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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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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 19 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2024
COLUMBUS ir. from Gavere, company number BE0896113615, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 90,583 after tax. For that financial year COLUMBUS ir. recorded a gross margin of € 62,157 and equity of € 295,518. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 79,039 to € 90,583. 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 July 23, 2025.
€ 295,518
▲ 44% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 90,583
▲ 15% vs 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 13,877
▼ 40% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € 276,918.
Debts at end 2024
€ 307,786
▼ 22% vs 2023
€ 96,933 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 1,341
▼ 61% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 17,157
▼ 55% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 65,977 | € 71,105 | € 77,078 | € 62,157 | ▼ 19% |
| Profit after taxes | € 40,421 | € 44,819 | € 79,039 | € 90,583 | ▲ 15% |
| Equity | € 81,077 | € 125,896 | € 204,935 | € 295,518 | ▲ 44% |
| Total debts | € 286,659 | € 527,262 | € 436,002 | € 329,721 | ▼ 24% |
| Cash | € 36,125 | € 38,526 | € 23,174 | € 13,877 | ▼ 40% |
| Retained profit | € 62,477 | € 107,296 | € 186,335 | € 276,918 | ▲ 49% |
| Dividend | € 12,986 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Bank debt | € 231,026 | € 475,588 | € 392,385 | € 307,786 | ▼ 22% |
| Balance sheet total | € 367,736 | € 653,158 | € 640,937 | € 625,239 | ▼ 2% |
Key figures of COLUMBUS ir., fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to COLUMBUS ir.?
What happened at COLUMBUS ir. in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 90,583 (▲ 15% vs 2023). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gavere. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 40,421 profit in 2021 to € 90,583 profit in 2024.
Paid € 84,425 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 90,583 profit.
Paid out € 12,986 in dividends to the owners in total.
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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
Behind COLUMBUS ir. is KRISTOF DHONDT. It owns 100% of ORTHOPEDIE KESTELYN itself.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Beekstraat 17
9890 Gavere
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0896.113.615
- VAT number
- BE 0896.113.615
- Registered office
- Beekstraat 17, 9890 Gavere
- Names & denominations
- COLUMBUS ir.
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 29 February 2008
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