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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 64 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
OCTOPUS from Duffel, company number BE0537727319, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 101,813 after tax. For that financial year OCTOPUS recorded a gross margin of € 171,647 and equity of € 244,368. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 127,166 to € 101,813. 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 January 29, 2026.
€ 244,368
▲ 71% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 101,813
▼ 20% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 230,799
▲ 38% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 225,818.
People and assets in 2025
€ 26,505
▼ 24% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 4,500
▼ 79% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 2,174
▲ 23% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 26,125
▼ 58% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 122,616 | € 178,855 | € 224,677 | € 171,647 | ▼ 24% |
| Profit after taxes | € 77,121 | € 112,230 | € 127,166 | € 101,813 | ▼ 20% |
| Equity | € 133,158 | € 245,389 | € 142,555 | € 244,368 | ▲ 71% |
| Total debts | € 327,843 | € 303,737 | € 466,574 | € 423,090 | ▼ 9% |
| Cash | € 124,511 | € 180,018 | € 167,177 | € 230,799 | ▲ 38% |
| Land & buildings | € 176,223 | € 169,991 | € 163,759 | € 159,647 | ▼ 3% |
| Retained profit | € 114,608 | € 226,839 | € 124,005 | € 225,818 | ▲ 82% |
| Dividend | € 150,000 | € 0 | € 230,000 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Bank debt | € 58,500 | € 40,500 | € 21,000 | € 4,500 | ▼ 79% |
| Balance sheet total | € 461,001 | € 549,126 | € 609,129 | € 667,459 | ▲ 10% |
Key figures of OCTOPUS, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.
What happened to OCTOPUS?
What happened at OCTOPUS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 101,813 (▼ 20% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Duffel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 77,121 profit in 2022 to € 101,813 profit in 2025.
Paid € 121,785 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 127,166 profit.
Paid out € 380,000 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind OCTOPUS is Marc Verhaert.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Marc Verhaert
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Beukheuvel 88
2570 Duffel
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0537.727.319
- VAT number
- BE 0537.727.319
- Registered office
- Beukheuvel 88, 2570 Duffel
- Names & denominations
- OCTOPUS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 22 August 2013
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