Balu is a market research agency in Arendonk. Private Limited, started on 3 February 1998, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Balu?

The registered office of Balu is located at Reenstraat 35, 2370 Arendonk.

Is Balu still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) Balu is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 3 February 1998.

Is Balu registered on Peppol?

Yes, Balu is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0462570234.

What is the enterprise number of Balu?

The enterprise number of Balu is BE0462570234.

When was Balu founded?

Balu was founded on 3 February 1998.

Who are the directors of Balu?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Balu are: DIRK BAELUS.

Is Balu a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 3 February 1998; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Balu make in 2025?

Balu recorded a loss after taxes of € 10,176 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Balu?

As a small company, Balu is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 286,438.

Balu (Private Limited) - Arendonk - BE0462570234

Dossier Balu, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0462570234/balu. 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.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 7 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Balu from Arendonk, company number BE0462570234, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -10,176 after tax. For that financial year Balu recorded a gross margin of € 286,438 and equity of € 916,524. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -36,071 to € -10,176. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on December 12, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 916,524

▼ 1% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -10,176

▲ 72 % less loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 7,251

▼ 34% 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 € 317,924.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 10,158

▼ 50% vs 2024

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

€ 15,220

▼ 35% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 13 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.

€ 1.5 million

▼ 5% vs 2024

€ 113,973 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 13 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 64,313

▲ 27% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 2,091

▲ 1% 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	€ 111,463 Gross margin 2022: € 111,463 First fiscal year in the series	€ 105,174 Gross margin 2023: € 105,174 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 111,463) Unfavourable step	€ 242,430 Gross margin 2024: € 242,430 ▲ 131% vs 2023 (€ 105,174) Favourable step	€ 286,438 Gross margin 2025: € 286,438 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 242,430) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Profit after taxes	€ 27,733 Profit after taxes 2022: € 27,733 First fiscal year in the series	€ -114,712 Profit after taxes 2023: € -114,712 ▼ € 142,445 vs 2022 (€ 27,733) Unfavourable step	€ -36,071 Profit after taxes 2024: € -36,071 ▲ € 78,641 vs 2023 (€ -114,712) Favourable step	€ -10,176 Profit after taxes 2025: € -10,176 ▲ € 25,894 vs 2024 (€ -36,071) Favourable step	▲ € 25,894
Equity	€ 923,045 Equity 2022: € 923,045 First fiscal year in the series	€ 892,998 Equity 2023: € 892,998 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 923,045) Unfavourable step	€ 926,700 Equity 2024: € 926,700 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 892,998) Favourable step	€ 916,524 Equity 2025: € 916,524 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 926,700) Unfavourable step	▼ 1%
Total debts	€ 1,358,187 Total debts 2022: € 1,358,187 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,375,202 Total debts 2023: € 2,375,202 ▲ 75% vs 2022 (€ 1,358,187) Unfavourable step	€ 2,496,370 Total debts 2024: € 2,496,370 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 2,375,202) Unfavourable step	€ 2,399,801 Total debts 2025: € 2,399,801 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 2,496,370) Favourable step	▼ 4%
Cash	€ 159,422 Cash 2022: € 159,422 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,789 Cash 2023: € 1,789 ▼ 99% vs 2022 (€ 159,422) Unfavourable step	€ 10,980 Cash 2024: € 10,980 ▲ € 9,191 vs 2023 (€ 1,789) Favourable step	€ 7,251 Cash 2025: € 7,251 ▼ 34% vs 2024 (€ 10,980) Unfavourable step	▼ 34%
Land & buildings	€ 2,114,520 Land & buildings 2022: € 2,114,520 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,124,672 Land & buildings 2023: € 3,124,672 ▲ 48% vs 2022 (€ 2,114,520) Unchanged	€ 3,255,598 Land & buildings 2024: € 3,255,598 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 3,124,672) Unchanged	€ 3,113,977 Land & buildings 2025: € 3,113,977 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 3,255,598) Unchanged	▼ 4%
Retained profit	€ 324,445 Retained profit 2022: € 324,445 First fiscal year in the series	€ 294,398 Retained profit 2023: € 294,398 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 324,445) Unfavourable step	€ 328,100 Retained profit 2024: € 328,100 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 294,398) Favourable step	€ 317,924 Retained profit 2025: € 317,924 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 328,100) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Bank debt	€ 1,018,533 Bank debt 2022: € 1,018,533 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,607,323 Bank debt 2023: € 1,607,323 ▲ 58% vs 2022 (€ 1,018,533) Unfavourable step	€ 1,543,288 Bank debt 2024: € 1,543,288 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 1,607,323) Favourable step	€ 1,463,952 Bank debt 2025: € 1,463,952 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 1,543,288) Favourable step	▼ 5%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,365,897 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,365,897 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,268,200 Balance sheet total 2023: € 3,268,200 ▲ 38% vs 2022 (€ 2,365,897) Unchanged	€ 3,423,070 Balance sheet total 2024: € 3,423,070 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 3,268,200) Unchanged	€ 3,316,325 Balance sheet total 2025: € 3,316,325 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 3,423,070) Unchanged	▼ 3%

Key figures of Balu, 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 January 2027.

What happened to Balu?

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

Dec 12, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 10,176. Source: NBB ↗
Nov 20, 2002 New establishment in Erezée. KBO
Feb 3, 1998 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 27,733 profit in 2022 to € 10,176 loss in 2025.

Paid € 520 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 27,733 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

DIRK BAELUS

Balu

Behind Balu is DIRK BAELUS.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

DIRK BAELUS

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Reenstraat 35

2370 Arendonk

2.113.793.118

Rue Croix-Henquin, Blier 1

6997 Erezée

Active since 20 November 2002

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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Details

Company number

0462.570.234

VAT number

BE 0462.570.234

Registered office

Reenstraat 35, 2370 Arendonk

Names & denominations

Balu

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

3 February 1998

Peppol

Active · Active since 16 Feb 2026

Activities · NACE

Markt- en opinieonderzoek

Activiteiten van holdings

Verhuur en exploitatie van eigen of geleased residentieel onroerend goed, exclusief sociale woningen

Holdings

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Balu

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