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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 10 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 13 to 9.5.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Houtbedrijf Helsen from Lille, company number BE0406166615, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -1.8 million after tax. For that financial year Houtbedrijf Helsen recorded a gross margin of € 388,727 and equity of € 8.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -455,862 to € -1.8 million. 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 February 16, 2026.
€ 8.9 million
▼ 17% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -1.8 million
▼ 286 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 18,575
▲ 167% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -589,002.
People and assets in 2025
9.5
▼ 2.4 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 459,614
▼ 9% vs 2024
€ 48,400 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.
€ 8.8 million
Of which on lease € 8.8 million.
Debts at end 2025
€ 4.2 million
▼ 1% vs 2024
€ 32,707 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 28 years.
€ 222,496
▼ 24% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 151,597
▼ 39% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 724,253 | € 546,229 | € 343,488 | € 388,727 | ▲ 13% |
| Profit after taxes | € 8,889 | € -227,517 | € -455,862 | € -1,760,833 | ▼ € 1.3 million |
| Equity | € 2,514,958 | € 11,073,260 | € 10,642,346 | € 8,854,822 | ▼ 17% |
| Total debts | € 5,899,006 | € 6,136,894 | € 6,169,832 | € 6,508,713 | ▲ 5% |
| Cash | € 48,760 | € 22,179 | € 6,951 | € 18,575 | ▲ 167% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,254,473 | € 10,000,000 | € 1,372,224 | € 1,368,736 | |
| Retained profit | € 1,881,901 | € 1,654,383 | € 1,198,522 | € -589,002 | ▼ € 1.8 million |
| Bank debt | € 3,913,859 | € 3,291,002 | € 4,214,183 | € 4,189,966 | ▼ 1% |
| Balance sheet total | € 8,413,963 | € 17,210,154 | € 16,812,178 | € 15,363,535 | ▼ 9% |
| Employees (FTE) | 15.3 | 13 | 11.9 | 9.5 | ▼ 2.4 |
Key figures of Houtbedrijf Helsen, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.
What happened to Houtbedrijf Helsen?
What happened at Houtbedrijf Helsen in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 1.8 million. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Lille. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 8,889 profit in 2022 to € 1.8 million loss in 2025.
Paid € 1,423 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 8,889 profit.
On average € 40,900 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind Houtbedrijf Helsen are Jan Jozef A Helsen, Herman Emiel M Helsen and Joris Dirk Helsen. The same people are also behind HELDRIMO. Joris Dirk Helsen is also behind LILIBERT.
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Vlimmersebaan 138
2275 Lille
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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
- 0406.166.615
- VAT number
- BE 0406.166.615
- Registered office
- Vlimmersebaan 138, 2275 Lille
- Names & denominations
- Houtbedrijf Helsen
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 October 1968
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 6 Jul 2026
- Contact
- helsenhout.be
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