Financials
Financial year 2025
BAECKENS OPTICS from Merchtem, company number BE0422822901, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -75,281 after tax. For that financial year BAECKENS OPTICS recorded a gross margin of € 132,725 and equity of € 122,678. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 12,040 to € -75,281. The company made a loss. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 57 % below last year. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 9, 2026.
€ 122,678
▼ 57% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -75,281
▼ still € 12,040 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 57,396
▼ 73% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 104,086.
People and assets in 2025
€ 131,026
▲ 4% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
Debts at end 2025
€ 382,903
€ 21,142 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 18 years.
€ 23,416
▼ 1% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 45,065
▼ 9% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 141,937 | € 109,656 | € 147,744 | € 132,725 | ▼ 10% |
| Profit after taxes | € 12,106 | € -23,128 | € 12,040 | € -75,281 | ▼ € 87,322 |
| Equity | € 294,761 | € 271,633 | € 283,674 | € 122,678 | ▼ 57% |
| Total debts | € 69,586 | € 66,082 | € 74,112 | € 452,100 | ▲ € 377,988 |
| Cash | € 248,291 | € 175,195 | € 214,908 | € 57,396 | ▼ 73% |
| Land & buildings | - | - | - | € 392,682 | |
| Retained profit | € 276,169 | € 253,041 | € 265,081 | € 104,086 | ▼ 61% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 85,714 | |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 382,903 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 364,347 | € 337,715 | € 357,786 | € 574,778 | ▲ 61% |
Key figures of BAECKENS OPTICS, 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 BAECKENS OPTICS?
What happened at BAECKENS OPTICS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 75,281 (▼ € 87,322 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Merchtem. KBO
- New establishment in Merchtem. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 12,106 profit in 2022 to € 75,281 loss in 2025.
Paid € 15,686 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 12,106 profit.
Paid out € 85,714 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind BAECKENS OPTICS is JONA BAECKENS.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
JONA BAECKENS
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Markt 5
1785 Merchtem
Langensteenweg 35
1785 Merchtem
Active since 1 July 1982
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0422.822.901
- VAT number
- BE 0422.822.901
- Registered office
- Markt 5, 1785 Merchtem
- Names & denominations
- BAECKENS OPTICS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 June 1982
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 20 Nov 2025
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