Journalismfund Europe
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Journalismfund Europe has been active since 1998 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €782k and a net result of €160k. Equity is growing by ~44.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 12% of 273 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 49 lines
The notes to these accounts (12 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover70 | €12k | €11k | €15k | €22k | €5k | ▼ 76.0% |
| Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61 | €851k | €2.59M | €4.38M | €4.04M | €5.76M | ▲ 42.6% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €364k | €501k | €554k | €636k | €715k | ▲ 12.4% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €4k | €7k | €8k | €10k | €19k | ▲ 96.6% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | €5k | €-2k | - | - | - | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €924k | €1.16M | €1.41M | €1.00M | €208k | ▼ 79.3% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €51k | €75k | €54k | €291k | €149k | ▼ 48.7% |
| Financial income75/76B | €29 | €168 | €18k | €56k | €31k | ▼ 44.1% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €29 | €168 | €3 | €56k | €31k | ▼ 44.1% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | €18k | €0 | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | €7k | €7k | €10k | €9k | €11k | ▲ 20.5% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €7k | €7k | €10k | €9k | €11k | ▲ 20.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €44k | €68k | €61k | €338k | €170k | ▼ 49.8% |
| Income taxes67/77 | - | - | - | €19k | €10k | ▼ 46.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €44k | €68k | €61k | €319k | €160k | ▼ 50.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €44k | €68k | €61k | €319k | €160k | ▼ 50.0% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €3.64M | €4.75M | €4.70M | €6.68M | €6.10M | ▼ 8.7% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €14k | €20k | €17k | €18k | €37k | ▲ 104% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | - | - | €0 | - | €24k | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €14k | €20k | €17k | €18k | €13k | ▼ 26.9% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €4k | €8k | €5k | €7k | €5k | ▼ 34.0% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €10k | €12k | €11k | €11k | €8k | ▼ 22.0% |
| Current assets29/58 | €3.63M | €4.73M | €4.68M | €6.66M | €6.07M | ▼ 9.0% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €93k | €109k | €752k | €117k | €1.20M | ▲ 924% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | - | €3k | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €93k | €109k | €752k | €117k | €1.20M | ▲ 922% |
| Current investments50/53 | - | - | €2.00M | €4.00M | €2.00M | ▼ 50.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €3.53M | €4.62M | €1.91M | €2.54M | €2.85M | ▲ 12.5% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €19k | €11k | €12k | ▲ 9.9% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €3.64M | €4.75M | €4.70M | €6.68M | €6.10M | ▼ 8.7% |
| Equity10/15 | €173k | €242k | €303k | €622k | €782k | ▲ 25.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €5k | €5k | - | €5k | €5k | = |
| Capital10 | €5k | €5k | - | €5k | €5k | = |
| Reserves13 | €183k | €246k | €303k | €354k | €408k | ▲ 15.4% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €-14k | €-9k | €-4k | €264k | €370k | ▲ 39.8% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €1.19M | €1.77M | €2.57M | €2.64M | €1.96M | ▼ 25.6% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €96k | €182k | €311k | €262k | €308k | ▲ 17.5% |
| Pensions and similar obligations160 | - | €182k | - | - | - | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | €96k | - | €311k | €262k | €308k | ▲ 17.5% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €2.27M | €2.74M | €1.82M | €3.42M | €3.36M | ▼ 1.9% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €43k | €76k | €76k | €93k | €107k | ▲ 15.0% |
| Trade debts44 | €137 | €4k | €246 | €134 | - | - |
| Suppliers440/4 | €137 | €4k | €246 | €134 | - | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €43k | €72k | €76k | €93k | €105k | ▲ 13.0% |
| Taxes450/3 | €4k | €16k | €14k | €10k | €9k | ▼ 10.0% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €38k | €55k | €62k | €83k | €96k | ▲ 15.8% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €2.23M | €2.66M | €1.75M | €3.33M | €3.25M | ▼ 2.4% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €44k | €68k | €61k | €319k | €160k | ▼ 50.0% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €4k | €7k | €8k | €10k | €19k | ▲ 96.6% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €49k | €76k | €69k | €329k | €179k | ▼ 45.6% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €-13k | €-5k | €-11k | €-38k | ▼ 240% |
| Change in cash | - | €1.09M | €-2.71M | €623k | €317k | ▼ 49.1% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
01-07
State Gazette act
Reappointment: VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Bart Roose · Resignation: Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director) · Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-03-2024
- Auditor reappointment, VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Bart Roose
- Mandate compensation, VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
- Director resignation, Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)
03-05
State Gazette act
Appointment: Mehmet Koksal (voorzitter van het bestuursorgaan)3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 07-03-2023
- Director appointment, Mehmet Koksal (voorzitter van het bestuursorgaan)
- Director appointment, Mehmet Koksal (wettelijk vertegenwoordiger)
13-04
State Gazette act
Resignation: Herman Wolters (director)Appointments: Luc Tayart de Borms, Aglaia Papageorgiou and Ides Debruyne · Name change · Statutes amendment17 facts ▸
- General meeting, 07-03-2023
- Name change, Journalismfund Europe
- Statutes amendment
- Director resignation, Herman Wolters (director)
- Director appointment, Luc Tayart de Borms (director)
- Director appointment, Aglaia Papageorgiou (director)
- Board composition, Willem Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Willem Debeuckelaere (director)
- Board composition, Mehmet Koksal (director)
- Board composition, Aglaia Papageorgiou (director)
- Board composition, Delphine Reuter (director)
- Board composition, Marcellea Smit (director)
- +5 further facts in this act
17-03
State Gazette act
Resignation: Iris Musschoot (director)Appointment: Willem Debeuckelaere (director)8 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Iris Musschoot (director)
- Director appointment, Willem Debeuckelaere (director)
- Board composition, Wim Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Hans Wolters (director)
- Board composition, Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)
- Board composition, Willem Debeuckelaere (director)
- Board composition, Delphine Reuter (director)
- Board composition, Mehmet Koksal (director)
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27-01
State Gazette act
Appointments: Willem Coessens (wettelijk vertegenwoordiger) and Ides Debruyne (directeur belast met het dagelijks bestuur)3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 10-01-2022
- Director appointment, Willem Coessens (wettelijk vertegenwoordiger)
- Director appointment, Ides Debruyne (directeur belast met het dagelijks bestuur)
24-03
State Gazette act
Reappointment: VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Bart Roose · Resignation: Piet Depuydt (director) · Appointments: Delphine Reuter (director) and Mehmet Koksal (director)13 facts ▸
- General meeting, 01-03-2021
- Auditor reappointment, VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Bart Roose
- Mandate compensation, VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
- Director resignation, Piet Depuydt (director)
- Director appointment, Delphine Reuter (director)
- Director appointment, Mehmet Koksal (director)
- Board composition, Wim Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Hans Wolters (director)
- Board composition, Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)
- Board composition, Iris Musschoot (director)
- Board composition, Delphine Reuter (director)
- +1 further facts in this act
08-07
State Gazette act
Resignations: Kurt Vandenberghe (director) and Jacques Van Hee (director)7 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Kurt Vandenberghe (director)
- Director resignation, Jacques Van Hee (director)
- Board composition, Wim Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Piet Depuydt (director)
- Board composition, Hans Wolters (director)
- Board composition, Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)
- Board composition, Iris Musschoot (director)
28-02
State Gazette act
Appointments: VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor) and Iris Musschoot (director)Permanent representative: Bart Roose · Registered-office move · Statutes amendment16 facts ▸
- General meeting, 11-02-2019
- General meeting, 05-10-2018
- Registered-office move, Leopoldstraat 6, 1000 Brussel
- Statutes amendment
- Auditor appointment, VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Bart Roose
- Mandate term, tot aan de jaarvergadering te houden in 2021
- Mandate compensation, VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren
- Director appointment, Iris Musschoot (director)
- Board composition, Wim Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Piet Depuydt (director)
- Board composition, Jacques Van Hee (director)
- +4 further facts in this act
28-12
State Gazette act
Resignations: Ton van Lierop, Scott Crosby and Sylke GruhnwaldAppointment: Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)10 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Ton van Lierop (director)
- Director resignation, Scott Crosby (director)
- Director resignation, Sylke Gruhnwald (director)
- Director appointment, Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)
- Board composition, Wim Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Piet Depuydt (director)
- Board composition, Jacques Van Hee (director)
- Board composition, Kurt Vandenberghe (director)
- Board composition, Hans Wolters (director)
- Board composition, Marcella Allegonda Maria Smit (director)
14-12
State Gazette act
Resignations: Nick Davies, Caroline Pauwels and 2 others12 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Nick Davies (director)
- Director resignation, Caroline Pauwels (director)
- Director resignation, Joris Pollet (director)
- Director resignation, Hille van der Kaa (director)
- Board composition, Wim Coessens (director)
- Board composition, Piet Depuydt (director)
- Board composition, Jacques Van Hee (director)
- Board composition, Kurt Vandenberghe (director)
- Board composition, Ton van Lierop (director)
- Board composition, Hans Wolters (director)
- Board composition, Scott Crosby (director)
- Board composition, Sylke Gruhnwald (director)
06-06
State Gazette act
Resignations: Paul Decroos, Anne-Marie Desterbecq and 5 othersAppointments: Hille Van der Kaa, Hans Wolters and 3 others24 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Paul Decroos (director)
- Director resignation, Anne-Marie Desterbecq (director)
- Director resignation, William Van Laeken (director)
- Director resignation, Robrecht Heirbaut (director)
- Director resignation, Bart Castelein (director)
- Director resignation, Brigitte Alfter (director)
- Director resignation, Willem Criel (director)
- Director appointment, Hille Van der Kaa (director)
- Director appointment, Hans Wolters (director)
- Director appointment, Scott Crosby (director)
- Director appointment, Nick Davies (director)
- Director appointment, Sylke Gruhnwald (director)
- +12 further facts in this act
21-11
State Gazette act
PurposePurpose change2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 26-08-2013
- Purpose change, De vereniging heeft tot doel de herinnering aan Vlaams journalist Pascal Decroos levendig te houden en zijn levenswerk voort te zetten door onder meer: diepgrav…
21-11
State Gazette act
Resignation: Geeraert Goedele (director)Appointments: Alfter Brigitte (chair) and van Lierop Ton (director)18 facts ▸
- General meeting, 26-08-2013
- Director resignation, Geeraert Goedele (director)
- Director appointment, Alfter Brigitte (chair)
- Director appointment, van Lierop Ton (director)
- Board composition, Alfter Brigitte (chair)
- Board composition, Pauwels Caroline (vice-chair)
- Board composition, Depuydt Piet (secretary)
- Board composition, Vandenberghe Kurt (treasurer)
- Board composition, Castelein Bart (director)
- Board composition, Coessens Wim (director)
- Board composition, Criel Wim (director)
- Board composition, Decroos Paul (director)
- +6 further facts in this act
28-03
State Gazette act
BenamingName change2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 22-01-2013
- Name change, Journalismfund.eu
07-06
State Gazette act
Capital & shares · Statutes amendment2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 02-12-2004
- Statutes amendment
About the unread acts
Of the 17 Belgian State Gazette acts we know for this company, 16 have been read. The other one has not been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.
Directors · office · real estate
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1 establishment unit
1 parcel
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21802B0939/00B000 | Brussels | 261 m² | 1 · 287 m² | 25.5 m · 8 fl. |
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Statutory auditor
1 auditor| VGD Bedrijfsrevisoren BVCurrent Statutory auditor · represented by Bart Roose | 05-10-2018 → present |
Articles of association
Full purpose
L'asbl a pour but de préserver la mémoire du journaliste flamand Pascal Decroos, et de poursuivre l'euvre de sa vie, ainsi que de faciliter le journalisme d'investigation transfrontalier indépendant, en mettant en contact des donateurs et journalistes afin de promouvoir la démocratie sur le continent européen.
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Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 10 entries · 2,323,000 EUR awarded · 2,202,600 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 604,000 EUR | 605,600 EUR |
| 2024 | 2 | 610,000 EUR | 605,200 EUR |
| 2023 | 3 | 586,000 EUR | 573,400 EUR |
| 2022 | 2 | 523,000 EUR | 418,400 EUR |
European Union, budget
2022 to 2025 · 6 entries · 9,118,611 EUR in total| Year | Entries | awarded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2,136,357 EUR |
| 2024 | 2 | 4,312,123 EUR |
| 2023 | 1 | 540,563 EUR |
| 2022 | 2 | 2,129,567 EUR |
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