Financials
Financial year 2025
WIPS from Aalst, company number BE0472708120, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 228,591 after tax. For that financial year WIPS recorded a gross margin of € 1.1 million and equity of € 241,809. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 223,675 to € 228,591. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 15, 2026.
€ 241,809
▲ 13% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 228,591
▲ 2% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 484,251
▲ 8% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 200,000 paid out
87 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Veolia Environmental Services Belux NV (50 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
3
▲ 0.2 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 227,656
▲ 13% vs 2024
€ 75,900 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.
€ 535
▼ 99% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 7.7 million
▼ 4% vs 2024
€ 305,306 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 25 years.
€ 100,848
▼ 29% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 171,163
▼ 13% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 975,358 | € 1,383,388 | € 1,147,891 | € 1,094,462 | ▼ 5% |
| Profit after taxes | € 199,020 | € 459,284 | € 223,675 | € 228,591 | ▲ 2% |
| Equity | € 90,259 | € 249,543 | € 213,218 | € 241,809 | ▲ 13% |
| Total debts | € 9,553,186 | € 9,217,846 | € 8,810,810 | € 8,383,369 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | € 702,135 | € 767,974 | € 448,973 | € 484,251 | ▲ 8% |
| Land & buildings | € 5,434,576 | € 5,238,736 | € 5,042,895 | € 4,847,054 | ▼ 4% |
| Retained profit | € 28,259 | € 187,543 | € 151,218 | € 179,809 | ▲ 19% |
| Dividend | € 300,000 | € 300,000 | € 260,000 | € 200,000 | ▼ 23% |
| Bank debt | € 8,657,635 | € 8,344,838 | € 8,039,531 | € 7,734,225 | ▼ 4% |
| Balance sheet total | € 9,643,445 | € 9,467,389 | € 9,024,028 | € 8,625,178 | ▼ 4% |
| Employees (FTE) | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3 | ▲ 0.2 |
Key figures of WIPS, 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 WIPS?
What happened at WIPS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Jérôme Waterkeyn stepped down as director. NBB
- Alain Konings stepped down as director. NBB
- Jan Van Echelpoel stepped down as director. NBB
- Kirsten Van De Sompel stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 228,591 (▲ 2% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Jérôme Waterkeyn became a director. NBB
- Alain Konings became a director. NBB
- Jan Van Echelpoel became a director. NBB
In short
From € 199,020 profit in 2022 to € 228,591 profit in 2025.
Paid € 375,570 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 459,284 profit.
On average € 364,800 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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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 shares are held by Veolia Environmental Services Belux NV (50%) and Indaver NV (50%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Jérôme Waterkeyn
Director
Also active at: SANIVEST, Veolia Facilities BE, HYDRO CLEANING INTERNATIONAL, Jacobs, Veolia Environmental Services Brussels, Veolia Treatment & Recycling BE, SOTRADIA, HCO +1 more
since 2024 · until 2030
Alain Konings
Director
Also active at: Intergemeentelijke Vereniging voor Afvalbeheer in Gent en Omstreken, Ecluse, Warmtenetwerk Antwerpen Noord, Ecluse Tunnel
since 2024 · until 2030
Jan Van Echelpoel
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Kirsten Van De Sompel
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Shareholders
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Watermolenstraat 1
9320 Aalst
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0472.708.120
- VAT number
- BE 0472.708.120
- Registered office
- Watermolenstraat 1, 9320 Aalst
- Names & denominations
- WIPS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 4 December 2000
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
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