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19 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
GHENT COMMODITY TERMINAL from Gent, company number BE0420730669, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 3.1 million after tax. For that financial year GHENT COMMODITY TERMINAL recorded revenue of € 23.5 million and equity of € 53.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2.3 million to € 3.1 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 April 23, 2026.
€ 53.9 million
▲ 105% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 3.1 million
▲ 33% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 21.8 million
▲ 46% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 500,000 paid out
16 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
7.6
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 719,433
▲ 20% vs 2024
€ 94,700 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.
€ 2.1 million
▼ 36% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 10.7 million
▼ 51% vs 2024
€ 3.4 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 3.5 million
▼ 24% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 80 days on average.
€ 1 million
▼ 16% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 27,207,526 | € 25,919,804 | € 25,032,085 | € 23,476,410 | ▼ 6% |
| Profit after taxes | € 734,758 | € 1,436,516 | € 2,343,249 | € 3,113,594 | ▲ 33% |
| Equity | € 14,834,786 | € 8,897,918 | € 26,241,167 | € 53,854,761 | ▲ 105% |
| Total debts | € 59,231,053 | € 45,410,289 | € 38,126,080 | € 15,693,223 | ▼ 59% |
| Cash | € 16,837 | € 16,618 | € 15,001,336 | € 21,827,780 | ▲ 46% |
| Land & buildings | € 10,211,507 | € 2,245,746 | € 1,070,555 | € 772,443 | ▼ 28% |
| Retained profit | € -5,857,473 | € -3,343,887 | € -1,000,638 | € 1,612,956 | ▲ € 2.6 million |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 500,000 | |
| Bank debt | € 41,801,688 | € 27,030,870 | € 21,839,712 | € 10,682,500 | ▼ 51% |
| Balance sheet total | € 74,065,838 | € 54,308,208 | € 64,367,247 | € 69,547,985 | ▲ 8% |
| Employees (FTE) | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Key figures of GHENT COMMODITY TERMINAL, 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 GHENT COMMODITY TERMINAL?
What happened at GHENT COMMODITY TERMINAL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 3.1 million (▲ 33% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Ellen Cauberghs stepped down as director. NBB
- Philippe Van de Vyvere stepped down as director. NBB
- Frederic Staelens stepped down as director. NBB
- Sonia Baesch stepped down as director. NBB
- Caroline De Poorter stepped down as director. NBB
- Ellen Cauberghs became a director. NBB
- Philippe Van de Vyvere became a director. NBB
In short
From € 734,758 profit in 2022 to € 3.1 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 187,723 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 3.1 million profit.
Paid out € 500,000 in dividends to the owners in total.
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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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Management
It owns 100% of GHENT STEVEDORING TERMINAL, 18.4% of SEA-INVEST SHIPPING AGENCY and 10% of SEA-INVEST NV itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Ellen Cauberghs
Director
Also active at: Belgian New Fruit Wharf, Ensagent, COMPAGNIE BELGE DE MANUTENTION, TORFS IMPORT SERVICE, ANTWERP BULK TERMINAL, SEA - INVEST, ASSUVAN
since 2024 · until 2026
Philippe Van de Vyvere
Director
Also active at: Belgian New Fruit Wharf, Ensagent, SEA-TANK TERMINAL, IMMOBILIAIRE VENNOOTSCHAP DER VLAANDEREN, COMPAGNIE BELGE DE MANUTENTION, BELPARFI, KAVIN, ANTWERP BULK TERMINAL +11 more
since 2024 · until 2026
since 2024 · until 2026
Sonia Baesch
Director
Also active at: Belgian New Fruit Wharf, MG TERMINAL GENT, Belgian Fruit Forwarding Company, COMPAGNIE BELGE DE MANUTENTION, BELPARFI, KAVIN, ANTWERP BULK TERMINAL, SEA - INVEST +2 more
since 2024 · until 2026
Caroline De Poorter
Director
Also active at: SOGATRA, MG TERMINAL GENT, GHENT STEVEDORING TERMINAL (G.S.T.), IMMOBILIAIRE VENNOOTSCHAP DER VLAANDEREN, GHENT COAL PREPARATION PLANT, BELPARFI, KAVIN, SEA - INVEST +2 more
since 2024 · until 2026
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Skaldenstraat 1
9042 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 19 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →SOGATRA same network
€ 4.6 million gross margin · 2025
Comptoir de Crédit
Ensagent same network
€ 1.9 million gross margin · 2025
MG TERMINAL GENT same network
€ 1 million gross margin · 2025
GHENT STEVEDORING TERMINAL (G.S.T.) same network
€ 162,095 gross margin · 2025
+14 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0420.730.669
- VAT number
- BE 0420.730.669
- Registered office
- Skaldenstraat 1, 9042 Gent
- Names & denominations
- GHENT COMMODITY TERMINAL · GCT
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 24 June 1980
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 30 Dec 2025
- Activities · NACE
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