Financials
Financial year 2025
CROSS CHARTERING from Antwerpen, company number BE0448303514, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2.2 million after tax. For that financial year CROSS CHARTERING recorded a gross margin of € 3.6 million and equity of € 675,163. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 3.4 million to € 2.2 million. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 16, 2026.
€ 675,163
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 2.2 million
▼ 36% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 793,061
▼ 83% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 2.2 million paid out
99 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL (55 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
1.1
▼ 1.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 137,844
▼ 16% vs 2024
€ 125,300 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.
€ 12,852
▼ 57% 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.
€ 2.5 million
▲ 56% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 382,685
▲ € 316,070 vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 3,160,057 | € 1,623,635 | € 3,241,589 | € 3,551,779 | ▲ 10% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,811,848 | € 1,394,981 | € 3,393,736 | € 2,186,253 | ▼ 36% |
| Equity | € 638,985 | € 673,966 | € 674,817 | € 675,163 | |
| Total debts | € 3,394,844 | € 3,303,990 | € 5,339,853 | € 3,025,511 | ▼ 43% |
| Cash | € 839,650 | € 3,734,001 | € 4,713,621 | € 793,061 | ▼ 83% |
| Retained profit | € 513,985 | € 548,966 | € 549,817 | € 550,163 | |
| Dividend | € 2,695,000 | € 1,360,000 | € 3,360,000 | € 2,162,500 | ▼ 36% |
| Balance sheet total | € 4,338,829 | € 4,282,956 | € 6,319,670 | € 4,005,673 | ▼ 37% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | ▼ 1.1 |
Key figures of CROSS CHARTERING, 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 CROSS CHARTERING?
What happened at CROSS CHARTERING in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Columbus International NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Comatraco NV stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 2.2 million (▼ 36% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Comatraco NV became a director. NBB
- Columbus International NV became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 2.8 million profit in 2022 to € 2.2 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 819,303 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 3.4 million profit.
On average € 3.2 million of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
The stake of COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL, COMATRACO comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
CROSS CHARTERINGThe shares are held by COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL (55%) and COMATRACO (45%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Managing director · represented by Christophe Thienpont
since 2022 · until 2028
Director · represented by Benjamine Beyer
since 2022 · until 2028
Shareholders
45%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Napoleonkaai 39 box 2
2000 Antwerpen
Napoleonkaai 39
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 29 October 1992
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 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
- 0448.303.514
- VAT number
- BE 0448.303.514
- Registered office
- Napoleonkaai 39 bus 2, 2000 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- CROSS CHARTERING
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 September 1992
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 24 Nov 2023
- Activities · NACE
Scheepsagenturen
Logistieke diensten
Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren
Zee- en kustvaart
Overige vervoerondersteunende activiteiten