MERLET is registered with the CBE as active in: Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel. Public Limited, started on 28 November 1986, 1 establishment.

What is the address of MERLET?

The registered office of MERLET is located at Neringstraat 6, 2360 Oud-Turnhout.

Is MERLET still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) MERLET is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 28 November 1986.

Is MERLET registered on Peppol?

Yes, MERLET is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0429846689.

What is the enterprise number of MERLET?

The enterprise number of MERLET is BE0429846689.

When was MERLET founded?

MERLET was founded on 28 November 1986.

Who are the directors of MERLET?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of MERLET are: Pascale Delaplace, Ben Van Der Aa.

Is MERLET a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 28 November 1986; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did MERLET make in 2025?

MERLET posted a profit after taxes of € 5,268 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of MERLET?

As a small company, MERLET is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 281,487.

How much does an employee at MERLET earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MERLET was € 46,300 in 2024: staff costs of € 226,752 for 4.9 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

Does MERLET have a website?

Yes, MERLET has a website at merlet.be.

MERLET (Public Limited) - Oud-Turnhout - BE0429846689

Dossier MERLET, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0429846689/merlet. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 65 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

MERLET from Oud-Turnhout, company number BE0429846689, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 5,268 after tax. For that financial year MERLET recorded a gross margin of € 281,487 and equity of € 139,187. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 816 to € 5,268. 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 April 29, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 139,187

▲ 4% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 5,268

▲ € 4,452 vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 44,047

▲ 4% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 77,187.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 239,107

▲ 5% 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 524

▼ 96% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 3 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 84,036

▼ 31% vs 2024

€ 29,640 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 178,491

▲ 23% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 62,070

▲ 27% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 215,340 Gross margin 2022: € 215,340 First fiscal year in the series	€ 254,328 Gross margin 2023: € 254,328 ▲ 18% vs 2022 (€ 215,340) Favourable step	€ 270,713 Gross margin 2024: € 270,713 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 254,328) Favourable step	€ 281,487 Gross margin 2025: € 281,487 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 270,713) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Profit after taxes	€ 11,317 Profit after taxes 2022: € 11,317 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,404 Profit after taxes 2023: € 4,404 ▼ 61% vs 2022 (€ 11,317) Unfavourable step	€ 816 Profit after taxes 2024: € 816 ▼ 81% vs 2023 (€ 4,404) Unfavourable step	€ 5,268 Profit after taxes 2025: € 5,268 ▲ € 4,452 vs 2024 (€ 816) Favourable step	▲ € 4,452
Equity	€ 128,699 Equity 2022: € 128,699 First fiscal year in the series	€ 133,103 Equity 2023: € 133,103 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 128,699) Favourable step	€ 133,919 Equity 2024: € 133,919 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 133,103) Favourable step	€ 139,187 Equity 2025: € 139,187 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 133,919) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Total debts	€ 299,036 Total debts 2022: € 299,036 First fiscal year in the series	€ 339,532 Total debts 2023: € 339,532 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 299,036) Unfavourable step	€ 412,779 Total debts 2024: € 412,779 ▲ 22% vs 2023 (€ 339,532) Unfavourable step	€ 400,989 Total debts 2025: € 400,989 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 412,779) Favourable step	▼ 3%
Cash	€ 24,953 Cash 2022: € 24,953 First fiscal year in the series	€ 24,482 Cash 2023: € 24,482 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 24,953) Unfavourable step	€ 42,360 Cash 2024: € 42,360 ▲ 73% vs 2023 (€ 24,482) Favourable step	€ 44,047 Cash 2025: € 44,047 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 42,360) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Land & buildings	€ 18,205 Land & buildings 2022: € 18,205 First fiscal year in the series	€ 17,524 Land & buildings 2023: € 17,524 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 18,205) Unchanged	€ 13,980 Land & buildings 2024: € 13,980 ▼ 20% vs 2023 (€ 17,524) Unchanged	€ 10,436 Land & buildings 2025: € 10,436 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 13,980) Unchanged	▼ 25%
Retained profit	€ 66,699 Retained profit 2022: € 66,699 First fiscal year in the series	€ 71,103 Retained profit 2023: € 71,103 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 66,699) Favourable step	€ 71,919 Retained profit 2024: € 71,919 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 71,103) Favourable step	€ 77,187 Retained profit 2025: € 77,187 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 71,919) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Bank debt	€ 69,128 Bank debt 2022: € 69,128 First fiscal year in the series	€ 91,356 Bank debt 2023: € 91,356 ▲ 32% vs 2022 (€ 69,128) Unfavourable step	€ 122,160 Bank debt 2024: € 122,160 ▲ 34% vs 2023 (€ 91,356) Unfavourable step	€ 84,036 Bank debt 2025: € 84,036 ▼ 31% vs 2024 (€ 122,160) Favourable step	▼ 31%
Balance sheet total	€ 427,735 Balance sheet total 2022: € 427,735 First fiscal year in the series	€ 472,635 Balance sheet total 2023: € 472,635 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 427,735) Unchanged	€ 546,698 Balance sheet total 2024: € 546,698 ▲ 16% vs 2023 (€ 472,635) Unchanged	€ 540,176 Balance sheet total 2025: € 540,176 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 546,698) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Employees (FTE)	4.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 4.3 First fiscal year in the series	4.9 Employees (FTE) 2023: 4.9 ▲ 0.6 vs 2022 (4.3) Unchanged	4.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 4.9 Unchanged (4.9) Unchanged	-

Key figures of MERLET, 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 April 2027.

What happened to MERLET?

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

Apr 29, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 5,268 (▲ € 4,452 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Dec 3, 1986 New establishment in Oud-Turnhout. KBO
Nov 28, 1986 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 11,317 profit in 2022 to € 5,268 profit in 2025.

Paid € 1,117 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 11,317 profit.

On average € 55,200 of value added per employee in 2024.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Pascale Delaplace Ben Van Der Aa

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Behind MERLET are Pascale Delaplace and Ben Van Der Aa.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Pascale Delaplace

Director

Ben Van Der Aa

Director

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Registered office

Neringstraat 6

2360 Oud-Turnhout

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Company number

0429.846.689

VAT number

BE 0429.846.689

Registered office

Neringstraat 6, 2360 Oud-Turnhout

Names & denominations

MERLET

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

28 November 1986

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Active · Active since 16 Jan 2026

Contact

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