Active · per the CBE, 30 October 2026
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STO

BE0445962448

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 3 establishments

STO is registered with the CBE as active in: Groothandel in verf, vernis en bouwmaterialen, inclusief sanitair. Public Limited, started on 18 December 1991, 3 establishments.

Z. 5 Mollem 43, 1730 Asse sto.be

Behind the company: Gino Gailliaert.

Active for

34 year, 10 months

Financials

Financial year 2025

STO from Asse, company number BE0445962448, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.4 million after tax. For that financial year STO recorded revenue of € 36.6 million and equity of € 4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.3 million to € 1.4 million. 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 April 2, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 4 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Growing

€ 1.4 million

▲ 9% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 21,164

▲ 25% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 1.2 million paid out

84 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Sto SE Co (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

58.3

▲ 0.1 vs 2024

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 6.4 million

▲ 8% vs 2024

€ 110,000 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 130,614

▼ 3% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 6.5 million

▲ 17% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 85 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1.7 million

▲ 26% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue € 30,198,295 € 30,740,025 € 31,558,204 € 36,595,265 ▲ 16%
Profit after taxes € 1,066,247 € 1,342,013 € 1,316,238 € 1,432,348 ▲ 9%
Equity € 3,491,573 € 3,533,586 € 3,749,824 € 3,982,172 ▲ 6%
Total debts € 7,097,632 € 7,570,678 € 8,269,010 € 9,441,908 ▲ 14%
Cash € 37,299 € 19,884 € 16,920 € 21,164 ▲ 25%
Land & buildings € 2,633,969 € 2,733,075 € 2,759,150 € 2,685,376 ▼ 3%
Retained profit € 3,201,538 € 3,243,551 € 3,459,788 € 3,692,137 ▲ 7%
Dividend € 700,000 € 1,300,000 € 1,100,000 € 1,200,000 ▲ 9%
Balance sheet total € 11,709,555 € 12,230,837 € 13,072,616 € 14,542,074 ▲ 11%
Employees (FTE) 52.2 56.8 58.2 58.3 ▲ 0.1

Key figures of STO, 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 STO?

What happened at STO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.4 million (▲ 9% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Gent. KBO
  • New establishment in Herstal. KBO
  • New establishment in Asse. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1.1 million profit in 2022 to € 1.4 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 2 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 1.4 million profit.

Paid out € 4.3 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Management

Sto SE Co 100%

The stake of FTO Id's & Consulting comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

STO

Behind STO is Gino Gailliaert. The shares are held by Sto SE Co (100%) and FTO Id's & Consulting.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Shareholders

Sto SE Co

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Z. 5 Mollem 43

1730 Asse

2.298.962.356

Parc Ind. des Hauts Sarts, 1e av 10A

4040 Herstal

Active since 15 February 2020

2.335.000.133

Industrieweg 122 box R

9032 Gent

Active since 2 September 2022

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

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Certifications & Partners

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Website info

HTTPS Ja
Languages NL

Features

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Details

Company number
0445.962.448
VAT number
BE 0445.962.448
Registered office
Z. 5 Mollem 43, 1730 Asse
Names & denominations
STO
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
18 December 1991
Peppol
Active · Active since 18 Dec 2025
Contact
sto.be
Activities · NACE

Groothandel in verf, vernis en bouwmaterialen, inclusief sanitair

Groothandel in bouwmaterialen, algemeen assortiment

Frequently asked questions

What does STO do?
STO is registered with the CBE as active in: Groothandel in verf, vernis en bouwmaterialen, inclusief sanitair. Public Limited, started on 18 December 1991, 3 establishments.
What is the address of STO?
The registered office of STO is located at Z. 5 Mollem 43, 1730 Asse.
Is STO still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) STO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 18 December 1991.
Is STO registered on Peppol?
Yes, STO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0445962448.
What is the enterprise number of STO?
The enterprise number of STO is BE0445962448.
When was STO founded?
STO was founded on 18 December 1991.