Financials
Financial year 2025
METILUS from Deinze, company number BE0849955768, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 72,616 after tax. For that financial year METILUS recorded a gross margin of € 132,956 and equity of € 353,454. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 76,805 to € 72,616. The company is profitable. 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 December 8, 2025.
€ 353,454
▲ 12% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 72,616
▼ 5% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 100,922
▲ 11% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 34,782 paid out
48 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
€ 47,056
▲ 9% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 380,978
▼ 7% vs 2024
€ 27,496 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 14 years.
€ 3,297
▲ € 3,248 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 19,587
▼ 14% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 108,214 | € 101,106 | € 138,659 | € 132,956 | ▼ 4% |
| Profit after taxes | € 49,620 | € 48,111 | € 76,805 | € 72,616 | ▼ 5% |
| Equity | € 249,349 | € 278,341 | € 315,621 | € 353,454 | ▲ 12% |
| Total debts | € 518,262 | € 482,655 | € 457,623 | € 431,445 | ▼ 6% |
| Cash | € 51,914 | € 70,120 | € 90,963 | € 100,922 | ▲ 11% |
| Land & buildings | € 504,530 | € 490,955 | € 479,859 | € 470,442 | ▼ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 236,949 | € 265,941 | € 303,221 | € 341,054 | ▲ 12% |
| Dividend | € 800 | € 19,120 | € 39,525 | € 34,782 | ▼ 12% |
| Bank debt | € 467,845 | € 439,388 | € 410,435 | € 380,978 | ▼ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 767,611 | € 760,996 | € 773,244 | € 784,899 | ▲ 2% |
Key figures of METILUS, 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 METILUS?
What happened at METILUS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 72,616 (▼ 5% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Deinze. KBO
- Joost VANDERPLAETSEN became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 49,620 profit in 2022 to € 72,616 profit in 2025.
Paid € 108,089 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 76,805 profit.
Paid out € 94,227 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%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind METILUS is Joost VANDERPLAETSEN. Joost VANDERPLAETSEN is also behind Katoen Natie Koersel, GHENT HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION and GENERAL SERVICES ANTWERP.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Joost VANDERPLAETSEN
Director
Also active at: Katoen Natie Koersel, GHENT HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION, GENERAL SERVICES ANTWERP
since 2012
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Lostraat 72
9850 Deinze
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0849.955.768
- VAT number
- BE 0849.955.768
- Registered office
- Lostraat 72, 9850 Deinze
- Names & denominations
- METILUS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 26 October 2012
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 4 Dec 2025
- Activities · NACE
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