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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Financials
Financial year 2024
VAN DIEST from Lede, company number BE0431973365, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 35,163 after tax. For that financial year VAN DIEST recorded a gross margin of € 57,462 and equity of € -55,749. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -1,053 to € 35,163. Profitable, and profit is growing. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 28, 2025.
€ -55,749
▲ € 35,163 vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 35,163
▲ still € 1,053 loss in 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 4,517
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € -117,749.
People and assets in 2024
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 53,993
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
€ 129,951
▲ 73% vs 2023
€ 15,741 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 8 years.
€ 6,586
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 3,039
▲ € 2,591 vs 2023
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 544 | - | - | € 57,462 | |
| Profit after taxes | € -1,341 | € -1,155 | € -1,053 | € 35,163 | ▲ € 36,216 |
| Equity | € -88,703 | € -89,859 | € -90,911 | € -55,749 | ▲ € 35,163 |
| Total debts | € 98,803 | € 98,531 | € 96,978 | € 139,766 | ▲ 44% |
| Cash | € 1,941 | € 1,560 | - | € 4,517 | |
| Retained profit | € -150,703 | € -151,859 | € -152,911 | € -117,749 | ▲ € 35,163 |
| Bank debt | € 75,000 | € 75,000 | € 75,000 | € 129,951 | ▲ 73% |
| Balance sheet total | € 10,099 | € 8,672 | € 6,067 | € 84,018 | ▲ € 77,951 |
Key figures of VAN DIEST, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to VAN DIEST?
What happened at VAN DIEST in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 35,163. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Wichelen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 1,341 loss in 2021 to € 35,163 profit in 2024.
Paid € 96 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 35,163 profit.
Management
Behind VAN DIEST is Stefaan Van Diest.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Stefaan Van Diest
Managing director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Grote Steenweg 75 box A
9340 Lede
Wetterensteenweg 26 D
9260 Wichelen
Active since 11 January 1988
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0431.973.365
- VAT number
- BE 0431.973.365
- Registered office
- Grote Steenweg 75 bus A, 9340 Lede
- Names & denominations
- VAN DIEST
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 5 September 1987
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 26 Jan 2026
- Activities · NACE
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