Financials
Financial year 2025
HOUTZAGERIJ MEERLAEN from Gent, company number BE0423893364, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2,209 after tax. For that financial year HOUTZAGERIJ MEERLAEN recorded a gross margin of € 31,943 and equity of € 635,951. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 9,128 to € 2,209. The company is profitable. 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 August 31, 2026.
€ 635,951
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 2,209
▼ 76% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 90,473
▼ 19% 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 € 573,951.
People and assets in 2025
€ 84
▲ 2% 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.
€ 10,239
▲ 83% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 50,320
▲ 22% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 21,579
▲ 95% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 36,306 | € 33,285 | € 67,782 | € 31,943 | ▼ 53% |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,940 | € -10,039 | € 9,128 | € 2,209 | ▼ 76% |
| Equity | € 634,653 | € 624,615 | € 633,742 | € 635,951 | |
| Total debts | € 102,399 | € 50,387 | € 56,252 | € 77,739 | ▲ 38% |
| Cash | € 60,277 | € 53,297 | € 111,212 | € 90,473 | ▼ 19% |
| Land & buildings | € 934 | € 900 | € 865 | € 831 | ▼ 4% |
| Retained profit | € 572,653 | € 562,615 | € 571,742 | € 573,951 | |
| Bank debt | € 221 | € 8,091 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 737,052 | € 675,002 | € 689,995 | € 713,690 | ▲ 3% |
Key figures of HOUTZAGERIJ MEERLAEN, 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 HOUTZAGERIJ MEERLAEN?
What happened at HOUTZAGERIJ MEERLAEN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Johan Meerlaen stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 2,209 (▼ 76% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Johan Meerlaen became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 1,940 profit in 2022 to € 2,209 profit in 2025.
Paid € 19,851 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 9,128 profit.
Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Johan Meerlaen
Managing director
since 2021 · until 2027
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Singel 17
9000 Gent
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
NEDZONE-AS, NL
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0423.893.364
- VAT number
- BE 0423.893.364
- Registered office
- Singel 17, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- HOUTZAGERIJ MEERLAEN
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 6 April 1983
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 19 Nov 2025
- Contact
- eiken-hout.be
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