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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 50 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2024
VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS)) from Genappe, company number BE0461508578, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 708 after tax. For that financial year VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS)) recorded a gross margin of € 637,453 and equity of € 744,326. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -11,435 to € 708. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 31, 2025.
€ 744,326
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 708
▲ still € 11,435 loss in 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 7,445
▼ 40% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € 496,432.
People and assets in 2024
€ 1.3 million
▲ 2% vs 2023
Of which on lease € 482,330.
Debts at end 2024
€ 1.5 million
€ 429,263 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 500,783
▼ 42% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 57,465
▲ 21% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 967,188 | € 952,637 | € 906,359 | € 637,453 | ▼ 30% |
| Profit after taxes | € 10,111 | € 3,357 | € -11,435 | € 708 | ▲ € 12,143 |
| Equity | € 826,696 | € 810,053 | € 743,618 | € 744,326 | |
| Total debts | € 3,378,609 | € 3,948,219 | € 2,540,571 | € 2,646,856 | ▲ 4% |
| Cash | € 6,506 | € 9,509 | € 12,314 | € 7,445 | ▼ 40% |
| Retained profit | € 578,803 | € 562,160 | € 495,724 | € 496,432 | |
| Dividend | € 20,000 | € 20,000 | € 55,000 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Bank debt | € 1,846,023 | € 1,888,490 | € 1,494,148 | € 1,497,607 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 4,205,305 | € 4,758,272 | € 3,284,189 | € 3,391,182 | ▲ 3% |
Key figures of VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS)), fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS))?
What happened at VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS)) in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- John VAN DAMME stepped down as director. NBB
- Christophe VAN DAMME stepped down as director. NBB
- VAN DAMME INVEST SCRL stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 708. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- John VAN DAMME became a director. NBB
- Christophe VAN DAMME became a director. NBB
- VAN DAMME INVEST SCRL became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Genappe. KBO
In short
From € 10,111 profit in 2021 to € 708 profit in 2024.
Paid € 36,046 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2021, with € 10,111 profit.
Paid out € 95,000 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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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
The stake of VAN DAMME INVEST comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS))The shares are held by VAN DAMME INVEST (99%).
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
since 2023 · until 2029
since 2023 · until 2029
Managing director · represented by Cécile DESCHAMPS
Also active at: J.C. AGRI, VAN DAMME W. TRANSPORTS & FILS, J.C. AGRI
since 2023 · until 2029
Shareholders
99%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Rue Croisette 28
1470 Genappe
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 9 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →VAN DAMME INVEST same network
€ 169,729 gross margin · 2024
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€ 814,733 gross margin · 2024
VAN DAMME W. TRANSPORTS & FILS same network
€ 2.1 million gross margin · 2024
J.C. AGRI same network
€ 504,828 gross margin · 2024
GROUPE VAN DAMME W.
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Details
- Company number
- 0461.508.578
- VAT number
- BE 0461.508.578
- Registered office
- Rue Croisette 28, 1470 Genappe
- Names & denominations
- VAN DAMME DESCHAMPS et Fils ((VANDAMME DESCHAMPS et FILS))
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 24 September 1997
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 9 Dec 2025
- Activities · NACE
Goederenvervoer over de weg
Verhuur en lease van personenauto’s en andere lichte motorvoertuigen
Verhuisactiviteiten
Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton)
Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)
Verhuisdiensten
Verhuur van auto's
Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)