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Acts, filings and financial milestones

Deadline for the 2026 accounts: 31-07-2027
2026
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2025 · full format
21-01
Gazette deed Restructuring · End & cessation
Accounting effect · Merger7 points ▸
  • General meeting, 26-09-2025
  • Other provision, “bestuursorganen van de te fuseren vennootschappen, lezing en onderzoek fusievoorstel” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verzaking tussentijdse cijfers, artikel 12:51,§2,4°,laatste lid van het Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen” (deed in Dutch)
  • Accounting effect, 01-01-2026
  • Other provision, “fusie zonder uitgifte nieuwe aandelen of ruiling effecten” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “geen bijzonder voordeel bestuursorganen te fuseren vennootschappen, leden van de bestuursorganen van de te fuseren vennootschappen” (deed in Dutch)
  • Merger, “met fusie door overneming gelijkgestelde verrichting, gehele vermogen,zowel activa als passiva,van overgenomen vennootschap naar overnemende vennootschap” (deed in Dutch)

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€678,327
The net result drops to -€678,327, the lowest from 2018 to 2025.
25-11
Gazette deed Miscellaneous
Merger · Declaration · Director in office5 points ▸
  • Merger, “fusie door overname, artikel 12:50 en artikel 12:7 van het Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen” (deed in Dutch)
  • Declaration, “geen rechten of maatregelen jegens vennoten met bijzondere rechten” (deed in Dutch)
  • Declaration, “geen bijzondere voordelen aan leden van bestuursorganen” (deed in Dutch)
  • Director in office, Frédéric Desonnay (managing director)
  • Director in office, Jason Peterson (managing director)

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2024 · full format
05-05
Gazette deed Appointment: BV Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Director discharge4 points ▸
  • General meeting, 31-05-2023
  • Director discharge, BV Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren
  • Auditor appointment, BV Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
  • Director discharge, alle bestuurders

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

2024
21-08
Gazette deed Miscellaneous
Power of attorney2 points ▸
  • Board meeting, 05-08-2024
  • Power of attorney, Paul Richard

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2023 · full format
06-02
Gazette deed Amendment of the articles
Power of attorney3 points ▸
  • Board meeting, 28-09-2023
  • Power of attorney, Maarten Bosmans
  • Power of attorney, Kim Lagae

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

2023
02-10
Gazette deed Resignations: Isabel Donvil (managing director) and Alexandre Papanastassiou (director)
Appointments: Frédéric Desonnay (managing director) and Jason Peterson (managing director)9 points ▸
  • Board meeting, 26-09-2023
  • Director resignation, Isabel Donvil (managing director)
  • Director resignation, Alexandre Papanastassiou (director)
  • Director appointment, Frédéric Desonnay (managing director)
  • Director appointment, Jason Peterson (managing director)
  • General meeting, 21-09-2023
  • Director resignation, Isabel Donvil (director)
  • Director appointment, Frédéric Desonnay (director)
  • Director appointment, Jason Peterson (director)

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

13-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2022 · full format
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result from 2018 to 2025net €243,567 ▲264%
The operating result of €451,451 and the net result of €243,567 are both a record.
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05-12
Gazette deed Resignations: Donvil Isabel (director) and Papanastassiou Alexandre (director)
Appointments: Donvil Isabel (director) and Papanastassiou Alexandre (director) · Shareholding · Power of attorney29 points ▸
  • General meeting, 29-11-2022
  • Other provision, “bureau van vergadering, identiteitskaart” (deed in Dutch)
  • Emakina Group holds 48,744,103 shares
  • Power of attorney, DESONNAY Frédéric Paul
  • Other provision, “agenda” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verslag bestuursorgaan artikel 14:5 omzettingsvoorstel”, 3 (deed in Dutch)
  • Auditor report, EUR, “controlenormen Instituut van de Bedrijfsrevisoren omzetting en ISRE 2410” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “omzetting rechtsvorm in besloten vennootschap” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “boeking kapitaal en wettelijke reserve op beschikbare eigen vermogensrekening” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “goedkeuring statuten besloten vennootschap” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “ontslag en benoeming bestuurders” (deed in Dutch)
  • Capital, mentioned 2 times in the deed
  • The act holds 17 more points.

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

24-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2021 · full format
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €66,998
The net result is €66,998, after 2 loss-making years.
26-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2020 · full format
2020
31-12
Financial Equity above €1mequity €1.2m ▲170%
Equity rises from €432,194 to €1.2m.
05-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2019 · full format
2019
17-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2018 · full format
2018
11-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2017 · full format
2017
16-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2016 · full format
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.

Sources:Publications in the Belgian Official GazetteFilings with the National Bank

History

THE REFERENCE has filed 25 sets of annual accounts, the latest for financial year 2025.1 In 2026 the company was absorbed by merger into EPAM SYSTEMS.BE.2

  1. 1National Bank, annual accounts 2025
  2. 2Belgian Official Gazette, 21-01-2026