Financials
Financial year 2025
OST Houtzagerij en houthandel from Maaseik, company number BE0459605103, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 42,665 after tax. For that financial year OST Houtzagerij en houthandel recorded a gross margin of € 164,301 and equity of € 1.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 51,955 to € 42,665. 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 30, 2026.
€ 1.6 million
▲ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 42,665
▼ 18% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 188,520
▼ 26% 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 € 1.2 million.
People and assets in 2025
0.4
▲ 0.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 19,286
▲ 16% 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.
€ 144,646
▼ 27% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 302,891
▲ € 230,171 vs 2024
€ 31,246 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.
€ 132,764
▲ 16% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 28,568
▲ 17% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 527,822 | € 293,631 | € 146,181 | € 164,301 | ▲ 12% |
| Profit after taxes | € 241,503 | € 75,187 | € 51,955 | € 42,665 | ▼ 18% |
| Equity | € 1,382,205 | € 1,457,392 | € 1,509,347 | € 1,552,012 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 428,589 | € 345,188 | € 252,388 | € 616,401 | ▲ 144% |
| Cash | € 400,012 | € 280,697 | € 254,795 | € 188,520 | ▼ 26% |
| Land & buildings | € 0 | € 0 | € 18,732 | € 79,951 | ▲ € 61,219 |
| Retained profit | € 1,026,626 | € 1,101,813 | € 1,153,768 | € 1,196,433 | ▲ 4% |
| Bank debt | € 26,367 | € 16,883 | € 72,720 | € 302,891 | ▲ € 230,171 |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,810,794 | € 1,802,580 | € 1,761,735 | € 2,168,412 | ▲ 23% |
| Employees (FTE) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ▲ 0.1 |
Key figures of OST Houtzagerij en houthandel, 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 OST Houtzagerij en houthandel?
What happened at OST Houtzagerij en houthandel in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 42,665 (▼ 18% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Brecht Ost became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Maaseik. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 241,503 profit in 2022 to € 42,665 profit in 2025.
Paid € 187,702 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 241,503 profit.
Management
Behind OST Houtzagerij en houthandel are Yves Ost and Brecht Ost.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Yves Ost
Director
Brecht Ost
Director
since 2021
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kapelweg 23
3680 Maaseik
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0459.605.103
- VAT number
- BE 0459.605.103
- Registered office
- Kapelweg 23, 3680 Maaseik
- Names & denominations
- OST Houtzagerij en houthandel
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 24 December 1996
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 22 Jan 2026
- Activities · NACE
Zagen en schaven van hout
Groothandel in hout