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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
ZERO FRICTION from Gent, company number BE0711870132, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -518,290 after tax. For that financial year ZERO FRICTION recorded a gross margin of € 2.4 million and equity of € 2.4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -764,102 to € -518,290. The company made a loss. 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 14, 2026.
€ 2.4 million
▲ 25% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -518,290
▲ 32 % less loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 242,185
▼ 50% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -3 million.
People and assets in 2025
32.8
▲ 4.8 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 2.6 million
▲ 74% vs 2024
€ 78,900 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.
€ 119,833
▲ 35% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1 million
▲ 101% vs 2024
€ 107,472 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.
€ 190,602
▼ 17% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 235,753
▲ 9% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 245,866 | € 465,698 | € 1,009,723 | € 2,442,310 | ▲ 142% |
| Profit after taxes | € -456,320 | € -933,691 | € -764,102 | € -518,290 | ▲ € 245,813 |
| Equity | € 218,680 | € 924,571 | € 1,952,034 | € 2,433,745 | ▲ 25% |
| Total debts | € 973,258 | € 863,999 | € 960,749 | € 1,478,549 | ▲ 54% |
| Cash | € 53,008 | € 124,187 | € 480,019 | € 242,185 | ▼ 50% |
| Retained profit | € -777,058 | € -1,710,749 | € -2,474,851 | € -2,993,141 | ▼ € 518,290 |
| Bank debt | € 736,034 | € 497,632 | € 512,148 | € 1,031,186 | ▲ 101% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,191,938 | € 1,788,569 | € 2,912,783 | € 3,912,294 | ▲ 34% |
| Employees (FTE) | 14.5 | 0 | 28 | 32.8 | ▲ 4.8 |
Key figures of ZERO FRICTION, 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 ZERO FRICTION?
What happened at ZERO FRICTION in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 518,290. Source: NBB ↗
- Sarah Vansteenkiste stepped down as director. NBB
- Sarah Vansteenkiste became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 456,321 loss in 2022 to € 518,290 loss in 2025.
On average € 74,500 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind ZERO FRICTION are Fralin Consult BV, Onward Consulting VOF, Janneke Bik, FORETA BV naar Nederlands recht, Gerardus Rijcken and NY Consulting CommV.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by Wim Jacobs
Director · represented by Lars Van Elewijck
Janneke Bik
Director
FORETA BV naar Nederlands recht
Director · represented by Erik Stronk
Gerardus Rijcken
Director
Director · represented by Yoni Nijs
Sarah Vansteenkiste
Director
since 2025 · until 2026
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Dok-Noord 3A box 503
9000 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0711.870.132
- VAT number
- BE 0711.870.132
- Registered office
- Dok-Noord 3A bus 503, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- ZERO FRICTION
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 19 October 2018
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 28 Oct 2025
- Activities · NACE
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