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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 7 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
HARDHOUTHANDEL from Lier, company number BE0480757932, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -24,695 after tax. For that financial year HARDHOUTHANDEL recorded a gross margin of € 60,133 and equity of € 1.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 28,745 to € -24,695. The company made a loss. 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 December 3, 2025.
€ 1.3 million
▼ 2% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -24,695
▼ still € 28,745 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 11,150
▲ 125% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 1.3 million.
People and assets in 2025
€ 44,331
▼ 30% vs 2024
Of which on lease € 44,331.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1.1 million
▲ 3% vs 2024
€ 20,035 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 21 years.
€ 204,039
▲ 226% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 13,439
▼ 46% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 368,085 | € 82,898 | € 133,542 | € 60,133 | ▼ 55% |
| Profit after taxes | € 189,284 | € 9,957 | € 28,745 | € -24,695 | ▼ € 53,439 |
| Equity | € 1,310,264 | € 1,320,221 | € 1,348,966 | € 1,324,271 | ▼ 2% |
| Total debts | € 648,522 | € 1,499,297 | € 1,287,060 | € 1,471,784 | ▲ 14% |
| Cash | € 12,040 | € 32,049 | € 4,946 | € 11,150 | ▲ 125% |
| Land & buildings | € 202,045 | € 172,957 | € 143,870 | € 114,783 | ▼ 20% |
| Retained profit | € 1,304,064 | € 1,314,021 | € 1,342,766 | € 1,318,071 | ▼ 2% |
| Bank debt | € 538,360 | € 1,477,502 | € 1,089,681 | € 1,120,786 | ▲ 3% |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,575,087 | € 3,353,638 | € 3,162,543 | € 3,314,610 | ▲ 5% |
Key figures of HARDHOUTHANDEL, 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 HARDHOUTHANDEL?
What happened at HARDHOUTHANDEL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 24,695 (▼ € 53,439 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Lier. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 189,284 profit in 2022 to € 24,695 loss in 2025.
Paid € 81,460 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 189,284 profit.
Management
Behind HARDHOUTHANDEL are Barbara Stoelen and Kristiaan Byttebier. The same people are also behind Byttebier Hout. Kristiaan Byttebier is also behind BYTTE.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Industriestraat 19
2500 Lier
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0480.757.932
- VAT number
- BE 0480.757.932
- Registered office
- Industriestraat 19, 2500 Lier
- Names & denominations
- HARDHOUTHANDEL
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 10 June 2003
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- Active · Active since 24 Sept 2025
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