Active · per the CBE, 30 October 2026

GENTLE

BE0450125629

Rechtspersoon Public limited company 3 establishments

GENTLE is an advertising agency in Heusden-Zolder. Public Limited, started on 13 May 1993, 3 establishments.

Pastoor Ballingsstraat 41, 3550 Heusden-Zolder 011/458700 [email protected]

Behind the company: Swiatek CS Consulting BV.

Active for

33 year, 5 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Negative equity NBB

    More debt than assets in 1 of the last 4 fiscal years.

  • Two loss years in a row NBB

    Negative result in 2024 and 2025.

  • Tight liquidity NBB

    Cash and receivables cover 59 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

  • Shrinking team NBB

    FTE fell two years in a row, from 8.8 to 2.7.

Financials

Financial year 2025

GENTLE from Heusden-Zolder, company number BE0450125629, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -183,724 after tax. For that financial year GENTLE recorded a gross margin of € 66,391 and equity of € -155,528. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -142,428 to € -183,724. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on March 31, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -155,528

▼ € 183,724 vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -183,724

▼ 29 % more loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 9,075

▼ 61% 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 € -417,528.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

2.7

▼ 4.3 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 144,649

▼ 62% vs 2024

€ 53,600 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

€ 14,036

▼ 52% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 years to go

€ 477,187

▼ 10% vs 2024

€ 32,526 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 506,540

▲ 31% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 4,075

▼ 88% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin € 664,434 € 498,375 € 340,497 € 66,391 ▼ 81%
Profit after taxes € 7,550 € 6,878 € -142,428 € -183,724 ▼ € 41,297
Equity € 163,746 € 170,625 € 28,197 € -155,528 ▼ € 183,724
Total debts € 773,200 € 941,512 € 1,003,418 € 1,104,701 ▲ 10%
Cash € 167,249 € 132,500 € 23,429 € 9,075 ▼ 61%
Retained profit € -98,254 € -91,375 € -233,803 € -417,528 ▼ € 183,724
Bank debt € 518,419 € 590,320 € 532,109 € 477,187 ▼ 10%
Balance sheet total € 936,947 € 1,112,137 € 1,031,615 € 949,174 ▼ 8%
Employees (FTE) 10.4 8.8 7 2.7 ▼ 4.3

Key figures of GENTLE, 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 April 2027.

What happened to GENTLE?

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

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 183,724. Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Knokke-Heist. KBO
  • New establishment in Hasselt. KBO
  • New establishment in Heusden-Zolder. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 7,550 profit in 2022 to € 183,724 loss in 2025.

Paid € 64,377 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 7,550 profit.

On average € 24,600 of value added per employee in 2025.

Management

The stake of HOUSE OF PRINTING comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

GENTLE

Behind GENTLE is Swiatek CS Consulting BV. The shares are held by HOUSE OF PRINTING (38.4%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Swiatek CS Consulting BV

Director · represented by Simon Swiatek

Shareholders

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Pastoor Ballingsstraat 41

3550 Heusden-Zolder

2.198.968.323

Hendrik van Veldekesingel 150

3500 Hasselt

Active since 1 May 2007

2.302.887.193

Zeedijk-Knokke 732 box 101

8300 Knokke-Heist

Active since 1 April 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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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number
0450.125.629
VAT number
BE 0450.125.629
Registered office
Pastoor Ballingsstraat 41, 3550 Heusden-Zolder
Names & denominations
GENTLE
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Public limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
13 May 1993
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Frequently asked questions

What does GENTLE do?
GENTLE is an advertising agency in Heusden-Zolder. Public Limited, started on 13 May 1993, 3 establishments.
What is the address of GENTLE?
The registered office of GENTLE is located at Pastoor Ballingsstraat 41, 3550 Heusden-Zolder.
Is GENTLE still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) GENTLE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 13 May 1993.
Is GENTLE registered on Peppol?
Yes, GENTLE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0450125629.
What is the enterprise number of GENTLE?
The enterprise number of GENTLE is BE0450125629.
When was GENTLE founded?
GENTLE was founded on 13 May 1993.