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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.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 16 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Shrinking team NBB
FTE fell two years in a row, from 332 to 259.1.
Financials
Financial year 2025
DREAMBABY from Halle, company number BE0472630817, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -3 million after tax. For that financial year DREAMBABY recorded revenue of € 50.3 million and equity of € 6.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 5.3 million to € -3 million. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on November 25, 2025.
€ 6.1 million
▼ 33% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -3 million
▼ still € 5.3 million profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1.5 million
▲ 81% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 2.1 million.
People and assets in 2025
259.1
▼ 25.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 12.1 million
▼ 18% vs 2024
€ 46,600 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.
€ 411,318
▼ 24% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 2.4 million
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 3.7 million
▼ 22% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 32 days on average.
€ 5 million
▼ 10% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 58,418,768 | € 61,357,666 | € 55,684,343 | € 50,274,240 | ▼ 10% |
| Profit after taxes | € -4,418,942 | € -6,748,871 | € 5,293,874 | € -3,035,256 | ▼ € 8.3 million |
| Equity | € 4,615,298 | € 3,866,427 | € 9,160,302 | € 6,125,045 | ▼ 33% |
| Total debts | € 15,688,696 | € 18,997,068 | € 12,603,378 | € 13,053,831 | ▲ 4% |
| Cash | € 329,485 | € 390,710 | € 803,971 | € 1,458,052 | ▲ 81% |
| Land & buildings | € 1,845,084 | € 147,021 | € 1,864,976 | € 1,557,624 | ▼ 16% |
| Retained profit | € -12,384,702 | € -133,573 | € 5,160,302 | € 2,125,045 | ▼ 59% |
| Bank debt | € 1,424,837 | € 4,923,563 | € 0 | € 2,404,639 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 20,303,994 | € 22,863,495 | € 21,778,803 | € 19,194,302 | ▼ 12% |
| Employees (FTE) | 345.6 | 332 | 284.2 | 259.1 | ▼ 25.1 |
Key figures of DREAMBABY, 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 October 2026.
What happened to DREAMBABY?
What happened at DREAMBABY in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- BV VANDRE - vast vertegenwoordigd door Lowie Vanhalst stepped down as director. NBB
- BV SBCO - vast vertegenwoordigd door Bavo Vanhalst stepped down as director. NBB
- New establishment in Boussu. KBO
- New establishment in Messancy. KBO
- New establishment in Anderlecht. KBO
- New establishment in Genk. KBO
- New establishment in Awans. KBO
- New establishment in Marche-en-Famenne. KBO
In short
From € 4.4 million loss in 2022 to € 3 million loss in 2025.
Paid € 956,268 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 5.3 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 32 days on average.
Management
The shares are held by VANDRE BV (50%) and SBCO en VANDRE (joint ownership).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2024 · until 2030
since 2024 · until 2030
Shareholders
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Bilkensveld 1 box A
1500 Halle
Bilkensveld 1A
1500 Halle
Active since 27 October 2000
Ringlaan 6
8520 Kuurne
Active since 12 March 2004
Edingensesteenweg 75
1500 Halle
Active since 8 October 2004
Chaussée de Bruxelles 319
1410 Waterloo
Active since 1 February 2006
Corneel Heymanslaan 13
9000 Gent
Active since 4 January 2008
Avenue Foch 934
7012 Mons
Active since 1 October 2016
Kasteelstraat 28
9470 Denderleeuw
Active since 23 November 2011
Antwerpsesteenweg 342/344
2500 Lier
Active since 22 June 2011
Antwerpse Steenweg 36
9080 Lochristi
Active since 23 January 2012
Veemarktstraat 5
8000 Brugge
Active since 5 September 2012
Kolonel Begaultlaan 1
3012 Leuven
Active since 25 January 2013
Bredabaan 817
2170 Antwerpen
Active since 1 December 2012
Regenboogstraat 12
3960 Bree
Active since 5 June 2013
Torhoutsesteenweg 523
8400 Oostende
Active since 25 September 2013
Steenweg op Gierle 243
2300 Turnhout
Active since 16 October 2013
Rue Basse Campagne 153-157
4040 Herstal
Active since 25 September 2013
Chaussée de Bruxelles(TOU) 376
7500 Tournai
Active since 9 April 2014
Beversesteenweg 202
8800 Roeselare
Active since 3 September 2014
Oscar Van Kesbeeckstraat 17
2800 Mechelen
Active since 3 September 2014
Chaussée de Bruxelles(M.E) 335
7822 Ath
Active since 21 May 2014
Boomsesteenweg 364-368
2610 Antwerpen
Active since 7 January 2015
Bilkensveld 8
1500 Halle
Active since 1 January 2015
Chaussée de Liège(JB) 477
5100 Namur
Active since 16 July 2015
Molderdijk 65
2400 Mol
Active since 25 October 2017
Avenue de Philippeville 229
6001 Charleroi
Active since 23 August 2017
Brusselstraat 12
1702 Dilbeek
Active since 25 July 2018
Bilkensveld 1
1500 Halle
Active since 1 October 2018
Leuvensesteenweg 15
1930 Zaventem
Active since 30 November 2021
Boomsesteenweg 546
2610 Antwerpen
Active since 3 June 2022
Wichelse steenweg 194
9340 Lede
Active since 19 September 2022
Chaussée de Redemont(PIE) 21
7100 La Louvière
Active since 1 September 2022
Rue Chaussée 25
4342 Awans
Active since 28 March 2026
Marche, Avenue de France 46
6900 Marche-en-Famenne
Active since 21 March 2026
Hasseltweg 35
3600 Genk
Active since 11 April 2026
Rue d'Arlon 220
6780 Messancy
Active since 18 July 2026
Olympische dreef 15
1070 Anderlecht
Active since 11 July 2026
Rue du Trieu-Kaisin 71
6200 Châtelet
Active since 8 January 2026
Route de Mons 163
7301 Boussu
Active since 11 September 2026
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0472.630.817
- VAT number
- BE 0472.630.817
- Registered office
- Bilkensveld 1 bus A, 1500 Halle
- Names & denominations
- DREAMBABY
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 25 August 2000
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 9 Dec 2025
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