What does MESSIAEN do?

MESSIAEN is a construction equipment rental company in Gent. Public Limited, started on 20 June 1975, 1 establishment.

What is the address of MESSIAEN?

The registered office of MESSIAEN is located at Industrieweg 160, 9030 Gent.

Is MESSIAEN still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) MESSIAEN is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 20 June 1975.

Is MESSIAEN registered on Peppol?

Yes, MESSIAEN is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0415168314.

What is the enterprise number of MESSIAEN?

The enterprise number of MESSIAEN is BE0415168314.

When was MESSIAEN founded?

MESSIAEN was founded on 20 June 1975.

Who are the directors of MESSIAEN?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of MESSIAEN are: Olivier Maes, Grégory Maes.

Is MESSIAEN a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 20 June 1975; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did MESSIAEN make in 2025?

MESSIAEN posted a profit after taxes of € 276,920 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of MESSIAEN?

As a small company, MESSIAEN is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 559,819.

How much does an employee at MESSIAEN earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MESSIAEN was € 62,700 in 2025: staff costs of € 206,988 for 3.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does MESSIAEN have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, MESSIAEN has 3.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

MESSIAEN (Public Limited) - Gent - BE0415168314

Dossier MESSIAEN, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0415168314/messiaen. 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.

Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 4.8 to 3.3.

Financials

Financial year 2025

MESSIAEN from Gent, company number BE0415168314, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 276,920 after tax. For that financial year MESSIAEN recorded a gross margin of € 559,819 and equity of € 1.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 367,195 to € 276,920. 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 July 10, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.7 million

▲ 11% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 276,920

▼ 25% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1.5 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 100,000 paid out

36 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

3.3

▼ 1.4 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 206,988

▼ 35% vs 2024

€ 62,700 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

€ 28,205

▼ 37% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 2,863.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 9,132

▼ 79% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 429,261

▲ 14% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 30,425

▲ 57% 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
Gross margin	€ 665,872 Gross margin 2022: € 665,872 First fiscal year in the series	€ 855,374 Gross margin 2023: € 855,374 ▲ 28% vs 2022 (€ 665,872) Favourable step	€ 761,404 Gross margin 2024: € 761,404 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 855,374) Unfavourable step	€ 559,819 Gross margin 2025: € 559,819 ▼ 26% vs 2024 (€ 761,404) Unfavourable step	▼ 26%
Profit after taxes	€ 250,502 Profit after taxes 2022: € 250,502 First fiscal year in the series	€ 387,086 Profit after taxes 2023: € 387,086 ▲ 55% vs 2022 (€ 250,502) Favourable step	€ 367,195 Profit after taxes 2024: € 367,195 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 387,086) Unfavourable step	€ 276,920 Profit after taxes 2025: € 276,920 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 367,195) Unfavourable step	▼ 25%
Equity	€ 1,430,118 Equity 2022: € 1,430,118 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,521,261 Equity 2023: € 1,521,261 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 1,430,118) Favourable step	€ 1,563,456 Equity 2024: € 1,563,456 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 1,521,261) Favourable step	€ 1,740,376 Equity 2025: € 1,740,376 ▲ 11% vs 2024 (€ 1,563,456) Favourable step	▲ 11%
Total debts	€ 722,236 Total debts 2022: € 722,236 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,322,643 Total debts 2023: € 1,322,643 ▲ 83% vs 2022 (€ 722,236) Unfavourable step	€ 773,629 Total debts 2024: € 773,629 ▼ 42% vs 2023 (€ 1,322,643) Favourable step	€ 576,812 Total debts 2025: € 576,812 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 773,629) Favourable step	▼ 25%
Cash	€ 905,741 Cash 2022: € 905,741 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,331,471 Cash 2023: € 1,331,471 ▲ 47% vs 2022 (€ 905,741) Favourable step	€ 1,491,931 Cash 2024: € 1,491,931 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 1,331,471) Favourable step	€ 1,510,740 Cash 2025: € 1,510,740 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,491,931) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Retained profit	€ 929,725 Retained profit 2022: € 929,725 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,021,261 Retained profit 2023: € 1,021,261 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 929,725) Favourable step	€ 1,063,456 Retained profit 2024: € 1,063,456 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 1,021,261) Favourable step	€ 1,240,376 Retained profit 2025: € 1,240,376 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 1,063,456) Favourable step	▲ 17%
Dividend	€ 220,000 Dividend 2022: € 220,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 295,549 Dividend 2023: € 295,549 ▲ 34% vs 2022 (€ 220,000) Unchanged	€ 325,000 Dividend 2024: € 325,000 ▲ 10% vs 2023 (€ 295,549) Unchanged	€ 100,000 Dividend 2025: € 100,000 ▼ 69% vs 2024 (€ 325,000) Unchanged	▼ 69%
Bank debt	€ 121,729 Bank debt 2022: € 121,729 First fiscal year in the series	€ 78,364 Bank debt 2023: € 78,364 ▼ 36% vs 2022 (€ 121,729) Favourable step	€ 44,481 Bank debt 2024: € 44,481 ▼ 43% vs 2023 (€ 78,364) Favourable step	€ 9,132 Bank debt 2025: € 9,132 ▼ 79% vs 2024 (€ 44,481) Favourable step	▼ 79%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,162,330 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,162,330 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,851,893 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,851,893 ▲ 32% vs 2022 (€ 2,162,330) Unchanged	€ 2,343,087 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,343,087 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 2,851,893) Unchanged	€ 2,321,202 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,321,202 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 2,343,087) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Employees (FTE)	4.9 Employees (FTE) 2022: 4.9 First fiscal year in the series	4.8 Employees (FTE) 2023: 4.8 ▼ 0.1 vs 2022 (4.9) Unchanged	4.7 Employees (FTE) 2024: 4.7 ▼ 0.1 vs 2023 (4.8) Unchanged	3.3 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3.3 ▼ 1.4 vs 2024 (4.7) Unchanged	▼ 1.4

Key figures of MESSIAEN, 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 MESSIAEN?

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

2029 Olivier Maes stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Grégory Maes stepped down as director. NBB
Jul 10, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 276,920 (▼ 25% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Olivier Maes became a director. NBB
2023 Grégory Maes became a director. NBB
Jul 1, 1975 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Jun 20, 1975 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 250,502 profit in 2022 to € 276,920 profit in 2025.

Paid € 236,466 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 387,086 profit.

On average € 169,600 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Olivier Maes

Managing director

Also active at: VESTIMA, GINDAC

since 2025 · until 2029

Grégory Maes

Director

Also active at: VESTIMA

since 2023 · until 2029

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Industrieweg 160

9030 Gent

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 companies are registered at this address.

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SOGIMA

€ 579,504 gross margin · 2025

VESTIMA same network

€ 459,167 gross margin · 2025

GROEP C. MAES

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

Details

Company number

0415.168.314

VAT number

BE 0415.168.314

Registered office

Industrieweg 160, 9030 Gent

Names & denominations

MESSIAEN

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

20 June 1975

Peppol

Active · Active since 8 Oct 2025

Activities · NACE

Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw

Algemene bouw van residentiële gebouwen

Algemene bouw van kantoorgebouwen

Algemene bouw van andere niet-residentiële gebouwen

Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten, neg

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗