What does CACAOLAB do?

CACAOLAB is a testing and inspection body in Zottegem. Private Limited, started on 20 November 2012, 2 establishments.

What is the address of CACAOLAB?

The registered office of CACAOLAB is located at Bevegemstraat 4, 9620 Zottegem.

Is CACAOLAB still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) CACAOLAB is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 20 November 2012.

Is CACAOLAB registered on Peppol?

Yes, CACAOLAB is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0500905525.

What is the enterprise number of CACAOLAB?

The enterprise number of CACAOLAB is BE0500905525.

When was CACAOLAB founded?

CACAOLAB was founded on 20 November 2012.

Who are the directors of CACAOLAB?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of CACAOLAB are: Octanto BV, Filip Arnaut, Claudia Delbaere.

Is CACAOLAB a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 20 November 2012; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did CACAOLAB make in 2025?

CACAOLAB posted a profit after taxes of € 205,835 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of CACAOLAB?

As a small company, CACAOLAB is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 659,705.

CACAOLAB (Private Limited) - Zottegem - BE0500905525

Dossier CACAOLAB, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0500905525/cacaolab. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

CACAOLAB from Zottegem, company number BE0500905525, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 205,835 after tax. For that financial year CACAOLAB recorded a gross margin of € 659,705 and equity of € 499,251. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -55,425 to € 205,835. 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 June 26, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 499,251

▲ 70% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 205,835

▲ still € 55,425 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 419,511

▲ 66% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 313,347.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 397,673

▲ 11% 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 49,896

▼ 27% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 8,812.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 1 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.

€ 45,651

▼ 43% vs 2024

€ 31,124 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 1 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 19,525

▲ 133% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 104,886

▲ 27% 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	€ 464,185 Gross margin 2022: € 464,185 First fiscal year in the series	€ 405,960 Gross margin 2023: € 405,960 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 464,185) Unfavourable step	€ 361,555 Gross margin 2024: € 361,555 ▼ 11% vs 2023 (€ 405,960) Unfavourable step	€ 659,705 Gross margin 2025: € 659,705 ▲ 82% vs 2024 (€ 361,555) Favourable step	▲ 82%
Profit after taxes	€ 87,368 Profit after taxes 2022: € 87,368 First fiscal year in the series	€ -15,598 Profit after taxes 2023: € -15,598 ▼ € 102,966 vs 2022 (€ 87,368) Unfavourable step	€ -55,425 Profit after taxes 2024: € -55,425 ▼ € 39,827 vs 2023 (€ -15,598) Unfavourable step	€ 205,835 Profit after taxes 2025: € 205,835 ▲ € 261,260 vs 2024 (€ -55,425) Favourable step	▲ € 261,260
Equity	€ 364,439 Equity 2022: € 364,439 First fiscal year in the series	€ 348,841 Equity 2023: € 348,841 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 364,439) Unfavourable step	€ 293,416 Equity 2024: € 293,416 ▼ 16% vs 2023 (€ 348,841) Unfavourable step	€ 499,251 Equity 2025: € 499,251 ▲ 70% vs 2024 (€ 293,416) Favourable step	▲ 70%
Total debts	€ 311,901 Total debts 2022: € 311,901 First fiscal year in the series	€ 336,488 Total debts 2023: € 336,488 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 311,901) Unfavourable step	€ 413,552 Total debts 2024: € 413,552 ▲ 23% vs 2023 (€ 336,488) Unfavourable step	€ 234,100 Total debts 2025: € 234,100 ▼ 43% vs 2024 (€ 413,552) Favourable step	▼ 43%
Cash	€ 300,755 Cash 2022: € 300,755 First fiscal year in the series	€ 195,185 Cash 2023: € 195,185 ▼ 35% vs 2022 (€ 300,755) Unfavourable step	€ 252,882 Cash 2024: € 252,882 ▲ 30% vs 2023 (€ 195,185) Favourable step	€ 419,511 Cash 2025: € 419,511 ▲ 66% vs 2024 (€ 252,882) Favourable step	▲ 66%
Retained profit	€ 178,536 Retained profit 2022: € 178,536 First fiscal year in the series	€ 162,938 Retained profit 2023: € 162,938 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 178,536) Unfavourable step	€ 107,512 Retained profit 2024: € 107,512 ▼ 34% vs 2023 (€ 162,938) Unfavourable step	€ 313,347 Retained profit 2025: € 313,347 ▲ 191% vs 2024 (€ 107,512) Favourable step	▲ 191%
Dividend	€ 45,926 Dividend 2022: € 45,926 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 45,926) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 98,117 Bank debt 2022: € 98,117 First fiscal year in the series	€ 114,761 Bank debt 2023: € 114,761 ▲ 17% vs 2022 (€ 98,117) Unfavourable step	€ 80,484 Bank debt 2024: € 80,484 ▼ 30% vs 2023 (€ 114,761) Favourable step	€ 45,651 Bank debt 2025: € 45,651 ▼ 43% vs 2024 (€ 80,484) Favourable step	▼ 43%
Balance sheet total	€ 676,340 Balance sheet total 2022: € 676,340 First fiscal year in the series	€ 685,329 Balance sheet total 2023: € 685,329 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 676,340) Unchanged	€ 706,968 Balance sheet total 2024: € 706,968 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 685,329) Unchanged	€ 733,350 Balance sheet total 2025: € 733,350 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 706,968) Unchanged	▲ 4%

Key figures of CACAOLAB, 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 CACAOLAB?

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

Jun 26, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 205,835. Source: NBB ↗
2021 Octanto BV became a director. NBB
2021 Filip Arnaut became a director. NBB
2021 Claudia Delbaere became a director. NBB
Mar 10, 2014 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Nov 20, 2012 New establishment in Zottegem. KBO
Nov 20, 2012 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 87,368 profit in 2022 to € 205,835 profit in 2025.

Paid € 787 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 205,835 profit.

Paid out € 45,926 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

SPARKALIS 24.5%

The stake of SPARKALIS comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

CACAOLAB

Behind CACAOLAB are Octanto BV, Filip Arnaut and Claudia Delbaere. The shares are held by SPARKALIS (24.5%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Octanto BV

Director · represented by Dewettinck Koen

since 2021

Filip Arnaut

Director

Also active at: INITIANTIS

since 2021

Claudia Delbaere

Director

since 2021

Shareholders

SPARKALIS

24.5%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Bevegemstraat 4

9620 Zottegem

2.227.739.612

Skaldenstraat 121 box A3

9042 Gent

Active since 10 March 2014

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0500.905.525

VAT number

BE 0500.905.525

Registered office

Bevegemstraat 4, 9620 Zottegem

Names & denominations

CACAOLAB

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

20 November 2012

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

Overige technische testen en toetsen

Activiteiten van adviesbureaus op het gebied van bedrijfsvoering en overig managementadvies

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

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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