Financials
Financial year 2025
WATSON - MARLOW from Gent, company number BE0454242783, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.7 million after tax. For that financial year WATSON - MARLOW recorded a gross margin of € 3.5 million and equity of € 603,392. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.3 million to € 1.7 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 14, 2026.
€ 603,392
▲ 101% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 1.7 million
▲ 31% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.4 million paid out
82 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
5.6
▼ 0.3 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 598,744
▲ 6% vs 2024
€ 106,900 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.
€ 96,286
▼ 26% 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.
€ 1.3 million
▲ 27% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 399,955
▲ 4% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 2,883,130 | € 2,002,049 | € 2,448,589 | € 3,483,184 | ▲ 42% |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,709,015 | € 1,188,338 | € 1,301,441 | € 1,703,805 | ▲ 31% |
| Equity | € 97,808 | € 98,146 | € 299,587 | € 603,392 | ▲ 101% |
| Total debts | € 2,998,111 | € 2,325,219 | € 2,506,634 | € 3,094,278 | ▲ 23% |
| Cash | € 1,935,663 | € 1,544,571 | € 0 | - | |
| Retained profit | € 35,808 | € 36,146 | € 237,587 | € 541,392 | ▲ 128% |
| Dividend | € 1,700,000 | € 1,188,000 | € 1,100,000 | € 1,400,000 | ▲ 27% |
| Balance sheet total | € 3,095,920 | € 2,423,365 | € 2,806,221 | € 3,697,670 | ▲ 32% |
| Employees (FTE) | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | ▼ 0.3 |
Key figures of WATSON - MARLOW, 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 WATSON - MARLOW?
What happened at WATSON - MARLOW in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Andrew Murphy stepped down as director. NBB
- Laurent Viatte stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.7 million (▲ 31% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Andrew Murphy became a director. NBB
- Danielle Burnford stepped down as director. NBB
- Danielle Burnford became a director. NBB
- Laurent Viatte became a director. NBB
- Danny Fine became a director. NBB
In short
From € 1.7 million profit in 2022 to € 1.7 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 2 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 1.7 million profit.
On average € 622,000 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind WATSON - MARLOW is Danny Fine.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Danny Fine
Director
since 2018
Andrew Murphy
Director
since 2026 · until 2031
Danielle Burnford
Director
since 2024 · until 2026
Laurent Viatte
Director
since 2024 · until 2029
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Industriepark-Zwijnaarde 5
9052 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
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Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
EPISERVER_AS, SE
Domain
Domain
wmfts.com
Registered
2021-11-01
Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Expires
2027-11-01
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0454.242.783
- VAT number
- BE 0454.242.783
- Registered office
- Industriepark-Zwijnaarde 5, 9052 Gent
- Names & denominations
- WATSON - MARLOW
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 28 December 1994
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 18 Jul 2025
- Contact
- wmfts.com
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