What is the address of FILE?

The registered office of FILE is located at Kortrijksesteenweg 1004, 9000 Gent.

Is FILE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) FILE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 October 1981.

Is FILE registered on Peppol?

Yes, FILE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0422101042.

What is the enterprise number of FILE?

The enterprise number of FILE is BE0422101042.

When was FILE founded?

FILE was founded on 30 October 1981.

Who are the directors of FILE?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of FILE are: TIM MEERSCHAUT.

Is FILE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 October 1981; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did FILE make in 2024?

FILE recorded a loss after taxes of € 9,210 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of FILE?

As a small company, FILE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 50,542.

FILE (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0422101042

Dossier FILE, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0422101042/file. 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.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2023 and 2024.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 8 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Figures corrected NBB

Corrected annual account filed for 2023.
Busy address KBO

16 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2024

FILE from Gent, company number BE0422101042, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -9,210 after tax. For that financial year FILE recorded a gross margin of € 50,542 and equity of € 438,056. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -385 to € -9,210. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 3, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 438,056

▼ 2% vs 2023

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

Loss Caution

€ -9,210

▼ 2292 % more loss than in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 4

▼ 87% vs 2023

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 € 67,631.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt ≈ 21 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.

€ 1.1 million

▼ 1% vs 2023

€ 54,756 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 21 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 208,098

▲ 1% vs 2023

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ -401 Gross margin 2021: € -401 First fiscal year in the series	€ 89,547 Gross margin 2022: € 89,547 ▲ € 89,948 vs 2021 (€ -401) Favourable step	€ 36,197 Gross margin 2023: € 36,197 ▼ 60% vs 2022 (€ 89,547) Unfavourable step	€ 50,542 Gross margin 2024: € 50,542 ▲ 40% vs 2023 (€ 36,197) Favourable step	▲ 40%
Profit after taxes	€ -769 Profit after taxes 2021: € -769 First fiscal year in the series	€ 72,912 Profit after taxes 2022: € 72,912 ▲ € 73,681 vs 2021 (€ -769) Favourable step	€ -385 Profit after taxes 2023: € -385 ▼ € 73,297 vs 2022 (€ 72,912) Unfavourable step	€ -9,210 Profit after taxes 2024: € -9,210 ▼ € 8,825 vs 2023 (€ -385) Unfavourable step	▼ € 8,825
Equity	€ 374,739 Equity 2021: € 374,739 First fiscal year in the series	€ 447,651 Equity 2022: € 447,651 ▲ 19% vs 2021 (€ 374,739) Favourable step	€ 447,266 Equity 2023: € 447,266 Unchanged (€ 447,651) Unfavourable step	€ 438,056 Equity 2024: € 438,056 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 447,266) Unfavourable step	▼ 2%
Total debts	€ 485,534 Total debts 2021: € 485,534 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,115,507 Total debts 2022: € 1,115,507 ▲ 130% vs 2021 (€ 485,534) Unfavourable step	€ 1,604,020 Total debts 2023: € 1,604,020 ▲ 44% vs 2022 (€ 1,115,507) Unfavourable step	€ 1,699,822 Total debts 2024: € 1,699,822 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 1,604,020) Unfavourable step	▲ 6%
Cash	€ 10,853 Cash 2021: € 10,853 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7 Cash 2022: € 7 ▼ € 10,846 vs 2021 (€ 10,853) Unfavourable step	€ 27 Cash 2023: € 27 ▲ 286% vs 2022 (€ 7) Favourable step	€ 4 Cash 2024: € 4 ▼ 87% vs 2023 (€ 27) Unfavourable step	▼ 87%
Retained profit	€ 4,314 Retained profit 2021: € 4,314 First fiscal year in the series	€ 77,226 Retained profit 2022: € 77,226 ▲ € 72,912 vs 2021 (€ 4,314) Favourable step	€ 76,841 Retained profit 2023: € 76,841 Unchanged (€ 77,226) Unfavourable step	€ 67,631 Retained profit 2024: € 67,631 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 76,841) Unfavourable step	▼ 12%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2021: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 547,826 Bank debt 2022: € 547,826 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 1,159,066 Bank debt 2023: € 1,159,066 ▲ 112% vs 2022 (€ 547,826) Unfavourable step	€ 1,147,666 Bank debt 2024: € 1,147,666 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 1,159,066) Favourable step	▼ 1%
Balance sheet total	€ 963,090 Balance sheet total 2021: € 963,090 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,665,975 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,665,975 ▲ 73% vs 2021 (€ 963,090) Unchanged	€ 2,154,103 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,154,103 ▲ 29% vs 2022 (€ 1,665,975) Unchanged	€ 2,240,695 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,240,695 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 2,154,103) Unchanged	▲ 4%

Key figures of FILE, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to FILE?

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

Jul 3, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 9,210. Source: NBB ↗
Nov 5, 1981 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Oct 30, 1981 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 769 loss in 2021 to € 9,210 loss in 2024.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 72,912 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

EQUITES HOLDING 100%

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

FILE

Behind FILE is TIM MEERSCHAUT. The shares are held by EQUITES HOLDING (100%).

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

TIM MEERSCHAUT

Director

Also active at: UW DAK.BE

Shareholders

EQUITES HOLDING

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Kortrijksesteenweg 1004

9000 Gent

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A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 16 companies are registered at this address.

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Details

Company number: 0422.101.042
VAT number: BE 0422.101.042
Registered office: Kortrijksesteenweg 1004, 9000 Gent
Names & denominations: FILE
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 30 October 1981
Peppol: Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026
Contact: [email protected]

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗