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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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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 3 of the last 3 fiscal years.
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Busy address KBO
23 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Costar from Mechelen, company number BE0786256561, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 53,122 after tax. For that financial year Costar recorded a gross margin of € 52,643 and equity of € -42,096. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -59,654 to € 53,122. Profitable, and profit is growing. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 16, 2026.
€ -42,096
▲ € 53,122 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 53,122
▲ still € 59,654 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 21,479
▲ € 21,472 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 € -72,096.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 233,811
▼ 1% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 26,909 | € 2,717 | € 52,643 | ▲ € 49,925 |
| Profit after taxes | € -65,565 | € -59,654 | € 53,122 | ▲ € 112,776 |
| Equity | € -35,565 | € -95,219 | € -42,096 | ▲ € 53,122 |
| Total debts | € 1,804,490 | € 634,714 | € 233,811 | ▼ 63% |
| Cash | € 234,337 | € 7 | € 21,479 | ▲ € 21,472 |
| Retained profit | € -65,565 | € -125,219 | € -72,096 | ▲ € 53,122 |
| Bank debt | € 1,048,000 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,768,925 | € 539,495 | € 191,715 | ▼ 64% |
Key figures of Costar, fiscal years 2023 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 Costar?
What happened at Costar in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 53,122. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 65,565 loss in 2023 to € 53,122 profit in 2025.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 53,122 profit.
Management
The stake of A-STAR GROUP comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
CostarBehind Costar are A-Star Group nv and SOPHICO. The shares are held by A-STAR GROUP (50%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by Ben Van Loo
Also active at: ABCO, Jan Moonen, B & Co RENT, Michiels, AB AUTO, MOJA, AB, LOOCA +20 more
Director · represented by Michel Coveliers, Michiel Coveliers
Also active at: Firma V. De Cnodder, C&C Retail Investment
Shareholders
50%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Begijnenweide 3
2800 Mechelen
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 23 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →ABCO same network
€ 150,201 gross margin · 2025
B & Co RENT same network
€ 379,289 gross margin · 2025
Michiels same network
€ 285,139 gross margin · 2025
B-APART same network
€ 6.1 million revenue · 2025
WASTI same network
€ 29,983 gross margin · 2025
+18 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0786.256.561
- VAT number
- BE 0786.256.561
- Registered office
- Begijnenweide 3, 2800 Mechelen
- Names & denominations
- Costar
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 16 May 2022
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 15 Jun 2022