Financials
Financial year 2025
Apotheek Merkem from Houthulst, company number BE0833440232, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 123,122 after tax. For that financial year Apotheek Merkem recorded a gross margin of € 178,669 and equity of € 692,424. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 118,397 to € 123,122. 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 April 13, 2026.
€ 692,424
▲ 18% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 123,122
▲ 4% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 218,519
▲ 30% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 18,759 paid out
15 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
0.1
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 2,216
▲ 7% 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.
€ 38,419
▲ € 36,417 vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 18,287
▲ 21% vs 2024
€ 8,288 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 33,255
▼ 12% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 12,415
▲ 1% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 147,107 | € 151,938 | € 166,980 | € 178,669 | ▲ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 101,814 | € 105,285 | € 118,397 | € 123,122 | ▲ 4% |
| Equity | € 576,765 | € 487,523 | € 588,061 | € 692,424 | ▲ 18% |
| Total debts | € 147,032 | € 115,596 | € 93,095 | € 93,267 | |
| Cash | € 257,920 | € 251,672 | € 167,680 | € 218,519 | ▲ 30% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,622 | € 1,622 | € 1,622 | € 1,622 | |
| Retained profit | € 546,765 | € 457,523 | € 558,061 | € 662,424 | ▲ 19% |
| Dividend | € 17,500 | € 194,527 | € 17,859 | € 18,759 | ▲ 5% |
| Bank debt | € 66,811 | € 40,948 | € 15,086 | € 18,287 | ▲ 21% |
| Balance sheet total | € 723,798 | € 603,119 | € 681,156 | € 785,691 | ▲ 15% |
| Employees (FTE) | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Key figures of Apotheek Merkem, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.
What happened to Apotheek Merkem?
What happened at Apotheek Merkem in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 123,122 (▲ 4% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Houthulst. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 101,814 profit in 2022 to € 123,122 profit in 2025.
Paid € 153,791 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 123,122 profit.
Paid out € 248,645 in dividends to the owners in total.
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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%
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Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Els Lozie
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kouterstraat 51
8650 Houthulst
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Details
- Company number
- 0833.440.232
- VAT number
- BE 0833.440.232
- Registered office
- Kouterstraat 51, 8650 Houthulst
- Names & denominations
- Apotheek Merkem
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 February 2011
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 6 Feb 2026
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