Cypres
The content of this factsheet is in Dutch.
Cypres bestaat sinds 1988 en profileert zich als contentbureau uit Wilsele. Het team telt ongeveer 8 medewerkers (VTE). De opgegeven expertise is content & copy en ux/ui design. Het zwaartepunt ligt bij opdrachtgevers uit grote merken/corporates; telecom, overheid, industrie en luchtvaart.
How this agency makes money
Revenue, margin and what an hour of work brings in. Everything on the earning side sits together here.
Can the agency take a hit
Buffer, cash position and payment behaviour side by side, so you can see where they disagree.
Signals and strengths
Events from the CBE and the Official Gazette over the past 24 months, plus positive markers derived from the figures.
Continuity
2 red flag(s) (24m)- Two consecutive loss-making years · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBTwo financial years in a row closed at a loss. That can be an investment period, or a client that fell away. Ask what explains the pattern and what has changed since.
- Two consecutive loss-making years · 31 Dec 2024 · NBBTwo financial years in a row closed at a loss. That can be an investment period, or a client that fell away. Ask what explains the pattern and what has changed since.
- Sharp headcount decline · 31 Dec 2024 · NBBAverage headcount fell by 15% or more in a year. That can be contraction, and just as easily a deliberate choice for fewer but more experienced people. Ask who left and who came in their place.
What this agency does well
- Strong buffer: 6,6 months of payroll in equity
- Healthy working capital (current ratio 1,39)
- Equity was earned, not injected (reserves 3,7× the capital contributed)
- Comfortable cash position: 265 days of payroll
- Turnover below the median (37,0%)
- Invests in training (24 hours per FTE)
All the figures
Reference material, not a starting point. Expand it if you want to read the series yourself.
5 financial years, 2021 to 2025Result, staff and balance sheet
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | |||||
| Gross margin | € 1,47 mln | € 875.857-40,6% | € 788.689-10% | € 714.068-9,5% | € 652.732-8,6% |
| EBITDA | € 364.680 | € 100.805 | € 31.047 | € 57.074 | € 35.204 |
| EBITDA margin | 24,7% | 11,5% | 3,9% | 8% | 5,4% |
| Staff | |||||
| FTE | 11,9 | 11,0-7,6% | 11,3+2,7% | 8,7-23% | 8,1-6,9% |
| Gross margin per FTE | € 123.857 | € 79.623 | € 69.795 | € 82.077 | € 80.584 |
| Payroll cost per FTE | € 91.054 | € 69.168 | € 65.519 | € 74.513 | € 74.452 |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Equity | € 332.562 | € 354.238 | € 336.235 | € 332.038 | € 330.911 |
| Cash | € 371.648 | € 230.595 | € 164.681 | € 385.476 | € 437.655 |
| Liquidity ratio | 1,54 | 1,84 | 1,41 | 1,36 | 1,39 |
Payroll cost per FTE comes from the social report where available, otherwise from the Remuneration line. Both are gross costs including employer contributions.
What this factsheet does not know
- How good the work is. Figures do not measure creativity, strategy or chemistry.
- How the client portfolio is spread. Concentration is not in the accounts.
- Freelancers and subcontractors are not in the FTE figures. An agency with 40 staff may in practice run with 70 people.
- The figures cover financial year 2025, filed on 31/07/2026. At a fast-moving agency reality today may differ.
Based on publicly filed annual accounts (NBB) and official records (CBE, Belgian Official Gazette). An indication, not financial advice. Sector medians calculated on 2 Nov 2026. Sector medians based on financial year 2025: the last year for which nearly all accounts have been filed.
Sector focus
Publicly known clients
Orange, Brussels Airport, bpost, Graco, ENGIE, Telenet, Agoria, DEME, Klimaatzaak, Rust-Oleum, Visit Leuven, Coreso, Tabloo, Steliau, Komosie
Based on IKAg research and public sources. Incomplete or outdated? Let us know.
People 1 people mapped
Based on public profiles. Something wrong? Let us know.
Seniors or juniors?
Payroll cost per FTE is the best public proxy for a team's experience level. Higher is not automatically better, but it says something about who sits at the table.
- 62% women
- 39% men
Will your team stay?
Inflow and outflow from the social report. This series only counts people on the payroll: freelancers who invoice do not appear in it. A low figure therefore means two very different things, a stable permanent team or a small core with heavy outsourcing. A high figure usually points to short contracts. Compare only within the same type of agency.
Source: annual accounts and social reports (NBB), collected by IKAg. Financial year 2025. Calculations by IKAg; an indication, not financial advice. Sector medians based on financial year 2025: the last year for which nearly all accounts have been filed.
Frequently asked questions about Cypres
- When was Cypres founded?
- In 1988.
- Where is Cypres located?
- In Leuven, Belgium.
- What is Cypres specialised in?
- Packaging design, Campaign concepts & big ideas, Campaign execution, Influencer & creator marketing, Organic social content, Social strategy & platform mix.
- How big is Cypres?
- Around 8 full-time equivalents (financial year 2025).
- Which sectors does Cypres work for?
- Industry & manufacturing, Logistics & transport, Public sector & non-profit, Telecom & media.
- Who are the clients of Cypres?
- Among others Orange, Brussels Airport, bpost, Graco, ENGIE, Telenet, Agoria, DEME, Klimaatzaak, Rust-Oleum, Visit Leuven, Coreso, Tabloo, Steliau, Komosie.
Figures from the annual accounts up to financial year 2025. Company details checked against the CBE register on 2026-10-13.