What does GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO do?

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO is a cleaning company in Gent. Public Limited, started on 1 July 1982, 2 establishments.

What is the address of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO?

The registered office of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO is located at Wiedauwkaai 52 box A, 9000 Gent.

Is GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 July 1982.

Is GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO registered on Peppol?

Yes, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0422841212.

What is the enterprise number of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO?

The enterprise number of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO is BE0422841212.

When was GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO founded?

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO was founded on 1 July 1982.

Who are the directors of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO are: SAM INVEST BV, LAVAUX Invest NV, DEBAGO NV, Peter LEYMAN.

Is GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 July 1982; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO make in 2025?

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO posted a profit after taxes of € 456,811 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO reported revenue of € 16,043,708.

How much does an employee at GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO was € 56,800 in 2025: staff costs of € 7.8 million for 136.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO has 136.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO (Public Limited)

Dossier GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0422841212/general-industrial-assistance-cataro. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO from Gent, company number BE0422841212, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 456,811 after tax. For that financial year GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO recorded revenue of € 16 million and equity of € 1.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 248,719 to € 456,811. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 10, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.7 million

▲ 7% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 456,811

▲ 84% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 20,222

▼ 35% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 350,000 paid out

77 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Lavaux Invest (50 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

136.4

▼ 2.2 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: € 2.8 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 7.8 million

▼ 32% vs 2024

€ 56,800 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 513,057

▼ 11% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 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.

€ 881,112

▲ 6% vs 2024

€ 238,939 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 2.5 million

▲ 7% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 124 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1 million

▲ 26% 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	€ 13,708,007 Revenue 2022: € 13,708,007 First fiscal year in the series	€ 15,525,526 Revenue 2023: € 15,525,526 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 13,708,007) Favourable step	€ 22,783,072 Revenue 2024: € 22,783,072 ▲ 47% vs 2023 (€ 15,525,526) Favourable step	€ 16,043,708 Revenue 2025: € 16,043,708 ▼ 30% vs 2024 (€ 22,783,072) Unfavourable step	▼ 30%
Profit after taxes	€ 539,516 Profit after taxes 2022: € 539,516 First fiscal year in the series	€ 508,169 Profit after taxes 2023: € 508,169 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 539,516) Unfavourable step	€ 248,719 Profit after taxes 2024: € 248,719 ▼ 51% vs 2023 (€ 508,169) Unfavourable step	€ 456,811 Profit after taxes 2025: € 456,811 ▲ 84% vs 2024 (€ 248,719) Favourable step	▲ 84%
Equity	€ 1,389,459 Equity 2022: € 1,389,459 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,597,628 Equity 2023: € 1,597,628 ▲ 15% vs 2022 (€ 1,389,459) Favourable step	€ 1,546,347 Equity 2024: € 1,546,347 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 1,597,628) Unfavourable step	€ 1,653,158 Equity 2025: € 1,653,158 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 1,546,347) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Total debts	€ 3,644,838 Total debts 2022: € 3,644,838 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,247,404 Total debts 2023: € 4,247,404 ▲ 17% vs 2022 (€ 3,644,838) Unfavourable step	€ 4,629,950 Total debts 2024: € 4,629,950 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 4,247,404) Unfavourable step	€ 4,926,876 Total debts 2025: € 4,926,876 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 4,629,950) Unfavourable step	▲ 6%
Cash	€ 124,482 Cash 2022: € 124,482 First fiscal year in the series	€ 903,576 Cash 2023: € 903,576 ▲ € 779,094 vs 2022 (€ 124,482) Favourable step	€ 30,979 Cash 2024: € 30,979 ▼ 97% vs 2023 (€ 903,576) Unfavourable step	€ 20,222 Cash 2025: € 20,222 ▼ 35% vs 2024 (€ 30,979) Unfavourable step	▼ 35%
Land & buildings	€ 145,532 Land & buildings 2022: € 145,532 First fiscal year in the series	€ 120,565 Land & buildings 2023: € 120,565 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 145,532) Unchanged	€ 128,896 Land & buildings 2024: € 128,896 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 120,565) Unchanged	€ 112,796 Land & buildings 2025: € 112,796 ▼ 12% vs 2024 (€ 128,896) Unchanged	▼ 12%
Retained profit	€ 1,327,959 Retained profit 2022: € 1,327,959 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,536,128 Retained profit 2023: € 1,536,128 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 1,327,959) Favourable step	€ 1,484,847 Retained profit 2024: € 1,484,847 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 1,536,128) Unfavourable step	€ 1,591,658 Retained profit 2025: € 1,591,658 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 1,484,847) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Dividend	€ 300,000 Dividend 2022: € 300,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 300,000 Dividend 2023: € 300,000 Unchanged (€ 300,000) Unchanged	€ 300,000 Dividend 2024: € 300,000 Unchanged (€ 300,000) Unchanged	€ 350,000 Dividend 2025: € 350,000 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 300,000) Unchanged	▲ 17%
Bank debt	€ 599,011 Bank debt 2022: € 599,011 First fiscal year in the series	€ 571,255 Bank debt 2023: € 571,255 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 599,011) Favourable step	€ 833,920 Bank debt 2024: € 833,920 ▲ 46% vs 2023 (€ 571,255) Unfavourable step	€ 881,112 Bank debt 2025: € 881,112 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 833,920) Unfavourable step	▲ 6%
Balance sheet total	€ 5,034,296 Balance sheet total 2022: € 5,034,296 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,845,032 Balance sheet total 2023: € 5,845,032 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 5,034,296) Unchanged	€ 6,176,297 Balance sheet total 2024: € 6,176,297 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 5,845,032) Unchanged	€ 6,609,034 Balance sheet total 2025: € 6,609,034 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 6,176,297) Unchanged	▲ 7%
Employees (FTE)	141.7 Employees (FTE) 2022: 141.7 First fiscal year in the series	135.6 Employees (FTE) 2023: 135.6 ▼ 6.1 vs 2022 (141.7) Unchanged	138.6 Employees (FTE) 2024: 138.6 ▲ 3 vs 2023 (135.6) Unchanged	136.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 136.4 ▼ 2.2 vs 2024 (138.6) Unchanged	▼ 2.2

Key figures of GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO, 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 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO?

What happened at GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2029 SAM INVEST BV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 LAVAUX Invest NV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 DEBAGO NV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Peter LEYMAN stepped down as director. NBB
Aug 10, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 456,811 (▲ 84% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2023 SAM INVEST BV became a director. NBB
2023 LAVAUX Invest NV became a director. NBB
2023 DEBAGO NV became a director. NBB

In short

From € 539,516 profit in 2022 to € 456,811 profit in 2025.

Paid € 692,583 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 539,516 profit.

Paid out € 1.3 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Lavaux Invest 50%

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

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO

CATARO Zeeland 10%

The shares are held by Lavaux Invest (50%). It owns 10% of CATARO Zeeland itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

SAM INVEST BV

Director · represented by Gatien LALOUX

Also active at: FLANDERS CLEANING COMPANY, ANCCO, ALPHA CLASSICAL CLEANING, GALVESTON, Limburg Cleaning & Constructie, ANTWERP MAINTENANCE, XL Training, XL GROUP VLAANDEREN +1 more

since 2023 · until 2029

LAVAUX Invest NV

Director · represented by Jean Kraft de la Saulx

Also active at: ANCCO, GALVESTON, XL GROUP VLAANDEREN

since 2023 · until 2029

DEBAGO NV

Director · represented by Johan GOOSSENS

Also active at: FLANDERS CLEANING COMPANY, ANCCO, ALPHA CLASSICAL CLEANING, GALVESTON, Limburg Cleaning & Constructie, ANTWERP MAINTENANCE, XL Training, XL GROUP VLAANDEREN +1 more

since 2023 · until 2029

Peter LEYMAN

Director

Also active at: Helanet, Helan Zorgwinkel, ARBO, Groep De Raeve, Kinderdagverblijf Sint-Elisabeth, Zottegem, Frey, ANCCO, Arteveldehogeschool +9 more

since 2023 · until 2029

Shareholders

Lavaux Invest

50%

Participations

CATARO Zeeland

10%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Wiedauwkaai 52 box A

9000 Gent

2.242.535.278

Rivierstraat 54

9080 Lochristi

Active since 1 June 2015

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

Details

Company number

0422.841.212

VAT number

BE 0422.841.212

Registered office

Wiedauwkaai 52 bus A, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO · G.I.A. CATARO

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 July 1982

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Activities · NACE

Overige reiniging van gebouwen; industriële reiniging

Industriële reiniging

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE CATARO

Financials

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Management

Directors

Shareholders

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Establishments

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