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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 11.9 to 9.
Financials
Financial year 2025
KERN from Asse, company number BE0876380845, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -301,351 after tax. For that financial year KERN recorded a gross margin of € 657,968 and equity of € 956,002. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -201,267 to € -301,351. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 13, 2026.
€ 956,002
▼ 24% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -301,351
▼ 50 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 97,990
▼ 65% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 876,002.
People and assets in 2025
9
▼ 0.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 810,393
▲ 1% vs 2024
€ 90,000 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.
€ 46,866
▼ 59% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 136,785
▲ 197% vs 2024
€ 9,729 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.
€ 202,155
▼ 21% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 102,951
▼ 22% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 1,418,274 | € 1,190,532 | € 677,410 | € 657,968 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 307,350 | € 20,448 | € -201,267 | € -301,351 | ▼ € 100,084 |
| Equity | € 1,438,172 | € 1,458,620 | € 1,257,353 | € 956,002 | ▼ 24% |
| Total debts | € 1,174,125 | € 506,620 | € 454,362 | € 441,891 | ▼ 3% |
| Cash | € 356,702 | € 352,652 | € 277,730 | € 97,990 | ▼ 65% |
| Retained profit | € 1,358,172 | € 1,378,620 | € 1,177,353 | € 876,002 | ▼ 26% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 46,124 | € 136,785 | ▲ 197% |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,637,038 | € 1,965,503 | € 1,711,715 | € 1,397,894 | ▼ 18% |
| Employees (FTE) | 12.1 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 9 | ▼ 0.7 |
Key figures of KERN, 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 KERN?
What happened at KERN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Stefan Wüthrich stepped down as director. NBB
- Yves Moustie stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 301,351. Source: NBB ↗
- Stefan Wüthrich became a director. NBB
- Yves Moustie became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Asse. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 307,350 profit in 2022 to € 301,351 loss in 2025.
Paid € 134,405 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 307,350 profit.
On average € 73,100 of value added per employee in 2025.
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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
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Stefan Wüthrich
Director
since 2023 · until 2029
Yves Moustie
Chairman of the board
since 2023 · until 2029
Shareholders
Stefan Wüthrich
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Doornveld 161
1731 Asse
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
ASN-METANET Routingpeering issues: [email protected], CH
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0876.380.845
- VAT number
- BE 0876.380.845
- Registered office
- Doornveld 161, 1731 Asse
- Names & denominations
- KERN
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 September 2005
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 30 Dec 2025
- Contact
- kernnv.be
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