What does Alexander de Grote do?

Alexander de Grote is a hospitality business in Diest. Private Limited, started on 12 January 1995, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Alexander de Grote?

The registered office of Alexander de Grote is located at Grote Markt 26, 3290 Diest.

Is Alexander de Grote still active?

No. The CBE lists Alexander de Grote with legal situation “Opening faillissement”. The date of the court ruling is published in the Belgian Official Gazette; the register does not carry it.

Is Alexander de Grote registered on Peppol?

Yes, Alexander de Grote is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0454389867.

What is the enterprise number of Alexander de Grote?

The enterprise number of Alexander de Grote is BE0454389867.

When was Alexander de Grote founded?

Alexander de Grote was founded on 12 January 1995.

Who are the directors of Alexander de Grote?

According to the 2023 annual accounts, the directors of Alexander de Grote are: Marc SMETS.

Is Alexander de Grote a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Opening faillissement according to the CBE, started on 12 January 1995; 3 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2023; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Alexander de Grote make in 2023?

Alexander de Grote recorded a loss after taxes of € 45,500 in financial year 2023.

What is the revenue of Alexander de Grote?

As a small company, Alexander de Grote is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2023, its added value was € 586,392.

How much does an employee at Alexander de Grote earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Alexander de Grote was € 42,000 in 2023: staff costs of € 483,466 for 11.5 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Alexander de Grote have?

According to the 2023 annual accounts, Alexander de Grote has 11.5 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Alexander de Grote (Private Limited) - Diest

Dossier Alexander de Grote, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0454389867/alexander-de-grote. 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 2022 and 2023.
Legal situation KBO

Opening faillissement according to the CBE.

Financials

Financial year 2023

Alexander de Grote from Diest, company number BE0454389867, closed financial year 2023 with a result of € -45,500 after tax. For that financial year Alexander de Grote recorded a gross margin of € 586,392 and equity of € 86,686. Compared with financial year 2022, the result moved from € -28,027 to € -45,500. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 8, 2024.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 86,686

▼ 34% vs 2022

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

Loss Caution

€ -45,500

▼ 62 % more loss than in 2022

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 79,459

▲ 10% vs 2022

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 € 68,094.

People and assets in 2023

Full-time equivalents

11.5

▼ 3 vs 2022

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

Wage cost

€ 483,466

▼ 18% vs 2022

€ 42,000 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

€ 86,747

▼ 22% vs 2022

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2023

Bank debt ≈ 3 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.

€ 75,049

▼ 19% vs 2022

€ 25,016 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 55,685

▲ 41% vs 2022

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

Taxes and wages

€ 175,440

▼ 8% vs 2022

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	Change 2022 → 2023
Gross margin	€ 495,632 Gross margin 2021: € 495,632 First fiscal year in the series	€ 722,225 Gross margin 2022: € 722,225 ▲ 46% vs 2021 (€ 495,632) Favourable step	€ 586,392 Gross margin 2023: € 586,392 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 722,225) Unfavourable step	▼ 19%
Profit after taxes	€ 21,904 Profit after taxes 2021: € 21,904 First fiscal year in the series	€ -28,027 Profit after taxes 2022: € -28,027 ▼ € 49,931 vs 2021 (€ 21,904) Unfavourable step	€ -45,500 Profit after taxes 2023: € -45,500 ▼ € 17,473 vs 2022 (€ -28,027) Unfavourable step	▼ € 17,473
Equity	€ 160,214 Equity 2021: € 160,214 First fiscal year in the series	€ 132,187 Equity 2022: € 132,187 ▼ 17% vs 2021 (€ 160,214) Unfavourable step	€ 86,686 Equity 2023: € 86,686 ▼ 34% vs 2022 (€ 132,187) Unfavourable step	▼ 34%
Total debts	€ 257,770 Total debts 2021: € 257,770 First fiscal year in the series	€ 322,983 Total debts 2022: € 322,983 ▲ 25% vs 2021 (€ 257,770) Unfavourable step	€ 306,173 Total debts 2023: € 306,173 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 322,983) Favourable step	▼ 5%
Cash	€ 60,834 Cash 2021: € 60,834 First fiscal year in the series	€ 72,398 Cash 2022: € 72,398 ▲ 19% vs 2021 (€ 60,834) Favourable step	€ 79,459 Cash 2023: € 79,459 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 72,398) Favourable step	▲ 10%
Land & buildings	€ 119,945 Land & buildings 2021: € 119,945 First fiscal year in the series	€ 106,426 Land & buildings 2022: € 106,426 ▼ 11% vs 2021 (€ 119,945) Unchanged	€ 86,617 Land & buildings 2023: € 86,617 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 106,426) Unchanged	▼ 19%
Retained profit	€ 141,622 Retained profit 2021: € 141,622 First fiscal year in the series	€ 113,595 Retained profit 2022: € 113,595 ▼ 20% vs 2021 (€ 141,622) Unfavourable step	€ 68,094 Retained profit 2023: € 68,094 ▼ 40% vs 2022 (€ 113,595) Unfavourable step	▼ 40%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2021: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 92,368 Bank debt 2022: € 92,368 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 75,049 Bank debt 2023: € 75,049 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 92,368) Favourable step	▼ 19%
Balance sheet total	€ 417,983 Balance sheet total 2021: € 417,983 First fiscal year in the series	€ 455,169 Balance sheet total 2022: € 455,169 ▲ 9% vs 2021 (€ 417,983) Unchanged	€ 392,859 Balance sheet total 2023: € 392,859 ▼ 14% vs 2022 (€ 455,169) Unchanged	▼ 14%
Employees (FTE)	13.6 Employees (FTE) 2021: 13.6 First fiscal year in the series	14.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 14.5 ▲ 0.9 vs 2021 (13.6) Unchanged	11.5 Employees (FTE) 2023: 11.5 ▼ 3 vs 2022 (14.5) Unchanged	▼ 3

Key figures of Alexander de Grote, fiscal years 2021 to 2023, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2024 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2025.

What happened to Alexander de Grote?

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

Alexander de Grote is active according to the CBE. Legal situation: Opening faillissement.

Jul 8, 2024 New annual accounts for financial year 2023: loss of € 45,500. Source: NBB ↗
Nov 27, 2015 New establishment in Diest. KBO
Jan 12, 1995 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 21,904 profit in 2021 to € 45,500 loss in 2023.

Paid € 153,790 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2021, with € 21,904 profit.

On average € 51,000 of value added per employee in 2023.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

BO 100%

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

Alexander de Grote

Behind Alexander de Grote is Marc SMETS. The shares are held by BO (100%).

Directors

According to the 2023 annual accounts

Marc SMETS

Director

Also active at: BO, Laroy E.

Shareholders

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Grote Markt 26

3290 Diest

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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BO same network

€ 21,070 gross margin · 2025

Laroy E. same network

€ 474,253 gross margin · 2025

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

Details

Company number

0454.389.867

VAT number

BE 0454.389.867

Registered office

Grote Markt 26, 3290 Diest

Names & denominations

Alexander de Grote

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Opening faillissement

Start date

12 January 1995

Peppol

Active · Active since 9 Jan 2025

Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening

Restaurants van het traditionele type

Eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening

Cafés en bars

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Alexander de Grote

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What happened to Alexander de Grote?

Management

Directors

Shareholders

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