Financials
Financial year 2025
PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER from Merchtem, company number BE0550405714, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 579,602 after tax. For that financial year PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER recorded a gross margin of € 1.8 million and equity of € 3.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 452,408 to € 579,602. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 July 6, 2026.
€ 3.6 million
▲ 13% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 579,602
▲ 28% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 614,358
▲ 101% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 183,421 paid out
32 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
7.5
▲ 0.2 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 434,797
▼ 1% vs 2024
€ 58,000 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.
€ 230,841
▲ 51% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1.8 million
▼ 14% vs 2024
€ 263,568 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.
€ 150,223
▲ 68% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 85,455
▼ 3% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 1,349,002 | € 1,504,261 | € 1,612,043 | € 1,809,383 | ▲ 12% |
| Profit after taxes | € 362,209 | € 384,128 | € 452,408 | € 579,602 | ▲ 28% |
| Equity | € 2,511,660 | € 2,895,788 | € 3,161,095 | € 3,557,276 | ▲ 13% |
| Total debts | € 3,069,974 | € 2,582,504 | € 2,448,284 | € 2,244,351 | ▼ 8% |
| Cash | € 926,129 | € 607,168 | € 305,541 | € 614,358 | ▲ 101% |
| Land & buildings | € 3,266,887 | € 3,003,400 | € 2,692,001 | € 2,387,638 | ▼ 11% |
| Retained profit | € 2,038,860 | € 2,422,988 | € 2,688,295 | € 3,084,476 | ▲ 15% |
| Dividend | € 394,377 | € 0 | € 187,101 | € 183,421 | ▼ 2% |
| Bank debt | € 2,391,280 | € 2,178,736 | € 2,053,384 | € 1,769,959 | ▼ 14% |
| Balance sheet total | € 5,581,635 | € 5,478,292 | € 5,609,379 | € 5,801,627 | ▲ 3% |
| Employees (FTE) | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | ▲ 0.2 |
By gross margin, PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER ranks 1st of 7 companies with main activity “Overige plantenvermeerdering” in Flemish Brabant that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).
Key figures of PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER, 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.
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What happened to PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER?
What happened at PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 579,602 (▲ 28% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Merchtem. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- Kristof De Koster became a director. NBB
- Dieter De Koster became a director. NBB
In short
From € 362,209 profit in 2022 to € 579,602 profit in 2025.
Paid € 661,507 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 579,602 profit.
On average € 241,300 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER are Kristof De Koster and Dieter De Koster.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Kristof De Koster
Director
since 2014
Dieter De Koster
Director
since 2014
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Eeckhoutweg 7
1785 Merchtem
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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- Company number
- 0550.405.714
- VAT number
- BE 0550.405.714
- Registered office
- Eeckhoutweg 7, 1785 Merchtem
- Names & denominations
- PLANTENKWEKERIJ DE KOSTER
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 7 April 2014
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 31 Dec 2024
- Contact
- plantenkwekerijdekoster.be
- Activities · NACE
Overige plantenvermeerdering
Teelt van groenten, meloenen en wortel- en knolgewassen
Groothandel in bloemen en planten
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Detailhandel in bloemen, planten, zaden en kunstmeststoffen