DDB is an advertising agency in Zaventem. Public Limited, started on 14 April 1972, 2 establishments.

What is the address of DDB?

The registered office of DDB is located at Excelsiorlaan 75-77, 1930 Zaventem.

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) DDB is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 14 April 1972.

Is DDB registered on Peppol?

Yes, DDB is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0412130828.

What is the enterprise number of DDB?

The enterprise number of DDB is BE0412130828.

When was DDB founded?

DDB was founded on 14 April 1972.

Who are the directors of DDB?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of DDB are: OAG Belgium, Maarten Vanthemsche, Kris Govaerts, Patrick Clymans.

Is DDB a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 14 April 1972; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did DDB make in 2025?

DDB posted a profit after taxes of € 78,078 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of DDB?

As a small company, DDB is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 1,935,100.

How much does an employee at DDB earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at DDB was € 72,800 in 2025: staff costs of € 1.8 million for 24.6 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does DDB have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, DDB has 24.6 full-time equivalents (FTE).

DDB (Public Limited) - Zaventem - BE0412130828

Dossier DDB, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0412130828/ddb. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 61 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

DDB from Zaventem, company number BE0412130828, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 78,078 after tax. For that financial year DDB recorded a gross margin of € 1.9 million and equity of € 257,818. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 322,791 to € 78,078. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 1, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 257,818

▲ 43% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 78,078

▼ 76% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 134,318.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

24.6

▲ 2.8 vs 2024

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 1.8 million

▼ 6% vs 2024

€ 72,800 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

€ 171

▼ 80% 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

€ 1.8 million

▲ 84% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 445,558

▲ 36% 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	€ 7,109,163 Revenue 2022: € 7,109,163 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,618,986 Revenue 2023: € 5,618,986 ▼ 21% vs 2022 (€ 7,109,163) Unfavourable step	€ 7,603,050 Revenue 2024: € 7,603,050 ▲ 35% vs 2023 (€ 5,618,986) Favourable step	-
Gross margin	-	-	-	€ 1,935,100 Gross margin 2025: € 1,935,100 First fiscal year in the series
Profit after taxes	€ 379,235 Profit after taxes 2022: € 379,235 First fiscal year in the series	€ 724,572 Profit after taxes 2023: € 724,572 ▲ 91% vs 2022 (€ 379,235) Favourable step	€ 322,791 Profit after taxes 2024: € 322,791 ▼ 55% vs 2023 (€ 724,572) Unfavourable step	€ 78,078 Profit after taxes 2025: € 78,078 ▼ 76% vs 2024 (€ 322,791) Unfavourable step	▼ 76%
Equity	€ 111,979 Equity 2022: € 111,979 First fiscal year in the series	€ 111,551 Equity 2023: € 111,551 Unchanged (€ 111,979) Unfavourable step	€ 179,740 Equity 2024: € 179,740 ▲ 61% vs 2023 (€ 111,551) Favourable step	€ 257,818 Equity 2025: € 257,818 ▲ 43% vs 2024 (€ 179,740) Favourable step	▲ 43%
Total debts	€ 5,199,688 Total debts 2022: € 5,199,688 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,365,262 Total debts 2023: € 4,365,262 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 5,199,688) Favourable step	€ 3,907,737 Total debts 2024: € 3,907,737 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 4,365,262) Favourable step	€ 5,510,903 Total debts 2025: € 5,510,903 ▲ 41% vs 2024 (€ 3,907,737) Unfavourable step	▲ 41%
Retained profit	€ 49,979 Retained profit 2022: € 49,979 First fiscal year in the series	€ 49,551 Retained profit 2023: € 49,551 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 49,979) Unfavourable step	€ 56,240 Retained profit 2024: € 56,240 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 49,551) Favourable step	€ 134,318 Retained profit 2025: € 134,318 ▲ 139% vs 2024 (€ 56,240) Favourable step	▲ 139%
Dividend	€ 378,750 Dividend 2022: € 378,750 First fiscal year in the series	€ 725,000 Dividend 2023: € 725,000 ▲ 91% vs 2022 (€ 378,750) Unchanged	€ 322,500 Dividend 2024: € 322,500 ▼ 56% vs 2023 (€ 725,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 322,500) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Bank debt	€ 8,886 Bank debt 2022: € 8,886 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,568 Bank debt 2023: € 1,568 ▼ 82% vs 2022 (€ 8,886) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 1,568) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 5,311,666 Balance sheet total 2022: € 5,311,666 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,476,813 Balance sheet total 2023: € 4,476,813 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 5,311,666) Unchanged	€ 4,087,477 Balance sheet total 2024: € 4,087,477 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 4,476,813) Unchanged	€ 5,768,722 Balance sheet total 2025: € 5,768,722 ▲ 41% vs 2024 (€ 4,087,477) Unchanged	▲ 41%
Employees (FTE)	22.2 Employees (FTE) 2022: 22.2 First fiscal year in the series	19.7 Employees (FTE) 2023: 19.7 ▼ 2.5 vs 2022 (22.2) Unchanged	21.8 Employees (FTE) 2024: 21.8 ▲ 2.1 vs 2023 (19.7) Unchanged	24.6 Employees (FTE) 2025: 24.6 ▲ 2.8 vs 2024 (21.8) Unchanged	▲ 2.8

Key figures of DDB, 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 DDB?

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

2029 OAG Belgium stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Kris Govaerts stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Patrick Clymans stepped down as director. NBB
Oct 1, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 78,078 (▼ 76% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2025 Maarten Vanthemsche stepped down as director. NBB
2024 Patrick Clymans became a director. NBB
Jun 1, 2024 New establishment in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. KBO
2020 Maarten Vanthemsche became a director. NBB

In short

From € 379,235 profit in 2022 to € 78,078 profit in 2025.

Paid € 609,903 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 724,572 profit.

On average € 78,700 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

OAG Belgium 100%

DDB

The shares are held by OAG Belgium (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

OAG Belgium

Vast vertegenwoordiger rechtspersoon · represented by Marc van Diepen

Also active at: Batten, Barton, Durstine en Osborn Belgium, T.B.W.A., BBDO, ENGAGE BBDO, Ketchum, Proximity BBDO, MARKETING en ENTERTAINMENT, DE VLOER +2 more

since 2020 · until 2029

Maarten Vanthemsche

Director

Also active at: Proximity BBDO, Voltage Brussels

since 2020 · until 2025

Kris Govaerts

Director

Also active at: Batten, Barton, Durstine en Osborn Belgium, T.B.W.A., DARWIN BBDO, BBDO, ENGAGE BBDO, Ketchum, E-GRAPHICS, Proximity BBDO +1 more

since 2020 · until 2029

Patrick Clymans

Director

Also active at: DE VLOER

since 2024 · until 2029

Shareholders

OAG Belgium

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Excelsiorlaan 75-77

1930 Zaventem

2.365.527.320

Scheldestraat 122

1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek

Active since 1 June 2024

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 6 companies are registered at this address.

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€ 30 million revenue · 2025

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€ 2.1 million gross margin · 2025

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Details

Company number

0412.130.828

VAT number

BE 0412.130.828

Registered office

Excelsiorlaan 75-77, 1930 Zaventem

Names & denominations

DDB

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

14 April 1972

Peppol

Active · Active since 19 Dec 2025

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