What does Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest do?

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest is registered with the CBE as active in: Groothandel in hout. Public Limited, started on 1 January 1968, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest?

The registered office of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest is located at Steenweg op Merksplas 71, 2300 Turnhout.

Is Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 January 1968.

Is Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest registered on Peppol?

Yes, Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0404214935.

What is the enterprise number of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest?

The enterprise number of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest is BE0404214935.

When was Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest founded?

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest was founded on 1 January 1968.

Who are the directors of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest are: Felix Vermeiren, WVM-Service BV, VDC Advies BV.

Is Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 January 1968; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 3 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest make in 2026?

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest posted a profit after taxes of € 218,879 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest?

As a small company, Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2026, its added value was € 1,086,178.

How much does an employee at Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest was € 53,500 in 2023: staff costs of € 497,238 for 9.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

Does Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest have a website?

Yes, Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest has a website at verwaest.be.

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest (Public Limited)

Dossier Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0404214935/houthandel-voorheen-ch-verwaest. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2026

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest from Turnhout, company number BE0404214935, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 218,879 after tax. For that financial year Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest recorded a gross margin of € 1.1 million and equity of € 1.9 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 149,105 to € 218,879. 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 October 14, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.9 million

▲ 13% vs 2025

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Growing

€ 218,879

▲ 47% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 409,864

▲ 48% vs 2025

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2026. Retained profit grew to € 1.4 million.

People and assets in 2026

Wage cost

€ 505,210

▼ 9% vs 2025

Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 115,878

▼ 30% vs 2025

Of which on lease € 103,271.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt ≈ 4 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 394,717

▼ 18% vs 2025

€ 92,131 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 498,525

▼ 13% vs 2025

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes and wages

€ 70,641

▲ 36% vs 2025

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2025 → 2026
Gross margin	€ 901,482 Gross margin 2023: € 901,482 First fiscal year in the series	€ 876,750 Gross margin 2024: € 876,750 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 901,482) Unfavourable step	€ 937,384 Gross margin 2025: € 937,384 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 876,750) Favourable step	€ 1,086,178 Gross margin 2026: € 1,086,178 ▲ 16% vs 2025 (€ 937,384) Favourable step	▲ 16%
Profit after taxes	€ 238,637 Profit after taxes 2023: € 238,637 First fiscal year in the series	€ 140,639 Profit after taxes 2024: € 140,639 ▼ 41% vs 2023 (€ 238,637) Unfavourable step	€ 149,105 Profit after taxes 2025: € 149,105 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 140,639) Favourable step	€ 218,879 Profit after taxes 2026: € 218,879 ▲ 47% vs 2025 (€ 149,105) Favourable step	▲ 47%
Equity	€ 1,365,057 Equity 2023: € 1,365,057 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,505,696 Equity 2024: € 1,505,696 ▲ 10% vs 2023 (€ 1,365,057) Favourable step	€ 1,654,801 Equity 2025: € 1,654,801 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 1,505,696) Favourable step	€ 1,873,680 Equity 2026: € 1,873,680 ▲ 13% vs 2025 (€ 1,654,801) Favourable step	▲ 13%
Total debts	€ 2,086,499 Total debts 2023: € 2,086,499 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,161,339 Total debts 2024: € 2,161,339 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 2,086,499) Unfavourable step	€ 2,152,968 Total debts 2025: € 2,152,968 Unchanged (€ 2,161,339) Favourable step	€ 1,921,544 Total debts 2026: € 1,921,544 ▼ 11% vs 2025 (€ 2,152,968) Favourable step	▼ 11%
Cash	-	€ 343,667 Cash 2024: € 343,667 First fiscal year in the series	€ 277,149 Cash 2025: € 277,149 ▼ 19% vs 2024 (€ 343,667) Unfavourable step	€ 409,864 Cash 2026: € 409,864 ▲ 48% vs 2025 (€ 277,149) Favourable step	▲ 48%
Land & buildings	€ 922,147 Land & buildings 2023: € 922,147 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,081,691 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,081,691 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 922,147) Unchanged	€ 1,055,568 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,055,568 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 1,081,691) Unchanged	€ 1,037,973 Land & buildings 2026: € 1,037,973 ▼ 2% vs 2025 (€ 1,055,568) Unchanged	▼ 2%
Retained profit	€ 864,709 Retained profit 2023: € 864,709 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,005,348 Retained profit 2024: € 1,005,348 ▲ 16% vs 2023 (€ 864,709) Favourable step	€ 1,154,452 Retained profit 2025: € 1,154,452 ▲ 15% vs 2024 (€ 1,005,348) Favourable step	€ 1,373,332 Retained profit 2026: € 1,373,332 ▲ 19% vs 2025 (€ 1,154,452) Favourable step	▲ 19%
Dividend	€ 900,000 Dividend 2023: € 900,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 900,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2026: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 515,118 Bank debt 2023: € 515,118 First fiscal year in the series	€ 570,673 Bank debt 2024: € 570,673 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 515,118) Unfavourable step	€ 484,048 Bank debt 2025: € 484,048 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 570,673) Favourable step	€ 394,717 Bank debt 2026: € 394,717 ▼ 18% vs 2025 (€ 484,048) Favourable step	▼ 18%
Balance sheet total	€ 3,451,557 Balance sheet total 2023: € 3,451,557 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,667,035 Balance sheet total 2024: € 3,667,035 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 3,451,557) Unchanged	€ 3,807,769 Balance sheet total 2025: € 3,807,769 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 3,667,035) Unchanged	€ 3,795,225 Balance sheet total 2026: € 3,795,225 Unchanged (€ 3,807,769) Unchanged
Employees (FTE)	9.3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 9.3 First fiscal year in the series	-	-	-

Key figures of Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.

What happened to Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest?

What happened at Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Oct 14, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 218,879 (▲ 47% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Felix Vermeiren stepped down as director. NBB
2026 WVM-Service BV stepped down as director. NBB
2026 VDC Advies BV stepped down as director. NBB
2022 WVM-Service BV became a director. NBB
2020 VDC Advies BV became a director. NBB
2011 Felix Vermeiren became a director. NBB
Jan 1, 1968 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 238,637 profit in 2023 to € 218,879 profit in 2026.

Paid € 293,201 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 238,637 profit.

On average € 96,900 of value added per employee in 2023.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN 100%

The stake of HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest

The shares are held by HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN (100%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Felix Vermeiren

Director

Also active at: MULTI - INVEST, DOE HET ZELF - VERWAEST, HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN, HOBBYCENTER VAN HOECK

since 2011 · until 2026

WVM-Service BV

Director · represented by Werner Vermeiren

Also active at: MULTI - INVEST, DOE HET ZELF - VERWAEST, HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN, HOBBYCENTER VAN HOECK

since 2022 · until 2026

VDC Advies BV

Director · represented by Jimmy Vermeiren

Also active at: MULTI - INVEST, DOE HET ZELF - VERWAEST, HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN, HOBBYCENTER VAN HOECK

since 2020 · until 2026

Shareholders

HOBBY-DOE HET ZELF CENTER VERMEIREN

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Steenweg op Merksplas 71

2300 Turnhout

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.

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Website

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Hosting & Email

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Hosting

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Company number

0404.214.935

VAT number

BE 0404.214.935

Registered office

Steenweg op Merksplas 71, 2300 Turnhout

Names & denominations

Houthandel Voorheen Ch. Verwaest

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 January 1968

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Contact

verwaest.be

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in hout

Zagen en schaven van hout

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