Active · per the CBE, 29 October 2026
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SOBEX

BE0445894350

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 1 establishment

SOBEX is a wholesaler in Kuurne. Public Limited, started on 9 December 1991, 1 establishment.

Noordlaan 29 box 10, 8520 Kuurne sobex.be

Behind the company: FFW Express BV, Soma-Invest NV.

Active for

34 year, 10 months

Warning lights

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 60 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

  • Shrinking team NBB

    FTE fell two years in a row, from 1.7 to 0.1.

Financials

Financial year 2025

SOBEX from Kuurne, company number BE0445894350, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 76,689 after tax. For that financial year SOBEX recorded a gross margin of € 172,274 and equity of € 109,873. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -20,096 to € 76,689. 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 March 5, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 109,873

▲ 231% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 76,689

▲ still € 20,096 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 15,181

▼ 20% 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 € -540,127.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

0.1

▼ 0.4 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 39,516

▲ 194% vs 2024

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

€ 10,250

▼ 42% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 150,251

▼ 42% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 184,239

▼ 12% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 33,629

▼ 34% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin € 172,661 € 97,459 € 60,826 € 172,274 ▲ 183%
Profit after taxes € 1,768 € -26,316 € -20,096 € 76,689 ▲ € 96,785
Equity € 79,597 € 53,281 € 33,184 € 109,873 ▲ 231%
Total debts € 524,926 € 624,560 € 519,009 € 544,683 ▲ 5%
Cash € 18,922 € 5,660 € 19,086 € 15,181 ▼ 20%
Retained profit € -570,403 € -596,719 € -616,816 € -540,127 ▲ € 76,689
Bank debt € 258,889 € 264,591 € 259,575 € 150,251 ▼ 42%
Balance sheet total € 604,523 € 677,840 € 552,193 € 654,556 ▲ 19%
Employees (FTE) 2.6 1.7 0.5 0.1 ▼ 0.4

Key figures of SOBEX, 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 SOBEX?

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

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 76,689. Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Kuurne. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1,768 profit in 2022 to € 76,689 profit in 2025.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 76,689 profit.

On average € 57,300 of value added per employee in 2023.

Management

The stake of FFW Express, SOMA - Invest comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

SOBEX

Behind SOBEX are FFW Express BV and Soma-Invest NV. The shares are held by FFW Express (70%) and SOMA - Invest (30%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

FFW Express BV

Managing director · represented by Jeroen Sobrie

Soma-Invest NV

Managing director · represented by Luc Sobrie

Shareholders

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Noordlaan 29 box 10

8520 Kuurne

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

Website

Technologies

Nginx

Hosting & Email

Email provider

Microsoft 365

Hosting

COMBELL-AS, BE

Website info

HTTPS Nee

Features

Security

✗ HTTPS
✓ SPF
✗ DMARC

Details

Company number
0445.894.350
VAT number
BE 0445.894.350
Registered office
Noordlaan 29 bus 10, 8520 Kuurne
Names & denominations
SOBEX
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
9 December 1991
Peppol
Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026
Contact
sobex.be
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Frequently asked questions

What does SOBEX do?
SOBEX is a wholesaler in Kuurne. Public Limited, started on 9 December 1991, 1 establishment.
What is the address of SOBEX?
The registered office of SOBEX is located at Noordlaan 29 box 10, 8520 Kuurne.
Is SOBEX still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) SOBEX is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 9 December 1991.
Is SOBEX registered on Peppol?
Yes, SOBEX is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0445894350.
What is the enterprise number of SOBEX?
The enterprise number of SOBEX is BE0445894350.
When was SOBEX founded?
SOBEX was founded on 9 December 1991.