Financials
Financial year 2025
AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN from Gent, company number BE0423365903, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 98,153 after tax. For that financial year AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN recorded a gross margin of € 144,255 and equity of € 719,764. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 82,538 to € 98,153. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 July 27, 2026.
€ 719,764
▲ 9% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 98,153
▲ 19% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 215,480
▼ 19% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 40,000 paid out
41 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
€ 1,025
▼ 58% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 32,251
▼ 8% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 7,719
▼ 50% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 92,251 | € 117,234 | € 142,120 | € 144,255 | ▲ 2% |
| Profit after taxes | € 46,466 | € 77,198 | € 82,538 | € 98,153 | ▲ 19% |
| Equity | € 561,875 | € 619,073 | € 661,611 | € 719,764 | ▲ 9% |
| Total debts | € 108,293 | € 60,445 | € 61,489 | € 42,577 | ▼ 31% |
| Cash | € 297,809 | € 236,095 | € 266,234 | € 215,480 | ▼ 19% |
| Land & buildings | € 9,158 | € 8,696 | € 8,234 | € 7,771 | ▼ 6% |
| Retained profit | € 539,565 | € 596,763 | € 639,300 | € 697,453 | ▲ 9% |
| Dividend | € 50,000 | € 20,000 | € 40,000 | € 40,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 670,168 | € 679,518 | € 723,100 | € 762,340 | ▲ 5% |
Key figures of AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN, 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 AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN?
What happened at AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 98,153 (▲ 19% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Vera Houben became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Christiaan Van Bignoot became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 46,466 profit in 2022 to € 98,153 profit in 2025.
Paid € 152,171 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 98,153 profit.
Paid out € 150,000 in dividends to the owners in total.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN are Vera Houben and Christiaan Van Bignoot. The same people are also behind FUTURE ROOF.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2015
since 1982
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Zwijnaardsesteenweg 496
9000 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0423.365.903
- VAT number
- BE 0423.365.903
- Registered office
- Zwijnaardsesteenweg 496, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- AKADEMIEK OPTIEK VAN BIGNOOT-HOUBEN · AKADEMIEK OPTIEK
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 December 1982
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 18 Dec 2025
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