What does Orpheus Instituut do?

Orpheus Instituut is an arts school in Gent. Non-profit, started on 10 July 1996, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Orpheus Instituut?

The registered office of Orpheus Instituut is located at Korte Meer 12, 9000 Gent.

Is Orpheus Instituut still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Orpheus Instituut is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 10 July 1996.

Is Orpheus Instituut registered on Peppol?

Yes, Orpheus Instituut is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0458720126.

What is the enterprise number of Orpheus Instituut?

The enterprise number of Orpheus Instituut is BE0458720126.

When was Orpheus Instituut founded?

Orpheus Instituut was founded on 10 July 1996.

Who are the directors of Orpheus Instituut?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Orpheus Instituut are: Filip Rathé, Peter Dejans, Jan D'Haene, Jeroen Vanacker, Thomas De Baets, Piet Menu, Johan Huys, Pascale De Groote.

Is Orpheus Instituut a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 10 July 1996; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 9 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Orpheus Instituut make in 2025?

Orpheus Instituut recorded a loss after taxes of € 153,741 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Orpheus Instituut?

As a small company, Orpheus Instituut is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 1,188,932.

How much does an employee at Orpheus Instituut earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Orpheus Instituut was € 110,800 in 2025: staff costs of € 1.4 million for 12.5 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Orpheus Instituut have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Orpheus Instituut has 12.5 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Orpheus Instituut (Non-profit) - Gent - BE0458720126

Dossier Orpheus Instituut, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0458720126/orpheus-instituut. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Orpheus Instituut from Gent, company number BE0458720126, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -153,741 after tax. For that financial year Orpheus Instituut recorded a gross margin of € 1.2 million and equity of € 2.4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 127,584 to € -153,741. 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 June 10, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 2.4 million

▼ 6% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -153,741

▼ still € 127,584 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 318,899

▲ 35% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

12.5

▲ 1.6 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 1.4 million

▲ 26% vs 2024

€ 110,800 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.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 47,591

▼ 43% vs 2024

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

Wages and social charges

€ 134,086

▲ 23% vs 2024

Wages, holiday pay and social contributions still to pay. No outstanding taxes.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 1,140,559 Gross margin 2022: € 1,140,559 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,259,726 Gross margin 2023: € 1,259,726 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 1,140,559) Favourable step	€ 1,324,594 Gross margin 2024: € 1,324,594 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 1,259,726) Favourable step	€ 1,188,932 Gross margin 2025: € 1,188,932 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 1,324,594) Unfavourable step	▼ 10%
Profit after taxes	€ 10,503 Profit after taxes 2022: € 10,503 First fiscal year in the series	€ 129,487 Profit after taxes 2023: € 129,487 ▲ € 118,984 vs 2022 (€ 10,503) Favourable step	€ 127,584 Profit after taxes 2024: € 127,584 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 129,487) Unfavourable step	€ -153,741 Profit after taxes 2025: € -153,741 ▼ € 281,325 vs 2024 (€ 127,584) Unfavourable step	▼ € 281,325
Equity	€ 2,335,039 Equity 2022: € 2,335,039 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,464,526 Equity 2023: € 2,464,526 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 2,335,039) Favourable step	€ 2,592,110 Equity 2024: € 2,592,110 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 2,464,526) Favourable step	€ 2,438,369 Equity 2025: € 2,438,369 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 2,592,110) Unfavourable step	▼ 6%
Total debts	€ 430,497 Total debts 2022: € 430,497 First fiscal year in the series	€ 540,754 Total debts 2023: € 540,754 ▲ 26% vs 2022 (€ 430,497) Unfavourable step	€ 441,936 Total debts 2024: € 441,936 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 540,754) Favourable step	€ 2,921,943 Total debts 2025: € 2,921,943 ▲ € 2.5 million vs 2024 (€ 441,936) Unfavourable step	▲ € 2.5 million
Cash	€ 517,852 Cash 2022: € 517,852 First fiscal year in the series	€ 640,744 Cash 2023: € 640,744 ▲ 24% vs 2022 (€ 517,852) Favourable step	€ 236,967 Cash 2024: € 236,967 ▼ 63% vs 2023 (€ 640,744) Unfavourable step	€ 318,899 Cash 2025: € 318,899 ▲ 35% vs 2024 (€ 236,967) Favourable step	▲ 35%
Land & buildings	€ 1,221,874 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,221,874 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,121,669 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,121,669 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,221,874) Unchanged	€ 1,022,214 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,022,214 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 1,121,669) Unchanged	€ 966,383 Land & buildings 2025: € 966,383 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 1,022,214) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Retained profit	€ 2,335,039 Retained profit 2022: € 2,335,039 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,464,526 Retained profit 2023: € 2,464,526 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 2,335,039) Favourable step	€ 2,592,110 Retained profit 2024: € 2,592,110 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 2,464,526) Favourable step	€ 2,438,369 Retained profit 2025: € 2,438,369 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 2,592,110) Unfavourable step	▼ 6%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,935,458 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,935,458 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,179,739 Balance sheet total 2023: € 3,179,739 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 2,935,458) Unchanged	€ 3,208,506 Balance sheet total 2024: € 3,208,506 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 3,179,739) Unchanged	€ 5,374,772 Balance sheet total 2025: € 5,374,772 ▲ 68% vs 2024 (€ 3,208,506) Unchanged	▲ 68%
Employees (FTE)	10.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 10.5 First fiscal year in the series	11.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 11.1 ▲ 0.6 vs 2022 (10.5) Unchanged	10.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 10.9 ▼ 0.2 vs 2023 (11.1) Unchanged	12.5 Employees (FTE) 2025: 12.5 ▲ 1.6 vs 2024 (10.9) Unchanged	▲ 1.6

Key figures of Orpheus Instituut, 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 Orpheus Instituut?

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

2031 Jan D'Haene stepped down as director. NBB
2031 Thomas De Baets stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Filip Rathé stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Peter Dejans stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Jeroen Vanacker stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Piet Menu stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Johan Huys stepped down as director. NBB
2028 Pascale De Groote stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 10,503 profit in 2022 to € 153,741 loss in 2025.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 129,487 profit.

On average € 95,100 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Filip Rathé

Director

since 2024 · until 2028

Peter Dejans

Director

Also active at: Lemmensinstituut, MAKS, APOTHEEK HILDE CASNEUF

since 2024 · until 2028

Jan D'Haene

Director

since 2024 · until 2031

Jeroen Vanacker

Director

since 2024 · until 2028

Thomas De Baets

Director

since 2024 · until 2031

Piet Menu

Director

Also active at: Cultureel Animatiecentrum Beursschouwburg, DeSingel, Beheer Kunstsite

since 2024 · until 2028

Johan Huys

Chairman of the board

since 2024 · until 2028

Pascale De Groote

Director

since 2024 · until 2028

Griet Nuytinck

Director

Also active at: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Collegium Vocale Gent, VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE - FLANDERS INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

since 2024 · until 2028

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Korte Meer 12

9000 Gent

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

Details

Company number

0458.720.126

VAT number

BE 0458.720.126

Registered office

Korte Meer 12, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

Orpheus Instituut

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Non-profit association

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

10 July 1996

Peppol

Active · Active since 17 Aug 2025

Activities · NACE

Cultureel onderwijs

Kunstonderwijs dat niet naar niveau kan worden ingedeeld

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Orpheus Instituut

Financials

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