What does LERNOUT do?

LERNOUT is a road haulage company in Zonnebeke. Private Limited, started on 19 April 1985, 1 establishment.

What is the address of LERNOUT?

The registered office of LERNOUT is located at Martinegatstraat 10, 8980 Zonnebeke.

Is LERNOUT still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) LERNOUT is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 19 April 1985.

Is LERNOUT registered on Peppol?

Yes, LERNOUT is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0427273617.

What is the enterprise number of LERNOUT?

The enterprise number of LERNOUT is BE0427273617.

When was LERNOUT founded?

LERNOUT was founded on 19 April 1985.

Who are the directors of LERNOUT?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of LERNOUT are: David Lernout.

Is LERNOUT a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 19 April 1985; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did LERNOUT make in 2025?

LERNOUT posted a profit after taxes of € 81,602 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of LERNOUT?

As a small company, LERNOUT is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 201,293.

LERNOUT (Private Limited) - Zonnebeke - BE0427273617

Dossier LERNOUT, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0427273617/lernout. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

LERNOUT from Zonnebeke, company number BE0427273617, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 81,602 after tax. For that financial year LERNOUT recorded a gross margin of € 201,293 and equity of € 493,050. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 90,401 to € 81,602. 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 January 9, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 493,050

▲ 7% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 81,602

▼ 10% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 271,103

▲ 18% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 48,752 paid out

60 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Vehicles and equipment

€ 213,613

▼ 24% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 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.

€ 38,858

▼ 34% vs 2024

€ 20,191 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3,996

▼ 93% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 13,342

▼ 4% 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	€ 118,306 Gross margin 2022: € 118,306 First fiscal year in the series	€ 112,878 Gross margin 2023: € 112,878 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 118,306) Unfavourable step	€ 195,778 Gross margin 2024: € 195,778 ▲ 73% vs 2023 (€ 112,878) Favourable step	€ 201,293 Gross margin 2025: € 201,293 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 195,778) Favourable step	▲ 3%
Profit after taxes	€ 75,782 Profit after taxes 2022: € 75,782 First fiscal year in the series	€ 38,739 Profit after taxes 2023: € 38,739 ▼ 49% vs 2022 (€ 75,782) Unfavourable step	€ 90,401 Profit after taxes 2024: € 90,401 ▲ 133% vs 2023 (€ 38,739) Favourable step	€ 81,602 Profit after taxes 2025: € 81,602 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 90,401) Unfavourable step	▼ 10%
Equity	€ 331,061 Equity 2022: € 331,061 First fiscal year in the series	€ 369,800 Equity 2023: € 369,800 ▲ 12% vs 2022 (€ 331,061) Favourable step	€ 460,200 Equity 2024: € 460,200 ▲ 24% vs 2023 (€ 369,800) Favourable step	€ 493,050 Equity 2025: € 493,050 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 460,200) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Total debts	€ 160,790 Total debts 2022: € 160,790 First fiscal year in the series	€ 160,867 Total debts 2023: € 160,867 Unchanged (€ 160,790) Unfavourable step	€ 189,333 Total debts 2024: € 189,333 ▲ 18% vs 2023 (€ 160,867) Unfavourable step	€ 122,210 Total debts 2025: € 122,210 ▼ 35% vs 2024 (€ 189,333) Favourable step	▼ 35%
Cash	€ 118,283 Cash 2022: € 118,283 First fiscal year in the series	€ 181,581 Cash 2023: € 181,581 ▲ 54% vs 2022 (€ 118,283) Favourable step	€ 229,689 Cash 2024: € 229,689 ▲ 26% vs 2023 (€ 181,581) Favourable step	€ 271,103 Cash 2025: € 271,103 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 229,689) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Land & buildings	€ 9,885 Land & buildings 2022: € 9,885 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,400 Land & buildings 2023: € 11,400 ▲ 15% vs 2022 (€ 9,885) Unchanged	€ 10,046 Land & buildings 2024: € 10,046 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 11,400) Unchanged	€ 8,692 Land & buildings 2025: € 8,692 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 10,046) Unchanged	▼ 13%
Retained profit	€ 296,061 Retained profit 2022: € 296,061 First fiscal year in the series	€ 334,800 Retained profit 2023: € 334,800 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 296,061) Favourable step	€ 425,200 Retained profit 2024: € 425,200 ▲ 27% vs 2023 (€ 334,800) Favourable step	€ 458,050 Retained profit 2025: € 458,050 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 425,200) Favourable step	▲ 8%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 48,752 Dividend 2025: € 48,752 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 100,259 Bank debt 2022: € 100,259 First fiscal year in the series	€ 78,708 Bank debt 2023: € 78,708 ▼ 21% vs 2022 (€ 100,259) Favourable step	€ 58,871 Bank debt 2024: € 58,871 ▼ 25% vs 2023 (€ 78,708) Favourable step	€ 38,858 Bank debt 2025: € 38,858 ▼ 34% vs 2024 (€ 58,871) Favourable step	▼ 34%
Balance sheet total	€ 491,851 Balance sheet total 2022: € 491,851 First fiscal year in the series	€ 530,667 Balance sheet total 2023: € 530,667 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 491,851) Unchanged	€ 649,534 Balance sheet total 2024: € 649,534 ▲ 22% vs 2023 (€ 530,667) Unchanged	€ 615,260 Balance sheet total 2025: € 615,260 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 649,534) Unchanged	▼ 5%

Key figures of LERNOUT, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.

What happened to LERNOUT?

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

Jan 9, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 81,602 (▼ 10% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2013 David Lernout became a director. NBB
Feb 21, 2003 New establishment in Zonnebeke. KBO
Apr 19, 1985 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 75,782 profit in 2022 to € 81,602 profit in 2025.

Paid € 97,616 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 90,401 profit.

Paid out € 48,752 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

David Lernout

LERNOUT

Behind LERNOUT is David Lernout.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

David Lernout

Director

since 2013

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Martinegatstraat 10

8980 Zonnebeke

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: 0427.273.617
VAT number: BE 0427.273.617
Registered office: Martinegatstraat 10, 8980 Zonnebeke
Names & denominations: LERNOUT
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 19 April 1985
Peppol: Active · Active since 4 Nov 2025
Activities · NACE: Goederenvervoer over de weg

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗