MERLIN is filed with the CBE under the catch-all “Overige zakelijke dienstverlening”, a code that says little about what the company actually does. Public Limited, started on 24 October 2003, 1 establishment.

What is the address of MERLIN?

The registered office of MERLIN is located at Kaai 35 box 1, 8620 Nieuwpoort.

Is MERLIN still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (18 September 2026) MERLIN is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 24 October 2003.

Is MERLIN registered on Peppol?

Yes, MERLIN is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0861300711.

What is the enterprise number of MERLIN?

The enterprise number of MERLIN is BE0861300711.

When was MERLIN founded?

MERLIN was founded on 24 October 2003.

Who are the directors of MERLIN?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of MERLIN are: Carmen Delanghe, Wilfried Van Elverdinghe.

Is MERLIN a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 24 October 2003; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did MERLIN make in 2024?

MERLIN posted a profit after taxes of € 44,728 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of MERLIN?

As a small company, MERLIN is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 204,270.

How much does an employee at MERLIN earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MERLIN was € 33,000 in 2022: staff costs of € 250,752 for 7.6 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does MERLIN have?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, MERLIN has 0 full-time equivalents (FTE).

MERLIN (Public Limited) - Nieuwpoort - BE0861300711

Dossier MERLIN, printed on 18 September 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0861300711/merlin. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2024

MERLIN from Nieuwpoort, company number BE0861300711, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 44,728 after tax. For that financial year MERLIN recorded a gross margin of € 204,270 and equity of € 802,731. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 108,194 to € 44,728. 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 July 31, 2025.

What it is worth Growing

€ 802,731

▲ 6% vs 2023

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

Profit Healthy

€ 44,728

▼ 59% vs 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 269,783

▲ 21% vs 2023

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 1,666 paid out

4 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents

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

Wage cost

€ 140,097

▼ 55% vs 2023

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

€ 33,838

▼ 22% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 652

▼ 99% vs 2023

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes

€ 23,108

▼ 10% vs 2023

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 578,244 Gross margin 2021: € 578,244 First fiscal year in the series	€ 425,865 Gross margin 2022: € 425,865 ▼ 26% vs 2021 (€ 578,244) Unfavourable step	€ 474,256 Gross margin 2023: € 474,256 ▲ 11% vs 2022 (€ 425,865) Favourable step	€ 204,270 Gross margin 2024: € 204,270 ▼ 57% vs 2023 (€ 474,256) Unfavourable step	▼ 57%
Profit after taxes	€ 210,222 Profit after taxes 2021: € 210,222 First fiscal year in the series	€ 114,606 Profit after taxes 2022: € 114,606 ▼ 45% vs 2021 (€ 210,222) Unfavourable step	€ 108,194 Profit after taxes 2023: € 108,194 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 114,606) Unfavourable step	€ 44,728 Profit after taxes 2024: € 44,728 ▼ 59% vs 2023 (€ 108,194) Unfavourable step	▼ 59%
Equity	€ 536,868 Equity 2021: € 536,868 First fiscal year in the series	€ 651,475 Equity 2022: € 651,475 ▲ 21% vs 2021 (€ 536,868) Favourable step	€ 759,669 Equity 2023: € 759,669 ▲ 17% vs 2022 (€ 651,475) Favourable step	€ 802,731 Equity 2024: € 802,731 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 759,669) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Total debts	€ 130,701 Total debts 2021: € 130,701 First fiscal year in the series	€ 122,937 Total debts 2022: € 122,937 ▼ 6% vs 2021 (€ 130,701) Favourable step	€ 117,409 Total debts 2023: € 117,409 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 122,937) Favourable step	€ 32,892 Total debts 2024: € 32,892 ▼ 72% vs 2023 (€ 117,409) Favourable step	▼ 72%
Cash	€ 579,232 Cash 2021: € 579,232 First fiscal year in the series	€ 694,751 Cash 2022: € 694,751 ▲ 20% vs 2021 (€ 579,232) Favourable step	€ 222,375 Cash 2023: € 222,375 ▼ 68% vs 2022 (€ 694,751) Unfavourable step	€ 269,783 Cash 2024: € 269,783 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 222,375) Favourable step	▲ 21%
Retained profit	€ 461,868 Retained profit 2021: € 461,868 First fiscal year in the series	€ 576,475 Retained profit 2022: € 576,475 ▲ 25% vs 2021 (€ 461,868) Favourable step	€ 684,669 Retained profit 2023: € 684,669 ▲ 19% vs 2022 (€ 576,475) Favourable step	€ 727,731 Retained profit 2024: € 727,731 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 684,669) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2021: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 1,666 Dividend 2024: € 1,666 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 1,872 Bank debt 2021: € 1,872 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2021 (€ 1,872) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 667,570 Balance sheet total 2021: € 667,570 First fiscal year in the series	€ 774,412 Balance sheet total 2022: € 774,412 ▲ 16% vs 2021 (€ 667,570) Unchanged	€ 877,078 Balance sheet total 2023: € 877,078 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 774,412) Unchanged	€ 835,623 Balance sheet total 2024: € 835,623 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 877,078) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Employees (FTE)	7.7 Employees (FTE) 2021: 7.7 First fiscal year in the series	7.6 Employees (FTE) 2022: 7.6 ▼ 0.1 vs 2021 (7.7) Unchanged	0 Employees (FTE) 2023: 0 ▼ 7.6 vs 2022 (7.6) Unchanged	0 Employees (FTE) 2024: 0 Unchanged (0) Unchanged

Key figures of MERLIN, 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 MERLIN?

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

Jul 31, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 44,728 (▼ 59% vs 2023). Source: NBB ↗
Oct 24, 2003 New establishment in Nieuwpoort. KBO
2003 Carmen Delanghe became a director. NBB
2003 Wilfried Van Elverdinghe became a director. NBB
Oct 24, 2003 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 210,222 profit in 2021 to € 44,728 profit in 2024.

Paid € 206,358 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2021, with € 210,222 profit.

On average € 56,000 of value added per employee in 2022.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

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