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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 46 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Busy address KBO
19 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
MEDIAHUIS from Antwerpen, company number BE0439849666, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 3.7 million after tax. For that financial year MEDIAHUIS recorded revenue of € 297.7 million and equity of € 657.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 37.6 million to € 3.7 million. The company is profitable. 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 May 29, 2026.
€ 657.7 million
▼ 5% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 3.7 million
▼ 90% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 12.7 million
▲ € 11.9 million vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 39 million paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
776.8
▼ 9.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 90.6 million
▲ 2% vs 2024
€ 116,700 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.
€ 61,690
▼ 12% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 48 million
▼ 50% vs 2024
€ 16 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 33.8 million
▼ 8% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 50 days on average.
€ 20.5 million
▲ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 299,497,168 | € 293,563,944 | € 289,439,657 | € 297,738,604 | ▲ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 118,561,693 | € 50,166,559 | € 37,553,625 | € 3,735,925 | ▼ 90% |
| Equity | € 676,214,962 | € 694,381,522 | € 692,935,147 | € 657,671,072 | ▼ 5% |
| Total debts | € 422,281,293 | € 462,451,388 | € 500,904,013 | € 676,769,275 | ▲ 35% |
| Cash | € 3,290,172 | € 1,261,227 | € 838,216 | € 12,726,474 | ▲ € 11.9 million |
| Land & buildings | € 104,411 | € 60,925 | € 17,439 | - | |
| Retained profit | € 392,572,682 | € 410,739,241 | € 409,292,867 | € 374,028,792 | ▼ 9% |
| Dividend | € 35,000,000 | € 32,000,000 | € 39,000,000 | € 39,000,000 | |
| Bank debt | € 80,000,000 | € 103,987,547 | € 96,651,133 | € 48,000,000 | ▼ 50% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,102,171,139 | € 1,159,778,840 | € 1,198,856,385 | € 1,339,317,665 | ▲ 12% |
| Employees (FTE) | 805.6 | 792.7 | 785.9 | 776.8 | ▼ 9.1 |
Key figures of MEDIAHUIS, 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 MEDIAHUIS?
What happened at MEDIAHUIS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Leas Management BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Marietje Schaake stepped down as director. NBB
- Anita Zielina stepped down as director. NBB
- Philippe Vlerick stepped down as director. NBB
- Ulrike Handel stepped down as director. NBB
- Thomas Leysen stepped down as director. NBB
- De Eik NV stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 3.7 million (▼ 90% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
In short
From € 118.6 million profit in 2022 to € 3.7 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 1.7 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 118.6 million profit.
Paid out € 145 million in dividends to the owners in total.
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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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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
The stake of Mediahuis Partners, CONCENTRA comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
MEDIAHUISThe shares are held by Mediahuis Partners (54%) and CONCENTRA (30.2%). It owns 100% of Vlaanderen Twee, 100% of Mediahuis Luxembourg, 100% of Webplications, 100% of Printing Partners Paal Beringen, 100% of Euractiv Media and 100% of Mediahuis USA Inc. itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by Filip Platteeuw
Also active at: Mediahuis Partners, Capstone Partners, MEDIACORE
since 2023 · until 2026
Vice-chairman of the board · represented by Jan Baert
Also active at: CONCENTRA
since 2023 · until 2026
Director · represented by Patrick Hermans
Also active at: Rondom Media, CONCENTRA GRAFIC, Printing Partners Paal-Beringen, IGUANA, KALMO SYSTEMS, YOUSTON
since 2025 · until 2028
Marietje Schaake
Director
since 2025 · until 2028
since 2024 · until 2027
Anita Zielina
Director
since 2025 · until 2028
Director · represented by Philippe Vandeurzen
Also active at: Pietercil Delby's, PROMINTER, Mediahuis Partners, Properties Legen Heirweg, e-BO Enterprises, Indufin Fund Manager, Indufin Investment Fund, PIETERCIL GROUP +4 more
since 2024 · until 2027
since 2023 · until 2026
Philippe Vlerick
Director
since 2025 · until 2028
VP Exploitatie NV
Director · represented by August van Puijenbroek
since 2023 · until 2026
Ulrike Handel
Director
since 2025 · until 2028
Shareholders
30.2%
Participations
100%
Mediahuis Luxembourg
100%
100%
100%
Mediahuis USA Inc.
100%
100%
Mediahuis Ireland Group Ltd
100%
Mediahuis Aachen Holdco GmbH
100%
100%
100%
Mediahuis Nederland Beheer
100%
91.5%
Jellow Holding
73.7%
50%
50%
44.4%
30%
25%
19.5%
16.7%
LTD Group
4.7%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Katwilgweg 2
2050 Antwerpen
Herkenrodesingel 16
3500 Hasselt
Active since 14 February 1990
Ajuinlei 1
9000 Gent
Active since 1 November 2013
Kantersteen 47
1000 Brussel
Active since 1 November 2013
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 19 companies are registered at this address.
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€ 2.2 million revenue · 2024
KATHOLIEK IMPULS-EN MEDIAFONDS
€ -579,593 gross margin · 2025
Mediahuis Partners same network
Capstone Partners same network
€ 547,567 revenue · 2025
MEDIACORE same network
+14 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0439.849.666
- VAT number
- BE 0439.849.666
- Registered office
- Katwilgweg 2, 2050 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- MEDIAHUIS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 28 December 1989
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 3 Jul 2026
- Activities · NACE
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