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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 57 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
E.C.M. from Brasschaat, company number BE0442437883, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 117,340 after tax. For that financial year E.C.M. recorded a gross margin of € 640,112 and equity of € 439,379. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 158,342 to € 117,340. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 28, 2026.
€ 439,379
▼ 6% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 117,340
▼ 26% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 334,458
▼ 4% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 126,661 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
9.8
▲ 0.2 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 370,974
▲ 12% vs 2024
€ 37,900 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.
€ 67,957
▲ 48% vs 2024
Of which on lease € 39,929.
Debts at end 2025
€ 727,706
▼ 6% vs 2024
€ 296,989 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 41,706
▼ 4% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 103,724
▼ 5% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | € 1,948,046 | - | - | |
| Gross margin | € 680,703 | € 641,984 | € 657,157 | € 640,112 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 126,503 | € 142,542 | € 158,342 | € 117,340 | ▼ 26% |
| Equity | € 343,741 | € 362,743 | € 467,450 | € 439,379 | ▼ 6% |
| Total debts | € 1,114,867 | € 1,113,124 | € 981,212 | € 1,020,961 | ▲ 4% |
| Cash | € 264,123 | € 319,004 | € 349,938 | € 334,458 | ▼ 4% |
| Land & buildings | € 900,426 | € 876,059 | € 851,693 | € 827,326 | ▼ 3% |
| Retained profit | € 324,991 | € 343,993 | € 448,700 | € 439,379 | ▼ 2% |
| Dividend | € 93,437 | € 123,540 | € 53,634 | € 126,661 | ▲ 136% |
| Bank debt | € 867,969 | € 847,657 | € 771,749 | € 727,706 | ▼ 6% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,458,608 | € 1,475,866 | € 1,448,662 | € 1,460,340 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 10.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 | ▲ 0.2 |
Key figures of E.C.M., 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 E.C.M.?
What happened at E.C.M. in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 117,340 (▼ 26% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Schilde. KBO
- New establishment in Mortsel. KBO
- New establishment in Brasschaat. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 126,503 profit in 2022 to € 117,340 profit in 2025.
Paid € 226,432 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 158,342 profit.
On average € 65,300 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind E.C.M. are Edward Van Assche and Mireille Van Assche.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Edward Van Assche
Director
Mireille Van Assche
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Bredabaan 250 box 1
2930 Brasschaat
Statielei 25
2640 Mortsel
Active since 29 July 2006
Turnhoutsebaan 117
2970 Schilde
Active since 21 April 2009
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0442.437.883
- VAT number
- BE 0442.437.883
- Registered office
- Bredabaan 250 bus 1, 2930 Brasschaat
- Names & denominations
- E.C.M.
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 24 December 1990
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 10 Jul 2025
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