MERCK LIFE SCIENCE
ActiveSummary
MERCK LIFE SCIENCE has been active since 1984 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €21.9m and a net result of €4.9m. Equity has been shrinking by about 12% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 53% of 6,172 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 16-03-1984 Normal situation
- Activity
- Wholesale of industrial chemicals NACE 46851and 2 others
- Joint committee
- 207 Paritair Comité voor de bedienden uit de scheikundige nijverheid · annual accounts 2025
- Establishment unit
- 2.024.525.305 1560 Hoeilaart, since 22-06-1992
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable
Board and ownership
- Yannick SnellingsManaging director
- Van Gyseghem AnnDirector · since 01-02-2021
- Spasena YotovaDirector · since 01-04-2025
- Auditor
- DELOITTE Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
- Merck Chemicals NV/SA99.97%· score 91annual accounts 2025
- E. Merck KGconsolidatedLEI register
- Merck KGaAconsolidatesannual accounts 2025
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 0.2%
- Turnover
- €158.5m
- ▼ 1.7%
- Profit
- €4.9m
- ▼ 43.3%
- Equity
- €21.9m
- ▼ 35.7%
- Total assets
- €46.1m
- ▲ 16.9%
- Employees on 31-12-2025
- 48
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Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 2.10Sector: Wholesale trade (NACE 46)lowers riskFounded in 1984Size: turnover €158.5m, 46.3 FTE, total assets €46.1mShow the evidence
Checked score
About 2 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Calculation
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.
| 75-100 | Excellent | under 0.55% |
| 60-74 | Healthy | 0.55% to 1.5% |
| 45-59 | Fair | 1.5% to 4.2% |
| 25-44 | Weak | 4.2% to 15.0% |
| 0-24 | Critical | over 15.0% |
Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 46, small). It does better than 56% of them on solvency, 69% on liquidity, 51% on profitability and 23% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 03-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.
Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).
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Signals
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 27 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 46), the median for financial year 2024 was 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed late.
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Key points
- Positive: Higher net result than 95% of companies in wholesale tradesector median €110,982 · 6,106 companies €4.9m View
- Caution: Result fell in 2025from €8.6m to €4.9m ▼ 43.3% View
- Positive: Filed on time since financial year 2018accounts within the deadline every year 8 years View
- Positive: 8 profitable years in a rowprofit 2025: €4.9m 8 years View
- Board changedlatest change 01-10-2026 · 3 in office 1 joined · 1 left View
Recent changes
- · Gazette deed Appointment: Yannick Snellings (director)
- · Gazette deed Resignation: Ann Van Gyselghem (director)
- · Gazette deed Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Barbara Feys
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as MERCK LIFE SCIENCE: wholesale of industrial chemicals (NACE 46851). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €43m and €76m, founded between 1965 and 1998.
| Company | Total assets | Turnover |
|---|---|---|
| MERCK LIFE SCIENCE Hoeilaart | €46.1m | €158.5m |
| TRANSMARE CHEMIE Antwerpen | €75.9m | €171.0m |
| SUMITOMO CHEMICAL EUROPE S.A./N.V. Zaventem | €51.9m | €239.3m |
| Vidara Benelux Olen | €43.1m | €118.0m |
| Impextraco Heist-op-den-Berg | €74.8m | €156.9m |
| ARTECO Schoten | €53.9m | €136.1m |
| PETRONAS LUBRICANTS BELGIUM Hemiksem | €56.3m | €90.5m |
Key facts about MERCK LIFE SCIENCE
- What is the company number of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE?
- The company number of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE is 0425.578.392. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0425.578.392.
- Where is MERCK LIFE SCIENCE based?
- The registered office is at Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5/7B, 1560 Hoeilaart.Company details
- What does MERCK LIFE SCIENCE do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is wholesale of industrial chemicals (NACE 46851).
- What is the legal form of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE?
- The legal form of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE is Private limited company (BV).
- When was MERCK LIFE SCIENCE founded?
- MERCK LIFE SCIENCE was founded on 16-03-1984.
- Is MERCK LIFE SCIENCE still active?
- Yes, MERCK LIFE SCIENCE is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does MERCK LIFE SCIENCE have?
- MERCK LIFE SCIENCE had an average of 46.3 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does MERCK LIFE SCIENCE fall under?
- In its 2025 annual accounts, MERCK LIFE SCIENCE states joint committee 207 (Paritair Comité voor de bedienden uit de scheikundige nijverheid).
- What is the turnover of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE?
- The turnover of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE was €158.5m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is MERCK LIFE SCIENCE profitable?
- In financial year 2025, MERCK LIFE SCIENCE made a profit of €4.9m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE?
- MERCK LIFE SCIENCE filed 44 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of MERCK LIFE SCIENCE due?
- MERCK LIFE SCIENCE must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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