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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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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 35.8 to 32.2.
Financials
Financial year 2025
BENDEC from Hechtel-Eksel, company number BE0454950487, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 552,146 after tax. For that financial year BENDEC recorded a gross margin of € 4.3 million and equity of € 4.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 458,599 to € 552,146. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 August 31, 2026.
€ 4.3 million
▼ 6% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 552,146
▲ 20% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.4 million
▲ 19% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 843,960 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
32.2
▼ 0.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 2.1 million
▼ 3% vs 2024
€ 66,700 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.
€ 412,948
▼ 25% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 2.7 million
▼ 8% vs 2024
€ 682,177 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.
€ 692,769
▲ 16% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 191,410
▼ 12% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 4,180,618 | € 4,241,696 | € 4,172,044 | € 4,254,054 | ▲ 2% |
| Profit after taxes | € 605,019 | € 458,877 | € 458,599 | € 552,146 | ▲ 20% |
| Equity | € 4,462,252 | € 4,375,645 | € 4,585,720 | € 4,293,905 | ▼ 6% |
| Total debts | € 5,142,744 | € 4,160,507 | € 3,734,296 | € 3,794,983 | ▲ 2% |
| Cash | € 1,614,413 | € 1,404,481 | € 1,216,399 | € 1,443,276 | ▲ 19% |
| Land & buildings | € 3,821,826 | € 3,829,466 | € 4,000,361 | € 3,780,472 | ▼ 5% |
| Retained profit | € 4,422,252 | € 4,335,645 | € 4,545,720 | € 4,253,905 | ▼ 6% |
| Dividend | € 347,167 | € 545,485 | € 248,524 | € 843,960 | ▲ 240% |
| Bank debt | € 4,504,859 | € 3,609,199 | € 2,916,289 | € 2,696,505 | ▼ 8% |
| Balance sheet total | € 9,604,996 | € 8,636,152 | € 8,520,016 | € 8,288,888 | ▼ 3% |
| Employees (FTE) | 38.4 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 32.2 | ▼ 0.7 |
Key figures of BENDEC, 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 BENDEC?
What happened at BENDEC in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 552,146 (▲ 20% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Pelt. KBO
- New establishment in Hechtel-Eksel. KBO
- New establishment in Hechtel-Eksel. KBO
- New establishment in Hechtel-Eksel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 605,019 profit in 2022 to € 552,146 profit in 2025.
Paid € 736,758 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 605,019 profit.
On average € 132,100 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind BENDEC is Benny DE COSTER. Benny DE COSTER is also behind Paardenfokkerij "De Lindedreef".
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oude Heerstraat 11
3940 Hechtel-Eksel
Oude Heerstraat 10
3940 Hechtel-Eksel
Active since 2 January 2015
Hamerslagstraat 4
3900 Pelt
Active since 12 January 2022
Oude Heerstraat 8
3940 Hechtel-Eksel
Active since 2 January 2019
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0454.950.487
- VAT number
- BE 0454.950.487
- Registered office
- Oude Heerstraat 11, 3940 Hechtel-Eksel
- Names & denominations
- BENDEC
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 March 1995
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Oct 2025
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