EKO is registered with the CBE as active in: Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke. Public Limited, started on 11 September 2002, 1 establishment.

What is the address of EKO?

The registered office of EKO is located at Kursaal-Westhelling 12, 8400 Oostende.

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) EKO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 11 September 2002.

Is EKO registered on Peppol?

Yes, EKO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0478303733.

What is the enterprise number of EKO?

The enterprise number of EKO is BE0478303733.

When was EKO founded?

EKO was founded on 11 September 2002.

Who are the directors of EKO?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of EKO are: Björn Anseeuw, Gilbert Deley, Sam Vancoppenolle, Maxim Donck, Niko Geldhof, Charlotte Verkeyn, Bart Plasschaert, Kurt Claeys.

Is EKO a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 11 September 2002; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 12 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did EKO make in 2025?

EKO posted a profit after taxes of € 1,298,447 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of EKO?

As a small company, EKO is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 2,013,383.

How much does an employee at EKO earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at EKO was € 75,100 in 2025: staff costs of € 255,214 for 3.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does EKO have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, EKO has 3.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

EKO (Public Limited) - Oostende - BE0478303733

Dossier EKO, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0478303733/eko. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

EKO from Oostende, company number BE0478303733, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.3 million after tax. For that financial year EKO recorded a gross margin of € 2 million and equity of € 16.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.8 million to € 1.3 million. The company is profitable. 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 June 22, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 16.7 million

▲ 8% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 1.3 million

▼ 29% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3.8 million

▼ 15% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 7.5 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

3.4

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 255,214

▲ 18% vs 2024

€ 75,100 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.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 39 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.

€ 3.2 million

▲ 129% vs 2024

€ 84,237 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 39 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 992,018

▲ 222% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 44,785

▲ 44% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 992,611 Gross margin 2022: € 992,611 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,609,681 Gross margin 2023: € 1,609,681 ▲ 62% vs 2022 (€ 992,611) Favourable step	€ 2,147,190 Gross margin 2024: € 2,147,190 ▲ 33% vs 2023 (€ 1,609,681) Favourable step	€ 2,013,383 Gross margin 2025: € 2,013,383 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 2,147,190) Unfavourable step	▼ 6%
Profit after taxes	€ 308,209 Profit after taxes 2022: € 308,209 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,279,430 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,279,430 ▲ € 971,220 vs 2022 (€ 308,209) Favourable step	€ 1,824,069 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,824,069 ▲ 43% vs 2023 (€ 1,279,430) Favourable step	€ 1,298,447 Profit after taxes 2025: € 1,298,447 ▼ 29% vs 2024 (€ 1,824,069) Unfavourable step	▼ 29%
Equity	€ 12,527,073 Equity 2022: € 12,527,073 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,708,781 Equity 2023: € 13,708,781 ▲ 9% vs 2022 (€ 12,527,073) Favourable step	€ 15,527,401 Equity 2024: € 15,527,401 ▲ 13% vs 2023 (€ 13,708,781) Favourable step	€ 16,722,816 Equity 2025: € 16,722,816 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 15,527,401) Favourable step	▲ 8%
Total debts	€ 9,464,849 Total debts 2022: € 9,464,849 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,560,470 Total debts 2023: € 7,560,470 ▼ 20% vs 2022 (€ 9,464,849) Favourable step	€ 7,098,492 Total debts 2024: € 7,098,492 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 7,560,470) Favourable step	€ 9,054,727 Total debts 2025: € 9,054,727 ▲ 28% vs 2024 (€ 7,098,492) Unfavourable step	▲ 28%
Cash	€ 2,958,122 Cash 2022: € 2,958,122 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,248,364 Cash 2023: € 2,248,364 ▼ 24% vs 2022 (€ 2,958,122) Unfavourable step	€ 4,440,201 Cash 2024: € 4,440,201 ▲ 97% vs 2023 (€ 2,248,364) Favourable step	€ 3,792,718 Cash 2025: € 3,792,718 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 4,440,201) Unfavourable step	▼ 15%
Land & buildings	€ 1,106,074 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,106,074 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,644,936 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,644,936 ▲ 49% vs 2022 (€ 1,106,074) Unchanged	€ 3,787,015 Land & buildings 2024: € 3,787,015 ▲ 130% vs 2023 (€ 1,644,936) Unchanged	€ 10,432,667 Land & buildings 2025: € 10,432,667 ▲ 175% vs 2024 (€ 3,787,015) Unchanged	▲ 175%
Retained profit	€ 3,117,293 Retained profit 2022: € 3,117,293 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,396,723 Retained profit 2023: € 4,396,723 ▲ 41% vs 2022 (€ 3,117,293) Favourable step	€ 6,220,791 Retained profit 2024: € 6,220,791 ▲ 41% vs 2023 (€ 4,396,723) Favourable step	€ 7,519,238 Retained profit 2025: € 7,519,238 ▲ 21% vs 2024 (€ 6,220,791) Favourable step	▲ 21%
Bank debt	€ 1,582,188 Bank debt 2022: € 1,582,188 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,499,850 Bank debt 2023: € 1,499,850 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 1,582,188) Favourable step	€ 1,416,884 Bank debt 2024: € 1,416,884 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 1,499,850) Favourable step	€ 3,244,008 Bank debt 2025: € 3,244,008 ▲ 129% vs 2024 (€ 1,416,884) Unfavourable step	▲ 129%
Balance sheet total	€ 25,362,967 Balance sheet total 2022: € 25,362,967 First fiscal year in the series	€ 24,303,711 Balance sheet total 2023: € 24,303,711 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 25,362,967) Unchanged	€ 25,550,537 Balance sheet total 2024: € 25,550,537 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 24,303,711) Unchanged	€ 28,642,847 Balance sheet total 2025: € 28,642,847 ▲ 12% vs 2024 (€ 25,550,537) Unchanged	▲ 12%
Employees (FTE)	3.1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 3.1 First fiscal year in the series	3.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 3.1 Unchanged (3.1) Unchanged	3.4 Employees (FTE) 2024: 3.4 ▲ 0.3 vs 2023 (3.1) Unchanged	3.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3.4 Unchanged (3.4) Unchanged

Key figures of EKO, 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 EKO?

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

2027 Gilbert Deley stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Sam Vancoppenolle stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Niko Geldhof stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Charlotte Verkeyn stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Michael Vanhee stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Rob Jonckheere stepped down as director. NBB
Jun 22, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.3 million (▼ 29% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Björn Anseeuw stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 308,209 profit in 2022 to € 1.3 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 86,960 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 1.8 million profit.

On average € 592,200 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Björn Anseeuw

Director

Also active at: Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Oostende, Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Mobiliteit Oostende, AUTONOME GEMEENTEBEDRIJF ENERGIEBESPARING OOSTENDE

since 2023 · until 2025

Gilbert Deley

Director

since 2025 · until 2027

Sam Vancoppenolle

Director

Also active at: TOERISME OOSTENDE, MAC MOULES, SAMAR CAFÉ

since 2025 · until 2027

Maxim Donck

Director

Also active at: Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oostende, GEMEENSCHAPPELIJKE SOCIALE DIENST LOKALE BESTUREN IN VLAANDEREN, OPDRACHTHOUDENDE VERENIGING VOOR CREMATORIUMBEHEER IN HET ARRONDISSEMENT OOSTENDE

since 2023 · until 2025

Niko Geldhof

Director

Also active at: TOERISME OOSTENDE, BLUE SKY CONCERTS

since 2025 · until 2027

Charlotte Verkeyn

Director

Also active at: Haven Oostende, Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Oostende, MultiTech, OOSTENDE TRADE, VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEE, PERSPECTIEF, OSTEND SCIENCE PARK, VC LEX +4 more

since 2025 · until 2027

Bart Plasschaert

Director

Also active at: Wind en Watersport Vlaanderen, PERSPECTIEF, OPDRACHTHOUDENDE VERENIGING VOOR CREMATORIUMBEHEER IN HET ARRONDISSEMENT OOSTENDE

since 2023 · until 2025

Kurt Claeys

Director

since 2023 · until 2025

Natacha Waldmann

Director

Also active at: Woonsprong, TOERISME OOSTENDE, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oostende, ECONOMISCH HUIS OOSTENDE

since 2023 · until 2025

Michael Vanhee

Director

Also active at: Haven Oostende, BUITENGOED OOSTENDE

since 2025 · until 2027

Bart Tommelein

Director

Also active at: West-Vlaamse Intercommunale, Haven Oostende, Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Oostende, Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten, MultiTech, Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Mobiliteit Oostende, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oostende, Kursaal Oostende +3 more

since 2023 · until 2025

Rob Jonckheere

Director

Also active at: TOERISME OOSTENDE, JAMES & NAPOLEON

since 2025 · until 2027

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Kursaal-Westhelling 12

8400 Oostende

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

Details

Company number

0478.303.733

VAT number

BE 0478.303.733

Registered office

Kursaal-Westhelling 12, 8400 Oostende

Names & denominations

EKO

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

11 September 2002

Peppol

Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026

Activities · NACE

Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke

Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten

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EKO

Financials

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