Active · per the CBE, 19 September 2026

VAN LIER

BE0426619559

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 1 establishment

VAN LIER is registered with the CBE as active in: Groothandel in groenten en fruit. Public Limited, started on 18 December 1984, 1 establishment.

Werkhuizenkaai 112, 1000 Brussel

Active for

41 year, 9 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Busy address KBO

    11 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

VAN LIER from Brussel, company number BE0426619559, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 655,658 after tax. For that financial year VAN LIER recorded revenue of € 103.3 million and equity of € 18.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2.2 million to € 655,658. 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 August 31, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 18.7 million

▲ 4% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 655,658

▼ 70% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 2.6 million

▼ 23% 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 € 16.9 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

46.4

▲ 0.7 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 3.2 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

€ 69,400 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

€ 493,737

▲ 53% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 4 years to go

€ 2.7 million

▲ 175% vs 2024

€ 638,692 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 9.6 million

▼ 16% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 36 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1.3 million

▼ 26% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue € 97,337,524 € 106,727,224 € 97,797,701 € 103,274,139 ▲ 6%
Profit after taxes € 1,496,705 € 2,005,604 € 2,211,420 € 655,658 ▼ 70%
Equity € 13,829,462 € 15,835,065 € 18,046,485 € 18,702,143 ▲ 4%
Total debts € 19,029,200 € 14,753,872 € 14,179,856 € 13,650,103 ▼ 4%
Cash € 3,586,558 € 3,704,824 € 3,315,414 € 2,567,477 ▼ 23%
Land & buildings € 893,267 € 776,156 € 659,045 € 541,934 ▼ 18%
Retained profit € 12,029,462 € 14,035,065 € 16,246,485 € 16,902,143 ▲ 4%
Bank debt € 3,302,678 € 1,250,576 € 984,973 € 2,705,447 ▲ 175%
Balance sheet total € 32,858,661 € 30,588,938 € 32,226,342 € 32,352,246
Employees (FTE) 43.8 46.2 45.7 46.4 ▲ 0.7

Key figures of VAN LIER, 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 VAN LIER?

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

  • William De Witte stepped down as director. NBB
  • Joke Van Doorne stepped down as director. NBB
  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 655,658 (▼ 70% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
  • William De Witte became a director. NBB
  • Joke Van Doorne became a director. NBB
  • New establishment in Brussel. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1.5 million profit in 2022 to € 655,658 profit in 2025.

Paid € 3.4 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 2.2 million profit.

Pays suppliers within 36 days on average.

Management

The stake of COCCINELLE comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

VAN LIER

The shares are held by COCCINELLE (100%). It owns 100% of FResh For You, 100% of Van Laethem Integrated Produce, 100% of Van Laethem , 100% of Fresh Center, 100% of Thiry Gent and 75% of Bouvry itself.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

William De Witte

Managing director

Also active at: THIRY GENT, DEPONDT, ALVA IMMO, WILL - INVEST, DE WITTE WILLIAM, COCCINELLE, VAN LAETHEM, FRUGRO +23 more

since 2024 · until 2030

Joke Van Doorne

Director

Also active at: THIRY GENT, DEPONDT, ALVA IMMO, WILL - INVEST, DE WITTE WILLIAM, COCCINELLE, VAN LAETHEM, CORENT +19 more

since 2024 · until 2030

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Werkhuizenkaai 112

1000 Brussel

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

Details

Company number
0426.619.559
VAT number
BE 0426.619.559
Registered office
Werkhuizenkaai 112, 1000 Brussel
Names & denominations
VAN LIER
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
18 December 1984
Peppol
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Frequently asked questions

What does VAN LIER do?
VAN LIER is registered with the CBE as active in: Groothandel in groenten en fruit. Public Limited, started on 18 December 1984, 1 establishment.
What is the address of VAN LIER?
The registered office of VAN LIER is located at Werkhuizenkaai 112, 1000 Brussel.
Is VAN LIER still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (19 September 2026) VAN LIER is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 18 December 1984.
Is VAN LIER registered on Peppol?
Yes, VAN LIER is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0426619559.
What is the enterprise number of VAN LIER?
The enterprise number of VAN LIER is BE0426619559.
When was VAN LIER founded?
VAN LIER was founded on 18 December 1984.