Financials
Financial year 2025
Automobielbedrijf Charels from Lokeren, company number BE0418840060, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 524,500 after tax. For that financial year Automobielbedrijf Charels recorded a gross margin of € 1.6 million and equity of € 1.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 736,133 to € 524,500. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 30, 2026.
€ 1.3 million
▲ 2% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 524,500
▼ 29% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.4 million
▲ 78% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 500,000 paid out
95 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to ACG Car NV (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
7.9
▲ 0.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 651,647
▲ 14% vs 2024
€ 82,500 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.
€ 432,426
▼ 6% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 561,079
▼ 10% vs 2024
€ 72,168 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 8 years.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 92% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 160,845
▼ 27% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 1,454,447 | € 1,998,505 | € 1,799,770 | € 1,632,127 | ▼ 9% |
| Profit after taxes | € 469,382 | € 865,595 | € 736,133 | € 524,500 | ▼ 29% |
| Equity | € 816,621 | € 1,182,217 | € 1,318,349 | € 1,342,849 | ▲ 2% |
| Total debts | € 2,202,936 | € 3,689,315 | € 2,232,583 | € 2,726,782 | ▲ 22% |
| Cash | € 614,602 | € 628,411 | € 763,990 | € 1,363,603 | ▲ 78% |
| Retained profit | € 800,102 | € 1,165,698 | € 1,301,830 | € 1,326,330 | ▲ 2% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 500,000 | € 600,000 | € 500,000 | ▼ 17% |
| Bank debt | € 753,783 | € 690,694 | € 626,466 | € 561,079 | ▼ 10% |
| Balance sheet total | € 3,019,557 | € 4,871,531 | € 3,550,932 | € 4,069,631 | ▲ 15% |
| Employees (FTE) | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | ▲ 0.7 |
Key figures of Automobielbedrijf Charels, 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 Automobielbedrijf Charels?
What happened at Automobielbedrijf Charels in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 524,500 (▼ 29% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- ACG Car NV (Itinecar) became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Lokeren. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 469,382 profit in 2022 to € 524,500 profit in 2025.
Paid € 880,857 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 865,595 profit.
On average € 206,600 of value added per employee in 2025.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind Automobielbedrijf Charels is ACG Car NV (Itinecar). The shares are held by ACG Car NV (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by Tom De Bruyckere
Also active at: ACG JLR, ACG Real Estate
since 2022
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Tweebruggenstraat 61
9160 Lokeren
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0418.840.060
- VAT number
- BE 0418.840.060
- Registered office
- Tweebruggenstraat 61, 9160 Lokeren
- Names & denominations
- Automobielbedrijf Charels · Garage Charels
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 25 October 1978
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
- Activities · NACE
Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)
Detailhandel in motorvoertuigen
Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)
Verhuur en lease van personenauto’s en andere lichte motorvoertuigen
Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)
Verhuur van auto's
Onderhoud en reparatie van auto's
Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)