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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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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 34 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2024
Claeys Cars from Merelbeke-Melle, company number BE0824122094, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 5,559 after tax. For that financial year Claeys Cars recorded a gross margin of € 24,318 and equity of € 32,064. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 1,964 to € 5,559. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 31, 2025.
€ 32,064
▲ 21% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 5,559
▲ 183% vs 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 16,780
▲ 26% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € 25,864.
People and assets in 2024
€ 14,349
▲ € 12,592 vs 2023
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
€ 110,423
▲ 10% vs 2023
€ 5,576 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 6,254
▼ 70% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 21,569
▲ 32% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € -22,177 | € 22,182 | € 17,512 | € 24,318 | ▲ 39% |
| Profit after taxes | € -37,492 | € 4,516 | € 1,964 | € 5,559 | ▲ 183% |
| Equity | € 20,025 | € 24,541 | € 26,504 | € 32,064 | ▲ 21% |
| Total debts | € 141,553 | € 130,276 | € 138,746 | € 141,976 | ▲ 2% |
| Cash | € 29,397 | € 28,413 | € 13,367 | € 16,780 | ▲ 26% |
| Land & buildings | € 657 | € 539 | € 421 | € 303 | ▼ 28% |
| Retained profit | € 13,825 | € 18,341 | € 20,304 | € 25,864 | ▲ 27% |
| Bank debt | € 103,692 | € 104,495 | € 100,000 | € 110,423 | ▲ 10% |
| Balance sheet total | € 161,578 | € 154,817 | € 165,250 | € 174,040 | ▲ 5% |
Key figures of Claeys Cars, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to Claeys Cars?
What happened at Claeys Cars in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 5,559 (▲ 183% vs 2023). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Merelbeke-Melle. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- Jackie Claeys became a director. NBB
- Tom Claeys became a director. NBB
In short
From € 37,492 loss in 2021 to € 5,559 profit in 2024.
Paid € 508 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 5,559 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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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind Claeys Cars are Jackie Claeys and Tom Claeys.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Jackie Claeys
Director
since 2010
Tom Claeys
Director
since 2010
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Gaversesteenweg 194
9820 Merelbeke-Melle
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
COMBELL-AS, BE
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0824.122.094
- VAT number
- BE 0824.122.094
- Registered office
- Gaversesteenweg 194, 9820 Merelbeke-Melle
- Names & denominations
- Claeys Cars
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 19 March 2010
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 19 Jan 2026
- Contact
- claeyscars.be
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