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No director from three years ago is still active according to annual account 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
ECOSO from Mechelen, company number BE0629934529, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 13,789 after tax. For that financial year ECOSO recorded revenue of € 5.6 million and equity of € 7.2 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 274,534 to € 13,789. 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 July 1, 2026.
€ 7.2 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 13,789
▼ 95% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.2 million
▼ 43% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
People and assets in 2025
175.7
▲ 4.8 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 7.1 million
▲ 6% vs 2024
€ 40,600 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.
€ 998,505
▲ 1% vs 2024
Of which on lease € 645,000.
Debts at end 2025
€ 2.8 million
▲ 37% vs 2024
€ 228,878 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 12 years.
€ 346,889
▼ 20% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 46 days on average.
€ 887,666
▲ 37% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 4,140,905 | € 5,048,706 | € 5,163,556 | € 5,616,998 | ▲ 9% |
| Profit after taxes | € 312,547 | € 120,098 | € 274,534 | € 13,789 | ▼ 95% |
| Equity | € 6,763,197 | € 6,867,876 | € 7,136,992 | € 7,150,781 | |
| Total debts | € 2,518,918 | € 2,629,385 | € 3,122,668 | € 4,061,252 | ▲ 30% |
| Cash | € 4,022,144 | € 2,665,144 | € 2,088,486 | € 1,184,587 | ▼ 43% |
| Land & buildings | € 2,837,108 | € 2,741,812 | € 3,164,657 | € 3,992,956 | ▲ 26% |
| Retained profit | € 6,732,236 | € 6,852,335 | € 7,126,869 | € 7,140,658 | |
| Bank debt | € 1,657,858 | € 1,530,738 | € 2,001,750 | € 2,751,849 | ▲ 37% |
| Balance sheet total | € 9,650,274 | € 9,832,420 | € 10,542,144 | € 11,367,229 | ▲ 8% |
| Employees (FTE) | 144.8 | 171.1 | 170.9 | 175.7 | ▲ 4.8 |
Key figures of ECOSO, 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 ECOSO?
What happened at ECOSO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Moore Stephens Audit BV stepped down as director. NBB
- New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 13,789 (▼ 95% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Boom. KBO
- New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
- New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
- New establishment in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. KBO
- New establishment in Puurs-Sint-Amands. KBO
In short
From € 312,547 profit in 2022 to € 13,789 profit in 2025.
Paid € 396 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 312,547 profit.
Pays suppliers within 46 days on average.
Management
Behind ECOSO are Kristin Scharpé, Leen Ardui, Bert Leysen, Michael Hillewaert, Ilse Moens and Rudi De Meyter. It owns 50% of Recuplan, 50% of E-Bis, 6.7% of Bike & Co and 1.6% of Case itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Leen Ardui
Afgevaardigd bestuurder
Bert Leysen
Director
Rudi De Meyter
Director
Marc De Geyter
Director
Also active at: VOKA - Kamer van Koophandel Vlaams-Brabant, Voka - Kamer van koophandel Mechelen-Kempen, Ecoso II, TIME4SOCIETY
Rita Claes
Director
Foezi El Morabit
Director
Jean-Christophe Pierre
Director
Afgevaardigd bestuurder · represented by Carmen Van Camp
Also active at: T.D.M., Transdemo, Van Biesen - Everaert, Standaard Uitgeverij, EEG, BOGERD MARTIN, APK Telecom Networksolutions, Binnenstad +8 more
since 2015 · until 2026
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oude Baan 1F
2800 Mechelen
Battelsesteenweg 50-52 box 1
2800 Mechelen
Active since 17 November 2006
Koning Albertplein 2
2800 Mechelen
Active since 23 November 2007
Dendermondsesteenweg 207
2830 Willebroek
Active since 1 May 2018
Provinciale Steenweg 230
2627 Schelle
Active since 1 May 2018
Meerstraat 260
1840 Londerzeel
Active since 1 May 2018
Eikenstraat 68
2840 Rumst
Active since 1 May 2018
Tunnelweg 1
2845 Niel
Active since 1 May 2018
Korenmarkt 12
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 May 2018
Brusselsesteenweg 576
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 May 2018
Oude Baan 1 box F
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 October 2015
Oude Baan 1 H
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 January 2020
Dageraadstraat 2
2800 Mechelen
Active since 14 August 2020
Coolhemstraat 64
2870 Puurs-Sint-Amands
Active since 1 June 2021
Leliestraat 78
2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Active since 1 October 2021
Rode-Kruisplein 14
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 April 2022
Guido Gezellelaan 20
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 November 2023
Grote Markt 10
2850 Boom
Active since 1 November 2024
Posthoornstraat 11
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 September 2026
Who else lives here?
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- Company number
- 0629.934.529
- VAT number
- BE 0629.934.529
- Registered office
- Oude Baan 1F, 2800 Mechelen
- Names & denominations
- ECOSO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Non-profit association
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 20 April 2015
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- Contact
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