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Financial year 2025 · closed on 31/12/2025

Net result

899,4 k €

+0.5% YoY

Gross margin

1,5 M €

-1.5% YoY

Equity

4,1 M €

+12.7% YoY

Workforce

2,7 ETP

+17.4% YoY

What does CARA do?

CARA is a Public limited company incorporated in 1988. Its registered office is in Hoogstraten. It employs on average 2,7 ETP workers (FTE).

Legal situation

● Normal situation

BCE/KBO no. / VAT

BE 0434.914.049

Incorporation

29/07/1988

Legal form

Public limited company

Registered office

Sint Lenaartseweg 50
2320 Hoogstraten · FlandreSee on map

Contributed capital

86 875,00 €

Latest accounts

31/12/2025

Average workforce

2,7 ETP

Joint committees (2)

Signals

ProfitableSolid equityLow riskGood liquidityPositive cashflowPositive EBITDAHealthy social debts

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Financials

Trend over 20 financial years

	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007		2006
Income statement
Gross margin	1,5 M €	-1.5%	1,5 M €	+29.5%	1,2 M €	+4.1%	1,1 M €	+36.8%	837,6 k €	+58.9%	527,1 k €	-41.7%	904,3 k €	+37.8%	656,2 k €	-1.4%	665,3 k €	+1.1%	657,9 k €	+55.3%	423,7 k €	+28.5%	329,7 k €	+42.1%	232 k €	-14.2%	270,4 k €	+34.5%	201 k €	-6.3%	214,5 k €	-24.1%	282,5 k €	+9.5%	258,1 k €	+44.2%	179 k €	+0.4%	178,2 k €
EBITDA	1,3 M €	-3.1%	1,4 M €	+36.5%	1 M €	+2.1%	998,9 k €	+39.9%	714,1 k €	+68.5%	423,7 k €	-45.4%	776,4 k €	+52.1%	510,3 k €	+3.6%	492,8 k €	+8.2%	455,3 k €	+71.9%	264,8 k €	+15.8%	228,6 k €	+83.7%	124,4 k €	-31.6%	181,8 k €	+54.4%	117,7 k €	-5.7%	124,8 k €	-26.0%	168,6 k €	+42.1%	118,7 k €	+39.9%	84,9 k €	+39.6%	60,8 k €
Operating result	1,3 M €	-5.7%	1,4 M €	+36.4%	996,2 k €	+7.4%	927,4 k €	+39.0%	667,2 k €	+85.5%	359,7 k €	-43.7%	639,2 k €	+69.6%	376,9 k €	-4.5%	394,8 k €	+25.0%	315,9 k €	+42.3%	222 k €	+24.3%	178,6 k €	+176%	64,8 k €	-22.1%	83,3 k €	+219%	26,1 k €	+35.2%	19,3 k €	-70.0%	64,5 k €	+139%	27 k €	-2.7%	27,7 k €	+102%	13,8 k €
Net result	899,4 k €	+0.5%	894,8 k €	+30.5%	685,6 k €	+8.0%	634,6 k €	+41.6%	448,3 k €	+80.4%	248,5 k €	-40.5%	417,3 k €	+68.0%	248,4 k €	+7.6%	230,9 k €	+27.1%	181,7 k €	+53.4%	118,5 k €	+19.4%	99,2 k €	+174%	36,2 k €	-20.6%	45,6 k €	+533%	7,2 k €	-3.1%	7,4 k €	-80.0%	37,2 k €	+265%	10,2 k €	-41.9%	17,5 k €	+44.9%	12,1 k €
Balance sheet
Equity	4,1 M €	+12.7%	3,7 M €	+20.3%	3 M €	+19.5%	2,6 M €	+22.8%	2,1 M €	+13.5%	1,8 M €	+8.9%	1,7 M €	+33.0%	1,3 M €	+24.5%	1 M €	+29.5%	783,5 k €	+30.2%	601,8 k €	+24.5%	483,3 k €	+25.8%	384,1 k €	+10.4%	347,9 k €	+15.1%	302,3 k €	+2.4%	295,1 k €	+2.6%	287,7 k €	+14.8%	250,5 k €	+4.2%	240,3 k €	+7.9%	222,8 k €
Total assets	4,9 M €	+21.4%	4,1 M €	+17.7%	3,5 M €	+8.9%	3,2 M €	+38.8%	2,3 M €	+13.1%	2 M €	+1.5%	2 M €	+23.8%	1,6 M €	+1.3%	1,6 M €	+14.2%	1,4 M €	+58.3%	877,2 k €	+3.7%	845,8 k €	+7.0%	790,7 k €	+15.9%	682,1 k €	+9.1%	625 k €	-7.3%	674,4 k €	-0.3%	676,5 k €	-13.4%	780,9 k €	+36.5%	572,2 k €	+5.4%	543,2 k €
Cash	1,2 M €	+21.1%	1 M €	+47.7%	678,3 k €	+64.8%	411,6 k €	-1.3%	417,1 k €	-65.7%	1,2 M €	+36.8%	890 k €	+56.8%	567,5 k €	-4.3%	593,1 k €	+22.4%	484,6 k €	+62.6%	298 k €	+31.8%	226 k €	+375%	47,6 k €	+27.4%	37,4 k €	+4.8%	35,6 k €	+10120%	348,7 €	-99.1%	38,7 k €	+60.6%	24,1 k €		–		35,2 k €
Debts	806,3 k €	+102%	398,7 k €	-2.3%	408 k €	-34.4%	621,9 k €	+197%	209,4 k €	+11.4%	187,9 k €	-37.8%	302,3 k €	-8.0%	328,4 k €	-38.5%	534,1 k €	-8.6%	584,5 k €	+121%	265 k €	-24.7%	351,7 k €	-8.5%	384,4 k €	+19.0%	322,9 k €	+3.2%	313 k €	-16.4%	374,5 k €	-1.9%	381,7 k €	-27.2%	524,4 k €	+61.4%	324,8 k €	+10.6%	293,8 k €
Other
Workforce	2,7 ETP	+17.4%	2,3 ETP	-14.8%	2,7 ETP	0.0%	2,7 ETP	0.0%	2,7 ETP	0.0%	2,7 ETP	0.0%	2,7 ETP	-10.0%	3,0 ETP	-16.7%	3,6 ETP	-25.0%	4,8 ETP	+41.2%	3,4 ETP	+36.0%	2,5 ETP	0.0%	2,5 ETP	+25.0%	2,0 ETP	0.0%	2,0 ETP	-4.8%	2,1 ETP	-41.7%	3,6 ETP	-16.3%	4,3 ETP	+43.3%	3,0 ETP	-9.1%	3,3 ETP

Estimate

Indicative valuation

As an indication, this company is worth

between 10 M€ and 25 M€

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Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 31/12/2025 · 3 active · 14 ended

Active mandates

Hilde Beyers

Managing director · until 13 juin 2029

Active

Luc Bouchier

Managing director · until 13 juin 2029

Active

Niki BOUCHIER

Director · until 12 décembre 2029

Active

Ended mandates

Niki Bouchier

Director · since 12 décembre 2023 · until 12 décembre 2029

Ended

Hilde Beyers

Managing director · since 12 juin 2012 · until 13 juin 2017

Ended

Hilde Beyers

Managing director · since 12 juin 2012 · until 13 juin 2023

Ended

Philomena Van Pelt

Director · since 12 juin 2012 · until 22 janvier 2016

Ended

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Annual accounts

Full financial information

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Type of account	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model
Start of the financial year	01/01/2025	01/01/2024	01/01/2023	01/01/2022	01/01/2021	01/01/2020
Closing of the financial year	31/12/2025	31/12/2024	31/12/2023	31/12/2022	31/12/2021	31/12/2020
Length of the financial year	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months
Filing date	02/07/2026	14/06/2025	26/06/2024	20/06/2023	23/06/2022	24/03/2021
General meeting	09/06/2026	10/06/2025	11/06/2024	13/06/2023	14/06/2022	26/02/2021
Currency of the financial year	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR
NBB quality label	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls

Ratios

Financial ratios

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Filings

Annual accounts filings

20 filings with the NBB

Model	Closing	General meeting	Filed	Language	Document
Abridged model	31/12/2025	09/06/2026	02/07/2026	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2024	10/06/2025	14/06/2025	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2023	11/06/2024	26/06/2024	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2022	13/06/2023	20/06/2023	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2021	14/06/2022	23/06/2022	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2020	26/02/2021	24/03/2021	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2019	09/06/2020	29/06/2020	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2018	11/06/2019	21/06/2019	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2017	12/06/2018	29/06/2018	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2016	13/06/2017	07/07/2017	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2015	14/06/2016	17/06/2016	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2014	09/06/2015	08/07/2015	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2013	10/06/2014	19/06/2014	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2012	11/06/2013	13/06/2013	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2011	12/06/2012	25/07/2012	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2010	14/06/2011	23/06/2011	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2009	08/06/2010	10/06/2010	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2008	09/06/2009	23/06/2009	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2007	10/06/2008	11/06/2008	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2006	12/06/2007	21/06/2007	Dutch	PDF

Estimate

Indicative valuation

Order of magnitude

As an indication, this company is worth

between 10 M€ and 25 M€

The detail comes with the Business plan: low and high bounds, the valuation bridge for each financial year, transaction multiples by sector and size, group valuation and exports.

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Disclaimer

Indicative estimate based on public sector multiples and the filed annual accounts. It is neither a certified valuation nor financial or investment advice.

Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 31/12/2025 · 3 active · 14 ended

Active mandates

Hilde Beyers

Managing director · until 13 juin 2029

Active

Luc Bouchier

Managing director · until 13 juin 2029

Active

Niki BOUCHIER

Director · until 12 décembre 2029

Active

Ended mandates

Niki Bouchier

Director · since 12 décembre 2023 · until 12 décembre 2029

Ended

Hilde Beyers

Managing director · since 12 juin 2012 · until 13 juin 2017

Ended

Hilde Beyers

Managing director · since 12 juin 2012 · until 13 juin 2023

Ended

Philomena Van Pelt

Director · since 12 juin 2012 · until 22 janvier 2016

Ended

Shareholders

Ownership and network

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Belgian Official Gazette

Belgian Official Gazette publications

Mandates19/12/2023
DIVERSEN - DOEL - ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates13/09/2023
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates16/08/2017
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates11/02/2016
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates04/07/2012
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Other09/02/2012
DIVERSEN
PDF
Mandates04/07/2011
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Registered office11/05/2011
MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ZETEL
PDF

Source: Belgian Official Gazette

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2025
Annual accounts 2025899,4 k €↑
2024
Annual accounts 2024894,8 k €↑
2023
Annual accounts 2023685,6 k €↑
2022
Annual accounts 2022634,6 k €↑
2021
Annual accounts 2021448,3 k €↑
2020
Annual accounts 2020248,5 k €↓
2019
Annual accounts 2019417,3 k €↑
2018
Annual accounts 2018248,4 k €↑
2017
Annual accounts 2017230,9 k €↑
2016
Annual accounts 2016181,7 k €↑
2015
Annual accounts 2015118,5 k €↑
2014
Annual accounts 201499,2 k €↑
2013
Annual accounts 201336,2 k €↓
2012
Annual accounts 201245,6 k €↑
2011
Annual accounts 20117,2 k €↓
2010
Annual accounts 20107,4 k €↓
2009
Annual accounts 200937,2 k €↑
2008
Annual accounts 200810,2 k €↓
2007
Annual accounts 200717,5 k €↑
2006
Annual accounts 200612,1 k €
29/07/1988
IncorporationPublic limited company

10/15	1 240 000	1 180 000	1 050 000
70	8 630 000	8 120 000	7 940 000
9904	412 000	388 000	301 000
17/49	2 970 000	3 140 000	3 380 000
9087	24,3	23,1	21,8

CARA

Overview

What does CARA do?

Trend over 20 financial years

Indicative valuation

Board of directors

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Financials

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Valuation

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Directors & structure

Board of directors

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Publications

Belgian Official Gazette publications

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