What does TRADEWINDS do?

TRADEWINDS is a wholesaler in Gent. Private Limited, started on 11 May 1994, 2 establishments.

What is the address of TRADEWINDS?

The registered office of TRADEWINDS is located at Joos Lambrechtstraat 4, 9000 Gent.

Is TRADEWINDS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) TRADEWINDS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 11 May 1994.

Is TRADEWINDS registered on Peppol?

Yes, TRADEWINDS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0452663168.

What is the enterprise number of TRADEWINDS?

The enterprise number of TRADEWINDS is BE0452663168.

When was TRADEWINDS founded?

TRADEWINDS was founded on 11 May 1994.

Who are the directors of TRADEWINDS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of TRADEWINDS are: Laure Galeyn.

Is TRADEWINDS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 11 May 1994; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did TRADEWINDS make in 2025?

TRADEWINDS posted a profit after taxes of € 7,402 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of TRADEWINDS?

As a small company, TRADEWINDS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 116,003.

TRADEWINDS (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0452663168

Dossier TRADEWINDS, printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0452663168/tradewinds. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

TRADEWINDS from Gent, company number BE0452663168, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 7,402 after tax. For that financial year TRADEWINDS recorded a gross margin of € 116,003 and equity of € 183,982. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 5,728 to € 7,402. 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 July 28, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 183,982

▲ 4% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 7,402

▲ 29% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 15,599

▼ 73% 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 € 165,390.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 85,366

▲ 6% vs 2024

Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 17 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.

€ 120,619

▲ 11% vs 2024

€ 6,881 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 17 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 32,556

▼ 30% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 15,501

▼ 37% 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	€ 174,760 Gross margin 2022: € 174,760 First fiscal year in the series	€ 143,091 Gross margin 2023: € 143,091 ▼ 18% vs 2022 (€ 174,760) Unfavourable step	€ 112,467 Gross margin 2024: € 112,467 ▼ 21% vs 2023 (€ 143,091) Unfavourable step	€ 116,003 Gross margin 2025: € 116,003 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 112,467) Favourable step	▲ 3%
Profit after taxes	€ 20,840 Profit after taxes 2022: € 20,840 First fiscal year in the series	€ 24,125 Profit after taxes 2023: € 24,125 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 20,840) Favourable step	€ 5,728 Profit after taxes 2024: € 5,728 ▼ 76% vs 2023 (€ 24,125) Unfavourable step	€ 7,402 Profit after taxes 2025: € 7,402 ▲ 29% vs 2024 (€ 5,728) Favourable step	▲ 29%
Equity	€ 173,323 Equity 2022: € 173,323 First fiscal year in the series	€ 197,448 Equity 2023: € 197,448 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 173,323) Favourable step	€ 176,579 Equity 2024: € 176,579 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 197,448) Unfavourable step	€ 183,982 Equity 2025: € 183,982 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 176,579) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Total debts	€ 197,878 Total debts 2022: € 197,878 First fiscal year in the series	€ 173,299 Total debts 2023: € 173,299 ▼ 12% vs 2022 (€ 197,878) Favourable step	€ 206,659 Total debts 2024: € 206,659 ▲ 19% vs 2023 (€ 173,299) Unfavourable step	€ 169,899 Total debts 2025: € 169,899 ▼ 18% vs 2024 (€ 206,659) Favourable step	▼ 18%
Cash	€ 20,945 Cash 2022: € 20,945 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,431 Cash 2023: € 13,431 ▼ 36% vs 2022 (€ 20,945) Unfavourable step	€ 58,087 Cash 2024: € 58,087 ▲ € 44,656 vs 2023 (€ 13,431) Favourable step	€ 15,599 Cash 2025: € 15,599 ▼ 73% vs 2024 (€ 58,087) Unfavourable step	▼ 73%
Retained profit	€ 154,731 Retained profit 2022: € 154,731 First fiscal year in the series	€ 178,856 Retained profit 2023: € 178,856 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 154,731) Favourable step	€ 157,987 Retained profit 2024: € 157,987 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 178,856) Unfavourable step	€ 165,390 Retained profit 2025: € 165,390 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 157,987) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 26,596 Dividend 2024: € 26,596 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 26,596) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Bank debt	€ 122,288 Bank debt 2022: € 122,288 First fiscal year in the series	€ 110,710 Bank debt 2023: € 110,710 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 122,288) Favourable step	€ 109,032 Bank debt 2024: € 109,032 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 110,710) Favourable step	€ 120,619 Bank debt 2025: € 120,619 ▲ 11% vs 2024 (€ 109,032) Unfavourable step	▲ 11%
Balance sheet total	€ 371,201 Balance sheet total 2022: € 371,201 First fiscal year in the series	€ 370,747 Balance sheet total 2023: € 370,747 Unchanged (€ 371,201) Unchanged	€ 383,238 Balance sheet total 2024: € 383,238 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 370,747) Unchanged	€ 353,881 Balance sheet total 2025: € 353,881 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 383,238) Unchanged	▼ 8%

Key figures of TRADEWINDS, 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 TRADEWINDS?

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

Jul 28, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 7,402 (▲ 29% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2022 Laure Galeyn became a director. NBB
Nov 1, 2006 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Jun 20, 1994 New establishment in Gent. KBO
May 11, 1994 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 20,840 profit in 2022 to € 7,402 profit in 2025.

Paid € 24,038 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 24,125 profit.

Paid out € 26,596 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Laure Galeyn

TRADEWINDS

Behind TRADEWINDS is Laure Galeyn.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Laure Galeyn

Director

since 2022

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Joos Lambrechtstraat 4

9000 Gent

2.158.118.653

Antoon Catriestraat 39 box G

9031 Gent

Active since 1 November 2006

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

0452.663.168

VAT number

BE 0452.663.168

Registered office

Joos Lambrechtstraat 4, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

TRADEWINDS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

11 May 1994

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