What does GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE do?

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE is a metalworking company in Waregem. Public Limited, started on 28 March 1991, 1 establishment.

What is the address of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE?

The registered office of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE is located at Kalkhoevestraat 32, 8790 Waregem.

Is GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 28 March 1991.

Is GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE registered on Peppol?

Yes, GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0443787965.

What is the enterprise number of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE?

The enterprise number of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE is BE0443787965.

When was GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE founded?

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE was founded on 28 March 1991.

Who are the directors of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE are: Fredvan Comm.V, Pol Vanhoutte, Gunvan Comm.V, Fregu BV.

Is GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 28 March 1991; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE make in 2025?

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE posted a profit after taxes of € 1,402,961 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE?

As a small company, GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 3,534,885.

How much does an employee at GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE was € 71,100 in 2025: staff costs of € 917,561 for 12.9 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE has 12.9 full-time equivalents (FTE).

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE (Public Limited) - Waregem

Dossier GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0443787965/gearcraft-vanhoutte. 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.

Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 15.5 to 12.9.

Financials

Financial year 2025

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE from Waregem, company number BE0443787965, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1.4 million after tax. For that financial year GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE recorded a gross margin of € 3.5 million and equity of € 11.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.5 million to € 1.4 million. The company is profitable. 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 March 30, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 11.7 million

▲ 7% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 1.4 million

▼ 4% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3.3 million

▲ 21% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 650,000 paid out

46 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

12.9

▼ 2 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 917,561

▲ 4% vs 2024

€ 71,100 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

€ 39,987

▲ 32% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 9 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.

€ 1.2 million

▼ 10% vs 2024

€ 130,850 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 9 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 322,020

▲ 148% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 140,425

▼ 23% 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
Gross margin	€ 2,876,692 Gross margin 2022: € 2,876,692 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,951,799 Gross margin 2023: € 2,951,799 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 2,876,692) Favourable step	€ 3,304,287 Gross margin 2024: € 3,304,287 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 2,951,799) Favourable step	€ 3,534,885 Gross margin 2025: € 3,534,885 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 3,304,287) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Profit after taxes	€ 1,036,458 Profit after taxes 2022: € 1,036,458 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,173,793 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,173,793 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 1,036,458) Favourable step	€ 1,464,110 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,464,110 ▲ 25% vs 2023 (€ 1,173,793) Favourable step	€ 1,402,961 Profit after taxes 2025: € 1,402,961 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,464,110) Unfavourable step	▼ 4%
Equity	€ 9,367,060 Equity 2022: € 9,367,060 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,140,852 Equity 2023: € 10,140,852 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 9,367,060) Favourable step	€ 10,954,963 Equity 2024: € 10,954,963 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 10,140,852) Favourable step	€ 11,707,924 Equity 2025: € 11,707,924 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 10,954,963) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Total debts	€ 2,376,719 Total debts 2022: € 2,376,719 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,225,481 Total debts 2023: € 2,225,481 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 2,376,719) Favourable step	€ 2,337,228 Total debts 2024: € 2,337,228 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 2,225,481) Unfavourable step	€ 2,375,364 Total debts 2025: € 2,375,364 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 2,337,228) Unfavourable step	▲ 2%
Cash	€ 3,781,051 Cash 2022: € 3,781,051 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,246,870 Cash 2023: € 2,246,870 ▼ 41% vs 2022 (€ 3,781,051) Unfavourable step	€ 2,707,539 Cash 2024: € 2,707,539 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 2,246,870) Favourable step	€ 3,265,663 Cash 2025: € 3,265,663 ▲ 21% vs 2024 (€ 2,707,539) Favourable step	▲ 21%
Land & buildings	€ 2,249,247 Land & buildings 2022: € 2,249,247 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,071,808 Land & buildings 2023: € 2,071,808 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 2,249,247) Unchanged	€ 1,894,369 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,894,369 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 2,071,808) Unchanged	€ 1,716,929 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,716,929 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 1,894,369) Unchanged	▼ 9%
Retained profit	€ 9,242,060 Retained profit 2022: € 9,242,060 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,015,852 Retained profit 2023: € 10,015,852 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 9,242,060) Favourable step	€ 10,829,963 Retained profit 2024: € 10,829,963 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 10,015,852) Favourable step	€ 11,582,924 Retained profit 2025: € 11,582,924 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 10,829,963) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Dividend	€ 375,000 Dividend 2022: € 375,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 400,000 Dividend 2023: € 400,000 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 375,000) Unchanged	€ 650,000 Dividend 2024: € 650,000 ▲ 63% vs 2023 (€ 400,000) Unchanged	€ 650,000 Dividend 2025: € 650,000 Unchanged (€ 650,000) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 1,556,375 Bank debt 2022: € 1,556,375 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,425,525 Bank debt 2023: € 1,425,525 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,556,375) Favourable step	€ 1,294,675 Bank debt 2024: € 1,294,675 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 1,425,525) Favourable step	€ 1,163,825 Bank debt 2025: € 1,163,825 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 1,294,675) Favourable step	▼ 10%
Balance sheet total	€ 11,823,433 Balance sheet total 2022: € 11,823,433 First fiscal year in the series	€ 12,439,740 Balance sheet total 2023: € 12,439,740 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 11,823,433) Unchanged	€ 13,359,350 Balance sheet total 2024: € 13,359,350 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 12,439,740) Unchanged	€ 14,144,199 Balance sheet total 2025: € 14,144,199 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 13,359,350) Unchanged	▲ 6%
Employees (FTE)	14.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 14.5 First fiscal year in the series	15.5 Employees (FTE) 2023: 15.5 ▲ 1 vs 2022 (14.5) Unchanged	14.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 14.9 ▼ 0.6 vs 2023 (15.5) Unchanged	12.9 Employees (FTE) 2025: 12.9 ▼ 2 vs 2024 (14.9) Unchanged	▼ 2

Key figures of GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE, 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 April 2027.

What happened to GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE?

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

2031 Fredvan Comm.V stepped down as director. NBB
2031 Pol Vanhoutte stepped down as director. NBB
2031 Gunvan Comm.V stepped down as director. NBB
2031 Fregu BV stepped down as director. NBB
Mar 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1.4 million (▼ 4% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
May 15, 1991 New establishment in Waregem. KBO
Mar 28, 1991 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1 million profit in 2022 to € 1.4 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 996,492 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 1.5 million profit.

On average € 274,000 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Fredvan Comm.V

Director · represented by Frederiek Vanhoutte

· until 2031

Pol Vanhoutte

Managing director

Also active at: ENGINEERING VANHOUTTE, WAREGEM EXPO

· until 2031

Gunvan Comm.V

Director · represented by Gunther Vanhoutte

· until 2031

Fregu BV

Director · represented by Maria Coucke

· until 2031

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Kalkhoevestraat 32

8790 Waregem

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.

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ENGINEERING VANHOUTTE same network

€ 102,419 gross margin · 2025

FREGU same network

€ 288,058 gross margin · 2025

THOMVAN

Birgit Vanhoutte

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Details

Company number

0443.787.965

VAT number

BE 0443.787.965

Registered office

Kalkhoevestraat 32, 8790 Waregem

Names & denominations

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

28 March 1991

Peppol

Active · Active since 3 Nov 2025

Activities · NACE

Verspanend bewerken van metalen

Algemene metaalbewerking

Vervaardiging van andere gereedschapswerktuigen, n.e.g.

Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, neg

Verhuur en exploitatie van eigen of geleased residentieel onroerend goed, exclusief sociale woningen

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

GEARCRAFT - VANHOUTTE

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