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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.
€ 34.1 million
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 8.9 million
▲ 18% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 3.1 million
▼ 12% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 8.9 million paid out
100 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
25.4
▼ 1.8 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 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.
€ 530,792
▲ 5% 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.
€ 8 million
▲ 16% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 23 days on average.
€ 556,681
▲ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 94,477,800 | € 107,852,606 | € 123,378,176 | € 136,669,698 | ▲ 11% |
| Profit after taxes | € 3,008,674 | € 6,525,415 | € 7,511,667 | € 8,875,241 | ▲ 18% |
| Equity | € 34,138,440 | € 34,137,338 | € 34,145,237 | € 34,142,354 | |
| Total debts | € 7,531,860 | € 12,538,544 | € 15,009,449 | € 17,677,564 | ▲ 18% |
| Cash | € 14,500,765 | € 2,850,920 | € 3,578,127 | € 3,138,890 | ▼ 12% |
| Land & buildings | € 386,772 | € 349,052 | € 452,636 | € 589,766 | ▲ 30% |
| Retained profit | € 34,076,940 | € 34,075,838 | € 34,083,737 | € 34,080,854 | |
| Dividend | € 3,128,578 | € 6,526,517 | € 7,503,769 | € 8,878,526 | ▲ 18% |
| Balance sheet total | € 41,672,707 | € 46,686,287 | € 49,168,532 | € 51,830,872 | ▲ 5% |
| Employees (FTE) | 31 | 29.2 | 27.2 | 25.4 | ▼ 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:
- Tho Sweets BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Vizier Consulting BV stepped down as director. NBB
- PMG Consult BV stepped down as director. NBB
- M&A Chocolates BV stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 8.9 million (▲ 18% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Catherine BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Pejamax BV stepped down as director. NBB
- 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.
Management
The stake of SWEET HOLDING, MEYERICK, THOMI comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
HAMLETThe shares are held by SWEET HOLDING (33.3%), MEYERICK (33.3%) and THOMI (33.3%). It owns 100% of Hamlet Chocolates UK Ltd itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Managing director · represented by Marcia Geltmeyer
Also active at: GELCO, PRALINART, SWEET LOGISTICS, THOMI, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL, A & A CHOCOLATERIE
since 2019 · until 2025
Managing director · represented by Wim Geltmeyer
Also active at: GELCO, PRALINART, SWEET LOGISTICS, SWEET HOLDING, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL, A & A CHOCOLATERIE
since 2019 · until 2025
Director · represented by Thomas Caenepeel
Also active at: GELCO, PRALINART, SWEET LOGISTICS, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL, A & A CHOCOLATERIE
since 2024 · until 2029
Director · represented by Jeroen Van Overloop
Also active at: SWEET LOGISTICS, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL
since 2024 · until 2029
Managing director · represented by Tom Geltmeyer
Also active at: GELCO, PRALINART, SWEET LOGISTICS, MEYERICK, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL, A & A CHOCOLATERIE
since 2019 · until 2025
Director · represented by Peter-Jan Geltmeyer
Also active at: GELCO, PRALINART, SWEET LOGISTICS, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL, A & A CHOCOLATERIE
since 2024 · until 2029
Director · represented by Michael Caenepeel
Also active at: GELCO, PRALINART, SWEET LOGISTICS, HAMLET INTERNATIONAL, A & A CHOCOLATERIE
since 2024 · until 2029
Director · represented by Olivier Meurice
since 2019 · until 2025
Shareholders
Participations
Hamlet Chocolates UK Ltd
100%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Grote Kerkstraat 77
9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0414.751.214
- VAT number
- BE 0414.751.214
- Registered office
- Grote Kerkstraat 77, 9120 Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
- Names & denominations
- HAMLET
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 October 1974
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 4 Nov 2025
- Contact
- hamlet.be
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