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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 10 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Not on Peppol Peppol
Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Meerhout from Lochristi, company number BE0447649258, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -4,818 after tax. For that financial year Meerhout recorded a gross margin of € 56,706 and equity of € 142,149. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -4,054 to € -4,818. 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 6, 2026.
€ 142,149
▼ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -4,818
▼ 19 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 7,007
▲ € 6,164 vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 123,599.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 21,441
▲ 2% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 60,332
▼ 39% vs 2024
€ 29,415 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 3,595
▲ 4% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 60,806 | € 50,217 | € 62,867 | € 56,706 | ▼ 10% |
| Profit after taxes | € 816 | € -9,465 | € -4,054 | € -4,818 | ▼ € 764 |
| Equity | € 160,487 | € 151,022 | € 146,968 | € 142,149 | ▼ 3% |
| Total debts | € 192,768 | € 179,969 | € 146,212 | € 108,182 | ▼ 26% |
| Cash | € 3,520 | € 4,283 | € 843 | € 7,007 | ▲ € 6,164 |
| Land & buildings | € 317,086 | € 292,933 | € 257,354 | € 211,685 | ▼ 18% |
| Retained profit | € 141,937 | € 132,472 | € 128,418 | € 123,599 | ▼ 4% |
| Bank debt | € 164,651 | € 138,103 | € 98,254 | € 60,332 | ▼ 39% |
| Balance sheet total | € 353,255 | € 330,991 | € 293,180 | € 250,331 | ▼ 15% |
Key figures of Meerhout, 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 Meerhout?
What happened at Meerhout in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 4,818. Source: NBB ↗
- Erik Van Gerven became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Lochristi. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 816 profit in 2022 to € 4,818 loss in 2025.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 816 profit.
Management
Behind Meerhout is Erik Van Gerven. Erik Van Gerven is also behind ERIK VAN GERVEN.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2015
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Dorp-West 73
9080 Lochristi
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0447.649.258
- VAT number
- BE 0447.649.258
- Registered office
- Dorp-West 73, 9080 Lochristi
- Names & denominations
- Meerhout
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 12 June 1992
- Peppol
- Not registered