What is the address of COGNITUS?

The registered office of COGNITUS is located at Stoppelenbos 3, 1861 Meise.

Is COGNITUS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) COGNITUS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 5 February 2003.

Is COGNITUS registered on Peppol?

Yes, COGNITUS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0479479314.

What is the enterprise number of COGNITUS?

The enterprise number of COGNITUS is BE0479479314.

When was COGNITUS founded?

COGNITUS was founded on 5 February 2003.

Who are the directors of COGNITUS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of COGNITUS are: Carl Praet.

Is COGNITUS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 5 February 2003; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did COGNITUS make in 2025?

COGNITUS posted a profit after taxes of € 28,736 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of COGNITUS?

As a small company, COGNITUS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 42,458.

COGNITUS (Private Limited) - Meise - BE0479479314

Q: What does COGNITUS do?

COGNITUS is registered with the CBE as active in: Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies. Private Limited, started on 5 February 2003, 1 establishment.

Dossier COGNITUS, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0479479314/cognitus. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 33 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

COGNITUS from Meise, company number BE0479479314, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 28,736 after tax. For that financial year COGNITUS recorded a gross margin of € 42,458 and equity of € 658,573. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -38,163 to € 28,736. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 July 27, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 658,573

▼ 5% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 28,736

▲ still € 38,163 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 6,591

▲ 76% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 61,383 paid out

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

People and assets in 2025

Vehicles and equipment

€ 3,031

▼ 42% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 2,421

▼ 79% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 1,007

▼ 73% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 12,749

▼ 57% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 111,975 Gross margin 2022: € 111,975 First fiscal year in the series	€ 111,646 Gross margin 2023: € 111,646 Unchanged (€ 111,975) Unfavourable step	€ 37,194 Gross margin 2024: € 37,194 ▼ 67% vs 2023 (€ 111,646) Unfavourable step	€ 42,458 Gross margin 2025: € 42,458 ▲ 14% vs 2024 (€ 37,194) Favourable step	▲ 14%
Profit after taxes	€ 65,003 Profit after taxes 2022: € 65,003 First fiscal year in the series	€ 58,785 Profit after taxes 2023: € 58,785 ▼ 10% vs 2022 (€ 65,003) Unfavourable step	€ -38,163 Profit after taxes 2024: € -38,163 ▼ € 96,948 vs 2023 (€ 58,785) Unfavourable step	€ 28,736 Profit after taxes 2025: € 28,736 ▲ € 66,899 vs 2024 (€ -38,163) Favourable step	▲ € 66,899
Equity	€ 670,597 Equity 2022: € 670,597 First fiscal year in the series	€ 729,383 Equity 2023: € 729,383 ▲ 9% vs 2022 (€ 670,597) Favourable step	€ 691,220 Equity 2024: € 691,220 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 729,383) Unfavourable step	€ 658,573 Equity 2025: € 658,573 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 691,220) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Total debts	€ 88,037 Total debts 2022: € 88,037 First fiscal year in the series	€ 82,162 Total debts 2023: € 82,162 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 88,037) Favourable step	€ 45,063 Total debts 2024: € 45,063 ▼ 45% vs 2023 (€ 82,162) Favourable step	€ 69,848 Total debts 2025: € 69,848 ▲ 55% vs 2024 (€ 45,063) Unfavourable step	▲ 55%
Cash	€ 12,403 Cash 2022: € 12,403 First fiscal year in the series	€ 26,995 Cash 2023: € 26,995 ▲ 118% vs 2022 (€ 12,403) Favourable step	€ 3,755 Cash 2024: € 3,755 ▼ 86% vs 2023 (€ 26,995) Unfavourable step	€ 6,591 Cash 2025: € 6,591 ▲ 76% vs 2024 (€ 3,755) Favourable step	▲ 76%
Land & buildings	€ 77,671 Land & buildings 2022: € 77,671 First fiscal year in the series	€ 62,283 Land & buildings 2023: € 62,283 ▼ 20% vs 2022 (€ 77,671) Unchanged	-	-
Retained profit	€ 651,997 Retained profit 2022: € 651,997 First fiscal year in the series	€ 710,783 Retained profit 2023: € 710,783 ▲ 9% vs 2022 (€ 651,997) Favourable step	€ 672,620 Retained profit 2024: € 672,620 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 710,783) Unfavourable step	€ 639,973 Retained profit 2025: € 639,973 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 672,620) Unfavourable step	▼ 5%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 61,383 Dividend 2025: € 61,383 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 64,113 Bank debt 2022: € 64,113 First fiscal year in the series	€ 50,544 Bank debt 2023: € 50,544 ▼ 21% vs 2022 (€ 64,113) Favourable step	€ 11,651 Bank debt 2024: € 11,651 ▼ 77% vs 2023 (€ 50,544) Favourable step	€ 2,421 Bank debt 2025: € 2,421 ▼ 79% vs 2024 (€ 11,651) Favourable step	▼ 79%
Balance sheet total	€ 758,634 Balance sheet total 2022: € 758,634 First fiscal year in the series	€ 811,544 Balance sheet total 2023: € 811,544 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 758,634) Unchanged	€ 736,283 Balance sheet total 2024: € 736,283 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 811,544) Unchanged	€ 728,421 Balance sheet total 2025: € 728,421 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 736,283) Unchanged	▼ 1%

Key figures of COGNITUS, 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 COGNITUS?

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

Jul 27, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 28,736. Source: NBB ↗
Apr 18, 2003 New establishment in Meise. KBO
Feb 5, 2003 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 65,003 profit in 2022 to € 28,736 profit in 2025.

Paid € 53,080 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 65,003 profit.

Paid out € 61,383 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Carl Praet

COGNITUS

Behind COGNITUS is Carl Praet.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Carl Praet

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Stoppelenbos 3

1861 Meise

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Details

Company number

0479.479.314

VAT number

BE 0479.479.314

Registered office

Stoppelenbos 3, 1861 Meise

Names & denominations

COGNITUS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

5 February 2003

Peppol

Active · Active since 27 Jun 2025

Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies

Overige adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en beheer

Overige adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsbeheer; adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering

Activiteiten van vertalers

Vertaaldiensten en tolken

Vertalers en tolken

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