What is the address of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS?

The registered office of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS is located at Louizalaan 54, 1050 Elsene.

Is CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 23 July 1959.

Is CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS registered on Peppol?

No, CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS is currently not registered on the Peppol network.

Who are the directors of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS are: Hans VAN POELVOORDE, Ronald STEWART, Maria Gabriela SOMMERFIELD ROSERO, Rakan ZAHAWI, Mark BAUMAN, CARRASCO VALDIVIESO, Paul BAKER, Darrel SCHOELING.

Is CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 23 July 1959; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 10 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS make in 2024?

CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS posted a profit after taxes of € 111,245 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS?

As a small company, CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 4,770,875.

How much does an employee at CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS was € 92,900 in 2024: staff costs of € 4.5 million for 48 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Q: What is the enterprise number of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS?

The enterprise number of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS is BE0409359103.

Q: When was CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS founded?

CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS was founded on 23 July 1959.

Dossier CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0409359103/charles-darwin-foundation-for-the-galapagos-islands. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.

Financials

Financial year 2024

CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS from Elsene, company number BE0409359103, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 111,245 after tax. For that financial year CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS recorded a gross margin of € 4.8 million and equity of € 3.1 million. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -91,648 to € 111,245. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 25, 2025.

What it is worth Growing

€ 3.1 million

▲ 99% vs 2023

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

Profit Growing

€ 111,245

▲ still € 91,648 loss in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 9.1 million

▲ 87% vs 2023

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

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents

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

Wage cost

€ 4.5 million

▲ 13% vs 2023

€ 92,900 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

€ 663,996

▲ 94% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 417,539

▲ 30% vs 2023

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

Taxes and wages

€ 516,182

▲ 26% vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 2,897,392 Gross margin 2021: € 2,897,392 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,348,659 Gross margin 2022: € 3,348,659 ▲ 16% vs 2021 (€ 2,897,392) Favourable step	€ 4,063,404 Gross margin 2023: € 4,063,404 ▲ 21% vs 2022 (€ 3,348,659) Favourable step	€ 4,770,875 Gross margin 2024: € 4,770,875 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 4,063,404) Favourable step	▲ 17%
Profit after taxes	€ 990,053 Profit after taxes 2021: € 990,053 First fiscal year in the series	€ -133,840 Profit after taxes 2022: € -133,840 ▼ € 1.1 million vs 2021 (€ 990,053) Unfavourable step	€ -91,648 Profit after taxes 2023: € -91,648 ▲ € 42,192 vs 2022 (€ -133,840) Favourable step	€ 111,245 Profit after taxes 2024: € 111,245 ▲ € 202,893 vs 2023 (€ -91,648) Favourable step	▲ € 202,893
Equity	€ 1,855,279 Equity 2021: € 1,855,279 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,697,119 Equity 2022: € 1,697,119 ▼ 9% vs 2021 (€ 1,855,279) Unfavourable step	€ 1,562,268 Equity 2023: € 1,562,268 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,697,119) Unfavourable step	€ 3,116,314 Equity 2024: € 3,116,314 ▲ 99% vs 2023 (€ 1,562,268) Favourable step	▲ 99%
Total debts	€ 3,304,486 Total debts 2021: € 3,304,486 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,899,176 Total debts 2022: € 5,899,176 ▲ 79% vs 2021 (€ 3,304,486) Unfavourable step	€ 6,534,024 Total debts 2023: € 6,534,024 ▲ 11% vs 2022 (€ 5,899,176) Unfavourable step	€ 9,152,621 Total debts 2024: € 9,152,621 ▲ 40% vs 2023 (€ 6,534,024) Unfavourable step	▲ 40%
Cash	€ 2,279,431 Cash 2021: € 2,279,431 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,192,765 Cash 2022: € 4,192,765 ▲ 84% vs 2021 (€ 2,279,431) Favourable step	€ 4,846,437 Cash 2023: € 4,846,437 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 4,192,765) Favourable step	€ 9,079,818 Cash 2024: € 9,079,818 ▲ 87% vs 2023 (€ 4,846,437) Favourable step	▲ 87%
Land & buildings	€ 2,985,279 Land & buildings 2021: € 2,985,279 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,803,780 Land & buildings 2022: € 2,803,780 ▼ 6% vs 2021 (€ 2,985,279) Unchanged	€ 2,435,970 Land & buildings 2023: € 2,435,970 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 2,803,780) Unchanged	€ 2,675,562 Land & buildings 2024: € 2,675,562 ▲ 10% vs 2023 (€ 2,435,970) Unchanged	▲ 10%
Retained profit	€ -653,992 Retained profit 2021: € -653,992 First fiscal year in the series	€ -804,876 Retained profit 2022: € -804,876 ▼ € 150,884 vs 2021 (€ -653,992) Unfavourable step	€ -896,524 Retained profit 2023: € -896,524 ▼ € 91,648 vs 2022 (€ -804,876) Unfavourable step	€ 215,181 Retained profit 2024: € 215,181 ▲ € 1.1 million vs 2023 (€ -896,524) Favourable step	▲ € 1.1 million
Balance sheet total	€ 5,857,150 Balance sheet total 2021: € 5,857,150 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,228,096 Balance sheet total 2022: € 8,228,096 ▲ 40% vs 2021 (€ 5,857,150) Unchanged	€ 8,783,289 Balance sheet total 2023: € 8,783,289 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 8,228,096) Unchanged	€ 14,200,683 Balance sheet total 2024: € 14,200,683 ▲ 62% vs 2023 (€ 8,783,289) Unchanged	▲ 62%
Employees (FTE)	48 Employees (FTE) 2021: 48 First fiscal year in the series	48 Employees (FTE) 2022: 48 Unchanged (48) Unchanged	48 Employees (FTE) 2023: 48 Unchanged (48) Unchanged	48 Employees (FTE) 2024: 48 Unchanged (48) Unchanged

Key figures of CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS?

What happened at CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2027 Hans VAN POELVOORDE stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Mark BAUMAN stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Véronica AGUILAR stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Maria Gabriela SOMMERFIELD ROSERO stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Ronald STEWART stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Paul BAKER stepped down as director. NBB
2026 William SUTHERLAND stepped down as director. NBB
2026 CARRASCO VALDIVIESO stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 990,053 profit in 2021 to € 111,245 profit in 2024.

Best year ever: 2021, with € 990,053 profit.

On average € 99,400 of value added per employee in 2024.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Hans VAN POELVOORDE

Director

since 2014 · until 2027

Ronald STEWART

Director

since 2016 · until 2027

Maria Gabriela SOMMERFIELD ROSERO

Director

since 2017 · until 2027

Rakan ZAHAWI

Managing director

since 2021 · until 2026

Mark BAUMAN

Director

since 2018 · until 2027

CARRASCO VALDIVIESO

Director

since 2017 · until 2026

Paul BAKER

Director

since 2016 · until 2027

Darrel SCHOELING

Director

since 2017 · until 2026

William SUTHERLAND

Director

since 2013 · until 2026

Véronica AGUILAR

Director

since 2020 · until 2027

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Louizalaan 54

1050 Elsene

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Details

Company number: 0409.359.103
VAT number: BE 0409.359.103
Registered office: Louizalaan 54, 1050 Elsene
Names & denominations: CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS · FONDATION CHARLES POUR LES ILES GALAPAGOS · FCD OU CDF
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: International non-profit association
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 23 July 1959
Peppol: Not registered

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

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