What does HIPPO TOOLS do?

HIPPO TOOLS is a wholesaler in Houthalen-Helchteren. Public Limited, started on 20 April 2000, 1 establishment.

What is the address of HIPPO TOOLS?

The registered office of HIPPO TOOLS is located at Centrum-Zuid 1544, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren.

Is HIPPO TOOLS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) HIPPO TOOLS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 20 April 2000.

Is HIPPO TOOLS registered on Peppol?

Yes, HIPPO TOOLS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0471736338.

What is the enterprise number of HIPPO TOOLS?

The enterprise number of HIPPO TOOLS is BE0471736338.

When was HIPPO TOOLS founded?

HIPPO TOOLS was founded on 20 April 2000.

Who are the directors of HIPPO TOOLS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of HIPPO TOOLS are: Erwin Quintens, Johan Denayer, Renatus Quintens, Nadine Quintens.

Is HIPPO TOOLS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 20 April 2000; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 4 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did HIPPO TOOLS make in 2025?

HIPPO TOOLS posted a profit after taxes of € 56,087 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of HIPPO TOOLS?

As a small company, HIPPO TOOLS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 146,913.

Does HIPPO TOOLS have a website?

Yes, HIPPO TOOLS has a website at hippotools.be.

HIPPO TOOLS (Public Limited) - Houthalen-Helchteren

Dossier HIPPO TOOLS, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0471736338/hippo-tools. 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 39 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

HIPPO TOOLS from Houthalen-Helchteren, company number BE0471736338, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 56,087 after tax. For that financial year HIPPO TOOLS recorded a gross margin of € 146,913 and equity of € 230,028. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 15,125 to € 56,087. 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 8, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 230,028

▲ 32% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 56,087

▲ 271% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 33,997

▼ 49% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 165,028.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 56,467

▲ 61% vs 2024

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

€ 23,167

▼ 23% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 4 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.

€ 21,585

▼ 21% vs 2024

€ 5,995 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 120,457

▼ 23% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 29,711

▼ 30% 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	€ 2,389 Gross margin 2022: € 2,389 First fiscal year in the series	€ 19,333 Gross margin 2023: € 19,333 ▲ € 16,944 vs 2022 (€ 2,389) Favourable step	€ 71,004 Gross margin 2024: € 71,004 ▲ 267% vs 2023 (€ 19,333) Favourable step	€ 146,913 Gross margin 2025: € 146,913 ▲ 107% vs 2024 (€ 71,004) Favourable step	▲ 107%
Profit after taxes	€ 1,462 Profit after taxes 2022: € 1,462 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,497 Profit after taxes 2023: € 9,497 ▲ € 8,035 vs 2022 (€ 1,462) Favourable step	€ 15,125 Profit after taxes 2024: € 15,125 ▲ 59% vs 2023 (€ 9,497) Favourable step	€ 56,087 Profit after taxes 2025: € 56,087 ▲ 271% vs 2024 (€ 15,125) Favourable step	▲ 271%
Equity	€ 149,320 Equity 2022: € 149,320 First fiscal year in the series	€ 158,817 Equity 2023: € 158,817 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 149,320) Favourable step	€ 173,941 Equity 2024: € 173,941 ▲ 10% vs 2023 (€ 158,817) Favourable step	€ 230,028 Equity 2025: € 230,028 ▲ 32% vs 2024 (€ 173,941) Favourable step	▲ 32%
Total debts	€ 26,545 Total debts 2022: € 26,545 First fiscal year in the series	€ 145,416 Total debts 2023: € 145,416 ▲ € 118,871 vs 2022 (€ 26,545) Unfavourable step	€ 226,747 Total debts 2024: € 226,747 ▲ 56% vs 2023 (€ 145,416) Unfavourable step	€ 171,753 Total debts 2025: € 171,753 ▼ 24% vs 2024 (€ 226,747) Favourable step	▼ 24%
Cash	€ 4,115 Cash 2022: € 4,115 First fiscal year in the series	€ 45,524 Cash 2023: € 45,524 ▲ € 41,409 vs 2022 (€ 4,115) Favourable step	€ 67,112 Cash 2024: € 67,112 ▲ 47% vs 2023 (€ 45,524) Favourable step	€ 33,997 Cash 2025: € 33,997 ▼ 49% vs 2024 (€ 67,112) Unfavourable step	▼ 49%
Retained profit	€ 84,320 Retained profit 2022: € 84,320 First fiscal year in the series	€ 93,817 Retained profit 2023: € 93,817 ▲ 11% vs 2022 (€ 84,320) Favourable step	€ 108,941 Retained profit 2024: € 108,941 ▲ 16% vs 2023 (€ 93,817) Favourable step	€ 165,028 Retained profit 2025: € 165,028 ▲ 51% vs 2024 (€ 108,941) Favourable step	▲ 51%
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 27,329 Bank debt 2024: € 27,329 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 21,585 Bank debt 2025: € 21,585 ▼ 21% vs 2024 (€ 27,329) Favourable step	▼ 21%
Balance sheet total	€ 175,865 Balance sheet total 2022: € 175,865 First fiscal year in the series	€ 304,233 Balance sheet total 2023: € 304,233 ▲ 73% vs 2022 (€ 175,865) Unchanged	€ 400,689 Balance sheet total 2024: € 400,689 ▲ 32% vs 2023 (€ 304,233) Unchanged	€ 401,781 Balance sheet total 2025: € 401,781 Unchanged (€ 400,689) Unchanged

Key figures of HIPPO TOOLS, 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 HIPPO TOOLS?

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

2030 Erwin Quintens stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Renatus Quintens stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Nadine Quintens stepped down as director. NBB
Jun 8, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 56,087 (▲ 271% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2025 Johan Denayer stepped down as director. NBB
2024 Erwin Quintens became a director. NBB
2024 Johan Denayer became a director. NBB
2024 Renatus Quintens became a director. NBB

In short

From € 1,462 profit in 2022 to € 56,087 profit in 2025.

Paid € 38,457 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 56,087 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

DIABETON 100%

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

HIPPO TOOLS

The shares are held by DIABETON (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Erwin Quintens

Managing director

Also active at: DIABETON, BENZA, SKWER

since 2024 · until 2030

Johan Denayer

Managing director

since 2024 · until 2025

Renatus Quintens

Managing director

Also active at: DIABETON, BENZA, SKWER

since 2024 · until 2030

Nadine Quintens

Managing director

Also active at: DIABETON, BENZA, SKWER

since 2024 · until 2030

Shareholders

DIABETON

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Centrum-Zuid 1544

3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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DIABETON same network

€ 1.9 million gross margin · 2025

BENZA same network

€ 130,073 gross margin · 2025

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

Website

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Hosting & Email

Email provider

Microsoft 365

Hosting

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Website info

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Company number

0471.736.338

VAT number

BE 0471.736.338

Registered office

Centrum-Zuid 1544, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

Names & denominations

HIPPO TOOLS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

20 April 2000

Peppol

Active · Active since 7 May 2026

Contact

hippotools.be

Activities · NACE

Groothandel in gereedschapswerktuigen

Overige bouwinstallatie

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HIPPO TOOLS

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