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Financials
Financial year 2025
OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION AFRICA from Brasschaat, company number BE0459988351, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.8 million after tax. For that financial year OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION AFRICA recorded revenue of € 28.9 million and equity of € 6.5 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.7 million to € 1.8 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 June 30, 2026.
€ 6.5 million
▼ 36% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 1.8 million
▲ 4% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 5.7 million
▲ 231% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 5.5 million paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
2.8
▲ 0.2 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 260,173
▲ 5% vs 2024
€ 92,900 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.
€ 53,007
▲ 2% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 1.2 million
▼ 43% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 16 days on average.
€ 386,882
▲ 52% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 27,545,682 | € 26,468,639 | € 24,994,369 | € 28,879,439 | ▲ 16% |
| Profit after taxes | € 2,033,942 | € 1,630,769 | € 1,715,226 | € 1,784,536 | ▲ 4% |
| Equity | € 8,297,766 | € 8,528,535 | € 10,243,761 | € 6,508,297 | ▼ 36% |
| Total debts | € 3,484,022 | € 2,855,580 | € 2,473,018 | € 3,174,355 | ▲ 28% |
| Cash | € 4,556,761 | € 4,456,645 | € 1,708,535 | € 5,660,255 | ▲ 231% |
| Retained profit | € 7,235,766 | € 7,466,535 | € 9,181,761 | € 5,446,297 | ▼ 41% |
| Dividend | € 1,400,000 | € 1,400,000 | € 0 | € 5,520,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 11,931,788 | € 11,384,115 | € 12,716,779 | € 9,682,652 | ▼ 24% |
| Employees (FTE) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | ▲ 0.2 |
Key figures of OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION AFRICA, 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 OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION AFRICA?
What happened at OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION AFRICA in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Luc Demaerel stepped down as director. NBB
- Desalco BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Becomac BV stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.8 million (▲ 4% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Luc Demaerel became a director. NBB
- Desalco BV became a director. NBB
- Becomac BV became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Brasschaat. KBO
In short
From € 2 million profit in 2022 to € 1.8 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 2.4 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 2 million profit.
Paid out € 8.3 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 Becomac BV (36.7%), Luc Demaerel (21.2%), Demaco Management BV (21.2%) and O.T.C. HOLDING NV (21%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Luc Demaerel
Director
Owns 21.2% directly
Also active at: OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, DETRACO INTERNATIONAL, O.T.C. HOLDING
since 2018 · until 2028
Director · represented by De CROOCQ JOHAN
since 2018 · until 2028
since 2018 · until 2028
Shareholders
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Ruiterijschool 6
2930 Brasschaat
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Details
- Company number
- 0459.988.351
- VAT number
- BE 0459.988.351
- Registered office
- Ruiterijschool 6, 2930 Brasschaat
- Names & denominations
- OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION AFRICA
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 7 February 1997
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
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