What does De Schakel do?

De Schakel is a secondary school in Balen. Non-profit, started on 6 February 1979, 2 establishments.

What is the address of De Schakel?

The registered office of De Schakel is located at Schakelveld 20, 2490 Balen.

Is De Schakel still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) De Schakel is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 6 February 1979.

Is De Schakel registered on Peppol?

Yes, De Schakel is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0419461652.

What is the enterprise number of De Schakel?

The enterprise number of De Schakel is BE0419461652.

When was De Schakel founded?

De Schakel was founded on 6 February 1979.

Who are the directors of De Schakel?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of De Schakel are: Jozef Deprouw , Peter Pittoors, Leo Geubbelmans, Peter Staes , Aicha Leeters, Jo Stas.

Is De Schakel a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 6 February 1979; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 6 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did De Schakel make in 2025?

De Schakel posted a profit after taxes of € 117,525 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of De Schakel?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), De Schakel reported revenue of € 1,152,998.

How much does an employee at De Schakel earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at De Schakel was € 71,400 in 2025: staff costs of € 7.8 million for 109.1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does De Schakel have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, De Schakel has 109.1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does De Schakel have a website?

Yes, De Schakel has a website at vzwdeschakel.be.

De Schakel (Non-profit) - Balen - BE0419461652

Dossier De Schakel, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0419461652/de-schakel. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

De Schakel from Balen, company number BE0419461652, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 117,525 after tax. For that financial year De Schakel recorded revenue of € 1.2 million and equity of € 6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 230,036 to € 117,525. 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 June 16, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 6 million

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

Profit Healthy

€ 117,525

▼ 49% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 2.7 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

109.1

▲ 4.3 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: € 960,875 in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 7.8 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

€ 71,400 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

€ 185,042

▼ 13% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 14 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.

€ 1.8 million

▼ 6% vs 2024

€ 125,287 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 14 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 87,707

▲ 11% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 26 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1.3 million

▲ 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	€ 812,567 Revenue 2022: € 812,567 First fiscal year in the series	€ 999,729 Revenue 2023: € 999,729 ▲ 23% vs 2022 (€ 812,567) Favourable step	€ 1,092,441 Revenue 2024: € 1,092,441 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 999,729) Favourable step	€ 1,152,998 Revenue 2025: € 1,152,998 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 1,092,441) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Profit after taxes	€ 619,936 Profit after taxes 2022: € 619,936 First fiscal year in the series	€ 435,632 Profit after taxes 2023: € 435,632 ▼ 30% vs 2022 (€ 619,936) Unfavourable step	€ 230,036 Profit after taxes 2024: € 230,036 ▼ 47% vs 2023 (€ 435,632) Unfavourable step	€ 117,525 Profit after taxes 2025: € 117,525 ▼ 49% vs 2024 (€ 230,036) Unfavourable step	▼ 49%
Equity	€ 5,500,285 Equity 2022: € 5,500,285 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,840,562 Equity 2023: € 5,840,562 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 5,500,285) Favourable step	€ 5,975,243 Equity 2024: € 5,975,243 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 5,840,562) Favourable step	€ 5,997,414 Equity 2025: € 5,997,414 Unchanged (€ 5,975,243) Favourable step
Total debts	€ 2,561,103 Total debts 2022: € 2,561,103 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,184,052 Total debts 2023: € 3,184,052 ▲ 24% vs 2022 (€ 2,561,103) Unfavourable step	€ 3,265,573 Total debts 2024: € 3,265,573 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 3,184,052) Unfavourable step	€ 3,183,821 Total debts 2025: € 3,183,821 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 3,265,573) Favourable step	▼ 3%
Cash	€ 1,980,572 Cash 2022: € 1,980,572 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,135,314 Cash 2023: € 2,135,314 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,980,572) Favourable step	€ 2,585,708 Cash 2024: € 2,585,708 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 2,135,314) Favourable step	€ 2,743,122 Cash 2025: € 2,743,122 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 2,585,708) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Land & buildings	€ 2,414,069 Land & buildings 2022: € 2,414,069 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,566,650 Land & buildings 2023: € 3,566,650 ▲ 48% vs 2022 (€ 2,414,069) Unchanged	€ 5,502,795 Land & buildings 2024: € 5,502,795 ▲ 54% vs 2023 (€ 3,566,650) Unchanged	€ 5,295,259 Land & buildings 2025: € 5,295,259 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 5,502,795) Unchanged	▼ 4%
Retained profit	€ 4,243,721 Retained profit 2022: € 4,243,721 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,679,353 Retained profit 2023: € 4,679,353 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 4,243,721) Favourable step	€ 4,909,390 Retained profit 2024: € 4,909,390 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 4,679,353) Favourable step	€ 5,026,915 Retained profit 2025: € 5,026,915 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 4,909,390) Favourable step	▲ 2%
Bank debt	€ 1,403,149 Bank debt 2022: € 1,403,149 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,027,597 Bank debt 2023: € 2,027,597 ▲ 45% vs 2022 (€ 1,403,149) Unfavourable step	€ 1,907,496 Bank debt 2024: € 1,907,496 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 2,027,597) Favourable step	€ 1,784,846 Bank debt 2025: € 1,784,846 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 1,907,496) Favourable step	▼ 6%
Balance sheet total	€ 8,061,388 Balance sheet total 2022: € 8,061,388 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,024,614 Balance sheet total 2023: € 9,024,614 ▲ 12% vs 2022 (€ 8,061,388) Unchanged	€ 9,240,816 Balance sheet total 2024: € 9,240,816 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 9,024,614) Unchanged	€ 9,181,235 Balance sheet total 2025: € 9,181,235 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 9,240,816) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Employees (FTE)	88.1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 88.1 First fiscal year in the series	94.8 Employees (FTE) 2023: 94.8 ▲ 6.7 vs 2022 (88.1) Unchanged	104.8 Employees (FTE) 2024: 104.8 ▲ 10 vs 2023 (94.8) Unchanged	109.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 109.1 ▲ 4.3 vs 2024 (104.8) Unchanged	▲ 4.3

Key figures of De Schakel, 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 De Schakel?

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

Jun 16, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 117,525 (▼ 49% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jul 29, 2024 New establishment in Balen. KBO
Jul 11, 2006 New establishment in Balen. KBO
Feb 6, 1979 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 619,936 profit in 2022 to € 117,525 profit in 2025.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 619,936 profit.

Pays suppliers within 26 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Jozef Deprouw Peter Pittoors Leo Geubbelmans Peter Staes +2

De Schakel

Behind De Schakel are Jozef Deprouw , Peter Pittoors, Leo Geubbelmans, Peter Staes , Aicha Leeters and Jo Stas.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Jozef Deprouw

Chairman of the board

Peter Pittoors

Director

Leo Geubbelmans

Director

Peter Staes

Director

Aicha Leeters

Director

Jo Stas

Vice-chairman of the board

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Schakelveld 20

2490 Balen

2.361.961.480

Pastorijstraat 1

2491 Balen

Active since 29 July 2024

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

Website

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Hosting & Email

Email provider

Microsoft 365

Hosting

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Company number

0419.461.652

VAT number

BE 0419.461.652

Registered office

Schakelveld 20, 2490 Balen

Names & denominations

De Schakel

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Non-profit association

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

6 February 1979

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Contact

vzwdeschakel.be

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