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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL from Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel), company number BE0479863354, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -38,072 after tax. For that financial year BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL recorded revenue of € 20.1 million and equity of € 13 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -145,291 to € -38,072. 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 May 7, 2026.
€ 13 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -38,072
▲ 74 % less loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.8 million
▲ 31% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 5 million.
People and assets in 2025
18.8
▲ 4 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.7 million
▲ 34% vs 2024
€ 90,900 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.
€ 24,591
▼ 24% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 3.6 million
▼ 10% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 92 days on average.
€ 263,076
▲ 34% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 18,724,274 | € 19,802,767 | € 19,751,159 | € 20,111,049 | ▲ 2% |
| Profit after taxes | € 297,226 | € -317,162 | € -145,291 | € -38,072 | ▲ € 107,219 |
| Equity | € 13,497,317 | € 13,180,155 | € 13,034,864 | € 12,996,793 | |
| Total debts | € 4,187,533 | € 5,336,790 | € 4,262,134 | € 3,857,470 | ▼ 9% |
| Cash | € 2,698,573 | € 1,488,952 | € 1,402,496 | € 1,844,034 | ▲ 31% |
| Retained profit | € 5,497,317 | € 5,180,155 | € 5,034,864 | € 4,996,793 | ▼ 1% |
| Balance sheet total | € 17,684,851 | € 18,516,945 | € 17,296,998 | € 16,854,263 | ▼ 3% |
| Employees (FTE) | 4.2 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 18.8 | ▲ 4 |
Key figures of BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL, 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 BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL?
What happened at BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Theunis Medema stepped down as director. NBB
- Marc Huybrechts stepped down as director. NBB
- Ester Merckel stepped down as director. NBB
- Heike Luiten stepped down as director. NBB
- Ann Lauwereys stepped down as director. NBB
- Olivier Piron stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 38,072. Source: NBB ↗
- Ester Merckel became a director. NBB
In short
From € 297,226 profit in 2022 to € 38,072 loss in 2025.
Paid € 3,399 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 297,226 profit.
Pays suppliers within 92 days on average.
Management
The shares are held by NMBS (50%) and NS GROEP (50%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Theunis Medema
Director
since 2025 · until 2027
since 2021 · until 2027
Ester Merckel
Director
since 2025 · until 2027
Heike Luiten
Managing director
since 2021 · until 2027
Ann Lauwereys
Director
since 2021 · until 2027
Olivier Piron
Director
since 2023 · until 2027
Shareholders
50%
NS GROEP
50%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Hallepoortlaan 40
1060 Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel)
Quellinstraat 6
2018 Antwerpen
Active since 19 April 2023
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0479.863.354
- VAT number
- BE 0479.863.354
- Registered office
- Hallepoortlaan 40, 1060 Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel)
- Names & denominations
- BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL · BENE RI
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 27 March 2003
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 22 Nov 2023
- Contact
- 0492738350
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