What does BREPOLS PUBLISHERS do?

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS is a publisher in Turnhout. Public Limited, started on 24 April 1998, 3 establishments.

What is the address of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS?

The registered office of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS is located at Begijnhof 67, 2300 Turnhout.

Is BREPOLS PUBLISHERS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) BREPOLS PUBLISHERS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 24 April 1998.

Is BREPOLS PUBLISHERS registered on Peppol?

Yes, BREPOLS PUBLISHERS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0463139762.

What is the enterprise number of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS?

The enterprise number of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS is BE0463139762.

When was BREPOLS PUBLISHERS founded?

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS was founded on 24 April 1998.

Who are the directors of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS are: Clarence CommV, ASSaPP NV, SyCaMar CommV, Asteres BV, Line Management BV.

Is BREPOLS PUBLISHERS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 24 April 1998; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 5 directors known from the annual account; 3 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did BREPOLS PUBLISHERS make in 2026?

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS posted a profit after taxes of € 74,505 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS?

In its most recent annual accounts (2026), BREPOLS PUBLISHERS reported revenue of € 10,057,232.

How much does an employee at BREPOLS PUBLISHERS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at BREPOLS PUBLISHERS was € 107,200 in 2026: staff costs of € 4.1 million for 38.7 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does BREPOLS PUBLISHERS have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, BREPOLS PUBLISHERS has 38.7 full-time equivalents (FTE).

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS (Public Limited) - Turnhout

Dossier BREPOLS PUBLISHERS, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0463139762/brepols-publishers. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2026

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS from Turnhout, company number BE0463139762, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 74,505 after tax. For that financial year BREPOLS PUBLISHERS recorded revenue of € 10.1 million and equity of € 2 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 72,795 to € 74,505. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on September 21, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 2 million

▲ 4% vs 2025

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

Profit Growing

€ 74,505

▲ 2% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 840,510

▲ 7% vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2026. Retained profit grew to € 78,525.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

38.7

▼ 1.4 vs 2025

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: € 3.1 million in 2026, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 4.1 million

▲ 4% vs 2025

€ 107,200 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

€ 36,418

▼ 17% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

€ 146,793

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1.1 million

▲ 12% vs 2025

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 73 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 684,183

▲ 1% vs 2025

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2025 → 2026
Revenue	€ 9,018,208 Revenue 2023: € 9,018,208 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,365,961 Revenue 2024: € 9,365,961 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 9,018,208) Favourable step	€ 9,727,929 Revenue 2025: € 9,727,929 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 9,365,961) Favourable step	€ 10,057,232 Revenue 2026: € 10,057,232 ▲ 3% vs 2025 (€ 9,727,929) Favourable step	▲ 3%
Profit after taxes	€ -144,697 Profit after taxes 2023: € -144,697 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,978 Profit after taxes 2024: € 5,978 ▲ € 150,675 vs 2023 (€ -144,697) Favourable step	€ 72,795 Profit after taxes 2025: € 72,795 ▲ € 66,817 vs 2024 (€ 5,978) Favourable step	€ 74,505 Profit after taxes 2026: € 74,505 ▲ 2% vs 2025 (€ 72,795) Favourable step	▲ 2%
Equity	€ 1,798,227 Equity 2023: € 1,798,227 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,804,205 Equity 2024: € 1,804,205 Unchanged (€ 1,798,227) Favourable step	€ 1,877,000 Equity 2025: € 1,877,000 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 1,804,205) Favourable step	€ 1,951,505 Equity 2026: € 1,951,505 ▲ 4% vs 2025 (€ 1,877,000) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Total debts	€ 4,928,120 Total debts 2023: € 4,928,120 First fiscal year in the series	€ 5,386,636 Total debts 2024: € 5,386,636 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 4,928,120) Unfavourable step	€ 5,601,384 Total debts 2025: € 5,601,384 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 5,386,636) Unfavourable step	€ 5,625,268 Total debts 2026: € 5,625,268 Unchanged (€ 5,601,384) Unfavourable step
Cash	€ 1,430,788 Cash 2023: € 1,430,788 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,010,406 Cash 2024: € 1,010,406 ▼ 29% vs 2023 (€ 1,430,788) Unfavourable step	€ 787,867 Cash 2025: € 787,867 ▼ 22% vs 2024 (€ 1,010,406) Unfavourable step	€ 840,510 Cash 2026: € 840,510 ▲ 7% vs 2025 (€ 787,867) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Land & buildings	€ 82,827 Land & buildings 2023: € 82,827 First fiscal year in the series	€ 157,681 Land & buildings 2024: € 157,681 ▲ 90% vs 2023 (€ 82,827) Unchanged	€ 150,860 Land & buildings 2025: € 150,860 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 157,681) Unchanged	€ 132,524 Land & buildings 2026: € 132,524 ▼ 12% vs 2025 (€ 150,860) Unchanged	▼ 12%
Retained profit	€ -74,753 Retained profit 2023: € -74,753 First fiscal year in the series	€ -68,775 Retained profit 2024: € -68,775 ▲ € 5,978 vs 2023 (€ -74,753) Favourable step	€ 4,020 Retained profit 2025: € 4,020 ▲ € 72,795 vs 2024 (€ -68,775) Favourable step	€ 78,525 Retained profit 2026: € 78,525 ▲ € 74,505 vs 2025 (€ 4,020) Favourable step	▲ € 74,505
Bank debt	€ 6,019 Bank debt 2023: € 6,019 First fiscal year in the series	€ 147,059 Bank debt 2024: € 147,059 ▲ € 141,041 vs 2023 (€ 6,019) Unfavourable step	€ 146,791 Bank debt 2025: € 146,791 Unchanged (€ 147,059) Favourable step	€ 146,793 Bank debt 2026: € 146,793 Unchanged (€ 146,791) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 6,763,754 Balance sheet total 2023: € 6,763,754 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,228,248 Balance sheet total 2024: € 7,228,248 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 6,763,754) Unchanged	€ 7,515,791 Balance sheet total 2025: € 7,515,791 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 7,228,248) Unchanged	€ 7,614,181 Balance sheet total 2026: € 7,614,181 ▲ 1% vs 2025 (€ 7,515,791) Unchanged	▲ 1%
Employees (FTE)	37.4 Employees (FTE) 2023: 37.4 First fiscal year in the series	38.3 Employees (FTE) 2024: 38.3 ▲ 0.9 vs 2023 (37.4) Unchanged	40.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 40.1 ▲ 1.8 vs 2024 (38.3) Unchanged	38.7 Employees (FTE) 2026: 38.7 ▼ 1.4 vs 2025 (40.1) Unchanged	▼ 1.4

Key figures of BREPOLS PUBLISHERS, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.

What happened to BREPOLS PUBLISHERS?

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

2030 ASSaPP NV stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Asteres BV stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Line Management BV stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Clarence CommV stepped down as director. NBB
2028 SyCaMar CommV stepped down as director. NBB
Sep 21, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 74,505 (▲ 2% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
2025 SyCaMar CommV became a director. NBB
2024 Clarence CommV became a director. NBB

In short

From € 144,697 loss in 2023 to € 74,505 profit in 2026.

Paid € 7,329 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2026, with € 74,505 profit.

Pays suppliers within 73 days on average.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

BREPOLS GROUP 100%

The stake of BREPOLS GROUP comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS

Brepols Publishing Services EPE 99%

The shares are held by BREPOLS GROUP (100%). It owns 99% of Brepols Publishing Services EPE itself.

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Clarence CommV

Chairman of the board · represented by Paul De Jongh

Also active at: BREPOLS GROUP

since 2024 · until 2029

ASSaPP NV

Director · represented by Jean-Louis de Cartier de Marchienne

Also active at: SCR - SIBELCO, BREPOLS

since 2024 · until 2030

SyCaMar CommV

Director · represented by Sybille de Cartier de Marchienne

Also active at: Cartamundi

since 2025 · until 2028

Asteres BV

Managing director · represented by Alexander Sterkens

since 2024 · until 2030

Line Management BV

Director · represented by Julie de Cartier de Marchienne

Also active at: BREPOLS GROUP, BREPOLS

since 2024 · until 2030

Shareholders

BREPOLS GROUP

100%

Participations

Brepols Publishing Services EPE

99%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Begijnhof 67

2300 Turnhout

2.143.037.826

Tieblokkenlaan 2

2300 Turnhout

Active since 27 April 1998

2.247.685.681

Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 95 box A

9000 Gent

Active since 1 November 2015

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.

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Details

Company number

0463.139.762

VAT number

BE 0463.139.762

Registered office

Begijnhof 67, 2300 Turnhout

Names & denominations

BREPOLS PUBLISHERS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

24 April 1998

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