Financials
Financial year 2024
ARAN from Oostende, company number BE0418961707, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 11,887 after tax. For that financial year ARAN recorded a gross margin of € 170,067 and equity of € 20,898. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -71,589 to € 11,887. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 August 29, 2025.
€ 20,898
▲ 7% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 11,887
▲ still € 71,589 loss in 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 88,644
▲ 24% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € -24,172.
People and assets in 2024
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 114,308
▲ 20% vs 2023
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 13,449
▼ 23% vs 2023
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
€ 100,485
▼ 3% vs 2023
€ 3,749 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 27 years.
€ 3,386
▼ 58% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 17,895
▲ 22% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 144,667 | € 181,826 | € 46,969 | € 170,067 | ▲ 262% |
| Profit after taxes | € -10,690 | € 4,804 | € -71,589 | € 11,887 | ▲ € 83,476 |
| Equity | € 49,318 | € 84,866 | € 19,499 | € 20,898 | ▲ 7% |
| Total debts | € 221,263 | € 262,043 | € 238,254 | € 233,339 | ▼ 2% |
| Cash | € 169,496 | € 183,588 | € 71,532 | € 88,644 | ▲ 24% |
| Retained profit | € 30,726 | € 35,530 | € -36,059 | € -24,172 | ▲ € 11,887 |
| Bank debt | € 88,453 | € 88,553 | € 103,969 | € 100,485 | ▼ 3% |
| Balance sheet total | € 270,581 | € 346,909 | € 257,753 | € 254,237 | ▼ 1% |
Key figures of ARAN, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to ARAN?
What happened at ARAN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 11,887. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Oostende. KBO
- New establishment in Oostende. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 10,690 loss in 2021 to € 11,887 profit in 2024.
Paid € 2,476 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 11,887 profit.
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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 ARAN is Lorenzo Desmit. Lorenzo Desmit is also behind LUCIEN DESMIT.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Langestraat 108 box 2
8400 Oostende
Visserskaai zn
8400 Oostende
Active since 1 December 2007
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0418.961.707
- VAT number
- BE 0418.961.707
- Registered office
- Langestraat 108 bus 2, 8400 Oostende
- Names & denominations
- ARAN
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 18 December 1978
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 13 Jul 2026
- Activities · NACE
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