FORMAT is a property company in Turnhout. Public Limited, started on 30 April 1996, 1 establishment.

What is the address of FORMAT?

The registered office of FORMAT is located at Tieblokkenlaan 8, 2300 Turnhout.

Is FORMAT still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) FORMAT is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 April 1996.

Is FORMAT registered on Peppol?

Yes, FORMAT is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0457738446.

What is the enterprise number of FORMAT?

The enterprise number of FORMAT is BE0457738446.

When was FORMAT founded?

FORMAT was founded on 30 April 1996.

Who are the directors of FORMAT?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of FORMAT are: Chrstiaan Gilis.

Is FORMAT a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 April 1996; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did FORMAT make in 2025?

FORMAT recorded a loss after taxes of € 100,159 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of FORMAT?

As a small company, FORMAT is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € -5,187.

FORMAT (Public Limited) - Turnhout - BE0457738446

Dossier FORMAT, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0457738446/format. 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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 4 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 19 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Busy address KBO

12 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

FORMAT from Turnhout, company number BE0457738446, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -100,159 after tax. For that financial year FORMAT recorded a gross margin of € -5,187 and equity of € -334,672. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -20,230 to € -100,159. 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 July 9, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -334,672

▼ € 100,159 vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -100,159

▼ 395 % more loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1,056

▲ € 937 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 € -438,787.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 7 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.

€ 1.4 million

€ 200,000 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3,275

▲ € 2,908 vs 2024

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ -1,664 Gross margin 2022: € -1,664 First fiscal year in the series	€ -1,364 Gross margin 2023: € -1,364 ▲ € 299 vs 2022 (€ -1,664) Favourable step	€ -1,432 Gross margin 2024: € -1,432 ▼ € 68 vs 2023 (€ -1,364) Unfavourable step	€ -5,187 Gross margin 2025: € -5,187 ▼ € 3,755 vs 2024 (€ -1,432) Unfavourable step	▼ € 3,755
Profit after taxes	€ -16,844 Profit after taxes 2022: € -16,844 First fiscal year in the series	€ -19,519 Profit after taxes 2023: € -19,519 ▼ € 2,675 vs 2022 (€ -16,844) Unfavourable step	€ -20,230 Profit after taxes 2024: € -20,230 ▼ € 711 vs 2023 (€ -19,519) Unfavourable step	€ -100,159 Profit after taxes 2025: € -100,159 ▼ € 79,929 vs 2024 (€ -20,230) Unfavourable step	▼ € 79,929
Equity	€ -194,763 Equity 2022: € -194,763 First fiscal year in the series	€ -214,283 Equity 2023: € -214,283 ▼ € 19,519 vs 2022 (€ -194,763) Unfavourable step	€ -234,513 Equity 2024: € -234,513 ▼ € 20,230 vs 2023 (€ -214,283) Unfavourable step	€ -334,672 Equity 2025: € -334,672 ▼ € 100,159 vs 2024 (€ -234,513) Unfavourable step	▼ € 100,159
Total debts	€ 580,400 Total debts 2022: € 580,400 First fiscal year in the series	€ 599,819 Total debts 2023: € 599,819 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 580,400) Unfavourable step	€ 619,632 Total debts 2024: € 619,632 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 599,819) Unfavourable step	€ 2,278,496 Total debts 2025: € 2,278,496 ▲ 268% vs 2024 (€ 619,632) Unfavourable step	▲ 268%
Cash	€ 637 Cash 2022: € 637 First fiscal year in the series	€ 536 Cash 2023: € 536 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 637) Unfavourable step	€ 119 Cash 2024: € 119 ▼ 78% vs 2023 (€ 536) Unfavourable step	€ 1,056 Cash 2025: € 1,056 ▲ € 937 vs 2024 (€ 119) Favourable step	▲ € 937
Land & buildings	€ 385,000 Land & buildings 2022: € 385,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 385,000 Land & buildings 2023: € 385,000 Unchanged (€ 385,000) Unchanged	€ 385,000 Land & buildings 2024: € 385,000 Unchanged (€ 385,000) Unchanged	€ 1,736,825 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,736,825 ▲ € 1.4 million vs 2024 (€ 385,000) Unchanged	▲ € 1.4 million
Retained profit	€ -298,879 Retained profit 2022: € -298,879 First fiscal year in the series	€ -318,398 Retained profit 2023: € -318,398 ▼ € 19,519 vs 2022 (€ -298,879) Unfavourable step	€ -338,628 Retained profit 2024: € -338,628 ▼ € 20,230 vs 2023 (€ -318,398) Unfavourable step	€ -438,787 Retained profit 2025: € -438,787 ▼ € 100,159 vs 2024 (€ -338,628) Unfavourable step	▼ € 100,159
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 1,378,775 Bank debt 2025: € 1,378,775 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 385,637 Balance sheet total 2022: € 385,637 First fiscal year in the series	€ 385,536 Balance sheet total 2023: € 385,536 Unchanged (€ 385,637) Unchanged	€ 385,119 Balance sheet total 2024: € 385,119 Unchanged (€ 385,536) Unchanged	€ 1,943,824 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,943,824 ▲ € 1.6 million vs 2024 (€ 385,119) Unchanged	▲ € 1.6 million

Key figures of FORMAT, 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 FORMAT?

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

Jul 9, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 100,159. Source: NBB ↗
2024 Chrstiaan Gilis became a director. NBB
May 3, 1996 New establishment in Turnhout. KBO
Apr 30, 1996 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 16,844 loss in 2022 to € 100,159 loss in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

GILIS OPSLAG 50%

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

FORMAT

Behind FORMAT is Chrstiaan Gilis. The shares are held by GILIS OPSLAG (50%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Chrstiaan Gilis

Director

since 2024

Shareholders

GILIS OPSLAG

50%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Tieblokkenlaan 8

2300 Turnhout

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 12 companies are registered at this address.

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Details

Company number

0457.738.446

VAT number

BE 0457.738.446

Registered office

Tieblokkenlaan 8, 2300 Turnhout

Names & denominations

FORMAT

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 April 1996

Peppol

Active · Active since 7 Apr 2025

Activities · NACE

Verhuur en exploitatie van eigen of geleased niet-residentieel onroerend goed, exclusief terreinen

Algemene bouw van andere niet-residentiële gebouwen

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

FORMAT

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What happened to FORMAT?

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Shareholders

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