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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
DE BACKER from Merksplas, company number BE0446368363, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -40,456 after tax. For that financial year DE BACKER recorded a gross margin of € -17,531 and equity of € 210,193. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -9,593 to € -40,456. 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 January 23, 2026.
€ 210,193
▼ 16% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -40,456
▼ 322 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 86,447
▼ 14% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 191,601.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 148
No payroll staff. An amount this small is usually a social contribution or pension premium for the director, booked under staff costs.
€ 45,621
▼ 27% 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.
€ 16,930
▲ € 13,563 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 76,684 | € 68,424 | € 16,212 | € -17,531 | ▼ € 33,743 |
| Profit after taxes | € 4,464 | € 51,893 | € -9,593 | € -40,456 | ▼ € 30,863 |
| Equity | € 208,349 | € 260,242 | € 250,649 | € 210,193 | ▼ 16% |
| Total debts | € 96,083 | € 96,578 | € 52,878 | € 47,984 | ▼ 9% |
| Cash | € 137,289 | € 181,068 | € 100,389 | € 86,447 | ▼ 14% |
| Retained profit | € 189,757 | € 241,650 | € 232,057 | € 191,601 | ▼ 17% |
| Balance sheet total | € 304,431 | € 356,819 | € 303,526 | € 258,177 | ▼ 15% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.3 | 0 | - | - |
Key figures of DE BACKER, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.
What happened to DE BACKER?
What happened at DE BACKER in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 40,456. Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Merksplas. KBO
- Fred De Backer became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 4,464 profit in 2022 to € 40,456 loss in 2025.
Paid € 2,918 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 51,893 profit.
On average € 59,000 of value added per employee in 2022.
Management
Behind DE BACKER is Fred De Backer.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Fred De Backer
Director
since 1992
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Industrieweg 18
2330 Merksplas
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0446.368.363
- VAT number
- BE 0446.368.363
- Registered office
- Industrieweg 18, 2330 Merksplas
- Names & denominations
- DE BACKER
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 24 January 1992
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- Active · Active since 13 Nov 2025
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