What does L'ESSENTIEL do?

L'ESSENTIEL is a shop in Herve. Private Limited, started on 25 May 2000, 1 establishment.

What is the address of L'ESSENTIEL?

The registered office of L'ESSENTIEL is located at Rue de Herve 88, 4651 Herve.

Is L'ESSENTIEL still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) L'ESSENTIEL is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 25 May 2000.

Is L'ESSENTIEL registered on Peppol?

Yes, L'ESSENTIEL is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0471962903.

What is the enterprise number of L'ESSENTIEL?

The enterprise number of L'ESSENTIEL is BE0471962903.

When was L'ESSENTIEL founded?

L'ESSENTIEL was founded on 25 May 2000.

Who are the directors of L'ESSENTIEL?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of L'ESSENTIEL are: Carlo FARRIS, Dany WIDY-HUCORNE.

Is L'ESSENTIEL a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 25 May 2000; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did L'ESSENTIEL make in 2025?

L'ESSENTIEL posted a profit after taxes of € 2,085 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of L'ESSENTIEL?

As a small company, L'ESSENTIEL is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 14,431.

L'ESSENTIEL (Private Limited) - Herve - BE0471962903

Dossier L'ESSENTIEL, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0471962903/l-essentiel. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

L'ESSENTIEL from Herve, company number BE0471962903, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2,085 after tax. For that financial year L'ESSENTIEL recorded a gross margin of € 14,431 and equity of € 166,122. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 30,719 to € 2,085. 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 January 29, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 166,122

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 2,085

▼ 93% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 89,433

▲ 41% 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 € 159,925.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 260

▼ 25% 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

€ 8,378

▼ 33% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 5

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 6,332

▲ € 6,115 vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 379

▼ 88% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 58,141 Gross margin 2022: € 58,141 First fiscal year in the series	€ 54,349 Gross margin 2023: € 54,349 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 58,141) Unfavourable step	€ 54,538 Gross margin 2024: € 54,538 Unchanged (€ 54,349) Favourable step	€ 14,431 Gross margin 2025: € 14,431 ▼ 74% vs 2024 (€ 54,538) Unfavourable step	▼ 74%
Profit after taxes	€ 19,153 Profit after taxes 2022: € 19,153 First fiscal year in the series	€ 28,412 Profit after taxes 2023: € 28,412 ▲ 48% vs 2022 (€ 19,153) Favourable step	€ 30,719 Profit after taxes 2024: € 30,719 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 28,412) Favourable step	€ 2,085 Profit after taxes 2025: € 2,085 ▼ 93% vs 2024 (€ 30,719) Unfavourable step	▼ 93%
Equity	€ 104,906 Equity 2022: € 104,906 First fiscal year in the series	€ 133,318 Equity 2023: € 133,318 ▲ 27% vs 2022 (€ 104,906) Favourable step	€ 164,037 Equity 2024: € 164,037 ▲ 23% vs 2023 (€ 133,318) Favourable step	€ 166,122 Equity 2025: € 166,122 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 164,037) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 92,280 Total debts 2022: € 92,280 First fiscal year in the series	€ 21,691 Total debts 2023: € 21,691 ▼ 76% vs 2022 (€ 92,280) Favourable step	€ 4,450 Total debts 2024: € 4,450 ▼ 79% vs 2023 (€ 21,691) Favourable step	€ 7,805 Total debts 2025: € 7,805 ▲ 75% vs 2024 (€ 4,450) Unfavourable step	▲ 75%
Cash	€ 95,556 Cash 2022: € 95,556 First fiscal year in the series	€ 76,297 Cash 2023: € 76,297 ▼ 20% vs 2022 (€ 95,556) Unfavourable step	€ 63,396 Cash 2024: € 63,396 ▼ 17% vs 2023 (€ 76,297) Unfavourable step	€ 89,433 Cash 2025: € 89,433 ▲ 41% vs 2024 (€ 63,396) Favourable step	▲ 41%
Retained profit	€ 98,709 Retained profit 2022: € 98,709 First fiscal year in the series	€ 127,121 Retained profit 2023: € 127,121 ▲ 29% vs 2022 (€ 98,709) Favourable step	€ 157,840 Retained profit 2024: € 157,840 ▲ 24% vs 2023 (€ 127,121) Favourable step	€ 159,925 Retained profit 2025: € 159,925 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 157,840) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Dividend	€ 55,000 Dividend 2022: € 55,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 55,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 9,652 Bank debt 2022: € 9,652 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,435 Bank debt 2023: € 2,435 ▼ 75% vs 2022 (€ 9,652) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 2,435) Favourable step	€ 5 Bank debt 2025: € 5 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step
Balance sheet total	€ 197,186 Balance sheet total 2022: € 197,186 First fiscal year in the series	€ 155,009 Balance sheet total 2023: € 155,009 ▼ 21% vs 2022 (€ 197,186) Unchanged	€ 168,487 Balance sheet total 2024: € 168,487 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 155,009) Unchanged	€ 173,927 Balance sheet total 2025: € 173,927 ▲ 3% vs 2024 (€ 168,487) Unchanged	▲ 3%

Key figures of L'ESSENTIEL, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 January 2027.

What happened to L'ESSENTIEL?

What happened at L'ESSENTIEL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jan 29, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 2,085 (▼ 93% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Dec 10, 2017 New establishment in Herve. KBO
May 25, 2000 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
2000 Dany WIDY-HUCORNE became a director. NBB

In short

From € 19,153 profit in 2022 to € 2,085 profit in 2025.

Paid € 31,998 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 30,719 profit.

Paid out € 55,000 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Carlo FARRIS Dany WIDY-HUCORNE

L'ESSENTIEL

Behind L'ESSENTIEL are Carlo FARRIS and Dany WIDY-HUCORNE.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Carlo FARRIS

Director

Dany WIDY-HUCORNE

Director

since 2000

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Rue de Herve 88

4651 Herve

2.270.084.862

Rue de Herve 47A

4651 Herve

Active since 10 December 2017

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

Details

Company number: 0471.962.903
VAT number: BE 0471.962.903
Registered office: Rue de Herve 88, 4651 Herve
Names & denominations: L'ESSENTIEL
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 25 May 2000
Peppol: Active · Active since 17 Nov 2025
Activities · NACE: Overige detailhandel in nieuwe artikelen neg

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗