What does COBELAL do?

COBELAL is a wholesaler in Leuven. Private Limited, started on 30 July 1971, 13 establishments.

What is the address of COBELAL?

The registered office of COBELAL is located at Aarschotsesteenweg 84, 3012 Leuven.

Is COBELAL still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) COBELAL is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 July 1971.

Is COBELAL registered on Peppol?

Yes, COBELAL is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0408456706.

What is the enterprise number of COBELAL?

The enterprise number of COBELAL is BE0408456706.

When was COBELAL founded?

COBELAL was founded on 30 July 1971.

Who are the directors of COBELAL?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of COBELAL are: Arvesta Belgium BV, Paul Deleu, Agri Invest BV.

Is COBELAL a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 July 1971; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account; 13 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did COBELAL make in 2025?

COBELAL posted a profit after taxes of € 2,130,136 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of COBELAL?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), COBELAL reported revenue of € 109,995,071.

How much does an employee at COBELAL earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at COBELAL was € 95,300 in 2025: staff costs of € 3.1 million for 32.9 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does COBELAL have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, COBELAL has 32.9 full-time equivalents (FTE).

COBELAL (Private Limited) - Leuven - BE0408456706

Dossier COBELAL, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0408456706/cobelal. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Figures corrected NBB

Corrected annual account filed for 2024.

Financials

Financial year 2025

COBELAL from Leuven, company number BE0408456706, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2.1 million after tax. For that financial year COBELAL recorded revenue of € 110 million and equity of € 36.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -236,194 to € 2.1 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 April 28, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 36.7 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 2.1 million

▲ still € 236,194 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 266,153

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 15 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

32.9

▼ 2.8 vs 2024

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

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 6 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 3.1 million

▼ 14% vs 2024

€ 95,300 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

€ 174,952

▲ 99% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 4 million

▲ 65% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 14.9 million

▲ 43% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 51 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1.3 million

▲ 39% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 114,157,732 Revenue 2022: € 114,157,732 First fiscal year in the series	€ 116,146,869 Revenue 2023: € 116,146,869 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 114,157,732) Favourable step	€ 118,896,260 Revenue 2024: € 118,896,260 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 116,146,869) Favourable step	€ 109,995,071 Revenue 2025: € 109,995,071 ▼ 7% vs 2024 (€ 118,896,260) Unfavourable step	▼ 7%
Profit after taxes	€ 1,361,425 Profit after taxes 2022: € 1,361,425 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,168,994 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,168,994 ▼ 14% vs 2022 (€ 1,361,425) Unfavourable step	€ -236,194 Profit after taxes 2024: € -236,194 ▼ € 1.4 million vs 2023 (€ 1,168,994) Unfavourable step	€ 2,130,136 Profit after taxes 2025: € 2,130,136 ▲ € 2.4 million vs 2024 (€ -236,194) Favourable step	▲ € 2.4 million
Equity	€ 33,618,086 Equity 2022: € 33,618,086 First fiscal year in the series	€ 34,787,081 Equity 2023: € 34,787,081 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 33,618,086) Favourable step	€ 34,550,886 Equity 2024: € 34,550,886 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 34,787,081) Unfavourable step	€ 36,681,022 Equity 2025: € 36,681,022 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 34,550,886) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Total debts	€ 16,016,820 Total debts 2022: € 16,016,820 First fiscal year in the series	€ 26,227,415 Total debts 2023: € 26,227,415 ▲ 64% vs 2022 (€ 16,016,820) Unfavourable step	€ 14,214,467 Total debts 2024: € 14,214,467 ▼ 46% vs 2023 (€ 26,227,415) Favourable step	€ 20,311,162 Total debts 2025: € 20,311,162 ▲ 43% vs 2024 (€ 14,214,467) Unfavourable step	▲ 43%
Cash	-	-	-	€ 266,153 Cash 2025: € 266,153 First fiscal year in the series
Land & buildings	€ 112,564 Land & buildings 2022: € 112,564 First fiscal year in the series	€ 96,933 Land & buildings 2023: € 96,933 ▼ 14% vs 2022 (€ 112,564) Unchanged	€ 85,383 Land & buildings 2024: € 85,383 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 96,933) Unchanged	€ 62 Land & buildings 2025: € 62 ▼ € 85,321 vs 2024 (€ 85,383) Unchanged	▼ € 85,321
Retained profit	€ 11,982,587 Retained profit 2022: € 11,982,587 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,151,581 Retained profit 2023: € 13,151,581 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 11,982,587) Favourable step	€ 12,915,387 Retained profit 2024: € 12,915,387 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 13,151,581) Unfavourable step	€ 15,045,523 Retained profit 2025: € 15,045,523 ▲ 16% vs 2024 (€ 12,915,387) Favourable step	▲ 16%
Bank debt	€ 1,163,969 Bank debt 2022: € 1,163,969 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,817,268 Bank debt 2023: € 11,817,268 ▲ € 10.7 million vs 2022 (€ 1,163,969) Unfavourable step	€ 2,413,138 Bank debt 2024: € 2,413,138 ▼ 80% vs 2023 (€ 11,817,268) Favourable step	€ 3,971,290 Bank debt 2025: € 3,971,290 ▲ 65% vs 2024 (€ 2,413,138) Unfavourable step	▲ 65%
Balance sheet total	€ 51,539,101 Balance sheet total 2022: € 51,539,101 First fiscal year in the series	€ 61,064,108 Balance sheet total 2023: € 61,064,108 ▲ 18% vs 2022 (€ 51,539,101) Unchanged	€ 49,275,353 Balance sheet total 2024: € 49,275,353 ▼ 19% vs 2023 (€ 61,064,108) Unchanged	€ 57,538,125 Balance sheet total 2025: € 57,538,125 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 49,275,353) Unchanged	▲ 17%
Employees (FTE)	37.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 37.3 First fiscal year in the series	35.2 Employees (FTE) 2023: 35.2 ▼ 2.1 vs 2022 (37.3) Unchanged	35.7 Employees (FTE) 2024: 35.7 ▲ 0.5 vs 2023 (35.2) Unchanged	32.9 Employees (FTE) 2025: 32.9 ▼ 2.8 vs 2024 (35.7) Unchanged	▼ 2.8

Key figures of COBELAL, 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 COBELAL?

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

2028 Arvesta Belgium BV stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Agri Invest BV stepped down as director. NBB
Apr 28, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 2.1 million. Source: NBB ↗
2026 Arvesta Belgium BV became a director. NBB
2026 Paul Deleu stepped down as director. NBB
Jun 1, 2025 New establishment in Brugelette. KBO
Jun 1, 2025 New establishment in Pajottegem. KBO
Jun 1, 2025 New establishment in Leuven. KBO

In short

From € 1.4 million profit in 2022 to € 2.1 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 2.6 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 2.1 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 51 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Arvesta BV 100%

COBELAL

Cofabel 100%

Le Bon Grain France SAS 100%

CERTIPLANT 99%

BELCROP 99%

The shares are held by Arvesta BV (100%). It owns 100% of Cofabel, 100% of Le Bon Grain France SAS, 99% of CERTIPLANT, 99% of BELCROP, 0% of SABE SAS and 0% of AVEVE BIOCHEM itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Arvesta Belgium BV

Director · represented by Jurgen Van Eetvelde

Also active at: AVEVE, Martens Traktor, Willem Spoormans, HORTIPLAN, WALAGRI, COFABEL, POMAGRO, DUMOULIN +17 more

since 2026 · until 2028

Paul Deleu

Managing director

Also active at: AVEVE, HORTIPLAN, WALAGRI, POMAGRO, DUMOULIN, AKTIEFINVEST, ETABLISSEMENTS L. RIGAUX, ARVESTA LOGISTICS +5 more

since 2024 · until 2026

Agri Invest BV

Director · represented by Kris Moerman

Also active at: Martens Traktor, WALAGRI, COFABEL, POMAGRO, ETABLISSEMENTS L. RIGAUX, ARVESTA LOGISTICS, Arvesta Belgium, BELCROP +1 more

since 2024 · until 2028

Shareholders

Arvesta BV

100%

Participations

Cofabel

100%

Le Bon Grain France SAS

100%

CERTIPLANT

99%

BELCROP

99%

SABE SAS

AVEVE BIOCHEM

Hortiplan

Willem Spoormans

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Aarschotsesteenweg 84

3012 Leuven

2.006.086.593

Aarschotsesteenweg 80

3012 Leuven

Active since 15 October 1993

2.276.882.483

Vaartkaai 30

2170 Antwerpen

Active since 7 June 2018

2.309.633.841

Hagelberg 4

2250 Olen

Active since 15 December 2020

2.313.002.216

Olsensesteenweg(KRU) 67

9770 Kruisem

Active since 14 November 2020

2.320.805.370

Moortelstraat 26

9160 Lokeren

Active since 15 September 2021

2.324.994.681

Rue de la Croix Limont 15

5590 Ciney

Active since 15 December 2021

2.376.226.618

Chemin d'Attre(B) 2

7940 Brugelette

Active since 1 June 2025

2.376.228.794

H. Geeststraat(HN) 1 box A

1540 Pajottegem

Active since 1 June 2025

2.376.229.388

Aarschotsesteenweg 82

3012 Leuven

Active since 1 June 2025

2.376.229.982

Bedrijvenstraat 5760

3800 Sint-Truiden

Active since 1 June 2025

2.376.224.935

Rue Bois-du-Loup, Ligny 2

5140 Sombreffe

Active since 1 June 2025

2.376.226.222

Kipdorpstraat 52

3960 Bree

Active since 1 June 2025

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 8 companies are registered at this address.

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AVEVE same network

€ 779.3 million revenue · 2025

ARVESTA LOGISTICS same network

€ 6.6 million revenue · 2025

Sociaal Fonds Arvesta

Arvesta Belgium same network

€ 112.1 million revenue · 2025

Arvesta same network

€ 66.2 million revenue · 2025

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Details

Company number

0408.456.706

VAT number

BE 0408.456.706

Registered office

Aarschotsesteenweg 84, 3012 Leuven

Names & denominations

COBELAL

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 July 1971

Peppol

Active · Active since 31 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in andere specifieke goederen

Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw

Groothandel in delen en toebehoren van motorvoertuigen

Onderhoud en reparatie van motorvoertuigen, neg

Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton)

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COBELAL

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