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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 41 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
MERTENS K from Leuven, company number BE0458128624, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -6,458 after tax. For that financial year MERTENS K recorded a gross margin of € 139,861 and equity of € 242,696. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 8,068 to € -6,458. The company made a loss. 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 January 27, 2026.
€ 242,696
▼ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -6,458
▼ still € 8,068 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 36,720
▼ 10% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 127,104.
People and assets in 2025
€ 123,893
▲ 13% 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.
€ 11,667
▼ 34% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 24,988
▼ 35% vs 2024
€ 11,042 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 10,899
▼ 21% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 21,316
▼ 5% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 45,403 | € 98,686 | € 139,358 | € 139,861 | |
| Profit after taxes | € 8,793 | € 14,787 | € 8,068 | € -6,458 | ▼ € 14,526 |
| Equity | € 226,299 | € 241,086 | € 249,154 | € 242,696 | ▼ 3% |
| Total debts | € 89,184 | € 122,688 | € 136,528 | € 118,111 | ▼ 13% |
| Cash | € 34,694 | € 45,256 | € 40,846 | € 36,720 | ▼ 10% |
| Retained profit | € 110,707 | € 125,494 | € 133,562 | € 127,104 | ▼ 5% |
| Bank debt | € 7,069 | € 1,674 | € 38,400 | € 24,988 | ▼ 35% |
| Balance sheet total | € 315,483 | € 363,775 | € 385,682 | € 360,807 | ▼ 6% |
Key figures of MERTENS K, 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 MERTENS K?
What happened at MERTENS K in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 6,458 (▼ € 14,526 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Leuven. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 8,793 profit in 2022 to € 6,458 loss in 2025.
Paid € 12,778 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 14,787 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%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
KARLA MERTENS
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Amerikalaan 15
3000 Leuven
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
AS-UNIXSOLUTIONS Unix-Solutions Network, BE
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0458.128.624
- VAT number
- BE 0458.128.624
- Registered office
- Amerikalaan 15, 3000 Leuven
- Names & denominations
- MERTENS K
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 4 June 1996
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Aug 2025
- Contact
- karlamertens.be
- Activities · NACE
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