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1. General notes

1.1 Activities

The activities of DELA Coöperatie UA ('DELA Coöperatie'), having its registered office in Eindhoven, Oude Stadsgracht 1, Chamber of Commerce number 17012026, and its group companies (together 'DELA Group') consist of insurance, investing, and funeral services. The insurance products comprise funeral insurance, term life insurance, and savings-linked insurance. The insurance activities take place in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. The funeral activities take place in the Netherlands and Belgium. All investing activities for DELA Group are conducted in the Netherlands.

​1.2 Consolidation

DELA Coöperatie heads a group of legal entities. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DELA Coöperatie, its group companies, and other legal entities over which it exercises central management and control. Group companies are legal entities that DELA Coöperatie controls, directly or indirectly, because it holds the majority of the voting rights or whose financing and operating activities it can control in other ways. This takes into account potential voting rights that can be exercised directly at the balance sheet date.

The group companies and other legal entities over which DELA Coöperatie exercises central management or control are fully consolidated. The minority interests in group equity and group profit are stated separately.

In the event of an interest in a joint venture, this interest is consolidated on a proportional basis. A joint venture is an agreement to cooperate in which control is exercised by the two shareholders together.

Intercompany transactions and amounts receivable and payable between group companies and other consolidated legal entities are eliminated. Unrealised losses on intercompany transactions are also eliminated unless they are impaired. Accounting policies of group companies and other consolidated legal entities are adjusted where necessary to align them with the DELA Group's accounting policies.

As the income statement for DELA Coöperatie is included in the consolidated financial statements, the company financial statements only present a condensed income statement in accordance with Article 2:402 of the Dutch Civil Code (hereinafter: DCC).

The organisational chart of the companies included in DELA Group is provided below. This statement includes the information required at 31 December 2025 based on DCC Articles 2:379 and 2:414.

* DELA Coöperatie has issued a liability statement for these group companies as meant in DCC Article 2:403. These companies are exempt from the filing requirement.

The participating interests in Salarise Holding B.V., Neo Joule B.V., and Société d'Étude et de Service pour la Crémation N.V. are not included in the consolidation of DELA Group. 

The following transactions took place within DELA Group in 2025:

  • In financial year 2025, DELA Vastgoed België B.V. purchased and received all shares in the capital of the company Kompleet Komfort Mobile B.V. for a purchase price of €0.2 million.
  • A parent-subsidiary merger between Van de Vyver Uitvaartzorg B.V. as the acquired company and DELA Vastgoed België B.V. as the acquiring company. This merger has been recognised in accordance with the carry-over accounting method.
  • B.V. Begrafenisonderneming v/h G.J. van Brouwershaven has been liquidated.
  • A parent-subsidiary merger between Begrafenis Onderneming Dordrecht en omstreken B.V. as the acquired company and Begrafenis Onderneming Dordrecht en omstreken Beheer B.V. as the acquiring company. Subsequently a parent-subsidiary merger between Begrafenis Onderneming Dordrecht en omstreken B.V. as the acquired company and DELA Uitvaartverzorging N.V as the acquiring company. These mergers have been recognised in accordance with the carry-over accounting method.

The following transactions took place in financial year 2025: 

  • On 27 March 2025, DELA Holding N.V. purchased and received all shares in the capital of DFW Group B.V. for a purchase price of €16.1 million.

1.3 Related parties

Related parties are defined as all legal entities that can be controlled, jointly controlled, or significantly influenced. Legal entities that can exercise control are also defined as related parties. The members of the Executive Board, Supervisory Board, and other key officers in the management of DELA Group and their close relatives are also related parties.

Significant transactions with related parties are disclosed in the notes in so far as they are not entered into under normal market conditions. Their nature and extent, if applicable, are disclosed along with any other information necessary to provide sufficient insight. With regard to deaths reported for DELA Natura- en levensverzekeringen N.V. (DELA Natura) in the Netherlands, the arrangements are, in principle, in the hands of DELA Uitvaartverzorging N.V. (DELA UV) or its subsidiaries. Fixed transfer prices are charged for these arrangements.

1.4 Acquisitions and disposals of group companies

The results and identifiable assets and liabilities of acquired entities are recognised in the consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date, being the date on which control is obtained.

The historical cost is the monetary amount, or equivalent, agreed for the acquisition of the acquired entity plus any directly attributable costs. If the historical cost exceeds the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities, the difference is recognised as goodwill.

The companies included in the scope of consolidation will remain in the consolidation until control is transferred or the company is only held for sale.

1.5 Estimates

In applying accounting policies and financial reporting requirements, the Executive Board needs to make judgements and estimates that may be critical to the amounts reported in the financial statements. Where necessary to provide the insight required by DCC Article 2:362(1), the nature of these judgements and estimates, and details of the underlying assumptions, are provided in the notes to the relevant items. Although these estimates have been made by the Executive Board to the best of their knowledge, the actual outcomes may ultimately vary. The main estimates relate to: 

  • the valuation of investments: real estate, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, agricultural and forestry funds, mortgage funds, and private equity companies (see section 5.3); 
  • the valuation of owner-occupied property (see section 2.5.1); 
  • the accounting policies applied for the technical provisions (see section 2.9); 
  • the valuation of the non-technical provisions (see section 2.11); 
  • the valuation of deferred tax assets (see section 5.5).

1.6 Adjustments to comparative figures

Amounts x €1,000   Financial statements
2024
Effect of error correction 1.6.1 Effect of error correction 1.6.2 Financial statements
2025
           
Adjustments in the balance sheet          
Technical provisions   8,580,194 9,973   8,590,167
Receivables (deferred tax assets: technical provision)   243,968 2,573   246,541
Equity   1,153,351 -7,400   1,145,951
           
Adjustments in the income statement          
Underwriting expenses   465,803 -333 -10,063 455,407
Revenue from funeral business   201,145   -10,063 191,082
Taxes   837 -86   751
Group profit   145,395 247   145,642

1.6.1 Technical provisions

It was several years ago that Yarden was acquired. This acquisition took place on 2 August 2021, and the technical provisions were measured at fair value in accordance with the purchase accounting method as at 31 July 2021. Due to a drop in interest rates between those dates, the valuation of the technical provision was too low. Before 2025, DELA had chosen not to recognise this immaterial difference. DELA has reconsidered this standpoint now and decided to recognise the difference after all. This adjustment has been made retrospectively to provide better insight into the 2025 financial statements and for comparison purposes.

1.6.2 Internal revenue

In the comparative figures of the consolidated income statement, the elimination of internal revenue (revenue from funeral business) and costs (underwriting expenses) between the funeral business and the insurance business was adjusted to enhance the clarity of the financial statements. This adjustment has not led to any changes in the profit or equity. The elimination for 2024 was increased from €216.4 million to €226.5 million.

1.7 Preparation and adoption of the financial statements

The financial statements for 2025 were prepared by the Executive Board on 21 April 2026 and will, at the time of publication, have been adopted at the general meeting of 30 May 2026. The financial statements for 2024 were adopted at the general meeting of 24 May 2025.