What does DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE do?

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is a logistics company in Ieper. Private Limited, started on 14 March 2000, 1 establishment.

What is the address of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE?

The registered office of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is located at Grote Markt 7, 8900 Ieper.

Is DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 14 March 2000.

Is DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE registered on Peppol?

Yes, DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0471401786.

What is the enterprise number of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE?

The enterprise number of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is BE0471401786.

When was DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE founded?

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE was founded on 14 March 2000.

Who are the directors of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE are: Hans DE GROOTE.

Is DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 14 March 2000; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE make in 2026?

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE posted a profit after taxes of € 142,868 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE?

As a small company, DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2026, its added value was € 476,802.

How much does an employee at DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE was € 33,300 in 2026: staff costs of € 76,585 for 2.3 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE has 2.3 full-time equivalents (FTE).

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE (Private Limited) - Ieper

Dossier DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0471401786/de-groote-hans-chocolaterie. 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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 58 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2026

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE from Ieper, company number BE0471401786, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 142,868 after tax. For that financial year DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE recorded a gross margin of € 476,802 and equity of € 1 million. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 126,083 to € 142,868. 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 October 6, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1 million

▲ 4% vs 2025

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

Profit Growing

€ 142,868

▲ 13% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 122,456

▲ 68% vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 105,031 paid out

74 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

2.3

▲ 0.5 vs 2025

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

Wage cost

€ 76,585

▲ 16% vs 2025

€ 33,300 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

€ 36,783

▼ 34% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 48,130

▲ 282% vs 2025

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

Taxes and wages

€ 33,699

▲ 237% 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
Gross margin	€ 272,748 Gross margin 2023: € 272,748 First fiscal year in the series	€ 356,930 Gross margin 2024: € 356,930 ▲ 31% vs 2023 (€ 272,748) Favourable step	€ 361,310 Gross margin 2025: € 361,310 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 356,930) Favourable step	€ 476,802 Gross margin 2026: € 476,802 ▲ 32% vs 2025 (€ 361,310) Favourable step	▲ 32%
Profit after taxes	€ 124,372 Profit after taxes 2023: € 124,372 First fiscal year in the series	€ 140,778 Profit after taxes 2024: € 140,778 ▲ 13% vs 2023 (€ 124,372) Favourable step	€ 126,083 Profit after taxes 2025: € 126,083 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 140,778) Unfavourable step	€ 142,868 Profit after taxes 2026: € 142,868 ▲ 13% vs 2025 (€ 126,083) Favourable step	▲ 13%
Equity	€ 1,129,581 Equity 2023: € 1,129,581 First fiscal year in the series	€ 983,612 Equity 2024: € 983,612 ▼ 13% vs 2023 (€ 1,129,581) Unfavourable step	€ 1,003,743 Equity 2025: € 1,003,743 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 983,612) Favourable step	€ 1,041,579 Equity 2026: € 1,041,579 ▲ 4% vs 2025 (€ 1,003,743) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Total debts	€ 97,287 Total debts 2023: € 97,287 First fiscal year in the series	€ 242,193 Total debts 2024: € 242,193 ▲ 149% vs 2023 (€ 97,287) Unfavourable step	€ 191,972 Total debts 2025: € 191,972 ▼ 21% vs 2024 (€ 242,193) Favourable step	€ 254,961 Total debts 2026: € 254,961 ▲ 33% vs 2025 (€ 191,972) Unfavourable step	▲ 33%
Cash	€ 152,704 Cash 2023: € 152,704 First fiscal year in the series	€ 123,905 Cash 2024: € 123,905 ▼ 19% vs 2023 (€ 152,704) Unfavourable step	€ 72,811 Cash 2025: € 72,811 ▼ 41% vs 2024 (€ 123,905) Unfavourable step	€ 122,456 Cash 2026: € 122,456 ▲ 68% vs 2025 (€ 72,811) Favourable step	▲ 68%
Land & buildings	€ 371,978 Land & buildings 2023: € 371,978 First fiscal year in the series	€ 342,395 Land & buildings 2024: € 342,395 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 371,978) Unchanged	€ 314,722 Land & buildings 2025: € 314,722 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 342,395) Unchanged	€ 295,486 Land & buildings 2026: € 295,486 ▼ 6% vs 2025 (€ 314,722) Unchanged	▼ 6%
Retained profit	€ 1,117,181 Retained profit 2023: € 1,117,181 First fiscal year in the series	€ 971,212 Retained profit 2024: € 971,212 ▼ 13% vs 2023 (€ 1,117,181) Unfavourable step	€ 991,343 Retained profit 2025: € 991,343 ▲ 2% vs 2024 (€ 971,212) Favourable step	€ 1,029,179 Retained profit 2026: € 1,029,179 ▲ 4% vs 2025 (€ 991,343) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Dividend	€ 116,162 Dividend 2023: € 116,162 First fiscal year in the series	€ 286,748 Dividend 2024: € 286,748 ▲ 147% vs 2023 (€ 116,162) Unchanged	€ 105,952 Dividend 2025: € 105,952 ▼ 63% vs 2024 (€ 286,748) Unchanged	€ 105,031 Dividend 2026: € 105,031 ▼ 1% vs 2025 (€ 105,952) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,226,869 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,226,869 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,225,804 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,225,804 Unchanged (€ 1,226,869) Unchanged	€ 1,195,715 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,195,715 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 1,225,804) Unchanged	€ 1,296,540 Balance sheet total 2026: € 1,296,540 ▲ 8% vs 2025 (€ 1,195,715) Unchanged	▲ 8%
Employees (FTE)	1 Employees (FTE) 2023: 1 First fiscal year in the series	1.3 Employees (FTE) 2024: 1.3 ▲ 0.3 vs 2023 (1) Unchanged	1.8 Employees (FTE) 2025: 1.8 ▲ 0.5 vs 2024 (1.3) Unchanged	2.3 Employees (FTE) 2026: 2.3 ▲ 0.5 vs 2025 (1.8) Unchanged	▲ 0.5

Key figures of DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE, 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 DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE?

What happened at DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Oct 6, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 142,868 (▲ 13% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
May 17, 2000 New establishment in Ieper. KBO
Mar 14, 2000 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 124,372 profit in 2023 to € 142,868 profit in 2026.

Paid € 199,051 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2026, with € 142,868 profit.

On average € 207,300 of value added per employee in 2026.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Hans DE GROOTE

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE

Behind DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE is Hans DE GROOTE.

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Hans DE GROOTE

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Grote Markt 7

8900 Ieper

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

Details

Company number

0471.401.786

VAT number

BE 0471.401.786

Registered office

Grote Markt 7, 8900 Ieper

Names & denominations

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

14 March 2000

Peppol

Active · Active since 6 Nov 2025

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in brood-, banketbakkerswerk en suikerwerk

Detailhandel in brood en banketbakkerswerk (koude bakkers)

Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel

Detailhandel in souvenirs en religieuze artikelen

Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk

Gespecialiseerde detailhandel in souvenirs, ambachtelijke producten en religieuze artikelen

Overige groothandel

Detailhandel in souvenirs en religieuze artikelen in gespecialiseerde winkels

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE

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What happened to DE GROOTE HANS - CHOCOLATERIE?

Management

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