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Busy address KBO
11 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
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Financials
Financial year 2025
INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE from Brussel, company number BE0408296655, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 19,809 after tax. For that financial year INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE recorded a gross margin of € 828,758 and equity of € 692,789. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -38,877 to € 19,809. 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 August 19, 2026.
€ 692,789
▲ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 19,809
▲ still € 38,877 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 729,106
▲ 5% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
People and assets in 2025
6
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 792,087
▲ 4% vs 2024
€ 132,000 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.
€ 22,324
▲ 267% 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.
€ 49,375
▼ 23% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 89,388
▲ 4% vs 2024
Wages, holiday pay and social contributions still to pay. No outstanding taxes.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 610,082 | € 635,144 | € 736,424 | € 828,758 | ▲ 13% |
| Profit after taxes | € -4,510 | € -3,720 | € -38,877 | € 19,809 | ▲ € 58,686 |
| Equity | € 715,577 | € 711,857 | € 672,980 | € 692,789 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 70,027 | € 113,759 | € 150,855 | € 139,581 | ▼ 7% |
| Cash | € 732,208 | € 721,676 | € 694,021 | € 729,106 | ▲ 5% |
| Retained profit | € 715,577 | € 711,857 | € 672,980 | € 692,789 | ▲ 3% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 1,333 | € 150 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Balance sheet total | € 785,603 | € 825,616 | € 823,835 | € 832,370 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 6 | 6 | - | 6 |
Key figures of INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE, 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 INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE?
What happened at INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 19,809. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Marie de LAMBERTERIE became a director. NBB
- Nicolas RAYNAL became a director. NBB
- Joannes (Hans) CARPELS became a director. NBB
- Frédéric THUILLIER stepped down as director. NBB
- Henning Rüdiger BERGMANN became a director. NBB
- Martina NOVOTNY became a director. NBB
- Carl Olov Göran BLOMBERG became a director. NBB
In short
From € 4,510 loss in 2022 to € 19,809 profit in 2025.
Paid € 5,757 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 19,809 profit.
On average € 138,100 of value added per employee in 2025.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
Behind INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE are Sébastien BAUMANN, Martina NOVOTNY, Carl Olov Göran BLOMBERG, Jens Einar STROEMNES, Dominique SCHELCHER and Olivier URRUTIA.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Sébastien BAUMANN
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2016
Martina NOVOTNY
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2024
Carl Olov Göran BLOMBERG
Director
since 2022
Jens Einar STROEMNES
Director
since 2022
Dominique SCHELCHER
Director
since 2018
Olivier URRUTIA
Director
since 2022
Markus TKOTZ
Director
since 2011
Piero CARDILE
Director
since 2021
Marie de LAMBERTERIE
Director
since 2025
Nicolas RAYNAL
Director
since 2025
Joannes (Hans) CARPELS
Director
since 2025
Else GROEN
Personne déléguée à la gestion journalière
since 2012
Dr. Hubertus NÖLTING
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2019
Thomas NONN
Chairman of the board
since 2014
Tobias WASMUHT
Director
since 2018
Henning Rüdiger BERGMANN
Director
since 2024
Philippe GRUYTERS
Director
since 2013
Frédéric THUILLIER
Vice-chairman of the board
since 2018 · until 2025
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Archimedesstraat 5 box 3
1000 Brussel
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 11 companies are registered at this address.
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Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
DIGITALOCEAN-ASN - DigitalOcean, LLC, US
Domain
Domain
independentretaileurope.eu
Registrar
NETIM
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0408.296.655
- VAT number
- BE 0408.296.655
- Registered office
- Archimedesstraat 5 bus 3, 1000 Brussel
- Names & denominations
- INDEPENDENT RETAIL EUROPE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- International non-profit association
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 8 March 1966
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Contact
- independentretaileurope.eu
- Activities · NACE
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