What does STER-CO do?

STER-CO is registered with the CBE as active in: Activiteiten van holdings. Private Limited, started on 17 December 2021, 1 establishment.

What is the address of STER-CO?

The registered office of STER-CO is located at Achterheide 9, 2260 Westerlo.

Is STER-CO still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) STER-CO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 17 December 2021.

Is STER-CO registered on Peppol?

Yes, STER-CO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0778795380.

What is the enterprise number of STER-CO?

The enterprise number of STER-CO is BE0778795380.

When was STER-CO founded?

STER-CO was founded on 17 December 2021.

Who are the directors of STER-CO?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of STER-CO are: Steven Mertens.

Is STER-CO a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 17 December 2021; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did STER-CO make in 2025?

STER-CO posted a profit after taxes of € 248,647 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of STER-CO?

As a small company, STER-CO is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 66,027.

STER-CO (Private Limited) - Westerlo - BE0778795380

Dossier STER-CO, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0778795380/ster-co. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 54 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

STER-CO from Westerlo, company number BE0778795380, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 248,647 after tax. For that financial year STER-CO recorded a gross margin of € 66,027 and equity of € 1.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 442,112 to € 248,647. The company is profitable. 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 8, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.7 million

▲ 18% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 248,647

▼ 44% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 143,787

▼ 35% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 1.5 million.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 1,040

▼ 12% 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 2,928

▼ 77% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 8 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 1.1 million

▼ 27% vs 2024

€ 149,185 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 8 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 902

▼ 17% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 68,541

▼ 26% vs 2024

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 19,131 Gross margin 2022: € 19,131 First fiscal year in the series	€ 67,090 Gross margin 2023: € 67,090 ▲ 251% vs 2022 (€ 19,131) Favourable step	€ 69,243 Gross margin 2024: € 69,243 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 67,090) Favourable step	€ 66,027 Gross margin 2025: € 66,027 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 69,243) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Profit after taxes	€ 339,497 Profit after taxes 2022: € 339,497 First fiscal year in the series	€ 504,940 Profit after taxes 2023: € 504,940 ▲ 49% vs 2022 (€ 339,497) Favourable step	€ 442,112 Profit after taxes 2024: € 442,112 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 504,940) Unfavourable step	€ 248,647 Profit after taxes 2025: € 248,647 ▼ 44% vs 2024 (€ 442,112) Unfavourable step	▼ 44%
Equity	€ 464,497 Equity 2022: € 464,497 First fiscal year in the series	€ 969,437 Equity 2023: € 969,437 ▲ 109% vs 2022 (€ 464,497) Favourable step	€ 1,411,549 Equity 2024: € 1,411,549 ▲ 46% vs 2023 (€ 969,437) Favourable step	€ 1,660,196 Equity 2025: € 1,660,196 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 1,411,549) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Total debts	€ 2,311,531 Total debts 2022: € 2,311,531 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,958,583 Total debts 2023: € 1,958,583 ▼ 15% vs 2022 (€ 2,311,531) Favourable step	€ 1,743,521 Total debts 2024: € 1,743,521 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 1,958,583) Favourable step	€ 1,307,985 Total debts 2025: € 1,307,985 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 1,743,521) Favourable step	▼ 25%
Cash	€ 30,643 Cash 2022: € 30,643 First fiscal year in the series	€ 64,669 Cash 2023: € 64,669 ▲ 111% vs 2022 (€ 30,643) Favourable step	€ 221,810 Cash 2024: € 221,810 ▲ 243% vs 2023 (€ 64,669) Favourable step	€ 143,787 Cash 2025: € 143,787 ▼ 35% vs 2024 (€ 221,810) Unfavourable step	▼ 35%
Retained profit	€ 339,497 Retained profit 2022: € 339,497 First fiscal year in the series	€ 844,437 Retained profit 2023: € 844,437 ▲ 149% vs 2022 (€ 339,497) Favourable step	€ 1,286,549 Retained profit 2024: € 1,286,549 ▲ 52% vs 2023 (€ 844,437) Favourable step	€ 1,535,196 Retained profit 2025: € 1,535,196 ▲ 19% vs 2024 (€ 1,286,549) Favourable step	▲ 19%
Bank debt	€ 2,116,193 Bank debt 2022: € 2,116,193 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,731,040 Bank debt 2023: € 1,731,040 ▼ 18% vs 2022 (€ 2,116,193) Favourable step	€ 1,525,535 Bank debt 2024: € 1,525,535 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 1,731,040) Favourable step	€ 1,119,661 Bank debt 2025: € 1,119,661 ▼ 27% vs 2024 (€ 1,525,535) Favourable step	▼ 27%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,776,028 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,776,028 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,928,020 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,928,020 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 2,776,028) Unchanged	€ 3,155,070 Balance sheet total 2024: € 3,155,070 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 2,928,020) Unchanged	€ 2,968,181 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,968,181 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 3,155,070) Unchanged	▼ 6%

Key figures of STER-CO, 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 STER-CO?

What happened at STER-CO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Apr 8, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 248,647 (▼ 44% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Dec 17, 2021 New establishment in Westerlo. KBO
2021 Steven Mertens became a director. NBB
Dec 17, 2021 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 339,497 profit in 2022 to € 248,647 profit in 2025.

Paid € 154,272 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 504,940 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Steven Mertens

STER-CO

TM Holdco 33%

fetuco 33%

Behind STER-CO is Steven Mertens. It owns 33% of TM Holdco and 33% of fetuco itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Steven Mertens

Niet - statutair zaakvoerder

Also active at: ROTEC

since 2021

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Achterheide 9

2260 Westerlo

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

Details

Company number

0778.795.380

VAT number

BE 0778.795.380

Registered office

Achterheide 9, 2260 Westerlo

Names & denominations

STER-CO

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

17 December 2021

Peppol

Active · Active since 17 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van holdings

Holdings

Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies

Activiteiten van hoofdkantoren

Overige adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsbeheer; adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering

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STER-CO

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