Warning lights
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 9,436.5 to 7,283.9.
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Busy address KBO
18 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Start People from Antwerpen, company number BE0456512385, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 3.6 million after tax. For that financial year Start People recorded revenue of € 413.8 million and equity of € 38.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 8.7 million to € 3.6 million. The company is profitable. 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 16, 2026.
€ 38.9 million
▲ 10% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 3.6 million
▼ 58% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 16,244
▼ 79% 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 € 26.5 million.
People and assets in 2025
7,283.9
▼ 266.6 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 396.7 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
€ 54,500 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.
€ 71,826
▼ 37% 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.
€ 3.5 million
▲ 20% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 40 days on average.
€ 46.7 million
▼ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 494,802,365 | € 499,093,604 | € 416,237,265 | € 413,771,941 | ▼ 1% |
| Profit after taxes | € 9,186,459 | € 10,402,117 | € 8,739,142 | € 3,627,325 | ▼ 58% |
| Equity | € 50,179,708 | € 26,581,826 | € 35,320,968 | € 38,948,293 | ▲ 10% |
| Total debts | € 85,401,991 | € 99,791,543 | € 57,470,543 | € 58,013,692 | ▲ 1% |
| Cash | € 64,909 | € 61,221 | € 78,389 | € 16,244 | ▼ 79% |
| Retained profit | € 37,772,637 | € 14,174,755 | € 22,913,897 | € 26,541,222 | ▲ 16% |
| Dividend | € 13,635,000 | € 34,000,000 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 135,581,700 | € 126,373,368 | € 92,791,511 | € 96,961,985 | ▲ 4% |
| Employees (FTE) | 10,245 | 9,436.5 | 7,550.5 | 7,283.9 | ▼ 266.6 |
Key figures of Start People, 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 Start People?
What happened at Start People in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Kristof BEECKMANS stepped down as director. NBB
- BV Q-Finance stepped down as director. NBB
- Ann MARTENS stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 3.6 million (▼ 58% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- BV Scheerlinck Consulting stepped down as director. NBB
- New establishment in Kortrijk. KBO
- Kristof BEECKMANS became a director. NBB
- BV Q-Finance became a director. NBB
In short
From € 9.2 million profit in 2022 to € 3.6 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 23.6 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 10.4 million profit.
Paid out € 47.6 million in dividends to the owners in total.
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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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Management
The shares are held by Unique NV (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Kristof BEECKMANS
Director
Also active at: START PEOPLE ABROAD, Start People Construct, Start People Services, entrili, Jobinson, THE CREW FLEX
since 2024 · until 2030
Director · represented by Katty Scheerlinck
Also active at: UNIQUE, START PEOPLE ABROAD, Start People Construct, USG Professionals, EXPRESS MEDICAL, Bright Plus, evolution@job, UNIQUE CAREER +8 more
since 2021 · until 2026
Director · represented by Erik DE COCK
Also active at: UNIQUE, START PEOPLE ABROAD, Start People Construct, USG Professionals, EXPRESS MEDICAL, Bright Plus, evolution@job, UNIQUE CAREER +8 more
since 2024 · until 2030
Ann MARTENS
Director
Also active at: START PEOPLE ABROAD, Start People Construct, Start People Services, Jobinson, THE CREW FLEX
since 2022 · until 2028
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Frankrijklei 101
2000 Antwerpen
Bischoffsheimlaan 41
1000 Brussel
Active since 10 May 1996
Esplanadeplein 7
9300 Aalst
Active since 14 May 1996
Steenbrugsestraat 31
8210 Zedelgem
Active since 13 May 1996
Rue Louis Bleriot 21
6041 Charleroi
Active since 10 May 1996
Leopoldlaan 41
9200 Dendermonde
Active since 29 May 1996
Lange Bergstraat 10 box A
9230 Wetteren
Active since 3 July 1997
Stationsstraat 26
9900 Eeklo
Active since 13 May 1996
Paalsesteenweg 170
3583 Beringen
Active since 10 May 1996
Rue de la Métallurgie 4
4530 Villers-le-Bouillet
Active since 20 May 1996
Colaertplein 25
8900 Ieper
Active since 22 May 1996
Polenplein 17 box A
8800 Roeselare
Active since 10 May 1996
Jan Stasstraat 1
3000 Leuven
Active since 14 May 1996
Vierde Lansierslaan 77
3300 Tienen
Active since 14 May 1996
Vijfhoek 3
2800 Mechelen
Active since 20 May 1996
Steenweg op Zinnik(E) 6
7850 Enghien
Active since 10 May 1996
Rue Saint-Denys(Sart-B.) 2
5330 Assesse
Active since 26 June 1996
Rue du Bosquet 10
1400 Nivelles
Active since 14 May 1996
Klokstraat 19
3600 Genk
Active since 21 May 1996
Rauwelkoven 87
2440 Geel
Active since 9 May 1996
Atealaan 1
2270 Herenthout
Active since 9 May 1996
Place Albert Ier 12
4960 Malmedy
Active since 26 November 1996
Zuidstraat 28
8630 Veurne
Active since 13 May 1996
Gospertstrasse 12
4700 Eupen
Active since 17 May 1996
Sint-Salvatorstraat 18 B box 201
9000 Gent
Active since 19 September 2016
Sint-Aldegondiskaai 36
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 5 September 2002
Dorpsplein 16
2950 Kapellen
Active since 5 September 2002
Rue de France 19
5600 Philippeville
Active since 21 October 2002
Neerstraat 26
3980 Tessenderlo-Ham
Active since 5 September 2002
Rue Jean Gruslin 9
4460 Grâce-Hollogne
Active since 5 September 2002
Nederstraat 19
9700 Oudenaarde
Active since 5 September 2002
Roomstraat 30
9160 Lokeren
Active since 5 September 2002
Avenue du Parc 42
4650 Herve
Active since 5 September 2002
Grote Markt 41
9060 Zelzate
Active since 26 May 2003
Nikelaan 1
2430 Laakdal
Active since 1 July 2006
Drukkerijstraat 3
9240 Zele
Active since 1 January 2008
Rue Pierre Joseph Antoine 79
4040 Herstal
Active since 21 November 1995
Zinkstraat 13
1500 Halle
Active since 1 October 2017
Bedrijvenzone Machelen-Cargo 706 box 95
1830 Machelen (Brab.)
Active since 1 October 2017
Hubert Frère-Orbanlaan 150
9000 Gent
Active since 27 March 2019
Slakweidestraat(M) 25
3630 Maasmechelen
Active since 4 April 2022
Industrielaan 13
2250 Olen
Active since 4 April 2022
Weversstraat 15
1840 Londerzeel
Active since 5 July 2017
Rue Comte Cornet 19
7020 Mons
Active since 17 February 2016
Koning Leopold I-straat(Kor) 1
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 5 June 2025
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 18 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →UNIQUE same network
€ 99.7 million revenue · 2025
START PEOPLE ABROAD same network
Mutualiteit Esso Voorzorgsfonds
Start People Construct same network
€ 738,800 revenue · 2025
USG Professionals same network
€ 30.6 million revenue · 2025
+13 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0456.512.385
- VAT number
- BE 0456.512.385
- Registered office
- Frankrijklei 101, 2000 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- Start People
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 21 November 1995
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 9 Jul 2025
- Activities · NACE
Activiteiten van uitzendbureaus en andere diensten in verband met personeelsvoorziening
Interimkantoren en tijdelijke tewerkstelling