Financials
Financial year 2025
Groep VAB from Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, company number BE0456920676, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2.2 million after tax. For that financial year Groep VAB recorded revenue of € 324,637 and equity of € 22.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.6 million to € 2.2 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 30, 2026.
€ 22.6 million
▲ 11% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 2.2 million
▲ 38% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 2.4 million
▲ € 2.2 million 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 € 18.5 million.
People and assets in 2025
€ 194
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 42,656
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 5 million
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 46,906
▲ € 35,272 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 177 days on average.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 905,841 | € 988,670 | € 266,744 | € 324,637 | ▲ 22% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,171,166 | € 1,545,617 | € 1,583,672 | € 2,179,854 | ▲ 38% |
| Equity | € 17,319,011 | € 18,864,629 | € 20,448,301 | € 22,626,655 | ▲ 11% |
| Total debts | € 2,347,371 | € 205,173 | € 11,634 | € 5,048,600 | ▲ € 5 million |
| Cash | € 262,702 | € 955,749 | € 190,879 | € 2,408,724 | ▲ € 2.2 million |
| Retained profit | € 13,160,491 | € 14,706,109 | € 16,289,781 | € 18,468,135 | ▲ 13% |
| Dividend | € 2,171,000 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 5,000,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 19,666,382 | € 19,069,802 | € 20,459,934 | € 27,675,255 | ▲ 35% |
Key figures of Groep VAB, 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 Groep VAB?
What happened at Groep VAB in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- MICHAEL GABRIELS stepped down as director. NBB
- HUGO VANDERPOOTEN stepped down as director. NBB
- NELE VANDAELE stepped down as director. NBB
- GEERT MARKEY stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 2.2 million (▲ 38% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- JAN VAN HOVE stepped down as director. NBB
- TOM SWERTS stepped down as director. NBB
- MICHAEL GABRIELS became a director. NBB
In short
From € 2.2 million profit in 2022 to € 2.2 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 502,329 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 2.2 million profit.
Paid out € 2.2 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 KBC Verzekeringen NV (100%). It owns 100% of VAB WEGENWACHT, 100% of VAB RIJSCHOOL, 100% of VAB, 81.5% of VAB AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS and 50% of 24+ itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
TOM SWERTS
Director
Also active at: DEPANNAGE 2000, VAB Training & Consult, VAB Rijschool, ISABEL, Bancontact Payconiq Company, BATOPIN, VAB Automotive Solutions, 24+
since 2023 · until 2025
MICHAEL GABRIELS
Director
Also active at: DEPANNAGE 2000, LUBACO, VAB Training & Consult, VAB, VAB Rijschool, VAB, VAB Automotive Solutions
since 2025 · until 2028
HUGO VANDERPOOTEN
Director
Also active at: BRS MICROFINANCE COOP, INVEST FOR JOBS, HUGO VANDERPOOTEN
since 2025 · until 2028
NELE VANDAELE
Chairman of the board
Also active at: Agentuur voor Brandherverzekering, DEPANNAGE 2000, LUBACO, VAB Training & Consult, VAB, VAB Rijschool, VAB Banden, VAB +1 more
since 2025 · until 2028
GEERT MARKEY
Managing director
Also active at: DEPANNAGE 2000, LUBACO, VAB Training & Consult, VAB, VAB Rijschool, TRAJECT, VAB Banden, OPTIMOBIL BELGIUM +3 more
since 2025 · until 2028
Shareholders
100%
Participations
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Pastoor Coplaan 100
2070 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
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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
- 0456.920.676
- VAT number
- BE 0456.920.676
- Registered office
- Pastoor Coplaan 100, 2070 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
- Names & denominations
- Groep VAB
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 22 November 1995
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 30 Dec 2025
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