Financials
Financial year 2025
ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL from Zelzate, company number BE0444177945, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -499,725 after tax. For that financial year ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL recorded revenue of € 26.7 million and equity of € 41.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 775,390 to € -499,725. The company made a loss. 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 18, 2026.
€ 41.1 million
▼ 1% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -499,725
▼ still € 775,390 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 26,061
▼ 1% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -16.9 million.
People and assets in 2025
151.2
▲ 1.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 21.4 million
▲ 4% vs 2024
€ 141,900 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.
€ 157,634
▲ 24% 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.
€ 3.7 million
▲ 14% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 115 days on average.
€ 3.6 million
▲ 4% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 22,828,320 | € 24,153,201 | € 25,817,446 | € 26,730,757 | ▲ 4% |
| Profit after taxes | € 484,526 | € 556,152 | € 775,390 | € -499,725 | ▼ € 1.3 million |
| Equity | € 40,218,216 | € 40,774,368 | € 41,549,757 | € 41,050,032 | ▼ 1% |
| Total debts | € 9,023,764 | € 11,310,998 | € 8,495,867 | € 9,367,054 | ▲ 10% |
| Cash | € 20,140 | € 21,922 | € 26,246 | € 26,061 | ▼ 1% |
| Land & buildings | € 6,771,054 | € 6,496,579 | € 6,021,257 | € 9,601,404 | ▲ 59% |
| Retained profit | € -17,688,619 | € -17,132,467 | € -16,357,077 | € -16,856,802 | ▼ € 499,725 |
| Balance sheet total | € 49,923,507 | € 53,005,891 | € 50,811,962 | € 51,071,010 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 127.1 | 139.4 | 149.5 | 151.2 | ▲ 1.7 |
Key figures of ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL, 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 ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL?
What happened at ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Hanna PIORKOWSKA stepped down as director. NBB
- Nicolas DE ABAJO MARTINEZ stepped down as director. NBB
- Annie VAN DE VEL stepped down as director. NBB
- DEMANCO NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Manfred VAN VLIERBERGHE stepped down as director. NBB
- SESEMET BV stepped down as director. NBB
- A-SK BVBA stepped down as director. NBB
- Olivier BRUN stepped down as director. NBB
In short
From € 484,526 profit in 2022 to € 499,725 loss in 2025.
Paid € 856,975 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 775,390 profit.
Pays suppliers within 115 days on average.
Management
The shares are held by FINOCAS NV (90%) and ARCELORMITTAL BELGIUM NV (10%). It owns 64.7% of Metal Processing Centre Gent and 25% of Guaranteed itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2016 · until 2028
Nicolas DE ABAJO MARTINEZ
Chairman of the board
since 2019 · until 2028
since 2020 · until 2028
Director · represented by Marc DE PAUW
Also active at: FININDUS, SOCIETE D'INVESTISSEMENT ET DE FINANCEMENT DU BRABANT WALLON, Lease.BW, EMG Belgium, B2START, TELEMOND HOLDING
since 2019 · until 2028
Manfred VAN VLIERBERGHE
Director
Also active at: FININDUS, CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES - CENTRUM VOOR RESEARCH IN DE METALLURGIE, Vlaams Netwerk van Ondernemingen, FINOCAS, FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT ET DE CROISSANCE INDUSTRIELLE
since 2017 · until 2028
Managing director · represented by Sven VANDEPUTTE
Also active at: Belgisch Instituut voor Lastechniek Industrie, Metal Processing Centre Gent
since 2016 · until 2028
since 2014 · until 2028
Olivier BRUN
Director
Also active at: CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES - CENTRUM VOOR RESEARCH IN DE METALLURGIE
since 2016 · until 2028
Shareholders
Participations
25%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Pres. J.F. Kennedylaan 3
9060 Zelzate
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 48
9052 Gent
Active since 1 December 2005
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A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0444.177.945
- VAT number
- BE 0444.177.945
- Registered office
- Pres. J.F. Kennedylaan 3, 9060 Zelzate
- Names & denominations
- ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL · O.C.A.S.
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 17 May 1991
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 20 Oct 2025
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