What does SWINNEN do?

SWINNEN is a waste processor in Houthalen-Helchteren. Public Limited, started on 1 April 1989, 1 establishment.

What is the address of SWINNEN?

The registered office of SWINNEN is located at Europark 1066, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren.

Is SWINNEN still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) SWINNEN is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 April 1989.

Is SWINNEN registered on Peppol?

Yes, SWINNEN is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0438136231.

What is the enterprise number of SWINNEN?

The enterprise number of SWINNEN is BE0438136231.

When was SWINNEN founded?

SWINNEN was founded on 1 April 1989.

Who are the directors of SWINNEN?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of SWINNEN are: Johannes Swinnen.

Is SWINNEN a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 April 1989; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did SWINNEN make in 2024?

SWINNEN posted a profit after taxes of € 203,737 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of SWINNEN?

As a small company, SWINNEN is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 303,485.

How much does an employee at SWINNEN earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at SWINNEN was € 47,200 in 2024: staff costs of € 94,432 for 2 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does SWINNEN have?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, SWINNEN has 2 full-time equivalents (FTE).

SWINNEN (Public Limited) - Houthalen-Helchteren

Dossier SWINNEN, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0438136231/swinnen. 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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.

Financials

Financial year 2024

SWINNEN from Houthalen-Helchteren, company number BE0438136231, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 203,737 after tax. For that financial year SWINNEN recorded a gross margin of € 303,485 and equity of € -24,211. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -83,901 to € 203,737. 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 September 22, 2025.

What it is worth Caution

€ -24,211

▲ € 203,737 vs 2023

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

Profit Growing

€ 203,737

▲ still € 83,901 loss in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1,367

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € -86,211.

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents

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

Wage cost

€ 94,432

▲ 52% vs 2023

€ 47,200 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 2024

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 60,625

▼ 25% vs 2023

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

Taxes and wages

€ 63,486

▲ 24% vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 63,410 Gross margin 2021: € 63,410 First fiscal year in the series	€ 25,618 Gross margin 2022: € 25,618 ▼ 60% vs 2021 (€ 63,410) Unfavourable step	€ -17,071 Gross margin 2023: € -17,071 ▼ € 42,689 vs 2022 (€ 25,618) Unfavourable step	€ 303,485 Gross margin 2024: € 303,485 ▲ € 320,556 vs 2023 (€ -17,071) Favourable step	▲ € 320,556
Profit after taxes	€ -29,011 Profit after taxes 2021: € -29,011 First fiscal year in the series	€ -50,357 Profit after taxes 2022: € -50,357 ▼ € 21,346 vs 2021 (€ -29,011) Unfavourable step	€ -83,901 Profit after taxes 2023: € -83,901 ▼ € 33,544 vs 2022 (€ -50,357) Unfavourable step	€ 203,737 Profit after taxes 2024: € 203,737 ▲ € 287,638 vs 2023 (€ -83,901) Favourable step	▲ € 287,638
Equity	€ -93,691 Equity 2021: € -93,691 First fiscal year in the series	€ -144,048 Equity 2022: € -144,048 ▼ € 50,357 vs 2021 (€ -93,691) Unfavourable step	€ -227,948 Equity 2023: € -227,948 ▼ € 83,901 vs 2022 (€ -144,048) Unfavourable step	€ -24,211 Equity 2024: € -24,211 ▲ € 203,737 vs 2023 (€ -227,948) Favourable step	▲ € 203,737
Total debts	€ 244,929 Total debts 2021: € 244,929 First fiscal year in the series	€ 296,499 Total debts 2022: € 296,499 ▲ 21% vs 2021 (€ 244,929) Unfavourable step	€ 314,381 Total debts 2023: € 314,381 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 296,499) Unfavourable step	€ 210,092 Total debts 2024: € 210,092 ▼ 33% vs 2023 (€ 314,381) Favourable step	▼ 33%
Cash	€ 1,011 Cash 2021: € 1,011 First fiscal year in the series	€ 648 Cash 2022: € 648 ▼ 36% vs 2021 (€ 1,011) Unfavourable step	€ 0 Cash 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 648) Unfavourable step	€ 1,367 Cash 2024: € 1,367 Unchanged (€ 0) Favourable step
Retained profit	€ -155,691 Retained profit 2021: € -155,691 First fiscal year in the series	€ -206,048 Retained profit 2022: € -206,048 ▼ € 50,357 vs 2021 (€ -155,691) Unfavourable step	€ -289,948 Retained profit 2023: € -289,948 ▼ € 83,901 vs 2022 (€ -206,048) Unfavourable step	€ -86,211 Retained profit 2024: € -86,211 ▲ € 203,737 vs 2023 (€ -289,948) Favourable step	▲ € 203,737
Bank debt	€ 59,486 Bank debt 2021: € 59,486 First fiscal year in the series	€ 60,581 Bank debt 2022: € 60,581 ▲ 2% vs 2021 (€ 59,486) Unfavourable step	€ 63,611 Bank debt 2023: € 63,611 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 60,581) Unfavourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 63,611) Favourable step	▼ 100%
Balance sheet total	€ 151,238 Balance sheet total 2021: € 151,238 First fiscal year in the series	€ 152,452 Balance sheet total 2022: € 152,452 ▲ 1% vs 2021 (€ 151,238) Unchanged	€ 86,433 Balance sheet total 2023: € 86,433 ▼ 43% vs 2022 (€ 152,452) Unchanged	€ 185,880 Balance sheet total 2024: € 185,880 ▲ 115% vs 2023 (€ 86,433) Unchanged	▲ 115%
Employees (FTE)	2 Employees (FTE) 2021: 2 First fiscal year in the series	2 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2 Unchanged (2) Unchanged	2 Employees (FTE) 2023: 2 Unchanged (2) Unchanged	2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 2 Unchanged (2) Unchanged

Key figures of SWINNEN, 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 SWINNEN?

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

Sep 22, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 203,737. filed late Source: NBB ↗
2006 Johannes Swinnen became a director. NBB
Aug 30, 1989 New establishment in Houthalen-Helchteren. KBO
Apr 1, 1989 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 29,011 loss in 2021 to € 203,737 profit in 2024.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 203,737 profit.

On average € 151,700 of value added per employee in 2024.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Johannes Swinnen

SWINNEN

GRONDWERKEN SWINNEN JAN

COMFORT INTERIEUR

Behind SWINNEN is Johannes Swinnen. Johannes Swinnen is also behind GRONDWERKEN SWINNEN JAN and COMFORT INTERIEUR.

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Johannes Swinnen

Managing director

Also active at: GRONDWERKEN SWINNEN JAN, COMFORT INTERIEUR

since 2006

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Europark 1066

3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

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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GRONDWERKEN SWINNEN JAN same network

€ 436,667 gross margin · 2024

COMFORT INTERIEUR same network

€ -4,194 gross margin · 2024

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

Details

Company number

0438.136.231

VAT number

BE 0438.136.231

Registered office

Europark 1066, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

Names & denominations

SWINNEN

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 April 1989

Peppol

Active · Active since 15 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

Terugwinning van materialen uit afval

Bouwrijp maken van terreinen

Grondverzet

Terugwinning van metaalafval

Landschapsverzorging

Detailhandel in ijzerwaren, bouwmaterialen, verf en glas (algemeen assortiment)

Detailhandel in ijzerwaren, verf, bouwmaterialen (inclusief doe-het-zelfzaken) met een verkoopsoppervlakte van minder dan 400 m2

Diensten in verband met de landbouw; aanleg en onderhoud van tuinen en parken

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

SWINNEN

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Directors

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