What does METAL-GENT do?

METAL-GENT is a metalworking company in Merelbeke-Melle. Public Limited, started on 30 December 2008, 1 establishment.

What is the address of METAL-GENT?

The registered office of METAL-GENT is located at Vijverwegel 63, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle.

Is METAL-GENT still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) METAL-GENT is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 December 2008.

Is METAL-GENT registered on Peppol?

Yes, METAL-GENT is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0808773924.

What is the enterprise number of METAL-GENT?

The enterprise number of METAL-GENT is BE0808773924.

When was METAL-GENT founded?

METAL-GENT was founded on 30 December 2008.

Who are the directors of METAL-GENT?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of METAL-GENT are: André Leclercq, VMD Invest NV, Thomas Vanzegbroek, Van Meerbeeck Metalen NV.

Is METAL-GENT a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 December 2008; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did METAL-GENT make in 2025?

METAL-GENT posted a profit after taxes of € 3,641 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of METAL-GENT?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), METAL-GENT reported revenue of € 1,542,425.

How much does an employee at METAL-GENT earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at METAL-GENT was € 56,200 in 2025: staff costs of € 432,949 for 7.7 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does METAL-GENT have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, METAL-GENT has 7.7 full-time equivalents (FTE).

METAL-GENT (Public Limited) - Merelbeke-Melle

Dossier METAL-GENT, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0808773924/metal-gent. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

METAL-GENT from Merelbeke-Melle, company number BE0808773924, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 3,641 after tax. For that financial year METAL-GENT recorded revenue of € 1.5 million and equity of € 631,323. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2,297 to € 3,641. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 22, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 631,323

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 3,641

▲ 58% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 42,430

▲ 167% 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 € 31,323.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

7.7

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 433,504 in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 432,949

▲ 11% vs 2024

€ 56,200 per full-time equivalent. 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

€ 1,013

▼ 35% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 51,885

▼ 60% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 17 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 51,582

▲ 26% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 1,737,943 Revenue 2022: € 1,737,943 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,516,926 Revenue 2023: € 1,516,926 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 1,737,943) Unfavourable step	€ 1,486,159 Revenue 2024: € 1,486,159 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 1,516,926) Unfavourable step	€ 1,542,425 Revenue 2025: € 1,542,425 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,486,159) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Profit after taxes	€ 259,080 Profit after taxes 2022: € 259,080 First fiscal year in the series	€ 90,371 Profit after taxes 2023: € 90,371 ▼ 65% vs 2022 (€ 259,080) Unfavourable step	€ 2,297 Profit after taxes 2024: € 2,297 ▼ 97% vs 2023 (€ 90,371) Unfavourable step	€ 3,641 Profit after taxes 2025: € 3,641 ▲ 58% vs 2024 (€ 2,297) Favourable step	▲ 58%
Equity	€ 623,048 Equity 2022: € 623,048 First fiscal year in the series	€ 627,567 Equity 2023: € 627,567 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 623,048) Favourable step	€ 627,682 Equity 2024: € 627,682 Unchanged (€ 627,567) Favourable step	€ 631,323 Equity 2025: € 631,323 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 627,682) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 371,591 Total debts 2022: € 371,591 First fiscal year in the series	€ 215,898 Total debts 2023: € 215,898 ▼ 42% vs 2022 (€ 371,591) Favourable step	€ 176,487 Total debts 2024: € 176,487 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 215,898) Favourable step	€ 107,416 Total debts 2025: € 107,416 ▼ 39% vs 2024 (€ 176,487) Favourable step	▼ 39%
Cash	€ 448,663 Cash 2022: € 448,663 First fiscal year in the series	€ 329,475 Cash 2023: € 329,475 ▼ 27% vs 2022 (€ 448,663) Unfavourable step	€ 15,915 Cash 2024: € 15,915 ▼ 95% vs 2023 (€ 329,475) Unfavourable step	€ 42,430 Cash 2025: € 42,430 ▲ 167% vs 2024 (€ 15,915) Favourable step	▲ 167%
Retained profit	€ 23,048 Retained profit 2022: € 23,048 First fiscal year in the series	€ 27,567 Retained profit 2023: € 27,567 ▲ 20% vs 2022 (€ 23,048) Favourable step	€ 27,682 Retained profit 2024: € 27,682 Unchanged (€ 27,567) Favourable step	€ 31,323 Retained profit 2025: € 31,323 ▲ 13% vs 2024 (€ 27,682) Favourable step	▲ 13%
Dividend	€ 246,126 Dividend 2022: € 246,126 First fiscal year in the series	€ 85,852 Dividend 2023: € 85,852 ▼ 65% vs 2022 (€ 246,126) Unchanged	€ 2,183 Dividend 2024: € 2,183 ▼ 97% vs 2023 (€ 85,852) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 2,183) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Balance sheet total	€ 994,639 Balance sheet total 2022: € 994,639 First fiscal year in the series	€ 843,465 Balance sheet total 2023: € 843,465 ▼ 15% vs 2022 (€ 994,639) Unchanged	€ 804,169 Balance sheet total 2024: € 804,169 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 843,465) Unchanged	€ 738,740 Balance sheet total 2025: € 738,740 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 804,169) Unchanged	▼ 8%
Employees (FTE)	6.8 Employees (FTE) 2022: 6.8 First fiscal year in the series	7.3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 7.3 ▲ 0.5 vs 2022 (6.8) Unchanged	7.7 Employees (FTE) 2024: 7.7 ▲ 0.4 vs 2023 (7.3) Unchanged	7.7 Employees (FTE) 2025: 7.7 Unchanged (7.7) Unchanged

Key figures of METAL-GENT, 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 METAL-GENT?

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

Jun 22, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 3,641 (▲ 58% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 André Leclercq stepped down as director. NBB
2026 VMD Invest NV stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Thomas Vanzegbroek stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Van Meerbeeck Metalen NV stepped down as director. NBB
2024 Van Meerbeeck Metalen NV became a director. NBB
2023 André Leclercq became a director. NBB
2023 VMD Invest NV became a director. NBB

In short

From € 259,080 profit in 2022 to € 3,641 profit in 2025.

Paid € 139,556 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 259,080 profit.

Paid out € 334,161 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

VAN MEERBEECK METALEN - VAN MEERBEECK METAUX 99.5%

VMD INVEST 1%

The stake of VAN MEERBEECK METALEN - VAN MEERBEECK METAUX, VMD INVEST comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

METAL-GENT

The shares are held by VAN MEERBEECK METALEN - VAN MEERBEECK METAUX (99.5%) and VMD INVEST (1%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

André Leclercq

Director

since 2023 · until 2026

VMD Invest NV

Director · represented by François Crop

Also active at: STAAL SERVICE VLAANDEREN, VMD Real Estate, METAFRANC, VM STEEL, VAN MEERBEECK METALEN - VAN MEERBEECK METAUX, LINEABERTOMANI

since 2023 · until 2026

Thomas Vanzegbroek

Director

Also active at: STAAL SERVICE VLAANDEREN, HCPS

since 2023 · until 2026

Van Meerbeeck Metalen NV

Director · represented by Dimitri Van Meerbeeck

Also active at: STAAL SERVICE VLAANDEREN

since 2024 · until 2026

Shareholders

VAN MEERBEECK METALEN - VAN MEERBEECK METAUX

99.5%

VMD INVEST

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Vijverwegel 63

9090 Merelbeke-Melle

Who else lives here?

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Vereniging van mede-eigenaars van het bedrijvenpark Vijverswegel 63, 9090 Melle, Vijverswegel 63

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Details

Company number

0808.773.924

VAT number

BE 0808.773.924

Registered office

Vijverwegel 63, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle

Names & denominations

METAL-GENT

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 December 2008

Peppol

Active · Active since 24 Sept 2026

Activities · NACE

Verspanend bewerken van metalen

Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

METAL-GENT

Financials

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