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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 11.9 to 10.2.
Financials
Financial year 2024
Van Schoote from Oostende, company number BE0447361030, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 775,144 after tax. For that financial year Van Schoote recorded a gross margin of € 1.9 million and equity of € 1.5 million. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 561,174 to € 775,144. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 22, 2025.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 102% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 775,144
▲ 38% vs 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 471,078
▲ € 399,382 vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € 1.5 million.
People and assets in 2024
10.2
▼ 0.4 vs 2023
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 632,491
€ 62,000 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.
€ 29,057
▼ 45% vs 2023
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
€ 56,000
▼ 77% vs 2023
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 122,432
▼ 18% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 231,264
▲ 269% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 1,515,028 | € 1,608,262 | € 1,826,386 | € 1,851,990 | ▲ 1% |
| Profit after taxes | € 684,945 | € 688,123 | € 561,174 | € 775,144 | ▲ 38% |
| Equity | € 200,308 | € 198,431 | € 759,606 | € 1,534,749 | ▲ 102% |
| Total debts | € 2,042,100 | € 1,903,809 | € 734,104 | € 505,201 | ▼ 31% |
| Cash | € 102,584 | € 50,249 | € 71,696 | € 471,078 | ▲ € 399,382 |
| Retained profit | € 138,308 | € 136,431 | € 697,606 | € 1,472,749 | ▲ 111% |
| Dividend | € 690,000 | € 690,000 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Bank debt | € 131,047 | € 248,000 | € 240,360 | € 56,000 | ▼ 77% |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,242,408 | € 2,102,240 | € 1,493,709 | € 2,039,950 | ▲ 37% |
| Employees (FTE) | 12.2 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 | ▼ 0.4 |
Key figures of Van Schoote, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to Van Schoote?
What happened at Van Schoote in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Concordia nv stepped down as director. NBB
- Luc Van Antwerpen stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 775,144 (▲ 38% vs 2023). Source: NBB ↗
- Concordia nv became a director. NBB
- Luc Van Antwerpen became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Oostende. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 684,945 profit in 2021 to € 775,144 profit in 2024.
Paid € 598,223 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 775,144 profit.
On average € 181,600 of value added per employee in 2024.
Management
The stake of CONCORDIA comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
Van SchooteThe shares are held by CONCORDIA (100%).
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Director · represented by Steve Sartor
Also active at: ATTENTIA Preventie & bescherming, VS INSURANCE
since 2023 · until 2029
Luc Van Antwerpen
Director
Also active at: VAN ANTWERPEN & PARTNERS, CONCORDIA, ReThink-IT, BREDASTRAAT, VS INSURANCE
since 2023 · until 2029
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Alfons Pieterslaan 90-92
8400 Oostende
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 5 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0447.361.030
- VAT number
- BE 0447.361.030
- Registered office
- Alfons Pieterslaan 90-92, 8400 Oostende
- Names & denominations
- Van Schoote
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 8 May 1992
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026
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