What does CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° do?

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is a notary office in Gent. Private Limited, started on 25 January 2001, 1 establishment.

What is the address of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°?

The registered office of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is located at Hoogstraat 24, 9000 Gent.

Is CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 25 January 2001.

Is CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° registered on Peppol?

Yes, CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0473914185.

What is the enterprise number of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°?

The enterprise number of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is BE0473914185.

When was CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° founded?

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° was founded on 25 January 2001.

Who are the directors of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° are: Jean Francis Claerhout.

Is CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 25 January 2001; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° make in 2025?

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° recorded a loss after taxes of € 82,798 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°?

As a small company, CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € -6,770.

Does CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° have a website?

Yes, CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° has a website at claerhout-claeys.be.

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° (Private Limited) - Gent

Dossier CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0473914185/claerhout-francis-c. 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.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2024 and 2025.

Financials

Financial year 2025

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° from Gent, company number BE0473914185, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -82,798 after tax. For that financial year CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° recorded a gross margin of € -6,770 and equity of € 52,862. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -73,461 to € -82,798. The company made a loss. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 61 % below last year. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on January 30, 2026.

What it is worth Shrank hard

€ 52,862

▼ 61% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -82,798

▼ 13 % more loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 6,633

▲ 211% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -96,238.

People and assets in 2025

Vehicles and equipment

€ 27,915

▼ 9% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 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.

€ 171,443

▼ 28% vs 2024

€ 69,715 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 9,434

▼ 58% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 856

▼ 84% 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	€ 99,044 Gross margin 2022: € 99,044 First fiscal year in the series	€ 156,191 Gross margin 2023: € 156,191 ▲ 58% vs 2022 (€ 99,044) Favourable step	€ 8,097 Gross margin 2024: € 8,097 ▼ 95% vs 2023 (€ 156,191) Unfavourable step	€ -6,770 Gross margin 2025: € -6,770 ▼ € 14,867 vs 2024 (€ 8,097) Unfavourable step	▼ € 14,867
Profit after taxes	€ 14,744 Profit after taxes 2022: € 14,744 First fiscal year in the series	€ 56,898 Profit after taxes 2023: € 56,898 ▲ 286% vs 2022 (€ 14,744) Favourable step	€ -73,461 Profit after taxes 2024: € -73,461 ▼ € 130,360 vs 2023 (€ 56,898) Unfavourable step	€ -82,798 Profit after taxes 2025: € -82,798 ▼ € 9,337 vs 2024 (€ -73,461) Unfavourable step	▼ € 9,337
Equity	€ 152,224 Equity 2022: € 152,224 First fiscal year in the series	€ 209,122 Equity 2023: € 209,122 ▲ 37% vs 2022 (€ 152,224) Favourable step	€ 135,661 Equity 2024: € 135,661 ▼ 35% vs 2023 (€ 209,122) Unfavourable step	€ 52,862 Equity 2025: € 52,862 ▼ 61% vs 2024 (€ 135,661) Unfavourable step	▼ 61%
Total debts	€ 539,933 Total debts 2022: € 539,933 First fiscal year in the series	€ 480,829 Total debts 2023: € 480,829 ▼ 11% vs 2022 (€ 539,933) Favourable step	€ 421,004 Total debts 2024: € 421,004 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 480,829) Favourable step	€ 367,191 Total debts 2025: € 367,191 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 421,004) Favourable step	▼ 13%
Cash	€ 11,640 Cash 2022: € 11,640 First fiscal year in the series	€ 22,033 Cash 2023: € 22,033 ▲ 89% vs 2022 (€ 11,640) Favourable step	€ 2,135 Cash 2024: € 2,135 ▼ 90% vs 2023 (€ 22,033) Unfavourable step	€ 6,633 Cash 2025: € 6,633 ▲ 211% vs 2024 (€ 2,135) Favourable step	▲ 211%
Land & buildings	€ 392,635 Land & buildings 2022: € 392,635 First fiscal year in the series	€ 316,376 Land & buildings 2023: € 316,376 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 392,635) Unchanged	€ 240,575 Land & buildings 2024: € 240,575 ▼ 24% vs 2023 (€ 316,376) Unchanged	€ 164,775 Land & buildings 2025: € 164,775 ▼ 32% vs 2024 (€ 240,575) Unchanged	▼ 32%
Retained profit	€ 3,124 Retained profit 2022: € 3,124 First fiscal year in the series	€ 60,022 Retained profit 2023: € 60,022 ▲ € 56,898 vs 2022 (€ 3,124) Favourable step	€ -13,439 Retained profit 2024: € -13,439 ▼ € 73,461 vs 2023 (€ 60,022) Unfavourable step	€ -96,238 Retained profit 2025: € -96,238 ▼ € 82,798 vs 2024 (€ -13,439) Unfavourable step	▼ € 82,798
Bank debt	€ 402,115 Bank debt 2022: € 402,115 First fiscal year in the series	€ 323,804 Bank debt 2023: € 323,804 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 402,115) Favourable step	€ 239,768 Bank debt 2024: € 239,768 ▼ 26% vs 2023 (€ 323,804) Favourable step	€ 171,443 Bank debt 2025: € 171,443 ▼ 28% vs 2024 (€ 239,768) Favourable step	▼ 28%
Balance sheet total	€ 743,888 Balance sheet total 2022: € 743,888 First fiscal year in the series	€ 729,925 Balance sheet total 2023: € 729,925 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 743,888) Unchanged	€ 584,882 Balance sheet total 2024: € 584,882 ▼ 20% vs 2023 (€ 729,925) Unchanged	€ 436,674 Balance sheet total 2025: € 436,674 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 584,882) Unchanged	▼ 25%

Key figures of CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°, 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 CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°?

What happened at CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jan 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 82,798. Source: NBB ↗
Jan 25, 2001 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
Jan 16, 2001 New establishment in Gent. KBO

In short

From € 14,744 profit in 2022 to € 82,798 loss in 2025.

Paid € 29,306 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 56,898 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Jean Francis Claerhout

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°

Behind CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C° is Jean Francis Claerhout.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Jean Francis Claerhout

Director

Establishments

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Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hoogstraat 24

9000 Gent

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Company number

0473.914.185

VAT number

BE 0473.914.185

Registered office

Hoogstraat 24, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

CLAERHOUT FRANCIS & C°

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

25 January 2001

Peppol

Active · Active since 8 Jan 2026

Contact

claerhout-claeys.be

Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van notarissen

Verhuur en exploitatie van eigen of geleased niet-residentieel onroerend goed, exclusief terreinen

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