GEKEL is a supermarket in Kelmis. Public Limited, started on 26 June 1978, 1 establishment.

What is the address of GEKEL?

The registered office of GEKEL is located at Place de l'Eglise 34, 4720 Kelmis.

Is GEKEL still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) GEKEL is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 26 June 1978.

Is GEKEL registered on Peppol?

Yes, GEKEL is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0418449684.

What is the enterprise number of GEKEL?

The enterprise number of GEKEL is BE0418449684.

When was GEKEL founded?

GEKEL was founded on 26 June 1978.

Who are the directors of GEKEL?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of GEKEL are: André LEGRAND, Christophe THIRY.

Is GEKEL a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 26 June 1978; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did GEKEL make in 2025?

GEKEL recorded a loss after taxes of € 51,116 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of GEKEL?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), GEKEL reported revenue of € 7,070,024.

How much does an employee at GEKEL earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at GEKEL was € 35,500 in 2025: staff costs of € 688,846 for 19.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does GEKEL have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, GEKEL has 19.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

GEKEL (Public Limited) - Kelmis - BE0418449684

Dossier GEKEL, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0418449684/gekel. 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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 57 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

GEKEL from Kelmis, company number BE0418449684, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -51,116 after tax. For that financial year GEKEL recorded revenue of € 7.1 million and equity of € 218,189. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 27,629 to € -51,116. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 26, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 218,189

▼ 19% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -51,116

▼ still € 27,629 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 79,058

▼ 13% 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 € 119,032.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

19.4

▲ 0.4 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 688,846

▲ 6% vs 2024

€ 35,500 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

€ 23,140

▼ 35% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 1 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 73,463

▼ 46% vs 2024

€ 71,466 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 1 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 993,629

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 107,958

▲ 4% 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	€ 7,184,777 Revenue 2022: € 7,184,777 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,515,782 Revenue 2023: € 7,515,782 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 7,184,777) Favourable step	€ 7,406,652 Revenue 2024: € 7,406,652 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 7,515,782) Unfavourable step	€ 7,070,024 Revenue 2025: € 7,070,024 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 7,406,652) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Gross margin	€ 996,319 Gross margin 2022: € 996,319 First fiscal year in the series	€ 888,102 Gross margin 2023: € 888,102 ▼ 11% vs 2022 (€ 996,319) Unfavourable step	€ 894,721 Gross margin 2024: € 894,721 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 888,102) Favourable step	€ 769,077 Gross margin 2025: € 769,077 ▼ 14% vs 2024 (€ 894,721) Unfavourable step	▼ 14%
Profit after taxes	€ -1,547 Profit after taxes 2022: € -1,547 First fiscal year in the series	€ 43,099 Profit after taxes 2023: € 43,099 ▲ € 44,647 vs 2022 (€ -1,547) Favourable step	€ 27,629 Profit after taxes 2024: € 27,629 ▼ 36% vs 2023 (€ 43,099) Unfavourable step	€ -51,116 Profit after taxes 2025: € -51,116 ▼ € 78,745 vs 2024 (€ 27,629) Unfavourable step	▼ € 78,745
Equity	€ 198,577 Equity 2022: € 198,577 First fiscal year in the series	€ 241,676 Equity 2023: € 241,676 ▲ 22% vs 2022 (€ 198,577) Favourable step	€ 269,305 Equity 2024: € 269,305 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 241,676) Favourable step	€ 218,189 Equity 2025: € 218,189 ▼ 19% vs 2024 (€ 269,305) Unfavourable step	▼ 19%
Total debts	€ 1,514,304 Total debts 2022: € 1,514,304 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,450,950 Total debts 2023: € 1,450,950 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 1,514,304) Favourable step	€ 1,318,053 Total debts 2024: € 1,318,053 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 1,450,950) Favourable step	€ 1,302,524 Total debts 2025: € 1,302,524 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,318,053) Favourable step	▼ 1%
Cash	€ 142,078 Cash 2022: € 142,078 First fiscal year in the series	€ 204,230 Cash 2023: € 204,230 ▲ 44% vs 2022 (€ 142,078) Favourable step	€ 90,498 Cash 2024: € 90,498 ▼ 56% vs 2023 (€ 204,230) Unfavourable step	€ 79,058 Cash 2025: € 79,058 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 90,498) Unfavourable step	▼ 13%
Retained profit	€ 99,420 Retained profit 2022: € 99,420 First fiscal year in the series	€ 142,519 Retained profit 2023: € 142,519 ▲ 43% vs 2022 (€ 99,420) Favourable step	€ 170,148 Retained profit 2024: € 170,148 ▲ 19% vs 2023 (€ 142,519) Favourable step	€ 119,032 Retained profit 2025: € 119,032 ▼ 30% vs 2024 (€ 170,148) Unfavourable step	▼ 30%
Bank debt	€ 322,682 Bank debt 2022: € 322,682 First fiscal year in the series	€ 230,707 Bank debt 2023: € 230,707 ▼ 29% vs 2022 (€ 322,682) Favourable step	€ 136,456 Bank debt 2024: € 136,456 ▼ 41% vs 2023 (€ 230,707) Favourable step	€ 73,463 Bank debt 2025: € 73,463 ▼ 46% vs 2024 (€ 136,456) Favourable step	▼ 46%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,712,880 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,712,880 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,692,626 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,692,626 ▼ 1% vs 2022 (€ 1,712,880) Unchanged	€ 1,587,358 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,587,358 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 1,692,626) Unchanged	€ 1,520,713 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,520,713 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,587,358) Unchanged	▼ 4%
Employees (FTE)	19.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 19.5 First fiscal year in the series	17.9 Employees (FTE) 2023: 17.9 ▼ 1.6 vs 2022 (19.5) Unchanged	19 Employees (FTE) 2024: 19 ▲ 1.1 vs 2023 (17.9) Unchanged	19.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 19.4 ▲ 0.4 vs 2024 (19) Unchanged	▲ 0.4

Key figures of GEKEL, 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 GEKEL?

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

2031 André LEGRAND stepped down as director. NBB
2031 Christophe THIRY stepped down as director. NBB
Jun 26, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 51,116 (▼ € 78,745 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 André LEGRAND became a director. NBB
2025 Christophe THIRY became a director. NBB
Jun 26, 1978 New establishment in Kelmis. KBO
Jun 26, 1978 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1,547 loss in 2022 to € 51,116 loss in 2025.

Paid € 102,586 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 43,099 profit.

On average € 39,600 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

ARCADE SA 99%

CHRISTOPHE THIRY 1%

GEKEL

The shares are held by ARCADE SA (99%) and CHRISTOPHE THIRY (1%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

André LEGRAND

Managing director

Also active at: VISE SHOPPING CENTER, OULIMA, C.T. Management, BARVO, GEMA, SOUVRÉ INVEST, GECO, new z.f.l. +2 more

since 2025 · until 2031

Christophe THIRY

Managing director

Owns 1% directly

Also active at: VISE SHOPPING CENTER, OULIMA, C.T. Management, BARVO, GEMA, SOUVRÉ INVEST, GECO, new z.f.l. +2 more

since 2025 · until 2031

Shareholders

ARCADE SA

99%

CHRISTOPHE THIRY · director

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Place de l'Eglise 34

4720 Kelmis

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

Details

Company number

0418.449.684

VAT number

BE 0418.449.684

Registered office

Place de l'Eglise 34, 4720 Kelmis

Names & denominations

GEKEL

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

26 June 1978

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Oct 2025

Activities · NACE

Niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel waarbij voedings- en genotmiddelen overheersen

Niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel in algemene voedingsmiddelen (verkoopsoppervlakte minder dan 100 m2)

Detailhandel in niet-gespecialiseerde winkels waarbij voedings- en genotmiddelen overheersen (verkoopsoppervlakte < 100 m²)

Detailhandel in elektrische huishoudapparaten

Detailhandel in kranten en andere tijdschriften

Detailhandel in dranken, algemeen assortiment

Detailhandel in huishoudtextiel en beddengoed

Detailhandel in textiel

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

GEKEL

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