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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 56 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
SETH MERTENS from Mortsel, company number BE0420632976, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 8,942 after tax. For that financial year SETH MERTENS recorded a gross margin of € 37,040 and equity of € 74,674. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -6,300 to € 8,942. 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 April 29, 2026.
€ 74,674
▲ 14% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 8,942
▲ still € 6,300 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 11,350
▲ € 9,077 vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 55,924.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 11,934
▲ € 9,835 vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 10,294
▲ 9% vs 2024
€ 8,221 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 1 years.
€ 18,136
▼ 40% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 11,531
▲ 49% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 36,952 | € 26,597 | € 3,804 | € 37,040 | ▲ € 33,237 |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,006 | € 5,261 | € -6,300 | € 8,942 | ▲ € 15,241 |
| Equity | € 66,771 | € 72,032 | € 65,732 | € 74,674 | ▲ 14% |
| Total debts | € 56,583 | € 48,258 | € 48,720 | € 40,299 | ▼ 17% |
| Cash | € 17,585 | € 12,771 | € 2,274 | € 11,350 | ▲ € 9,077 |
| Retained profit | € 48,021 | € 53,282 | € 46,982 | € 55,924 | ▲ 19% |
| Bank debt | € 16,317 | € 16,478 | € 9,478 | € 10,294 | ▲ 9% |
| Balance sheet total | € 123,354 | € 120,290 | € 114,452 | € 114,973 |
Key figures of SETH MERTENS, 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 April 2027.
What happened to SETH MERTENS?
What happened at SETH MERTENS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 8,942. Source: NBB ↗
- Seth Mertens became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Mortsel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 2,006 profit in 2022 to € 8,942 profit in 2025.
Paid € 7,505 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 8,942 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
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Seth Mertens
Director
since 2023
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Floralaan 83
2640 Mortsel
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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Details
- Company number
- 0420.632.976
- VAT number
- BE 0420.632.976
- Registered office
- Floralaan 83, 2640 Mortsel
- Names & denominations
- SETH MERTENS · Optiek Wim Vanbaeden
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 18 July 1980
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 20 May 2025
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