Financials
Financial year 2025
VAKHANDEL CLAES from Houthalen-Helchteren, company number BE0448684782, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -31,199 after tax. For that financial year VAKHANDEL CLAES recorded a gross margin of € 396,596 and equity of € 1.4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2,186 to € -31,199. 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 February 23, 2026.
€ 1.4 million
▼ 2% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -31,199
▼ still € 2,186 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 199,385
▼ 10% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 632,815.
People and assets in 2025
7.1
▲ 0.7 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 384,748
▲ 11% vs 2024
€ 54,200 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.
€ 125
▼ 97% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 220,000
▼ 21% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 77,451
▼ 13% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 111,208
▲ 27% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 420,682 | € 509,930 | € 383,564 | € 396,596 | ▲ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 52,563 | € 76,312 | € 2,186 | € -31,199 | ▼ € 33,384 |
| Equity | € 1,331,055 | € 1,407,367 | € 1,409,553 | € 1,378,355 | ▼ 2% |
| Total debts | € 484,520 | € 481,638 | € 484,391 | € 433,645 | ▼ 10% |
| Cash | € 233,212 | € 347,250 | € 221,788 | € 199,385 | ▼ 10% |
| Land & buildings | € 51,100 | € 46,109 | € 39,703 | € 32,429 | ▼ 18% |
| Retained profit | € 585,515 | € 661,827 | € 664,013 | € 632,815 | ▼ 5% |
| Bank debt | € 295,377 | € 282,986 | € 280,000 | € 220,000 | ▼ 21% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,815,575 | € 1,889,006 | € 1,893,944 | € 1,812,000 | ▼ 4% |
| Employees (FTE) | 7 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.1 | ▲ 0.7 |
Key figures of VAKHANDEL CLAES, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 3 March 2027.
What happened to VAKHANDEL CLAES?
What happened at VAKHANDEL CLAES in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 31,199 (▼ € 33,384 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Zonhoven. KBO
- New establishment in Houthalen-Helchteren. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 52,563 profit in 2022 to € 31,199 loss in 2025.
Paid € 65,804 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 76,312 profit.
On average € 55,900 of value added per employee in 2025.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
Behind VAKHANDEL CLAES are Geert Claes and Ria Beyen. It owns 10% of Groco Group and 1% of Asamco itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Geert Claes
Managing director
Ria Beyen
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Weg naar Zwartberg 107
3530 Houthalen-Helchteren
Engstegenseweg 16
3520 Zonhoven
Active since 6 June 2019
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
- 0448.684.782
- VAT number
- BE 0448.684.782
- Registered office
- Weg naar Zwartberg 107, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren
- Names & denominations
- VAKHANDEL CLAES
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 16 November 1992
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
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