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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 9.2 to 7.6.
Financials
Financial year 2025
laGeste from Gent, company number BE0432292772, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 5,791 after tax. For that financial year laGeste recorded a gross margin of € 942,250 and equity of € 365,103. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2,373 to € 5,791. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 September 16, 2026.
€ 365,103
▲ 46% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 5,791
▲ 144% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 150,480
▲ 113% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
People and assets in 2025
7.6
▼ 1.4 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 826,139
▼ 5% vs 2024
€ 108,700 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.
Debts at end 2025
€ 20,375
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 109,931
▲ 13% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 144,738
▲ 32% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 677,676 | - | - | - | |
| Gross margin | € 955,047 | € 1,132,524 | € 936,266 | € 942,250 | ▲ 1% |
| Profit after taxes | € 46,114 | € -11,556 | € 2,373 | € 5,791 | ▲ 144% |
| Equity | € 262,557 | € 426,618 | € 250,055 | € 365,103 | ▲ 46% |
| Total debts | € 491,748 | € 421,373 | € 339,603 | € 467,639 | ▲ 38% |
| Cash | € 115,373 | € 329,882 | € 70,706 | € 150,480 | ▲ 113% |
| Retained profit | € 259,982 | € 435,419 | € 250,799 | € 256,590 | ▲ 2% |
| Bank debt | € 150,000 | € 0 | € 0 | € 20,375 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 784,305 | € 869,241 | € 618,552 | € 898,054 | ▲ 45% |
| Employees (FTE) | - | 9.2 | 9 | 7.6 | ▼ 1.4 |
Key figures of laGeste, 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 laGeste?
What happened at laGeste in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 5,791 (▲ 144% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- PZAZZ became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 46,114 profit in 2022 to € 5,791 profit in 2025.
Paid € 15,801 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 46,114 profit.
On average € 124,000 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
Behind laGeste are Christiaan De MEERLEER, PZAZZ, Philip MARQUEBREUCK, Paul KERSTENS, Herwig ONGHENA and Marian DECROOS. Christiaan De MEERLEER is also behind ACOTEC, E-car Lease, Partners in Coating and ADOXA. PZAZZ is also behind LOD, Duke & Grace, Toreon and MANDELBROT.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2024
Philip MARQUEBREUCK
Director
Paul KERSTENS
Director
Herwig ONGHENA
Persoon belast met dagelijks bestuur
Marian DECROOS
Director
Kasper CLAEYS
Persoon belast met dagelijks bestuur
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Bijlokekaai 1
9000 Gent
Nieuwevaart 118
9000 Gent
Active since 11 May 2018
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 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.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Microsoft 365
Hosting
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Website info
Features
Security
Details
- Company number
- 0432.292.772
- VAT number
- BE 0432.292.772
- Registered office
- Bijlokekaai 1, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- laGeste
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Non-profit association
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 June 1986
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 20 Nov 2020
- Contact
- lageste.be
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