HAMLET is a wholesaler in Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht. Public Limited, started on 30 October 1974, 1 establishment.

What is the address of HAMLET?

The registered office of HAMLET is located at Grote Kerkstraat 77, 9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht.

Is HAMLET still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) HAMLET is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 October 1974.

Is HAMLET registered on Peppol?

Yes, HAMLET is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0414751214.

What is the enterprise number of HAMLET?

The enterprise number of HAMLET is BE0414751214.

When was HAMLET founded?

HAMLET was founded on 30 October 1974.

Who are the directors of HAMLET?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of HAMLET are: Catherine BV, Pejamax BV, Tho Sweets BV, Vizier Consulting BV, Jugi BV, PMG Consult BV, M&A Chocolates BV, Gelco NV.

Is HAMLET a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 October 1974; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 8 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did HAMLET make in 2025?

HAMLET posted a profit after taxes of € 8,875,241 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of HAMLET?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), HAMLET reported revenue of € 136,669,698.

How much does an employee at HAMLET earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at HAMLET was € 94,800 in 2025: staff costs of € 2.4 million for 25.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does HAMLET have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, HAMLET has 25.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does HAMLET have a website?

Yes, HAMLET has a website at hamlet.be.

HAMLET (Public Limited) - Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht

Dossier HAMLET, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0414751214/hamlet. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 29.2 to 25.4.

Financials

Financial year 2025

HAMLET from Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, company number BE0414751214, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 8.9 million after tax. For that financial year HAMLET recorded revenue of € 136.7 million and equity of € 34.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 7.5 million to € 8.9 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on November 5, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 34.1 million

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

Profit Growing

€ 8.9 million

▲ 18% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3.1 million

▼ 12% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 8.9 million paid out

100 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

25.4

▼ 1.8 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: € 15.5 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 2.4 million

▲ 5% vs 2024

€ 94,800 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

€ 530,792

▲ 5% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 8 million

▲ 16% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 23 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 556,681

▲ 2% 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	€ 94,477,800 Revenue 2022: € 94,477,800 First fiscal year in the series	€ 107,852,606 Revenue 2023: € 107,852,606 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 94,477,800) Favourable step	€ 123,378,176 Revenue 2024: € 123,378,176 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 107,852,606) Favourable step	€ 136,669,698 Revenue 2025: € 136,669,698 ▲ 11% vs 2024 (€ 123,378,176) Favourable step	▲ 11%
Profit after taxes	€ 3,008,674 Profit after taxes 2022: € 3,008,674 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,525,415 Profit after taxes 2023: € 6,525,415 ▲ 117% vs 2022 (€ 3,008,674) Favourable step	€ 7,511,667 Profit after taxes 2024: € 7,511,667 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 6,525,415) Favourable step	€ 8,875,241 Profit after taxes 2025: € 8,875,241 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 7,511,667) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Equity	€ 34,138,440 Equity 2022: € 34,138,440 First fiscal year in the series	€ 34,137,338 Equity 2023: € 34,137,338 Unchanged (€ 34,138,440) Unfavourable step	€ 34,145,237 Equity 2024: € 34,145,237 Unchanged (€ 34,137,338) Favourable step	€ 34,142,354 Equity 2025: € 34,142,354 Unchanged (€ 34,145,237) Unfavourable step
Total debts	€ 7,531,860 Total debts 2022: € 7,531,860 First fiscal year in the series	€ 12,538,544 Total debts 2023: € 12,538,544 ▲ 66% vs 2022 (€ 7,531,860) Unfavourable step	€ 15,009,449 Total debts 2024: € 15,009,449 ▲ 20% vs 2023 (€ 12,538,544) Unfavourable step	€ 17,677,564 Total debts 2025: € 17,677,564 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 15,009,449) Unfavourable step	▲ 18%
Cash	€ 14,500,765 Cash 2022: € 14,500,765 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,850,920 Cash 2023: € 2,850,920 ▼ 80% vs 2022 (€ 14,500,765) Unfavourable step	€ 3,578,127 Cash 2024: € 3,578,127 ▲ 26% vs 2023 (€ 2,850,920) Favourable step	€ 3,138,890 Cash 2025: € 3,138,890 ▼ 12% vs 2024 (€ 3,578,127) Unfavourable step	▼ 12%
Land & buildings	€ 386,772 Land & buildings 2022: € 386,772 First fiscal year in the series	€ 349,052 Land & buildings 2023: € 349,052 ▼ 10% vs 2022 (€ 386,772) Unchanged	€ 452,636 Land & buildings 2024: € 452,636 ▲ 30% vs 2023 (€ 349,052) Unchanged	€ 589,766 Land & buildings 2025: € 589,766 ▲ 30% vs 2024 (€ 452,636) Unchanged	▲ 30%
Retained profit	€ 34,076,940 Retained profit 2022: € 34,076,940 First fiscal year in the series	€ 34,075,838 Retained profit 2023: € 34,075,838 Unchanged (€ 34,076,940) Unfavourable step	€ 34,083,737 Retained profit 2024: € 34,083,737 Unchanged (€ 34,075,838) Favourable step	€ 34,080,854 Retained profit 2025: € 34,080,854 Unchanged (€ 34,083,737) Unfavourable step
Dividend	€ 3,128,578 Dividend 2022: € 3,128,578 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,526,517 Dividend 2023: € 6,526,517 ▲ 109% vs 2022 (€ 3,128,578) Unchanged	€ 7,503,769 Dividend 2024: € 7,503,769 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 6,526,517) Unchanged	€ 8,878,526 Dividend 2025: € 8,878,526 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 7,503,769) Unchanged	▲ 18%
Balance sheet total	€ 41,672,707 Balance sheet total 2022: € 41,672,707 First fiscal year in the series	€ 46,686,287 Balance sheet total 2023: € 46,686,287 ▲ 12% vs 2022 (€ 41,672,707) Unchanged	€ 49,168,532 Balance sheet total 2024: € 49,168,532 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 46,686,287) Unchanged	€ 51,830,872 Balance sheet total 2025: € 51,830,872 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 49,168,532) Unchanged	▲ 5%
Employees (FTE)	31 Employees (FTE) 2022: 31 First fiscal year in the series	29.2 Employees (FTE) 2023: 29.2 ▼ 1.8 vs 2022 (31) Unchanged	27.2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 27.2 ▼ 2 vs 2023 (29.2) Unchanged	25.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 25.4 ▼ 1.8 vs 2024 (27.2) Unchanged	▼ 1.8

Key figures of HAMLET, 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 November 2026.

What happened to HAMLET?

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

2029 Tho Sweets BV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Vizier Consulting BV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 PMG Consult BV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 M&A Chocolates BV stepped down as director. NBB
Nov 5, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 8.9 million (▲ 18% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Catherine BV stepped down as director. NBB
2025 Pejamax BV stepped down as director. NBB
2025 Jugi BV stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 3 million profit in 2022 to € 8.9 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 5.5 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 8.9 million profit.

Paid out € 26 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

SWEET HOLDING 33.3%

MEYERICK 33.3%

THOMI 33.3%

The stake of SWEET HOLDING, MEYERICK, THOMI comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

HAMLET

Hamlet Chocolates UK Ltd 100%

The shares are held by SWEET HOLDING (33.3%), MEYERICK (33.3%) and THOMI (33.3%). It owns 100% of Hamlet Chocolates UK Ltd itself.