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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
CHEP BENELUX from Mechelen, company number BE0417307856, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 9.5 million after tax. For that financial year CHEP BENELUX recorded revenue of € 104.1 million and equity of € 15 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 6.7 million to € 9.5 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 December 19, 2025.
€ 15 million
▲ 11% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 9.5 million
▲ 42% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 8 million paid out
84 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
158.9
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 16.9 million
▲ 4% vs 2024
€ 106,400 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.
€ 175,385
▲ 21% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 11.2 million
▼ 30% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 45 days on average.
€ 5.9 million
▲ 19% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 81,253,780 | € 98,212,225 | € 104,809,644 | € 104,095,066 | ▼ 1% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,950,493 | € 4,921,672 | € 6,712,916 | € 9,513,413 | ▲ 42% |
| Equity | € 16,845,366 | € 21,767,038 | € 13,479,954 | € 14,993,368 | ▲ 11% |
| Total debts | € 19,117,492 | € 19,370,941 | € 23,216,492 | € 17,642,832 | ▼ 24% |
| Cash | € 11,919 | € 3,431 | € 18,833 | - | |
| Retained profit | € 12,698,021 | € 17,619,693 | € 9,332,609 | € 10,846,022 | ▲ 16% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 15,000,000 | € 8,000,000 | ▼ 47% |
| Bank debt | € 811,257 | € 679,579 | € 1,168,513 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Balance sheet total | € 35,962,859 | € 41,137,979 | € 36,696,446 | € 34,076,709 | ▼ 7% |
| Employees (FTE) | 143.5 | 151.9 | 158.9 | 158.9 |
Key figures of CHEP BENELUX, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.
What happened to CHEP BENELUX?
What happened at CHEP BENELUX in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Van Daele Patrick stepped down as director. NBB
- Vermeire Johan stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 9.5 million (▲ 42% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Van Daele Patrick became a director. NBB
- Veys Emmanuel stepped down as director. NBB
- Vermeire Johan became a director. NBB
- Berry Daniel stepped down as director. NBB
- Berry Daniel became a director. NBB
In short
From € 3 million profit in 2022 to € 9.5 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 9.1 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 9.5 million profit.
Paid out € 23 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind CHEP BENELUX is Lohmüller Boris.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Lohmüller Boris
Managing director
since 2023
Vermeire Johan
Managing director
since 2025 · until 2030
Van Daele Patrick
Managing director
since 2025 · until 2031
Veys Emmanuel
Managing director
since 2021 · until 2025
Berry Daniel
Managing director
since 2024 · until 2025
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Stephensonstraat 22 box 301
2800 Mechelen
Pedro Colomalaan(BOR) 15
2880 Bornem
Active since 1 April 1978
Stephensonstraat 22 box bus 301
2800 Mechelen
Active since 23 June 2008
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0417.307.856
- VAT number
- BE 0417.307.856
- Registered office
- Stephensonstraat 22 bus 301, 2800 Mechelen
- Names & denominations
- CHEP BENELUX
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 20 June 1977
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
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