Financials
Financial year 2025
Mertens-Van der Stappen from Leuven, company number BE0552899208, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 128,390 after tax. For that financial year Mertens-Van der Stappen recorded a gross margin of € 180,683 and equity of € 327,064. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 68,175 to € 128,390. 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 June 29, 2026.
€ 327,064
▲ 34% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 128,390
▲ 88% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 100,687
▲ 235% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 45,000 paid out
35 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
Debts at end 2025
€ 231,670
▼ 5% vs 2024
€ 13,511 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 17 years.
€ 13,468
▼ 73% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 18,701
▼ 36% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 62,083 | € 199,241 | € 104,470 | € 180,683 | ▲ 73% |
| Profit after taxes | € 30,573 | € 135,786 | € 68,175 | € 128,390 | ▲ 88% |
| Equity | € 39,712 | € 175,498 | € 243,674 | € 327,064 | ▲ 34% |
| Total debts | € 185,365 | € 94,154 | € 324,014 | € 308,839 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | € 10,493 | € 124,721 | € 30,026 | € 100,687 | ▲ 235% |
| Land & buildings | € 137,016 | - | € 319,374 | € 311,544 | ▼ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 21,112 | € 156,898 | € 225,074 | € 308,464 | ▲ 37% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 45,000 | |
| Bank debt | € 108,401 | € 0 | € 244,703 | € 231,670 | ▼ 5% |
| Balance sheet total | € 225,077 | € 269,652 | € 567,687 | € 635,904 | ▲ 12% |
Key figures of Mertens-Van der Stappen, 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 Mertens-Van der Stappen?
What happened at Mertens-Van der Stappen in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 128,390 (▲ 88% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Leuven. KBO
- New establishment in Grimbergen. KBO
- Karen Van der Stappen became a director. NBB
- Ivo Mertens became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 30,573 profit in 2022 to € 128,390 profit in 2025.
Paid € 139,270 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 135,786 profit.
Paid out € 45,000 in dividends to the owners in total.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
Behind Mertens-Van der Stappen are Karen Van der Stappen and Ivo Mertens. It owns 0.9% of Mindspeller itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Karen Van der Stappen
Director
since 2014
since 2014
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Brusselsestraat 326
3000 Leuven
Daalstraat 28
1852 Grimbergen
Active since 21 May 2014
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0552.899.208
- VAT number
- BE 0552.899.208
- Registered office
- Brusselsestraat 326, 3000 Leuven
- Names & denominations
- Mertens-Van der Stappen
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 21 May 2014
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 19 Jan 2026
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