What does CITY LIGHTS do?

CITY LIGHTS is a legal practice in Gent. Private Limited, started on 21 May 1983, 1 establishment.

What is the address of CITY LIGHTS?

The registered office of CITY LIGHTS is located at Brusselsesteenweg 47, 9050 Gent.

Is CITY LIGHTS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) CITY LIGHTS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 21 May 1983.

Is CITY LIGHTS registered on Peppol?

No, CITY LIGHTS is currently not registered on the Peppol network.

What is the enterprise number of CITY LIGHTS?

The enterprise number of CITY LIGHTS is BE0424100133.

When was CITY LIGHTS founded?

CITY LIGHTS was founded on 21 May 1983.

Who are the directors of CITY LIGHTS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of CITY LIGHTS are: GEERT DE HERTOGH.

Is CITY LIGHTS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 21 May 1983; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did CITY LIGHTS make in 2025?

CITY LIGHTS posted a profit after taxes of € 3,394 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of CITY LIGHTS?

As a small company, CITY LIGHTS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 3,920.

CITY LIGHTS (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0424100133

Dossier CITY LIGHTS, printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0424100133/city-lights. 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.

Not on Peppol Peppol

Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.

Financials

Financial year 2025

CITY LIGHTS from Gent, company number BE0424100133, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 3,394 after tax. For that financial year CITY LIGHTS recorded a gross margin of € 3,920 and equity of € 52,912. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 5,960 to € 3,394. The company is profitable. 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 June 11, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 52,912

▲ 7% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 3,394

▼ 43% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 97,179

▲ 42% 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 € 18,207.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 263

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

Taxes

€ 813

▼ 65% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 5,045 Gross margin 2022: € 5,045 First fiscal year in the series	€ 135 Gross margin 2023: € 135 ▼ 97% vs 2022 (€ 5,045) Unfavourable step	€ 8,596 Gross margin 2024: € 8,596 ▲ € 8,461 vs 2023 (€ 135) Favourable step	€ 3,920 Gross margin 2025: € 3,920 ▼ 54% vs 2024 (€ 8,596) Unfavourable step	▼ 54%
Profit after taxes	€ 3,242 Profit after taxes 2022: € 3,242 First fiscal year in the series	€ -212 Profit after taxes 2023: € -212 ▼ € 3,454 vs 2022 (€ 3,242) Unfavourable step	€ 5,960 Profit after taxes 2024: € 5,960 ▲ € 6,172 vs 2023 (€ -212) Favourable step	€ 3,394 Profit after taxes 2025: € 3,394 ▼ 43% vs 2024 (€ 5,960) Unfavourable step	▼ 43%
Equity	€ 43,770 Equity 2022: € 43,770 First fiscal year in the series	€ 43,558 Equity 2023: € 43,558 Unchanged (€ 43,770) Unfavourable step	€ 49,518 Equity 2024: € 49,518 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 43,558) Favourable step	€ 52,912 Equity 2025: € 52,912 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 49,518) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Total debts	€ 48,125 Total debts 2022: € 48,125 First fiscal year in the series	€ 44,371 Total debts 2023: € 44,371 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 48,125) Favourable step	€ 45,508 Total debts 2024: € 45,508 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 44,371) Unfavourable step	€ 44,267 Total debts 2025: € 44,267 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 45,508) Favourable step	▼ 3%
Cash	€ 90,600 Cash 2022: € 90,600 First fiscal year in the series	€ 35,669 Cash 2023: € 35,669 ▼ 61% vs 2022 (€ 90,600) Unfavourable step	€ 68,336 Cash 2024: € 68,336 ▲ 92% vs 2023 (€ 35,669) Favourable step	€ 97,179 Cash 2025: € 97,179 ▲ 42% vs 2024 (€ 68,336) Favourable step	▲ 42%
Retained profit	€ 9,064 Retained profit 2022: € 9,064 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,853 Retained profit 2023: € 8,853 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 9,064) Unfavourable step	€ 14,813 Retained profit 2024: € 14,813 ▲ 67% vs 2023 (€ 8,853) Favourable step	€ 18,207 Retained profit 2025: € 18,207 ▲ 23% vs 2024 (€ 14,813) Favourable step	▲ 23%
Balance sheet total	€ 91,895 Balance sheet total 2022: € 91,895 First fiscal year in the series	€ 87,929 Balance sheet total 2023: € 87,929 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 91,895) Unchanged	€ 95,026 Balance sheet total 2024: € 95,026 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 87,929) Unchanged	€ 97,179 Balance sheet total 2025: € 97,179 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 95,026) Unchanged	▲ 2%

Key figures of CITY LIGHTS, 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 CITY LIGHTS?

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

Jun 11, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 3,394 (▼ 43% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jun 3, 1983 New establishment in Gent. KBO
May 21, 1983 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 3,242 profit in 2022 to € 3,394 profit in 2025.

Paid € 5,306 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 5,960 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

GEERT DE HERTOGH

CITY LIGHTS

Behind CITY LIGHTS is GEERT DE HERTOGH.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

GEERT DE HERTOGH

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Brusselsesteenweg 47

9050 Gent

2.102.388.688

Grondwetlaan 11

9040 Gent

Active since 3 June 1983

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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Uitzicht

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

Details

Company number

0424.100.133

VAT number

BE 0424.100.133

Registered office

Brusselsesteenweg 47, 9050 Gent

Names & denominations

CITY LIGHTS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

21 May 1983

Peppol

Not registered

Activities · NACE

Overige rechtskundige dienstverlening

Overige persoonlijke diensten

Overige zakelijke dienstverlening, neg

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CITY LIGHTS

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Financials

What happened to CITY LIGHTS?

Management

Directors

Establishments

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Who else lives here?

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