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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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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 16 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2026
De Boekuil from Mortsel, company number BE0408463931, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 4,074 after tax. For that financial year De Boekuil recorded a gross margin of € 110,735 and equity of € 160,493. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 3,239 to € 4,074. 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 29, 2026.
€ 160,493
▲ 3% vs 2025
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 4,074
▲ 26% vs 2025
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 19,355
▼ 41% vs 2025
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2026. Retained profit grew to € 141,901.
People and assets in 2026
€ 53,064
▲ 5% 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.
€ 20,384
▼ 37% vs 2025
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2026
€ 75,621
▼ 22% vs 2025
€ 7,649 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 12,983
▼ 23% vs 2025
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change 2025 → 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 135,592 | € 103,943 | € 114,514 | € 110,735 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 31,868 | € 3,203 | € 3,239 | € 4,074 | ▲ 26% |
| Equity | € 149,976 | € 153,179 | € 156,419 | € 160,493 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 214,529 | € 245,924 | € 245,997 | € 239,079 | ▼ 3% |
| Cash | € 5,561 | € 18,498 | € 32,810 | € 19,355 | ▼ 41% |
| Retained profit | € 131,384 | € 134,587 | € 137,827 | € 141,901 | ▲ 3% |
| Bank debt | € 42,219 | € 107,214 | € 96,613 | € 75,621 | ▼ 22% |
| Balance sheet total | € 364,505 | € 399,103 | € 402,415 | € 399,572 | ▼ 1% |
Key figures of De Boekuil, 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 De Boekuil?
What happened at De Boekuil in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 4,074 (▲ 26% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Mortsel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 31,868 profit in 2023 to € 4,074 profit in 2026.
Paid € 32,791 in corporate taxes since 2023.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 31,868 profit.
Management
Behind De Boekuil are Dirk Zwijsen and Marc Zwijsen. The same people are also behind Gafpa.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Antwerpsestraat 32
2640 Mortsel
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
EASYHOST-COLO-AS, BE
Domain
Domain
boekuil.be
Registered
1997-05-15
Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0408.463.931
- VAT number
- BE 0408.463.931
- Registered office
- Antwerpsestraat 32, 2640 Mortsel
- Names & denominations
- De Boekuil
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 June 1971
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 30 Jul 2025
- Contact
- boekuil.be
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