2021: € 8,225 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,628 Gross margin 2022: € 2,628 ▼ 68% vs 2021 (€ 8,225) Unfavourable step	€ -1,020 Gross margin 2023: € -1,020 ▼ € 3,648 vs 2022 (€ 2,628) Unfavourable step	€ -970 Gross margin 2024: € -970 ▲ € 50 vs 2023 (€ -1,020) Favourable step	▲ € 50
Profit after taxes	€ 3,337 Profit after taxes 2021: € 3,337 First fiscal year in the series	€ -1,736 Profit after taxes 2022: € -1,736 ▼ € 5,073 vs 2021 (€ 3,337) Unfavourable step	€ -1,339 Profit after taxes 2023: € -1,339 ▲ € 397 vs 2022 (€ -1,736) Favourable step	€ -1,279 Profit after taxes 2024: € -1,279 ▲ € 60 vs 2023 (€ -1,339) Favourable step	▲ € 60
Equity	€ 79,895 Equity 2021: € 79,895 First fiscal year in the series	€ 78,159 Equity 2022: € 78,159 ▼ 2% vs 2021 (€ 79,895) Unfavourable step	€ 76,821 Equity 2023: € 76,821 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 78,159) Unfavourable step	€ 75,541 Equity 2024: € 75,541 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 76,821) Unfavourable step	▼ 2%
Total debts	€ 16,785 Total debts 2021: € 16,785 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,838 Total debts 2022: € 6,838 ▼ 59% vs 2021 (€ 16,785) Favourable step	€ 4,535 Total debts 2023: € 4,535 ▼ 34% vs 2022 (€ 6,838) Favourable step	€ 4,810 Total debts 2024: € 4,810 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 4,535) Unfavourable step	▲ 6%
Cash	€ 15 Cash 2021: € 15 First fiscal year in the series	€ 617 Cash 2022: € 617 ▲ € 602 vs 2021 (€ 15) Favourable step	€ 60 Cash 2023: € 60 ▼ 90% vs 2022 (€ 617) Unfavourable step	€ 2 Cash 2024: € 2 ▼ 97% vs 2023 (€ 60) Unfavourable step	▼ 97%
Retained profit	€ -70,105 Retained profit 2021: € -70,105 First fiscal year in the series	€ -71,841 Retained profit 2022: € -71,841 ▼ € 1,736 vs 2021 (€ -70,105) Unfavourable step	€ -73,179 Retained profit 2023: € -73,179 ▼ € 1,339 vs 2022 (€ -71,841) Unfavourable step	€ -74,459 Retained profit 2024: € -74,459 ▼ € 1,279 vs 2023 (€ -73,179) Unfavourable step	▼ € 1,279
Balance sheet total	€ 96,680 Balance sheet total 2021: € 96,680 First fiscal year in the series	€ 84,997 Balance sheet total 2022: € 84,997 ▼ 12% vs 2021 (€ 96,680) Unchanged	€ 81,355 Balance sheet total 2023: € 81,355 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 84,997) Unchanged	€ 80,351 Balance sheet total 2024: € 80,351 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 81,355) Unchanged	▼ 1%

Key figures of CERU, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to CERU?

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

Jun 24, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 1,279. Source: NBB ↗
Sep 10, 1996 New establishment in Westerlo. KBO
Nov 1, 1968 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 3,337 profit in 2021 to € 1,279 loss in 2024.

Paid € 2,606 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2021, with € 3,337 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Rudolf Paul Engelen

CERU

Behind CERU is Rudolf Paul Engelen.

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Rudolf Paul Engelen

Managing director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Industrieweg 65

2260 Westerlo

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

Details

Company number: 0406.182.055
VAT number: BE 0406.182.055
Registered office: Industrieweg 65, 2260 Westerlo
Names & denominations: CERU
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Public limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 1 November 1968
Peppol: Not registered

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗