Active · per the CBE, 16 September 2026

CMS DeBacker

BE0430408301

Rechtspersoon Private limited company 2 establishments

CMS DeBacker is a law firm in Watermaal-Bosvoorde. Private Limited, started on 30 January 1987, 2 establishments.

Terhulpsesteenweg 178, 1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde

Behind the company: Benoît Vandervelde SRL, Annabelle Lepièce BV, GCHC SRL, Dirk Van Liedekerke+11.

Active for

39 year, 7 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Busy address KBO

    42 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

CMS DeBacker from Watermaal-Bosvoorde, company number BE0430408301, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 8.7 million after tax. For that financial year CMS DeBacker recorded revenue of € 27.5 million and equity of € 1.4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 7.7 million to € 8.7 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 28, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 1.4 million

▼ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 8.7 million

▲ 13% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1.7 million

▼ 16% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 8.7 million paid out

100 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

32.9

▼ 2.8 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 2.7 million

▲ 3% vs 2024

€ 81,300 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 556,427

▼ 17% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 12 years to go

€ 1.9 million

▲ 9% vs 2024

€ 168,824 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 12 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1.6 million

▲ 11% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 37 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 684,567

▲ 77% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue € 27,354,687 € 29,092,751 € 26,185,389 € 27,521,660 ▲ 5%
Profit after taxes € 9,820,615 € 9,428,224 € 7,721,043 € 8,716,208 ▲ 13%
Equity € 1,553,545 € 1,494,174 € 1,464,488 € 1,395,222 ▼ 5%
Total debts € 12,131,505 € 12,969,822 € 12,901,627 € 14,588,728 ▲ 13%
Cash € 1,650,408 € 288,953 € 2,088,451 € 1,749,517 ▼ 16%
Retained profit € 451,761 € 428,741 € 428,741 € 406,176 ▼ 5%
Dividend € 9,820,615 € 9,430,138 € 7,721,043 € 8,716,208 ▲ 13%
Bank debt € 83,562 € 84,499 € 1,789,764 € 1,948,420 ▲ 9%
Balance sheet total € 13,685,050 € 14,463,995 € 14,366,115 € 15,983,950 ▲ 11%
Employees (FTE) 34 34.2 35.7 32.9 ▼ 2.8

Key figures of CMS DeBacker, 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.

What happened to CMS DeBacker?

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

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 8.7 million (▲ 13% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
  • Vincent Dirckx SRL stepped down as director. NBB
  • Q LAW-TAX, STRATEGIES stepped down as director. NBB
  • Sophie Berg SRL became a director. NBB
  • Losicivic SRL stepped down as director. NBB
  • D P - Avocat SRL became a director. NBB
  • Benoît Vandervelde SRL became a director. NBB
  • Advocaat Elke Duden BV became a director. NBB

In short

From € 9.8 million profit in 2022 to € 8.7 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 299,781 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 9.8 million profit.

Paid out € 35.7 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Management

The stake of LEERMAKERS, ARNAUD VANOEKEL, Vincent Dirckx, Pac real estate law, Virginie Dor comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

CMS DeBacker

Behind CMS DeBacker are Benoît Vandervelde SRL, Annabelle Lepièce BV, GCHC SRL, Dirk Van Liedekerke, D P - Avocat SRL and Jean-François Goffin Avocat SRL. The shares are held by LEERMAKERS (12%), ARNAUD VANOEKEL (6.6%), Vincent Dirckx (5%), Pac real estate law (1%) and Virginie Dor.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Benoît Vandervelde SRL

Director · represented by Benoît Vandervelde

since 2020

Annabelle Lepièce BV

Director · represented by Annabelle Lepièce

since 2010

GCHC SRL

Director · represented by Gaël Chuffart

since 2014

Dirk Van Liedekerke

Director

since 2017

D P - Avocat SRL

Director · represented by David Prync

since 2024

Jean-François Goffin Avocat SRL

Director · represented by Jean-François Goffin

since 2005

Advocaat Elke Duden BV

Director · represented by Elke Duden

since 2018

Virginie Dor SRL

Director · represented by Virginie Dor

since 2015

Stéphane Collin

Director

since 2011

Sophie Berg SRL

Director

since 2026

Pac Real Estate SRL

Director · represented by Pierre-Axel Chabot

since 2008

Bruno Duquesne SRL

Director · represented by Bruno Duquesne Watelet de la Vinelle

since 2005

TDC LEGAL BV

Director · represented by Tom De Cordier

since 2015

Arnaud Vanoekel SC SRL

Director · represented by Arnaud Vanoekel

since 2013

Tom Heremans

Director

since 2005

Losicivic SRL

Managing director · represented by Renaud Dupont

since 2018 · until 2026

Q LAW-TAX, STRATEGIES

Director · represented by Olivier Querinjean

since 2012 · until 2026

Vincent Dirckx SRL

Director · represented by Vincent Dirckx

since 2009 · until 2026

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Terhulpsesteenweg 178

1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde

2.210.431.842

Generaal Lemanstraat 55

2018 Antwerpen

Active since 1 June 2012

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Details

Company number
0430.408.301
VAT number
BE 0430.408.301
Registered office
Terhulpsesteenweg 178, 1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde
Names & denominations
CMS Belgium · CMS DeBacker
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Private limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
30 January 1987
Peppol
Active · Active since 27 Jan 2026
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Frequently asked questions

What does CMS DeBacker do?
CMS DeBacker is a law firm in Watermaal-Bosvoorde. Private Limited, started on 30 January 1987, 2 establishments.
What is the address of CMS DeBacker?
The registered office of CMS DeBacker is located at Terhulpsesteenweg 178, 1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde.
Is CMS DeBacker still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (16 September 2026) CMS DeBacker is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 January 1987.
Is CMS DeBacker registered on Peppol?
Yes, CMS DeBacker is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0430408301.
What is the enterprise number of CMS DeBacker?
The enterprise number of CMS DeBacker is BE0430408301.
When was CMS DeBacker founded?
CMS DeBacker was founded on 30 January 1987.