What does Open Plaats do?

Open Plaats is a second-hand shop in Gent. Non-profit, started on 20 October 1998, 4 establishments.

What is the address of Open Plaats?

The registered office of Open Plaats is located at Haspelstraat 49, 9000 Gent.

Is Open Plaats still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Open Plaats is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 20 October 1998.

Is Open Plaats registered on Peppol?

Yes, Open Plaats is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0465876449.

What is the enterprise number of Open Plaats?

The enterprise number of Open Plaats is BE0465876449.

When was Open Plaats founded?

Open Plaats was founded on 20 October 1998.

Is Open Plaats a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 20 October 1998; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 6 directors known from the annual account; 4 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did Open Plaats make in 2025?

Open Plaats posted a profit after taxes of € 17,632 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Open Plaats?

As a small company, Open Plaats is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 1,404,121.

How much does an employee at Open Plaats earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Open Plaats was € 47,200 in 2025: staff costs of € 1.4 million for 29.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Open Plaats have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Open Plaats has 29.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Open Plaats (Non-profit) - Gent - BE0465876449

Q: Who are the directors of Open Plaats?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Open Plaats are: Bart De Pue, Davy Van Den Heede, Marc Steyaert, Katrien Van Den Broucke, Stefan Decraene, Gudrun Ghys.

Dossier Open Plaats, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0465876449/open-plaats. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Open Plaats from Gent, company number BE0465876449, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 17,632 after tax. For that financial year Open Plaats recorded a gross margin of € 1.4 million and equity of € 1.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 40,019 to € 17,632. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on May 19, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.6 million

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 17,632

▼ 56% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 403,995

▼ 52% vs 2024

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

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

29.3

▲ 1.2 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 1.4 million

▲ 10% vs 2024

€ 47,200 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

€ 2,597

▼ 41% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 12 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.

€ 677,101

▼ 8% vs 2024

€ 57,007 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 12 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 26,930

▲ 24% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 174,569

▲ 8% 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	€ 1,229,329 Gross margin 2022: € 1,229,329 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,417,396 Gross margin 2023: € 1,417,396 ▲ 15% vs 2022 (€ 1,229,329) Favourable step	€ 1,476,210 Gross margin 2024: € 1,476,210 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 1,417,396) Favourable step	€ 1,404,121 Gross margin 2025: € 1,404,121 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 1,476,210) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Profit after taxes	€ 140,094 Profit after taxes 2022: € 140,094 First fiscal year in the series	€ 107,518 Profit after taxes 2023: € 107,518 ▼ 23% vs 2022 (€ 140,094) Unfavourable step	€ 40,019 Profit after taxes 2024: € 40,019 ▼ 63% vs 2023 (€ 107,518) Unfavourable step	€ 17,632 Profit after taxes 2025: € 17,632 ▼ 56% vs 2024 (€ 40,019) Unfavourable step	▼ 56%
Equity	€ 1,455,456 Equity 2022: € 1,455,456 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,556,793 Equity 2023: € 1,556,793 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 1,455,456) Favourable step	€ 1,590,631 Equity 2024: € 1,590,631 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 1,556,793) Favourable step	€ 1,608,264 Equity 2025: € 1,608,264 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,590,631) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 1,011,942 Total debts 2022: € 1,011,942 First fiscal year in the series	€ 973,669 Total debts 2023: € 973,669 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 1,011,942) Favourable step	€ 921,293 Total debts 2024: € 921,293 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 973,669) Favourable step	€ 880,961 Total debts 2025: € 880,961 ▼ 4% vs 2024 (€ 921,293) Favourable step	▼ 4%
Cash	€ 950,146 Cash 2022: € 950,146 First fiscal year in the series	€ 726,001 Cash 2023: € 726,001 ▼ 24% vs 2022 (€ 950,146) Unfavourable step	€ 842,247 Cash 2024: € 842,247 ▲ 16% vs 2023 (€ 726,001) Favourable step	€ 403,995 Cash 2025: € 403,995 ▼ 52% vs 2024 (€ 842,247) Unfavourable step	▼ 52%
Land & buildings	€ 1,234,179 Land & buildings 2022: € 1,234,179 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,295,365 Land & buildings 2023: € 1,295,365 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 1,234,179) Unchanged	€ 1,225,335 Land & buildings 2024: € 1,225,335 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 1,295,365) Unchanged	€ 1,148,937 Land & buildings 2025: € 1,148,937 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 1,225,335) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Retained profit	€ 1,183,055 Retained profit 2022: € 1,183,055 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,290,573 Retained profit 2023: € 1,290,573 ▲ 9% vs 2022 (€ 1,183,055) Favourable step	€ 1,330,593 Retained profit 2024: € 1,330,593 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 1,290,573) Favourable step	€ 1,348,225 Retained profit 2025: € 1,348,225 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 1,330,593) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Bank debt	€ 842,589 Bank debt 2022: € 842,589 First fiscal year in the series	€ 788,330 Bank debt 2023: € 788,330 ▼ 6% vs 2022 (€ 842,589) Favourable step	€ 733,173 Bank debt 2024: € 733,173 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 788,330) Favourable step	€ 677,101 Bank debt 2025: € 677,101 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 733,173) Favourable step	▼ 8%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,467,398 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,467,398 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,590,462 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,590,462 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 2,467,398) Unchanged	€ 2,631,924 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,631,924 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 2,590,462) Unchanged	€ 2,489,225 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,489,225 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 2,631,924) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Employees (FTE)	24 Employees (FTE) 2022: 24 First fiscal year in the series	26.6 Employees (FTE) 2023: 26.6 ▲ 2.6 vs 2022 (24) Unchanged	28.1 Employees (FTE) 2024: 28.1 ▲ 1.5 vs 2023 (26.6) Unchanged	29.3 Employees (FTE) 2025: 29.3 ▲ 1.2 vs 2024 (28.1) Unchanged	▲ 1.2

Key figures of Open Plaats, 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 Open Plaats?

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

May 19, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 17,632 (▼ 56% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jun 30, 2020 New establishment in Destelbergen. KBO
Apr 16, 2016 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Jan 1, 2008 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Jan 3, 2006 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Oct 20, 1998 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 140,094 profit in 2022 to € 17,632 profit in 2025.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 140,094 profit.

On average € 47,900 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Bart De Pue Davy Van Den Heede Marc Steyaert Katrien Van Den Broucke +2

FIRMA DE PUE

Open Plaats

De kiekenstraat

THUUR

Behind Open Plaats are Bart De Pue, Davy Van Den Heede, Marc Steyaert, Katrien Van Den Broucke, Stefan Decraene and Gudrun Ghys. Bart De Pue is also behind FIRMA DE PUE. Marc Steyaert is also behind De kiekenstraat. Katrien Van Den Broucke is also behind THUUR.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Bart De Pue

Director

Also active at: FIRMA DE PUE

Davy Van Den Heede

Director

Marc Steyaert

Director

Also active at: De kiekenstraat

Katrien Van Den Broucke

Director

Also active at: THUUR

Stefan Decraene

Director

Gudrun Ghys

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Haspelstraat 49

9000 Gent

2.196.692.088

Sint-Jan-Baptiststraat 1 box A

9000 Gent

Active since 1 January 2008

2.288.439.242

Sloepstraat 19

9000 Gent

Active since 16 April 2016

2.308.212.889

Dendermondesteenweg 525

9070 Destelbergen

Active since 30 June 2020

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0465.876.449

VAT number

BE 0465.876.449

Registered office

Haspelstraat 49, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

Open Plaats

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Non-profit association

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

20 October 1998

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

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Overige zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g.

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