What does BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY do?

BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY is a property company in De Panne. Public Limited, started on 19 June 1995, 1 establishment.

What is the address of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY?

The registered office of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY is located at Dijk 3, 8660 De Panne.

Is BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 19 June 1995.

Is BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY registered on Peppol?

Yes, BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0455492204.

What is the enterprise number of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY?

The enterprise number of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY is BE0455492204.

When was BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY founded?

BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY was founded on 19 June 1995.

Who are the directors of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY are: Peter POPELIER, Jan POPELIER.

Is BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 19 June 1995; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY make in 2025?

BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY recorded a loss after taxes of € 23,951 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY?

As a small company, BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 106,317.

BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY (Public Limited) - De Panne

Dossier BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0455492204/belgian-chocolat-factory. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Warning lights

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

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 6 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY from De Panne, company number BE0455492204, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -23,951 after tax. For that financial year BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY recorded a gross margin of € 106,317 and equity of € 735,571. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 11,044 to € -23,951. 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 January 30, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 735,571

▼ 3% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -23,951

▼ still € 11,044 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 19,023

▲ 36% 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 € -264,429.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 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.

€ 179,238

▼ 32% vs 2024

€ 81,565 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 944

▲ € 833 vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 16,677

▲ 85% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 146,052 Gross margin 2022: € 146,052 First fiscal year in the series	€ 149,582 Gross margin 2023: € 149,582 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 146,052) Favourable step	€ 131,592 Gross margin 2024: € 131,592 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 149,582) Unfavourable step	€ 106,317 Gross margin 2025: € 106,317 ▼ 19% vs 2024 (€ 131,592) Unfavourable step	▼ 19%
Profit after taxes	€ 15,437 Profit after taxes 2022: € 15,437 First fiscal year in the series	€ 19,949 Profit after taxes 2023: € 19,949 ▲ 29% vs 2022 (€ 15,437) Favourable step	€ 11,044 Profit after taxes 2024: € 11,044 ▼ 45% vs 2023 (€ 19,949) Unfavourable step	€ -23,951 Profit after taxes 2025: € -23,951 ▼ € 34,995 vs 2024 (€ 11,044) Unfavourable step	▼ € 34,995
Equity	€ 728,528 Equity 2022: € 728,528 First fiscal year in the series	€ 748,478 Equity 2023: € 748,478 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 728,528) Favourable step	€ 759,522 Equity 2024: € 759,522 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 748,478) Favourable step	€ 735,571 Equity 2025: € 735,571 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 759,522) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Total debts	€ 1,219,483 Total debts 2022: € 1,219,483 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,153,369 Total debts 2023: € 1,153,369 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 1,219,483) Favourable step	€ 1,071,883 Total debts 2024: € 1,071,883 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 1,153,369) Favourable step	€ 1,017,896 Total debts 2025: € 1,017,896 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 1,071,883) Favourable step	▼ 5%
Cash	€ 14,947 Cash 2022: € 14,947 First fiscal year in the series	€ 12,531 Cash 2023: € 12,531 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 14,947) Unfavourable step	€ 14,013 Cash 2024: € 14,013 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 12,531) Favourable step	€ 19,023 Cash 2025: € 19,023 ▲ 36% vs 2024 (€ 14,013) Favourable step	▲ 36%
Land & buildings	€ 1,892,995 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,892,995 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,844,455 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,844,455 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 1,892,995) Unchanged	€ 1,764,148 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,764,148 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 1,844,455) Unchanged	€ 1,684,060 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,684,060 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 1,764,148) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Retained profit	€ -271,472 Retained profit 2022: € -271,472 First fiscal year in the series	€ -251,522 Retained profit 2023: € -251,522 ▲ € 19,949 vs 2022 (€ -271,472) Favourable step	€ -240,478 Retained profit 2024: € -240,478 ▲ € 11,044 vs 2023 (€ -251,522) Favourable step	€ -264,429 Retained profit 2025: € -264,429 ▼ € 23,951 vs 2024 (€ -240,478) Unfavourable step	▼ € 23,951
Bank debt	€ 465,804 Bank debt 2022: € 465,804 First fiscal year in the series	€ 364,553 Bank debt 2023: € 364,553 ▼ 22% vs 2022 (€ 465,804) Favourable step	€ 261,949 Bank debt 2024: € 261,949 ▼ 28% vs 2023 (€ 364,553) Favourable step	€ 179,238 Bank debt 2025: € 179,238 ▼ 32% vs 2024 (€ 261,949) Favourable step	▼ 32%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,948,012 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,948,012 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,901,847 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,901,847 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 1,948,012) Unchanged	€ 1,831,404 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,831,404 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 1,901,847) Unchanged	€ 1,753,468 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,753,468 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,831,404) Unchanged	▼ 4%

Key figures of BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY, 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 January 2027.

What happened to BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY?

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

2030 Peter POPELIER stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Jan POPELIER stepped down as director. NBB
Jan 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 23,951 (▼ € 34,995 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2019 Peter POPELIER became a director. NBB
2019 Jan POPELIER became a director. NBB
Aug 8, 1995 New establishment in Brugge. KBO
Jun 19, 1995 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 15,437 profit in 2022 to € 23,951 loss in 2025.

Paid € 0 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 19,949 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

POPMAN 100%

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

BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY

The shares are held by POPMAN (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Peter POPELIER

Managing director

since 2019 · until 2030

Jan POPELIER

Managing director

Also active at: POPTRADE, WONKA PRODUCTION, SMUGGLER CORNER, POPMAN, THE FACTORY, P & J, JAN POPELIER

since 2019 · until 2030

Shareholders

POPMAN

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Dijk 3

8660 De Panne

2.072.617.311

Jan Boninstraat 6

8000 Brugge

Active since 8 August 1995

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 6 companies are registered at this address.

All companies at this address →

POPTRADE same network

€ 4,413 gross margin · 2025

WONKA PRODUCTION same network

€ -10,864 gross margin · 2025

POPMAN same network

€ -34,033 gross margin · 2025

THE FACTORY same network

€ 278,328 gross margin · 2025

Groep Popelier

+1 more

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

Details

Company number: 0455.492.204
VAT number: BE 0455.492.204
Registered office: Dijk 3, 8660 De Panne
Names & denominations: BELGIAN CHOCOLAT FACTORY · BCF
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Public limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 19 June 1995
Peppol: Active · Active since 26 Nov 2025
Activities · NACE: Verhuur en exploitatie van eigen of geleased niet-residentieel onroerend goed, exclusief terreinen

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗