What does B.A.B.E.L. do?

B.A.B.E.L. is a DIY store in Kortemark. Private Limited, started on 16 April 2013, 2 establishments.

What is the address of B.A.B.E.L.?

The registered office of B.A.B.E.L. is located at Krekebekestraat 3, 8610 Kortemark.

Is B.A.B.E.L. still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) B.A.B.E.L. is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 April 2013.

Is B.A.B.E.L. registered on Peppol?

Yes, B.A.B.E.L. is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0526817292.

What is the enterprise number of B.A.B.E.L.?

The enterprise number of B.A.B.E.L. is BE0526817292.

When was B.A.B.E.L. founded?

B.A.B.E.L. was founded on 16 April 2013.

Who are the directors of B.A.B.E.L.?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of B.A.B.E.L. are: Wilfried POLLET.

Is B.A.B.E.L. a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 April 2013; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did B.A.B.E.L. make in 2025?

B.A.B.E.L. posted a profit after taxes of € 182,916 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of B.A.B.E.L.?

As a small company, B.A.B.E.L. is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 1,132,711.

How much does an employee at B.A.B.E.L. earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at B.A.B.E.L. was € 38,300 in 2025: staff costs of € 573,874 for 15 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does B.A.B.E.L. have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, B.A.B.E.L. has 15 full-time equivalents (FTE).

B.A.B.E.L. (Private Limited) - Kortemark - BE0526817292

Dossier B.A.B.E.L., printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0526817292/b-a-b-e-l. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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 55 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Busy address KBO

10 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

B.A.B.E.L. from Kortemark, company number BE0526817292, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 182,916 after tax. For that financial year B.A.B.E.L. recorded a gross margin of € 1.1 million and equity of € 362,895. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 208,980 to € 182,916. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 15, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 362,895

▲ 102% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 182,916

▼ 12% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 305,890

▼ 10% 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 € 356,695.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

▼ 2.5 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 573,874

▼ 24% vs 2024

€ 38,300 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

€ 12,004

▼ 40% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 6 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.

€ 1.8 million

▼ 40% vs 2024

€ 79,667 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 365,273

▼ 49% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 250,415

▲ 9% 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	€ 517,874 Gross margin 2022: € 517,874 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,068,480 Gross margin 2023: € 1,068,480 ▲ 106% vs 2022 (€ 517,874) Favourable step	€ 1,398,681 Gross margin 2024: € 1,398,681 ▲ 31% vs 2023 (€ 1,068,480) Favourable step	€ 1,132,711 Gross margin 2025: € 1,132,711 ▼ 19% vs 2024 (€ 1,398,681) Unfavourable step	▼ 19%
Profit after taxes	€ 58,338 Profit after taxes 2022: € 58,338 First fiscal year in the series	€ 227,485 Profit after taxes 2023: € 227,485 ▲ 290% vs 2022 (€ 58,338) Favourable step	€ 208,980 Profit after taxes 2024: € 208,980 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 227,485) Unfavourable step	€ 182,916 Profit after taxes 2025: € 182,916 ▼ 12% vs 2024 (€ 208,980) Unfavourable step	▼ 12%
Equity	€ -256,485 Equity 2022: € -256,485 First fiscal year in the series	€ -29,000 Equity 2023: € -29,000 ▲ € 227,485 vs 2022 (€ -256,485) Favourable step	€ 179,980 Equity 2024: € 179,980 ▲ € 208,980 vs 2023 (€ -29,000) Favourable step	€ 362,895 Equity 2025: € 362,895 ▲ 102% vs 2024 (€ 179,980) Favourable step	▲ 102%
Total debts	€ 3,842,984 Total debts 2022: € 3,842,984 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,954,316 Total debts 2023: € 2,954,316 ▼ 23% vs 2022 (€ 3,842,984) Favourable step	€ 3,887,646 Total debts 2024: € 3,887,646 ▲ 32% vs 2023 (€ 2,954,316) Unfavourable step	€ 2,381,186 Total debts 2025: € 2,381,186 ▼ 39% vs 2024 (€ 3,887,646) Favourable step	▼ 39%
Cash	€ 443,552 Cash 2022: € 443,552 First fiscal year in the series	€ 178,046 Cash 2023: € 178,046 ▼ 60% vs 2022 (€ 443,552) Unfavourable step	€ 338,010 Cash 2024: € 338,010 ▲ 90% vs 2023 (€ 178,046) Favourable step	€ 305,890 Cash 2025: € 305,890 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 338,010) Unfavourable step	▼ 10%
Land & buildings	€ 5,438 Land & buildings 2022: € 5,438 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,038 Land & buildings 2023: € 11,038 ▲ 103% vs 2022 (€ 5,438) Unchanged	€ 42,186 Land & buildings 2024: € 42,186 ▲ 282% vs 2023 (€ 11,038) Unchanged	€ 21,355 Land & buildings 2025: € 21,355 ▼ 49% vs 2024 (€ 42,186) Unchanged	▼ 49%
Retained profit	€ -262,685 Retained profit 2022: € -262,685 First fiscal year in the series	€ -35,200 Retained profit 2023: € -35,200 ▲ € 227,485 vs 2022 (€ -262,685) Favourable step	€ 173,780 Retained profit 2024: € 173,780 ▲ € 208,980 vs 2023 (€ -35,200) Favourable step	€ 356,695 Retained profit 2025: € 356,695 ▲ 105% vs 2024 (€ 173,780) Favourable step	▲ 105%
Bank debt	€ 2,276,768 Bank debt 2022: € 2,276,768 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,297,313 Bank debt 2023: € 2,297,313 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 2,276,768) Unfavourable step	€ 2,943,452 Bank debt 2024: € 2,943,452 ▲ 28% vs 2023 (€ 2,297,313) Unfavourable step	€ 1,765,497 Bank debt 2025: € 1,765,497 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 2,943,452) Favourable step	▼ 40%
Balance sheet total	€ 3,586,499 Balance sheet total 2022: € 3,586,499 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,925,315 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,925,315 ▼ 18% vs 2022 (€ 3,586,499) Unchanged	€ 4,067,625 Balance sheet total 2024: € 4,067,625 ▲ 39% vs 2023 (€ 2,925,315) Unchanged	€ 2,744,081 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,744,081 ▼ 33% vs 2024 (€ 4,067,625) Unchanged	▼ 33%
Employees (FTE)	8 Employees (FTE) 2022: 8 First fiscal year in the series	14.8 Employees (FTE) 2023: 14.8 ▲ 6.8 vs 2022 (8) Unchanged	17.5 Employees (FTE) 2024: 17.5 ▲ 2.7 vs 2023 (14.8) Unchanged	15 Employees (FTE) 2025: 15 ▼ 2.5 vs 2024 (17.5) Unchanged	▼ 2.5

Key figures of B.A.B.E.L., 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 B.A.B.E.L.?

What happened at B.A.B.E.L. in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Oct 15, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 182,916 (▼ 12% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Jun 24, 2024 New establishment in Blankenberge. KBO
May 14, 2019 New establishment in Menen. KBO
Apr 16, 2013 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 58,338 profit in 2022 to € 182,916 profit in 2025.

Paid € 156,258 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 227,485 profit.

On average € 75,500 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Wilfried POLLET

B.A.B.E.L.

TS POLLET - GEKIERE

Bouwbedrijf Pollet

POLTOR

Behind B.A.B.E.L. is Wilfried POLLET. Wilfried POLLET is also behind TS POLLET - GEKIERE, Bouwbedrijf Pollet, POLTOR, DE FAMARKT and VILLA.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Wilfried POLLET

Director

Also active at: TS POLLET - GEKIERE, Bouwbedrijf Pollet, POLTOR, DE FAMARKT, VILLA, HOBEKA, VILLA CONSTRUCTA, CALPOL +3 more

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Krekebekestraat 3

8610 Kortemark

2.288.986.402

Ieperstraat 173

8930 Menen

Active since 14 May 2019

2.360.457.683

K. Deswertlaan 54

8370 Blankenberge

Active since 24 June 2024

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 10 companies are registered at this address.

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TS POLLET - GEKIERE same network

€ -14,561 gross margin · 2025

Bouwbedrijf Pollet same network

€ 54,724 gross margin · 2024

POLTOR same network

€ 18,113 gross margin · 2025

DE FAMARKT same network

€ 102,325 gross margin · 2025

VILLA same network

€ 903,831 gross margin · 2025

+5 more

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

Details

Company number

0526.817.292

VAT number

BE 0526.817.292

Registered office

Krekebekestraat 3, 8610 Kortemark

Names & denominations

B.A.B.E.L.

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

16 April 2013

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in ijzerwaren, bouwmaterialen, verf en glas (algemeen assortiment)

Ontwikkeling van residentiële bouwprojecten

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B.A.B.E.L.

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Management

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