What does DE VOLKSVRIEND do?

DE VOLKSVRIEND is a hospitality business in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. Private Limited, started on 2 March 2000, 1 establishment.

What is the address of DE VOLKSVRIEND?

The registered office of DE VOLKSVRIEND is located at Mechelsesteenweg(PAS) 157, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver.

Is DE VOLKSVRIEND still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) DE VOLKSVRIEND is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 2 March 2000.

Is DE VOLKSVRIEND registered on Peppol?

Yes, DE VOLKSVRIEND is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0471339034.

What is the enterprise number of DE VOLKSVRIEND?

The enterprise number of DE VOLKSVRIEND is BE0471339034.

When was DE VOLKSVRIEND founded?

DE VOLKSVRIEND was founded on 2 March 2000.

Who are the directors of DE VOLKSVRIEND?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of DE VOLKSVRIEND are: Pascal Cauwenbergs, Christof Cauwenbergs.

Is DE VOLKSVRIEND a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 2 March 2000; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did DE VOLKSVRIEND make in 2025?

DE VOLKSVRIEND posted a profit after taxes of € 122,540 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of DE VOLKSVRIEND?

As a small company, DE VOLKSVRIEND is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 408,136.

How much does an employee at DE VOLKSVRIEND earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at DE VOLKSVRIEND was € 11,000 in 2025: staff costs of € 209,510 for 19 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does DE VOLKSVRIEND have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, DE VOLKSVRIEND has 19 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does DE VOLKSVRIEND have a website?

Yes, DE VOLKSVRIEND has a website at devolksvriend.be.

DE VOLKSVRIEND (Private Limited) - Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Dossier DE VOLKSVRIEND, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0471339034/de-volksvriend. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

DE VOLKSVRIEND from Sint-Katelijne-Waver, company number BE0471339034, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 122,540 after tax. For that financial year DE VOLKSVRIEND recorded a gross margin of € 408,136 and equity of € 257,758. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 105,067 to € 122,540. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 June 5, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 257,758

▲ 64% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 122,540

▲ 17% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 177,383

▲ 91% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 22,000 paid out

18 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

▲ 0.9 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 209,510

▼ 4% vs 2024

€ 11,000 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

€ 7,842

▼ 47% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 9,684

▲ 36% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 7,213

▲ 6% 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	€ 376,175 Gross margin 2022: € 376,175 First fiscal year in the series	€ 446,954 Gross margin 2023: € 446,954 ▲ 19% vs 2022 (€ 376,175) Favourable step	€ 397,068 Gross margin 2024: € 397,068 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 446,954) Unfavourable step	€ 408,136 Gross margin 2025: € 408,136 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 397,068) Favourable step	▲ 3%
Profit after taxes	€ 113,207 Profit after taxes 2022: € 113,207 First fiscal year in the series	€ 148,198 Profit after taxes 2023: € 148,198 ▲ 31% vs 2022 (€ 113,207) Favourable step	€ 105,067 Profit after taxes 2024: € 105,067 ▼ 29% vs 2023 (€ 148,198) Unfavourable step	€ 122,540 Profit after taxes 2025: € 122,540 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 105,067) Favourable step	▲ 17%
Equity	€ 89,453 Equity 2022: € 89,453 First fiscal year in the series	€ 75,651 Equity 2023: € 75,651 ▼ 15% vs 2022 (€ 89,453) Unfavourable step	€ 157,218 Equity 2024: € 157,218 ▲ 108% vs 2023 (€ 75,651) Favourable step	€ 257,758 Equity 2025: € 257,758 ▲ 64% vs 2024 (€ 157,218) Favourable step	▲ 64%
Total debts	€ 174,496 Total debts 2022: € 174,496 First fiscal year in the series	€ 242,670 Total debts 2023: € 242,670 ▲ 39% vs 2022 (€ 174,496) Unfavourable step	€ 51,490 Total debts 2024: € 51,490 ▼ 79% vs 2023 (€ 242,670) Favourable step	€ 39,074 Total debts 2025: € 39,074 ▼ 24% vs 2024 (€ 51,490) Favourable step	▼ 24%
Cash	€ 69,335 Cash 2022: € 69,335 First fiscal year in the series	€ 177,209 Cash 2023: € 177,209 ▲ 156% vs 2022 (€ 69,335) Favourable step	€ 92,670 Cash 2024: € 92,670 ▼ 48% vs 2023 (€ 177,209) Unfavourable step	€ 177,383 Cash 2025: € 177,383 ▲ 91% vs 2024 (€ 92,670) Favourable step	▲ 91%
Land & buildings	€ 79,538 Land & buildings 2022: € 79,538 First fiscal year in the series	€ 63,082 Land & buildings 2023: € 63,082 ▼ 21% vs 2022 (€ 79,538) Unchanged	€ 46,627 Land & buildings 2024: € 46,627 ▼ 26% vs 2023 (€ 63,082) Unchanged	€ 30,062 Land & buildings 2025: € 30,062 ▼ 36% vs 2024 (€ 46,627) Unchanged	▼ 36%
Retained profit	€ 15,053 Retained profit 2022: € 15,053 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,251 Retained profit 2023: € 1,251 ▼ 92% vs 2022 (€ 15,053) Unfavourable step	€ 82,818 Retained profit 2024: € 82,818 ▲ € 81,567 vs 2023 (€ 1,251) Favourable step	€ 183,358 Retained profit 2025: € 183,358 ▲ 121% vs 2024 (€ 82,818) Favourable step	▲ 121%
Dividend	€ 443,500 Dividend 2022: € 443,500 First fiscal year in the series	€ 162,000 Dividend 2023: € 162,000 ▼ 63% vs 2022 (€ 443,500) Unchanged	€ 23,500 Dividend 2024: € 23,500 ▼ 85% vs 2023 (€ 162,000) Unchanged	€ 22,000 Dividend 2025: € 22,000 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 23,500) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Bank debt	€ 23,921 Bank debt 2022: € 23,921 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,676 Bank debt 2023: € 9,676 ▼ 60% vs 2022 (€ 23,921) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 9,676) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 263,949 Balance sheet total 2022: € 263,949 First fiscal year in the series	€ 318,322 Balance sheet total 2023: € 318,322 ▲ 21% vs 2022 (€ 263,949) Unchanged	€ 208,709 Balance sheet total 2024: € 208,709 ▼ 34% vs 2023 (€ 318,322) Unchanged	€ 296,832 Balance sheet total 2025: € 296,832 ▲ 42% vs 2024 (€ 208,709) Unchanged	▲ 42%
Employees (FTE)	20.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 20.3 First fiscal year in the series	18.1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 18.1 ▼ 2.2 vs 2022 (20.3) Unchanged	18.1 Employees (FTE) 2024: 18.1 Unchanged (18.1) Unchanged	19 Employees (FTE) 2025: 19 ▲ 0.9 vs 2024 (18.1) Unchanged	▲ 0.9

Key figures of DE VOLKSVRIEND, 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 DE VOLKSVRIEND?

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

Jun 5, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 122,540 (▲ 17% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2002 Pascal Cauwenbergs became a director. NBB
2002 Christof Cauwenbergs became a director. NBB
Aug 7, 2000 New establishment in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. KBO
Mar 2, 2000 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 113,207 profit in 2022 to € 122,540 profit in 2025.

Paid € 137,154 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 148,198 profit.

On average € 21,500 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Pascal Cauwenbergs Christof Cauwenbergs

DE VOLKSVRIEND

Behind DE VOLKSVRIEND are Pascal Cauwenbergs and Christof Cauwenbergs.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Pascal Cauwenbergs

Director

since 2002

Christof Cauwenbergs

Director

since 2002

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Mechelsesteenweg(PAS) 157

2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver

2.097.489.990

Mechelsesteenweg(CEN) 157

2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Active since 7 August 2000

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

Website

HTTPS devolksvriend.be

Technologies

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Hosting & Email

Email provider

Self-hosted

Hosting

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Website info

HTTPS Ja

Languages EN

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Security

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Details

Company number

0471.339.034

VAT number

BE 0471.339.034

Registered office

Mechelsesteenweg(PAS) 157, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Names & denominations

DE VOLKSVRIEND

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

2 March 2000

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Contact

devolksvriend.be

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