PARA is registered with the CBE as active in: Schilderen. Private Limited, started on 14 November 1985, 1 establishment.

What is the address of PARA?

The registered office of PARA is located at Knippegroen 40, 9042 Gent.

Is PARA still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) PARA is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 14 November 1985.

Is PARA registered on Peppol?

Yes, PARA is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0428088912.

What is the enterprise number of PARA?

The enterprise number of PARA is BE0428088912.

When was PARA founded?

PARA was founded on 14 November 1985.

Who are the directors of PARA?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of PARA are: Lippens N Management BV, WP Consulting BV.

Is PARA a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 14 November 1985; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did PARA make in 2025?

PARA recorded a loss after taxes of € 21,612 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of PARA?

As a small company, PARA is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 311,984.

How much does an employee at PARA earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at PARA was € 70,900 in 2025: staff costs of € 212,561 for 3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does PARA have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, PARA has 3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

PARA (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0428088912

Dossier PARA, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0428088912/para. 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.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 32 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

PARA from Gent, company number BE0428088912, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -21,611 after tax. For that financial year PARA recorded a gross margin of € 311,984 and equity of € 710,085. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -122,837 to € -21,611. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 9, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 710,085

▼ 3% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -21,611

▲ 82 % less loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 8,151

▲ € 7,652 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 € 691,485.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

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

Wage cost

€ 212,561

▲ 1% vs 2024

€ 70,900 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

€ 1,729

▼ 89% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 2.6 million

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 72,400

▼ 41% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 23,244

▲ 115% 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	€ 1,122,390 Gross margin 2022: € 1,122,390 First fiscal year in the series	€ 388,535 Gross margin 2023: € 388,535 ▼ 65% vs 2022 (€ 1,122,390) Unfavourable step	€ 233,692 Gross margin 2024: € 233,692 ▼ 40% vs 2023 (€ 388,535) Unfavourable step	€ 311,984 Gross margin 2025: € 311,984 ▲ 34% vs 2024 (€ 233,692) Favourable step	▲ 34%
Profit after taxes	€ 708,968 Profit after taxes 2022: € 708,968 First fiscal year in the series	€ 30,273 Profit after taxes 2023: € 30,273 ▼ 96% vs 2022 (€ 708,968) Unfavourable step	€ -122,837 Profit after taxes 2024: € -122,837 ▼ € 153,110 vs 2023 (€ 30,273) Unfavourable step	€ -21,611 Profit after taxes 2025: € -21,611 ▲ € 101,225 vs 2024 (€ -122,837) Favourable step	▲ € 101,225
Equity	€ 824,260 Equity 2022: € 824,260 First fiscal year in the series	€ 854,533 Equity 2023: € 854,533 ▲ 4% vs 2022 (€ 824,260) Favourable step	€ 731,696 Equity 2024: € 731,696 ▼ 14% vs 2023 (€ 854,533) Unfavourable step	€ 710,085 Equity 2025: € 710,085 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 731,696) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Total debts	€ 3,104,324 Total debts 2022: € 3,104,324 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,256,506 Total debts 2023: € 3,256,506 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 3,104,324) Unfavourable step	€ 2,985,767 Total debts 2024: € 2,985,767 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 3,256,506) Favourable step	€ 2,956,136 Total debts 2025: € 2,956,136 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 2,985,767) Favourable step	▼ 1%
Cash	€ 463,430 Cash 2022: € 463,430 First fiscal year in the series	€ 121,853 Cash 2023: € 121,853 ▼ 74% vs 2022 (€ 463,430) Unfavourable step	€ 499 Cash 2024: € 499 ▼ € 121,354 vs 2023 (€ 121,853) Unfavourable step	€ 8,151 Cash 2025: € 8,151 ▲ € 7,652 vs 2024 (€ 499) Favourable step	▲ € 7,652
Land & buildings	€ 1,916 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,916 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,808 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,808 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 1,916) Unchanged	€ 1,701 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,701 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 1,808) Unchanged	€ 1,593 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,593 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 1,701) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Retained profit	€ 805,660 Retained profit 2022: € 805,660 First fiscal year in the series	€ 835,933 Retained profit 2023: € 835,933 ▲ 4% vs 2022 (€ 805,660) Favourable step	€ 713,096 Retained profit 2024: € 713,096 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 835,933) Unfavourable step	€ 691,485 Retained profit 2025: € 691,485 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 713,096) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Bank debt	€ 3,007,143 Bank debt 2022: € 3,007,143 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,614,286 Bank debt 2023: € 2,614,286 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 3,007,143) Favourable step	€ 2,555,343 Bank debt 2024: € 2,555,343 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 2,614,286) Favourable step	€ 2,555,343 Bank debt 2025: € 2,555,343 Unchanged (€ 2,555,343) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 3,928,584 Balance sheet total 2022: € 3,928,584 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,111,039 Balance sheet total 2023: € 4,111,039 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 3,928,584) Unchanged	€ 3,717,463 Balance sheet total 2024: € 3,717,463 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 4,111,039) Unchanged	€ 3,666,221 Balance sheet total 2025: € 3,666,221 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 3,717,463) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Employees (FTE)	11.7 Employees (FTE) 2022: 11.7 First fiscal year in the series	5.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 5.1 ▼ 6.6 vs 2022 (11.7) Unchanged	3 Employees (FTE) 2024: 3 ▼ 2.1 vs 2023 (5.1) Unchanged	3 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3 Unchanged (3) Unchanged

Key figures of PARA, 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 PARA?

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

2032 WP Consulting BV stepped down as director. NBB
Jul 9, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 21,612. Source: NBB ↗
2026 WP Consulting BV became a director. NBB
2024 Lippens N Management BV became a director. NBB
Dec 1, 1985 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Nov 14, 1985 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 708,968 profit in 2022 to € 21,612 loss in 2025.

Paid € 31,505 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 708,968 profit.

On average € 104,000 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Specialty Paints & Coatings 100%

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

PARA

Para industries 100%

Behind PARA is Lippens N Management BV. The shares are held by Specialty Paints & Coatings (100%). It owns 100% of Para industries itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Lippens N Management BV

Administrator-manager · represented by Nicolas Lippens

Also active at: PARA INDUSTRIES, Staal Straal Weelde, Pattyn Albert & Cie, PETER VERSTUYF/HI-TECH-PROTECTION

since 2024

WP Consulting BV

Administrator-manager · represented by Wouter Pauwels

Also active at: PARA INDUSTRIES, Staal Straal Weelde, Pattyn Albert & Cie, METAL FINISHING INDUSTRIES, TILKIN POWDER COATINGS, PETER VERSTUYF/HI-TECH-PROTECTION, IPD, IPC SERVICES

since 2026 · until 2032

Shareholders

Specialty Paints & Coatings

100%

Participations

Para industries

100%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Knippegroen 40

9042 Gent

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

0428.088.912

VAT number

BE 0428.088.912

Registered office

Knippegroen 40, 9042 Gent

Names & denominations

PARA

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

14 November 1985

Peppol

Active · Active since 15 Dec 2025

Contact

[email protected]

Activities · NACE

Schilderen

Schilderen van gebouwen

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PARA

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