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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.
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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2023 and 2024.
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Late annual account NBB
Fiscal year 2024 was filed 320 days after the legal deadline.
Financials
Financial year 2024
Obi from Gent, company number BE0463605461, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -59,539 after tax. For that financial year Obi recorded a gross margin of € -42,125 and equity of € -39,261. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -77,734 to € -59,539. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 16, 2026.
€ -39,261
▲ € 461 vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -59,539
▲ 23 % less loss than in 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 9,002
▼ 14% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -57,861.
People and assets in 2024
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 5,535
▼ 34% vs 2023
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
€ 60,000
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 45,524
▲ 6% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 14,869
▲ 13% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
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| Gross margin | € -3,326 | € -26,185 | € -54,332 | € -42,125 | ▲ € 12,207 |
| Profit after taxes | € -20,313 | € -47,008 | € -77,734 | € -59,539 | ▲ € 18,196 |
| Equity | € -4,980 | € -31,988 | € -39,722 | € -39,261 | ▲ € 461 |
| Total debts | € 130,600 | € 156,124 | € 150,189 | € 159,103 | ▲ 6% |
| Cash | € 4,904 | € 3,878 | € 10,410 | € 9,002 | ▼ 14% |
| Retained profit | € -23,580 | € -50,588 | € -58,322 | € -57,861 | ▲ € 461 |
| Bank debt | € 60,000 | € 60,000 | € 60,000 | € 60,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 125,619 | € 124,136 | € 110,467 | € 119,842 | ▲ 8% |
Key figures of Obi, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to Obi?
What happened at Obi in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 59,539. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 20,313 loss in 2021 to € 59,539 loss in 2024.
Management
Behind Obi is MANUEL GHEYSEN.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
MANUEL GHEYSEN
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Voldersstraat 78
9000 Gent
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0463.605.461
- VAT number
- BE 0463.605.461
- Registered office
- Voldersstraat 78, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- Obi
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 19 June 1998
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- Active · Active since 8 Jan 2026
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