Result
-€8.1m ▼ 158%
The result fell in 2025 from -€3.2m to -€8.1m.
DFDS Belgium
Lifetime
20 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 35 filings since 1991peak €175.6m (2023)
€163.1m▲ 8.9%
lowest -€8.1m (2025)
-€8.1m▼ €5.0m
peak €35.7m (2023)
€24.3m▼ 25.2%
€36.6m▲ 4.7%
peak 253.5 FTE (2023)
247.4 FTE▼ 2.0%
Board18 names since 2015all names
6 directors and 5 others
Owners2 names in the annual accounts
100%
Documentsfilings and deeds
12-06-202649 days before the deadline
2025financial year
Loss of €8.1mResignation: (day-to-day manager) 17-03Equity from €32.5m to €24.3m
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsStaff
228 employees on 31-12-2025
In 2025, 61 people joined and 89 left. On top of that, 59.7 agency workers worked there on average.
Payment terms
72 days to suppliers
DFDS Belgium pays its suppliers 13 days earlier than in 2024. Customers pay 27 days earlier.
Board
2 left
Directors left. Latest change 17-04-2026 · 4 in office.
Position in the sector
-€8.1m
Lower net result than 95% of companies in warehousing and transport support. Sector median €192,660 · 509 companies.
Public support
€1.5m awarded from 2023 to 2025
Flemish support, mostly Oproep walstroom.
Checked score
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
Financial strength
Score breakdown
Comparable companies, two years later
In July 2024, 148 companies had the same profile as DFDS Belgium has now. Each dot is one company, two years later.
91.9%
were still trading
5.4%
stopped another way
2.0%
went bankrupt
Another 0.7% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,762 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 148 companies, not a prediction for DFDS Belgium. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
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Signals
Board and ownership
Managing director
Managing director
Managing director
Director, since 15-11-2018
Director, since 01-01-2020
Auditor,
- 100%annual accounts 2025
Recent changes
Resignation: (director)
General meeting of 26-05-2026 · Gazette deed
Appointments: (day-to-day manager) and (day-to-day manager)
Board meeting of 24-10-2025 · Gazette deed
Appointment: (director)
Resignation: (director) · General meeting of 15-10-2025 · Gazette deed
4 directors reappointed
, , and · General meeting of 15-10-2025 · Gazette deed
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFDS Belgium Ghent | €163.1m | -5.0% | 39.5% | 247.4 |
| WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN LOGISTICS ZEEBRUGGE Bruges | €97.5m | 3.9% | 47.5% | 317.9 |
| INTERNATIONAL CAR OPERATORS Bruges | €226.0m | 18.5% | 74.5% | 330.9 |
| ADVARIO STOLTHAVEN ANTWERP Antwerp | €99.6m | 28.3% | 58.5% | 176.7 |
| CLdN Ports Zeebrugge Bruges | €102.5m | 5.7% | 34.9% | 67.1 |
| Unie van Redding- en Sleepdienst Belgie - Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage Belgique - Towage and Salvage Union Belgium Antwerp | €54.3m | 0.3% | 34.2% | 269.2 |
| PSA Antwerp Antwerp | €314.8m | 9.8% | 17.0% | 329 |
Grey: the largest companies of the sector (warehousing and transport support (NACE 52)), without their names. Blue: the sector peers from the table.
These companies have the same main activity as DFDS Belgium: warehousing and support activities for transportation (NACE 52220). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €59m and €575m, founded between 1968 and 2003.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 24-01-1991Normal situation
- Activity
- Warehousing and support activities for transportationNACE 52220and 5 others
- Joint committees
- 226White-collar workers in international trade, transport and logistics
- 140Transport and logistics · annual accounts 2025
- Establishment units
- 2.210.913.5759000 Ghent, since 01-07-2012
- 2.338.380.0879042 Ghent, since 30-11-2022and 2 others
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 18-09-2025
Annual accounts 2025
- €61.6m▼ 9.9%
- Employeeson 31-12-2025
- 228▼ 10.9%
- Filing
- Filed on 12-06-2026, 49 days before the end of the filing period
Insights on DFDS Belgium
DFDS Belgium has existed since 1991. In 2012 turnover rose from €3.0m to €8.7m. On 1 July 2012 a site was added.
Solvency fell in 2025 from 47.5% to 39.5% because of the loss.
holds all the shares. In February 2026, the Official Gazette published the appointment of as managing director.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
Key facts about DFDS Belgium
- What is the company number of DFDS Belgium?
- The company number of DFDS Belgium is 0442.647.523. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0442.647.523.
- Where is DFDS Belgium based?
- The registered office is at Philips Landsbergiuslaan 11, 9000 Ghent.Company details
- What does DFDS Belgium do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is warehousing and support activities for transportation (NACE 52220).
- What is the legal form of DFDS Belgium?
- DFDS Belgium is a public limited company (NV).
- When was DFDS Belgium founded?
- DFDS Belgium was founded on 24-01-1991.
- Is DFDS Belgium still active?
- Yes, DFDS Belgium is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does DFDS Belgium have?
- DFDS Belgium had an average of 247.4 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does DFDS Belgium fall under?
- In its 2025 annual accounts, DFDS Belgium states joint committees 226 (White-collar workers in international trade, transport and logistics) and 140 (Transport and logistics).
- What is the turnover of DFDS Belgium?
- The turnover of DFDS Belgium was €163.1m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is DFDS Belgium profitable?
- In financial year 2025, DFDS Belgium made a loss of €8.1m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of DFDS Belgium?
- DFDS Belgium filed 35 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of DFDS Belgium due?
- DFDS Belgium must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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