What does Profoto do?

Profoto is a photographer in Lochristi. Private Limited, started on 3 November 1976, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Profoto?

The registered office of Profoto is located at Koningin Elisabethlaan 14, 9080 Lochristi.

Is Profoto still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) Profoto is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 3 November 1976.

Is Profoto registered on Peppol?

Yes, Profoto is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0416525324.

What is the enterprise number of Profoto?

The enterprise number of Profoto is BE0416525324.

When was Profoto founded?

Profoto was founded on 3 November 1976.

Who are the directors of Profoto?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Profoto are: Philip Van De Gehuchte.

Is Profoto a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 3 November 1976; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Profoto make in 2025?

Profoto recorded a loss after taxes of € 23,253 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Profoto?

As a small company, Profoto is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € -20,903.

Profoto (Private Limited) - Lochristi - BE0416525324

Dossier Profoto, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0416525324/profoto. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 2 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 38 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Profoto from Lochristi, company number BE0416525324, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -23,253 after tax. For that financial year Profoto recorded a gross margin of € -20,903 and equity of € -7,121. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 20,496 to € -23,253. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 24, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -7,121

▼ € 23,253 vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -23,253

▼ still € 20,496 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 5

▼ 99% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -23,730.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 2,628

▼ 35% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 5,333

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3,377

▼ 8% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 5,442

▼ 43% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 13,863 Gross margin 2022: € 13,863 First fiscal year in the series	€ -1,585 Gross margin 2023: € -1,585 ▼ € 15,448 vs 2022 (€ 13,863) Unfavourable step	€ 26,712 Gross margin 2024: € 26,712 ▲ € 28,297 vs 2023 (€ -1,585) Favourable step	€ -20,903 Gross margin 2025: € -20,903 ▼ € 47,615 vs 2024 (€ 26,712) Unfavourable step	▼ € 47,615
Profit after taxes	€ 11,551 Profit after taxes 2022: € 11,551 First fiscal year in the series	€ -4,791 Profit after taxes 2023: € -4,791 ▼ € 16,342 vs 2022 (€ 11,551) Unfavourable step	€ 20,496 Profit after taxes 2024: € 20,496 ▲ € 25,287 vs 2023 (€ -4,791) Favourable step	€ -23,253 Profit after taxes 2025: € -23,253 ▼ € 43,749 vs 2024 (€ 20,496) Unfavourable step	▼ € 43,749
Equity	€ 427 Equity 2022: € 427 First fiscal year in the series	€ -4,364 Equity 2023: € -4,364 ▼ € 4,791 vs 2022 (€ 427) Unfavourable step	€ 16,132 Equity 2024: € 16,132 ▲ € 20,496 vs 2023 (€ -4,364) Favourable step	€ -7,121 Equity 2025: € -7,121 ▼ € 23,253 vs 2024 (€ 16,132) Unfavourable step	▼ € 23,253
Total debts	€ 16,259 Total debts 2022: € 16,259 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,642 Total debts 2023: € 9,642 ▼ 41% vs 2022 (€ 16,259) Favourable step	€ 14,494 Total debts 2024: € 14,494 ▲ 50% vs 2023 (€ 9,642) Unfavourable step	€ 16,242 Total debts 2025: € 16,242 ▲ 12% vs 2024 (€ 14,494) Unfavourable step	▲ 12%
Cash	€ 5 Cash 2022: € 5 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,099 Cash 2023: € 3,099 ▲ € 3,094 vs 2022 (€ 5) Favourable step	€ 823 Cash 2024: € 823 ▼ 73% vs 2023 (€ 3,099) Unfavourable step	€ 5 Cash 2025: € 5 ▼ 99% vs 2024 (€ 823) Unfavourable step	▼ 99%
Retained profit	€ -16,182 Retained profit 2022: € -16,182 First fiscal year in the series	€ -20,973 Retained profit 2023: € -20,973 ▼ € 4,791 vs 2022 (€ -16,182) Unfavourable step	€ -477 Retained profit 2024: € -477 ▲ € 20,496 vs 2023 (€ -20,973) Favourable step	€ -23,730 Retained profit 2025: € -23,730 ▼ € 23,253 vs 2024 (€ -477) Unfavourable step	▼ € 23,253
Bank debt	€ 7,189 Bank debt 2022: € 7,189 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 7,189) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 5,333 Bank debt 2025: € 5,333 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 16,686 Balance sheet total 2022: € 16,686 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,278 Balance sheet total 2023: € 5,278 ▼ 68% vs 2022 (€ 16,686) Unchanged	€ 30,625 Balance sheet total 2024: € 30,625 ▲ € 25,347 vs 2023 (€ 5,278) Unchanged	€ 9,120 Balance sheet total 2025: € 9,120 ▼ 70% vs 2024 (€ 30,625) Unchanged	▼ 70%

Key figures of Profoto, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.

What happened to Profoto?

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

Aug 24, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 23,253 (▼ € 43,749 vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Nov 3, 1976 New establishment in Lochristi. KBO
Nov 3, 1976 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 11,551 profit in 2022 to € 23,253 loss in 2025.

Paid € 4,313 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 20,496 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Philip Van De Gehuchte

Profoto

Behind Profoto is Philip Van De Gehuchte.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Philip Van De Gehuchte

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Koningin Elisabethlaan 14

9080 Lochristi

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0416.525.324

VAT number

BE 0416.525.324

Registered office

Koningin Elisabethlaan 14, 9080 Lochristi

Names & denominations

Profoto

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

3 November 1976

Peppol

Active · Active since 5 Oct 2025

Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van fotografen, met uitzondering van persfotografen

Fotostudio's en overige fotografische activiteiten

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Profoto

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What happened to Profoto?

Management

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