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Financial year 2025 · closed on 31/12/2025

Net result

12,6 k €

-89.0% YoY

Gross margin

425,1 k €

-38.1% YoY

Equity

281,2 k €

+4.0% YoY

Workforce

21,7 ETP

+9.0% YoY

What does DE MESS do?

DE MESS is a Private limited company incorporated in 2007. Its main activity is: Accommodation. Its registered office is in Damme. It employs on average 21,7 ETP workers (FTE).

Legal situation

● Normal situation

BCE/KBO no. / VAT

BE 0888.318.971

Incorporation

28/03/2007

Legal form

Private limited company

Registered office

Bloemisterijstraat 1
8340 Damme · FlandreSee on map

Contributed capital

18 600,00 €

Latest accounts

31/12/2025

Average workforce

21,7 ETP

Activities (NACE)

55521Accommodation· main 55522Accommodation 56210Event catering activities 56210Event catering activities 56220Event catering and other food service activities 56290Other food service activities+6

Joint committees (1)

Signals

ProfitableSolid equityPositive cashflowPositive EBITDAHealthy social debts

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Financials

Trend over 18 financial years

	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009		2008
Income statement
Gross margin	425,1 k €	-38.1%	686,8 k €	+114%	321,5 k €	+36.9%	234,8 k €	+89.4%	124 k €	-5.2%	130,8 k €	-29.0%	184,2 k €	-13.7%	213,5 k €	-1.0%	215,6 k €	-12.6%	246,7 k €	+145%	100,8 k €	+28.0%	78,7 k €	+11.8%	70,4 k €	+39.6%	50,5 k €	-13.8%	58,6 k €	+103%	28,8 k €	-9.7%	31,9 k €	-36.4%	50,2 k €
EBITDA	139,1 k €	-47.6%	265,7 k €	+181%	94,6 k €	+808%	10,4 k €	-88.2%	88 k €	+201%	29,2 k €	-46.3%	54,4 k €	-40.1%	90,9 k €	-11.8%	103,1 k €	+1311%	7,3 k €	+117%	-42,7 k €	-216%	36,7 k €	-3.6%	38,1 k €	+20.4%	31,7 k €	-35.5%	49,1 k €	+182%	17,4 k €	-36.8%	27,5 k €	-42.9%	48,2 k €
Operating result	39,1 k €	-79.6%	191,6 k €	+240%	56,4 k €	+349%	-22,6 k €	-142%	54,5 k €	+1193%	-5 k €	-165%	7,7 k €	-80.3%	39 k €	-26.9%	53,4 k €	+334%	-22,8 k €	+68.1%	-71,4 k €	-509%	17,5 k €	-22.3%	22,5 k €	+133%	9,7 k €	-59.6%	23,9 k €	+506%	-5,9 k €	-504%	1,5 k €	-90.7%	15,7 k €
Net result	12,6 k €	-89.0%	114,6 k €	+133%	49,3 k €	+277%	-27,8 k €	-152%	53,7 k €	+1053%	-5,6 k €	-314%	2,6 k €	-92.2%	33,9 k €	-33.2%	50,7 k €	+299%	-25,5 k €	+55.4%	-57,2 k €	-678%	9,9 k €	-49.3%	19,5 k €	+167%	7,3 k €	-78.8%	34,4 k €	+438%	-10,2 k €	-309%	-2,5 k €	-132%	7,8 k €
Balance sheet
Equity	281,2 k €	+4.0%	270,3 k €	+70.1%	158,9 k €	+28.6%	123,6 k €	-18.3%	151,3 k €	+55.0%	97,7 k €	-5.5%	103,3 k €	+2.6%	100,7 k €	+50.7%	66,8 k €	+316%	16,1 k €	-61.4%	41,6 k €	-51.0%	84,9 k €	+13.2%	75 k €	+35.2%	55,5 k €	+15.1%	48,2 k €	+250%	13,8 k €	-22.4%	17,8 k €	-12.3%	20,2 k €
Total assets	798,9 k €	-6.8%	856,9 k €	+10.7%	774,2 k €	+176%	280,7 k €	+4.8%	267,8 k €	+8.5%	246,8 k €	-14.9%	290 k €	-8.6%	317,3 k €	-18.4%	388,9 k €	+71.9%	226,3 k €	+20.7%	187,4 k €	-2.3%	191,9 k €	+30.9%	146,6 k €	+17.4%	124,9 k €	-25.9%	168,6 k €	+33.5%	126,3 k €	-33.7%	190,5 k €	-0.9%	192,3 k €
Cash	67,7 k €	-20.3%	84,9 k €	+10.8%	76,6 k €	-14.7%	89,8 k €	+9.6%	81,9 k €	+40.9%	58,2 k €	+227%	17,8 k €	-65.7%	51,8 k €	+111%	24,6 k €	-45.5%	45,1 k €	-2.0%	46 k €	-41.2%	78,2 k €	+161%	29,9 k €	+9.1%	27,4 k €	-53.9%	59,5 k €	+2009%	2,8 k €		–		1,4 k €
Debts	517,7 k €	-9.5%	571,9 k €	-7.1%	615,3 k €	+292%	157,1 k €	+34.9%	116,4 k €	-21.9%	149,2 k €	-20.1%	186,7 k €	-13.8%	216,6 k €	-32.8%	322,1 k €	+53.3%	210,2 k €	+44.1%	145,9 k €	+36.3%	107 k €	+49.4%	71,6 k €	+14.1%	62,8 k €	-45.9%	116,1 k €	+3.5%	112,2 k €	-34.9%	172,5 k €	+0.2%	172,1 k €
Other
Workforce	21,7 ETP	+9.0%	19,9 ETP		–		–		–		–		–		–		–		4,9 ETP	+36.1%	3,6 ETP	+227%	1,1 ETP	+37.5%	0,8 ETP	+167%	0,3 ETP	-25.0%	0,4 ETP	-42.9%	0,7 ETP		–		–

Estimate

Indicative valuation

As an indication, this company is worth

between 500 k€ and 1 M€

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Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 31/12/2025 · 2 active · 17 ended

Active mandates

Vincent Brabant

Administrator - manager · since 01 octobre 2016

Active

Wouter Willems

Administrator - manager · since 01 octobre 2016

Active

Ended mandates

Vincent Brabant

Mandate · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Vincent Brabant

Director · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Vincent Brabant

Manager · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Wouter Willems

Mandate · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Annual accounts

Full financial information

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Type of account	Abridged model	Abridged model	Micro model	Micro model	Micro model	Micro model
Start of the financial year	01/01/2025	01/07/2023	01/07/2022	01/07/2021	01/07/2020	01/07/2019
Closing of the financial year	31/12/2025	31/12/2024	30/06/2023	30/06/2022	30/06/2021	30/06/2020
Length of the financial year	12 months	18 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months
Filing date	20/08/2026	20/06/2025	25/01/2024	31/01/2023	27/01/2022	28/02/2021
General meeting	29/06/2026	16/06/2025	04/12/2023	05/12/2022	06/12/2021	07/12/2020
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

18 filings with the NBB

Model	Closing	General meeting	Filed	Language	Document
Abridged model	31/12/2025	29/06/2026	20/08/2026	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	31/12/2024	16/06/2025	20/06/2025	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2023	04/12/2023	25/01/2024	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2022	05/12/2022	31/01/2023	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2021	06/12/2021	27/01/2022	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2020	07/12/2020	28/02/2021	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2019	02/12/2019	16/01/2020	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2018	03/12/2018	27/02/2019	Dutch	PDF
Micro model	30/06/2017	04/12/2017	14/12/2017	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2016	05/12/2016	31/01/2017	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2015	07/12/2015	22/02/2016	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2014	01/12/2014	22/12/2014	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2013	31/12/2013	31/01/2014	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2012	03/12/2012	14/12/2012	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2011	05/12/2011	16/12/2011	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2010	06/12/2010	17/12/2010	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2009	30/12/2009	01/02/2010	Dutch	PDF
Abridged model	30/06/2008	31/12/2008	14/01/2009	Dutch	PDF

Estimate

Indicative valuation

Order of magnitude

As an indication, this company is worth

between 500 k€ and 1 M€

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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 · 2 active · 17 ended

Active mandates

Vincent Brabant

Administrator - manager · since 01 octobre 2016

Active

Wouter Willems

Administrator - manager · since 01 octobre 2016

Active

Ended mandates

Vincent Brabant

Mandate · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Vincent Brabant

Director · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Vincent Brabant

Manager · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Wouter Willems

Mandate · since 01 octobre 2016

Ended

Shareholders

Ownership and network

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Belgian Official Gazette

Belgian Official Gazette publications

Mandates22/02/2024
STATUTEN (VERTALING, COÖRDINATIE, OVERIGE WIJZIGINGEN, ) - WIJZIGING RECHTSVORM - BENAMING - DOEL - ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN - ALGEMENE VERGADERING - BOEKJAAR
PDF
Mandates05/12/2016
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN - STATUTEN (VERTALING, COÖRDINATIE, OVERIGE WIJZIGINGEN, )
PDF
Mandates20/06/2016
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates30/04/2015
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates30/06/2014
MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ZETEL - ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates16/09/2010
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Other05/04/2007
RUBRIEK OPRICHTING (NIEUWE RECHTSPERSOON, OPENING BIJKANTOOR, ENZ...)
PDF

Source: Belgian Official Gazette

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2025
Annual accounts 202512,6 k €↓
2024
Annual accounts 2024114,6 k €↑
2024
Name changeDE MESS
2023
Annual accounts 202349,3 k €↑
2022
Annual accounts 2022-27,8 k €↓
2021
Annual accounts 202153,7 k €↑
2020
Annual accounts 2020-5,6 k €↓
2019
Annual accounts 20192,6 k €↓
2018
Annual accounts 201833,9 k €↓
2017
Annual accounts 201750,7 k €↑
2016
Annual accounts 2016-25,5 k €↑
2015
Annual accounts 2015-57,2 k €↓
2014
Annual accounts 20149,9 k €↓
2013
Annual accounts 201319,5 k €↑
2012
Annual accounts 20127,3 k €↓
2011
Annual accounts 201134,4 k €↑
2010
Annual accounts 2010-10,2 k €↓
2009
Annual accounts 2009-2,5 k €↓
2008
Annual accounts 20087,8 k €
2008
Name changeKOEN'S CATERING
28/03/2007
IncorporationPrivate 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

DE MESS

Overview

What does DE MESS do?

Trend over 18 financial years

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Board of directors

Financials

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Annual accounts filings

Valuation

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Board of directors

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Publications

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