Douaneagentschap Essers

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Public limited companyfounded 198441 yrs activeTransportlaan 4, 3600 Genk, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0426.404.773

Summary

Douaneagentschap Essers has been active since 1984 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €9.80M and a net result of €1.49M. Equity is growing by ~47.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 89% of 652 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

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Checked score

Score 2025

91 / 100

Excellent

The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.

Axes · tick = 2024

Profitability84=

Solvency100=

Growth80=

Track record100

Bankruptcy probability, 12 months

0.4% Very low

0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

Credit up to €850k at 30 days acceptable

Liquidity ample (current ratio 17.11 against 16.25 in 2024; short-term debt: 5.7% of total assets), and 17.7% of the assets are financed with debt.

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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.

−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral

Long track record

A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.

KBO · incorporation date

Age against the risk zone

Higher-failure-rate sector

In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.

Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 52

Relative position

BE, all sectors

reference

Sector 52

higher

← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →

Annual accounts: healthy financial profile

The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.

NBB · annual accounts 2025

Solvency, return and age of the figures

Solvency

82.3%

Return on assets

12.6%

Age of the figures

9 mo

Multiple establishment units

Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.

KBO · establishment units

Lower-risk legal form

Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.

KBO · legal form

Latest accounts filed on time

The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 08-07-2026, 23 days ahead of the deadline.

NBB · 10 filings

Deviation from the deadline

2025

23 d early

2024

37 d early

2023

13 d early

2022

26 d early

2021

19 d early

2020

29 d early

2019

30 d early

← before the deadline after the deadline →

Checked, nothing found (2)

The next deadline is still running

The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.

Companies Code · seven months

Position in the running window

24-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline

No strike-offs in the KBO publications

We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.

KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema

Turnover

€3.72M▲ 1.8%

2023 · €3.65M

2022: €2.77M 2023: €3.65M

2022 → 2024

EBIT margin

30.3%▲ 5.5pp

2023 · 24.8%

2022: 30.8% 2023: 24.8%

2022 → 2024

Net result

€1.49M▲ 75.2%

2024 · €853k

2018: €147k 2019: €317k 2020: €178k 2022: €528k 2023: €493k 2024: €853k

2018 → 2025

Working capital

€10.97M▲ 12.6%

2024 · €9.74M

2018: €607k 2019: €937k 2020: €2.35M 2022: €3.88M 2023: €4.26M 2024: €9.74M

2018 → 2025

Multi-year overview

Every figure with its change against the year before

▲ rise ▼ fall

Line20202022202320242025Trend

Turnover€2.77M€3.65M▲ 31.8%€3.72M▲ 1.8%

Equity€1.13M-€1.95M▲ 73.2%€2.45M▲ 25.2%€8.30M▲ 239%€9.80M▲ 18.0%

Operating result€349k-€854k▲ 144%€907k▲ 6.2%€1.13M▲ 24.2%€1.99M▲ 77.0%

Net result€178k-€528k▲ 197%€493k▼ 6.6%€853k▲ 73.0%€1.49M▲ 75.2%

Result per fiscal year

Operating resultNet result

The operating result has risen three years in a row; 2025 is 77% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.

Balance-sheet composition

2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath

Assets €11.90M

97.9%

Fixed assets €246k ▼ 5.9%

Current assets €11.65M ▲ 12.2%

Equity and liabilities €11.90M

82.3%

17.7%

Equity €9.80M ▲ 18.0%

Debt €2.10M ▼ 10.2%

Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 22.0% to 17.7%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.

Key figures and ratios

2025 value · change against 2024

EBITDA

€2.01M▲

2024 · €1.14M

Cash flow

€1.51M▲

2024 · €867k

Current ratio

17.11▲

2024 · 16.25

Debt to equity

0.21▼

2024 · 0.28

ROE

15.3%▲

2024 · 10.3%

ROA

12.6%▲

2024 · 8.0%

Interest coverage

14.54▲

2024 · 5.70

Debt ≤ 1 year

€681k▲

2024 · €639k

Income taxes

€572k▲

2024 · €310k

Staff costs

€2.20M▼

2024 · €2.25M

Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 50 lines

Balance sheet Code20242025

Assets

Total assets20/58€10.64M€11.90M▲

Fixed assets21/28€262k€246k▼

Intangible fixed assets21€44k€28k▼

Financial fixed assets28€218k€218k=

Current assets29/58€10.38M€11.65M▲

Amounts receivable within one year40/41€10.38M€11.65M▲

Trade receivables40€3.10M€3.94M▲

Other amounts receivable41€7.28M€7.71M▲

Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0€1k▲

Equity and liabilities

Total equity and liabilities10/49€10.64M€11.90M▲

Equity10/15€8.30M€9.80M▲

Contributions10/11€5.06M€5.06M=

Capital10€5.06M€5.06M=

Issued capital100€20.06M€20.06M=

Uncalled capital101€15.00M€15.00M=

Reserves13€1.94M€2.01M▲

Non-distributable reserves130/1€49k€124k▲

Legal reserve130€49k€124k▲

Distributable reserves133€1.89M€1.89M=

Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.30M€2.72M▲

Amounts payable17/49€2.34M€2.10M▼

Amounts payable within one year42/48€639k€681k▲

Trade debts44€163k€455k▲

Suppliers440/4€163k€455k▲

Taxes, remuneration and social security45€476k€225k▼

Taxes450/3€168k€215▼

Remuneration and social security454/9€308k€225k▼

Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€1.70M€1.42M▼

Income statement Code20242025

Turnover70€3.72M-

Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€657k-

Remuneration, social security and pensions62€2.25M€2.20M▼

Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€14k€15k▲

Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-2k€-147k▼

Other operating charges640/8€154k€270k▲

Non-recurring operating charges66A€0-

Gross operating margin9900€3.54M€4.33M▲

Operating profit (loss)9901€1.13M€1.99M▲

Financial income75/76B€236k€210k▼

Recurring financial income75€236k€210k▼

Financial charges65/66B€200k€138k▼

Recurring financial charges65€200k€138k▼

Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.16M€2.07M▲

Income taxes67/77€310k€572k▲

Profit (loss) for the period9904€853k€1.49M▲

Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€853k€1.49M▲

Appropriation of the result

Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.35M€2.80M▲

Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€493k€1.30M▲

Transfer to equity691/2€43k€75k▲

To the legal reserve6920€43k€75k▲

Social balance

Average headcount (FTE)908731.331.9▲

The notes to these accounts (10 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

All 33Financial 5Gazette 18Filings 10

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027

2026

04-08

State Gazette act Permanent representative: Ben Vandeweyer

1 fact ▸

Permanent representative, Ben Vandeweyer

08-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2025 · full schema

2025

31-12

Financial Highest result since 2018net €1.49M ▲75.2%

Operating result €1.99M, net result €1.49M, both a record.

24-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema

2024

31-12

Financial Equity above €5MEq €8.30M ▲239%

6 profitable years in a row build equity to €8.30M.

18-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema

14-02

State Gazette act Capital & shares

Capital increase · Bank account · Capital4 facts ▸

General meeting, 09-02-2024
Capital increase, €20.000.000
Bank account, 06-02-2024
Capital, €20.062.000

05-01

State Gazette act Statutes amendment

Capital3 facts ▸

General meeting, 28-12-2023
Statutes amendment
Capital, €62.000

2023

31-12

Financial Equity above €2MEq €2.45M ▲25.2%

5 profitable years in a row build equity to €2.45M.

05-10

State Gazette act Appointments: TESS BV (managing director) and ALRO BV (managing director)

3 facts ▸

Board meeting, 15-06-2023
Director appointment, TESS BV (managing director)
Director appointment, ALRO BV (managing director)

28-07

State Gazette act Appointments: Alro BV (director) and Tess BV (director)

3 facts ▸

General meeting, 15-06-2023
Director appointment, Alro BV (director)
Director appointment, Tess BV (director)

05-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema

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2022

31-12

Financial Liquidity triplescurrent ratio 8.88

Current ratio from 3.30 to 8.88; short-term debt falls from €1.02M to €493k.

12-07

State Gazette act Appointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)

Permanent representative: Kathleen De Brabander · Mandate term4 facts ▸

General meeting, 16-06-2022
Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative, Kathleen De Brabander
Mandate term, until the general meeting approving the accounts for 31 December 2024

12-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema

2021

05-08

State Gazette act Resignation: Henri Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport (director)

Permanent representative: Hilde Essers · Appointment: TESS BV (director)4 facts ▸

General meeting, 17-06-2021
Director resignation, Henri Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport (director)
Permanent representative, Hilde Essers
Director appointment, TESS BV (director)

02-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema

2020

31-12

Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.13M ▲18.7%

3 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.13M.

01-09

State Gazette act Permanent representative: Kathleen De Brabander

1 fact ▸

Permanent representative, Kathleen De Brabander

01-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema

2019

28-10

State Gazette act Reappointment: CVBA Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)

Permanent representative: Dominique Roux3 facts ▸

General meeting, 20-06-2019
Auditor reappointment, CVBA Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren
Permanent representative, Dominique Roux

03-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema

2018

28-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema

2017

14-08

State Gazette act Reappointments: BVBA Tess (director) and H.Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport NV (director)

Permanent representatives: Hilde Essers and Gert Bervoets · Appointments: BVBA Alro (director) and BVBA Tess (managing director)8 facts ▸

General meeting, 15-06-2017
Director reappointment, BVBA Tess (director)
Permanent representative, Hilde Essers
Director reappointment, H.Essers en Zonen Internationaal Transport NV (director)
Permanent representative, Hilde Essers
Director appointment, BVBA Alro (director)
Permanent representative, Gert Bervoets
Director appointment, BVBA Tess (managing director)

14-08

State Gazette act Appointments: BVBA Tess (managing director) and BVBA Alro (managing director)

Permanent representatives: Hilde Essers and Gert Bervoets5 facts ▸

Board meeting, 30-06-2017
Director appointment, BVBA Tess (managing director)
Director appointment, BVBA Alro (managing director)
Permanent representative, Hilde Essers
Permanent representative, Gert Bervoets

22-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema

03-01

State Gazette act Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV OWE CVBA (statutory auditor)

2 facts ▸

General meeting, 16-06-2016
Auditor reappointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV OWE CVBA

2015

13-07

State Gazette act Appointment: TESS BVBA (director)

Permanent representative: Hilde Essers5 facts ▸

General meeting, 18/06/2015
Director appointment, TESS BVBA (director)
Permanent representative, Hilde Essers
Board meeting, 19/06/2015
Director appointment, TESS BVBA (managing director)

05-03

State Gazette act Registered office

Registered-office move2 facts ▸

Board meeting, 20-11-2014
Registered-office move, Transportlaan 4, 3600 Genk

2013

12-09

State Gazette act Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV OVVE CVBA (statutory auditor)

2 facts ▸

General meeting, 20-06-2013
Auditor reappointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV OVVE CVBA

2011

29-12

State Gazette act Appointments: BRANDO BVBA (director) and Noël Essers (managing director)

Permanent representative: Noël Essers · Reappointments: H.ESSERS EN ZONEN INTERNATIONAAL TRANSPORT NV (director) and Noël Essers (director)8 facts ▸

General meeting, 31-07-2011
Board meeting, 31-07-2011
Director appointment, BRANDO BVBA (director)
Permanent representative, Noël Essers
Director reappointment, H.ESSERS EN ZONEN INTERNATIONAAL TRANSPORT NV (director)
Permanent representative, Noël Essers
Director reappointment, Noël Essers (director)
Director appointment, Noël Essers (managing director)

2010

05-10

State Gazette act Appointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)

Permanent representatives: Noël Essers and MAN @ The Wheel BVBA4 facts ▸

General meeting, 11-06-2008
Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative, Noël Essers
Permanent representative, MAN @ The Wheel BVBA

2004

27-12

State Gazette act Appointment: Deloitte & Partners Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)

2 facts ▸

General meeting, 30-06-2004
Auditor appointment, Deloitte & Partners Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)

Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors

6 directors, no change since 2023

Tess BV

Director · since 17-06-2021 · Legal entity

Current

ALRO

Director · since 15-06-2017 · Private limited company · perm. rep.: Gert Bervoets

Current

TESS

Director · since 15-06-2017 · Private limited company · perm. rep.: Hilde Essers

Current

TESS BVBA

Managing director · since 18-06-2015 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Hilde Essers

Not recently confirmed

H. ESSERS

Director · since 31-07-2011 · Private limited company · perm. rep.: Noël Essers

Not recently confirmed

Noël Essers

Managing director · since 31-07-2011

Not recently confirmed

15-06-2023 ALRO: Appointed as Director

15-06-2023 ALRO: Appointed as Managing director

15-06-2023 TESS: Appointed as Director

15-06-2023 TESS: Appointed as Managing director

17-06-2021 Tess BV: Appointed as Director

Full history in the Timeline (18 changes) →

Location & real-estate footprint

Registered office, Genk · 2 establishment units since 1995

establishment All 2 establishment units on the map

Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Transportlaan 43600 Genk

Ground area

15.3 ha

Building footprint

4.4 ha

Volume, LiDAR

600,952 m³

2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 19.1 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.

2 establishment units

DOUANEAGENTSCHAP ESSERS NV

Transportlaan 4, 3600 GenkNACE 63406

since 19952.192.642.834

DOUANEAGENTSCHAP ESSERS NV

Terbekehofdreef 19, 2610 AntwerpenNACE 63406

since 20062.192.641.151

2 parcels

Flanders 2 (100%)

Parcel (capakey)	Region	Area	Buildings	Height / fl.
11463D0108/00L002	Flanders	14.0 ha	1 · 4.2 ha	19.1 m · 5 fl.
71307H0001/00V009	Flanders	1.3 ha	1 · 1,795 m²	8.7 m · 2 fl.

Linked by address, not proof of ownership

Methodology

via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1

2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.

Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Statutory auditor

1 auditor

DELOITTE Bedrijfsrevisoren BVCurrent

Statutory auditor · represented by Kathleen De Brabander

16-06-2022 → present

Show 4 earlier auditors

Deloitte & Partners Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA Statutory auditor · represented by Dominique Roux succeeded by Deloitte bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA in 2008	30-06-2004 → 11-06-2008
Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV ovve CVBA Auditor succeeded by Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV OWE CVBA in 2016	20-06-2013 → 16-06-2016
Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV OWE CVBA Auditor succeeded by DELOITTE Bedrijfsrevisoren BV in 2022	16-06-2016 → 16-06-2022
Deloitte bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA Auditor · represented by Dominique Roux succeeded by Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV ovve CVBA in 2013	11-06-2008 → 20-06-2013

Articles of association

Purpose

Onderneming voor: het verhuren van magazijnen; opslag; consignatie en overslag van goederen toebehorende aan derden; verhuren van vervoermiddelen voor transport van goederen…

Full purpose

Onderneming voor: het verhuren van magazijnen; opslag; consignatie en overslag van goederen toebehorende aan derden; verhuren van vervoermiddelen voor transport van goederen; internationale transporten en bevrachtingen; vervoer welk ook het vervoermiddel weze spoorwegvervoer met en zonder transcontainers; goederenvervoer langs de weg; zeevrachtagentschap en uitoefenen van maritiem bedrijf het uitbaten van garage en stalling voor motorvoertuigen; goederenbehandeling: het bestuur, het laden, het lossen, de controle, het expertiseren, het wegen, de bewaking en het verpakken van goederen; grensexpeditiekantoor - expeditiebedrijf: het verlenen van diensten in verband met expeditie, controle en douane-aangelegenheden, de uitbating van stapelplaatsen; het uitbaten van goederen; opslagplaatsen, omvattende zelfstandige meubelbewaringen en safediensten. het bemiddelen en het dienstbetoon inzake verzekeringen van alle aard.

according to the deed of 05-01-2024

Structure & network

Connections & network

6 connected companies

Shared directors

Linked via shared directors

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Shared director

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Shared director

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INTRAMAR

Shared director

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Capital and shareholders

Capital over the years

14-02-2024 Capital increase of 20,000,000 EUR · to 20,062,000 EUR · in cash
05-01-2024 Capital stated in the act · 62,000 EUR · 1,250 shares

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2024 to 2025 · 2 entries · 5,068 EUR awarded · 5,068 EUR paid

Year	Entries	awarded	paid
2025	1	831 EUR	831 EUR
2024	1	4,237 EUR	4,237 EUR

Schemes

Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)

2 entries · 5,068 EUR · 5,068 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification

Legal formPublic limited company

Founded17-11-1984

Fiscal year end31-12

Activities, NACEBEL 2025

52250Logistics services

Sources

Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 41 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.

Contact details

3 entries

E-mail:INFO@ESSERS.COM

Enterprise

Phone:089 32 32 32

Enterprise

Fax:089 32 32 35

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