Financials
Financial year 2025
FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE from Wingene, company number BE0477422518, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 17,375 after tax. For that financial year FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE recorded a gross margin of € 476,584 and equity of € 311,386. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 49,070 to € 17,375. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 2, 2026.
€ 311,386
▼ 2% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 17,375
▼ 65% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 27,905
▼ 69% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 24,203 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
6.5
▲ 0.4 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 340,690
▲ 17% vs 2024
€ 52,400 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.
€ 145,680
▲ 24% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 217,702
▲ 7% vs 2024
€ 42,656 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.
€ 83,649
▼ 18% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 53,578
▲ 25% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 338,352 | € 388,433 | € 485,490 | € 476,584 | ▼ 2% |
| Profit after taxes | € 16,298 | € 15,491 | € 49,070 | € 17,375 | ▼ 65% |
| Equity | € 279,152 | € 294,644 | € 318,214 | € 311,386 | ▼ 2% |
| Total debts | € 501,677 | € 496,140 | € 541,170 | € 593,239 | ▲ 10% |
| Cash | € 132,776 | € 50,510 | € 89,613 | € 27,905 | ▼ 69% |
| Land & buildings | € 387,415 | € 380,510 | € 375,514 | € 368,417 | ▼ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 206,752 | € 222,244 | € 245,814 | € 238,986 | ▼ 3% |
| Dividend | € 25,846 | € 0 | € 25,500 | € 24,203 | ▼ 5% |
| Bank debt | € 211,585 | € 247,287 | € 204,123 | € 217,702 | ▲ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 780,830 | € 790,784 | € 859,384 | € 904,625 | ▲ 5% |
| Employees (FTE) | 5.6 | 5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | ▲ 0.4 |
Key figures of FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE, 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 FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE?
What happened at FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 17,375 (▼ 65% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Wingene. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 16,298 profit in 2022 to € 17,375 profit in 2025.
Paid € 49,506 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 49,070 profit.
On average € 73,300 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE is FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Smisseweg 19
8755 Wingene
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0477.422.518
- VAT number
- BE 0477.422.518
- Registered office
- Smisseweg 19, 8755 Wingene
- Names & denominations
- FRANCIS VAN DE COTTE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 26 April 2002
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 31 Oct 2023
- Activities · NACE
Landschapsverzorging
Diensten in verband met de landbouw; aanleg en onderhoud van tuinen en parken