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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 46 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
BERDO from Antwerpen, company number BE0474079976, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 187,003 after tax. For that financial year BERDO recorded a gross margin of € 709,437 and equity of € 738,275. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 154,627 to € 187,003. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 25, 2026.
€ 738,275
▲ 27% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 187,003
▲ 21% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 62,212
▼ 24% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 31,500 paid out
17 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
€ 306,362
▲ 10% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 59,590
▼ 36% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 611,893
▼ 2% vs 2024
€ 69,048 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.
€ 188,012
▲ 6% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 83,350
▼ 27% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 478,809 | € 548,819 | € 658,106 | € 709,437 | ▲ 8% |
| Profit after taxes | € 61,529 | € 150,684 | € 154,627 | € 187,003 | ▲ 21% |
| Equity | € 308,961 | € 459,645 | € 582,772 | € 738,275 | ▲ 27% |
| Total debts | € 1,166,878 | € 920,845 | € 917,961 | € 883,255 | ▼ 4% |
| Cash | € 4,153 | € 21,469 | € 81,546 | € 62,212 | ▼ 24% |
| Land & buildings | € 459,801 | € 446,181 | € 432,560 | € 418,940 | ▼ 3% |
| Retained profit | € 233,961 | € 384,645 | € 507,772 | € 663,275 | ▲ 31% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 31,500 | € 31,500 | |
| Bank debt | € 752,619 | € 639,962 | € 627,053 | € 611,893 | ▼ 2% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,482,188 | € 1,386,291 | € 1,505,985 | € 1,626,234 | ▲ 8% |
| Employees (FTE) | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | - |
By gross margin, BERDO ranks 4th of 18 companies with main activity “Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren” in the province of Antwerp that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).
Key figures of BERDO, 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.
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What happened to BERDO?
What happened at BERDO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 187,003 (▲ 21% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Lier. KBO
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 61,529 profit in 2022 to € 187,003 profit in 2025.
Paid € 229,898 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 187,003 profit.
On average € 153,000 of value added per employee in 2024.
Management
Behind BERDO is Bernard Pauwels.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Bernard Pauwels
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Krijgslaan 304
2610 Antwerpen
Slenderstraat 15
2500 Lier
Active since 1 May 2022
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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Details
- Company number
- 0474.079.976
- VAT number
- BE 0474.079.976
- Registered office
- Krijgslaan 304, 2610 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- BERDO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 14 February 2001
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
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