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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 62 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Ruth Melkebeke from Gent, company number BE0748960358, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 87,824 after tax. For that financial year Ruth Melkebeke recorded a gross margin of € 132,198 and equity of € 5,000. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 74,326 to € 87,824. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on March 3, 2026.
€ 5,000
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 87,824
▲ 18% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 47,107
▼ 54% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 87,824 paid out
100 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 40,855
▼ 25% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 35,223
▼ 23% vs 2024
€ 10,677 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 2,855
▲ 20% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 37,071
▲ 8% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 122,051 | € 122,031 | € 111,333 | € 132,198 | ▲ 19% |
| Profit after taxes | € 94,454 | € 88,733 | € 74,326 | € 87,824 | ▲ 18% |
| Equity | € 213,701 | € 5,000 | € 5,000 | € 5,000 | |
| Total debts | € 80,343 | € 160,280 | € 172,747 | € 102,443 | ▼ 41% |
| Cash | € 135,584 | € 133,429 | € 102,111 | € 47,107 | ▼ 54% |
| Retained profit | € 208,701 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 297,434 | € 74,326 | € 87,824 | ▲ 18% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 45,508 | € 35,223 | ▼ 23% |
| Balance sheet total | € 294,044 | € 165,280 | € 177,747 | € 107,443 | ▼ 40% |
Key figures of Ruth Melkebeke, 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 Ruth Melkebeke?
What happened at Ruth Melkebeke in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 87,824 (▲ 18% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Ruth Melkebeke became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 94,454 profit in 2022 to € 87,824 profit in 2025.
Paid € 100,005 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 94,454 profit.
Paid out € 459,585 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind Ruth Melkebeke is Ruth Melkebeke.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Ruth Melkebeke
Director
since 2020
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Gentstraat 375
9041 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 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
- 0748.960.358
- VAT number
- BE 0748.960.358
- Registered office
- Gentstraat 375, 9041 Gent
- Names & denominations
- Ruth Melkebeke
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 25 June 2020
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