Achten is a shop in Houthalen-Helchteren. Private Limited, started on 24 December 1984, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Achten?

The registered office of Achten is located at Grote Baan 371, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren.

Is Achten still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) Achten is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 24 December 1984.

Is Achten registered on Peppol?

Yes, Achten is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0426577690.

What is the enterprise number of Achten?

The enterprise number of Achten is BE0426577690.

When was Achten founded?

Achten was founded on 24 December 1984.

Who are the directors of Achten?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Achten are: Joseph Gerard Achten.

Is Achten a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 24 December 1984; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Achten make in 2025?

Achten recorded a loss after taxes of € 10,443 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Achten?

As a small company, Achten is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 15,482.

Achten (Private Limited) - Houthalen-Helchteren

Dossier Achten, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0426577690/achten. 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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 41 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Figures corrected NBB

Corrected annual account filed for 2023.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Achten from Houthalen-Helchteren, company number BE0426577690, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -10,443 after tax. For that financial year Achten recorded a gross margin of € 15,482 and equity of € 1,288. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 362 to € -10,443. The company made a loss. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 89 % below last year. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on February 23, 2026.

What it is worth Shrank hard

€ 1,288

▼ 89% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -10,443

▼ still € 362 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 8,494

▲ 44% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -102,828.

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.

Wage cost

€ 18,554

▼ 12% vs 2024

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

€ 189

▼ 50% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 20 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.

€ 232,663

€ 11,477 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 20 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 9,035

▲ 297% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 6,462

▲ 24% 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	€ 30,532 Gross margin 2022: € 30,532 First fiscal year in the series	€ 23,087 Gross margin 2023: € 23,087 ▼ 24% vs 2022 (€ 30,532) Unfavourable step	€ 29,042 Gross margin 2024: € 29,042 ▲ 26% vs 2023 (€ 23,087) Favourable step	€ 15,482 Gross margin 2025: € 15,482 ▼ 47% vs 2024 (€ 29,042) Unfavourable step	▼ 47%
Profit after taxes	€ -173 Profit after taxes 2022: € -173 First fiscal year in the series	€ -8,375 Profit after taxes 2023: € -8,375 ▼ € 8,202 vs 2022 (€ -173) Unfavourable step	€ 362 Profit after taxes 2024: € 362 ▲ € 8,737 vs 2023 (€ -8,375) Favourable step	€ -10,443 Profit after taxes 2025: € -10,443 ▼ € 10,805 vs 2024 (€ 362) Unfavourable step	▼ € 10,805
Equity	€ 19,742 Equity 2022: € 19,742 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,368 Equity 2023: € 11,368 ▼ 42% vs 2022 (€ 19,742) Unfavourable step	€ 11,730 Equity 2024: € 11,730 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 11,368) Favourable step	€ 1,288 Equity 2025: € 1,288 ▼ 89% vs 2024 (€ 11,730) Unfavourable step	▼ 89%
Total debts	€ 236,783 Total debts 2022: € 236,783 First fiscal year in the series	€ 238,457 Total debts 2023: € 238,457 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 236,783) Unfavourable step	€ 240,972 Total debts 2024: € 240,972 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 238,457) Unfavourable step	€ 248,160 Total debts 2025: € 248,160 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 240,972) Unfavourable step	▲ 3%
Cash	€ 3,436 Cash 2022: € 3,436 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,292 Cash 2023: € 4,292 ▲ 25% vs 2022 (€ 3,436) Favourable step	€ 5,887 Cash 2024: € 5,887 ▲ 37% vs 2023 (€ 4,292) Favourable step	€ 8,494 Cash 2025: € 8,494 ▲ 44% vs 2024 (€ 5,887) Favourable step	▲ 44%
Land & buildings	€ 210,171 Land & buildings 2022: € 210,171 First fiscal year in the series	€ 209,448 Land & buildings 2023: € 209,448 Unchanged (€ 210,171) Unchanged	€ 209,448 Land & buildings 2024: € 209,448 Unchanged (€ 209,448) Unchanged	€ 209,448 Land & buildings 2025: € 209,448 Unchanged (€ 209,448) Unchanged
Retained profit	€ -84,373 Retained profit 2022: € -84,373 First fiscal year in the series	€ -92,747 Retained profit 2023: € -92,747 ▼ € 8,375 vs 2022 (€ -84,373) Unfavourable step	€ -92,385 Retained profit 2024: € -92,385 Unchanged (€ -92,747) Favourable step	€ -102,828 Retained profit 2025: € -102,828 ▼ € 10,443 vs 2024 (€ -92,385) Unfavourable step	▼ € 10,443
Bank debt	€ 227,988 Bank debt 2022: € 227,988 First fiscal year in the series	€ 76,722 Bank debt 2023: € 76,722 ▼ 66% vs 2022 (€ 227,988) Favourable step	€ 232,531 Bank debt 2024: € 232,531 ▲ 203% vs 2023 (€ 76,722) Unfavourable step	€ 232,663 Bank debt 2025: € 232,663 Unchanged (€ 232,531) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 256,525 Balance sheet total 2022: € 256,525 First fiscal year in the series	€ 249,825 Balance sheet total 2023: € 249,825 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 256,525) Unchanged	€ 252,702 Balance sheet total 2024: € 252,702 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 249,825) Unchanged	€ 249,448 Balance sheet total 2025: € 249,448 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 252,702) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Employees (FTE)	-	-	0.7 Employees (FTE) 2024: 0.7 First fiscal year in the series	-

Key figures of Achten, 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 Achten?

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

Feb 23, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 10,443 (▼ € 10,805 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2023 Joseph Gerard Achten became a director. NBB
Jan 1, 1985 New establishment in Houthalen-Helchteren. KBO
Dec 24, 1984 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 173 loss in 2022 to € 10,443 loss in 2025.

Paid € 423 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 362 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Joseph Gerard Achten

Achten

Behind Achten is Joseph Gerard Achten.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Joseph Gerard Achten

Director

since 2023

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Grote Baan 371

3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

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

Details

Company number

0426.577.690

VAT number

BE 0426.577.690

Registered office

Grote Baan 371, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

Names & denominations

Achten

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

24 December 1984

Peppol

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