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Annual accounts 2025 filed on 14-05-2026 PDF all 57 filings
Every figure per financial year
The operating result for 2025 is 29% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2022.
- 2022 Net result -89% on 2021. The 2021 profit included a one-off income of €19,016,423.
- 2021 Net result +5,117% on 2020. The 2021 profit included a one-off income of €19,016,423.
Revenue breakdown
By activity 2025
- Scheikundige producten en gerelateerde dienstverlening €43,303,46989.2%
- Machines €5,256,28710.8%
- Diverse €9,3780.0%
Total €48,569,133
Source: 2025 accounts, page 22, filing 2026-00118898
By geographic market 2020
- Belgie & Luxemburg €44,222,249100.0%
Source: 2020 accounts, page 24, filing 2021-17500356
All years (2012 to 2025)
By activity
| By activity | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheikundige producten en gerelateerde dienstverlening | - | - | - | - | - | - | €36,561,780 | €37,081,580 | €39,018,868 | €35,723,064 | €42,980,879 | €45,456,847 | €43,804,106 | €43,303,469 |
| Machines | €6,540,426 | €6,244,979 | €6,836,446 | €6,961,378 | €5,139,285 | €4,687,135 | €4,945,808 | €5,179,648 | €5,178,619 | €4,910,652 | €5,683,607 | €7,411,979 | €6,741,753 | €5,256,287 |
| Diverse | €23,236 | €19,333 | €15,791 | €13,074 | €52,246 | €27,758 | €58,602 | €33,300 | €24,761 | €19,717 | €27,084 | €23,466 | €21,841 | €9,378 |
| Scheikundige producten | €35,558,955 | €36,129,024 | €35,515,686 | €35,681,769 | €34,758,673 | €34,778,460 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | €42,122,617 | €42,393,335 | €42,367,924 | €42,656,220 | €39,950,205 | €39,493,353 | €41,566,190 | €42,294,528 | €44,222,249 | €40,653,432 | €48,691,569 | €52,892,291 | €50,567,701 | €48,569,133 |
By geographic market
| By geographic market | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgie & Luxemburg | - | - | - | - | €39,950,205 | €39,493,323 | €41,566,190 | €42,294,528 | €44,222,249 |
| Belgie & Luxumburg | €42,122,617 | €42,393,335 | €42,367,924 | €42,656,220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | €42,122,617 | €42,393,335 | €42,367,924 | €42,656,220 | €39,950,205 | €39,493,323 | €41,566,190 | €42,294,528 | €44,222,249 |
Staff
| Item | 30-11-2022 | 30-11-2023 | 30-11-2024 | 30-11-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 111 | 105 | 103 | 95 |
| full-time | 93 | 88 | 86 | 78 |
| part-time | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| in full-time equivalents | 105.9 | 100.4 | 97.7 | 90.6 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 105.3 | 100.3 | 95.3 | 94.7 |
| On a permanent contract | 111 | 105 | 103 | 95 |
| Joined | 18 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| Left | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Agency workers, average number | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Training hours | 52 | 88 | 129 | 129 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts
Investments
| Item | 30-11-2021 | 30-11-2022 | 30-11-2023 | 30-11-2024 | 30-11-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €1.4m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.6m | €1.3m |
| Financial fixed assets | - | €12.9m | - | - | - |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €2.0m | €1.5m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Auditor
| Item | 30-11-2021 | 30-11-2022 | 30-11-2023 | 30-11-2024 | 30-11-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee for the audit | €18,950 | €22,950 | €24,557 | €25,293 | €27,552 |
| Other work by the auditor | - | - | - | €2,000 | - |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (relations with the auditor)
Public contracts
Source: TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), Publications Office of the European Union. The values are as the buyer published them. For a framework agreement, the value is a ceiling.
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | €47.5m | - | - | €45.0m | €54.5m | €58.4m | €54.6m | €52.3m | ▼ 4.2% |
| Turnover70 | €41.6m | €42.3m | €44.2m | €40.7m | €48.7m | €52.9m | €50.6m | €48.6m | ▼ 4.0% |
| Other operating income74 | €5.9m | - | - | €4.4m | €5.8m | €5.1m | €4.0m | €3.7m | ▼ 8.0% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | - | €0.4m | - | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | €46.7m | - | - | €43.6m | €53.3m | €55.7m | €51.6m | €50.1m | ▼ 2.8% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | €24.1m | - | - | €24.1m | €32.3m | €36.7m | €30.5m | €30.3m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | - | €32.3m | €36.7m | €30.5m | €30.3m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | -€0.05m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Services and other goods61 | €8.2m | - | - | €4.7m | €4.3m | €4.0m | €5.0m | €4.6m | ▼ 8.3% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €11.9m | - | - | €11.9m | €13.3m | €13.0m | €14.2m | €13.7m | ▼ 3.5% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €2.5m | €2.3m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €1.5m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 1.7% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | -€0.006m | - | - | €0.007m | -€0.3m | €0.06m | -€0.01m | -€0.03m | ▼ 137% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | €0.02m | - | - | -€0.02m | -€0.2m | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €0.03m | - | - | €0.9m | €2.5m | €0.8m | €0.5m | €0.4m | ▼ 16.7% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | - | -€0.1m | - | €0.2m | -€0.06m | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €0.7m | €0.6m | €1.5m | €1.4m | €1.2m | €2.6m | €3.0m | €2.1m | ▼ 29.1% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | - | €2.5m | €0.6m | €1.7m | €4.2m | ▲ 150% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €3.7m | €1.5m | €0.8m | €6.8m | €1.5m | €0.6m | €1.7m | €4.2m | ▲ 150% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | €3.7m | - | - | €6.8m | €1.5m | €0.6m | €1.6m | €4.0m | ▲ 150% |
| Income from current assets751 | €8 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.06m | €0.2m | ▲ 214% |
| Other financial income752/9 | €135 | - | - | €0.005m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.006m | ▼ 57.4% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | - | €19.0m | €0.9m | €6 | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | €0.3m | - | - | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.08m | €0.03m | €0.01m | ▼ 54.4% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.1m | €0.08m | €0.03m | €0.01m | ▼ 54.4% |
| Debt charges650 | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.08m | €0.05m | €0.006m | €21 | ▼ 99.7% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | €0.009m | - | - | €0.01m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 40.3% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €4.2m | €1.8m | €1.4m | €26.8m | €3.4m | €3.2m | €4.7m | €6.3m | ▲ 35.5% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.6m | €0.3m | €0.9m | €0.05m | €0.5m | €0.8m | €0.9m | €0.7m | ▼ 21.6% |
| Taxes670/3 | €0.6m | - | - | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.8m | €0.9m | €0.7m | ▼ 21.6% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | €0.4m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €3.5m | €1.5m | €0.5m | €26.8m | €2.9m | €2.4m | €3.7m | €5.6m | ▲ 50.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €3.5m | €1.5m | €0.5m | €26.8m | €2.9m | €2.4m | €3.7m | €5.6m | ▲ 50.0% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €107.5m | €107.1m | €105.3m | €104.4m | €93.2m | €93.4m | €95.7m | €105.6m | ▲ 10.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €94.8m | €94.2m | €92.6m | €81.6m | €78.1m | €78.2m | €78.4m | €78.4m | = |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €4.6m | €4.0m | €3.1m | €2.5m | €2.2m | €2.3m | €2.5m | €2.5m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €0.07m | - | - | €0.06m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▼ 7.6% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €0.002m | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.05m | ▲ 330% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | €4.5m | - | - | €2.4m | €2.1m | €2.1m | €2.3m | €2.3m | ▲ 0.5% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | €0.003m | - | - | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.1m | €0.08m | ▼ 38.0% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €90.2m | €90.2m | €89.5m | €79.0m | €75.9m | €75.9m | €75.9m | €75.9m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | €90.1m | - | - | €79.0m | €75.9m | €75.9m | €75.9m | €75.9m | = |
| Participating interests280 | €90.1m | - | - | €79.0m | €75.9m | €75.9m | €75.9m | €75.9m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | €0.08m | - | - | €0.003m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | €0.08m | - | - | €0.003m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €12.7m | €12.9m | €12.7m | €22.8m | €15.1m | €15.2m | €17.3m | €27.2m | ▲ 57.3% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.006m | €0.004m | €0.03m | - | - |
| Trade receivables290 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.006m | €0.004m | €0.03m | - | - |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.4m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stocks30/36 | €0.4m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | €0.4m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €11.3m | €12.2m | €12.2m | €22.5m | €14.9m | €15.1m | €17.2m | €27.2m | ▲ 58.0% |
| Trade receivables40 | €11.0m | - | - | €13.1m | €14.8m | €13.1m | €12.3m | €13.1m | ▲ 6.8% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €0.3m | - | - | €9.4m | €0.1m | €2.1m | €4.9m | €14.1m | ▲ 185% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.8m | €0.1m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €0.2m | - | - | €0.3m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.05m | €0.007m | ▼ 85.5% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €107.5m | €107.1m | €105.3m | €104.4m | €93.2m | €93.4m | €95.7m | €105.6m | ▲ 10.4% |
| Equity10/15 | €49.7m | €51.2m | €51.8m | €78.5m | €81.4m | €83.7m | €87.4m | €93.0m | ▲ 6.4% |
| Contributions10/11 | €43.9m | €43.9m | €43.9m | €97.1m | €97.1m | €97.1m | €97.1m | €97.1m | = |
| Capital10 | €43.9m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Issued capital100 | €43.9m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Contributions outside capital11 | €53.2m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reserves13 | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | €0.6m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | €0.01m | - | - | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | = |
| Other1319 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | €0.3m | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€48.3m | -€46.8m | -€46.2m | -€19.5m | -€16.6m | -€14.3m | -€10.6m | -€5.0m | ▲ 52.8% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.4m | €0.8m | €0.3m | €0.3m | - | - | €0.2m | €0.09m | ▼ 40.7% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €0.4m | - | - | €0.3m | - | - | €0.2m | €0.09m | ▼ 40.7% |
| Environmental obligations163 | €0.1m | - | - | €0.1m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | €0.3m | - | - | €0.2m | - | - | €0.2m | €0.09m | ▼ 40.7% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €57.3m | €55.0m | €53.2m | €25.6m | €11.8m | €9.6m | €8.1m | €12.5m | ▲ 54.3% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €54.6m | €53.2m | €51.3m | €23.3m | €10.2m | €7.5m | €5.4m | €9.4m | ▲ 73.9% |
| Financial debts43 | €46.3m | - | - | €18.2m | €0.3m | - | - | - | - |
| Other loans439 | €46.3m | - | - | €18.2m | €0.3m | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €3.2m | €5.8m | €1.0m | €1.6m | €4.2m | €3.7m | €1.6m | €4.3m | ▲ 169% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €3.2m | - | - | €1.6m | €4.2m | €3.7m | €1.6m | €4.3m | ▲ 169% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €5.0m | - | - | €3.4m | €5.7m | €3.8m | €3.8m | €5.1m | ▲ 34.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | €1.6m | - | - | €0.8m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €1.0m | €1.1m | ▲ 7.7% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €3.5m | - | - | €2.6m | €4.5m | €2.7m | €2.8m | €4.1m | ▲ 43.8% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €2.7m | - | - | €2.3m | €1.6m | €2.1m | €2.7m | €3.1m | ▲ 14.7% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €3.5m | €1.5m | €0.5m | €26.8m | €2.9m | €2.4m | €3.7m | €5.6m | ▲ 50.0% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €2.5m | €2.3m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €1.5m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 1.7% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €6.0m | €3.8m | €2.5m | €28.7m | €4.3m | €3.5m | €5.0m | €6.9m | ▲ 37.6% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€1.6m | -€0.5m | €9.1m | €2.0m | -€1.2m | -€1.5m | -€1.3m | ▲ 14.6% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.7m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 57 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-11-2025 | full format | 14-05-2026 | 2026-00118898 | |
| 30-11-2024 | full format | 23-06-2025 | 2025-00176002 | |
| 30-11-2023 | full format | 10-05-2024 | 2024-00085919 | |
| 30-11-2022 | full format | 02-06-2023 | 2023-00103772 | |
| 30-11-2021 | full format | 07-06-2022 | 2022-20060727 | |
| 30-11-2020 | full format | 03-06-2021 | 2021-17500356 | |
| 30-11-2019 | full format | 02-10-2020 | 2020-58600220 | |
| 30-11-2018 | full format | 25-06-2020 | 2020-24400311 | |
| 30-11-2017 | full format | 12-06-2019 | 2019-19000504 | |
| 30-11-2016 | full format | 27-06-2017 | 2017-23100365 |