What does LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE do?

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE is a market trader in Wervik. Private Limited, started on 23 December 1987, 1 establishment.

What is the address of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE?

The registered office of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE is located at Hagelstraat 4, 8940 Wervik.

Is LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 23 December 1987.

Is LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE registered on Peppol?

Yes, LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0432859926.

What is the enterprise number of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE?

The enterprise number of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE is BE0432859926.

When was LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE founded?

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE was founded on 23 December 1987.

Who are the directors of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE are: Anita MONTEYNE, GARAGE LEPLAE BV, Stephaan LEPLAE, LEPLAE INVEST BV.

Is LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 23 December 1987; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE make in 2025?

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE posted a profit after taxes of € 754,565 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE reported revenue of € 17,388,200.

How much does an employee at LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE was € 71,900 in 2025: staff costs of € 740,379 for 10.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE has 10.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE (Private Limited) - Wervik

Dossier LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0432859926/leplae-automotive. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE from Wervik, company number BE0432859926, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 754,565 after tax. For that financial year LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE recorded revenue of € 17.4 million and equity of € 2.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 238,224 to € 754,565. 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 June 30, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 2.7 million

▲ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 754,565

▲ 217% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 392,314

▲ € 312,758 vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 625,000 paid out

83 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to LEPLAE INVEST (99 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

10.3

▲ 2.1 vs 2024

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

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 918,509 in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 740,379

▲ 20% vs 2024

€ 71,900 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

€ 544,834

▼ 10% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 4 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.

€ 2.3 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

€ 154,374 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1.1 million

▼ 23% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 25 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 143,248

▲ 22% 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
Revenue	€ 20,848,246 Revenue 2022: € 20,848,246 First fiscal year in the series	€ 25,529,689 Revenue 2023: € 25,529,689 ▲ 22% vs 2022 (€ 20,848,246) Favourable step	€ 15,945,575 Revenue 2024: € 15,945,575 ▼ 38% vs 2023 (€ 25,529,689) Unfavourable step	€ 17,388,200 Revenue 2025: € 17,388,200 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 15,945,575) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ 640,553 Profit after taxes 2022: € 640,553 First fiscal year in the series	€ 430,902 Profit after taxes 2023: € 430,902 ▼ 33% vs 2022 (€ 640,553) Unfavourable step	€ 238,224 Profit after taxes 2024: € 238,224 ▼ 45% vs 2023 (€ 430,902) Unfavourable step	€ 754,565 Profit after taxes 2025: € 754,565 ▲ 217% vs 2024 (€ 238,224) Favourable step	▲ 217%
Equity	€ 1,997,722 Equity 2022: € 1,997,722 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,428,623 Equity 2023: € 2,428,623 ▲ 22% vs 2022 (€ 1,997,722) Favourable step	€ 2,576,847 Equity 2024: € 2,576,847 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 2,428,623) Favourable step	€ 2,706,412 Equity 2025: € 2,706,412 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 2,576,847) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Total debts	€ 6,428,494 Total debts 2022: € 6,428,494 First fiscal year in the series	€ 6,067,477 Total debts 2023: € 6,067,477 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 6,428,494) Favourable step	€ 4,482,440 Total debts 2024: € 4,482,440 ▼ 26% vs 2023 (€ 6,067,477) Favourable step	€ 4,670,408 Total debts 2025: € 4,670,408 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 4,482,440) Unfavourable step	▲ 4%
Cash	€ 654,898 Cash 2022: € 654,898 First fiscal year in the series	€ 310,800 Cash 2023: € 310,800 ▼ 53% vs 2022 (€ 654,898) Unfavourable step	€ 79,556 Cash 2024: € 79,556 ▼ 74% vs 2023 (€ 310,800) Unfavourable step	€ 392,314 Cash 2025: € 392,314 ▲ € 312,758 vs 2024 (€ 79,556) Favourable step	▲ € 312,758
Land & buildings	€ 658,256 Land & buildings 2022: € 658,256 First fiscal year in the series	€ 598,502 Land & buildings 2023: € 598,502 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 658,256) Unchanged	€ 538,858 Land & buildings 2024: € 538,858 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 598,502) Unchanged	€ 479,226 Land & buildings 2025: € 479,226 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 538,858) Unchanged	▼ 11%
Retained profit	€ 1,953,722 Retained profit 2022: € 1,953,722 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,384,623 Retained profit 2023: € 2,384,623 ▲ 22% vs 2022 (€ 1,953,722) Favourable step	€ 2,532,847 Retained profit 2024: € 2,532,847 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 2,384,623) Favourable step	€ 2,662,412 Retained profit 2025: € 2,662,412 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 2,532,847) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Dividend	€ 425,000 Dividend 2022: € 425,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 425,000) Unchanged	€ 90,000 Dividend 2024: € 90,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 625,000 Dividend 2025: € 625,000 ▲ € 535,000 vs 2024 (€ 90,000) Unchanged	▲ € 535,000
Bank debt	€ 1,208,332 Bank debt 2022: € 1,208,332 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,746,042 Bank debt 2023: € 3,746,042 ▲ 210% vs 2022 (€ 1,208,332) Unfavourable step	€ 2,310,013 Bank debt 2024: € 2,310,013 ▼ 38% vs 2023 (€ 3,746,042) Favourable step	€ 2,339,307 Bank debt 2025: € 2,339,307 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 2,310,013) Unfavourable step	▲ 1%
Balance sheet total	€ 8,426,215 Balance sheet total 2022: € 8,426,215 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,496,100 Balance sheet total 2023: € 8,496,100 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 8,426,215) Unchanged	€ 7,059,287 Balance sheet total 2024: € 7,059,287 ▼ 17% vs 2023 (€ 8,496,100) Unchanged	€ 7,376,820 Balance sheet total 2025: € 7,376,820 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 7,059,287) Unchanged	▲ 4%
Employees (FTE)	7.9 Employees (FTE) 2022: 7.9 First fiscal year in the series	7.2 Employees (FTE) 2023: 7.2 ▼ 0.7 vs 2022 (7.9) Unchanged	8.2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 8.2 ▲ 1 vs 2023 (7.2) Unchanged	10.3 Employees (FTE) 2025: 10.3 ▲ 2.1 vs 2024 (8.2) Unchanged	▲ 2.1

Key figures of LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE, 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 June 2027.

What happened to LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE?

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

Jun 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 754,565 (▲ 217% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jan 7, 1988 New establishment in Oostende. KBO
Dec 23, 1987 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 640,553 profit in 2022 to € 754,565 profit in 2025.

Paid € 337,336 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 754,565 profit.

Paid out € 1.1 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

LEPLAE INVEST 99%

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

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE

Behind LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE are Anita MONTEYNE, GARAGE LEPLAE BV, Stephaan LEPLAE and LEPLAE INVEST BV. The shares are held by LEPLAE INVEST (99%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Anita MONTEYNE

Director

Also active at: GARAGE LEPLAE, LV AUTOMOTIVE, LT AUTOMOTIVE, LEPLAE INVEST

GARAGE LEPLAE BV

Director · represented by Sophie LEPLAE

Stephaan LEPLAE

Director

Also active at: GARAGE LEPLAE, LV AUTOMOTIVE, LT AUTOMOTIVE, LEPLAE INVEST

LEPLAE INVEST BV

Director · represented by Laurent LEPLAE

Also active at: GARAGE LEPLAE, LV AUTOMOTIVE, LT AUTOMOTIVE

Shareholders

LEPLAE INVEST

99%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hagelstraat 4

8940 Wervik

2.032.468.120

Torhoutsesteenweg 654

8400 Oostende

Active since 7 January 1988

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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GARAGE LEPLAE same network

€ 953,677 gross margin · 2025

LEPLAE INVEST same network

€ 796,437 revenue · 2025

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

Details

Company number

0432.859.926

VAT number

BE 0432.859.926

Registered office

Hagelstraat 4, 8940 Wervik

Names & denominations

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

23 December 1987

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)

Onderhoud en reparatie van auto's

Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)

Carrosserieherstelling (inclusief spuiten en verven)

Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)

Carrosserieherstelling

Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE

Financials

What happened to LEPLAE AUTOMOTIVE?

Management

Directors

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

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Who else lives here?

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