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Financials
Financial year 2025
FAROS from Kontich, company number BE0867274426, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 538,933 after tax. For that financial year FAROS recorded revenue of € 4.8 million and equity of € 2.5 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 751,049 to € 538,933. 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 27, 2026.
€ 2.5 million
▲ 5% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 538,933
▼ 28% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 19,347
▲ 75% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 416,500 paid out
77 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Xplore Group NV (95 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
People and assets in 2025
37.7
▼ 6.6 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 3 million
▼ 12% vs 2024
€ 80,000 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.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 191,001
▼ 4% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 402,961
▼ 18% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 4,601,103 | € 5,214,238 | € 5,480,126 | € 4,769,004 | ▼ 13% |
| Gross margin | € 3,727,121 | € 4,169,125 | € 4,500,373 | € 3,816,676 | ▼ 15% |
| Profit after taxes | € 522,133 | € 743,958 | € 751,049 | € 538,933 | ▼ 28% |
| Equity | € 2,083,003 | € 2,247,961 | € 2,418,810 | € 2,541,243 | ▲ 5% |
| Total debts | € 978,227 | € 1,386,002 | € 1,271,604 | € 1,010,462 | ▼ 21% |
| Cash | € 15,691 | € 58,187 | € 11,061 | € 19,347 | ▲ 75% |
| Retained profit | € 2,021,003 | € 2,185,961 | € 2,356,810 | € 2,479,243 | ▲ 5% |
| Dividend | € 270,000 | € 579,000 | € 580,200 | € 416,500 | ▼ 28% |
| Balance sheet total | € 3,061,230 | € 3,633,963 | € 3,690,415 | € 3,566,118 | ▼ 3% |
| Employees (FTE) | 41.6 | 42.7 | 44.3 | 37.7 | ▼ 6.6 |
Key figures of FAROS, 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 FAROS?
What happened at FAROS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Xplore Group NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Jef de Wit stepped down as director. NBB
- De Cronos Groep NV stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 538,933 (▼ 28% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Jef de Wit became a director. NBB
- De Cronos Groep NV became a director. NBB
- Xplore Group NV became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Leuven. KBO
In short
From € 522,133 profit in 2022 to € 538,933 profit in 2025.
Paid € 468,807 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 751,049 profit.
On average € 101,200 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
The shares are held by Xplore Group NV (95%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by Paul CLAES
Also active at: XPLORE, XTREME-INTEGRATIONS, EGOVA, AppFoundry, XGD, Dots & Dopamine, Keleos, Efekto +2 more
since 2022 · until 2028
Jef de Wit
Director
Also active at: RESIDENCE LES ONDES, KONO CONSULTANTS, XTREME-INTEGRATIONS, EGOVA, AGILE INCUBATION COMPANY, togaether, Ucodes, Kapture +5 more
since 2022 · until 2028
Director · represented by Dirk, Jules, Clement DEROOST
Owns 71.3% via Xplore Group NV
Also active at: RESIDENCE LES ONDES, FOCUS ADVERTISING, Cronos, EECKHOUT JAN, VENTIGRATE, CRONOS PUBLIC SERVICES, Customer Link, Obycron +421 more
since 2022 · until 2028
Shareholders
Xplore Group NV · holding of De Cronos Groep NV
95%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Veldkant 33 box A
2550 Kontich
Gaston Geenslaan 11 box B4
3001 Leuven
Active since 4 October 2004
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 68 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →RESIDENCE LES ONDES same network
€ 135,611 revenue · 2025
VENTIGRATE same network
€ 3.1 million revenue · 2025
CRONOS PUBLIC SERVICES same network
€ 293.8 million revenue · 2025
Obycron same network
€ 14,675 revenue · 2025
De Cronos Groep same network
€ 35.7 million revenue · 2025
+63 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
- 0867.274.426
- VAT number
- BE 0867.274.426
- Registered office
- Veldkant 33 bus A, 2550 Kontich
- Names & denominations
- FAROS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 16 September 2004
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
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