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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 19 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
THE COUNTRY GARDEN from Gembloux, company number BE0454357403, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 13,901 after tax. For that financial year THE COUNTRY GARDEN recorded a gross margin of € 53,198 and equity of € 49,547. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -15,954 to € 13,901. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on December 2, 2025.
€ 49,547
▲ 39% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 13,901
▲ still € 15,954 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 22,917
▲ 23% 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 € 30,947.
People and assets in 2025
€ 14,449
▼ 62% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 110,205
▲ 117% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 148,181
▲ 52% vs 2024
€ 39,376 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 8,126
▼ 41% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 1,086
▼ 52% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 49,231 | € 49,058 | € 45,392 | € 53,198 | ▲ 17% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,240 | € -434 | € -15,954 | € 13,901 | ▲ € 29,854 |
| Equity | € 52,034 | € 51,600 | € 35,646 | € 49,547 | ▲ 39% |
| Total debts | € 204,194 | € 261,170 | € 256,095 | € 308,438 | ▲ 20% |
| Cash | € 25,230 | € 14,562 | € 18,613 | € 22,917 | ▲ 23% |
| Land & buildings | € 188,069 | € 184,460 | € 180,907 | € 177,354 | ▼ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 33,434 | € 33,000 | € 17,046 | € 30,947 | ▲ 82% |
| Bank debt | € 58,254 | € 107,471 | € 97,525 | € 148,181 | ▲ 52% |
| Balance sheet total | € 256,229 | € 312,770 | € 291,742 | € 357,984 | ▲ 23% |
| Employees (FTE) | - | 1.3 | 1 | - |
Key figures of THE COUNTRY GARDEN, 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 THE COUNTRY GARDEN?
What happened at THE COUNTRY GARDEN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 13,901. Source: NBB ↗
- Michael Simmons became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Mont-Saint-Guibert. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 2,240 profit in 2022 to € 13,901 profit in 2025.
Paid € 2,840 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 13,901 profit.
On average € 45,400 of value added per employee in 2024.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind THE COUNTRY GARDEN is Michael Simmons.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Michael Simmons
Manager
since 2000
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Rue du Trichon, Sauv. 2
5030 Gembloux
Grand'Route 36
1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert
Active since 15 October 1998
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0454.357.403
- VAT number
- BE 0454.357.403
- Registered office
- Rue du Trichon, Sauv. 2, 5030 Gembloux
- Names & denominations
- THE COUNTRY GARDEN
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 20 January 1995
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 2 Dec 2025
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