What does Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke do?

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke is a wholesaler in Gent. Public Limited, started on 5 November 1991, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke?

The registered office of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke is located at Langerbruggekaai 5, 9000 Gent.

Is Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 5 November 1991.

Is Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke registered on Peppol?

Yes, Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0445566431.

What is the enterprise number of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke?

The enterprise number of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke is BE0445566431.

When was Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke founded?

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke was founded on 5 November 1991.

Who are the directors of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke are: Roland Brossé, Piet De Groote, Peter Piers, Andreas De Groote.

Is Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 5 November 1991; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke make in 2025?

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke posted a profit after taxes of € 41,829 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke reported revenue of € 13,870,688.

How much does an employee at Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke was € 57,200 in 2025: staff costs of € 1.6 million for 27.7 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke has 27.7 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke (Public Limited)

Dossier Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0445566431/bouwmaterialen-de-groote-houtboerke. 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 32.6 to 27.7.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke from Gent, company number BE0445566431, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 41,829 after tax. For that financial year Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke recorded revenue of € 13.9 million and equity of € 3.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -313,167 to € 41,829. 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 July 15, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 3.1 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 41,829

▲ still € 313,167 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 90,389

▲ 5% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 2.4 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

27.7

▼ 2.8 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: € 1.9 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 1.6 million

▼ 8% vs 2024

€ 57,200 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 429,922

▼ 26% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 11 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.

€ 3.1 million

▼ 8% vs 2024

€ 240,213 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 11 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 669,869

▲ 17% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 20 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 148,947

▼ 18% 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	€ 17,130,199 Revenue 2022: € 17,130,199 First fiscal year in the series	€ 14,509,759 Revenue 2023: € 14,509,759 ▼ 15% vs 2022 (€ 17,130,199) Unfavourable step	€ 13,396,525 Revenue 2024: € 13,396,525 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 14,509,759) Unfavourable step	€ 13,870,688 Revenue 2025: € 13,870,688 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 13,396,525) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Profit after taxes	€ 345,152 Profit after taxes 2022: € 345,152 First fiscal year in the series	€ -270,918 Profit after taxes 2023: € -270,918 ▼ € 616,070 vs 2022 (€ 345,152) Unfavourable step	€ -313,167 Profit after taxes 2024: € -313,167 ▼ € 42,249 vs 2023 (€ -270,918) Unfavourable step	€ 41,829 Profit after taxes 2025: € 41,829 ▲ € 354,996 vs 2024 (€ -313,167) Favourable step	▲ € 354,996
Equity	€ 3,646,376 Equity 2022: € 3,646,376 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,375,458 Equity 2023: € 3,375,458 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 3,646,376) Unfavourable step	€ 3,062,292 Equity 2024: € 3,062,292 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 3,375,458) Unfavourable step	€ 3,104,121 Equity 2025: € 3,104,121 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 3,062,292) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 4,572,609 Total debts 2022: € 4,572,609 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,231,365 Total debts 2023: € 4,231,365 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 4,572,609) Favourable step	€ 4,398,593 Total debts 2024: € 4,398,593 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 4,231,365) Unfavourable step	€ 4,430,041 Total debts 2025: € 4,430,041 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 4,398,593) Unfavourable step	▲ 1%
Cash	€ 54,202 Cash 2022: € 54,202 First fiscal year in the series	€ 150,741 Cash 2023: € 150,741 ▲ 178% vs 2022 (€ 54,202) Favourable step	€ 85,814 Cash 2024: € 85,814 ▼ 43% vs 2023 (€ 150,741) Unfavourable step	€ 90,389 Cash 2025: € 90,389 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 85,814) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Retained profit	€ 2,960,171 Retained profit 2022: € 2,960,171 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,689,253 Retained profit 2023: € 2,689,253 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 2,960,171) Unfavourable step	€ 2,376,086 Retained profit 2024: € 2,376,086 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 2,689,253) Unfavourable step	€ 2,417,915 Retained profit 2025: € 2,417,915 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 2,376,086) Favourable step	▲ 2%
Bank debt	€ 3,336,138 Bank debt 2022: € 3,336,138 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,426,843 Bank debt 2023: € 3,426,843 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 3,336,138) Unfavourable step	€ 3,368,132 Bank debt 2024: € 3,368,132 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 3,426,843) Favourable step	€ 3,102,663 Bank debt 2025: € 3,102,663 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 3,368,132) Favourable step	▼ 8%
Balance sheet total	€ 8,232,746 Balance sheet total 2022: € 8,232,746 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,613,213 Balance sheet total 2023: € 7,613,213 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 8,232,746) Unchanged	€ 7,460,885 Balance sheet total 2024: € 7,460,885 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 7,613,213) Unchanged	€ 7,534,162 Balance sheet total 2025: € 7,534,162 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 7,460,885) Unchanged	▲ 1%
Employees (FTE)	33.2 Employees (FTE) 2022: 33.2 First fiscal year in the series	32.6 Employees (FTE) 2023: 32.6 ▼ 0.6 vs 2022 (33.2) Unchanged	30.5 Employees (FTE) 2024: 30.5 ▼ 2.1 vs 2023 (32.6) Unchanged	27.7 Employees (FTE) 2025: 27.7 ▼ 2.8 vs 2024 (30.5) Unchanged	▼ 2.8

Key figures of Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke, 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 Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke?

What happened at Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2029 Roland Brossé stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Piet De Groote stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Peter Piers stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Andreas De Groote stepped down as director. NBB
Jul 15, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 41,829. Source: NBB ↗
2023 Roland Brossé became a director. NBB
2023 Piet De Groote became a director. NBB
2023 Peter Piers became a director. NBB

In short

From € 345,152 profit in 2022 to € 41,829 profit in 2025.

Paid € 43,133 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 345,152 profit.

Pays suppliers within 20 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke

BOUWDEPOT 7.1%

GEFEAK 5.9%

It owns 7.1% of BOUWDEPOT and 5.9% of GEFEAK itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Roland Brossé

Director

Also active at: Ghent Seaport Logistics

since 2023 · until 2029

Piet De Groote

Director

Also active at: Ghent Seaport Logistics

since 2023 · until 2029

Peter Piers

Director

Also active at: Ghent Seaport Logistics

since 2023 · until 2029

Andreas De Groote

Managing director

Also active at: ADIMAT, GEFEAK, Ghent Seaport Logistics, Urban Waterway Logistics

since 2023 · until 2029

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Langerbruggekaai 5

9000 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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Ghent Seaport Logistics same network

€ 724,200 revenue · 2025

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Details

Company number

0445.566.431

VAT number

BE 0445.566.431

Registered office

Langerbruggekaai 5, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

5 November 1991

Peppol

Active · Active since 17 Oct 2025

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in bouwmaterialen, algemeen assortiment

Groothandel in verf, vernis en bouwmaterialen, inclusief sanitair

Plaatsen van vloer- en wandtegels

Projectontwikkeling voor woningbouw

Ontwikkeling van residentiële bouwprojecten

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Bouwmaterialen De Groote - Houtboerke

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Management

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