What does Mertens & Co do?

Mertens & Co is an insurer in Buggenhout. Private Limited, started on 16 October 2013, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Mertens & Co?

The registered office of Mertens & Co is located at Kapelbaan 9, 9255 Buggenhout.

Is Mertens & Co still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) Mertens & Co is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 October 2013.

Is Mertens & Co registered on Peppol?

Yes, Mertens & Co is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0540880611.

What is the enterprise number of Mertens & Co?

The enterprise number of Mertens & Co is BE0540880611.

When was Mertens & Co founded?

Mertens & Co was founded on 16 October 2013.

Who are the directors of Mertens & Co?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Mertens & Co are: Gino Mertens.

Is Mertens & Co a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 October 2013; 3 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Mertens & Co make in 2025?

Mertens & Co posted a profit after taxes of € 15,301 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Mertens & Co?

As a small company, Mertens & Co is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 28,118.

Mertens & Co (Private Limited) - Buggenhout

Dossier Mertens & Co, printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0540880611/mertens-co. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 44 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Mertens & Co from Buggenhout, company number BE0540880611, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 15,301 after tax. For that financial year Mertens & Co recorded a gross margin of € 28,118 and equity of € 15,374. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 11,658 to € 15,301. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 52 % below last year. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 1, 2026.

What it is worth Shrank hard

€ 15,374

▼ 52% vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Growing

€ 15,301

▲ 31% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 15,935

▲ 112% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 32,000 paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 2,708

▲ € 2,392 vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 2,778

▼ 3% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes

€ 5,404

▲ 256% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ -12,147 Gross margin 2023: € -12,147 First fiscal year in the series	€ 14,884 Gross margin 2024: € 14,884 ▲ € 27,030 vs 2023 (€ -12,147) Favourable step	€ 28,118 Gross margin 2025: € 28,118 ▲ 89% vs 2024 (€ 14,884) Favourable step	▲ 89%
Profit after taxes	€ -19,635 Profit after taxes 2023: € -19,635 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,658 Profit after taxes 2024: € 11,658 ▲ € 31,293 vs 2023 (€ -19,635) Favourable step	€ 15,301 Profit after taxes 2025: € 15,301 ▲ 31% vs 2024 (€ 11,658) Favourable step	▲ 31%
Equity	€ 26,788 Equity 2023: € 26,788 First fiscal year in the series	€ 32,073 Equity 2024: € 32,073 ▲ 20% vs 2023 (€ 26,788) Favourable step	€ 15,374 Equity 2025: € 15,374 ▼ 52% vs 2024 (€ 32,073) Unfavourable step	▼ 52%
Total debts	€ 25,585 Total debts 2023: € 25,585 First fiscal year in the series	€ 28,009 Total debts 2024: € 28,009 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 25,585) Unfavourable step	€ 54,131 Total debts 2025: € 54,131 ▲ 93% vs 2024 (€ 28,009) Unfavourable step	▲ 93%
Cash	€ 262 Cash 2023: € 262 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,531 Cash 2024: € 7,531 ▲ € 7,268 vs 2023 (€ 262) Favourable step	€ 15,935 Cash 2025: € 15,935 ▲ 112% vs 2024 (€ 7,531) Favourable step	▲ 112%
Retained profit	€ 26,288 Retained profit 2023: € 26,288 First fiscal year in the series	€ 31,573 Retained profit 2024: € 31,573 ▲ 20% vs 2023 (€ 26,288) Favourable step	€ 14,874 Retained profit 2025: € 14,874 ▼ 53% vs 2024 (€ 31,573) Unfavourable step	▼ 53%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,373 Dividend 2024: € 6,373 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 32,000 Dividend 2025: € 32,000 ▲ € 25,627 vs 2024 (€ 6,373) Unchanged	▲ € 25,627
Balance sheet total	€ 52,373 Balance sheet total 2023: € 52,373 First fiscal year in the series	€ 60,082 Balance sheet total 2024: € 60,082 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 52,373) Unchanged	€ 69,505 Balance sheet total 2025: € 69,505 ▲ 16% vs 2024 (€ 60,082) Unchanged	▲ 16%

Key figures of Mertens & Co, 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 Mertens & Co?

What happened at Mertens & Co in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jun 1, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 15,301 (▲ 31% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2023 Gino Mertens became a director. NBB
Oct 16, 2013 New establishment in Buggenhout. KBO
Oct 16, 2013 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 19,635 loss in 2023 to € 15,301 profit in 2025.

Paid € 11,086 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 15,301 profit.

Paid out € 38,373 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Gino Mertens

Mertens & Co

IFCS

Behind Mertens & Co is Gino Mertens. Gino Mertens is also behind IFCS.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Gino Mertens

Director

Also active at: IFCS

since 2023

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Kapelbaan 9

9255 Buggenhout

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number: 0540.880.611
VAT number: BE 0540.880.611
Registered office: Kapelbaan 9, 9255 Buggenhout
Names & denominations: Mertens & Co
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 16 October 2013
Peppol: Active · Active since 12 Oct 2025
Activities · NACE: Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗