CARAT is a wholesaler in Westerlo. Public Limited, started on 17 December 1991, 1 establishment.

What is the address of CARAT?

The registered office of CARAT is located at Ambachtenstraat 7, 2260 Westerlo.

Is CARAT still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) CARAT is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 17 December 1991.

Is CARAT registered on Peppol?

Yes, CARAT is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0445993726.

What is the enterprise number of CARAT?

The enterprise number of CARAT is BE0445993726.

When was CARAT founded?

CARAT was founded on 17 December 1991.

Who are the directors of CARAT?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of CARAT are: JCD Consultancy CommV, Frans Heins, Daniël Schmid, Eric Venmans.

Is CARAT a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 17 December 1991; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did CARAT make in 2026?

CARAT posted a profit after taxes of € 1,057,877 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of CARAT?

As a small company, CARAT is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2026, its added value was € 2,979,301.

How much does an employee at CARAT earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at CARAT was € 78,200 in 2026: staff costs of € 1.1 million for 14.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does CARAT have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, CARAT has 14.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

CARAT (Public Limited) - Westerlo - BE0445993726

Dossier CARAT, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0445993726/carat. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2026

CARAT from Westerlo, company number BE0445993726, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 1.1 million after tax. For that financial year CARAT recorded a gross margin of € 3 million and equity of € 2.3 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 1.1 million to € 1.1 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 June 19, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 2.3 million

▲ 9% vs 2025

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

Profit Healthy

€ 1.1 million

▼ 5% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 219

▼ € 59,209 vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 874,710 paid out

83 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

14.3

▲ 0.1 vs 2025

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

Wage cost

€ 1.1 million

▲ 2% vs 2025

€ 78,200 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

€ 75,830

▼ 45% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 102,097

▲ € 91,817 vs 2025

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

Taxes and wages

€ 436,231

▲ 21% vs 2025

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2025 → 2026
Gross margin	€ 2,413,000 Gross margin 2023: € 2,413,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,602,339 Gross margin 2024: € 2,602,339 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 2,413,000) Favourable step	€ 2,811,083 Gross margin 2025: € 2,811,083 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 2,602,339) Favourable step	€ 2,979,301 Gross margin 2026: € 2,979,301 ▲ 6% vs 2025 (€ 2,811,083) Favourable step	▲ 6%
Profit after taxes	€ 866,543 Profit after taxes 2023: € 866,543 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,012,920 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,012,920 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 866,543) Favourable step	€ 1,114,510 Profit after taxes 2025: € 1,114,510 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 1,012,920) Favourable step	€ 1,057,877 Profit after taxes 2026: € 1,057,877 ▼ 5% vs 2025 (€ 1,114,510) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Equity	€ 2,791,200 Equity 2023: € 2,791,200 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,537,241 Equity 2024: € 2,537,241 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 2,791,200) Unfavourable step	€ 2,138,297 Equity 2025: € 2,138,297 ▼ 16% vs 2024 (€ 2,537,241) Unfavourable step	€ 2,321,464 Equity 2026: € 2,321,464 ▲ 9% vs 2025 (€ 2,138,297) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Total debts	€ 753,507 Total debts 2023: € 753,507 First fiscal year in the series	€ 746,750 Total debts 2024: € 746,750 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 753,507) Favourable step	€ 753,148 Total debts 2025: € 753,148 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 746,750) Unfavourable step	€ 919,439 Total debts 2026: € 919,439 ▲ 22% vs 2025 (€ 753,148) Unfavourable step	▲ 22%
Cash	€ 917,498 Cash 2023: € 917,498 First fiscal year in the series	€ 349,089 Cash 2024: € 349,089 ▼ 62% vs 2023 (€ 917,498) Unfavourable step	€ 59,428 Cash 2025: € 59,428 ▼ 83% vs 2024 (€ 349,089) Unfavourable step	€ 219 Cash 2026: € 219 ▼ € 59,209 vs 2025 (€ 59,428) Unfavourable step	▼ € 59,209
Land & buildings	€ 113,952 Land & buildings 2023: € 113,952 First fiscal year in the series	€ 110,387 Land & buildings 2024: € 110,387 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 113,952) Unchanged	€ 104,100 Land & buildings 2025: € 104,100 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 110,387) Unchanged	€ 97,812 Land & buildings 2026: € 97,812 ▼ 6% vs 2025 (€ 104,100) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Retained profit	€ 2,728,200 Retained profit 2023: € 2,728,200 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,474,241 Retained profit 2024: € 2,474,241 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 2,728,200) Unfavourable step	€ 2,075,297 Retained profit 2025: € 2,075,297 ▼ 16% vs 2024 (€ 2,474,241) Unfavourable step	€ 2,258,464 Retained profit 2026: € 2,258,464 ▲ 9% vs 2025 (€ 2,075,297) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Dividend	€ 1,257,420 Dividend 2023: € 1,257,420 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,266,879 Dividend 2024: € 1,266,879 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 1,257,420) Unchanged	€ 1,513,453 Dividend 2025: € 1,513,453 ▲ 19% vs 2024 (€ 1,266,879) Unchanged	€ 874,710 Dividend 2026: € 874,710 ▼ 42% vs 2025 (€ 1,513,453) Unchanged	▼ 42%
Balance sheet total	€ 3,544,707 Balance sheet total 2023: € 3,544,707 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,283,990 Balance sheet total 2024: € 3,283,990 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 3,544,707) Unchanged	€ 2,891,445 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,891,445 ▼ 12% vs 2024 (€ 3,283,990) Unchanged	€ 3,240,903 Balance sheet total 2026: € 3,240,903 ▲ 12% vs 2025 (€ 2,891,445) Unchanged	▲ 12%
Employees (FTE)	14.4 Employees (FTE) 2023: 14.4 First fiscal year in the series	14 Employees (FTE) 2024: 14 ▼ 0.4 vs 2023 (14.4) Unchanged	14.2 Employees (FTE) 2025: 14.2 ▲ 0.2 vs 2024 (14) Unchanged	14.3 Employees (FTE) 2026: 14.3 ▲ 0.1 vs 2025 (14.2) Unchanged	▲ 0.1

Key figures of CARAT, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.

What happened to CARAT?

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

2032 Eric Venmans stepped down as director. NBB
2028 JCD Consultancy CommV stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Frans Heins stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Daniël Schmid stepped down as director. NBB
Jun 19, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 1.1 million (▼ 5% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
Dec 31, 1991 New establishment in Westerlo. KBO
Dec 17, 1991 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 866,543 profit in 2023 to € 1.1 million profit in 2026.

Paid € 1.3 million in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 1.1 million profit.

On average € 208,300 of value added per employee in 2026.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

JCD Consultancy CommV

Director · represented by Christophe Jacobs

· until 2028

Frans Heins

Director

· until 2028

Daniël Schmid

Director

· until 2028

Eric Venmans

Director

· until 2032

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Ambachtenstraat 7

2260 Westerlo

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

Details

Company number

0445.993.726

VAT number

BE 0445.993.726

Registered office

Ambachtenstraat 7, 2260 Westerlo

Names & denominations

CARAT

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

17 December 1991

Peppol

Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026

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