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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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Busy address KBO
15 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
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Not on Peppol Peppol
Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.
Financials
Financial year 2025
MERCES from Antwerpen, company number BE0456861585, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 110,458 after tax. For that financial year MERCES recorded a gross margin of € 168,134 and equity of € 532,799. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 110,507 to € 110,458. 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 July 24, 2026.
€ 532,799
▲ 26% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 110,458
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 275,633
▲ 51% 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 € 439,839.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 376
▼ 3% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 151,341 | € 167,036 | € 167,877 | € 168,134 | |
| Profit after taxes | € 99,688 | € 109,889 | € 110,507 | € 110,458 | |
| Equity | € 201,945 | € 311,834 | € 422,341 | € 532,799 | ▲ 26% |
| Total debts | € 200,000 | € 0 | € 387 | € 376 | ▼ 3% |
| Cash | € 128,272 | € 55,265 | € 182,996 | € 275,633 | ▲ 51% |
| Land & buildings | € 271,198 | € 251,198 | € 231,198 | € 211,198 | ▼ 9% |
| Retained profit | € 108,984 | € 218,874 | € 329,381 | € 439,839 | ▲ 34% |
| Balance sheet total | € 401,945 | € 311,834 | € 422,729 | € 533,176 | ▲ 26% |
Key figures of MERCES, 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 MERCES?
What happened at MERCES in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 110,458. Source: NBB ↗
- Karel De Bondt became a director. NBB
- Mieke Verstraeten became a director. NBB
- Marcel Vanstiphout became a director. NBB
- Elly Fontaine became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 99,688 profit in 2022 to € 110,458 profit in 2025.
Paid € 143,514 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 110,507 profit.
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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%
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Management
The stake of Helix comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
MERCESBehind MERCES are Karel De Bondt, Marcel Vanstiphout, Mieke Verstraeten and Elly Fontaine. The shares are held by Helix (60%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Karel De Bondt
Managing director
Also active at: Group induver, DEHON & Associés, GROUP CLAEYS-DELAEY, SCHUEREMANS VM, Companions, ICC Holding, Group Induver Advisory Services, Induver Brussel +6 more
since 2021
since 2020
Mieke Verstraeten
Director
Also active at: Group induver, SCHUEREMANS VM, ICC Holding, Induver Brussel, R. ESTATE, Formica, Sudor
since 2021
Elly Fontaine
Director
since 2020
Shareholders
60%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Justitiestraat 30
2018 Antwerpen
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 15 companies are registered at this address.
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€ 43.8 million revenue · 2025
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€ 16,648 gross margin · 2025
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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0456.861.585
- VAT number
- BE 0456.861.585
- Registered office
- Justitiestraat 30, 2018 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- MERCES
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 22 December 1995
- Peppol
- Not registered