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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 31.1 to 26.3.
Financials
Financial year 2025
De Bisschop from Aalst, company number BE0400281881, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -413,310 after tax. For that financial year De Bisschop recorded revenue of € 10.8 million and equity of € 4.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 13,009 to € -413,310. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 6, 2026.
€ 4.3 million
▼ 9% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -413,310
▼ still € 13,009 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 224,314
▼ 56% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 4.1 million.
People and assets in 2025
26.3
▼ 1.9 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.5 million
▼ 9% vs 2024
€ 58,400 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.
€ 43,823
▲ 278% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 2.6 million
▼ 15% vs 2024
€ 348,093 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 19% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 60 days on average.
€ 922,249
▼ 1% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 14,888,770 | € 13,711,374 | € 11,890,646 | € 10,798,376 | ▼ 9% |
| Profit after taxes | € 820,939 | € -106,139 | € 13,009 | € -413,310 | ▼ € 426,319 |
| Equity | € 4,794,601 | € 4,688,462 | € 4,701,471 | € 4,288,161 | ▼ 9% |
| Total debts | € 6,108,718 | € 5,058,041 | € 5,457,535 | € 5,206,417 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | € 859,348 | € 332,528 | € 506,935 | € 224,314 | ▼ 56% |
| Land & buildings | € 4,554,016 | € 4,317,900 | € 4,081,137 | € 3,845,021 | ▼ 6% |
| Retained profit | € 4,578,933 | € 4,472,795 | € 4,485,804 | € 4,072,494 | ▼ 9% |
| Bank debt | € 1,154,203 | € 3,674,337 | € 3,106,205 | € 2,625,164 | ▼ 15% |
| Balance sheet total | € 11,015,947 | € 9,847,416 | € 10,245,831 | € 9,575,350 | ▼ 7% |
| Employees (FTE) | 31.3 | 31.1 | 28.2 | 26.3 | ▼ 1.9 |
Key figures of De Bisschop, 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.
What happened to De Bisschop?
What happened at De Bisschop in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 413,310 (▼ € 426,319 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Peter De Boeck stepped down as director. NBB
- Bart De Bisschop stepped down as director. NBB
- Peter De Boeck became a director. NBB
- Bart De Bisschop became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- New establishment in Aalst. KBO
In short
From € 820,939 profit in 2022 to € 413,310 loss in 2025.
Paid € 5,840 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 820,939 profit.
Pays suppliers within 60 days on average.
Management
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Peter De Boeck
Director
since 2020 · until 2026
Bart De Bisschop
Managing director
since 2020 · until 2026
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Gentse steenweg 325
9300 Aalst
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0400.281.881
- VAT number
- BE 0400.281.881
- Registered office
- Gentse steenweg 325, 9300 Aalst
- Names & denominations
- De Bisschop
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 13 September 1948
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 25 Nov 2025
- Activities · NACE
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