What does AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS do?

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS is a market trader in Duffel. Public Limited, started on 12 March 1992, 2 establishments.

What is the address of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS?

The registered office of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS is located at Klokkestraat 79, 2570 Duffel.

Is AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 12 March 1992.

Is AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS registered on Peppol?

Yes, AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0446836636.

What is the enterprise number of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS?

The enterprise number of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS is BE0446836636.

When was AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS founded?

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS was founded on 12 March 1992.

Who are the directors of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS are: Ken Brarens, Ingrid Sweeck, Johan Brarens.

Is AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 12 March 1992; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS make in 2025?

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS recorded a loss after taxes of € 34,370 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS?

As a small company, AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 149,698.

How many employees does AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS has 0 full-time equivalents (FTE).

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS (Public Limited) - Duffel

Dossier AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0446836636/autohandel-j-brarens. 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.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 32 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS from Duffel, company number BE0446836636, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -34,370 after tax. For that financial year AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS recorded a gross margin of € 149,698 and equity of € 798,587. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -27,659 to € -34,370. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 29, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 798,587

▼ 4% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -34,370

▼ 24 % more loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 116,440

▼ 68% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € 736,587.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

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

Vehicles and equipment

€ 34,022

▼ 61% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 554,826

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 29,178

▲ € 22,927 vs 2024

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 356,154 Gross margin 2022: € 356,154 First fiscal year in the series	€ 420,689 Gross margin 2023: € 420,689 ▲ 18% vs 2022 (€ 356,154) Favourable step	€ 165,551 Gross margin 2024: € 165,551 ▼ 61% vs 2023 (€ 420,689) Unfavourable step	€ 149,698 Gross margin 2025: € 149,698 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 165,551) Unfavourable step	▼ 10%
Profit after taxes	€ 212,112 Profit after taxes 2022: € 212,112 First fiscal year in the series	€ 228,671 Profit after taxes 2023: € 228,671 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 212,112) Favourable step	€ -27,659 Profit after taxes 2024: € -27,659 ▼ € 256,330 vs 2023 (€ 228,671) Unfavourable step	€ -34,370 Profit after taxes 2025: € -34,370 ▼ € 6,711 vs 2024 (€ -27,659) Unfavourable step	▼ € 6,711
Equity	€ 631,945 Equity 2022: € 631,945 First fiscal year in the series	€ 860,616 Equity 2023: € 860,616 ▲ 36% vs 2022 (€ 631,945) Favourable step	€ 832,957 Equity 2024: € 832,957 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 860,616) Unfavourable step	€ 798,587 Equity 2025: € 798,587 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 832,957) Unfavourable step	▼ 4%
Total debts	€ 1,605,934 Total debts 2022: € 1,605,934 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,096,051 Total debts 2023: € 1,096,051 ▼ 32% vs 2022 (€ 1,605,934) Favourable step	€ 1,398,399 Total debts 2024: € 1,398,399 ▲ 28% vs 2023 (€ 1,096,051) Unfavourable step	€ 1,395,397 Total debts 2025: € 1,395,397 Unchanged (€ 1,398,399) Favourable step
Cash	€ 347,337 Cash 2022: € 347,337 First fiscal year in the series	€ 267,842 Cash 2023: € 267,842 ▼ 23% vs 2022 (€ 347,337) Unfavourable step	€ 358,295 Cash 2024: € 358,295 ▲ 34% vs 2023 (€ 267,842) Favourable step	€ 116,440 Cash 2025: € 116,440 ▼ 68% vs 2024 (€ 358,295) Unfavourable step	▼ 68%
Land & buildings	€ 395,663 Land & buildings 2022: € 395,663 First fiscal year in the series	€ 353,804 Land & buildings 2023: € 353,804 ▼ 11% vs 2022 (€ 395,663) Unchanged	€ 1,068,107 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,068,107 ▲ 202% vs 2023 (€ 353,804) Unchanged	€ 1,029,036 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,029,036 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,068,107) Unchanged	▼ 4%
Retained profit	€ 569,945 Retained profit 2022: € 569,945 First fiscal year in the series	€ 798,616 Retained profit 2023: € 798,616 ▲ 40% vs 2022 (€ 569,945) Favourable step	€ 770,957 Retained profit 2024: € 770,957 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 798,616) Unfavourable step	€ 736,587 Retained profit 2025: € 736,587 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 770,957) Unfavourable step	▼ 4%
Bank debt	€ 554,826 Bank debt 2022: € 554,826 First fiscal year in the series	€ 554,826 Bank debt 2023: € 554,826 Unchanged (€ 554,826) Unchanged	€ 554,826 Bank debt 2024: € 554,826 Unchanged (€ 554,826) Unchanged	€ 554,826 Bank debt 2025: € 554,826 Unchanged (€ 554,826) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 2,237,880 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,237,880 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,956,667 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,956,667 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 2,237,880) Unchanged	€ 2,231,356 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,231,356 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 1,956,667) Unchanged	€ 2,193,984 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,193,984 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 2,231,356) Unchanged	▼ 2%

Key figures of AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS, 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 AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS?

What happened at AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2028 Ken Brarens stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Ingrid Sweeck stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Johan Brarens stepped down as director. NBB
Jul 29, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 34,370. Source: NBB ↗
2022 Ken Brarens became a director. NBB
2022 Ingrid Sweeck became a director. NBB
2022 Johan Brarens became a director. NBB
Apr 24, 2015 New establishment in Lier. KBO

In short

From € 212,112 profit in 2022 to € 34,370 loss in 2025.

Paid € 144,532 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 228,671 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Ken Brarens

Director

since 2022 · until 2028

Ingrid Sweeck

Director

since 2022 · until 2028

Johan Brarens

Managing director

since 2022 · until 2028

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Klokkestraat 79

2570 Duffel

2.300.998.564

Stenenstap 14 box 1

2500 Lier

Active since 24 April 2015

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

Details

Company number

0446.836.636

VAT number

BE 0446.836.636

Registered office

Klokkestraat 79, 2570 Duffel

Names & denominations

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

12 March 1992

Peppol

Active · Active since 4 Nov 2025

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)

Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)

Detailhandel in huismeubilair

Detailhandel in huismeubilair in gespecialiseerde winkels

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

AUTOHANDEL J. BRARENS

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