Financials
Financial year 2025
KRANEN DESUTTER from Harelbeke, company number BE0427218682, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.7 million after tax. For that financial year KRANEN DESUTTER recorded a gross margin of € 8.2 million and equity of € 4.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.1 million to € 1.7 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on January 21, 2026.
€ 4.7 million
▲ 21% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 1.7 million
▲ 51% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.2 million
▼ 38% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 850,000 paid out
51 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to MARDES (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
44.1
▲ 0.9 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 3.5 million
▲ 8% vs 2024
€ 79,500 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.
€ 399,498
▲ 11% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 10.9 million
▲ 19% vs 2024
€ 2.1 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.
€ 2.3 million
▼ 6% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 235,061
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 6,281,495 | € 6,954,639 | € 6,916,126 | € 8,175,419 | ▲ 18% |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,047,251 | € 1,267,903 | € 1,107,453 | € 1,667,927 | ▲ 51% |
| Equity | € 3,004,614 | € 3,672,516 | € 3,879,970 | € 4,697,897 | ▲ 21% |
| Total debts | € 13,709,321 | € 15,045,388 | € 13,121,746 | € 14,705,683 | ▲ 12% |
| Cash | € 2,623,073 | € 3,780,589 | € 1,993,285 | € 1,235,560 | ▼ 38% |
| Land & buildings | € 4,785,759 | € 4,387,136 | € 4,226,134 | € 4,545,030 | ▲ 8% |
| Retained profit | € 2,930,246 | € 3,598,148 | € 3,805,602 | € 4,623,529 | ▲ 21% |
| Dividend | € 500,000 | € 600,000 | € 900,000 | € 850,000 | ▼ 6% |
| Bank debt | € 11,406,896 | € 11,818,320 | € 9,187,099 | € 10,901,852 | ▲ 19% |
| Balance sheet total | € 17,005,484 | € 19,061,296 | € 17,293,530 | € 19,770,610 | ▲ 14% |
| Employees (FTE) | 39.2 | 43.7 | 43.2 | 44.1 | ▲ 0.9 |
Key figures of KRANEN DESUTTER, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.
What happened to KRANEN DESUTTER?
What happened at KRANEN DESUTTER in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.7 million (▲ 51% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Mardes BV became a director. NBB
- 2B Invest BVBA stepped down as director. NBB
- J. Desutter BVBA stepped down as director. NBB
- FDS Consult BVBA stepped down as director. NBB
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- New establishment in Harelbeke. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 1 million profit in 2022 to € 1.7 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 764,282 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 1.7 million profit.
On average € 185,400 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
The stake of MARDES comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
KRANEN DESUTTERBehind KRANEN DESUTTER is Mardes BV. The shares are held by MARDES (99.7%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Managing director · represented by Frederik Desutter
Also active at: VILLE DE COURTRAI, 2B INVEST
since 2025
Managing director · represented by Martine Despriet
Also active at: VILLE DE COURTRAI, DESTRANS
· until 2025
Managing director · represented by Jan Desutter
Also active at: VILLE DE COURTRAI, MARDES, DESTRANS
· until 2025
Managing director · represented by Frederik Desutter
Also active at: VILLE DE COURTRAI, MARDES, DESTRANS
· until 2025
Shareholders
99.7%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Blokkestraat 12
8530 Harelbeke
Langerbruggekaai 7
9000 Gent
Active since 1 April 2019
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0427.218.682
- VAT number
- BE 0427.218.682
- Registered office
- Blokkestraat 12, 8530 Harelbeke
- Names & denominations
- KRANEN DESUTTER
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 9 April 1985
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