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MARTIN MATHYS

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Public limited companyfounded 198937 yrs activeKolenbergstraat 23, 3545 Halen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0437.896.404
Summary

MARTIN MATHYS has been active since 1989 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €17.8m and a net result of €1.4m. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±1.2% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 54% of 272 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability63▼-6
Solvency78▼-8
Growth35▼-14
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1,200,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.97 against 2.38 in 2024; short-term debt: 45.4% and cash: 0% of total assets), and 46.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 20
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (NACE 20)
about 43% fewer bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 37 years 0 40 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
53.1%
Return on assets
4.3%
Age of the figures
16 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-05-2025 was due by 31-12-2025 and was filed on 16-10-2025, 76 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
76 d early
2024
75 d early
2023
68 d early
2022
80 d early
2021
78 d early
2020
79 d early
2019
77 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 76 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 22 days before the deadline, and 27% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-05-2026 and is due by 31-12-2026. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 16 October (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
31-05-2026 close30-09-2026 today31-12-2026 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

History

MARTIN MATHYS was incorporated on 30 June 1989.1 In 2014 the capital was increased by EUR 7.5 million to EUR 17 million.2 The board currently has 3 members; Frank Costermans has served longest, since 2010.3 Revenue grew from EUR 51 million in 2019 to EUR 57 million in 2025 and headcount from 170 to 154 full-time equivalents.4

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2Belgian State Gazette, 04-06-2014
  3. 3Belgian State Gazette, 14-11-2023
  4. 4National Bank, annual accounts 2019 and 2025

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Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema

Turnover
€56.5m▲ 12.1%
2024 · €50.4m
EBIT margin
4.6%▼ 1.9pp
2024 · 6.5%
Net result
€1.4m▼ 31.7%
2024 · €2.1m
Working capital
€14.7m▲ 5.5%
2024 · €14.0m
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
No line ticked in this group.
In per cent
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Ratio
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In full-time equivalents (FTE)
No line ticked in this group.

Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 20, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Turnover€59.1m▲ 20.0%€54.6m▼ 7.6%€51.1m▼ 6.3%€50.4m▼ 1.3%€56.5m▲ 12.1%
Operating result€5.8m▲ 111%€2.9m▼ 49.9%€2.8m▼ 2.7%€3.3m▲ 16.8%€2.6m▼ 20.2%
Net result€3.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 157%€1.7mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 54.8%€1.7mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 1.9%€2.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 27.4%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 31.7%
EBIT margin9.7%▲ 4.2pp5.3%▼ 4.5pp5.5%▲ 0.2pp6.5%▲ 1.0pp4.6%▼ 1.9pp
Equity€20.9mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 1.2%€22.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 8.1%€24.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 7.4%€16.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 32.6%€17.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 8.8%
Total assets€35.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 17.5%€32.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 8.2%€32.0mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 0.7%€27.0mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 15.9%€33.5mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 24.1%
Debt€14.1m▲ 60.7%€9.7m▼ 31.2%€7.8m▼ 19.5%€10.6m▲ 35.6%€15.7m▲ 48.5%
Working capital€18.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.2%€20.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.5%€21.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.0%€14.0mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 36.0%€14.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.5%
Solvency59.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 11.2pp69.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 10.5pp75.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.7pp60.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 15.0pp53.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.5pp
Current ratio2.38within the sector's middle half▼ 0.883.22above the sector's middle half▲ 0.843.96above the sector's middle half▲ 0.742.38within the sector's middle half▼ 1.581.97within the sector's middle half▼ 0.41
Return on assets (ROA)10.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.8pp5.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.4pp5.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp7.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7pp4.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.5pp
Staff (FTE)164.8above the sector's middle half▲ 2.0%180above the sector's middle half▲ 9.2%174.8above the sector's middle half▼ 2.9%162.9above the sector's middle half▼ 6.8%153.8above the sector's middle half▼ 5.6%
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 20, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€2.0m€4.0m€6.0mOperating result 2021: €5.8m€5.8mNet result 2021: €3.7m€3.7mOperating result 2022: €2.9m€2.9mNet result 2022: €1.7m€1.7mOperating result 2023: €2.8m€2.8mNet result 2023: €1.7m€1.7mOperating result 2024: €3.3m€3.3mNet result 2024: €2.1m€2.1mOperating result 2025: €2.6m€2.6mNet result 2025: €1.4m€1.4m20212022202320242025€0€1m€2m€3mOperating result 2023: €2.8m€2.8mNet result 2023: €1.7m€1.7mOperating result 2024: €3.3m€3.3mNet result 2024: €2.1m€2.1mOperating result 2025: €2.6m€2.6mNet result 2025: €1.4m€1.4m202320242025
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 20% below 2024 and is the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €33.5m
Fixed assets €3.6m ▲ 22.0%
Current assets €29.9m ▲ 24.4%
Equity and liabilities €33.5m
Equity €17.8m ▲ 8.8%
Provisions €0 ▼ 100%
Debt €15.7m ▲ 48.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 39.2% to 46.9%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€3.0m▼
2024 · €3.7m
Cash flow
€1.9m▼
2024 · €2.5m
Quick ratio
0.84▼
2024 · 1.11
Debt to equity
0.88▲
2024 · 0.65
ROE
8.1%▼
2024 · 13.0%
Interest coverage
61.77▲
2024 · 6.23
Debt ≤ 1 year
€15.2m▲
2024 · €10.1m
Income taxes
€597,094▼
2024 · €803,679
Staff costs
€12.9m▲
2024 · €12.7m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 1,860 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.1% went bankrupt within 24 months and 98% are still going.

  • Medium-sized
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.1% went bankrupt
2.0% stopped otherwise
98% still going

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,340 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
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% 1.0%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 1,860 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 75 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€27.0m€33.5m▲
Fixed assets21/28€2.9m€3.6m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.9m€3.6m▲
Land and buildings22€1.3m€1.5m▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€1.6m€2.0m▲
Furniture and vehicles24€85,634€52,204▼
Current assets29/58€24.0m€29.9m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€12.8m€17.2m▲
Stocks30/36€12.8m€17.2m▲
Raw materials and consumables30/31€4.9m€8.6m▲
Finished goods33€6.5m€7.1m▲
Goods purchased for resale34€1.4m€1.5m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€10.0m€11.7m▲
Trade receivables40€9.7m€11.2m▲
Other amounts receivable41€271,264€503,352▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€20,789€13,909▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1.2m€1.0m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€27.0m€33.5m▲
Equity10/15€16.3m€17.8m▲
Contributions10/11€9.4m€9.4m=
Capital10€9.4m€9.4m=
Issued capital100€9.4m€9.4m=
Reserves13€7.0m€8.4m▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€936,200€936,200=
Legal reserve130€936,200€936,200=
Distributable reserves133€6.0m€7.5m▲
Provisions and deferred taxes16€63,745-
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€63,745-
Other liabilities and charges164/5€63,745-
Amounts payable17/49€10.6m€15.7m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€10.1m€15.2m▲
Trade debts44€6.6m€12.5m▲
Suppliers440/4€6.6m€12.5m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€2.7m€2.5m▼
Taxes450/3€168,840€116,954▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€2.6m€2.4m▼
Other amounts payable47/48€764,899€163,166▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€476,297€506,112▲
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€52.9m€60.6m▲
Turnover70€50.4m€56.5m▲
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71-€904,785€654,809▲
Other operating income74€3.4m€3.4m▼
Operating charges60/66A€49.7m€57.9m▲
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€22.1m€27.7m▲
Purchases600/8€21.1m€31.5m▲
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€1.1m-€3.9m▼
Services and other goods61€14.4m€16.9m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€12.7m€12.9m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€434,410€422,728▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€133,106€68,125▲
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8€31,237-€63,745▼
Other operating charges640/8€105,256€109,694▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€4,836€4,644▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€3.3m€2.6m▼
Financial income75/76B€234,318€41,757▼
Recurring financial income75€234,318€41,757▼
Income from current assets751€213,910€4,793▼
Other financial income752/9€20,408€36,964▲
Financial charges65/66B€596,905€619,400▲
Recurring financial charges65€596,905€619,400▲
Debt charges650-€49,238
Other financial charges652/9€596,905€570,161▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€2.9m€2.0m▼
Income taxes67/77€803,679€597,094▼
Taxes670/3€803,679€597,094▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2.1m€1.4m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€2.1m€1.4m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€2.1m€1.4m▼
Transfer from equity791/2€10.0m-
From reserves792€10.0m-
Transfer to equity691/2€2.1m€1.4m▼
To other reserves6921€2.1m€1.4m▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€10.0m-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€10.0m-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)9087162.9153.8▼

The notes to these accounts (53 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20212022202320242025Change
Operating income70/76A-€61.8m€53.8m€52.9m€60.6m▲ 14.4%
Turnover70€59.1m€54.6m€51.1m€50.4m€56.5m▲ 12.1%
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71-€3.6m-€777,647-€904,785€654,809▲ 172%
Other operating income74-€3.6m€3.5m€3.4m€3.4m▼ 1.4%
Operating charges60/66A-€58.9m€51.0m€49.7m€57.9m▲ 16.7%
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60-€31.1m€23.2m€22.1m€27.7m▲ 24.9%
Purchases600/8-€33.4m€21.2m€21.1m€31.5m▲ 49.8%
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609--€2.2m€2.0m€1.1m-€3.9m▼ 457%
Services and other goods61-€15.5m€14.4m€14.4m€16.9m▲ 17.5%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€11.9m€12.3m€12.7m€12.9m▲ 1.2%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€439,217€465,818€437,109€434,410€422,728▼ 2.7%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4--€53,163€556,140-€133,106€68,125▲ 151%
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8--€180,314-€12,591€31,237-€63,745▼ 304%
Other operating charges640/8-€96,917€112,580€105,256€109,694▲ 4.2%
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€4,836€4,644▼ 4.0%
Operating profit (loss)9901€5.8m€2.9m€2.8m€3.3m€2.6m▼ 20.2%
Financial income75/76B-€95,689€142,370€234,318€41,757▼ 82.2%
Recurring financial income75€204,116€95,689€142,370€234,318€41,757▼ 82.2%
Income from current assets751-€26,700€29,625€213,910€4,793▼ 97.8%
Other financial income752/9-€68,989€112,746€20,408€36,964▲ 81.1%
Financial charges65/66B-€724,801€588,560€596,905€619,400▲ 3.8%
Recurring financial charges65€725,863€724,801€588,560€596,905€619,400▲ 3.8%
Debt charges650--€1,704-€49,238-
Other financial charges652/9-€724,801€586,856€596,905€570,161▼ 4.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€5.2m€2.3m€2.4m€2.9m€2.0m▼ 30.1%
Income taxes67/77€1.5m€566,672€703,671€803,679€597,094▼ 25.7%
Taxes670/3-€566,768€706,582€803,679€597,094▼ 25.7%
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77-€96€2,911---
Profit (loss) for the period9904€3.7m€1.7m€1.7m€2.1m€1.4m▼ 31.7%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€3.7m€1.7m€1.7m€2.1m€1.4m▼ 31.7%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€35.1m€32.3m€32.0m€27.0m€33.5m▲ 24.1%
Fixed assets21/28€2.7m€2.7m€2.8m€2.9m€3.6m▲ 22.0%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.7m€2.7m€2.8m€2.9m€3.6m▲ 22.0%
Land and buildings22-€1.3m€1.3m€1.3m€1.5m▲ 17.7%
Plant, machinery and equipment23-€1.3m€1.5m€1.6m€2.0m▲ 28.9%
Furniture and vehicles24-€99,012€94,154€85,634€52,204▼ 39.0%
Current assets29/58€32.4m€29.6m€29.2m€24.0m€29.9m▲ 24.4%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29-€6,839----
Trade receivables290-€6,839----
Stocks and contracts in progress3€12.4m€18.1m€14.7m€12.8m€17.2m▲ 34.5%
Stocks30/36-€18.1m€14.7m€12.8m€17.2m▲ 34.5%
Raw materials and consumables30/31-€7.9m€5.8m€4.9m€8.6m▲ 74.8%
Finished goods33-€8.2m€7.3m€6.5m€7.1m▲ 9.6%
Goods purchased for resale34-€2.0m€1.5m€1.4m€1.5m▲ 9.4%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€19.1m€10.4m€13.3m€10.0m€11.7m▲ 16.5%
Trade receivables40-€9.1m€9.3m€9.7m€11.2m▲ 14.6%
Other amounts receivable41-€1.2m€4.0m€271,264€503,352▲ 85.6%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€4,845€11,081€19,574€20,789€13,909▼ 33.1%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€1.1m€1.2m€1.2m€1.0m▼ 16.9%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€35.1m€32.3m€32.0m€27.0m€33.5m▲ 24.1%
Equity10/15€20.9m€22.6m€24.2m€16.3m€17.8m▲ 8.8%
Contributions10/11€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m=
Capital10-€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m=
Issued capital100-€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m€9.4m=
Reserves13€11.5m€13.2m€14.9m€7.0m€8.4m▲ 20.7%
Non-distributable reserves130/1-€936,200€936,200€936,200€936,200=
Legal reserve130-€936,200€936,200€936,200€936,200=
Distributable reserves133-€12.3m€13.9m€6.0m€7.5m▲ 23.9%
Provisions and deferred taxes16€225,413€45,099€32,508€63,745--
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5-€45,099€32,508€63,745--
Pensions and similar obligations160-€347----
Other liabilities and charges164/5-€44,752€32,508€63,745--
Amounts payable17/49€14.1m€9.7m€7.8m€10.6m€15.7m▲ 48.5%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€13.6m€9.2m€7.4m€10.1m€15.2m▲ 50.5%
Trade debts44€10.6m€7.0m€5.1m€6.6m€12.5m▲ 89.8%
Suppliers440/4-€7.0m€5.1m€6.6m€12.5m▲ 89.8%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€2.1m€2.3m€2.7m€2.5m▼ 7.7%
Taxes450/3-€227,362€266,237€168,840€116,954▼ 30.7%
Remuneration and social security454/9-€1.9m€2.0m€2.6m€2.4m▼ 6.2%
Other amounts payable47/48---€764,899€163,166▼ 78.7%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€499,520€419,602€476,297€506,112▲ 6.3%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€3.7m€1.7m€1.7m€2.1m€1.4m▼ 31.7%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€439,217€465,818€437,109€434,410€422,728▼ 2.7%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€4.2m€2.2m€2.1m€2.5m€1.9m▼ 26.8%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€454,623-€579,900-€495,907-€1.1m▼ 115%
Change in cash-€6,235€8,493€1,215-€6,879▼ 666%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-12-2026
2026
06-07
State Gazette act Appointment: Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer (director)
6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 27-05-2026
  • Director appointment, Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer (director)
  • Other statement, elected domicile, artikel 2:54 van het WVV
  • Board composition, Costermans Frank (managing director)
  • Board composition, Thomas Lowdon (director)
  • Board composition, Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer (director)
06-01
State Gazette act Resignation: Andrew White (director)
Appointment: Thomas James Lowdon (director) · Mandate compensation6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 20-11-2025
  • Director resignation, Andrew White (director)
  • Director appointment, Thomas James Lowdon (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Thomas James Lowdon
  • Board composition, Frank Costermans (managing director)
  • Board composition, Thomas James Lowdon (director)
2025
16-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
31-05
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €1.4m ▼31.7%
Net result drops to €1.4m, the lowest in the series.
2024
12-11
State Gazette act Reappointment: Deloitte bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 14-10-2024
  • Auditor reappointment, Deloitte bedrijfsrevisoren
17-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
13-05
State Gazette act Reappointment: Frank Costermans (gedelegeerd bestuurder)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting
  • Director reappointment, Frank Costermans (gedelegeerd bestuurder)
2023
14-11
State Gazette act Reappointments: Frank Costermans (director) and Andrew White (director)
Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 09-10-2023
  • Director reappointment, Frank Costermans (director)
  • Director reappointment, Andrew White (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Frank Costermans
  • Mandate compensation, Andrew White
24-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
03-02
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
Capital · Share type4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 31-01-2023
  • Statutes amendment
  • Capital, €9.362.000
  • Share type, Alle aandelen zijn op naam, al dan niet voorzien van een volgnummer.
2022
12-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2021
03-11
State Gazette act Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Tom Windelen3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 11-10-2021
  • Auditor reappointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Tom Windelen
Show earlier events
14-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
21-06
State Gazette act Capital & shares · Miscellaneous
Board meeting1 fact ▸
  • Board meeting, 21-05-2021
07-06
State Gazette act Permanent representative: Tom Windelen
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 19-05-2021
  • Permanent representative, Tom Windelen
31-05
Financial Highest result since 2019net €3.7m ▲157%
Operating result €5.8m, net result €3.7m, both a record.
2020
13-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2019
15-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
17-06
State Gazette act Resignation: Colin Carter (director)
Statutes amendment3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28-05-2019
  • Director resignation, Colin Carter (director)
  • Statutes amendment
09-01
State Gazette act Appointment: Andrew White (director)
Mandate compensation · Board size change4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-12-2018
  • Director appointment, Andrew White (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Andrew White
  • Board size change, 2 naar 3
2018
06-11
State Gazette act Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Didier Boon3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-10-2018
  • Auditor reappointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren
  • Permanent representative, Didier Boon
15-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2017
23-10
State Gazette act Resignations: Ronald A. Rice (director) and Edward W. Moore (director)
Appointment: Frank Costermans (director) · Mandate compensation · Mandate term7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 09-10-2017
  • Director resignation, Ronald A. Rice (director)
  • Director resignation, Edward W. Moore (director)
  • Director appointment, Frank Costermans (director)
  • Director appointment, Frank Costermans (afgevaardigd bestuurder)
  • Mandate compensation, Frank Costermans
  • Mandate term, einde na de gewone algemene vergadering van aandeelhouders te houden in 2023
09-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2016
09-11
State Gazette act Reappointment: F. Costermans (directeur belast met het dagelijks bestuur)
Ratification3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 18-08-2016
  • Director reappointment, F. Costermans (directeur belast met het dagelijks bestuur)
  • Ratification, 14-06-2016
17-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
11-03
State Gazette act Appointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/ Reviseurs d'Entreprises BV ovve CVBA (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Didier Boon3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28-01-2016
  • Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/ Reviseurs d'Entreprises BV ovve CVBA (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Didier Boon
2014
01-09
State Gazette act Reappointments: Edward W. Moore, Ronald A. Rice and Colin S. Carter
Approval5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 05-08-2014
  • Director reappointment, Edward W. Moore (director)
  • Director reappointment, Ronald A. Rice (director)
  • Director reappointment, Colin S. Carter (director)
  • Approval, 05-08-2014
24-06
State Gazette act Capital & shares · Statutes amendment
Capital decrease · Share cancellation · Capital6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 03-06-2014
  • Capital decrease, €7.500.000
  • Share cancellation, 120002
  • Capital, €9.362.000
  • Statutes amendment
  • Power of attorney, Tiny Dedeurwaerder
04-06
State Gazette act Capital & shares · Statutes amendment
Capital increase · Capital · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28-04-2014
  • Capital increase, €7.500.000
  • Capital, €16.862.000
  • Statutes amendment
  • Power of attorney, Tiny Dedeurwaerder
2013
04-02
State Gazette act Resignation: Frank Sullivan (director)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-12-2012
  • Director resignation, Frank Sullivan (director)
04-01
State Gazette act Appointment: Ernst & Young (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Stefan Olivier · Mandate term4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-10-2012
  • Auditor appointment, Ernst & Young (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Stefan Olivier
  • Mandate term, 3 boekjaren
2011
06-04
State Gazette act Appointment: Colin Stephen Carter (director)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 31-01-2011
  • Director appointment, Colin Stephen Carter (director)
2010
28-12
State Gazette act Reappointment: Frank Costermans (director)
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 14-06-2010
  • Director reappointment, Frank Costermans (director (executive))
02-07
State Gazette act Resignation: Kelly Tompkins (director)
Appointment: Edward Winslow Moore (director)3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 28-04-2010
  • Director resignation, Kelly Tompkins (director)
  • Director appointment, Edward Winslow Moore (director)
2006
22-12
State Gazette act Resignation: Constantin Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Appointment: Ernst & Young (statutory auditor) · Permanent representative: Stefan Olivier · Mandate term6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 23-10-2006
  • Director resignation, Constantin Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
  • Director appointment, Ernst & Young (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Stefan Olivier
  • Mandate term, 3 boekjaren
  • Mandate end condition, algemene vergadering die de jaarrekening per 31 mei 2009 zal goedkeuren
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
24 of 24 acts read

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
3 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, no change since 2026

Board 3

Frank Costermans
Director · since 09-10-2017
Current
Thomas James Lowdon
Director · since 28-11-2025
Current
Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer
Director · since 27-05-2026
Current
3 not recently confirmed
Still in office according to the acts, but no act of the last six years confirms the mandate. It has often ended since, in an act we have not read.
Edward Winslow Moore
Director · since 01-05-2010
Not recently confirmed
Colin Stephen Carter
Director · since 31-01-2011
Not recently confirmed
Not recently confirmed

Day-to-day management 1

Frank Costermans
Gedelegeerd bestuurder · since 09-10-2017
Current
1 not recently confirmed
Still in office according to the acts, but no act of the last six years confirms the mandate. It has often ended since, in an act we have not read.
F. Costermans
Directeur belast met het dagelijks bestuur · since 14-06-2016
Not recently confirmed

Statutory auditor 1

Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren
Auditor · since 01-06-2015
Current

Other functions 1

Frank Costermans
Director (executive) · since 14-06-2010
Not recently confirmed
Derived from published Gazette acts. The CBE keeps the official list of function holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ. See the function holders in the CBE →
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Halen · 1 establishment unit since 1989
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
2.6 ha
Building footprint
1.4 ha
Volume, LiDAR
85,506 m³
Parcel 71063B0887/00A002, Flanders · tallest building 10.5 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
Kolenbergstraat 23, 3545 Halen
NACE 2430003
since 19892.044.393.576
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
71063B0887/00A002 Flanders 2.6 ha 1 · 1.4 ha 10.4 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Mandate history

16 people since 2006, 8 in office
Show
  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
  • Statutory auditor
  • Other function
  • not recently confirmed
  • began earlier
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
Frank Costermans
  • Director (executive), already before 14-06-2010 not ended, last confirmed 28-12-2010
  • Director, from 09-10-2017 to date
  • Afgevaardigd bestuurder, from 09-10-2017 to date
Thomas James Lowdon
  • Director, from 28-11-2025 to date
Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer
  • Director, from 27-05-2026 to date
Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren
  • Auditor, from 01-06-2015 to date
Edward Winslow Moore
  • Director, from 01-05-2010 not ended, last confirmed 02-07-2010
Colin Stephen Carter
  • Director, from 31-01-2011 not ended, last confirmed 06-04-2011
Colin S. Carter
  • Director, already before 01-09-2014 not ended, last confirmed 01-09-2014
F. Costermans
  • Directeur belast met het dagelijks bestuur, already before 14-06-2016 not ended, last confirmed 09-11-2016
Andrew White
  • Director, from 03-12-2018 to 28-11-2025
Colin Carter
  • Director, until 31-05-2019
Edward W. Moore
  • Director, already before 01-09-2014 to 09-10-2017
Ronald A. Rice
  • Director, already before 01-09-2014 to 09-10-2017
Ernst & Young
  • Statutory auditor, from 01-06-2006 to 01-06-2015
Frank Sullivan
  • Director, until 17-12-2012
Kelly Tompkins
  • Director, until 30-04-2010
CONSTANTIN Bedrijfsrevisoren
  • Statutory auditor, until 01-06-2006
See the board, name and seat on a given date →

Articles of association

Who signs
“Mevrouw Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer kiest voor de uitoefening van haar mandaat woonplaats op de zetel van de Vennootschap overeenkomstig artikel 2:54 van het WVV. Voor zover als nodig en voor alle duidelijkheid, verklaart en erkent de ondergetekende dat de raad van bestuur van de Vennootschap…”
Full text

Mevrouw Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer kiest voor de uitoefening van haar mandaat woonplaats op de zetel van de Vennootschap overeenkomstig artikel 2:54 van het WVV. Voor zover als nodig en voor alle duidelijkheid, verklaart en erkent de ondergetekende dat de raad van bestuur van de Vennootschap voortaan als volgt is samengesteld: (A)Costermans Frank (gedelegeerd bestuurder); (B)Thomas Lowdon (bestuurder); en (C)Hilde Maria Eleonora De Backer (bestuurder). Overeenkomstig artikel 11 van de statuten van de Vennootschap, wordt de Vennootschap geldig vertegenwoordigd hetzij door twee bestuurders samen optredend, hetzij door het afzonderlijk optreden van een gedelegeerd-bestuurder, aangewezen door de raad van bestuur. Binnen het kader van het dagelijks bestuur, is de Vennootschap tevens geldig vertegenwoordigd door (een) gevolmachtigde(n) tot dit bestuur. De vennootschap is bovendien, binnen het kader van hun mandaat, geldig verbonden door bijzondere gevolmachtigden. 2.2Tweede besluit: volmacht voor publicatiedoeleinden De ondergetekende besluit een volmacht te verlenen aan elk van Carl Meyntjens, Yannick Sternotte, Guillaume Nelis of enige andere advocaat van Simmons & Simmons LLP met kantoren te Louizalaan 143/6, 1050 Brussel, elk alleen handelend en met recht van indeplaatsstelling, om alle formaliteiten te voldoen met betrekking tot het hierboven genoemde besluiten waaronder bepaalde verplichtingen tot publicatie in de Bijlagen bij het Belgisch Staatsblad zoals vervat in, onder meer, artikel 2:14 van het WVV alsook het

Financial year
“BOEKJAAR. Het boekjaar begint op één juni en eindigt op eenendertig mei van het daaropvolgend jaar.”
Purpose
De fabricatie van en de handel in vernis, verf, alsook alle gelijkaardige of bijkomstige producten. Zij kan ook functies van bestuurder of vereffenaar van andere vennootschappen…
Full purpose

De fabricatie van en de handel in vernis, verf, alsook alle gelijkaardige of bijkomstige producten. Zij kan ook functies van bestuurder of vereffenaar van andere vennootschappen, waarvan zij aandeelhouder is uitoefenen. De vennootschap mag alle hoegenaamde handels- industriële, financiële, roerende of onroerende verrichtingen doen, die rechtstreeks of onrechtstreeks in verband staan met haar voorwerp. Zij mag, op elke wijze belangen nemen in alle zaken, ondernemingen of vennootschappen met een gelijkaardig, analoog, gelijksoortig of samenhangend voorwerp aan het hare of die van aard zijn de ontwikkeling van haar onderneming te bevorderen, haar grondstoffen te verschaffen of de afzet van haar producten te vergemakkelijken.

Structure & network

Owners and holdings

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.US ultimately, LEI
  2. RPM EUROPE HOLDCO B.V.NL 100%
  3. MARTIN MATHYS

Highest known parent: RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. (United States). The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 1

Holdings 0

The accounts to 31-05-2025 list no holdings, and no other source names one.

According to the annual accounts to 31-05-2025 of MARTIN MATHYS and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. 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 fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.

Connections & network

3 current directors
Depth

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Capital and shareholders

Capital over the years
  1. 03-02-2023 Capital stated in the act · 9,362,000 EUR · 120,002 shares
  2. 24-06-2014 Capital reduction of 7,500,000 EUR · to 9,362,000 EUR
  3. 04-06-2014 Capital increase of 7,500,000 EUR · to 16,862,000 EUR · 120,002 new shares

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 6 entries · 31,660 EUR awarded · 31,660 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 1 4,982 EUR4,982 EUR
2024 1 7,216 EUR7,216 EUR
2023 2 8,056 EUR8,056 EUR
2022 2 11,406 EUR11,406 EUR
Schemes
4 entries · 21,939 EUR · 21,939 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
1 entry · 6,205 EUR · 6,205 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
1 entry · 3,516 EUR · 3,516 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

549300HTIHMM368IZI73
no longer live in the LEI register

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded30-06-1989
Fiscal year end31-05
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
20300Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0437896404
Also 9925:BE0437896404
Registered 23-12-2025

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