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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 13.2 to 10.3.
Financials
Financial year 2025
NATRA CHOCOLATE BELGIUM from Malle, company number BE0523950745, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -1.5 million after tax. For that financial year NATRA CHOCOLATE BELGIUM recorded revenue of € 90.4 million and equity of € 7.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2.1 million to € -1.5 million. 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 16, 2026.
€ 7.9 million
▼ 16% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -1.5 million
▼ still € 2.1 million profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.3 million
▼ 87% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 6.6 million.
People and assets in 2025
10.3
▼ 1.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.1 million
▼ 27% vs 2024
€ 106,800 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
€ 26.3 million
▼ 34% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 1.7 million
▼ 47% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 7 days on average.
€ 3.4 million
▼ 3% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 143,378,637 | € 149,500,521 | € 93,001,695 | € 90,421,311 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 7,705,807 | € 5,892,675 | € 2,056,100 | € -1,495,471 | ▼ € 3.6 million |
| Equity | € 8,216,991 | € 6,409,665 | € 9,385,309 | € 7,889,838 | ▼ 16% |
| Total debts | € 38,058,391 | € 8,386,482 | € 47,382,237 | € 34,655,528 | ▼ 27% |
| Cash | € 24,899,254 | € 8,390,687 | € 9,987,419 | € 1,268,487 | ▼ 87% |
| Retained profit | € 7,822,076 | € 6,014,751 | € 8,070,852 | € 6,575,380 | ▼ 19% |
| Dividend | € 14,200,000 | € 7,700,000 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 39,675,886 | € 26,258,757 | ▼ 34% |
| Balance sheet total | € 46,275,382 | € 14,796,147 | € 56,767,546 | € 42,545,365 | ▼ 25% |
| Employees (FTE) | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12 | 10.3 | ▼ 1.7 |
Key figures of NATRA CHOCOLATE BELGIUM, 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 NATRA CHOCOLATE BELGIUM?
What happened at NATRA CHOCOLATE BELGIUM in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Armando Santacesaria stepped down as director. NBB
- Jacques Abeille stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 1.5 million (▼ € 3.6 million vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Armando Santacesaria became a director. NBB
- Jacques Abeille became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Malle. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 7.7 million profit in 2022 to € 1.5 million loss in 2025.
Paid € 8.1 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 7.7 million profit.
Paid out € 21.9 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The shares are held by Natra Spread SL (100%) and Natra Chocolate International SL (0%). It owns 100% of Grimhild nv itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2025 · until 2031
since 2024 · until 2030
Shareholders
Natra Spread SL
100%
Natra Chocolate International SL
0%
Participations
100%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Nijverheidsstraat 13
2390 Malle
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.
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Website
Technologies
Website info
Features
Details
- Company number
- 0523.950.745
- VAT number
- BE 0523.950.745
- Registered office
- Nijverheidsstraat 13, 2390 Malle
- Names & denominations
- NATRA CHOCOLATE BELGIUM
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 14 March 2013
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 20 Nov 2020
- Contact
- natramalle.be
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