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Financials
Financial year 2025
BENCO from Merelbeke-Melle, company number BE0867842667, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 12,801 after tax. For that financial year BENCO recorded a gross margin of € 175,876 and equity of € 1.5 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -169,232 to € 12,801. 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 June 23, 2026.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 12,801
▲ still € 169,232 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 218,737
▲ 80% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 1.5 million.
People and assets in 2025
0
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 23,059
▼ 30% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 488,889
▼ 13% vs 2024
€ 73,333 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.
€ 1,500
▼ 76% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 2,895
▲ 105% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 386,710 | € 402,684 | € 186,547 | € 175,876 | ▼ 6% |
| Profit after taxes | € -39,147 | € -9,698 | € -169,232 | € 12,801 | ▲ € 182,033 |
| Equity | € 1,680,520 | € 1,670,823 | € 1,501,591 | € 1,514,391 | ▲ 1% |
| Total debts | € 1,118,079 | € 1,075,540 | € 885,724 | € 823,933 | ▼ 7% |
| Cash | € 116,921 | € 343,455 | € 121,784 | € 218,737 | ▲ 80% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,851,641 | € 1,749,243 | € 1,646,845 | € 1,544,447 | ▼ 6% |
| Retained profit | € 1,674,320 | € 1,664,623 | € 1,495,391 | € 1,508,191 | ▲ 1% |
| Bank debt | € 730,904 | € 640,891 | € 562,222 | € 488,889 | ▼ 13% |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,798,599 | € 2,746,363 | € 2,387,314 | € 2,338,325 | ▼ 2% |
| Employees (FTE) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
Key figures of BENCO, 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 BENCO?
What happened at BENCO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 12,801. Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Merelbeke-Melle. KBO
- Frank Benijts became a director. NBB
- Christine Claus became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 39,147 loss in 2022 to € 12,801 profit in 2025.
Paid € 2,530 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 12,801 profit.
On average € 154,900 of value added per employee in 2023.
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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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Management
Behind BENCO are Frank Benijts and Christine Claus. Christine Claus is also behind Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen Onroerend Patrimonium, Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen, Stichting Mevrouw Jules Dhondt-Dhaenens, REPTIELENLAND BLANKENBERGE and Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Frank Benijts
Director
since 2004
Christine Claus
Director
Also active at: Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen Onroerend Patrimonium, Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen, Stichting Mevrouw Jules Dhondt-Dhaenens, REPTIELENLAND BLANKENBERGE, Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen, Stichting ANDRIES – VANLOUWE, Palais des Beaux-Arts
since 2004
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Tertzweildreef 29
9820 Merelbeke-Melle
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0867.842.667
- VAT number
- BE 0867.842.667
- Registered office
- Tertzweildreef 29, 9820 Merelbeke-Melle
- Names & denominations
- BENCO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 29 September 2004
- Peppol
- Not registered