What does De Proefbrouwerij do?

De Proefbrouwerij is registered with the CBE as active in: Vervaardiging van bier. Private Limited, started on 29 January 1992, 2 establishments.

What is the address of De Proefbrouwerij?

The registered office of De Proefbrouwerij is located at Doornzelestraat 20, 9080 Lochristi.

Is De Proefbrouwerij still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) De Proefbrouwerij is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 29 January 1992.

Is De Proefbrouwerij registered on Peppol?

Yes, De Proefbrouwerij is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0446493077.

What is the enterprise number of De Proefbrouwerij?

The enterprise number of De Proefbrouwerij is BE0446493077.

When was De Proefbrouwerij founded?

De Proefbrouwerij was founded on 29 January 1992.

Who are the directors of De Proefbrouwerij?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of De Proefbrouwerij are: Dirk Naudts, Naudts-Waerniers Bv.

Is De Proefbrouwerij a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 29 January 1992; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did De Proefbrouwerij make in 2025?

De Proefbrouwerij posted a profit after taxes of € 269,309 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of De Proefbrouwerij?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), De Proefbrouwerij reported revenue of € 21,117,536.

How much does an employee at De Proefbrouwerij earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at De Proefbrouwerij was € 77,300 in 2025: staff costs of € 3.8 million for 49.5 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does De Proefbrouwerij have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, De Proefbrouwerij has 49.5 full-time equivalents (FTE).

De Proefbrouwerij (Private Limited) - Lochristi

Dossier De Proefbrouwerij, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0446493077/de-proefbrouwerij. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

De Proefbrouwerij from Lochristi, company number BE0446493077, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 269,309 after tax. For that financial year De Proefbrouwerij recorded revenue of € 21.1 million and equity of € 6.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 45,974 to € 269,309. 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 February 27, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 6.1 million

▲ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 269,309

▲ € 223,335 vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 699,457

▼ 9% 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 € 6 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

49.5

▲ 0.9 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: € 7.9 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 3.8 million

▲ 6% vs 2024

€ 77,300 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

€ 59,738

▼ 37% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 8 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.

€ 2.4 million

▼ 11% vs 2024

€ 301,170 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 8 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3.4 million

▲ 38% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 79 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 508,798

▲ 27% 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	€ 21,562,763 Revenue 2022: € 21,562,763 First fiscal year in the series	€ 16,237,992 Revenue 2023: € 16,237,992 ▼ 25% vs 2022 (€ 21,562,763) Unfavourable step	€ 19,787,240 Revenue 2024: € 19,787,240 ▲ 22% vs 2023 (€ 16,237,992) Favourable step	€ 21,117,536 Revenue 2025: € 21,117,536 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 19,787,240) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Profit after taxes	€ 18,668 Profit after taxes 2022: € 18,668 First fiscal year in the series	€ 88,467 Profit after taxes 2023: € 88,467 ▲ € 69,799 vs 2022 (€ 18,668) Favourable step	€ 45,974 Profit after taxes 2024: € 45,974 ▼ 48% vs 2023 (€ 88,467) Unfavourable step	€ 269,309 Profit after taxes 2025: € 269,309 ▲ € 223,335 vs 2024 (€ 45,974) Favourable step	▲ € 223,335
Equity	€ 5,730,695 Equity 2022: € 5,730,695 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,819,162 Equity 2023: € 5,819,162 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 5,730,695) Favourable step	€ 5,865,136 Equity 2024: € 5,865,136 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 5,819,162) Favourable step	€ 6,134,446 Equity 2025: € 6,134,446 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 5,865,136) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Total debts	€ 9,516,084 Total debts 2022: € 9,516,084 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,947,067 Total debts 2023: € 7,947,067 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 9,516,084) Favourable step	€ 6,761,092 Total debts 2024: € 6,761,092 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 7,947,067) Favourable step	€ 6,703,830 Total debts 2025: € 6,703,830 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 6,761,092) Favourable step	▼ 1%
Cash	€ 3,427,341 Cash 2022: € 3,427,341 First fiscal year in the series	€ 599,782 Cash 2023: € 599,782 ▼ 83% vs 2022 (€ 3,427,341) Unfavourable step	€ 766,647 Cash 2024: € 766,647 ▲ 28% vs 2023 (€ 599,782) Favourable step	€ 699,457 Cash 2025: € 699,457 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 766,647) Unfavourable step	▼ 9%
Land & buildings	€ 2,692,666 Land & buildings 2022: € 2,692,666 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,566,275 Land & buildings 2023: € 2,566,275 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 2,692,666) Unchanged	€ 2,532,976 Land & buildings 2024: € 2,532,976 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 2,566,275) Unchanged	€ 2,308,202 Land & buildings 2025: € 2,308,202 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 2,532,976) Unchanged	▼ 9%
Retained profit	€ 5,600,590 Retained profit 2022: € 5,600,590 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,689,057 Retained profit 2023: € 5,689,057 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 5,600,590) Favourable step	€ 5,735,031 Retained profit 2024: € 5,735,031 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 5,689,057) Favourable step	€ 6,004,341 Retained profit 2025: € 6,004,341 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 5,735,031) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Bank debt	€ 3,617,739 Bank debt 2022: € 3,617,739 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,016,643 Bank debt 2023: € 3,016,643 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 3,617,739) Favourable step	€ 2,715,399 Bank debt 2024: € 2,715,399 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 3,016,643) Favourable step	€ 2,414,230 Bank debt 2025: € 2,414,230 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 2,715,399) Favourable step	▼ 11%
Balance sheet total	€ 15,246,780 Balance sheet total 2022: € 15,246,780 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,766,229 Balance sheet total 2023: € 13,766,229 ▼ 10% vs 2022 (€ 15,246,780) Unchanged	€ 12,626,229 Balance sheet total 2024: € 12,626,229 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 13,766,229) Unchanged	€ 12,838,275 Balance sheet total 2025: € 12,838,275 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 12,626,229) Unchanged	▲ 2%
Employees (FTE)	48.1 Employees (FTE) 2022: 48.1 First fiscal year in the series	48.6 Employees (FTE) 2023: 48.6 ▲ 0.5 vs 2022 (48.1) Unchanged	48.6 Employees (FTE) 2024: 48.6 Unchanged (48.6) Unchanged	49.5 Employees (FTE) 2025: 49.5 ▲ 0.9 vs 2024 (48.6) Unchanged	▲ 0.9

Key figures of De Proefbrouwerij, 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 January 2027.

What happened to De Proefbrouwerij?

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

Feb 27, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 269,309 (▲ € 223,335 vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Jan 1, 2021 New establishment in Evergem. KBO
2020 Dirk Naudts became a director. NBB
2020 Naudts-Waerniers Bv became a director. NBB
Feb 14, 1992 New establishment in Lochristi. KBO
Jan 29, 1992 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 18,668 profit in 2022 to € 269,309 profit in 2025.

Paid € 270,899 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 269,309 profit.

Pays suppliers within 79 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

NAUDTS-WAERNIERS 70%

The stake of NAUDTS-WAERNIERS comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

De Proefbrouwerij

Behind De Proefbrouwerij are Dirk Naudts and Naudts-Waerniers Bv. The shares are held by NAUDTS-WAERNIERS (70%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Dirk Naudts

Director

Also active at: Seaport Brewing, NAUDTS-WAERNIERS

since 2020

Naudts-Waerniers Bv

Director · represented by Saskia Waerniers

Also active at: Seaport Brewing

since 2020

Shareholders

NAUDTS-WAERNIERS

70%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Doornzelestraat 20

9080 Lochristi

2.312.983.905

Delori-Maeslaan 8

9940 Evergem

Active since 1 January 2021

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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Details

Company number

0446.493.077

VAT number

BE 0446.493.077

Registered office

Doornzelestraat 20, 9080 Lochristi

Names & denominations

De Proefbrouwerij · Proefbrouwerij

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

29 January 1992

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

Vervaardiging van bier

Groothandel in dranken, algemeen assortiment

Detailhandel in dranken, algemeen assortiment

Groothandel in dranken

Detailhandel in alcoholische en andere dranken

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗