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The Searchers

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Financial year 2025 · Closed on 31/12/2025

Net result721,4 k €+22,8 %over 1 year

Revenue15,8 M €+18,1 %over 1 year

Equity4,5 M €+18,8 %over 1 year

Workforce18,9 ETP+8,6 %over 1 year

Identity

Source · BCE/KBO

The Searchers is a Private limited company incorporated in 2015. Its main activity is: Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities. Its registered office is in Antwerpen. It employs on average 18,9 ETP workers (FTE).

Legal situation: Normal situation
BCE/KBO no. / VAT: BE 0636.797.377
Incorporation: 07/09/2015
Legal form: Private limited company
Registered office: Generaal Van Merlenstraat 46
2600 Antwerpen · FlandreSee on map
Contributed capital: 1 291 636,53 €
Latest accounts: 31/12/2025
Average workforce: 18,9 ETP

Activities (NACE)

59130Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities· main 59130Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities

Joint committees (1)

Signals

ProfitableLow riskPositive cashflowPositive EBITDAHealthy social debtsHigh revenue

Financials

Source · NBB, 10 filings

Trend over 10 financial years

	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021
Income statement
Revenue	15,8 M €	+18.1%	13,3 M €		–		–		–
EBITDA	9,3 M €	+22.9%	7,6 M €	+27.9%	5,9 M €	+22.3%	4,8 M €	+2.2%	4,7 M €
Operating result	1,5 M €	+8.6%	1,4 M €	+12.0%	1,2 M €	+28.2%	961,8 k €	+32.0%	728,6 k €
Net result	721,4 k €	+22.8%	587,5 k €	-22.3%	756,6 k €	+30.6%	579,4 k €	+77.1%	327,1 k €
Balance sheet
Equity	4,5 M €	+18.8%	3,8 M €	+18.2%	3,2 M €	+30.1%	2,5 M €	+30.5%	1,9 M €
Total assets	29,1 M €	+6.0%	27,5 M €	+36.8%	20,1 M €	-7.4%	21,7 M €	+21.2%	17,9 M €
Cash	126 k €	-70.9%	432,7 k €		0 €	-100%	37,3 k €	-92.5%	496,1 k €
Debts	16,5 M €	+1.7%	16,2 M €	+32.1%	12,3 M €	-20.6%	15,5 M €	+13.6%	13,6 M €
Other
Workforce	18,9 ETP	+8.6%	17,4 ETP	+10.8%	15,7 ETP	+41.4%	11,1 ETP	+11.0%	10,0 ETP

Valuation

Indicative valuation

As an indication, this company is worth

between 50 M€ and 100 M€

See the valuation

Board of directors

Source · NBB, accounts to 31/12/2025

5 active · 13 ended

Active mandates

ANDRE BOISSIER

Director · since 10 février 2025

Active

ELISE VAN MARCKE

Director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 31 janvier 2025

Active

JEAN-MARIE VERHASSELT

Director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028

Active

OLIVIER VAN DEN BROECK

Managing director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028

Active

Vectis Partners

Chairman of the board of directors · since 20 juin 2022 · until 31 janvier 2025 · 0548.714.548

Represented by STEFAAN VANQUAETHEM

Active

Ended mandates

JEAN-MARIE VERHASSELT

Director · since 10 février 2025

Ended

OLIVIER VAN DEN BROECK

Managing director · since 10 février 2025

Ended

ELISE VAN MARCKE

Director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028

Ended

Vectis Partners

Chairman of the board of directors · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028 · 0548.714.548

Represented by STEFAAN VANQUAETHEM

Ended

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Full financial information

Source · NBB

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Type of account	Full model	Full 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	08/07/2026	16/09/2025	31/10/2024	28/08/2023	29/08/2022	25/08/2021
General meeting	30/06/2026	01/09/2025	31/10/2024	05/08/2023	29/07/2022	15/07/2021
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

Financial ratios

Source · NBB

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Annual accounts filings

Source · NBB, 10 filings

Model	Closing	General meeting	Filed	Language	Document
Full model	31/12/2025	30/06/2026	08/07/2026	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2024	01/09/2025	16/09/2025	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2023	31/10/2024	31/10/2024	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2022	05/08/2023	28/08/2023	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2021	29/07/2022	29/08/2022	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2020	15/07/2021	25/08/2021	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2019	17/08/2020	08/09/2020	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2018	21/06/2019	10/07/2019	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2017	30/06/2018	28/09/2018	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2016	16/06/2017	30/08/2017	Dutch	PDF

Indicative valuation

Order of magnitude

As an indication, this company is worth

between 50 M€ and 100 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.

Board of directors

Source · NBB, accounts to 31/12/2025

5 active · 13 ended

Active mandates

ANDRE BOISSIER

Director · since 10 février 2025

Active

ELISE VAN MARCKE

Director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 31 janvier 2025

Active

JEAN-MARIE VERHASSELT

Director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028

Active

OLIVIER VAN DEN BROECK

Managing director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028

Active

Vectis Partners

Chairman of the board of directors · since 20 juin 2022 · until 31 janvier 2025 · 0548.714.548

Represented by STEFAAN VANQUAETHEM

Active

Ended mandates

JEAN-MARIE VERHASSELT

Director · since 10 février 2025

Ended

OLIVIER VAN DEN BROECK

Managing director · since 10 février 2025

Ended

ELISE VAN MARCKE

Director · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028

Ended

Vectis Partners

Chairman of the board of directors · since 20 juin 2022 · until 20 juin 2028 · 0548.714.548

Represented by STEFAAN VANQUAETHEM

Ended

Ownership and network

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Belgian Official Gazette publications

Source · Belgian Official Gazette

Other19/08/2026
STATUTEN (VERTALING, COORDINATIE, OVERIGE
PDF
Registered office03/04/2026
MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ZETEL
PDF
Mandates18/07/2025
STATUTEN (VERTALING, COÖRDINATIE, OVERIGE WIJZIGINGEN, ) - KAPITAAL - AANDELEN - ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates14/07/2025
STATUTEN (VERTALING, COÖRDINATIE, OVERIGE WIJZIGINGEN, ) - WIJZIGING RECHTSVORM - ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates18/04/2025
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates07/07/2023
MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ZETEL - ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates25/07/2022
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Registered office17/07/2019
MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ZETEL
PDF

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Timeline

2025
Annual accounts 2025721,4 k €↑
2024
Annual accounts 2024587,5 k €↓
2023
Annual accounts 2023756,6 k €↑
2022
Annual accounts 2022579,4 k €↑
2021
Annual accounts 2021327,1 k €↑
2020
Annual accounts 2020235,3 k €↓
2019
Annual accounts 2019462,5 k €↑
2018
Annual accounts 2018109,8 k €↑
2017
Annual accounts 2017-390,1 k €↓
2016
Annual accounts 2016-131,2 k €
07/09/2015
IncorporationPrivate limited company

The Searchers

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