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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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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 3 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Busy address KBO
11 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
RICARDO from Torhout, company number BE0440571426, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 199,234 after tax. For that financial year RICARDO recorded a gross margin of € 375,923 and equity of € 252,187. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -34,493 to € 199,234. 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 July 29, 2026.
€ 252,187
▲ € 199,234 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 199,234
▲ still € 34,493 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 14,784
▼ 9% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -4,013.
Debts at end 2025
€ 3.6 million
▼ 7% vs 2024
€ 152,803 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 15 years.
€ 90,763
▲ € 74,188 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 194
▼ 97% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 351,521 | € 460,677 | € 434,122 | € 375,923 | ▼ 13% |
| Profit after taxes | € 56,123 | € 43,370 | € -34,493 | € 199,234 | ▲ € 233,727 |
| Equity | € -205,924 | € 87,447 | € 52,953 | € 252,187 | ▲ € 199,234 |
| Total debts | € 8,190,076 | € 7,928,756 | € 7,170,320 | € 7,495,208 | ▲ 5% |
| Cash | € 366 | € 316,086 | € 16,280 | € 14,784 | ▼ 9% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,204,481 | € 1,204,481 | € 404,192 | € 404,192 | |
| Retained profit | € -212,124 | € -168,753 | € -203,247 | € -4,013 | ▲ € 199,234 |
| Bank debt | € 4,406,963 | € 4,138,244 | € 3,886,575 | € 3,630,935 | ▼ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 7,984,152 | € 8,016,203 | € 7,223,273 | € 7,747,395 | ▲ 7% |
Key figures of RICARDO, 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 RICARDO?
What happened at RICARDO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 199,234. Source: NBB ↗
- VCA INVEST BV became a director. NBB
- IG MANAGEMENT BV became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Torhout. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 56,123 profit in 2022 to € 199,234 profit in 2025.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 199,234 profit.
Management
Behind RICARDO are VCA INVEST BV and IG MANAGEMENT BV. The same people are also behind GRYSON WEST COAST BUILDING COMPANY, De Blauwe Zwaan and IG CONCEPT. VCA INVEST BV is also behind Project Meiboom, Robur Capital, CASA BOUW HOLDING, ILEX and CASA HOLDING.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by VERMEERSCH CARLO
Also active at: GRYSON WEST COAST BUILDING COMPANY, Project Meiboom, Robur Capital, CASA BOUW HOLDING, ILEX, CASA HOLDING, De Blauwe Zwaan, IG CONCEPT
since 2023
Director · represented by GRYSON ISABEL
Also active at: GRYSON WEST COAST BUILDING COMPANY, De Blauwe Zwaan, IG CONCEPT
since 2023
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oostendestraat 341
8820 Torhout
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 11 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →Immotor
€ -87,374 gross margin · 2025
GRYSON WEST COAST BUILDING COMPANY same network
€ 1.2 million gross margin · 2025
C&N Invest
€ -14,106 gross margin · 2025
TEX PROJECT 1
€ -2,214 gross margin · 2025
IG Management same network
€ -2,444 gross margin · 2025
+6 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
- 0440.571.426
- VAT number
- BE 0440.571.426
- Registered office
- Oostendestraat 341, 8820 Torhout
- Names & denominations
- RICARDO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 10 May 1990
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 11 Sept 2025
- Activities · NACE
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