What does Ben Mertens do?

Ben Mertens is a specialised building contractor in Malle. Private Limited, started on 1 January 2017, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Ben Mertens?

The registered office of Ben Mertens is located at Leegstede 5, 2390 Malle.

Is Ben Mertens still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 September 2026) Ben Mertens is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 January 2017.

Is Ben Mertens registered on Peppol?

Yes, Ben Mertens is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0668700974.

What is the enterprise number of Ben Mertens?

The enterprise number of Ben Mertens is BE0668700974.

When was Ben Mertens founded?

Ben Mertens was founded on 1 January 2017.

Who are the directors of Ben Mertens?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Ben Mertens are: Ben Mertens.

Is Ben Mertens a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 January 2017; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Ben Mertens make in 2025?

Ben Mertens posted a profit after taxes of € 121,487 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Ben Mertens?

As a small company, Ben Mertens is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 225,228.

Ben Mertens (Private Limited) - Malle - BE0668700974

Dossier Ben Mertens, printed on 29 September 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0668700974/ben-mertens. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Ben Mertens from Malle, company number BE0668700974, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 121,487 after tax. For that financial year Ben Mertens recorded a gross margin of € 225,228 and equity of € 203,760. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 18,135 to € 121,487. 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 April 3, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 203,760

▲ 53% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 121,487

▲ € 103,352 vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 114,729

▲ 79% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 50,520 paid out

42 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Wage cost estimate Staff cost at a one-person company Staff Only people on the payroll count here.€ 6,275 Likely the director’s social contribution or pension premium.The director’s pay Already netted into the gross margin, not shown separately in the accounts. Typical for one-person companies € 45,000 gross per year minimum for the reduced tax rate≈ € 2,100 net per month after contributions, tax and usually some benefits in kind, roughly Assumption based on the chart of accounts, not a figure from the source.

€ 6,275

No payroll staff. An amount this small is usually a social contribution or pension premium for the director, booked under staff costs.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 74,637

▼ 29% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 10,303

▼ 71% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 8,650

▲ € 8,372 vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 50,657 Gross margin 2022: € 50,657 First fiscal year in the series	€ 46,953 Gross margin 2023: € 46,953 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 50,657) Unfavourable step	€ 56,620 Gross margin 2024: € 56,620 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 46,953) Favourable step	€ 225,228 Gross margin 2025: € 225,228 ▲ 298% vs 2024 (€ 56,620) Favourable step	▲ 298%
Profit after taxes	€ 18,037 Profit after taxes 2022: € 18,037 First fiscal year in the series	€ 18,041 Profit after taxes 2023: € 18,041 Unchanged (€ 18,037) Favourable step	€ 18,135 Profit after taxes 2024: € 18,135 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 18,041) Favourable step	€ 121,487 Profit after taxes 2025: € 121,487 ▲ € 103,352 vs 2024 (€ 18,135) Favourable step	▲ € 103,352
Equity	€ 150,875 Equity 2022: € 150,875 First fiscal year in the series	€ 141,085 Equity 2023: € 141,085 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 150,875) Unfavourable step	€ 132,793 Equity 2024: € 132,793 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 141,085) Unfavourable step	€ 203,760 Equity 2025: € 203,760 ▲ 53% vs 2024 (€ 132,793) Favourable step	▲ 53%
Total debts	€ 53,872 Total debts 2022: € 53,872 First fiscal year in the series	€ 49,445 Total debts 2023: € 49,445 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 53,872) Favourable step	€ 119,614 Total debts 2024: € 119,614 ▲ 142% vs 2023 (€ 49,445) Unfavourable step	€ 106,781 Total debts 2025: € 106,781 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 119,614) Favourable step	▼ 11%
Cash	€ 25,083 Cash 2022: € 25,083 First fiscal year in the series	€ 40,519 Cash 2023: € 40,519 ▲ 62% vs 2022 (€ 25,083) Favourable step	€ 64,248 Cash 2024: € 64,248 ▲ 59% vs 2023 (€ 40,519) Favourable step	€ 114,729 Cash 2025: € 114,729 ▲ 79% vs 2024 (€ 64,248) Favourable step	▲ 79%
Retained profit	€ 150,375 Retained profit 2022: € 150,375 First fiscal year in the series	€ 140,585 Retained profit 2023: € 140,585 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 150,375) Unfavourable step	€ 132,293 Retained profit 2024: € 132,293 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 140,585) Unfavourable step	€ 203,260 Retained profit 2025: € 203,260 ▲ 54% vs 2024 (€ 132,293) Favourable step	▲ 54%
Dividend	€ 24,716 Dividend 2022: € 24,716 First fiscal year in the series	€ 27,831 Dividend 2023: € 27,831 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 24,716) Unchanged	€ 26,427 Dividend 2024: € 26,427 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 27,831) Unchanged	€ 50,520 Dividend 2025: € 50,520 ▲ 91% vs 2024 (€ 26,427) Unchanged	▲ 91%
Balance sheet total	€ 204,746 Balance sheet total 2022: € 204,746 First fiscal year in the series	€ 190,529 Balance sheet total 2023: € 190,529 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 204,746) Unchanged	€ 252,407 Balance sheet total 2024: € 252,407 ▲ 32% vs 2023 (€ 190,529) Unchanged	€ 310,541 Balance sheet total 2025: € 310,541 ▲ 23% vs 2024 (€ 252,407) Unchanged	▲ 23%

Key figures of Ben Mertens, 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 Ben Mertens?

What happened at Ben Mertens in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Apr 3, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 121,487 (▲ € 103,352 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jan 1, 2017 New establishment in Malle. KBO
2017 Ben Mertens became a director. NBB
Jan 1, 2017 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 18,037 profit in 2022 to € 121,487 profit in 2025.

Paid € 84,058 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 121,487 profit.

Paid out € 129,493 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Ben Mertens

Director

since 2017

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Leegstede 5

2390 Malle

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number: 0668.700.974
VAT number: BE 0668.700.974
Registered office: Leegstede 5, 2390 Malle
Names & denominations: Ben Mertens
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 1 January 2017
Peppol: Active · Active since 5 Sept 2025
Contact: [email protected]
Activities · NACE: Chapewerken

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