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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 40 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
M CHOCOLATE from Malmedy, company number BE0751601728, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 52,572 after tax. For that financial year M CHOCOLATE recorded a gross margin of € 152,649 and equity of € 9,773. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 35,183 to € 52,572. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on April 1, 2026.
€ 9,773
▲ 1% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 52,572
▲ 49% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 34,305
▲ 106% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 52,500 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.
€ 53,478
▲ 31% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 13,561
▼ 33% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 34,077
▼ 33% vs 2024
€ 12,956 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 4,919
▼ 13% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 31,143
▲ 1% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 65,131 | € 104,195 | € 115,661 | € 152,649 | ▲ 32% |
| Profit after taxes | € 27,258 | € 31,367 | € 35,183 | € 52,572 | ▲ 49% |
| Equity | € 11,952 | € 12,019 | € 9,702 | € 9,773 | ▲ 1% |
| Total debts | € 90,138 | € 146,695 | € 124,639 | € 122,789 | ▼ 1% |
| Cash | € 22,341 | € 30,032 | € 16,693 | € 34,305 | ▲ 106% |
| Retained profit | € 2,452 | € 2,519 | € 202 | € 273 | ▲ 36% |
| Dividend | € 26,000 | € 31,300 | € 37,500 | € 52,500 | ▲ 40% |
| Bank debt | € 54,606 | € 73,609 | € 50,594 | € 34,077 | ▼ 33% |
| Balance sheet total | € 102,091 | € 158,714 | € 134,340 | € 132,563 | ▼ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 0.8 | - | - | - |
Key figures of M CHOCOLATE, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.
What happened to M CHOCOLATE?
What happened at M CHOCOLATE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 52,572 (▲ 49% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Malmedy. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- Manuel LASSANCE became a director. NBB
In short
From € 27,258 profit in 2022 to € 52,572 profit in 2025.
Paid € 61,836 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 52,572 profit.
Paid out € 147,300 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind M CHOCOLATE is Manuel LASSANCE.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Manuel LASSANCE
Director
since 2020
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Place Albert Ier 33
4960 Malmedy
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Website info
Features
Details
- Company number
- 0751.601.728
- VAT number
- BE 0751.601.728
- Registered office
- Place Albert Ier 33, 4960 Malmedy
- Names & denominations
- M CHOCOLATE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 29 July 2020
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 22 Sept 2025
- Contact
- mchocolate.be
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