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Financials
Financial year 2025
Cothan from Charleroi, company number BE0413180804, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 213,145 after tax. For that financial year Cothan recorded a gross margin of € 2.4 million and equity of € 2.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 155,811 to € 213,145. 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 July 21, 2026.
€ 2.1 million
▲ 10% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 213,145
▲ 37% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 509,983
▼ 6% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
People and assets in 2025
€ 2 million
▲ 4% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 45,189
▼ 6% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 2 million
▼ 5% vs 2024
€ 105,766 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 19 years.
€ 61,673
▲ € 58,110 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 211,990
▼ 39% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 2,059,717 | € 2,208,800 | € 2,262,918 | € 2,401,044 | ▲ 6% |
| Profit after taxes | € 24,873 | € 104,474 | € 155,811 | € 213,145 | ▲ 37% |
| Equity | € 1,713,833 | € 1,788,011 | € 1,913,526 | € 2,096,374 | ▲ 10% |
| Total debts | € 2,662,270 | € 2,493,203 | € 2,412,212 | € 2,233,075 | ▼ 7% |
| Cash | € 505,692 | € 608,354 | € 544,043 | € 509,983 | ▼ 6% |
| Land & buildings | € 3,209,676 | € 3,077,476 | € 2,945,275 | € 2,813,075 | ▼ 4% |
| Retained profit | € 786,673 | € 891,147 | € 1,046,958 | € 1,260,103 | ▲ 20% |
| Bank debt | € 2,254,942 | € 2,159,932 | € 2,061,464 | € 1,959,412 | ▼ 5% |
| Balance sheet total | € 4,376,102 | € 4,281,214 | € 4,325,738 | € 4,329,449 | |
| Employees (FTE) | 26.9 | - | 28.1 | - |
Key figures of Cothan, 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 Cothan?
What happened at Cothan in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- SYLVIE BRICHARD stepped down as director. NBB
- BENOIT CRETSER stepped down as director. NBB
- SANDRINE SOTTIAUX stepped down as director. NBB
- POL SOTTIAUX stepped down as director. NBB
- BENJAMIN SOTTIAUX stepped down as director. NBB
- STEPHAN MERCIER stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 213,145 (▲ 37% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- SANDRINE SOTTIAUX became a director. NBB
In short
From € 24,873 profit in 2022 to € 213,145 profit in 2025.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 213,145 profit.
On average € 80,500 of value added per employee in 2024.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
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What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
SYLVIE BRICHARD
Director
Also active at: Secrétariat Social Securex - Sociaal Sekretariaat Securex - Sozial Sekretariate für Arbeitgeber Securex, Securex ICT, SECUREX INTEGRITY, CAISSE LIBRE D'ASSURANCES SOCIALES POUR TRAVAILLEURS INDEPENDANTS - SECUREX INTEGRITY, VRIJ SOCIAAL VERZEKERINGSFONDS VOOR ZELFSTANDIGEN, SECUREX INVEST, CONTROLE MEDICAL SECUREX - MEDISCHE CONTROLE SECUREX, Securex Corporate, HIVE5 GROUP, NOESIS CONSULT +1 more
since 2016 · until 2027
BENOIT CRETSER
Director
since 2013 · until 2027
SANDRINE SOTTIAUX
Director
since 2023 · until 2027
STEPHAN MERCIER
Director
since 2010 · until 2027
POL SOTTIAUX
Chairman of the board
since 2010 · until 2027
BENJAMIN SOTTIAUX
Director
since 2016 · until 2027
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Rue de la Madeleine 21
6041 Charleroi
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
WIX_COM, IL
Domain
Domain
centre-cothan.org
Registered
2002-11-27
Registrar
Gandi SAS
Expires
2030-11-27
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0413.180.804
- VAT number
- BE 0413.180.804
- Registered office
- Rue de la Madeleine 21, 6041 Charleroi
- Names & denominations
- Cothan
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Non-profit association
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 24 September 1973
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Contact
- centre-cothan.org 071254900
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