Financials
Financial year 2025
DEFOUR from Ardooie, company number BE0443755895, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 12,394 after tax. For that financial year DEFOUR recorded a gross margin of € 595,426 and equity of € 452,863. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 8,418 to € 12,394. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 30, 2025.
€ 452,863
▲ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 12,394
▲ 47% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 167,553
▲ 13% 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 € 390,863.
People and assets in 2025
5.5
▲ 2.5 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 271,002
▲ 5% vs 2024
€ 49,300 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.
€ 572,047
▼ 14% vs 2024
Of which on lease € 495,404.
Debts at end 2025
€ 662,000
▲ 4% vs 2024
€ 217,811 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 160,936
▼ 10% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 38,693
▲ 122% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 602,568 | € 512,250 | € 531,731 | € 595,426 | ▲ 12% |
| Profit after taxes | € 106,466 | € 13,228 | € 8,418 | € 12,394 | ▲ 47% |
| Equity | € 418,822 | € 432,050 | € 440,468 | € 452,863 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 1,164,184 | € 1,136,059 | € 987,760 | € 992,589 | |
| Cash | € 82,854 | € 173,889 | € 147,962 | € 167,553 | ▲ 13% |
| Land & buildings | € 10,351 | € 12,724 | € 9,150 | € 6,214 | ▼ 32% |
| Retained profit | € 356,822 | € 370,050 | € 378,468 | € 390,863 | ▲ 3% |
| Bank debt | € 948,775 | € 965,182 | € 635,287 | € 662,000 | ▲ 4% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,583,006 | € 1,568,109 | € 1,428,228 | € 1,445,452 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 5.1 | - | 3 | 5.5 | ▲ 2.5 |
Key figures of DEFOUR, 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 October 2026.
What happened to DEFOUR?
What happened at DEFOUR in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 12,394 (▲ 47% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Ardooie. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 106,466 profit in 2022 to € 12,394 profit in 2025.
Paid € 20,707 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 106,466 profit.
On average € 108,300 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind DEFOUR are Mieke Brusselle and Dries Defour. The shares are held by Mieke Brusselle and Dries Defour.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Mieke Brusselle
Managing director
Is a shareholder
Dries Defour
Managing director
Is a shareholder
Shareholders
Mieke Brusselle · director
Dries Defour · director
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Veldstraat 37
8850 Ardooie
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0443.755.895
- VAT number
- BE 0443.755.895
- Registered office
- Veldstraat 37, 8850 Ardooie
- Names & denominations
- DEFOUR
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 2 April 1991
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