BARATO is a wholesaler in Knokke-Heist. Private Limited, started on 6 October 1997, 1 establishment.

What is the address of BARATO?

The registered office of BARATO is located at Koningslaan 74 box 1, 8300 Knokke-Heist.

Is BARATO still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (16 September 2026) BARATO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 6 October 1997.

Is BARATO registered on Peppol?

Yes, BARATO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0461607954.

What is the enterprise number of BARATO?

The enterprise number of BARATO is BE0461607954.

When was BARATO founded?

BARATO was founded on 6 October 1997.

Who are the directors of BARATO?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BARATO are: Jan FRANCQ.

Is BARATO a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 6 October 1997; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did BARATO make in 2025?

BARATO posted a profit after taxes of € 19,478 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BARATO?

As a small company, BARATO is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 60,115.

BARATO (Private Limited) - Knokke-Heist - BE0461607954

Dossier BARATO, printed on 16 September 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0461607954/barato. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

BARATO from Knokke-Heist, company number BE0461607954, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 19,478 after tax. For that financial year BARATO recorded a gross margin of € 60,115 and equity of € 257,542. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 53,674 to € 19,478. The company is profitable. 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 April 30, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 257,542

▼ 4% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 19,478

▼ 64% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 6,896

▼ 78% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 35,000 paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 35,976

▼ 19% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 2,137.

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.

€ 26,447

▼ 26% vs 2024

€ 13,977 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Taxes

€ 3,342

▼ 85% vs 2024

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

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 82,545 Gross margin 2022: € 82,545 First fiscal year in the series	€ 55,258 Gross margin 2023: € 55,258 ▼ 33% vs 2022 (€ 82,545) Unfavourable step	€ 106,968 Gross margin 2024: € 106,968 ▲ 94% vs 2023 (€ 55,258) Favourable step	€ 60,115 Gross margin 2025: € 60,115 ▼ 44% vs 2024 (€ 106,968) Unfavourable step	▼ 44%
Profit after taxes	€ 57,733 Profit after taxes 2022: € 57,733 First fiscal year in the series	€ 27,495 Profit after taxes 2023: € 27,495 ▼ 52% vs 2022 (€ 57,733) Unfavourable step	€ 53,674 Profit after taxes 2024: € 53,674 ▲ 95% vs 2023 (€ 27,495) Favourable step	€ 19,478 Profit after taxes 2025: € 19,478 ▼ 64% vs 2024 (€ 53,674) Unfavourable step	▼ 64%
Equity	€ 259,278 Equity 2022: € 259,278 First fiscal year in the series	€ 252,772 Equity 2023: € 252,772 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 259,278) Unfavourable step	€ 269,447 Equity 2024: € 269,447 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 252,772) Favourable step	€ 257,542 Equity 2025: € 257,542 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 269,447) Unfavourable step	▼ 4%
Total debts	€ 21,972 Total debts 2022: € 21,972 First fiscal year in the series	€ 31,548 Total debts 2023: € 31,548 ▲ 44% vs 2022 (€ 21,972) Unfavourable step	€ 59,681 Total debts 2024: € 59,681 ▲ 89% vs 2023 (€ 31,548) Unfavourable step	€ 29,788 Total debts 2025: € 29,788 ▼ 50% vs 2024 (€ 59,681) Favourable step	▼ 50%
Cash	€ 68,263 Cash 2022: € 68,263 First fiscal year in the series	€ 36,195 Cash 2023: € 36,195 ▼ 47% vs 2022 (€ 68,263) Unfavourable step	€ 31,523 Cash 2024: € 31,523 ▼ 13% vs 2023 (€ 36,195) Unfavourable step	€ 6,896 Cash 2025: € 6,896 ▼ 78% vs 2024 (€ 31,523) Unfavourable step	▼ 78%
Land & buildings	€ 5,510 Land & buildings 2022: € 5,510 First fiscal year in the series	-	€ 13,049 Land & buildings 2024: € 13,049 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,157 Land & buildings 2025: € 11,157 ▼ 14% vs 2024 (€ 13,049) Unchanged	▼ 14%
Retained profit	€ 240,678 Retained profit 2022: € 240,678 First fiscal year in the series	€ 234,172 Retained profit 2023: € 234,172 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 240,678) Unfavourable step	€ 250,847 Retained profit 2024: € 250,847 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 234,172) Favourable step	€ 238,942 Retained profit 2025: € 238,942 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 250,847) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Dividend	€ 36,000 Dividend 2022: € 36,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 34,000 Dividend 2023: € 34,000 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 36,000) Unchanged	€ 37,000 Dividend 2024: € 37,000 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 34,000) Unchanged	€ 35,000 Dividend 2025: € 35,000 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 37,000) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Bank debt	€ 3,518 Bank debt 2022: € 3,518 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,519 Bank debt 2023: € 2,519 ▼ 28% vs 2022 (€ 3,518) Favourable step	€ 35,667 Bank debt 2024: € 35,667 ▲ € 33,148 vs 2023 (€ 2,519) Unfavourable step	€ 26,447 Bank debt 2025: € 26,447 ▼ 26% vs 2024 (€ 35,667) Favourable step	▼ 26%
Balance sheet total	€ 281,250 Balance sheet total 2022: € 281,250 First fiscal year in the series	€ 284,321 Balance sheet total 2023: € 284,321 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 281,250) Unchanged	€ 333,686 Balance sheet total 2024: € 333,686 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 284,321) Unchanged	€ 290,977 Balance sheet total 2025: € 290,977 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 333,686) Unchanged	▼ 13%

Key figures of BARATO, 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 April 2027.

What happened to BARATO?

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

Apr 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 19,478 (▼ 64% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Oct 23, 1997 New establishment in Knokke-Heist. KBO
Oct 6, 1997 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 57,733 profit in 2022 to € 19,478 profit in 2025.

Paid € 53,577 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 57,733 profit.

Paid out € 142,000 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

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What was left

€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank

€ 178 k ▼ 98%

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Management

Jan FRANCQ

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Jan FRANCQ

Manager

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Koningslaan 74 box 1

8300 Knokke-Heist

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Details

Company number

0461.607.954

VAT number

BE 0461.607.954

Registered office

Koningslaan 74 bus 1, 8300 Knokke-Heist

Names & denominations

BARATO

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

6 October 1997

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Activities · NACE

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