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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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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 26.1 to 21.4.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Qern from Lummen, company number BE0817614384, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 155,326 after tax. For that financial year Qern recorded a gross margin of € 1.9 million and equity of € 603,806. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 21,244 to € 155,326. 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 2, 2026.
€ 603,806
▲ 35% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 155,326
▲ € 134,082 vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 109,685
▲ 1% 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 € 585,206.
People and assets in 2025
21.4
▼ 3.4 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.6 million
▼ 10% vs 2024
€ 74,900 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.
€ 6,056
▼ 51% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 322,372
▲ 54% vs 2024
€ 187,853 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 143,334
▲ 35% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 245,713
▼ 7% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 1,866,953 | € 1,841,388 | € 1,935,742 | € 1,887,193 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 153,874 | € 27,925 | € 21,244 | € 155,326 | ▲ € 134,082 |
| Equity | € 399,311 | € 427,236 | € 448,480 | € 603,806 | ▲ 35% |
| Total debts | € 1,094,612 | € 1,171,735 | € 1,036,188 | € 831,304 | ▼ 20% |
| Cash | € 334,231 | € 97,121 | € 108,859 | € 109,685 | ▲ 1% |
| Land & buildings | € 252,292 | € 224,408 | € 196,999 | € 170,217 | ▼ 14% |
| Retained profit | € 380,711 | € 408,636 | € 429,880 | € 585,206 | ▲ 36% |
| Dividend | € 108,000 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Bank debt | € 319,469 | € 528,593 | € 210,000 | € 322,372 | ▲ 54% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,493,924 | € 1,598,971 | € 1,484,668 | € 1,435,109 | ▼ 3% |
| Employees (FTE) | 26.9 | 26.1 | 24.8 | 21.4 | ▼ 3.4 |
Key figures of Qern, 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 Qern?
What happened at Qern in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 155,326 (▲ € 134,082 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- John Haars became a director. NBB
- Hendrik Swennen became a director. NBB
- Maarten Ooms became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Lummen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 153,874 profit in 2022 to € 155,326 profit in 2025.
Paid € 154,662 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 155,326 profit.
On average € 88,200 of value added per employee in 2025.
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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 GENTOO, Qern Participatie comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
QernBehind Qern are John Haars, Hendrik Swennen and Maarten Ooms. The shares are held by GENTOO (70%) and Qern Participatie (30%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2025
Hendrik Swennen
Managing director
Also active at: Real Estate Belgium, MATHIEU GIJBELS, GROEP G.I.Z., Home Promotion, GIJMACON, IMMOPRO, GIJBELS CONSTRUCT, Vrouwevliet +14 more
since 2024
Maarten Ooms
Managing director
Also active at: DIMOVEST, SMOOth invest, BEAU TER HAM, MOONFISH, GENTOO PARTICIPATIE, GENTOO, ENERDO PARTICIPATIE
since 2024
Shareholders
70%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oostereindestraat 31
3560 Lummen
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 6 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →DIMOVEST same network
€ 59,643 gross margin · 2025
MOONFISH same network
€ -101,042 gross margin · 2025
NEOVEST
€ -13,776 gross margin · 2025
GENTOO PARTICIPATIE same network
€ -4,600 gross margin · 2025
MOONFISH PARTICIPATIE same network
€ -4,782 gross margin · 2025
+1 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
- 0817.614.384
- VAT number
- BE 0817.614.384
- Registered office
- Oostereindestraat 31, 3560 Lummen
- Names & denominations
- Qern
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 August 2009
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