What does CARANTOS do?

CARANTOS is a wholesaler in Blankenberge. Private Limited, started on 31 March 1992, 1 establishment.

What is the address of CARANTOS?

The registered office of CARANTOS is located at Gildestraat 8, 8370 Blankenberge.

Is CARANTOS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) CARANTOS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 31 March 1992.

Is CARANTOS registered on Peppol?

Yes, CARANTOS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0446933240.

What is the enterprise number of CARANTOS?

The enterprise number of CARANTOS is BE0446933240.

When was CARANTOS founded?

CARANTOS was founded on 31 March 1992.

Who are the directors of CARANTOS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of CARANTOS are: Bopont BV, The Coffeelab BV, Kristof Duthoo.

Is CARANTOS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 31 March 1992; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did CARANTOS make in 2025?

CARANTOS posted a profit after taxes of € 98,468 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of CARANTOS?

As a small company, CARANTOS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 719,262.

How much does an employee at CARANTOS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at CARANTOS was € 69,800 in 2025: staff costs of € 495,349 for 7.1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does CARANTOS have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, CARANTOS has 7.1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does CARANTOS have a website?

Yes, CARANTOS has a website at carantos.be.

CARANTOS (Private Limited) - Blankenberge - BE0446933240

Dossier CARANTOS, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0446933240/carantos. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

CARANTOS from Blankenberge, company number BE0446933240, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 98,468 after tax. For that financial year CARANTOS recorded a gross margin of € 719,262 and equity of € 277,931. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 142,249 to € 98,468. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 30, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 277,931

▲ 20% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 98,468

▼ 31% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 175,663

▲ 41% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 52,189 paid out

53 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

7.1

▼ 0.5 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 495,349

▼ 6% vs 2024

€ 69,800 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

€ 89,886

▲ 14% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 5 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.

€ 257,515

▲ 13% vs 2024

€ 44,079 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 161,521

▲ 31% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 66,533

▼ 26% 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
Gross margin	€ 587,614 Gross margin 2022: € 587,614 First fiscal year in the series	€ 572,889 Gross margin 2023: € 572,889 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 587,614) Unfavourable step	€ 803,801 Gross margin 2024: € 803,801 ▲ 40% vs 2023 (€ 572,889) Favourable step	€ 719,262 Gross margin 2025: € 719,262 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 803,801) Unfavourable step	▼ 11%
Profit after taxes	€ 54,947 Profit after taxes 2022: € 54,947 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,054 Profit after taxes 2023: € 5,054 ▼ 91% vs 2022 (€ 54,947) Unfavourable step	€ 142,249 Profit after taxes 2024: € 142,249 ▲ € 137,195 vs 2023 (€ 5,054) Favourable step	€ 98,468 Profit after taxes 2025: € 98,468 ▼ 31% vs 2024 (€ 142,249) Unfavourable step	▼ 31%
Equity	€ 398,536 Equity 2022: € 398,536 First fiscal year in the series	€ 402,758 Equity 2023: € 402,758 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 398,536) Favourable step	€ 231,652 Equity 2024: € 231,652 ▼ 42% vs 2023 (€ 402,758) Unfavourable step	€ 277,931 Equity 2025: € 277,931 ▲ 20% vs 2024 (€ 231,652) Favourable step	▲ 20%
Total debts	€ 638,187 Total debts 2022: € 638,187 First fiscal year in the series	€ 599,767 Total debts 2023: € 599,767 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 638,187) Favourable step	€ 935,122 Total debts 2024: € 935,122 ▲ 56% vs 2023 (€ 599,767) Unfavourable step	€ 980,712 Total debts 2025: € 980,712 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 935,122) Unfavourable step	▲ 5%
Cash	€ 243,919 Cash 2022: € 243,919 First fiscal year in the series	€ 168,641 Cash 2023: € 168,641 ▼ 31% vs 2022 (€ 243,919) Unfavourable step	€ 124,218 Cash 2024: € 124,218 ▼ 26% vs 2023 (€ 168,641) Unfavourable step	€ 175,663 Cash 2025: € 175,663 ▲ 41% vs 2024 (€ 124,218) Favourable step	▲ 41%
Retained profit	€ 379,986 Retained profit 2022: € 379,986 First fiscal year in the series	€ 384,208 Retained profit 2023: € 384,208 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 379,986) Favourable step	€ 213,102 Retained profit 2024: € 213,102 ▼ 45% vs 2023 (€ 384,208) Unfavourable step	€ 259,381 Retained profit 2025: € 259,381 ▲ 22% vs 2024 (€ 213,102) Favourable step	▲ 22%
Dividend	€ 105,162 Dividend 2022: € 105,162 First fiscal year in the series	€ 833 Dividend 2023: € 833 ▼ 99% vs 2022 (€ 105,162) Unchanged	€ 313,354 Dividend 2024: € 313,354 ▲ € 312,521 vs 2023 (€ 833) Unchanged	€ 52,189 Dividend 2025: € 52,189 ▼ 83% vs 2024 (€ 313,354) Unchanged	▼ 83%
Bank debt	€ 70,518 Bank debt 2022: € 70,518 First fiscal year in the series	€ 210,424 Bank debt 2023: € 210,424 ▲ 198% vs 2022 (€ 70,518) Unfavourable step	€ 227,406 Bank debt 2024: € 227,406 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 210,424) Unfavourable step	€ 257,515 Bank debt 2025: € 257,515 ▲ 13% vs 2024 (€ 227,406) Unfavourable step	▲ 13%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,036,723 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,036,723 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,002,524 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,002,524 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 1,036,723) Unchanged	€ 1,166,774 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,166,774 ▲ 16% vs 2023 (€ 1,002,524) Unchanged	€ 1,258,643 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,258,643 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 1,166,774) Unchanged	▲ 8%
Employees (FTE)	7.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 7.3 First fiscal year in the series	6.9 Employees (FTE) 2023: 6.9 ▼ 0.4 vs 2022 (7.3) Unchanged	7.6 Employees (FTE) 2024: 7.6 ▲ 0.7 vs 2023 (6.9) Unchanged	7.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 7.1 ▼ 0.5 vs 2024 (7.6) Unchanged	▼ 0.5

Key figures of CARANTOS, 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 CARANTOS?

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

Jul 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 98,468 (▼ 31% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Bopont BV became a director. NBB
2025 The Coffeelab BV became a director. NBB
2025 Kristof Duthoo stepped down as director. NBB
Apr 16, 1992 New establishment in Blankenberge. KBO
Mar 31, 1992 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 54,947 profit in 2022 to € 98,468 profit in 2025.

Paid € 102,136 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 142,249 profit.

On average € 101,300 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Bopont BV The Coffeelab BV

CARANTOS

Behind CARANTOS are Bopont BV and The Coffeelab BV.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Bopont BV

Director · represented by Nicolas Dupont

since 2025

The Coffeelab BV

Director · represented by Kristof Duthoo

since 2025

Kristof Duthoo

Director

Also active at: THE COFFEELAB

· until 2025

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Gildestraat 8

8370 Blankenberge

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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THE COFFEELAB same network

€ 51,472 gross margin · 2025

Btw Eenheid "Carantos coffee"

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

Website

HTTPS carantos.be

Technologies

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Hosting & Email

Email provider

Microsoft 365

Hosting

LEVEL27-AS * Please direct all complaints to [email protected] *, BE

Domain

carantos.be

Registered

2000-11-10

Website info

HTTPS Ja

Languages FR, NL

Features

Webshop Contact page

Security

✓ HTTPS

✓ SPF

✓ DMARC

Details

Company number

0446.933.240

VAT number

BE 0446.933.240

Registered office

Gildestraat 8, 8370 Blankenberge

Names & denominations

CARANTOS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

31 March 1992

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Contact

carantos.be

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen

Verwerking van koffie en thee

Verwerking van thee en koffie

Detailhandel in elektrische huishoudapparaten en in audio- en videoapparatuur

Overige detailhandel in voedings- en genotmiddelen in gespecialiseerde winkels, n.e.g.

Detailhandel in elektrische huishoudapparaten

Overige detailhandel in voedingsmiddelen, neg

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CARANTOS

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