Financials
Financial year 2025
MERKADO from Antwerpen, company number BE0779393812, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 97,335 after tax. For that financial year MERKADO recorded a gross margin of € 358,335 and equity of € 68,998. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 138,113 to € 97,335. 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 June 30, 2026.
€ 68,998
▲ € 97,335 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 97,335
▼ 30% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 64,655
▲ 127% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 56,998.
People and assets in 2025
€ 215,824
▼ 15% 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.
€ 1,097
▼ 29% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 39,729
▲ 46% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 46,272
▼ 5% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € -28,142 | € 350,898 | € 405,671 | € 358,335 | ▼ 12% |
| Profit after taxes | € -249,951 | € 75,251 | € 138,113 | € 97,335 | ▼ 30% |
| Equity | € -237,951 | € -162,700 | € -28,337 | € 68,998 | ▲ € 97,335 |
| Total debts | € 296,421 | € 322,274 | € 164,299 | € 86,000 | ▼ 48% |
| Cash | € 2,915 | € 27,609 | € 28,463 | € 64,655 | ▲ 127% |
| Retained profit | € -249,951 | € -174,700 | € -40,337 | € 56,998 | ▲ € 97,335 |
| Bank debt | € 163,000 | € 207,594 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 58,470 | € 159,574 | € 135,962 | € 154,999 | ▲ 14% |
Key figures of MERKADO, 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 MERKADO?
What happened at MERKADO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 97,335 (▼ 30% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Frank Laenens stepped down as director. NBB
- Frank Laenens became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- Matthias Laqueur became a director. NBB
- Thomas Struijk became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 249,951 loss in 2022 to € 97,335 profit in 2025.
Paid € 31,355 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 138,113 profit.
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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
The stake of BOOSTU comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
MERKADOBehind MERKADO are Matthias Laqueur, Laframa and Thomas Struijk. The shares are held by BOOSTU (50%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2021
Director · represented by Frank Eric Laenens
Thomas Struijk
Director
since 2021
Frank Laenens
Director
since 2024 · until 2025
Shareholders
50%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Broederminstraat 9
2018 Antwerpen
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Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Google Workspace
Hosting
AS-VULTR - The Constant Company, LLC, US
Domain
Domain
merkado-agency.com
Registered
2021-09-23
Registrar
Combell NV
Expires
2026-09-23
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0779.393.812
- VAT number
- BE 0779.393.812
- Registered office
- Broederminstraat 9, 2018 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- MERKADO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 27 December 2021
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
- Contact
- merkado-agency.com
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