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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 18 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
VERNO from Pittem, company number BE0463172129, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 159,440 after tax. For that financial year VERNO recorded a gross margin of € 233,441 and equity of € 655,938. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 31,447 to € 159,440. 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 July 17, 2026.
€ 655,938
▲ 10% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 159,440
▲ € 127,992 vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 7,421
▲ 6% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 98,000 paid out
61 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
€ 9,503
▼ 28% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1.1 million
▼ 23% vs 2024
€ 136,000 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 8 years.
€ 62,558
▲ 36% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 11,005
▲ 105% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 297,506 | € 166,967 | € 241,356 | € 233,441 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 65,210 | € -22,373 | € 31,447 | € 159,440 | ▲ € 127,992 |
| Equity | € 670,165 | € 647,359 | € 594,498 | € 655,938 | ▲ 10% |
| Total debts | € 791,668 | € 1,573,418 | € 1,516,371 | € 1,284,359 | ▼ 15% |
| Cash | € 25,389 | € 54,841 | € 7,001 | € 7,421 | ▲ 6% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,079,267 | € 1,061,749 | € 1,806,895 | € 1,710,106 | ▼ 5% |
| Retained profit | € 632,224 | € 609,851 | € 557,298 | € 618,738 | ▲ 11% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 84,000 | € 98,000 | ▲ 17% |
| Bank debt | € 597,500 | € 1,404,167 | € 1,461,500 | € 1,118,834 | ▼ 23% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,462,154 | € 2,220,880 | € 2,110,869 | € 1,940,296 | ▼ 8% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.9 | 1.1 | - | - |
Key figures of VERNO, 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 VERNO?
What happened at VERNO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 159,440 (▲ € 127,992 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Lien Verkest became a director. NBB
- Steven Verhelle became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Pittem. KBO
- New establishment in Izegem. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 65,210 profit in 2022 to € 159,440 profit in 2025.
Paid € 51,216 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 159,440 profit.
On average € 151,800 of value added per employee in 2023.
Management
Behind VERNO are Lien Verkest and Steven Verhelle. Steven Verhelle is also behind VERHELLE.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Lien Verkest
Director
since 2025
since 2018
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Muizelaarstraat 27B
8740 Pittem
Ysselbosstraat 7 box 1
8870 Izegem
Active since 28 May 1998
Muizelaarstraat 27 box b
8740 Pittem
Active since 1 January 2018
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0463.172.129
- VAT number
- BE 0463.172.129
- Registered office
- Muizelaarstraat 27B, 8740 Pittem
- Names & denominations
- VERNO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 15 April 1998
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 6 Oct 2025
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