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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.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 97 to 81.8.
Financials
Financial year 2026
WE BELGIUM NV from Antwerpen, company number BE0423996601, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 249,079 after tax. For that financial year WE BELGIUM NV recorded revenue of € 15.1 million and equity of € 3.2 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 271,604 to € 249,079. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 6, 2026.
€ 3.2 million
▼ 14% vs 2025
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 249,079
▼ 8% vs 2025
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.1 million
▲ 43% vs 2025
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 750,000 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2026
81.8
▼ 4.4 vs 2025
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 3.9 million
▼ 7% vs 2025
€ 48,100 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.
€ 202,617
▼ 19% vs 2025
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2026
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 138,685
▼ 31% vs 2025
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 5 days on average.
€ 820,948
▼ 12% vs 2025
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change 2025 → 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 19,552,635 | € 17,670,862 | € 16,817,643 | € 15,051,957 | ▼ 10% |
| Profit after taxes | € 193,101 | € 236,790 | € 271,604 | € 249,079 | ▼ 8% |
| Equity | € 4,071,332 | € 3,421,293 | € 3,692,896 | € 3,191,975 | ▼ 14% |
| Total debts | € 1,966,018 | € 1,961,913 | € 1,714,327 | € 2,341,679 | ▲ 37% |
| Cash | € 1,270,571 | € 1,418,216 | € 738,640 | € 1,056,907 | ▲ 43% |
| Retained profit | € 1,800,818 | € 1,150,779 | € 1,422,382 | € 921,461 | ▼ 35% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 886,829 | € 0 | € 750,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 6,037,350 | € 5,383,206 | € 5,407,223 | € 5,533,654 | ▲ 2% |
| Employees (FTE) | 108 | 97 | 86.2 | 81.8 | ▼ 4.4 |
Key figures of WE BELGIUM NV, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 August 2027.
What happened to WE BELGIUM NV?
What happened at WE BELGIUM NV in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- Simcha Knol stepped down as director. NBB
- Eric Van Den Berg stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 249,079 (▼ 8% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
- Eric Van Den Berg became a director. NBB
- George Aperghis stepped down as director. NBB
- Simcha Knol became a director. NBB
- Edwin Robert Jägers stepped down as director. NBB
- Edwin Robert Jägers became a director. NBB
In short
From € 193,101 profit in 2023 to € 249,079 profit in 2026.
Paid € 422,207 in corporate taxes since 2023.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 271,604 profit.
Paid out € 1.6 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Directors
According to the 2026 annual accounts
Simcha Knol
Director
since 2026 · until 2030
George Aperghis
Director
since 2015 · until 2026
Eric Van Den Berg
Director
since 2026 · until 2030
Edwin Robert Jägers
Director
since 2023 · until 2026
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Rijnkaai 23
2000 Antwerpen
Nieuwstraat 32 3
9300 Aalst
Active since 1 March 1984
Meir 54
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 28 April 1983
Turnhoutsebaan 5 box 210
2110 Wijnegem
Active since 28 April 1983
Oude Vest (DEN) 31 box 3
9200 Dendermonde
Active since 6 June 1984
Demerstraat 33
3500 Hasselt
Active since 11 February 1986
Steenpoort(Kor) 2 box 125
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 5 November 1993
Ooststraat 57
8800 Roeselare
Active since 5 November 1993
Bondgenotenlaan 41-43
3000 Leuven
Active since 21 December 1993
Chaussée de Tongres 269
4000 Liège
Active since 3 June 1996
Antwerpsestraat 23 2
2500 Lier
Active since 1 September 1983
Rootenstraat 8
3600 Genk
Active since 6 December 1993
Gasthuisstraat 16
2300 Turnhout
Active since 21 December 1993
Bruul 63 - 65
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 September 1983
Veldstraat 48
9000 Gent
Active since 1 December 1983
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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0423.996.601
- VAT number
- BE 0423.996.601
- Registered office
- Rijnkaai 23, 2000 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- WE BELGIUM NV
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 28 April 1983
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
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