What does HYDROTEC do?

HYDROTEC is a wholesaler in Gistel. Public Limited, started on 6 January 1997, 1 establishment.

What is the address of HYDROTEC?

The registered office of HYDROTEC is located at Rochesterlaan 18, 8470 Gistel.

Is HYDROTEC still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) HYDROTEC is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 6 January 1997.

Is HYDROTEC registered on Peppol?

Yes, HYDROTEC is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0459716256.

What is the enterprise number of HYDROTEC?

The enterprise number of HYDROTEC is BE0459716256.

When was HYDROTEC founded?

HYDROTEC was founded on 6 January 1997.

Who are the directors of HYDROTEC?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of HYDROTEC are: Pascal Castelein, Thierry Castelein, Dominique Castelein.

Is HYDROTEC a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 6 January 1997; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did HYDROTEC make in 2025?

HYDROTEC posted a profit after taxes of € 376,514 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of HYDROTEC?

As a small company, HYDROTEC is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 797,095.

How much does an employee at HYDROTEC earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at HYDROTEC was € 52,400 in 2025: staff costs of € 94,370 for 1.8 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does HYDROTEC have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, HYDROTEC has 1.8 full-time equivalents (FTE).

HYDROTEC (Public Limited) - Gistel - BE0459716256

Dossier HYDROTEC, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0459716256/hydrotec. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

HYDROTEC from Gistel, company number BE0459716256, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 376,514 after tax. For that financial year HYDROTEC recorded a gross margin of € 797,095 and equity of € 4.4 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 467,755 to € 376,514. The company is profitable. 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 August 31, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 4.4 million

▲ 9% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 376,514

▼ 20% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1.3 million

▲ 4% 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 € 4.4 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

1.8

▲ 0.3 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 94,370

▼ 7% vs 2024

€ 52,400 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

€ 108,450

▼ 17% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 34,016.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 4 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.

€ 221,964

▼ 23% vs 2024

€ 62,687 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 347,026

▼ 9% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 57,518

▼ 67% 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	€ 508,543 Gross margin 2022: € 508,543 First fiscal year in the series	€ 775,576 Gross margin 2023: € 775,576 ▲ 53% vs 2022 (€ 508,543) Favourable step	€ 909,517 Gross margin 2024: € 909,517 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 775,576) Favourable step	€ 797,095 Gross margin 2025: € 797,095 ▼ 12% vs 2024 (€ 909,517) Unfavourable step	▼ 12%
Profit after taxes	€ 189,521 Profit after taxes 2022: € 189,521 First fiscal year in the series	€ 381,273 Profit after taxes 2023: € 381,273 ▲ 101% vs 2022 (€ 189,521) Favourable step	€ 467,755 Profit after taxes 2024: € 467,755 ▲ 23% vs 2023 (€ 381,273) Favourable step	€ 376,514 Profit after taxes 2025: € 376,514 ▼ 20% vs 2024 (€ 467,755) Unfavourable step	▼ 20%
Equity	€ 3,251,512 Equity 2022: € 3,251,512 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,632,786 Equity 2023: € 3,632,786 ▲ 12% vs 2022 (€ 3,251,512) Favourable step	€ 4,062,646 Equity 2024: € 4,062,646 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 3,632,786) Favourable step	€ 4,439,161 Equity 2025: € 4,439,161 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 4,062,646) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Total debts	€ 1,294,354 Total debts 2022: € 1,294,354 First fiscal year in the series	€ 943,961 Total debts 2023: € 943,961 ▼ 27% vs 2022 (€ 1,294,354) Favourable step	€ 931,484 Total debts 2024: € 931,484 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 943,961) Favourable step	€ 722,190 Total debts 2025: € 722,190 ▼ 22% vs 2024 (€ 931,484) Favourable step	▼ 22%
Cash	€ 350,833 Cash 2022: € 350,833 First fiscal year in the series	€ 645,022 Cash 2023: € 645,022 ▲ 84% vs 2022 (€ 350,833) Favourable step	€ 1,259,021 Cash 2024: € 1,259,021 ▲ 95% vs 2023 (€ 645,022) Favourable step	€ 1,314,361 Cash 2025: € 1,314,361 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,259,021) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Land & buildings	€ 945,038 Land & buildings 2022: € 945,038 First fiscal year in the series	€ 904,211 Land & buildings 2023: € 904,211 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 945,038) Unchanged	€ 851,566 Land & buildings 2024: € 851,566 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 904,211) Unchanged	€ 798,922 Land & buildings 2025: € 798,922 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 851,566) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Retained profit	€ 3,189,539 Retained profit 2022: € 3,189,539 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,570,812 Retained profit 2023: € 3,570,812 ▲ 12% vs 2022 (€ 3,189,539) Favourable step	€ 4,000,673 Retained profit 2024: € 4,000,673 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 3,570,812) Favourable step	€ 4,377,187 Retained profit 2025: € 4,377,187 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 4,000,673) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Dividend	€ 106,863 Dividend 2022: € 106,863 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 106,863) Unchanged	€ 37,895 Dividend 2024: € 37,895 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 37,895) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Bank debt	€ 573,711 Bank debt 2022: € 573,711 First fiscal year in the series	€ 372,571 Bank debt 2023: € 372,571 ▼ 35% vs 2022 (€ 573,711) Favourable step	€ 288,153 Bank debt 2024: € 288,153 ▼ 23% vs 2023 (€ 372,571) Favourable step	€ 221,964 Bank debt 2025: € 221,964 ▼ 23% vs 2024 (€ 288,153) Favourable step	▼ 23%
Balance sheet total	€ 4,735,866 Balance sheet total 2022: € 4,735,866 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,766,747 Balance sheet total 2023: € 4,766,747 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 4,735,866) Unchanged	€ 5,184,130 Balance sheet total 2024: € 5,184,130 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 4,766,747) Unchanged	€ 5,350,715 Balance sheet total 2025: € 5,350,715 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 5,184,130) Unchanged	▲ 3%
Employees (FTE)	2.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2.5 First fiscal year in the series	1.8 Employees (FTE) 2023: 1.8 ▼ 0.7 vs 2022 (2.5) Unchanged	1.5 Employees (FTE) 2024: 1.5 ▼ 0.3 vs 2023 (1.8) Unchanged	1.8 Employees (FTE) 2025: 1.8 ▲ 0.3 vs 2024 (1.5) Unchanged	▲ 0.3

Key figures of HYDROTEC, 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 HYDROTEC?

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

2030 Pascal Castelein stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Thierry Castelein stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Dominique Castelein stepped down as director. NBB
Aug 31, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 376,514 (▼ 20% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2023 Pascal Castelein became a director. NBB
2023 Thierry Castelein became a director. NBB
2023 Dominique Castelein became a director. NBB
Feb 14, 1997 New establishment in Gistel. KBO

In short

From € 189,521 profit in 2022 to € 376,514 profit in 2025.

Paid € 682,020 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 467,755 profit.

On average € 442,800 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Thierry Castelein

Dominique Castelein

HYDROTEC

The shares are held by Thierry Castelein and Dominique Castelein.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Pascal Castelein

Director

since 2023 · until 2030

Thierry Castelein

Managing director

Is a shareholder

since 2023 · until 2030

Dominique Castelein

Director

Is a shareholder

since 2023 · until 2030

Shareholders

Thierry Castelein · director

Dominique Castelein · director

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Rochesterlaan 18

8470 Gistel

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Details

Company number

0459.716.256

VAT number

BE 0459.716.256

Registered office

Rochesterlaan 18, 8470 Gistel

Names & denominations

HYDROTEC

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

6 January 1997

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

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HYDROTEC

Financials

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Management

Directors

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

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