What does VAN GILS do?

VAN GILS is a food producer in Ravels. Public Limited, started on 30 January 1991, 1 establishment.

What is the address of VAN GILS?

The registered office of VAN GILS is located at Elzenstraat 53, 2381 Ravels.

Is VAN GILS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) VAN GILS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 January 1991.

Is VAN GILS registered on Peppol?

Yes, VAN GILS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0442734031.

What is the enterprise number of VAN GILS?

The enterprise number of VAN GILS is BE0442734031.

When was VAN GILS founded?

VAN GILS was founded on 30 January 1991.

Who are the directors of VAN GILS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of VAN GILS are: PAUL VAN GILS BV.

Is VAN GILS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 January 1991; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did VAN GILS make in 2025?

VAN GILS posted a profit after taxes of € 1,344,387 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of VAN GILS?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), VAN GILS reported revenue of € 2,253,544.

Does VAN GILS have a website?

Yes, VAN GILS has a website at van-gils.be.

VAN GILS (Public Limited) - Ravels - BE0442734031

Dossier VAN GILS, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0442734031/van-gils. 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 39 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

VAN GILS from Ravels, company number BE0442734031, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.3 million after tax. For that financial year VAN GILS recorded revenue of € 2.3 million and equity of € 3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 482,246 to € 1.3 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 29, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 3 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 1.3 million

▲ 179% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 119,067

▼ 83% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 1.3 million paid out

98 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to PAUL VAN GILS (50 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 12 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.

€ 5.8 million

▲ 34% vs 2024

€ 470,826 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 12 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 380,170

▼ 66% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 276 days on average.

Taxes

€ 6,236

▼ 76% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 776,531 Revenue 2022: € 776,531 First fiscal year in the series	€ 788,533 Revenue 2023: € 788,533 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 776,531) Favourable step	€ 1,225,167 Revenue 2024: € 1,225,167 ▲ 55% vs 2023 (€ 788,533) Favourable step	€ 2,253,544 Revenue 2025: € 2,253,544 ▲ 84% vs 2024 (€ 1,225,167) Favourable step	▲ 84%
Profit after taxes	€ 218,868 Profit after taxes 2022: € 218,868 First fiscal year in the series	€ 87,933 Profit after taxes 2023: € 87,933 ▼ 60% vs 2022 (€ 218,868) Unfavourable step	€ 482,246 Profit after taxes 2024: € 482,246 ▲ € 394,314 vs 2023 (€ 87,933) Favourable step	€ 1,344,387 Profit after taxes 2025: € 1,344,387 ▲ 179% vs 2024 (€ 482,246) Favourable step	▲ 179%
Equity	€ 2,954,514 Equity 2022: € 2,954,514 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,961,514 Equity 2023: € 2,961,514 Unchanged (€ 2,954,514) Favourable step	€ 2,991,514 Equity 2024: € 2,991,514 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 2,961,514) Favourable step	€ 3,013,001 Equity 2025: € 3,013,001 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 2,991,514) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 3,951,122 Total debts 2022: € 3,951,122 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,160,276 Total debts 2023: € 4,160,276 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 3,951,122) Unfavourable step	€ 6,144,028 Total debts 2024: € 6,144,028 ▲ 48% vs 2023 (€ 4,160,276) Unfavourable step	€ 7,548,401 Total debts 2025: € 7,548,401 ▲ 23% vs 2024 (€ 6,144,028) Unfavourable step	▲ 23%
Cash	€ 220,094 Cash 2022: € 220,094 First fiscal year in the series	€ 238,341 Cash 2023: € 238,341 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 220,094) Favourable step	€ 720,251 Cash 2024: € 720,251 ▲ 202% vs 2023 (€ 238,341) Favourable step	€ 119,067 Cash 2025: € 119,067 ▼ 83% vs 2024 (€ 720,251) Unfavourable step	▼ 83%
Land & buildings	€ 3,223,040 Land & buildings 2022: € 3,223,040 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,093,034 Land & buildings 2023: € 3,093,034 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 3,223,040) Unchanged	€ 2,966,889 Land & buildings 2024: € 2,966,889 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 3,093,034) Unchanged	€ 6,218,594 Land & buildings 2025: € 6,218,594 ▲ 110% vs 2024 (€ 2,966,889) Unchanged	▲ 110%
Retained profit	€ 94,058 Retained profit 2022: € 94,058 First fiscal year in the series	€ 178,806 Retained profit 2023: € 178,806 ▲ 90% vs 2022 (€ 94,058) Favourable step	€ 286,554 Retained profit 2024: € 286,554 ▲ 60% vs 2023 (€ 178,806) Favourable step	€ 385,789 Retained profit 2025: € 385,789 ▲ 35% vs 2024 (€ 286,554) Favourable step	▲ 35%
Dividend	€ 193,000 Dividend 2022: € 193,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 80,933 Dividend 2023: € 80,933 ▼ 58% vs 2022 (€ 193,000) Unchanged	€ 452,246 Dividend 2024: € 452,246 ▲ € 371,314 vs 2023 (€ 80,933) Unchanged	€ 1,322,900 Dividend 2025: € 1,322,900 ▲ 193% vs 2024 (€ 452,246) Unchanged	▲ 193%
Bank debt	€ 3,083,889 Bank debt 2022: € 3,083,889 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,163,027 Bank debt 2023: € 3,163,027 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 3,083,889) Unfavourable step	€ 4,347,228 Bank debt 2024: € 4,347,228 ▲ 37% vs 2023 (€ 3,163,027) Unfavourable step	€ 5,837,737 Bank debt 2025: € 5,837,737 ▲ 34% vs 2024 (€ 4,347,228) Unfavourable step	▲ 34%
Balance sheet total	€ 6,905,637 Balance sheet total 2022: € 6,905,637 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,121,790 Balance sheet total 2023: € 7,121,790 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 6,905,637) Unchanged	€ 9,135,542 Balance sheet total 2024: € 9,135,542 ▲ 28% vs 2023 (€ 7,121,790) Unchanged	€ 10,561,402 Balance sheet total 2025: € 10,561,402 ▲ 16% vs 2024 (€ 9,135,542) Unchanged	▲ 16%

Key figures of VAN GILS, 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 VAN GILS?

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

Jul 29, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.3 million (▲ 179% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2014 PAUL VAN GILS BV became a director. NBB
Feb 15, 1991 New establishment in Ravels. KBO
Jan 30, 1991 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 218,868 profit in 2022 to € 1.3 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 84,312 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 1.3 million profit.

Paid out € 2 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

PAUL VAN GILS 50%

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

VAN GILS

Van Gils Distributie NV 99.8%

Behind VAN GILS is PAUL VAN GILS BV. The shares are held by PAUL VAN GILS (50%). It owns 99.8% of Van Gils Distributie NV itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

PAUL VAN GILS BV

Director · represented by Paul Van Gils

since 2014

Shareholders

PAUL VAN GILS

50%

Participations

Van Gils Distributie NV

99.8%

Establishments

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Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Elzenstraat 53

2381 Ravels

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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VAN GILS DISTRIBUTIE same network

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VAN GILS EENHEID

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Company number

0442.734.031

VAT number

BE 0442.734.031

Registered office

Elzenstraat 53, 2381 Ravels

Names & denominations

VAN GILS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 January 1991

Peppol

Active · Active since 24 Jul 2025

Contact

van-gils.be

Activities · NACE

Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs

Vervaardiging van consumptie-ijs

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