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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 39 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Kota from Merksplas, company number BE0898579987, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 83,035 after tax. For that financial year Kota recorded a gross margin of € 232,981 and equity of € 890,262. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 360,455 to € 83,035. 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 June 2, 2026.
€ 890,262
▲ 10% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 83,035
▼ 77% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 78,815
▲ € 74,217 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 € 486,892.
People and assets in 2025
€ 5,251
▲ € 4,356 vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 883,413
€ 106,291 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.
€ 118,853
▼ 53% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 17,977
▲ 20% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € -24,225 | € 187,004 | € 547,315 | € 232,981 | ▼ 57% |
| Profit after taxes | € -121,733 | € 66,408 | € 360,455 | € 83,035 | ▼ 77% |
| Equity | € 380,364 | € 446,772 | € 807,226 | € 890,262 | ▲ 10% |
| Total debts | € 1,677,971 | € 1,413,891 | € 1,198,042 | € 1,043,175 | ▼ 13% |
| Cash | € 4,587 | € 5,635 | € 4,597 | € 78,815 | ▲ € 74,217 |
| Land & buildings | € 1,359,896 | € 1,297,242 | € 1,236,625 | € 1,173,756 | ▼ 5% |
| Retained profit | € 13,664 | € 43,402 | € 403,856 | € 486,892 | ▲ 21% |
| Bank debt | € 1,070,312 | € 967,027 | € 881,937 | € 883,413 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,058,335 | € 1,860,663 | € 2,005,268 | € 1,933,437 | ▼ 4% |
Key figures of Kota, 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 Kota?
What happened at Kota in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 83,035 (▼ 77% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Koen Braspenning became a director. NBB
- Constant Braspenning became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Merksplas. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 121,733 loss in 2022 to € 83,035 profit in 2025.
Paid € 84,735 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 360,455 profit.
Management
Behind Kota are Koen Braspenning and Constant Braspenning. The same people are also behind SKW-Mestverwerking. Koen Braspenning is also behind BRAVO.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2024
since 2020
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Strikkeweg 9
2330 Merksplas
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0898.579.987
- VAT number
- BE 0898.579.987
- Registered office
- Strikkeweg 9, 2330 Merksplas
- Names & denominations
- Kota
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 11 June 2008
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 26 Nov 2025
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