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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 43.7 to 34.4.
Financials
Financial year 2025
CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN from Lokeren, company number BE0400120050, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 844,973 after tax. For that financial year CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN recorded revenue of € 11.4 million and equity of € 12.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 831,198 to € 844,973. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 8, 2026.
€ 12.9 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 844,973
▲ 2% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 3% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 672,000 paid out
80 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
34.4
▼ 4.6 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 2.4 million
▼ 5% vs 2024
€ 69,200 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 50,883
▼ 32% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 525,596
▲ 57% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 27 days on average.
€ 408,487
▼ 3% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 10,383,977 | € 13,656,778 | € 12,071,419 | € 11,404,101 | ▼ 6% |
| Profit after taxes | € -167,617 | € 839,715 | € 831,198 | € 844,973 | ▲ 2% |
| Equity | € 11,726,854 | € 11,894,569 | € 12,725,767 | € 12,898,740 | ▲ 1% |
| Total debts | € 1,635,951 | € 2,153,410 | € 1,414,756 | € 2,008,393 | ▲ 42% |
| Cash | € 544,399 | € 515,307 | € 1,453,430 | € 1,501,685 | ▲ 3% |
| Land & buildings | € 2,412,028 | € 2,193,483 | € 2,437,105 | € 2,228,031 | ▼ 9% |
| Retained profit | € 9,686,854 | € 9,854,569 | € 10,685,767 | € 10,858,740 | ▲ 2% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 672,000 | € 0 | € 672,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 13,892,255 | € 14,625,771 | € 14,770,835 | € 15,573,666 | ▲ 5% |
| Employees (FTE) | 46.6 | 43.7 | 39 | 34.4 | ▼ 4.6 |
By revenue, CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN ranks 3rd of 4 companies with main activity “Vervaardiging van cacao, chocolade en suikerwerk” in Lokeren that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).
Key figures of CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.
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What happened to CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN?
What happened at CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Bert Verriet stepped down as director. NBB
- Lisette Lerno stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 844,973 (▲ 2% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Bert Verriet became a director. NBB
- Lisette Lerno became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- New establishment in Lokeren. KBO
In short
From € 167,617 loss in 2022 to € 844,973 profit in 2025.
Paid € 840,234 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 844,973 profit.
Paid out € 1.3 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Bert Verriet
Managing director
since 2023 · until 2029
Lisette Lerno
Director
since 2023 · until 2029
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Waaslandlaan 5
9160 Lokeren
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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Details
- Company number
- 0400.120.050
- VAT number
- BE 0400.120.050
- Registered office
- Waaslandlaan 5, 9160 Lokeren
- Names & denominations
- CONFISERIE DE BIE - L'ABEILLE TREFIN · CONFISERIE TREFIN
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 January 1930
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
Vervaardiging van cacao, chocolade en suikerwerk