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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 34 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
HOUT LEEFT from Oud-Heverlee, company number BE0537445029, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -10,784 after tax. For that financial year HOUT LEEFT recorded a gross margin of € 71,761 and equity of € 1.2 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 154,110 to € -10,784. 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 June 8, 2026.
€ 1.2 million
▼ 1% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -10,784
▼ still € 154,110 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 11,722
▲ 2% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 1 million.
People and assets in 2025
€ 1,253
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 756,384
▼ 5% vs 2024
€ 38,289 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 19 years.
€ 217
▼ 19% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 71,224 | € 66,685 | € 292,588 | € 71,761 | ▼ 75% |
| Profit after taxes | € 31,024 | € 19,794 | € 154,110 | € -10,784 | ▼ € 164,894 |
| Equity | € 1,046,886 | € 1,066,680 | € 1,220,790 | € 1,210,006 | ▼ 1% |
| Total debts | € 5,164 | € 793,721 | € 801,284 | € 770,054 | ▼ 4% |
| Cash | € 15,159 | € 838,256 | € 11,525 | € 11,722 | ▲ 2% |
| Land & buildings | € 546,585 | € 519,713 | € 887,500 | € 850,117 | ▼ 4% |
| Retained profit | € 857,541 | € 877,335 | € 1,031,445 | € 1,020,661 | ▼ 1% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 760,000 | € 798,498 | € 756,384 | ▼ 5% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,062,277 | € 1,869,992 | € 2,088,428 | € 2,043,998 | ▼ 2% |
Key figures of HOUT LEEFT, 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 HOUT LEEFT?
What happened at HOUT LEEFT in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 10,784 (▼ € 164,894 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Dirk Van Esbroeck became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Oud-Heverlee. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 31,024 profit in 2022 to € 10,784 loss in 2025.
Paid € 14,867 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 154,110 profit.
Management
Behind HOUT LEEFT is Dirk Van Esbroeck. Dirk Van Esbroeck is also behind DE WERKTITEL and Be SOFA.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2021
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oude Nethensebaan 33 box 6
3051 Oud-Heverlee
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0537.445.029
- VAT number
- BE 0537.445.029
- Registered office
- Oude Nethensebaan 33 bus 6, 3051 Oud-Heverlee
- Names & denominations
- HOUT LEEFT
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 29 July 2013
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 3 Feb 2026