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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 36 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
DESCOT from Torhout, company number BE0635702564, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 234,415 after tax. For that financial year DESCOT recorded a gross margin of € 370,664 and equity of € 1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 268,601 to € 234,415. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 23, 2026.
€ 1 million
▼ 6% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 234,415
▼ 13% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 174,610
▼ 52% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 303,694 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
€ 73,205
▼ 29% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 223,968
▼ 7% vs 2024
€ 7,968 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 28 years.
€ 507
▼ 97% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 43,296
▼ 35% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 308,347 | € 452,555 | € 400,502 | € 370,664 | ▼ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 303,982 | € 355,761 | € 268,601 | € 234,415 | ▼ 13% |
| Equity | € 892,881 | € 948,642 | € 1,099,595 | € 1,030,316 | ▼ 6% |
| Total debts | € 737,046 | € 782,864 | € 728,794 | € 852,158 | ▲ 17% |
| Cash | € 431,000 | € 149,019 | € 364,920 | € 174,610 | ▼ 52% |
| Land & buildings | € 143,705 | € 133,339 | € 122,974 | € 112,608 | ▼ 8% |
| Retained profit | € 667,881 | € 723,642 | € 874,595 | € 805,316 | ▼ 8% |
| Dividend | € 295,000 | € 300,000 | € 117,647 | € 303,694 | ▲ 158% |
| Bank debt | € 270,713 | € 255,332 | € 239,751 | € 223,968 | ▼ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,629,927 | € 1,731,506 | € 1,828,390 | € 1,882,474 | ▲ 3% |
By gross margin, DESCOT ranks 7th of 49 companies with main activity “Activiteiten van holdings” in Torhout that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).
Key figures of DESCOT, 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 DESCOT?
What happened at DESCOT in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 234,415 (▼ 13% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Dirk Cottyn became a director. NBB
- Stefaan Desender became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Torhout. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 303,982 profit in 2022 to € 234,415 profit in 2025.
Paid € 318,839 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 355,761 profit.
Paid out € 1 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind DESCOT are Dirk Cottyn and Stefaan Desender. It owns 99.9% of F-A-S itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Dirk Cottyn
Director
since 2021
since 2021
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Dijlestraat 8
8820 Torhout
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0635.702.564
- VAT number
- BE 0635.702.564
- Registered office
- Dijlestraat 8, 8820 Torhout
- Names & denominations
- DESCOT
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 22 August 2015
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