Financials
Financial year 2025
MERTENS-LAW from Wijnegem, company number BE0728859780, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 447,948 after tax. For that financial year MERTENS-LAW recorded a gross margin of € 743,528 and equity of € 733,812. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 366,729 to € 447,948. 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 July 1, 2026.
€ 733,812
▲ 41% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 447,948
▲ 22% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 291,574
▼ 42% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 235,000 paid out
52 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
9.8
▲ 7.6 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 71,830
▼ 23% vs 2024
€ 7,300 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.
€ 52,824
▲ 297% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 158,534
▼ 20% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 81,964
▲ € 71,066 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 79,094
▼ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 452,000 | € 434,022 | € 669,830 | € 743,528 | ▲ 11% |
| Profit after taxes | € 254,118 | € 211,899 | € 366,729 | € 447,948 | ▲ 22% |
| Equity | € 431,354 | € 466,135 | € 520,864 | € 733,812 | ▲ 41% |
| Total debts | € 719,101 | € 750,872 | € 472,987 | € 523,794 | ▲ 11% |
| Cash | € 392,091 | € 444,255 | € 499,885 | € 291,574 | ▼ 42% |
| Land & buildings | € 69,247 | € 53,283 | € 60,032 | € 548,466 | ▲ € 488,434 |
| Retained profit | € 411,354 | € 446,135 | € 500,864 | € 713,812 | ▲ 43% |
| Dividend | € 99,500 | € 177,118 | € 312,000 | € 235,000 | ▼ 25% |
| Bank debt | € 278,059 | € 238,660 | € 198,809 | € 158,534 | ▼ 20% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,150,455 | € 1,217,008 | € 993,851 | € 1,257,605 | ▲ 27% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 9.8 | ▲ 7.6 |
Key figures of MERTENS-LAW, 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 MERTENS-LAW?
What happened at MERTENS-LAW in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 447,948 (▲ 22% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Wijnegem. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- ERWIN MERTENS became a director. NBB
- ROLAND MERTENS became a director. NBB
In short
From € 254,118 profit in 2022 to € 447,948 profit in 2025.
Paid € 397,533 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 447,948 profit.
On average € 75,900 of value added per employee in 2025.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
Behind MERTENS-LAW are ERWIN MERTENS and ROLAND MERTENS.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
ERWIN MERTENS
bestuurder
since 2019
ROLAND MERTENS
bestuurder
since 2019
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Turnhoutsebaan 214-216
2110 Wijnegem
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0728.859.780
- VAT number
- BE 0728.859.780
- Registered office
- Turnhoutsebaan 214-216, 2110 Wijnegem
- Names & denominations
- MERTENS-LAW
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 25 June 2019
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 16 Dec 2025
- Contact
- [email protected]
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