BULO is a wholesaler in Mechelen. Public Limited, started on 28 January 1997, 3 establishments.

What is the address of BULO?

The registered office of BULO is located at Blarenberglaan 6, 2800 Mechelen.

Is BULO still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) BULO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 28 January 1997.

Is BULO registered on Peppol?

Yes, BULO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0459905605.

What is the enterprise number of BULO?

The enterprise number of BULO is BE0459905605.

When was BULO founded?

BULO was founded on 28 January 1997.

Who are the directors of BULO?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BULO are: Carlo Busschop, Louis Busschop.

Is BULO a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 28 January 1997; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account; 3 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did BULO make in 2025?

BULO recorded a loss after taxes of € 1,015,570 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BULO?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), BULO reported revenue of € 12,306,413.

How much does an employee at BULO earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at BULO was € 82,800 in 2025: staff costs of € 2.3 million for 28.1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does BULO have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, BULO has 28.1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

BULO (Public Limited) - Mechelen - BE0459905605

Dossier BULO, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0459905605/bulo. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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

Financials

Financial year 2025

BULO from Mechelen, company number BE0459905605, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -1 million after tax. For that financial year BULO recorded revenue of € 12.3 million and equity of € 4.9 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 27,893 to € -1 million. 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 August 27, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 4.9 million

▼ 17% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -1 million

▼ still € 27,893 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 942,498

▲ 18% 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 € -2.6 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

28.1

▼ 1.5 vs 2024

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

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 5.2 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 2.3 million

▼ 7% vs 2024

€ 82,800 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 150,367

▼ 15% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 95,320.

Debts at end 2025

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.

€ 1.3 million

▲ 27% vs 2024

€ 77,716 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1.9 million

▼ 25% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 59 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 363,518

▼ 21% 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
Revenue	€ 14,552,548 Revenue 2022: € 14,552,548 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,748,349 Revenue 2023: € 13,748,349 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 14,552,548) Unfavourable step	€ 16,190,827 Revenue 2024: € 16,190,827 ▲ 18% vs 2023 (€ 13,748,349) Favourable step	€ 12,306,413 Revenue 2025: € 12,306,413 ▼ 24% vs 2024 (€ 16,190,827) Unfavourable step	▼ 24%
Profit after taxes	€ 648,957 Profit after taxes 2022: € 648,957 First fiscal year in the series	€ -148,701 Profit after taxes 2023: € -148,701 ▼ € 797,659 vs 2022 (€ 648,957) Unfavourable step	€ 27,893 Profit after taxes 2024: € 27,893 ▲ € 176,595 vs 2023 (€ -148,701) Favourable step	€ -1,015,570 Profit after taxes 2025: € -1,015,570 ▼ € 1 million vs 2024 (€ 27,893) Unfavourable step	▼ € 1 million
Equity	€ 6,054,574 Equity 2022: € 6,054,574 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,905,872 Equity 2023: € 5,905,872 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 6,054,574) Unfavourable step	€ 5,933,766 Equity 2024: € 5,933,766 Unchanged (€ 5,905,872) Favourable step	€ 4,918,196 Equity 2025: € 4,918,196 ▼ 17% vs 2024 (€ 5,933,766) Unfavourable step	▼ 17%
Total debts	€ 5,335,396 Total debts 2022: € 5,335,396 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,138,189 Total debts 2023: € 5,138,189 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 5,335,396) Favourable step	€ 5,118,051 Total debts 2024: € 5,118,051 Unchanged (€ 5,138,189) Favourable step	€ 4,456,091 Total debts 2025: € 4,456,091 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 5,118,051) Favourable step	▼ 13%
Cash	€ 489,319 Cash 2022: € 489,319 First fiscal year in the series	€ 368,103 Cash 2023: € 368,103 ▼ 25% vs 2022 (€ 489,319) Unfavourable step	€ 801,900 Cash 2024: € 801,900 ▲ 118% vs 2023 (€ 368,103) Favourable step	€ 942,498 Cash 2025: € 942,498 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 801,900) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Retained profit	€ -1,419,939 Retained profit 2022: € -1,419,939 First fiscal year in the series	€ -1,568,640 Retained profit 2023: € -1,568,640 ▼ € 148,701 vs 2022 (€ -1,419,939) Unfavourable step	€ -1,540,747 Retained profit 2024: € -1,540,747 ▲ € 27,893 vs 2023 (€ -1,568,640) Favourable step	€ -2,556,316 Retained profit 2025: € -2,556,316 ▼ € 1 million vs 2024 (€ -1,540,747) Unfavourable step	▼ € 1 million
Bank debt	€ 1,449,199 Bank debt 2022: € 1,449,199 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,307,305 Bank debt 2023: € 1,307,305 ▼ 10% vs 2022 (€ 1,449,199) Favourable step	€ 1,045,205 Bank debt 2024: € 1,045,205 ▼ 20% vs 2023 (€ 1,307,305) Favourable step	€ 1,323,084 Bank debt 2025: € 1,323,084 ▲ 27% vs 2024 (€ 1,045,205) Unfavourable step	▲ 27%
Balance sheet total	€ 11,389,970 Balance sheet total 2022: € 11,389,970 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,044,061 Balance sheet total 2023: € 11,044,061 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 11,389,970) Unchanged	€ 11,051,816 Balance sheet total 2024: € 11,051,816 Unchanged (€ 11,044,061) Unchanged	€ 9,374,287 Balance sheet total 2025: € 9,374,287 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 11,051,816) Unchanged	▼ 15%
Employees (FTE)	33 Employees (FTE) 2022: 33 First fiscal year in the series	28.3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 28.3 ▼ 4.7 vs 2022 (33) Unchanged	29.6 Employees (FTE) 2024: 29.6 ▲ 1.3 vs 2023 (28.3) Unchanged	28.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 28.1 ▼ 1.5 vs 2024 (29.6) Unchanged	▼ 1.5

Key figures of BULO, 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 BULO?

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

Aug 27, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 1 million (▼ € 1 million vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Apr 8, 2020 New establishment in Gent. KBO
2017 Louis Busschop became a director. NBB
2015 Carlo Busschop became a director. NBB
Dec 1, 2009 New establishment in Elsene. KBO
Apr 11, 1997 New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
Jan 28, 1997 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 648,957 profit in 2022 to € 1 million loss in 2025.

Paid € 12,316 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 648,957 profit.

Pays suppliers within 59 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Dirk Busschop

INDESA

THE FURNITURE GROUP

BULO

Bosq 96.9%

Behind BULO are Carlo Busschop and Louis Busschop. The shares are held by Dirk Busschop, INDESA and THE FURNITURE GROUP. It owns 96.9% of Bosq itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Carlo Busschop

Director

Holds a stake via INDESA

Also active at: Bosq, O IMMO, INDESA, THE FURNITURE GROUP

since 2015

Louis Busschop

Director

Holds a stake via INDESA

Also active at: Bosq, INDESA, THE FURNITURE GROUP

since 2017

Shareholders

Dirk Busschop

INDESA · holding of Louis Busschop

THE FURNITURE GROUP

Participations

Bosq

96.9%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Blarenberglaan 6

2800 Mechelen

2.181.241.473

Waterloose Steenweg 442

1050 Elsene

Active since 1 December 2009

2.301.208.994

Schoonzichtstraat 33

9051 Gent

Active since 8 April 2020

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Details

Company number

0459.905.605

VAT number

BE 0459.905.605

Registered office

Blarenberglaan 6, 2800 Mechelen

Names & denominations

BULO

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

28 January 1997

Peppol

Active · Active since 28 Aug 2025

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BULO

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