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12 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
COMET FLUVIAL from Châtelet, company number BE0479984407, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -28,614 after tax. For that financial year COMET FLUVIAL recorded a gross margin of € 994,113 and equity of € 181,077. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 173,419 to € -28,614. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 22, 2026.
€ 181,077
▼ 17% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -28,614
▼ still € 173,419 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 334,779
▲ 61% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 142,850.
People and assets in 2025
10.8
▲ 0.5 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 858,038
▲ 2% vs 2024
€ 79,400 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.
Debts at end 2025
€ 698,277
▼ 13% vs 2024
€ 105,648 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.
€ 59,849
▼ 51% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 162,104
▼ 7% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 1,652,932 | € 1,023,183 | - | - | |
| Gross margin | € 1,063,811 | € 663,074 | € 1,171,224 | € 994,113 | ▼ 15% |
| Profit after taxes | € 173,478 | € 16,297 | € 173,419 | € -28,614 | ▼ € 202,033 |
| Equity | € 41,510 | € 51,915 | € 217,513 | € 181,077 | ▼ 17% |
| Total debts | € 905,935 | € 669,905 | € 1,563,305 | € 920,230 | ▼ 41% |
| Cash | € 213,583 | € 89,024 | € 207,893 | € 334,779 | ▲ 61% |
| Land & buildings | € 484,861 | € 504,383 | € 1,314,807 | € 491,554 | ▼ 63% |
| Retained profit | € -18,252 | € -1,955 | € 171,464 | € 142,850 | ▼ 17% |
| Bank debt | € 171,197 | € 61,848 | € 800,000 | € 698,277 | ▼ 13% |
| Balance sheet total | € 947,445 | € 721,820 | € 1,780,818 | € 1,101,307 | ▼ 38% |
| Employees (FTE) | 9.7 | 10 | 10.3 | 10.8 | ▲ 0.5 |
Key figures of COMET FLUVIAL, fiscal years 2023 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 COMET FLUVIAL?
What happened at COMET FLUVIAL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 28,614 (▼ € 202,033 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Philippe MERCIER became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Châtelet. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 173,478 profit in 2023 to € 28,614 loss in 2025.
Paid € 1,129 in corporate taxes since 2023.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 173,478 profit.
On average € 92,000 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
The stake of COMETSAMBRE comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
COMET FLUVIALBehind COMET FLUVIAL is Philippe MERCIER. The shares are held by COMETSAMBRE (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Philippe MERCIER
Director
since 2009
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Rivage de Boubier 25
6200 Châtelet
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 12 companies are registered at this address.
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€ -613 gross margin · 2025
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€ 247.5 million revenue · 2025
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€ 35.9 million revenue · 2025
COMET TYRE RECYCLING
€ 2.1 million gross margin · 2025
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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0479.984.407
- VAT number
- BE 0479.984.407
- Registered office
- Rivage de Boubier 25, 6200 Châtelet
- Names & denominations
- COMET FLUVIAL
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 9 April 2003
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 19 Nov 2025
- Activities · NACE
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