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ECUPHAR

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Public limited companyfounded 2001active for 24 yearsLegeweg 157, 8020 Oostkamp, Belgium21 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0476.255.350
Summary

ECUPHAR has been active since 2001 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €83.3m and a net result of €1.6m. Equity is shrinking by about 2.7% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 56% of 838 sector peers (NACE 73, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

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Directors

Directors
2 directors, no change since 2024

Board 2

Christopher Brewster
Director · since 30-06-2023
Current
Jennifer Winter
Director · since 23-04-2024
Current
6 not recently confirmed
Still in office according to the deeds, but no deed of the last six years confirms the mandate. Mandates like this have often ended since, in a deed we have not read yet.
Chris Cardon
Chair of the board · since 23-08-2005
Not recently confirmed
Maarten Lejaeghere
Director · since 23-08-2005
Not recently confirmed
Asara
Director · since 13-07-2017 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Walter BEYERS
Not recently confirmed
Chris BREWSTER
Director · since 01-12-2017
Not recently confirmed
Jenny Winter
Director · since 01-11-2018
Not recently confirmed
Sara MADDENS
Director · since 14-06-2019
Not recently confirmed

Day-to-day management 1

Chris Cardon
Gedelegeerd bestuurder · since 23-08-2005
Not recently confirmed

Permanent representatives 1

Walter BEYERS
Permanent representative · since 13-07-2017 · for Asara
Not recently confirmed

Statutory auditor 1

GRANT THORNTON BEDRIJFSREVISOREN - REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES
Statutory auditor · since 02-12-2024 · permanent representative: Elie Janssens
Current
Derived from published Gazette deeds. The KBO keeps the official list of office holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ. See the directors and other office holders in the KBO →

Mandate history

25 people since 2005, 9 in office
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  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
  • Statutory auditor
  • not recently confirmed
  • began earlier
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
Christopher Brewster
  • Director, from 30-06-2023 to date
Jennifer Winter
  • Director, since before 23-04-2024
GRANT THORNTON BEDRIJFSREVISOREN - REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES
  • Statutory auditor, from 02-12-2024 to date
Chris Cardon
  • Chair of the board, from before 23-08-2005 not ended, last confirmed 28-11-2005
  • Gedelegeerd bestuurder, from before 23-08-2005 not ended, last confirmed 28-11-2005
Maarten Lejaeghere
  • Director, from 23-08-2005 not ended, last confirmed 28-11-2005
Asara
  • Director, from 13-07-2017 not ended, last confirmed 04-08-2017
Chris BREWSTER
  • Director, from 01-12-2017 not ended, last confirmed 29-12-2017
Jenny Winter
  • Director, from 01-11-2018 not ended, last confirmed 02-01-2019
Sara MADDENS
  • Director, from 14-06-2019 not ended, last confirmed 26-08-2019
PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviseurs d'Entreprises
  • Statutory auditor, from 12-06-2015 to 02-12-2024
MADDENS Sara Tina
  • Director, until 31-07-2020
F.F.F.
  • Director, from 13-07-2017 to 24-07-2019
BUSINESS CONTACT INTERNATIONAL
  • Director, from 24-11-2015 to 14-06-2019
Iain David MENNEER
  • Director, from 13-07-2017 to 26-04-2018
BELLEVUE
  • Director, from 24-11-2015 to 13-07-2017
Michael Schenck
  • A bestuurder, from 31-08-2016 to 13-07-2017
MYLECKE MANAGEMENT, ART & INVEST
  • Director, from 24-11-2015 to 13-07-2017
  • Chair of the board, from 31-08-2016 ended, last mentioned 23-09-2016
ALYCHLO
  • Chair of the board, from 24-11-2015 to 23-08-2016
  • Director, from 24-11-2015 to 23-08-2016
CARDON Christiaan
  • Director, from before 23-08-2011 to 29-12-2015
  • Managing director, from 23-08-2011 ended, last mentioned 27-11-2013
Jeroen BASTIJNS
  • Director, from 23-08-2005 to 29-12-2015
SAM SABBE
  • Director, from before 08-10-2013 to 24-11-2015
BVBA Van Cauter -Saeys & Co
  • Statutory auditor, from 27-06-2013 to 12-06-2015
Finipan
  • Director, from 14-06-2013 to 12-06-2015
Tom Almey
  • Director, until 01-01-2011
Starr Consult
  • Director, until 28-11-2005
See the board, name and registered office on a given date →

Owners and capital

Owners

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. ANIMALCARE GROUP PLCGB consolidated
  2. ECUPHAR

Highest known parent: ANIMALCARE GROUP PLC (United Kingdom). The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 1

According to the 2025 annual accounts of ECUPHAR and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Official Gazette and the LEI register. Annual accounts state the shareholders that notified the company under article 7:225 of the Code of Companies and Associations and the parent companies that consolidate it. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not include these statements in its annual accounts, or does not have to, is not listed.

Capital and shareholders

Shareholders according to the deeds
After the capital increase act of 07-12-2015 ↗
After the capital increase act of 06-08-2015 ↗
  • MC3 Health
  • Bert VANHEULE
  • Martin AMEYE
  • Jan DIRIX
  • Godelieve HANSSENS
  • Wim CROMMELYNCK
After the capital increase act of 12-06-2012 ↗
After the capital increase act of 04-07-2011 ↗
After 2 capital increases act of 24-04-2006 ↗
  • Huwgemeenschap Niville-Van Hecke 621 shares

The Belgian Official Gazette names shareholders only when an act mentions them; the share register itself is not published.

Capital over the years
  1. 08-09-2020 Capital stated in the deed · €12,967,260.46 · 19,982,555 shares
  2. 04-08-2017 Capital increase of €3,909,690.46 · to €12,967,260.46 · in kind
  3. 22-08-2016 Capital stated in the deed · €9,057,570
  4. 07-12-2015 Capital increase of €53,250 · to €9,057,570 · 60 new shares
  5. 06-08-2015 Capital increase of €2,850,000 · to €9,004,320
  6. 03-04-2013 Capital reduction of €6,039,280 · to €6,154,320 · repaid to the shareholders
  7. 06-08-2012 Capital reduction of €6,039,280 · to €6,154,320 · repaid to the shareholders
  8. 12-06-2012 Capital increase of €273,350 · to €12,193,600 · 308 new shares
Show 3 older capital entries
  1. 04-07-2011 Capital increase of €237,850 · to €11,920,250 · 268 new shares
  2. 24-04-2006 Capital increase of €120,455.37 · to €802,855.37 · 621 new shares
  3. 24-04-2006 Capital increase of €879,544.63 · to €1,682,400 · no new shares

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