MENS is a bakery in Herentals. Private Limited, started on 22 November 1982, 2 establishments.

What is the address of MENS?

The registered office of MENS is located at Wasserijstraat(HRT) 7, 2200 Herentals.

Is MENS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) MENS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 22 November 1982.

Is MENS registered on Peppol?

Yes, MENS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0423271673.

What is the enterprise number of MENS?

The enterprise number of MENS is BE0423271673.

When was MENS founded?

MENS was founded on 22 November 1982.

Who are the directors of MENS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of MENS are: Frans Mens.

Is MENS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 22 November 1982; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did MENS make in 2025?

MENS posted a profit after taxes of € 128,399 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of MENS?

As a small company, MENS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 381,327.

How much does an employee at MENS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at MENS was € 40,700 in 2025: staff costs of € 187,235 for 4.6 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does MENS have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, MENS has 4.6 full-time equivalents (FTE).

MENS (Private Limited) - Herentals - BE0423271673

Dossier MENS, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0423271673/mens. 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 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 8 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

MENS from Herentals, company number BE0423271673, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 128,399 after tax. For that financial year MENS recorded a gross margin of € 381,327 and equity of € -173,956. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 211,939 to € 128,399. The company is profitable. 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 June 17, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -173,956

▲ € 128,399 vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 128,399

▼ 39% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 21,159

▼ 43% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -201,224.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

4.6

▲ 0.7 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 187,235

▲ 40% vs 2024

€ 40,700 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

€ 49,530

▲ 9% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 40,293.

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.

€ 45,505

▲ 3% vs 2024

€ 18,755 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 69,639

▲ 55% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 30,763

▲ 47% 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
Gross margin	€ 259,603 Gross margin 2022: € 259,603 First fiscal year in the series	€ 369,987 Gross margin 2023: € 369,987 ▲ 43% vs 2022 (€ 259,603) Favourable step	€ 409,099 Gross margin 2024: € 409,099 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 369,987) Favourable step	€ 381,327 Gross margin 2025: € 381,327 ▼ 7% vs 2024 (€ 409,099) Unfavourable step	▼ 7%
Profit after taxes	€ 140,916 Profit after taxes 2022: € 140,916 First fiscal year in the series	€ 217,873 Profit after taxes 2023: € 217,873 ▲ 55% vs 2022 (€ 140,916) Favourable step	€ 211,939 Profit after taxes 2024: € 211,939 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 217,873) Unfavourable step	€ 128,399 Profit after taxes 2025: € 128,399 ▼ 39% vs 2024 (€ 211,939) Unfavourable step	▼ 39%
Equity	€ -732,166 Equity 2022: € -732,166 First fiscal year in the series	€ -514,293 Equity 2023: € -514,293 ▲ € 217,873 vs 2022 (€ -732,166) Favourable step	€ -302,354 Equity 2024: € -302,354 ▲ € 211,939 vs 2023 (€ -514,293) Favourable step	€ -173,956 Equity 2025: € -173,956 ▲ € 128,399 vs 2024 (€ -302,354) Favourable step	▲ € 128,399
Total debts	€ 896,055 Total debts 2022: € 896,055 First fiscal year in the series	€ 724,258 Total debts 2023: € 724,258 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 896,055) Favourable step	€ 522,893 Total debts 2024: € 522,893 ▼ 28% vs 2023 (€ 724,258) Favourable step	€ 383,798 Total debts 2025: € 383,798 ▼ 27% vs 2024 (€ 522,893) Favourable step	▼ 27%
Cash	€ 29,804 Cash 2022: € 29,804 First fiscal year in the series	€ 35,829 Cash 2023: € 35,829 ▲ 20% vs 2022 (€ 29,804) Favourable step	€ 36,864 Cash 2024: € 36,864 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 35,829) Favourable step	€ 21,159 Cash 2025: € 21,159 ▼ 43% vs 2024 (€ 36,864) Unfavourable step	▼ 43%
Land & buildings	€ 385 Land & buildings 2022: € 385 First fiscal year in the series	-	-	-
Retained profit	€ -756,955 Retained profit 2022: € -756,955 First fiscal year in the series	€ -541,562 Retained profit 2023: € -541,562 ▲ € 215,394 vs 2022 (€ -756,955) Favourable step	€ -329,623 Retained profit 2024: € -329,623 ▲ € 211,939 vs 2023 (€ -541,562) Favourable step	€ -201,224 Retained profit 2025: € -201,224 ▲ € 128,399 vs 2024 (€ -329,623) Favourable step	▲ € 128,399
Bank debt	€ 59,631 Bank debt 2022: € 59,631 First fiscal year in the series	€ 61,005 Bank debt 2023: € 61,005 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 59,631) Unfavourable step	€ 44,376 Bank debt 2024: € 44,376 ▼ 27% vs 2023 (€ 61,005) Favourable step	€ 45,505 Bank debt 2025: € 45,505 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 44,376) Unfavourable step	▲ 3%
Balance sheet total	€ 163,889 Balance sheet total 2022: € 163,889 First fiscal year in the series	€ 209,964 Balance sheet total 2023: € 209,964 ▲ 28% vs 2022 (€ 163,889) Unchanged	€ 220,539 Balance sheet total 2024: € 220,539 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 209,964) Unchanged	€ 209,842 Balance sheet total 2025: € 209,842 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 220,539) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Employees (FTE)	2.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2.5 First fiscal year in the series	2.5 Employees (FTE) 2023: 2.5 Unchanged (2.5) Unchanged	3.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 3.9 ▲ 1.4 vs 2023 (2.5) Unchanged	4.6 Employees (FTE) 2025: 4.6 ▲ 0.7 vs 2024 (3.9) Unchanged	▲ 0.7

Key figures of MENS, 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 MENS?

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

Jun 17, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 128,399 (▼ 39% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2023 Frans Mens became a director. NBB
Nov 22, 1982 New establishment in Herentals. KBO
Nov 22, 1982 New establishment in Herentals. KBO
Nov 22, 1982 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 140,916 profit in 2022 to € 128,399 profit in 2025.

Paid € 179 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 217,873 profit.

On average € 82,900 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Frans Mens

MENS

Behind MENS is Frans Mens.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Frans Mens

Director

since 2023

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Wasserijstraat(HRT) 7

2200 Herentals

2.021.437.438

Kapucijnenstraat(HRT) 1

2200 Herentals

Active since 22 November 1982

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

Details

Company number

0423.271.673

VAT number

BE 0423.271.673

Registered office

Wasserijstraat(HRT) 7, 2200 Herentals

Names & denominations

MENS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

22 November 1982

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

Ambachtelijke vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk

Artisanale brood- en banketbakkerijen

Detailhandel in vlees en vleeswaren

Detailhandel in vlees en vleesproducten, muv vlees van wild en van gevogelte

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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