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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 2024; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2024
Van Essche Chris from Pittem, company number BE0426642919, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 43,747 after tax. For that financial year Van Essche Chris recorded a gross margin of € 74,150 and equity of € 521,299. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 20,743 to € 43,747. 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 September 29, 2025.
€ 521,299
▲ 9% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 43,747
▲ 111% vs 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 44,837
▼ 43% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € 512,623.
People and assets in 2024
€ 11,664
▼ 42% vs 2023
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 36,231
▼ 38% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 18,909
▲ 60% vs 2023
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 61,280 | € 58,186 | € 47,806 | € 74,150 | ▲ 55% |
| Profit after taxes | € 36,871 | € 30,729 | € 20,743 | € 43,747 | ▲ 111% |
| Equity | € 436,080 | € 456,809 | € 477,552 | € 521,299 | ▲ 9% |
| Total debts | € 250,290 | € 285,551 | € 234,197 | € 241,328 | ▲ 3% |
| Cash | € 42,643 | € 68,570 | € 78,433 | € 44,837 | ▼ 43% |
| Retained profit | € 427,404 | € 448,133 | € 468,875 | € 512,623 | ▲ 9% |
| Dividend | € 79,222 | € 10,000 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 686,370 | € 742,360 | € 711,748 | € 762,627 | ▲ 7% |
Key figures of Van Essche Chris, fiscal years 2021 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 31 July 2026.
What happened to Van Essche Chris?
What happened at Van Essche Chris in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 43,747 (▲ 111% vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Chris VAN ESSCHE became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Pittem. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 36,871 profit in 2021 to € 43,747 profit in 2024.
Paid € 53,811 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 43,747 profit.
Paid out € 89,222 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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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
Behind Van Essche Chris is Chris VAN ESSCHE.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Chris VAN ESSCHE
Director
since 1989
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kasteeldreef 45
8740 Pittem
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0426.642.919
- VAT number
- BE 0426.642.919
- Registered office
- Kasteeldreef 45, 8740 Pittem
- Names & denominations
- Van Essche Chris
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 19 December 1984
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 15 Jan 2026
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