Financials
Financial year 2025
Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Essen from Essen, company number BE0890708339, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 5,491 after tax. For that financial year Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Essen recorded a gross margin of € 232,309 and equity of € 1.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 127,878 to € 5,491. 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 29, 2026.
€ 1.9 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 5,491
▼ 96% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 13,545
▼ 35% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 5,000 paid out
91 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Gemeente Essen (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1.5 million
▼ 11% vs 2024
€ 204,222 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.
€ 30,974
▲ 44% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 364,088 | € 322,408 | € 345,875 | € 232,309 | ▼ 33% |
| Profit after taxes | € 125,015 | € 87,441 | € 127,878 | € 5,491 | ▼ 96% |
| Equity | € 1,870,489 | € 1,935,430 | € 1,938,308 | € 1,938,799 | |
| Total debts | € 2,147,375 | € 1,959,488 | € 1,834,800 | € 1,532,663 | ▼ 16% |
| Cash | € 27,205 | € 69,565 | € 20,871 | € 13,545 | ▼ 35% |
| Land & buildings | € 3,396,788 | € 3,266,189 | € 3,139,376 | € 3,020,974 | ▼ 4% |
| Retained profit | € 365,489 | € 430,430 | € 433,308 | € 433,799 | |
| Dividend | € 50,000 | € 22,500 | € 125,000 | € 5,000 | ▼ 96% |
| Bank debt | € 2,052,523 | € 1,861,381 | € 1,677,822 | € 1,493,818 | ▼ 11% |
| Balance sheet total | € 4,017,864 | € 3,894,918 | € 3,773,108 | € 3,471,462 | ▼ 8% |
Key figures of Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Essen, 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 Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Essen?
What happened at Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Essen in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Joris Brosens stepped down as director. NBB
- Judith Francken stepped down as director. NBB
- Geert Vandekeybus stepped down as director. NBB
- Dirk Smout stepped down as director. NBB
- Katrien Somers stepped down as director. NBB
- Helmut Jaspers stepped down as director. NBB
- Leen Jaspers stepped down as director. NBB
- Dirk Konings stepped down as director. NBB
In short
From € 125,015 profit in 2022 to € 5,491 profit in 2025.
Paid € 1,861 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 127,878 profit.
Paid out € 202,500 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The shares are held by Gemeente Essen (100%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2024 · until 2030
since 2024 · until 2030
Geert Vandekeybus
Director
since 2019 · until 2030
Dirk Smout
Director
Also active at: Investeringsvereniging voor Gemeenten van de Kempen en het Antwerpse
since 2019 · until 2030
since 2024 · until 2030
since 2013 · until 2026
Helmut Jaspers
Director
Also active at: Investeringsvereniging voor Gemeenten van de Kempen en het Antwerpse, Projectvereniging erfgoed Voorkempen, REGIONAAL LANDSCHAP DE VOORKEMPEN vzw
since 2013 · until 2030
Leen Jaspers
Director
since 2026 · until 2030
Dirk Konings
Director
since 2013 · until 2030
Jan Suykerbuyk
Director
since 2013 · until 2030
Arno Aerden
Director
Also active at: Investeringsvereniging voor Gemeenten van de Kempen en het Antwerpse, WIND VOOR "A"
since 2019 · until 2030
Marc Scheepers
Director
since 2019 · until 2030
Eva Eyckmans
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Kevin Ooye
Director
since 2019 · until 2030
Emma Lambregts
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Anne Somers
Director
since 2013 · until 2030
Johnny Hendrikx
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Tom Bevers
Director
since 2013 · until 2030
since 2019 · until 2030
Kenny Van Dyck
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Steff Nouws
Director
since 2019 · until 2030
Steve Suykerbuyk
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
Jeroen Verleyssen
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
since 2024 · until 2030
Tuur Goormachtig
Director
since 2024 · until 2030
since 2024 · until 2030
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Heuvelplein 23
2910 Essen
Moerkantsebaan 34
2910 Essen
Active since 1 April 2025
De Vondert 10
2910 Essen
Active since 1 April 2025
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Details
- Company number
- 0890.708.339
- VAT number
- BE 0890.708.339
- Registered office
- Heuvelplein 23, 2910 Essen
- Names & denominations
- Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Essen
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Autonoom gemeentebedrijf
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 27 May 2005
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
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