What does MOTOR TREND do?

MOTOR TREND is a wholesaler in Lanaken. Private Limited, started on 13 November 2000, 1 establishment.

What is the address of MOTOR TREND?

The registered office of MOTOR TREND is located at Patersstraat 35, 3621 Lanaken.

Is MOTOR TREND still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) MOTOR TREND is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 13 November 2000.

Is MOTOR TREND registered on Peppol?

Yes, MOTOR TREND is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0473259040.

What is the enterprise number of MOTOR TREND?

The enterprise number of MOTOR TREND is BE0473259040.

When was MOTOR TREND founded?

MOTOR TREND was founded on 13 November 2000.

Who are the directors of MOTOR TREND?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of MOTOR TREND are: Ingeborg Klapper, Friedrich Josef Henkel.

Is MOTOR TREND a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 13 November 2000; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did MOTOR TREND make in 2025?

MOTOR TREND recorded a loss after taxes of € 1,216 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of MOTOR TREND?

As a small company, MOTOR TREND is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 21,260.

MOTOR TREND (Private Limited) - Lanaken - BE0473259040

Dossier MOTOR TREND, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0473259040/motor-trend. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.

Financials

Financial year 2025

MOTOR TREND from Lanaken, company number BE0473259040, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -1,216 after tax. For that financial year MOTOR TREND recorded a gross margin of € 21,260 and equity of € -149,036. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 7,389 to € -1,216. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 30, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -149,036

▼ € 1,216 vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Loss Caution

€ -1,216

▼ still € 7,389 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 10,074

▼ 45% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -524,036.

People and assets in 2025

Vehicles and equipment

€ 11,667

▼ 50% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 20 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 1 million

€ 51,170 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 20 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 113,020

▲ 151% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes

€ 7,486

▲ € 6,986 vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ -2,400 Gross margin 2022: € -2,400 First fiscal year in the series	€ 25,431 Gross margin 2023: € 25,431 ▲ € 27,831 vs 2022 (€ -2,400) Favourable step	€ 25,281 Gross margin 2024: € 25,281 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 25,431) Unfavourable step	€ 21,260 Gross margin 2025: € 21,260 ▼ 16% vs 2024 (€ 25,281) Unfavourable step	▼ 16%
Profit after taxes	€ -7,728 Profit after taxes 2022: € -7,728 First fiscal year in the series	€ 17,062 Profit after taxes 2023: € 17,062 ▲ € 24,790 vs 2022 (€ -7,728) Favourable step	€ 7,389 Profit after taxes 2024: € 7,389 ▼ 57% vs 2023 (€ 17,062) Unfavourable step	€ -1,216 Profit after taxes 2025: € -1,216 ▼ € 8,605 vs 2024 (€ 7,389) Unfavourable step	▼ € 8,605
Equity	€ -172,270 Equity 2022: € -172,270 First fiscal year in the series	€ -155,208 Equity 2023: € -155,208 ▲ € 17,062 vs 2022 (€ -172,270) Favourable step	€ -147,820 Equity 2024: € -147,820 ▲ € 7,389 vs 2023 (€ -155,208) Favourable step	€ -149,036 Equity 2025: € -149,036 ▼ € 1,216 vs 2024 (€ -147,820) Unfavourable step	▼ € 1,216
Total debts	€ 304,394 Total debts 2022: € 304,394 First fiscal year in the series	€ 689,916 Total debts 2023: € 689,916 ▲ 127% vs 2022 (€ 304,394) Unfavourable step	€ 644,945 Total debts 2024: € 644,945 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 689,916) Favourable step	€ 1,740,970 Total debts 2025: € 1,740,970 ▲ 170% vs 2024 (€ 644,945) Unfavourable step	▲ 170%
Cash	€ 74,272 Cash 2022: € 74,272 First fiscal year in the series	€ 408,281 Cash 2023: € 408,281 ▲ € 334,009 vs 2022 (€ 74,272) Favourable step	€ 18,163 Cash 2024: € 18,163 ▼ 96% vs 2023 (€ 408,281) Unfavourable step	€ 10,074 Cash 2025: € 10,074 ▼ 45% vs 2024 (€ 18,163) Unfavourable step	▼ 45%
Land & buildings	-	€ 0 Land & buildings 2023: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 401,294 Land & buildings 2024: € 401,294 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 1,088,809 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,088,809 ▲ 171% vs 2024 (€ 401,294) Unchanged	▲ 171%
Retained profit	€ -547,270 Retained profit 2022: € -547,270 First fiscal year in the series	€ -530,208 Retained profit 2023: € -530,208 ▲ € 17,062 vs 2022 (€ -547,270) Favourable step	€ -522,820 Retained profit 2024: € -522,820 ▲ € 7,389 vs 2023 (€ -530,208) Favourable step	€ -524,036 Retained profit 2025: € -524,036 Unchanged (€ -522,820) Unfavourable step
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 1,021,792 Bank debt 2025: € 1,021,792 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 132,123 Balance sheet total 2022: € 132,123 First fiscal year in the series	€ 534,707 Balance sheet total 2023: € 534,707 ▲ € 402,584 vs 2022 (€ 132,123) Unchanged	€ 497,125 Balance sheet total 2024: € 497,125 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 534,707) Unchanged	€ 1,591,934 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,591,934 ▲ 220% vs 2024 (€ 497,125) Unchanged	▲ 220%

Key figures of MOTOR TREND, 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 MOTOR TREND?

What happened at MOTOR TREND in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jul 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 1,216 (▼ € 8,605 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Mar 2, 2001 New establishment in Maasmechelen. KBO
Nov 13, 2000 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 7,728 loss in 2022 to € 1,216 loss in 2025.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 17,062 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Ingeborg Klapper Friedrich Josef Henkel

MOTOR TREND

Behind MOTOR TREND are Ingeborg Klapper and Friedrich Josef Henkel.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Ingeborg Klapper

Director

Friedrich Josef Henkel

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Patersstraat 35

3621 Lanaken

2.116.197.728

Rijksweg(M) 554

3630 Maasmechelen

Active since 2 March 2001

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0473.259.040

VAT number

BE 0473.259.040

Registered office

Patersstraat 35, 3621 Lanaken

Names & denominations

MOTOR TREND

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

13 November 2000

Peppol

Active · Active since 4 Nov 2025

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in delen en toebehoren van motorvoertuigen

Groothandel in onderdelen en accessoires van auto's

Handelsbemiddeling en groothandel in onderdelen en accessoires van motorvoertuigen

Detailhandel in onderdelen en accessoires van motorvoertuigen

Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)

Kleinhandel in onderdelen en accessoires van auto's

Onderhoud en reparatie van auto's

Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

MOTOR TREND

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