Active · per the CBE, 2 October 2026

Scale

BE0473474222

Rechtspersoon Private limited company 2 establishments

Scale is a law firm in Antwerpen. Private Limited, started on 11 December 2000, 2 establishments.

Mechelsesteenweg 127A box 1, 2018 Antwerpen

Behind the company: Gwen Bevers bv, Stefaan Wauman bv, Dave Mertens bv, Benjamin Marchandise bv+5.

Active for

25 year, 9 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Shrinking team NBB

    FTE fell two years in a row, from 26.6 to 22.6.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Scale from Antwerpen, company number BE0473474222, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 25,809 after tax. For that financial year Scale recorded a gross margin of € 3 million and equity of € 1.1 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 972,559 to € 25,809. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on December 9, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 1.1 million

▼ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 25,809

▼ 97% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 389,676

▲ € 294,920 vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 59,398 paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

22.6

▼ 1.2 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 1.9 million

▼ 4% vs 2024

€ 83,400 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

€ 572,834

▲ 106% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 537,445.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 9 years to go

€ 2.1 million

▲ 62% vs 2024

€ 247,839 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 9 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1.4 million

▲ 112% vs 2024

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

Wages and social charges

€ 142,459

▼ 44% vs 2024

Wages, holiday pay and social contributions still to pay. No outstanding taxes.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin € 2,431,623 € 3,031,388 € 3,189,377 € 3,039,785 ▼ 5%
Profit after taxes € 479,900 € 288,249 € 972,559 € 25,809 ▼ 97%
Equity € 1,886,611 € 2,142,926 € 1,192,484 € 1,133,086 ▼ 5%
Total debts € 2,027,702 € 1,656,502 € 3,929,453 € 4,663,276 ▲ 19%
Cash € 376,465 € 143,560 € 94,756 € 389,676 ▲ € 294,920
Retained profit € 1,868,011 € 2,124,326 € 1,173,884 € 1,114,486 ▼ 5%
Dividend € 300,000 € 0 € 1,894,928 € 59,398 ▼ 97%
Bank debt € 108,796 € 97,548 € 1,304,908 € 2,116,339 ▲ 62%
Balance sheet total € 3,914,313 € 3,799,428 € 5,121,937 € 5,796,362 ▲ 13%
Employees (FTE) 23 26.6 23.8 22.6 ▼ 1.2

Key figures of Scale, 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 Scale?

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

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 25,809 (▼ 97% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Brussel. KBO
  • New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 479,900 profit in 2022 to € 25,809 profit in 2025.

Paid € 435,434 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 972,559 profit.

On average € 134,500 of value added per employee in 2025.

Management

Behind Scale are Gwen Bevers bv, Stefaan Wauman bv, Dave Mertens bv, Benjamin Marchandise bv, Advocatenkantoor STVB bv and LKJ bv. Gwen Bevers bv is also behind MECHELSESTEENWEG 127 and SPI127.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Gwen Bevers bv

Director · represented by Gwen BEVERS

Also active at: MECHELSESTEENWEG 127, SPI127

Stefaan Wauman bv

Director · represented by Stefaan WAUMAN

Dave Mertens bv

Director · represented by Dave MERTENS

Benjamin Marchandise bv

Director · represented by Benjamin MARCHANDISE

Advocatenkantoor STVB bv

Director · represented by Sofie BONTINCK

LKJ bv

Director · represented by Kris LEMMENS

Also active at: MECHELSESTEENWEG 127, SPI127

Advocatenkantoor Op de Beeck bv

Director · represented by Els OP DE BEECK

Also active at: MECHELSESTEENWEG 127, SPI127

Advocatenkantoor Maarten Somers bv

Director · represented by Maarten SOMERS

Hectors Kristof bv

Director · represented by Kristof HECTORS

Also active at: MECHELSESTEENWEG 127, SPI127

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Mechelsesteenweg 127A box 1

2018 Antwerpen

2.196.322.696

Regentschapsstraat 58 box 8

1000 Brussel

Active since 1 January 2011

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

Details

Company number
0473.474.222
VAT number
BE 0473.474.222
Registered office
Mechelsesteenweg 127A bus 1, 2018 Antwerpen
Names & denominations
Scale
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Private limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
11 December 2000
Peppol
Active · Active since 3 Jul 2026
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Frequently asked questions

What does Scale do?
Scale is a law firm in Antwerpen. Private Limited, started on 11 December 2000, 2 establishments.
What is the address of Scale?
The registered office of Scale is located at Mechelsesteenweg 127A box 1, 2018 Antwerpen.
Is Scale still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (2 October 2026) Scale is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 11 December 2000.
Is Scale registered on Peppol?
Yes, Scale is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0473474222.
What is the enterprise number of Scale?
The enterprise number of Scale is BE0473474222.
When was Scale founded?
Scale was founded on 11 December 2000.