What does MERTENS do?

MERTENS is a plumber in Heist-op-den-Berg. Private Limited, started on 10 January 1985, 1 establishment.

What is the address of MERTENS?

The registered office of MERTENS is located at Hollestraat 22, 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg.

Is MERTENS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) MERTENS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 10 January 1985.

Is MERTENS registered on Peppol?

Yes, MERTENS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0426619955.

What is the enterprise number of MERTENS?

The enterprise number of MERTENS is BE0426619955.

When was MERTENS founded?

MERTENS was founded on 10 January 1985.

Who are the directors of MERTENS?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of MERTENS are: V & V REAL ESTATE.

Is MERTENS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 10 January 1985; 3 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did MERTENS make in 2024?

MERTENS recorded a loss after taxes of € 49,580 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of MERTENS?

As a small company, MERTENS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € -14,206.

How much does an employee at MERTENS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MERTENS was € 65,000 in 2022: staff costs of € 64,972 for 1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does MERTENS have?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, MERTENS has 0 full-time equivalents (FTE).

MERTENS (Private Limited) - Heist-op-den-Berg

Dossier MERTENS, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0426619955/mertens. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 3 of the last 3 fiscal years.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 6 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2024

MERTENS from Heist-op-den-Berg, company number BE0426619955, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -49,580 after tax. For that financial year MERTENS recorded a gross margin of € -14,206 and equity of € -632,512. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 62,182 to € -49,580. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 24, 2025.

What it is worth Caution

€ -632,512

▼ € 49,580 vs 2023

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Loss Caution

€ -49,580

▼ still € 62,182 profit in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 356

▼ 99% vs 2023

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -722,133.

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

€ 690

▲ 209% vs 2023

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 152,235

▲ 15% vs 2023

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes

€ 5,436

▼ 27% vs 2023

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ -578,189 Gross margin 2022: € -578,189 First fiscal year in the series	€ 202,603 Gross margin 2023: € 202,603 ▲ € 780,793 vs 2022 (€ -578,189) Favourable step	€ -14,206 Gross margin 2024: € -14,206 ▼ € 216,809 vs 2023 (€ 202,603) Unfavourable step	▼ € 216,809
Profit after taxes	€ -735,062 Profit after taxes 2022: € -735,062 First fiscal year in the series	€ 62,182 Profit after taxes 2023: € 62,182 ▲ € 797,244 vs 2022 (€ -735,062) Favourable step	€ -49,580 Profit after taxes 2024: € -49,580 ▼ € 111,762 vs 2023 (€ 62,182) Unfavourable step	▼ € 111,762
Equity	€ -645,114 Equity 2022: € -645,114 First fiscal year in the series	€ -582,932 Equity 2023: € -582,932 ▲ € 62,182 vs 2022 (€ -645,114) Favourable step	€ -632,512 Equity 2024: € -632,512 ▼ € 49,580 vs 2023 (€ -582,932) Unfavourable step	▼ € 49,580
Total debts	€ 1,694,550 Total debts 2022: € 1,694,550 First fiscal year in the series	€ 645,107 Total debts 2023: € 645,107 ▼ 62% vs 2022 (€ 1,694,550) Favourable step	€ 676,868 Total debts 2024: € 676,868 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 645,107) Unfavourable step	▲ 5%
Cash	€ 1,529 Cash 2022: € 1,529 First fiscal year in the series	€ 30,622 Cash 2023: € 30,622 ▲ € 29,092 vs 2022 (€ 1,529) Favourable step	€ 356 Cash 2024: € 356 ▼ 99% vs 2023 (€ 30,622) Unfavourable step	▼ 99%
Retained profit	€ -734,735 Retained profit 2022: € -734,735 First fiscal year in the series	€ -672,553 Retained profit 2023: € -672,553 ▲ € 62,182 vs 2022 (€ -734,735) Favourable step	€ -722,133 Retained profit 2024: € -722,133 ▼ € 49,580 vs 2023 (€ -672,553) Unfavourable step	▼ € 49,580
Bank debt	€ 1,271,104 Bank debt 2022: € 1,271,104 First fiscal year in the series	€ 223 Bank debt 2023: € 223 ▼ € 1.3 million vs 2022 (€ 1,271,104) Favourable step	€ 690 Bank debt 2024: € 690 ▲ 209% vs 2023 (€ 223) Unfavourable step	▲ 209%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,049,436 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,049,436 First fiscal year in the series	€ 62,175 Balance sheet total 2023: € 62,175 ▼ 94% vs 2022 (€ 1,049,436) Unchanged	€ 44,356 Balance sheet total 2024: € 44,356 ▼ 29% vs 2023 (€ 62,175) Unchanged	▼ 29%
Employees (FTE)	1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 1 First fiscal year in the series	0 Employees (FTE) 2023: 0 ▼ 1 vs 2022 (1) Unchanged	0 Employees (FTE) 2024: 0 Unchanged (0) Unchanged

Key figures of MERTENS, fiscal years 2022 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 30 June 2026.

What happened to MERTENS?

What happened at MERTENS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jul 24, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 49,580 (▼ € 111,762 vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2021 V & V REAL ESTATE became a director. NBB
Jan 10, 1985 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
Jan 1, 1985 New establishment in Heist-op-den-Berg. KBO

In short

From € 735,062 loss in 2022 to € 49,580 loss in 2024.

Paid € 19 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 62,182 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

V&V Group 100%

The stake of V&V Group comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

MERTENS

Behind MERTENS is V & V REAL ESTATE. The shares are held by V&V Group (100%).

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

V & V REAL ESTATE

Director · represented by VAN VELTHOVEN KRISTOF

Also active at: V&V Group, Moveme Invest

since 2021

Shareholders

V&V Group

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hollestraat 22

2220 Heist-op-den-Berg

2.026.802.330

Hollestraat(HAL) 22

2220 Heist-op-den-Berg

Active since 1 January 1985

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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Moveme Invest same network

€ 14,050 gross margin · 2024

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0426.619.955

VAT number

BE 0426.619.955

Registered office

Hollestraat 22, 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg

Names & denominations

MERTENS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

10 January 1985

Peppol

Active · Active since 15 Oct 2025

Activities · NACE

Sanitaire werkzaamheden

Detailhandel in ijzerwaren, bouwmaterialen, verf en glas (algemeen assortiment)

Detailhandel in ijzerwaren, verf, bouwmaterialen (inclusief doe-het-zelfzaken) met een verkoopsoppervlakte van minder dan 400 m2

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MERTENS

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