Warning lights
Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 169.1 to 145.8.
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Busy address KBO
52 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
EUROPEAN CONTROL SERVICES from Sint-Joost-ten-Node, company number BE0440119088, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 275,774 after tax. For that financial year EUROPEAN CONTROL SERVICES recorded revenue of € 19.7 million and equity of € 647,559. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 127,411 to € 275,774. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 26, 2026.
€ 647,559
▲ 2% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 275,774
▲ 116% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 261,000 paid out
95 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to EQUANS (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
145.8
▼ 9.6 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 11.7 million
€ 80,500 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.
€ 79,414
▼ 19% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 1.2 million
▲ 76% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 61 days on average.
€ 2.7 million
▲ 5% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 17,159,540 | € 18,332,064 | € 18,514,073 | € 19,709,734 | ▲ 6% |
| Profit after taxes | € -316,775 | € 320,114 | € 127,411 | € 275,774 | ▲ 116% |
| Equity | € 185,259 | € 505,373 | € 632,784 | € 647,559 | ▲ 2% |
| Total debts | € 6,017,351 | € 5,909,597 | € 3,417,037 | € 4,250,759 | ▲ 24% |
| Cash | - | € 5,108 | - | - | |
| Land & buildings | - | - | € 51,995 | € 60,303 | ▲ 16% |
| Retained profit | € 58,759 | € 378,873 | € 506,284 | € 521,059 | ▲ 3% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 261,000 | |
| Bank debt | € 771,458 | € 1,966,188 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 6,231,167 | € 6,414,970 | € 4,060,087 | € 4,902,057 | ▲ 21% |
| Employees (FTE) | 174.4 | 169.1 | 155.4 | 145.8 | ▼ 9.6 |
Key figures of EUROPEAN CONTROL SERVICES, 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 EUROPEAN CONTROL SERVICES?
What happened at EUROPEAN CONTROL SERVICES in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Matthieu Trenchant stepped down as director. NBB
- Mark Dirckx stepped down as director. NBB
- Christian de Lafforest stepped down as director. NBB
- Philippe Masereel stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 275,774 (▲ 116% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Christian de Lafforest became a director. NBB
- Eric Christyn de Ribaucourt stepped down as director. NBB
- Philippe Masereel became a director. NBB
In short
From € 316,775 loss in 2022 to € 275,774 profit in 2025.
Paid € 866,801 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 320,114 profit.
Paid out € 261,000 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The shares are held by EQUANS (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2020 · until 2025
since 2020 · until 2028
Mark Dirckx
Director
Also active at: AGORIA, Transnubel, Prime Technics, FABRICOM OFFSHORE, EQUANS, ROBINETTERIE INDUSTRIELLE STEPHANOISE TERM, EQUANS FLEET, TramContractors
since 2020 · until 2028
since 2025 · until 2028
Philippe Masereel
Chairman of the board
Also active at: EQUANS Services, Transnubel, Prime Technics, EQUANS
since 2022 · until 2028
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Koning Albert II-laan 19
1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Zandbergen 1
2480 Dessel
Active since 18 January 2002
Adolf Greinerstraat 4B
2660 Antwerpen
Active since 1 January 2010
Rue de la Métallurgie 35
4530 Villers-le-Bouillet
Active since 1 June 2011
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 52 companies are registered at this address.
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€ 25.4 million revenue · 2025
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€ 1.6 million revenue · 2025
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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0440.119.088
- VAT number
- BE 0440.119.088
- Registered office
- Koning Albert II-laan 19, 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node
- Names & denominations
- EUROPEAN CONTROL SERVICES · ECS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 21 February 1990
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 8 Jan 2026
- Activities · NACE
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