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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Economic Research Consultants from Lanaken, company number BE0437992117, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -27,570 after tax. For that financial year Economic Research Consultants recorded a gross margin of € 122,036 and equity of € 652,093. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -6,049 to € -27,570. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 20, 2026.
€ 652,093
▼ 4% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -27,570
▼ 356 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 43,628
▲ € 43,565 vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 376,449.
Debts at end 2025
€ 121,195
▼ 25% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 28,363
▼ 1% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 1,481
▲ 64% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 129,610 | € 100,475 | € 94,902 | € 122,036 | ▲ 29% |
| Profit after taxes | € 34,243 | € 1,505 | € -6,049 | € -27,570 | ▼ € 21,521 |
| Equity | € 684,207 | € 685,712 | € 679,663 | € 652,093 | ▼ 4% |
| Total debts | € 334,337 | € 234,016 | € 191,509 | € 151,038 | ▼ 21% |
| Cash | € 236 | € 108 | € 64 | € 43,628 | ▲ € 43,565 |
| Land & buildings | € 488,434 | € 441,597 | € 436,571 | € 316,263 | ▼ 28% |
| Retained profit | € 354,563 | € 374,068 | € 386,019 | € 376,449 | ▼ 2% |
| Bank debt | € 248,609 | € 206,447 | € 162,094 | € 121,195 | ▼ 25% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,018,544 | € 919,728 | € 871,172 | € 803,131 | ▼ 8% |
Key figures of Economic Research Consultants, 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 Economic Research Consultants?
What happened at Economic Research Consultants in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 27,570. Source: NBB ↗
- Brad Jongen became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Lanaken. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 34,243 profit in 2022 to € 27,570 loss in 2025.
Paid € 29,494 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 34,243 profit.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
Behind Economic Research Consultants is Brad Jongen. Brad Jongen is also behind SOUTHERN IMPORT BELGIUM, BENE OEVEL 2, BISE and EIB-Immo.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2008
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Merelstraat 5
3620 Lanaken
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0437.992.117
- VAT number
- BE 0437.992.117
- Registered office
- Merelstraat 5, 3620 Lanaken
- Names & denominations
- Economic Research Consultants · ERC
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 29 June 1989
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 5 Nov 2025
- Activities · NACE
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