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Financials
Financial year 2025
BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM from Antwerpen, company number BE0479362617, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 2 million after tax. For that financial year BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM recorded revenue of € 51.9 million and equity of € 37.8 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 1.1 million to € 2 million. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 December 23, 2025.
€ 37.8 million
▲ 6% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 2 million
▲ 90% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 10.2 million
▼ 32% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 10.4 million.
People and assets in 2025
288.4
▲ 23.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 12.7 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
€ 43,900 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.
€ 1.2 million
▲ 176% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 544,747
▲ 12% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 2.2 million
▼ 27% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 23 days on average.
€ 3.6 million
▼ 2% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 48,679,686 | € 49,200,927 | € 49,788,704 | € 51,947,164 | ▲ 4% |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,457,527 | € 1,711,544 | € 1,057,935 | € 2,010,213 | ▲ 90% |
| Equity | € 16,637,653 | € 34,700,513 | € 35,758,448 | € 37,768,661 | ▲ 6% |
| Total debts | € 44,203,998 | € 26,673,460 | € 24,061,881 | € 22,502,486 | ▼ 6% |
| Cash | € 18,283,802 | € 17,365,618 | € 15,066,354 | € 10,207,453 | ▼ 32% |
| Land & buildings | - | - | € 175,413 | € 1,579,900 | ▲ € 1.4 million |
| Retained profit | € 5,654,774 | € 7,366,318 | € 8,424,253 | € 10,434,466 | ▲ 24% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 486,938 | € 544,747 | ▲ 12% |
| Balance sheet total | € 60,841,651 | € 61,373,973 | € 59,820,329 | € 60,271,147 | ▲ 1% |
| Employees (FTE) | 204.3 | 243.7 | 265.3 | 288.4 | ▲ 23.1 |
Key figures of BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 3 March 2027.
What happened to BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM?
What happened at BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New establishment in Kortrijk. KBO
- New establishment in Maasmechelen. KBO
- New establishment in Sint-Niklaas. KBO
- New establishment in Charleroi. KBO
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
- New establishment in Hasselt. KBO
- New establishment in Nivelles. KBO
- New establishment in Nieuwpoort. KBO
In short
From € 1.5 million profit in 2022 to € 2 million profit in 2025.
Paid € 909,757 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 2 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 23 days on average.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM are Anders Holch Povlsen and Lise Kaae. The shares are held by Bestseller A/S (100%). It owns 100% of Belgium Property itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Anders Holch Povlsen
Director
since 2021
since 2025
Thomas Borglum Jensen
Director
Also active at: Bestseller Wholesale Belgium, VILA BELGIUM, BELGIUM PROPERTY
since 2021 · until 2025
Shareholders
Bestseller A/S
100%
Participations
100%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Keizerstraat 9
2000 Antwerpen
Meir 23
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 27 September 2006
Koning Albertstraat 28
3500 Hasselt
Active since 27 September 2006
Place des Grands Prés 1
7000 Mons
Active since 27 September 2006
Place de l'Accueil 10 box 15
1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Active since 27 September 2006
Kattestraat 25
9300 Aalst
Active since 8 May 2008
Boulevard Raymond-Poincaré 7
4020 Liège
Active since 20 October 2009
Kattestraat 37
9300 Aalst
Active since 5 May 2010
Turnhoutsebaan 5.
2110 Wijnegem
Active since 19 January 2011
Lange Steenstraat(Kor) 12
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 18 May 2011
Laar 3
2400 Mol
Active since 5 October 2011
Grand'rue 143
6000 Charleroi
Active since 5 May 2012
Turnhoutsebaan 5 box ..
2110 Wijnegem
Active since 27 March 2013
Veldstraat 65
9000 Gent
Active since 27 March 2013
Gasthuisstraat 15
2300 Turnhout
Active since 27 March 2013
Sint-Martinusplein 4
3600 Genk
Active since 15 September 2013
Diestsestraat 26
3000 Leuven
Active since 15 September 2013
Steenstraat 51
8000 Brugge
Active since 1 March 2016
Ooststraat 37
8800 Roeselare
Active since 30 June 2016
Kapelstraat 100
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 21 May 2016
Kapelstraat 100 box 8
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 21 May 2016
Albert I laan 253
8620 Nieuwpoort
Active since 29 September 2016
Koninginnelaan(E) 115
3630 Maasmechelen
Active since 9 February 2017
Leysstraat 23
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 3 November 2017
Place Verte 20
6000 Charleroi
Active since 27 April 2017
Rue de Fer 83-85
5000 Namur
Active since 1 March 2018
Sylvain Dupuislaan 379-481
1070 Anderlecht
Active since 22 February 2018
Boulevard Walter de Marvis(TOU) 22
7500 Tournai
Active since 12 April 2018
Olympische dreef 15
1070 Anderlecht
Active since 10 May 2018
Rue du Trieu-Kaisin -
6200 Châtelet
Active since 3 May 2018
Albert I laan 259a
8620 Nieuwpoort
Active since 12 February 2026
Zetellaan(E) 100.
3630 Maasmechelen
Active since 8 January 2026
Ooststraat 61
8800 Roeselare
Active since 12 February 2026
Ringlaan(Kor) 34
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 18 October 2018
Nieuwstraat 132
1000 Brussel
Active since 21 February 2019
Steenstraat 58
8000 Brugge
Active since 7 March 2019
Lambermontlaan 1
1000 Brussel
Active since 17 October 2019
Route d'Arlon 199
6780 Messancy
Active since 26 November 2020
Chaussée de Mons 18A box 74
1400 Nivelles
Active since 14 May 2021
Turnhoutsebaan 5
2110 Wijnegem
Active since 10 June 2021
Demerstraat 44
3500 Hasselt
Active since 26 August 2021
Bruul 83
2800 Mechelen
Active since 5 August 2021
Quai des Vennes 1
4020 Liège
Active since 28 October 2021
Kapelstraat 100.
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 31 March 2022
Kapellestraat 5-7
8400 Oostende
Active since 24 March 2022
Rootenstraat 8 box bus1
3600 Genk
Active since 22 September 2022
Kapelstraat 100 box Unit1
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 27 October 2022
Hoogstraat 24
3500 Hasselt
Active since 24 November 2022
Stationsstraat 82f box UN.10
9900 Eeklo
Active since 10 November 2022
Route de Philippeville 301B
6010 Charleroi
Active since 6 July 2023
Kerkstraat 121
8370 Blankenberge
Active since 14 July 2023
Grand'rue 143 box Ville 2
6000 Charleroi
Active since 1 June 2023
Ringlaan(Kor) 34 box 0
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 7 December 2023
Zetellaan(E) 100 box 65
3630 Maasmechelen
Active since 28 March 2024
Rue d'Arlon 199
6780 Messancy
Active since 29 April 2024
Sylvain Dupuislaan 379-481.
1070 Anderlecht
Active since 29 July 2024
St-Lambrechts-Woluwelaan 70
1200 Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
Active since 27 November 2024
Lippenslaan 305
8300 Knokke-Heist
Active since 27 February 2025
Huidevettersstraat 39
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 3 April 2025
Steenstraat 49
8000 Brugge
Active since 17 April 2025
Turnhoutsebaan 5 box U.86
2110 Wijnegem
Active since 10 April 2025
Rue d'Arlon 199 box 0
6780 Messancy
Active since 19 June 2025
Gasthuisstraat 14
2300 Turnhout
Active since 10 July 2025
Place des Grands Prés 1.
7000 Mons
Active since 18 June 2025
Kapelstraat 100 box 0
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 12 September 2025
Rootenstraat 8 box 1.
3600 Genk
Active since 18 September 2025
Quai des Vennes 1.
4020 Liège
Active since 25 September 2025
Zetellaan(E) 100
3630 Maasmechelen
Active since 26 September 2025
Turnhoutsebaan 5 box 0
2110 Wijnegem
Active since 9 October 2025
Meir 73
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 16 October 2025
Ringlaan(Kor) 34 box 110
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 16 October 2025
Demerstraat 27
3500 Hasselt
Active since 4 December 2025
Chaussée de Mons 18A
1400 Nivelles
Active since 4 December 2025
Rue d'Arlon 199 box 0.
6780 Messancy
Active since 20 November 2025
Lambermontstraat 1
1000 Brussel
Active since 26 November 2025
Meir 32
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 2 April 2026
Chaussée de Mons 17A box unit
1400 Nivelles
Active since 26 March 2026
Koning Albertstraat 19
3500 Hasselt
Active since 2 April 2026
Grand'rue 143.
6000 Charleroi
Active since 23 April 2026
Zetellaan(E) 100 box 0
3630 Maasmechelen
Active since 25 June 2026
Kapelstraat 100 box Unit7
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Active since 11 June 2026
Steenpoort(Kor) 2 box 0
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 10 September 2026
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 6 companies are registered at this address.
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€ 107.9 million revenue · 2025
VILA BELGIUM same network
€ 16.7 million revenue · 2025
Number Nine
€ 389,679 gross margin · 2025
BELGIUM PROPERTY same network
€ 644,149 gross margin · 2025
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Details
- Company number
- 0479.362.617
- VAT number
- BE 0479.362.617
- Registered office
- Keizerstraat 9, 2000 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 23 January 2003
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Activities · NACE
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