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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 0.8 to 0.4.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Cobby's from Gent, company number BE0411652360, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 348,584 after tax. For that financial year Cobby's recorded a gross margin of € 516,924 and equity of € 5.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 409,830 to € 348,584. The company is profitable. 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 February 2, 2026.
€ 5.7 million
▲ 4% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 348,584
▼ 15% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 240,705
▼ 57% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 135,000 paid out
39 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
0.4
▼ 0.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 12,986
▼ 10% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 56,849
▼ 31% 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.
€ 45,137
▼ 29% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 19,676
▼ 42% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 379,421 | € 507,641 | € 515,333 | € 516,924 | |
| Profit after taxes | € 352,370 | € 321,157 | € 409,830 | € 348,584 | ▼ 15% |
| Equity | € 4,804,010 | € 5,125,166 | € 5,534,996 | € 5,748,580 | ▲ 4% |
| Total debts | € 183,929 | € 185,718 | € 216,997 | € 307,098 | ▲ 42% |
| Cash | € 3,547,168 | € 660,841 | € 561,132 | € 240,705 | ▼ 57% |
| Land & buildings | - | € 14,786 | € 13,276 | € 19,347 | ▲ 46% |
| Retained profit | € 4,679,010 | € 5,000,166 | € 5,409,996 | € 5,623,580 | ▲ 4% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 135,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 4,987,938 | € 5,310,885 | € 5,751,993 | € 6,055,678 | ▲ 5% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.1 |
Key figures of Cobby's, 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 Cobby's?
What happened at Cobby's in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 348,584 (▼ 15% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Ann Deslee became a director. NBB
- Michel Cobbaert became a director. NBB
- Jean-Paul Cobbaert became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 352,370 profit in 2022 to € 348,584 profit in 2025.
Paid € 655,762 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 409,830 profit.
On average € 344,900 of value added per employee in 2022.
Management
Behind Cobby's are Ann Deslee, Michel Cobbaert and Jean-Paul Cobbaert. The same people are also behind COBBACO and XERXES. Ann Deslee is also behind COBIMMO and Arcon Technics. Michel Cobbaert is also behind Make Your Own Spirit. Jean-Paul Cobbaert is also behind COBIMMO and Arcon Technics.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2022
since 2022
since 2022
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Industriepark-Drongen 13
9031 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 5 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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Details
- Company number
- 0411.652.360
- VAT number
- BE 0411.652.360
- Registered office
- Industriepark-Drongen 13, 9031 Gent
- Names & denominations
- Cobby's
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 November 1971
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026
- Contact
- cobbys.be
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