Active · per the CBE, 30 October 2026
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ROOTS

BE0506633275

Rechtspersoon Private limited company 1 establishment

ROOTS is a wholesaler in Aalter. Private Limited, started on 4 December 2014, 1 establishment.

Venecolaan 56 box C+, 9880 Aalter roots.company

Behind the company: Marlopa BV, GINO VERMEULEN.

Active for

11 year, 10 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Tight liquidity NBB

    Cash and receivables cover 51 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.

  • Shrinking team NBB

    FTE fell two years in a row, from 2 to 1.3.

Financials

Financial year 2026

ROOTS from Aalter, company number BE0506633275, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 95,672 after tax. For that financial year ROOTS recorded a gross margin of € 254,600 and equity of € 233,640. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 81,015 to € 95,672. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 7, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 233,640

▼ 16% vs 2025

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

Profit Growing

€ 95,672

▲ 18% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 45,959

▲ 184% vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 140,000 paid out

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

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

1.3

▼ 0.6 vs 2025

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 73,872

▼ 30% vs 2025

€ 56,800 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 7,036

▼ 19% vs 2025

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt ≈ 12 years to go

€ 312,461

▼ 8% vs 2025

€ 26,680 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 12 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 40,496

▼ 15% vs 2025

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

Taxes and wages

€ 8,565

▲ 121% vs 2025

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2023202420252026Change 2025 → 2026
Gross margin € 240,865 € 318,705 € 262,086 € 254,600 ▼ 3%
Profit after taxes € 79,674 € 131,935 € 81,015 € 95,672 ▲ 18%
Equity € 199,897 € 196,952 € 277,968 € 233,640 ▼ 16%
Total debts € 540,819 € 532,745 € 416,978 € 477,602 ▲ 15%
Cash € 23,592 € 32,531 € 16,191 € 45,959 ▲ 184%
Land & buildings € 422,317 € 402,244 € 382,172 € 362,099 ▼ 5%
Retained profit € 174,897 € 171,952 € 252,968 € 208,640 ▼ 18%
Dividend € 106,000 € 134,880 € 0 € 140,000
Bank debt € 396,240 € 367,344 € 338,082 € 312,461 ▼ 8%
Balance sheet total € 740,716 € 729,697 € 694,946 € 711,242 ▲ 2%
Employees (FTE) 1.8 2 1.9 1.3 ▼ 0.6

Key figures of ROOTS, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.

What happened to ROOTS?

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

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 95,672 (▲ 18% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Aalter. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 79,674 profit in 2023 to € 95,672 profit in 2026.

Paid € 143,899 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 131,935 profit.

On average € 195,800 of value added per employee in 2026.

Management

Marlopa 90%

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

ROOTS

Behind ROOTS are Marlopa BV and GINO VERMEULEN. The shares are held by Marlopa (90%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Marlopa BV

Director · represented by Vermeulen Anneleen

GINO VERMEULEN

Director

Shareholders

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Venecolaan 56 box C+

9880 Aalter

2.237.606.292

Venecolaan 56 box C

9880 Aalter

Active since 2 January 2015

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

Website

Technologies

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Hosting & Email

Email provider

Self-hosted

Hosting

COMBELL-AS, BE

Domain

Domain

roots.company

Registered

2014-12-17

Registrar

Key-Systems, LLC

Expires

2026-12-17

Website info

HTTPS Ja
Languages NL

Features

Webshop Contact page

Security

✓ HTTPS
✓ SPF
✓ DMARC

Network

✓ IPv6

Details

Company number
0506.633.275
VAT number
BE 0506.633.275
Registered office
Venecolaan 56 bus C+, 9880 Aalter
Names & denominations
ROOTS
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Private limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
4 December 2014
Peppol
Active · Active since 30 Oct 2025
Contact
roots.company
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Frequently asked questions

What does ROOTS do?
ROOTS is a wholesaler in Aalter. Private Limited, started on 4 December 2014, 1 establishment.
What is the address of ROOTS?
The registered office of ROOTS is located at Venecolaan 56 box C+, 9880 Aalter.
Is ROOTS still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) ROOTS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 4 December 2014.
Is ROOTS registered on Peppol?
Yes, ROOTS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0506633275.
What is the enterprise number of ROOTS?
The enterprise number of ROOTS is BE0506633275.
When was ROOTS founded?
ROOTS was founded on 4 December 2014.