Financials
Financial year 2025
INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT from Brugge, company number BE0426908579, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2.2 million after tax. For that financial year INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT recorded a gross margin of € 3.7 million and equity of € 8.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2.1 million to € 2.2 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 October 15, 2026.
€ 8.3 million
▲ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 2.2 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 3.4 million
▼ 30% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 2 million paid out
90 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
3.8
▲ 0.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 366,997
▲ 18% vs 2024
€ 96,600 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.
€ 893,597
▲ 128% 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.
€ 658,823
▲ 2% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 164,265
▼ 10% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 2,693,218 | € 2,530,741 | € 3,451,040 | € 3,688,026 | ▲ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,545,127 | € 1,527,100 | € 2,145,079 | € 2,164,028 | ▲ 1% |
| Equity | € 4,955,446 | € 6,232,546 | € 8,127,625 | € 8,337,034 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 1,647,633 | € 1,254,374 | € 1,264,549 | € 2,817,799 | ▲ 123% |
| Cash | € 2,134,715 | € 3,187,476 | € 4,859,217 | € 3,397,528 | ▼ 30% |
| Land & buildings | € 82,425 | € 82,425 | € 82,425 | € 82,425 | |
| Retained profit | € 3,893,446 | € 5,170,546 | € 7,065,625 | € 7,275,034 | ▲ 3% |
| Dividend | € 250,000 | € 250,000 | € 250,000 | € 1,954,618 | ▲ € 1.7 million |
| Bank debt | € 246,154 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 6,603,078 | € 7,486,920 | € 9,392,174 | € 11,154,833 | ▲ 19% |
| Employees (FTE) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | ▲ 0.7 |
By gross margin, INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ranks 1st of 152 companies with main activity “Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies” in Brugge that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).
Key figures of INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 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.
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What happened to INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT?
What happened at INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Dirk Spillebeen stepped down as director. NBB
- Anne Carlier stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 2.2 million (▲ 1% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Dirk Spillebeen became a director. NBB
- Anne Carlier became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Brugge. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 1.5 million profit in 2022 to € 2.2 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 3.5 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 2.2 million profit.
On average € 970,500 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Dirk Spillebeen
Managing director
since 2022 · until 2028
Anne Carlier
Managing director
since 2022 · until 2028
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Physical locations of this company
Zeeweg 155
8200 Brugge
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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- Company number
- 0426.908.579
- VAT number
- BE 0426.908.579
- Registered office
- Zeeweg 155, 8200 Brugge
- Names & denominations
- INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT · IFBD
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 12 March 1985
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- Active · Active since 20 Oct 2025
- Contact
- ifbd.be
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