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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
BETTER3FRUIT from Leuven, company number BE0472418605, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -425,864 after tax. For that financial year BETTER3FRUIT recorded a gross margin of € 784,709 and equity of € 2.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -783,189 to € -425,864. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 3, 2026.
€ 2.6 million
▼ 14% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -425,864
▲ 46 % less loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 661,474
▼ 6% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 1.2 million.
People and assets in 2025
9.4
▼ 0.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1 million
▲ 5% vs 2024
€ 109,600 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.
€ 9,805
▼ 33% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 84,940
▲ 49% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 249,325
▲ 45% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 984,172 | € 628,854 | € 327,295 | € 784,709 | ▲ 140% |
| Profit after taxes | € 74,592 | € -564,282 | € -783,189 | € -425,864 | ▲ € 357,326 |
| Equity | € 4,371,317 | € 3,807,035 | € 3,023,846 | € 2,597,982 | ▼ 14% |
| Total debts | € 362,857 | € 279,279 | € 433,660 | € 437,409 | ▲ 1% |
| Cash | € 1,430,191 | € 1,432,151 | € 700,926 | € 661,474 | ▼ 6% |
| Land & buildings | € 142,844 | € 142,844 | € 142,844 | € 142,844 | |
| Retained profit | € 2,990,347 | € 2,426,065 | € 1,642,876 | € 1,217,012 | ▼ 26% |
| Balance sheet total | € 4,734,174 | € 4,086,315 | € 3,457,506 | € 3,035,391 | ▼ 12% |
| Employees (FTE) | 8.5 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | ▼ 0.1 |
Key figures of BETTER3FRUIT, 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 BETTER3FRUIT?
What happened at BETTER3FRUIT in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 425,864. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Philippe Appeltans stepped down as director. NBB
- Jan Delcour stepped down as director. NBB
- Barbara Berckmans stepped down as director. NBB
- Ilse Hayen stepped down as director. NBB
- Marc Fauconnier stepped down as director. NBB
- Philippe Appeltans became a director. NBB
- Barbara Berckmans became a director. NBB
In short
From € 74,592 profit in 2022 to € 425,864 loss in 2025.
Paid € 82,567 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 74,592 profit.
On average € 83,500 of value added per employee in 2025.
Management
The stake of Agri Investment Fund, EUROPEAN FRUIT CO-OPERATION - EUROPESE FRUIT COOPERATIE - EUROPAISCHE FRUCHT KOOPERATION, BELORTA, GEMMA FRISIUS-FONDS KU LEUVEN comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
BETTER3FRUITThe shares are held by Agri Investment Fund (27.5%), EUROPEAN FRUIT CO-OPERATION - EUROPESE FRUIT COOPERATIE - EUROPAISCHE FRUCHT KOOPERATION (17.1%), BELORTA (1.7%) and GEMMA FRISIUS-FONDS KU LEUVEN.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Philippe Appeltans
Director
Also active at: Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperaties, BELGISCHE FRUITVEILING, KISTENPOOL VERBOND BELGISCHE TUINBOUWCOÖPERATIES, HANNUT-FRUIT, TECHNO-CON, LOGISTIEKE EN ADMINISTRATIEVE VEILINGSASSOCIATIE, LES VERGERS DE FERNELMONT, Primoris Holding +6 more
since 2023 · until 2026
Jan Delcour
Director
Also active at: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK, BROUWERIJ LINDEMANS, DE LINDE, Kastanjebosrand, Food Port, Bio-Incubator Leuven, Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, TILIA HOLDING
since 2022 · until 2026
since 2023 · until 2026
Ilse Hayen
Director
since 2023 · until 2026
Marc Fauconnier
Chairman of the board
Also active at: KUNST INHUIS KUNSTUITLEEN, Kaaitheater, Sidetrack
since 2020 · until 2026
Shareholders
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Willem de Croylaan 42
3001 Leuven
Steenberg 36
3202 Aarschot
Active since 16 May 2003
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0472.418.605
- VAT number
- BE 0472.418.605
- Registered office
- Willem de Croylaan 42, 3001 Leuven
- Names & denominations
- BETTER3FRUIT
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 18 July 2000
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 13 Jan 2026
- Activities · NACE
Overig speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op natuurwetenschappelijk gebied
Behandeling van gewassen na de oogst en van zaden voor vermeerdering
Diensten in verband met de landbouw; aanleg en onderhoud van tuinen en parken
Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op natuurwetenschappelijk gebied
Overig speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op natuurwetenschappelijk gebied
Zaadbewerking met het oog op vermeerdering
Teelt van pit- en steenvruchten
Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de teelt van gewassen