ECUPHAR
ActiveSummary
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 831 sector peers (NACE 73, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
History
ECUPHAR was incorporated on 6 December 2001.1 The registered office was moved to Zedelgem in 2005.2 Between 2006 and 2017 the capital was increased 6 times, most recently to €13.0m.345 In 2006 the company absorbed Ecuphar by merger.6 The board currently has 2 members; Christopher Brewster has served longest, since 2023.7 Turnover grew from €17.9m in 2018 to €22.9m in 2025 and headcount from 19.4 to 21.4 full-time equivalents.8
Acts, filings and financial milestones
22-01
Gazette deed
PurposePurpose change · Power of attorney · Approval4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 12-01-2026
- Purpose change
- Power of attorney, Bruno Raes
- Approval, “gecoördineerde tekst van statuten, kennisname en goedkeuring” (deed in Dutch)
02-12
Gazette deed
Appointment: Grant Thornton Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Elie Janssens3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 04-09-2024
- Auditor appointment, Grant Thornton Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Elie Janssens
03-07
Gazette deed
Appointment: Christopher Brewster (director)Reappointment: Jennifer Winter (director)5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 11-12-2023
- Director appointment, Christopher Brewster (director)
- General meeting, 23-04-2024
- Director reappointment, Jennifer Winter (director)
- Other provision, 23-04-2024
12-12
Gazette deed
Appointment: PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Wouter Coppens3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 15-03-2022
- Auditor appointment, PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Wouter Coppens
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12-09
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 23-08-2022
- Power of attorney, Winand Kissels
- Power of attorney, Bas van Dijk
27-05
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 08-09-2020
- Board meeting, 10-05-2021
- Power of attorney, Simeon De Maertelaere
- Power of attorney, Winand Kissels
08-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: MADDENS Sara Tina (director)Amendment of the articles · Capital4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 11-08-2020
- Director resignation, MADDENS Sara Tina (director)
- Amendment of the articles
- Capital, €12,967,260.46
22-10
Gazette deed
Resignation: F.F.F. BVBA (director)Permanent representative: Christiaan Cardon · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 26-07-2019
- Director resignation, F.F.F. BVBA (director)
- Permanent representative, Christiaan Cardon
- Power of attorney, Bart Vanderstraete
26-08
Gazette deed
Resignation: Business Contact International BVBA (director)Appointment: Sara MADDENS (director) · Permanent representatives: Jeroen BASTIJNS and Christiaan CARDON · Power of attorney9 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-06-2019
- Director resignation, Business Contact International BVBA (director)
- Director appointment, Sara MADDENS (director)
- Permanent representative, Jeroen BASTIJNS
- Permanent representative, Christiaan CARDON
- Power of attorney, Bart Vanderstraete
- Power of attorney, Amaury de Borchgrave d'Altena
- Power of attorney, Evelyne Kerkdijk
- Power of attorney, Kety Tsochas
02-01
Gazette deed
Appointment: Jenny Winter (director)Permanent representatives: Christiaan Cardon and Jeroen Bastijns4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 02-11-2018
- Director appointment, Jenny Winter (director)
- Permanent representative, Christiaan Cardon
- Permanent representative, Jeroen Bastijns
04-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: Iain Menneer (director)Appointment: BCVBA PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor) · Permanent representatives: Peter Opsomer, Christiaan Cardon and Jeroen Bastijns7 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 08-06-2018
- Director resignation, Iain Menneer (director)
- Auditor appointment, BCVBA PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Peter Opsomer
- Permanent representative, Christiaan Cardon
- Permanent representative, Jeroen Bastijns
- Director resignation, statutory auditor
29-12
Gazette deed
Resignation: Asara BVBA (director)Permanent representatives: Walter BEYERS, Christiaan Cardon and Jeroen Bastijns · Appointment: Chris BREWSTER (director)6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 01-12-2017
- Director resignation, Asara BVBA (director)
- Permanent representative, Walter BEYERS
- Director appointment, Chris BREWSTER (director)
- Permanent representative, Christiaan Cardon
- Permanent representative, Jeroen Bastijns
04-08
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · Amendment of the articlesShare cancellation · Warrant cancellation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 07-07-2017
- Share cancellation, 216280, 13957720
- Warrant cancellation, 705700, “cancellation” (deed in Dutch)
- Amendment of the articles (3 times)
04-08
Gazette deed
Resignations: MYLECKE MANAGEMENT, ART & INVEST, MICHAEL SCHENCK and 2 othersPermanent representatives: Marc COUCKE, Michael SCHENCK and 3 others · Appointments: F.F.F., BUSINESS CONTACT INTERNATIONAL and 2 others · Amendment of the articles19 facts ▸
- General meeting, 13-07-2017
- Amendment of the articles
- Director resignation, MYLECKE MANAGEMENT, ART & INVEST (director)
- Permanent representative, Marc COUCKE
- Director resignation, MICHAEL SCHENCK (director)
- Permanent representative, Michael SCHENCK
- Director resignation, BELLEVUE (director)
- Permanent representative, Christiaan CARDON (2 times)
- Director resignation, BUSINESS CONTACT INTERNATIONAL (director)
- Permanent representative, Jeroen BASTIJNS (2 times)
- Director appointment, F.F.F. (director)
- Director appointment, BUSINESS CONTACT INTERNATIONAL (director)
- +7 further facts in this act
04-08
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · Amendment of the articlesCapital increase · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 19-07-2017
- Capital increase, €3,909,690.46
- Amendment of the articles
- Power of attorney, Guillaume ELLEBOUDT
23-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: Alychlo NV (a bestuurder)Permanent representatives: BDS Management BVBA, Barbara De Saedeleer and 2 others · Appointments: Michael Schenck BVBA (a bestuurder) and Mylecke Management, Art & Invest NV (chair of the board)9 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 31-08-2016
- Director resignation, Alychlo NV (a bestuurder)
- Director resignation, Alychlo NV (chair of the board)
- Permanent representative, BDS Management BVBA
- Permanent representative, Barbara De Saedeleer
- Director appointment, Michael Schenck BVBA (a bestuurder)
- Permanent representative, Michael Schenck
- Director appointment, Mylecke Management, Art & Invest NV (chair of the board)
- Permanent representative, Marc Coucke
22-08
Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: Chris Cardon and Jeroen BastijnsShare cancellation · Capital · Amendment of the articles6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 14-07-2016
- Share cancellation, 216.280
- Capital, €9,057,570
- Amendment of the articles
- Permanent representative, Chris Cardon
- Permanent representative, Jeroen Bastijns
29-12
Gazette deed
Resignations: Jeroen Bastijns (director) and Christiaan Cardon (director)Permanent representatives: Christiaan Cardon and Jeroen Bastijns5 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 25-11-2015
- Director resignation, Jeroen Bastijns (director)
- Director resignation, Christiaan Cardon (director)
- Permanent representative, Christiaan Cardon
- Permanent representative, Jeroen Bastijns
17-12
Gazette deed
Appointments: PricewaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren, ALYCHLO and 3 othersResignation: SAM SABBE (director) · Permanent representatives: Sam SABBE, BDS Management and 4 others · Amendment of the articles19 facts ▸
- General meeting, 24-11-2015
- Auditor appointment, PricewaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Amendment of the articles (3 times)
- Share issue, “warranten”, 705700 (deed in Dutch)
- Approval, “Warrantenplan” (deed in Dutch)
- Director resignation, SAM SABBE (director)
- Permanent representative, Sam SABBE
- Director appointment, ALYCHLO (director)
- Permanent representative, BDS Management
- Permanent representative, Barbara DE SAEDELEER
- Director appointment, MYLECKE MANAGEMENT, ART & INVEST (director)
- Permanent representative, Marc COUCKE
- +7 further facts in this act
07-12
Gazette deed
Capital & sharesCapital increase · Capital · Amendment of the articles4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 26-10-2015
- Capital increase, €53,250
- Capital, €9,057,570
- Amendment of the articles
17-08
Gazette deed
Resignation: Finipan NV (director)1 fact ▸
- Director resignation, Finipan NV (director)
06-08
Gazette deed
Capital & sharesCapital increase · Bank account · Amendment of the articles5 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 15-07-2015
- Capital increase, €2,850,000
- Bank account, 15-07-2015
- Amendment of the articles
- Preemptive rights lift
27-11
Gazette deed
Appointments: Finipan (director) and Christiaan Cardon (managing director)Permanent representatives: Joost Van Cauwenberge and Sam Sabbe · Reappointment: Sam Sabbe (director)7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-06-2013
- Director appointment, Finipan (director)
- Permanent representative, Joost Van Cauwenberge
- Director reappointment, Sam Sabbe (director)
- Permanent representative, Sam Sabbe
- Board meeting, 23-08-2011
- Director appointment, Christiaan Cardon (managing director)
27-06
Gazette deed
Appointment: BVBA Van Cauter -Saeys & Co (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Willem Van Cauter3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 08-06-2012
- Auditor appointment, BVBA Van Cauter -Saeys & Co (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Willem Van Cauter
03-04
Gazette deed
Algemene VergaderingCapital decrease · Capital · Amendment of the articles6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 01-03-2013
- Capital decrease, €6,039,280
- Capital, €6,154,320
- Amendment of the articles (2 times)
- Power of attorney, raad van bestuur
- Capital distribution, 6.039.280,00 €
06-08
Gazette deed
Algemene VergaderingCapital decrease · Capital · Amendment of the articles4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 13-07-2012
- Capital decrease, €6,039,280
- Capital, €6,154,320
- Amendment of the articles (2 times)
12-06
Gazette deed
Capital & sharesCapital increase · Capital2 facts ▸
- Capital increase, €273,350
- Capital, €12,193,600
14-09
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Christiaan Cardon (director) and Jeroen Bastijns (director)3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-06-2011
- Director reappointment, Christiaan Cardon (director)
- Director reappointment, Jeroen Bastijns (director)
04-07
Gazette deed
Capital & sharesCapital increase · Capital · Amendment of the articles4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 27.05.2011
- Capital increase, €237,850
- Capital, €11,920,250
- Amendment of the articles
04-03
Gazette deed
Resignation: Tom Almey (director)1 fact ▸
- Director resignation, Tom Almey (director)
10-12
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · RestructuringMerger · Share cancellation3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 22.11.2010
- Merger, “geruisloze fusie” (deed in Dutch)
- Share cancellation, 750
05-10
Gazette deed
Restructuring · MiscellaneousMerger1 fact ▸
- Merger, 08-09-2010
05-02
Gazette deed
Restructuring · MiscellaneousMerger1 fact ▸
- Merger, 29-09-2009
13-11
Gazette deed
RestructuringMerger · Purpose change · Amendment of the articles4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 28-09-2006
- Merger
- Purpose change, “- Het verdelen van geneesmiddelen en verzorgingsproducten voor dieren onder eigen merk; - De oprichting, de uitbating en het overnemen van groothandelverdelers…” (deed in Dutch)
- Amendment of the articles (3 times)
13-07
Gazette deed
Restructuring · MiscellaneousMerger1 fact ▸
- Merger, 25-06-2006
24-04
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · Amendment of the articlesCapital increase · Capital5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 30.03.2006
- Capital increase, €120,455.37
- Capital increase, €879,544.63
- Capital, €1,682,400
- Amendment of the articles
28-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Starr Consult (director)Appointments: Jeroen Bastijns (director) and Maarten Lejaeghere (director) · Reappointment: Chris Cardon (gedelegeerd bestuurder) · Registered-office move7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 23-08-2005
- Registered-office move, Autobaan 22, bus 00.01, 8210 Zedelgem (Loppem)
- Director resignation, Starr Consult (director)
- Director appointment, Jeroen Bastijns (director)
- Director appointment, Maarten Lejaeghere (director)
- Director reappointment, Chris Cardon (gedelegeerd bestuurder)
- Director reappointment, Chris Cardon (chair of the board)