Doorstep: digitaal recruitment marketing agency
Doorstep is een digitaal recruitment marketing bureau. Ze helpen bedrijven bij het vinden van de juiste kandidaten.
The content of this factsheet is in Dutch.
Sinds 2021 is Doorstep actief als employer branding bureau uit Mechelen. Het team telt ongeveer 2 medewerkers (VTE). Ze werken rond employer branding, paid media (sea/social/display) en social media. De ervaring zit vooral in middelgrote kmo's en corporate bedrijven met recruitmentnood.
Jobsites optimaliseren en digitaal rekruteren
Doorstep is een digitaal recruitment marketing bureau. Ze helpen bedrijven bij het vinden van de juiste kandidaten. Langs de ene kant door jobsites zowel technisch als inhoudelijk te optimaliseren, langs de andere kant door digitale campagnes (social media, DOOH) op te zetten.
Dat doen ze voor middelgrote KMO’s en corporates; liefst voor bedrijven die één core doelgroep te rekruteren hebben.
Ze werken momenteel met een team van 6 VTE van recruitment marketeers die ervaring hebben met paid advertising.
Referentieklanten: Delhaize, Luminus, Alken-Maes, FOD Justitie, Still
Ondernemingsnummer: 0761.338.944
Gemiddelde klantgrootte: 30k
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
Points to ask about- Sharp drop in equity · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBThe financial reserve shrank by more than 30% over two financial years. A dividend, buying out a partner and a loss-making year all look the same here. Ask which of the three it was.
- Loss-making year · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBOne financial year closed at a loss. The size is not shown here: it can be a few thousand euros, a one-off settlement, or a deliberate investment. Ask the agency what was behind it.
- Thin buffer · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBEquity covers less than three months of payroll. A limited reserve, and at many smaller agencies the normal state of affairs. Ask how the agency absorbs a setback.
- Low value-added coverage · 31 Dec 2025 · NBBEvery euro of payroll generates less than 95 cents of added value. That happens in a build-up year, with a lot of subcontracting, or under pressure on rates. Ask what explains it here.
What this agency does well
- EBITDA margin above the sector median (49,7%)
- Profitable in every one of the last 4 years
- Strong buffer: 28,1 months of payroll in equity
- Value-added per euro of payroll above the sector median (2,00)
- Margin per hour worked rose 3 years in a row
- Healthy working capital (current ratio 2,73)
- Comfortable cash position: 1201 days of payroll
All the figures
Reference material, not a starting point. Expand it if you want to read the series yourself.
4 financial years, 2021 to 2024Result, staff and balance sheet
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | ||||
| Gross margin | € 42.128 | € 124.376+195,2% | € 156.270+25,6% | € 143.293-8,3% |
| EBITDA | € 2.735 | € 45.847 | € 81.752 | € 71.232 |
| EBITDA margin | 6,5% | 36,9% | 52,3% | 49,7% |
| Staff | ||||
| FTE | 1,1 | 1,8+63,6% | 1,80% | 1,3-27,8% |
| Gross margin per FTE | € 38.298 | € 69.098 | € 86.817 | € 110.225 |
| Payroll cost per FTE | € 29.497 | € 34.551 | € 41.033 | € 54.848 |
| Balance sheet | ||||
| Equity | € 100.471 | € 121.593 | € 145.698 | € 166.801 |
| Cash | € 158.512 | € 106.752 | € 177.050 | € 234.519 |
| Liquidity ratio | 2,47 | 1,87 | 1,64 | 2,73 |
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 13/07/2026. 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.
What the agency actually does 2 services
Sector focus
Middelgrote KMO's en corporate bedrijven met recruitmentnood
From our own research. The agency hasn't listed its sectors yet.
Based on IKAg research and public sources. Incomplete or outdated? Let us know.
People 6 people mapped
Strategy weighs heavily here: 2 of 6 are strategists. Within that core, Marketingstrategie, Onderzoek and Data-analyse stand out.
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.
- 50% women
- 50% 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.
Figures for financial year 2024: in 2025 this agency published no inflow or outflow.
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 Doorstep
- When was Doorstep founded?
- In 2021.
- Where is Doorstep located?
- In Mechelen, Belgium.
- What is Doorstep specialised in?
- Campaign concepts & big ideas, Social strategy & platform mix, Social media, Advertising, Digital marketing.
- How big is Doorstep?
- Around 1 full-time equivalent (financial year 2024).
- Who are the clients of Doorstep?
- Among others Delhaize, Luminus, Alken-Maes, FOD Justitie, Still.
Figures from the annual accounts up to financial year 2024. Company details checked against the CBE register on 2026-10-13.