Financials
Financial year 2025
Cargill R&D Centre Europe from Vilvoorde, company number BE0479775163, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -7.2 million after tax. For that financial year Cargill R&D Centre Europe recorded revenue of € 62.7 million and equity of € 74.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 827,895 to € -7.2 million. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on December 4, 2025.
€ 74.3 million
▼ 9% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -7.2 million
▼ still € 827,895 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 73.2 million.
People and assets in 2025
186.9
▼ 3 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 31.3 million
▲ 6% vs 2024
€ 167,300 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
€ 538,940
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 11.4 million
▲ 31% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 188 days on average.
€ 8.3 million
▲ 51% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 54,737,498 | € 56,606,704 | € 47,292,981 | € 62,747,203 | ▲ 33% |
| Profit after taxes | € 4,358,048 | € 4,402,249 | € 827,895 | € -7,180,827 | ▼ € 8 million |
| Equity | € 76,250,266 | € 80,652,515 | € 81,480,410 | € 74,299,583 | ▼ 9% |
| Total debts | € 17,446,187 | € 14,926,536 | € 32,808,777 | € 20,654,859 | ▼ 37% |
| Cash | € 10,074,590 | € 12,736,766 | - | - | |
| Land & buildings | € 8,102,818 | € 7,571,092 | € 7,052,370 | € 6,733,523 | ▼ 5% |
| Retained profit | € 75,250,266 | € 79,652,515 | € 80,380,410 | € 73,199,583 | ▼ 9% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 538,940 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 93,933,551 | € 95,819,226 | € 114,595,123 | € 99,248,965 | ▼ 13% |
| Employees (FTE) | 176.3 | 180.9 | 189.9 | 186.9 | ▼ 3 |
Key figures of Cargill R&D Centre Europe, 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 December 2026.
What happened to Cargill R&D Centre Europe?
What happened at Cargill R&D Centre Europe in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 7.2 million (▼ € 8 million vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Joachim Van Praet became a director. NBB
- Elisa Meheus became a director. NBB
- Geert Maesmans became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Vilvoorde. KBO
- New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 4.4 million profit in 2022 to € 7.2 million loss in 2025.
Paid € 1.2 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 4.4 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 188 days on average.
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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
Behind Cargill R&D Centre Europe are Elisa Meheus, Joachim Van Praet and Geert Maesmans. The shares are held by Cargill NV (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Elisa Meheus
Director
since 2022
since 2024
Geert Maesmans
Administrator-manager
Also active at: CARGILL NV, Microwave Energy Applications Management
since 2019
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Havenstraat 84
1800 Vilvoorde
Bedrijvenlaan 7 9
2800 Mechelen
Active since 7 May 2003
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0479.775.163
- VAT number
- BE 0479.775.163
- Registered office
- Havenstraat 84, 1800 Vilvoorde
- Names & denominations
- Cargill R&D Centre Europe
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 13 March 2003
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- Active · Active since 8 Jul 2025
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