What does PIMPERNEL do?

PIMPERNEL is a shop in Gent. Public Limited, started on 1 December 1989, 1 establishment.

What is the address of PIMPERNEL?

The registered office of PIMPERNEL is located at Antwerpsesteenweg 464 box //1, 9040 Gent.

Is PIMPERNEL still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) PIMPERNEL is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 December 1989.

Is PIMPERNEL registered on Peppol?

Yes, PIMPERNEL is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0438984386.

What is the enterprise number of PIMPERNEL?

The enterprise number of PIMPERNEL is BE0438984386.

When was PIMPERNEL founded?

PIMPERNEL was founded on 1 December 1989.

Who are the directors of PIMPERNEL?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of PIMPERNEL are: Esther Dhaenens, Jonas Dhaenens, Luc Dhaenens.

Is PIMPERNEL a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 December 1989; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did PIMPERNEL make in 2025?

PIMPERNEL recorded a loss after taxes of € 1,066 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of PIMPERNEL?

As a small company, PIMPERNEL is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 48,068.

PIMPERNEL (Public Limited) - Gent - BE0438984386

Dossier PIMPERNEL, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0438984386/pimpernel. 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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 8 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

PIMPERNEL from Gent, company number BE0438984386, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -1,066 after tax. For that financial year PIMPERNEL recorded a gross margin of € 48,068 and equity of € 291,146. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 32,973 to € -1,066. 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 January 30, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 291,146

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

Loss Caution

€ -1,066

▼ still € 32,973 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 30,678

▲ 22% 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 € 229,146.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 10 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.

€ 132,911

▼ 8% vs 2024

€ 12,725 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 10 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 12,794

▲ € 10,002 vs 2024

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 35,097 Gross margin 2022: € 35,097 First fiscal year in the series	€ 46,122 Gross margin 2023: € 46,122 ▲ 31% vs 2022 (€ 35,097) Favourable step	€ 83,961 Gross margin 2024: € 83,961 ▲ 82% vs 2023 (€ 46,122) Favourable step	€ 48,068 Gross margin 2025: € 48,068 ▼ 43% vs 2024 (€ 83,961) Unfavourable step	▼ 43%
Profit after taxes	€ 6,934 Profit after taxes 2022: € 6,934 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,031 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,031 ▼ 85% vs 2022 (€ 6,934) Unfavourable step	€ 32,973 Profit after taxes 2024: € 32,973 ▲ € 31,942 vs 2023 (€ 1,031) Favourable step	€ -1,066 Profit after taxes 2025: € -1,066 ▼ € 34,039 vs 2024 (€ 32,973) Unfavourable step	▼ € 34,039
Equity	€ 258,208 Equity 2022: € 258,208 First fiscal year in the series	€ 259,239 Equity 2023: € 259,239 Unchanged (€ 258,208) Favourable step	€ 292,212 Equity 2024: € 292,212 ▲ 13% vs 2023 (€ 259,239) Favourable step	€ 291,146 Equity 2025: € 291,146 Unchanged (€ 292,212) Unfavourable step
Total debts	€ 600,275 Total debts 2022: € 600,275 First fiscal year in the series	€ 796,013 Total debts 2023: € 796,013 ▲ 33% vs 2022 (€ 600,275) Unfavourable step	€ 675,215 Total debts 2024: € 675,215 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 796,013) Favourable step	€ 632,858 Total debts 2025: € 632,858 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 675,215) Favourable step	▼ 6%
Cash	€ 286,184 Cash 2022: € 286,184 First fiscal year in the series	€ 63,680 Cash 2023: € 63,680 ▼ 78% vs 2022 (€ 286,184) Unfavourable step	€ 25,184 Cash 2024: € 25,184 ▼ 60% vs 2023 (€ 63,680) Unfavourable step	€ 30,678 Cash 2025: € 30,678 ▲ 22% vs 2024 (€ 25,184) Favourable step	▲ 22%
Land & buildings	€ 385,278 Land & buildings 2022: € 385,278 First fiscal year in the series	€ 954,225 Land & buildings 2023: € 954,225 ▲ 148% vs 2022 (€ 385,278) Unchanged	€ 768,556 Land & buildings 2024: € 768,556 ▼ 19% vs 2023 (€ 954,225) Unchanged	€ 740,644 Land & buildings 2025: € 740,644 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 768,556) Unchanged	▼ 4%
Retained profit	€ 196,208 Retained profit 2022: € 196,208 First fiscal year in the series	€ 197,239 Retained profit 2023: € 197,239 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 196,208) Favourable step	€ 230,212 Retained profit 2024: € 230,212 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 197,239) Favourable step	€ 229,146 Retained profit 2025: € 229,146 Unchanged (€ 230,212) Unfavourable step
Bank debt	€ 360,161 Bank debt 2022: € 360,161 First fiscal year in the series	€ 300,472 Bank debt 2023: € 300,472 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 360,161) Favourable step	€ 145,185 Bank debt 2024: € 145,185 ▼ 52% vs 2023 (€ 300,472) Favourable step	€ 132,911 Bank debt 2025: € 132,911 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 145,185) Favourable step	▼ 8%
Balance sheet total	€ 871,811 Balance sheet total 2022: € 871,811 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,067,796 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,067,796 ▲ 22% vs 2022 (€ 871,811) Unchanged	€ 967,427 Balance sheet total 2024: € 967,427 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 1,067,796) Unchanged	€ 924,004 Balance sheet total 2025: € 924,004 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 967,427) Unchanged	▼ 4%

Key figures of PIMPERNEL, 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 January 2027.

What happened to PIMPERNEL?

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

Jan 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 1,066 (▼ € 34,039 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Apr 1, 2007 New establishment in Gent. KBO
2003 Esther Dhaenens became a director. NBB
2003 Jonas Dhaenens became a director. NBB
1998 Luc Dhaenens became a director. NBB
Dec 1, 1989 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 6,934 profit in 2022 to € 1,066 loss in 2025.

Paid € 6,478 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 32,973 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Esther Dhaenens Jonas Dhaenens Luc Dhaenens

MALUVER

PIMPERNEL

Port Office Park

DVV PARTNERS

+10

Behind PIMPERNEL are Esther Dhaenens, Jonas Dhaenens and Luc Dhaenens. The same people are also behind MALUVER. Jonas Dhaenens is also behind Port Office Park, COMBELL, WATT FACTORY, URBAN PLAN and SMARTFIN VENTURES. Luc Dhaenens is also behind DVV PARTNERS.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Esther Dhaenens

Director

Also active at: MALUVER

since 2003

Jonas Dhaenens

Director

Also active at: MALUVER, Port Office Park, COMBELL, WATT FACTORY, URBAN PLAN, SMARTFIN VENTURES, Settle, PITCHDRIVE +4 more

since 2003

Luc Dhaenens

Managing director

Also active at: MALUVER, DVV PARTNERS

since 1998

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Antwerpsesteenweg 464 box //1

9040 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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Vereniging van mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Residentie Anna te Gent, Sint-Amandsberg, Antwerpsesteenweg 464

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Details

Company number

0438.984.386

VAT number

BE 0438.984.386

Registered office

Antwerpsesteenweg 464 bus //1, 9040 Gent

Names & denominations

PIMPERNEL

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 December 1989

Peppol

Active · Active since 9 Sept 2025

Activities · NACE

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