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Financials
Financial year 2025
DRIVE SYSTEMS from Mechelen, company number BE0448751791, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 4.4 million after tax. For that financial year DRIVE SYSTEMS recorded a gross margin of € 6.6 million and equity of € 9.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.6 million to € 4.4 million. 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 June 23, 2026.
€ 9.1 million
▲ 88% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 4.4 million
▲ 170% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 4.9 million
▲ € 4.7 million vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 8.5 million.
People and assets in 2025
2.8
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 194,124
€ 69,300 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.
€ 17,806
▼ 38% 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.
€ 3.8 million
▲ € 3 million vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 553,757
▲ 243% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | € 12,860,117 | - | - | |
| Gross margin | € 4,101,257 | - | € 2,697,121 | € 6,556,712 | ▲ 143% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,537,763 | € 970,578 | € 1,646,588 | € 4,441,512 | ▲ 170% |
| Equity | € 4,611,816 | € 5,378,174 | € 4,850,073 | € 9,116,895 | ▲ 88% |
| Total debts | € 3,650,132 | € 3,056,746 | € 2,319,275 | € 4,313,980 | ▲ 86% |
| Cash | € 320,626 | € 70,167 | € 195,701 | € 4,882,542 | ▲ € 4.7 million |
| Land & buildings | € 18,814 | € 16,444 | € 14,074 | € 11,705 | ▼ 17% |
| Retained profit | € 3,446,965 | € 4,417,543 | € 4,064,132 | € 8,505,644 | ▲ 109% |
| Dividend | € 1,000,000 | € 0 | € 2,000,000 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Bank debt | € 1,959,913 | € 1,576,165 | € 1,298,482 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Balance sheet total | € 8,479,226 | € 8,611,124 | € 7,308,102 | € 13,532,179 | ▲ 85% |
| Employees (FTE) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Key figures of DRIVE SYSTEMS, 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 DRIVE SYSTEMS?
What happened at DRIVE SYSTEMS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 4.4 million (▲ 170% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Eduard Ruijs became a director. NBB
- Philippe Desrumaux became a director. NBB
- Martin Popp became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Brussel. KBO
- New establishment in Londerzeel. KBO
- New establishment in Leuven. KBO
- New establishment in Tessenderlo-Ham. KBO
In short
From € 2.5 million profit in 2022 to € 4.4 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 3.1 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 4.4 million profit.
On average € 2.3 million of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind DRIVE SYSTEMS are Philippe Desrumaux, Eduard Ruijs and Martin Popp. The shares are held by Drive Management NV (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2025
Eduard Ruijs
Director
since 2026
since 2025
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Schaliënhoevedreef 20 box T
2800 Mechelen
Steenlandlaan(KAL) 3
9130 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
Active since 1 May 2014
Nijverheidsstraat 9
1840 Londerzeel
Active since 11 December 2023
Sint-Jansbergsesteenweg 403
3001 Leuven
Active since 11 December 2023
Hyundailaan 2
3980 Tessenderlo-Ham
Active since 11 December 2023
Hogenaardseweg z/n
2520 Ranst
Active since 11 December 2023
Breydelstraat 34-36
1040 Brussel
Active since 17 June 2025
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Details
- Company number
- 0448.751.791
- VAT number
- BE 0448.751.791
- Registered office
- Schaliënhoevedreef 20 bus T, 2800 Mechelen
- Names & denominations
- DRIVE SYSTEMS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 November 1992
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 7 May 2026
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