What is the address of BENCO?

The registered office of BENCO is located at Tertzweildreef 29, 9820 Merelbeke-Melle.

Is BENCO still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) BENCO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 29 September 2004.

Is BENCO registered on Peppol?

No, BENCO is currently not registered on the Peppol network.

What is the enterprise number of BENCO?

The enterprise number of BENCO is BE0867842667.

When was BENCO founded?

BENCO was founded on 29 September 2004.

Who are the directors of BENCO?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BENCO are: Frank Benijts, Christine Claus.

Is BENCO a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 29 September 2004; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did BENCO make in 2025?

BENCO posted a profit after taxes of € 12,801 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BENCO?

As a small company, BENCO is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 175,876.

How much does an employee at BENCO earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at BENCO was € 94,100 in 2023: staff costs of € 244,589 for 2.6 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does BENCO have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, BENCO has 0 full-time equivalents (FTE).

BENCO (Private Limited) - Merelbeke-Melle - BE0867842667

Dossier BENCO, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0867842667/benco. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

Not on Peppol Peppol

Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.

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.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.5 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 12,801

▲ still € 169,232 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 218,737

▲ 80% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 1.5 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

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

Vehicles and equipment

€ 23,059

▼ 30% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 7 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 488,889

▼ 13% vs 2024

€ 73,333 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1,500

▼ 76% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 2,895

▲ 105% vs 2024

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 386,710 Gross margin 2022: € 386,710 First fiscal year in the series	€ 402,684 Gross margin 2023: € 402,684 ▲ 4% vs 2022 (€ 386,710) Favourable step	€ 186,547 Gross margin 2024: € 186,547 ▼ 54% vs 2023 (€ 402,684) Unfavourable step	€ 175,876 Gross margin 2025: € 175,876 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 186,547) Unfavourable step	▼ 6%
Profit after taxes	€ -39,147 Profit after taxes 2022: € -39,147 First fiscal year in the series	€ -9,698 Profit after taxes 2023: € -9,698 ▲ € 29,450 vs 2022 (€ -39,147) Favourable step	€ -169,232 Profit after taxes 2024: € -169,232 ▼ € 159,535 vs 2023 (€ -9,698) Unfavourable step	€ 12,801 Profit after taxes 2025: € 12,801 ▲ € 182,033 vs 2024 (€ -169,232) Favourable step	▲ € 182,033
Equity	€ 1,680,520 Equity 2022: € 1,680,520 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,670,823 Equity 2023: € 1,670,823 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 1,680,520) Unfavourable step	€ 1,501,591 Equity 2024: € 1,501,591 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 1,670,823) Unfavourable step	€ 1,514,391 Equity 2025: € 1,514,391 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,501,591) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 1,118,079 Total debts 2022: € 1,118,079 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,075,540 Total debts 2023: € 1,075,540 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 1,118,079) Favourable step	€ 885,724 Total debts 2024: € 885,724 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 1,075,540) Favourable step	€ 823,933 Total debts 2025: € 823,933 ▼ 7% vs 2024 (€ 885,724) Favourable step	▼ 7%
Cash	€ 116,921 Cash 2022: € 116,921 First fiscal year in the series	€ 343,455 Cash 2023: € 343,455 ▲ 194% vs 2022 (€ 116,921) Favourable step	€ 121,784 Cash 2024: € 121,784 ▼ 65% vs 2023 (€ 343,455) Unfavourable step	€ 218,737 Cash 2025: € 218,737 ▲ 80% vs 2024 (€ 121,784) Favourable step	▲ 80%
Land & buildings	€ 1,851,641 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,851,641 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,749,243 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,749,243 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 1,851,641) Unchanged	€ 1,646,845 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,646,845 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 1,749,243) Unchanged	€ 1,544,447 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,544,447 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 1,646,845) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Retained profit	€ 1,674,320 Retained profit 2022: € 1,674,320 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,664,623 Retained profit 2023: € 1,664,623 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 1,674,320) Unfavourable step	€ 1,495,391 Retained profit 2024: € 1,495,391 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 1,664,623) Unfavourable step	€ 1,508,191 Retained profit 2025: € 1,508,191 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,495,391) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Bank debt	€ 730,904 Bank debt 2022: € 730,904 First fiscal year in the series	€ 640,891 Bank debt 2023: € 640,891 ▼ 12% vs 2022 (€ 730,904) Favourable step	€ 562,222 Bank debt 2024: € 562,222 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 640,891) Favourable step	€ 488,889 Bank debt 2025: € 488,889 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 562,222) Favourable step	▼ 13%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,798,599 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,798,599 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,746,363 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,746,363 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 2,798,599) Unchanged	€ 2,387,314 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,387,314 ▼ 13% vs 2023 (€ 2,746,363) Unchanged	€ 2,338,325 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,338,325 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 2,387,314) Unchanged	▼ 2%
Employees (FTE)	2.6 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2.6 First fiscal year in the series	2.6 Employees (FTE) 2023: 2.6 Unchanged (2.6) Unchanged	0 Employees (FTE) 2024: 0 ▼ 2.6 vs 2023 (2.6) Unchanged	0 Employees (FTE) 2025: 0 Unchanged (0) Unchanged

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:

Jun 23, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 12,801. Source: NBB ↗
Oct 1, 2004 New establishment in Merelbeke-Melle. KBO
2004 Frank Benijts became a director. NBB
2004 Christine Claus became a director. NBB
Sep 29, 2004 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.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Frank Benijts Christine Claus

BENCO

Koninklijke Maatschappij Voor Dierkunde Van Antwerpen Onroerend Patrimonium

Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen

Stichting Mevrouw Jules Dhondt-Dhaenens

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

Registered office

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.

All companies at this address →

B.M. Benijts - Claus

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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number: 0867.842.667
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

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗