GERNAL is a machinery manufacturer in Comines-Warneton. Public Limited, started on 1 January 1968, 1 establishment.

What is the address of GERNAL?

The registered office of GERNAL is located at Kazerneweg(KOM) 12-14, 7780 Comines-Warneton.

Is GERNAL still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) GERNAL is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 January 1968.

Is GERNAL registered on Peppol?

Yes, GERNAL is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0405485437.

What is the enterprise number of GERNAL?

The enterprise number of GERNAL is BE0405485437.

When was GERNAL founded?

GERNAL was founded on 1 January 1968.

Who are the directors of GERNAL?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of GERNAL are: FLORAN NV, RUAN COMMERCIAL Comm.V.

Is GERNAL 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; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did GERNAL make in 2026?

GERNAL posted a profit after taxes of € 1,371,996 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of GERNAL?

As a small company, GERNAL is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2026, its added value was € 3,722,235.

How much does an employee at GERNAL earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at GERNAL was € 64,800 in 2026: staff costs of € 1.8 million for 27.2 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does GERNAL have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, GERNAL has 27.2 full-time equivalents (FTE).

GERNAL (Public Limited) - Comines-Warneton - BE0405485437

Dossier GERNAL, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0405485437/gernal. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 49 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2026

GERNAL from Comines-Warneton, company number BE0405485437, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 1.4 million after tax. For that financial year GERNAL recorded a gross margin of € 3.7 million and equity of € 5.9 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 887,653 to € 1.4 million. 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 September 30, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 5.9 million

▲ 8% vs 2025

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

Profit Growing

€ 1.4 million

▲ 55% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 403,190

▲ 62% vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 930,000 paid out

68 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Floran (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

27.2

▲ 1.2 vs 2025

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 1.8 million

▲ 9% vs 2025

€ 64,800 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 197,429

▼ 27% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 832,951

▲ 3% vs 2025

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

Taxes and wages

€ 421,140

▲ 61% 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	€ 2,594,618 Gross margin 2023: € 2,594,618 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,758,969 Gross margin 2024: € 3,758,969 ▲ 45% vs 2023 (€ 2,594,618) Favourable step	€ 3,001,801 Gross margin 2025: € 3,001,801 ▼ 20% vs 2024 (€ 3,758,969) Unfavourable step	€ 3,722,235 Gross margin 2026: € 3,722,235 ▲ 24% vs 2025 (€ 3,001,801) Favourable step	▲ 24%
Profit after taxes	€ 707,656 Profit after taxes 2023: € 707,656 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,565,239 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,565,239 ▲ 121% vs 2023 (€ 707,656) Favourable step	€ 887,653 Profit after taxes 2025: € 887,653 ▼ 43% vs 2024 (€ 1,565,239) Unfavourable step	€ 1,371,996 Profit after taxes 2026: € 1,371,996 ▲ 55% vs 2025 (€ 887,653) Favourable step	▲ 55%
Equity	€ 3,694,433 Equity 2023: € 3,694,433 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,559,672 Equity 2024: € 4,559,672 ▲ 23% vs 2023 (€ 3,694,433) Favourable step	€ 5,447,326 Equity 2025: € 5,447,326 ▲ 19% vs 2024 (€ 4,559,672) Favourable step	€ 5,889,321 Equity 2026: € 5,889,321 ▲ 8% vs 2025 (€ 5,447,326) Favourable step	▲ 8%
Total debts	€ 3,905,106 Total debts 2023: € 3,905,106 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,075,206 Total debts 2024: € 3,075,206 ▼ 21% vs 2023 (€ 3,905,106) Favourable step	€ 3,944,796 Total debts 2025: € 3,944,796 ▲ 28% vs 2024 (€ 3,075,206) Unfavourable step	€ 4,002,808 Total debts 2026: € 4,002,808 ▲ 1% vs 2025 (€ 3,944,796) Unfavourable step	▲ 1%
Cash	€ 720,807 Cash 2023: € 720,807 First fiscal year in the series	€ 475,067 Cash 2024: € 475,067 ▼ 34% vs 2023 (€ 720,807) Unfavourable step	€ 248,772 Cash 2025: € 248,772 ▼ 48% vs 2024 (€ 475,067) Unfavourable step	€ 403,190 Cash 2026: € 403,190 ▲ 62% vs 2025 (€ 248,772) Favourable step	▲ 62%
Land & buildings	€ 1,323,778 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,323,778 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,316,613 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,316,613 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 1,323,778) Unchanged	€ 1,309,688 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,309,688 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,316,613) Unchanged	€ 1,392,313 Land & buildings 2026: € 1,392,313 ▲ 6% vs 2025 (€ 1,309,688) Unchanged	▲ 6%
Retained profit	€ 2,440,433 Retained profit 2023: € 2,440,433 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,305,672 Retained profit 2024: € 3,305,672 ▲ 35% vs 2023 (€ 2,440,433) Favourable step	€ 4,193,326 Retained profit 2025: € 4,193,326 ▲ 27% vs 2024 (€ 3,305,672) Favourable step	€ 4,635,321 Retained profit 2026: € 4,635,321 ▲ 11% vs 2025 (€ 4,193,326) Favourable step	▲ 11%
Dividend	€ 500,000 Dividend 2023: € 500,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 700,000 Dividend 2024: € 700,000 ▲ 40% vs 2023 (€ 500,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 700,000) Unchanged	€ 930,000 Dividend 2026: € 930,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 7,599,539 Balance sheet total 2023: € 7,599,539 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,634,879 Balance sheet total 2024: € 7,634,879 Unchanged (€ 7,599,539) Unchanged	€ 9,392,121 Balance sheet total 2025: € 9,392,121 ▲ 23% vs 2024 (€ 7,634,879) Unchanged	€ 9,892,130 Balance sheet total 2026: € 9,892,130 ▲ 5% vs 2025 (€ 9,392,121) Unchanged	▲ 5%
Employees (FTE)	27.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 27.1 First fiscal year in the series	26.2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 26.2 ▼ 0.9 vs 2023 (27.1) Unchanged	26 Employees (FTE) 2025: 26 ▼ 0.2 vs 2024 (26.2) Unchanged	27.2 Employees (FTE) 2026: 27.2 ▲ 1.2 vs 2025 (26) Unchanged	▲ 1.2

Key figures of GERNAL, 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 GERNAL?

What happened at GERNAL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2030 FLORAN NV stepped down as director. NBB
2030 RUAN COMMERCIAL Comm.V stepped down as director. NBB
Sep 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 1.4 million (▲ 55% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
2024 FLORAN NV became a director. NBB
2024 RUAN COMMERCIAL Comm.V became a director. NBB
Sep 22, 1992 New establishment in Comines-Warneton. KBO
Jan 1, 1968 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 707,656 profit in 2023 to € 1.4 million profit in 2026.

Paid € 1.4 million in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 1.6 million profit.

On average € 136,800 of value added per employee in 2026.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Floran 100%

The stake of Floran comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

GERNAL

The shares are held by Floran (100%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

FLORAN NV

Managing director · represented by Vincent VANCOPPENOLLE

since 2024 · until 2030

RUAN COMMERCIAL Comm.V

Managing director · represented by Geert Anraet

Also active at: Ancovan, Floran

since 2024 · until 2030

Shareholders

Floran

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Kazerneweg(KOM) 12-14

7780 Comines-Warneton

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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Details

Company number

0405.485.437

VAT number

BE 0405.485.437

Registered office

Kazerneweg(KOM) 12-14, 7780 Comines-Warneton

Names & denominations

GERNAL

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 January 1968

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Nov 2025

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GERNAL

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