Financials
Financial year 2025
CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE from Menen, company number BE0479988068, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 15,571 after tax. For that financial year CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE recorded a gross margin of € 92,620 and equity of € 519,573. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 5,130 to € 15,571. 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 March 6, 2026.
€ 519,573
▲ 3% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 15,571
▲ 203% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 121,305
▲ 23% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 1,666 paid out
11 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
€ 32,700
▼ 7% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 725
▼ 56% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 3,223
▼ 4% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 4,741
▲ 54% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 527,876 | € 88,704 | € 88,882 | € 92,620 | ▲ 4% |
| Profit after taxes | € 342,159 | € 10,201 | € 5,130 | € 15,571 | ▲ 203% |
| Equity | € 493,720 | € 502,256 | € 505,668 | € 519,573 | ▲ 3% |
| Total debts | € 388,656 | € 386,638 | € 384,403 | € 152,201 | ▼ 60% |
| Cash | € 442,508 | € 448,893 | € 98,314 | € 121,305 | ▲ 23% |
| Land & buildings | € 257,571 | € 245,324 | € 229,105 | € 221,312 | ▼ 3% |
| Retained profit | € 297,920 | € 306,456 | € 309,868 | € 323,773 | ▲ 4% |
| Dividend | € 12,100 | € 1,666 | € 1,718 | € 1,666 | ▼ 3% |
| Balance sheet total | € 882,376 | € 888,893 | € 890,071 | € 671,774 | ▼ 25% |
Key figures of CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE, 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 March 2027.
What happened to CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE?
What happened at CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 15,571 (▲ 203% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Menen. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 342,159 profit in 2022 to € 15,571 profit in 2025.
Paid € 125,753 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 342,159 profit.
Paid out € 17,150 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE is Karl DEGROOTE.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Karl DEGROOTE
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Priester Coulonstraat 20
8930 Menen
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
one.com Mail
Hosting
ONECOM, DK
Website info
Features
Security
Network
Details
- Company number
- 0479.988.068
- VAT number
- BE 0479.988.068
- Registered office
- Priester Coulonstraat 20, 8930 Menen
- Names & denominations
- CHOCOLATERIE DEGROOTE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 10 April 2003
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 31 Oct 2023
- Contact
- chocolateriedegroote.be
- Activities · NACE
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