What does Vital Materials Europe do?

Vital Materials Europe is a wholesaler in Leuven. Private Limited, started on 30 July 2014, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Vital Materials Europe?

The registered office of Vital Materials Europe is located at Esperantolaan 4, 3001 Leuven.

Is Vital Materials Europe still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Vital Materials Europe is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 July 2014.

Is Vital Materials Europe registered on Peppol?

Yes, Vital Materials Europe is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0558854117.

What is the enterprise number of Vital Materials Europe?

The enterprise number of Vital Materials Europe is BE0558854117.

When was Vital Materials Europe founded?

Vital Materials Europe was founded on 30 July 2014.

Who are the directors of Vital Materials Europe?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Vital Materials Europe are: Shihui Zhu, Jan Mil Pol Vermeylen.

Is Vital Materials Europe a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 July 2014; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Vital Materials Europe make in 2025?

Vital Materials Europe recorded a loss after taxes of € 85,114 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Vital Materials Europe?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), Vital Materials Europe reported revenue of € 2,241,714.

How much does an employee at Vital Materials Europe earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Vital Materials Europe was € 96,000 in 2025: staff costs of € 95,985 for 1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Vital Materials Europe have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Vital Materials Europe has 1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Vital Materials Europe (Private Limited) - Leuven

Dossier Vital Materials Europe, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0558854117/vital-materials-europe. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 64 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Busy address KBO

16 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Vital Materials Europe from Leuven, company number BE0558854117, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -85,114 after tax. For that financial year Vital Materials Europe recorded revenue of € 2.2 million and equity of € -816,567. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 252,240 to € -85,114. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on September 30, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -816,567

▼ € 85,114 vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -85,114

▼ still € 252,240 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 148,528

▲ 36% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -835,167.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 95,985

▲ 11% vs 2024

€ 96,000 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.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 450,000

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3.2 million

▲ 24% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 23,342

▲ 30% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	€ 2,241,714 Revenue 2025: € 2,241,714 First fiscal year in the series
Gross margin	€ -18,364 Gross margin 2022: € -18,364 First fiscal year in the series	€ -445,654 Gross margin 2023: € -445,654 ▼ € 427,290 vs 2022 (€ -18,364) Unfavourable step	€ 531,145 Gross margin 2024: € 531,145 ▲ € 976,799 vs 2023 (€ -445,654) Favourable step	€ 43,205 Gross margin 2025: € 43,205 ▼ 92% vs 2024 (€ 531,145) Unfavourable step	▼ 92%
Profit after taxes	€ -156,823 Profit after taxes 2022: € -156,823 First fiscal year in the series	€ -586,346 Profit after taxes 2023: € -586,346 ▼ € 429,524 vs 2022 (€ -156,823) Unfavourable step	€ 252,240 Profit after taxes 2024: € 252,240 ▲ € 838,587 vs 2023 (€ -586,346) Favourable step	€ -85,114 Profit after taxes 2025: € -85,114 ▼ € 337,354 vs 2024 (€ 252,240) Unfavourable step	▼ € 337,354
Equity	€ -397,347 Equity 2022: € -397,347 First fiscal year in the series	€ -983,693 Equity 2023: € -983,693 ▼ € 586,346 vs 2022 (€ -397,347) Unfavourable step	€ -731,453 Equity 2024: € -731,453 ▲ € 252,240 vs 2023 (€ -983,693) Favourable step	€ -816,567 Equity 2025: € -816,567 ▼ € 85,114 vs 2024 (€ -731,453) Unfavourable step	▼ € 85,114
Total debts	€ 3,278,307 Total debts 2022: € 3,278,307 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,975,914 Total debts 2023: € 5,975,914 ▲ 82% vs 2022 (€ 3,278,307) Unfavourable step	€ 5,612,009 Total debts 2024: € 5,612,009 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 5,975,914) Favourable step	€ 5,352,776 Total debts 2025: € 5,352,776 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 5,612,009) Favourable step	▼ 5%
Cash	€ 608,801 Cash 2022: € 608,801 First fiscal year in the series	€ 402,315 Cash 2023: € 402,315 ▼ 34% vs 2022 (€ 608,801) Unfavourable step	€ 108,956 Cash 2024: € 108,956 ▼ 73% vs 2023 (€ 402,315) Unfavourable step	€ 148,528 Cash 2025: € 148,528 ▲ 36% vs 2024 (€ 108,956) Favourable step	▲ 36%
Retained profit	€ -415,947 Retained profit 2022: € -415,947 First fiscal year in the series	€ -1,002,293 Retained profit 2023: € -1,002,293 ▼ € 586,346 vs 2022 (€ -415,947) Unfavourable step	€ -750,053 Retained profit 2024: € -750,053 ▲ € 252,240 vs 2023 (€ -1,002,293) Favourable step	€ -835,167 Retained profit 2025: € -835,167 ▼ € 85,114 vs 2024 (€ -750,053) Unfavourable step	▼ € 85,114
Bank debt	€ 453,404 Bank debt 2022: € 453,404 First fiscal year in the series	€ 450,000 Bank debt 2023: € 450,000 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 453,404) Favourable step	€ 450,000 Bank debt 2024: € 450,000 Unchanged (€ 450,000) Unchanged	€ 450,000 Bank debt 2025: € 450,000 Unchanged (€ 450,000) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 2,880,960 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,880,960 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,992,221 Balance sheet total 2023: € 4,992,221 ▲ 73% vs 2022 (€ 2,880,960) Unchanged	€ 4,880,556 Balance sheet total 2024: € 4,880,556 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 4,992,221) Unchanged	€ 4,536,209 Balance sheet total 2025: € 4,536,209 ▼ 7% vs 2024 (€ 4,880,556) Unchanged	▼ 7%
Employees (FTE)	1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 1 First fiscal year in the series	1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 1 Unchanged (1) Unchanged	1 Employees (FTE) 2024: 1 Unchanged (1) Unchanged	1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 1 Unchanged (1) Unchanged

Key figures of Vital Materials Europe, 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 Vital Materials Europe?

What happened at Vital Materials Europe in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Sep 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 85,114 (▼ € 337,354 vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2018 Jan Mil Pol Vermeylen became a director. NBB
2014 Shihui Zhu became a director. NBB
Jul 30, 2014 New establishment in Leuven. KBO
Jul 30, 2014 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 156,823 loss in 2022 to € 85,114 loss in 2025.

Paid € 664 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 252,240 profit.

On average € 43,200 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Shihui Zhu Jan Mil Pol Vermeylen

Vital Materials Europe

Behind Vital Materials Europe are Shihui Zhu and Jan Mil Pol Vermeylen.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Shihui Zhu

Director

since 2014

Jan Mil Pol Vermeylen

Director

since 2018

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Esperantolaan 4

3001 Leuven

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Details

Company number

0558.854.117

VAT number

BE 0558.854.117

Registered office

Esperantolaan 4, 3001 Leuven

Names & denominations

Vital Materials Europe

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 July 2014

Peppol

Active · Active since 31 Oct 2025

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen

Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in andere specifieke goederen

Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten

Handelsbemiddeling in de niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel

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Vital Materials Europe

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What happened to Vital Materials Europe?

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