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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 17.4 to 14.8.
Financials
Financial year 2025
VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE from Brugge, company number BE0459933814, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -74,172 after tax. For that financial year VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE recorded a gross margin of € 1.8 million and equity of € 2.4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -167,958 to € -74,172. 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 July 30, 2026.
€ 2.4 million
▼ 5% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -74,172
▲ 56 % less loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 323,238
▲ 31% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 2 million.
People and assets in 2025
14.8
▼ 1.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.3 million
▲ 10% vs 2024
€ 91,100 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.
€ 423,945
▼ 20% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 932,677
▼ 16% vs 2024
€ 228,433 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 667,580
▲ 58% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 239,404
▼ 6% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 2,157,484 | € 2,284,842 | € 1,586,625 | € 1,770,117 | ▲ 12% |
| Profit after taxes | € 134,040 | € 97,137 | € -167,958 | € -74,172 | ▲ € 93,786 |
| Equity | € 2,763,558 | € 2,797,773 | € 2,540,324 | € 2,403,123 | ▼ 5% |
| Total debts | € 2,493,643 | € 2,229,735 | € 1,883,690 | € 1,882,837 | |
| Cash | € 314,095 | € 386,362 | € 247,355 | € 323,238 | ▲ 31% |
| Land & buildings | € 359,254 | € 325,491 | € 300,380 | € 266,011 | ▼ 11% |
| Retained profit | € 2,146,226 | € 2,228,257 | € 2,018,314 | € 1,956,376 | ▼ 3% |
| Dividend | € 2,380 | € 15,106 | € 29,751 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Bank debt | € 1,905,060 | € 1,333,270 | € 1,116,815 | € 932,677 | ▼ 16% |
| Balance sheet total | € 5,322,735 | € 5,088,626 | € 4,474,653 | € 4,322,854 | ▼ 3% |
| Employees (FTE) | 16.7 | 17.4 | 15.9 | 14.8 | ▼ 1.1 |
Key figures of VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE, 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 VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE?
What happened at VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 74,172. Source: NBB ↗
- Dany Vlietinck became a director. NBB
- Benoit Beernaert became a director. NBB
- Steve Depaepe became a director. NBB
- Eddie Cattoor became a director. NBB
- Rudi Schiltz became a director. NBB
- Chris Cocquyt became a director. NBB
- Dirk Degrendele became a director. NBB
In short
From € 134,040 profit in 2022 to € 74,172 loss in 2025.
Paid € 48,532 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 134,040 profit.
On average € 119,600 of value added per employee in 2025.
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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
Behind VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE are Dany Vlietinck, Benoit Beernaert, Steve Depaepe, Eddie Cattoor, Rudi Schiltz and Chris Cocquyt. Dany Vlietinck is also behind BELGIAN FISHERIES PRODUCERS ORGANISATION and REDERIJ NATHALIE. Steve Depaepe is also behind BELGIAN FISHERIES PRODUCERS ORGANISATION and REDERIJ DEVAN. Eddie Cattoor is also behind BELGIAN FISHERIES PRODUCERS ORGANISATION, Rederij Atlas and Rederij Long Ships.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2023
Benoit Beernaert
Director
since 2023
since 2023
Eddie Cattoor
Director
Also active at: BELGIAN FISHERIES PRODUCERS ORGANISATION, Rederij Atlas, Rederij Long Ships
since 2023
since 2023
Chris Cocquyt
Director
since 2023
since 2023
since 2023
Pascal Vanbillemont
Director
Also active at: BELGIAN FISHERIES PRODUCERS ORGANISATION, REDERIJ MARBI
since 2023
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kotterstraat 99
8380 Brugge
Hendrik Baelskaai 12
8400 Oostende
Active since 24 February 1997
Kotterstraat 99 box .
8380 Brugge
Active since 1 June 2018
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Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
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Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0459.933.814
- VAT number
- BE 0459.933.814
- Registered office
- Kotterstraat 99, 8380 Brugge
- Names & denominations
- VLAAMSE VISSERIJCOOPERATIE · V.V.C. Equipment
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Cooperative company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 28 January 1997
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
- Contact
- vvcequipment.be
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