Financials
Financial year 2025
BAETENS - EKSAARDE from Lokeren, company number BE0431554186, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 434,536 after tax. For that financial year BAETENS - EKSAARDE recorded a gross margin of € 1.9 million and equity of € 2.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 238,521 to € 434,536. 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 July 31, 2026.
€ 2.6 million
▲ 5% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 434,536
▲ 82% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 404,410
▼ 5% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 318,500 paid out
73 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
17.1
▲ 1.3 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.1 million
▲ 9% vs 2024
€ 65,200 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.
€ 96,424
▲ € 86,403 vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 17,583
▼ 54% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 77,804
▼ 62% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 180,938
▲ 36% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 1,478,587 | € 1,817,928 | € 1,499,327 | € 1,886,416 | ▲ 26% |
| Profit after taxes | € 176,109 | € 357,075 | € 238,521 | € 434,536 | ▲ 82% |
| Equity | € 2,242,462 | € 2,524,536 | € 2,488,057 | € 2,604,093 | ▲ 5% |
| Total debts | € 888,417 | € 561,918 | € 419,518 | € 290,735 | ▼ 31% |
| Cash | € 452,824 | € 427,929 | € 427,611 | € 404,410 | ▼ 5% |
| Land & buildings | € 772,613 | € 790,439 | € 754,226 | € 770,409 | ▲ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 2,142,462 | € 2,424,536 | € 2,388,057 | € 2,504,093 | ▲ 5% |
| Dividend | € 90,000 | € 75,000 | € 275,000 | € 318,500 | ▲ 16% |
| Bank debt | € 79,470 | € 59,084 | € 38,456 | € 17,583 | ▼ 54% |
| Balance sheet total | € 3,130,879 | € 3,086,454 | € 2,907,575 | € 2,894,828 | |
| Employees (FTE) | 18 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 17.1 | ▲ 1.3 |
Key figures of BAETENS - EKSAARDE, 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 BAETENS - EKSAARDE?
What happened at BAETENS - EKSAARDE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 434,536 (▲ 82% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Wouter Baetens became a director. NBB
- Hilaire Baetens became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Lokeren. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 176,109 profit in 2022 to € 434,536 profit in 2025.
Paid € 560,113 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 434,536 profit.
On average € 110,300 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind BAETENS - EKSAARDE are Wouter Baetens and Hilaire Baetens.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Wouter Baetens
Director
since 2024
Hilaire Baetens
Director
since 2023
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Moortelstraat 7
9160 Lokeren
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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Details
- Company number
- 0431.554.186
- VAT number
- BE 0431.554.186
- Registered office
- Moortelstraat 7, 9160 Lokeren
- Names & denominations
- BAETENS - EKSAARDE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 July 1987
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 15 Sept 2025
- Contact
- carrosseriebaetens.be
- Activities · NACE
Vervaardiging van carrosserieën en aanhangwagens
Vervaardiging van aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans
Carrosserieherstelling (inclusief spuiten en verven)
Vervaardiging van elektrische en elektronische benodigdheden voor motorvoertuigen
Vervaardiging van metalen constructiewerken en delen daarvan
Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)
Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen
Vervaardiging van motoren en turbines, exclusief motoren voor luchtvaartuigen, motorvoertuigen en bromfietsen
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