BRIEST is a shoe shop in Gent. Private Limited, started on 3 December 2013, 4 establishments.

What is the address of BRIEST?

The registered office of BRIEST is located at Mageleinstraat 37, 9000 Gent.

Is BRIEST still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) BRIEST is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 3 December 2013.

Is BRIEST registered on Peppol?

Yes, BRIEST is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0542673428.

What is the enterprise number of BRIEST?

The enterprise number of BRIEST is BE0542673428.

When was BRIEST founded?

BRIEST was founded on 3 December 2013.

Who are the directors of BRIEST?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BRIEST are: Niels Cienszkowski, Steffi Brie.

Is BRIEST a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 3 December 2013; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account; 4 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did BRIEST make in 2025?

BRIEST posted a profit after taxes of € 62,080 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BRIEST?

As a small company, BRIEST is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 401,913.

How much does an employee at BRIEST earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at BRIEST was € 47,400 in 2025: staff costs of € 322,596 for 6.8 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does BRIEST have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, BRIEST has 6.8 full-time equivalents (FTE).

BRIEST (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0542673428

Dossier BRIEST, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0542673428/briest. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

BRIEST from Gent, company number BE0542673428, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 62,080 after tax. For that financial year BRIEST recorded a gross margin of € 401,913 and equity of € 699,768. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 143,037 to € 62,080. The company is profitable. 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 April 16, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 699,768

▲ 10% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 62,080

▼ 57% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 183,775

▲ 17% 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 € 681,168.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

6.8

▲ 2.5 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 322,596

▲ 42% vs 2024

€ 47,400 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

€ 40,946

▼ 31% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 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.

€ 78,531

▲ 250% vs 2024

€ 33,225 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 134,910

▲ 196% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 67,014

▲ 29% 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	€ 314,171 Gross margin 2022: € 314,171 First fiscal year in the series	€ 305,725 Gross margin 2023: € 305,725 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 314,171) Unfavourable step	€ 443,706 Gross margin 2024: € 443,706 ▲ 45% vs 2023 (€ 305,725) Favourable step	€ 401,913 Gross margin 2025: € 401,913 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 443,706) Unfavourable step	▼ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ 96,216 Profit after taxes 2022: € 96,216 First fiscal year in the series	€ 105,585 Profit after taxes 2023: € 105,585 ▲ 10% vs 2022 (€ 96,216) Favourable step	€ 143,037 Profit after taxes 2024: € 143,037 ▲ 35% vs 2023 (€ 105,585) Favourable step	€ 62,080 Profit after taxes 2025: € 62,080 ▼ 57% vs 2024 (€ 143,037) Unfavourable step	▼ 57%
Equity	€ 389,066 Equity 2022: € 389,066 First fiscal year in the series	€ 494,651 Equity 2023: € 494,651 ▲ 27% vs 2022 (€ 389,066) Favourable step	€ 637,688 Equity 2024: € 637,688 ▲ 29% vs 2023 (€ 494,651) Favourable step	€ 699,768 Equity 2025: € 699,768 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 637,688) Favourable step	▲ 10%
Total debts	€ 229,671 Total debts 2022: € 229,671 First fiscal year in the series	€ 173,436 Total debts 2023: € 173,436 ▼ 24% vs 2022 (€ 229,671) Favourable step	€ 171,965 Total debts 2024: € 171,965 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 173,436) Favourable step	€ 458,928 Total debts 2025: € 458,928 ▲ 167% vs 2024 (€ 171,965) Unfavourable step	▲ 167%
Cash	€ 265,248 Cash 2022: € 265,248 First fiscal year in the series	€ 145,734 Cash 2023: € 145,734 ▼ 45% vs 2022 (€ 265,248) Unfavourable step	€ 157,585 Cash 2024: € 157,585 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 145,734) Favourable step	€ 183,775 Cash 2025: € 183,775 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 157,585) Favourable step	▲ 17%
Land & buildings	€ 8,749 Land & buildings 2022: € 8,749 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,733 Land & buildings 2023: € 7,733 ▼ 12% vs 2022 (€ 8,749) Unchanged	€ 6,619 Land & buildings 2024: € 6,619 ▼ 14% vs 2023 (€ 7,733) Unchanged	€ 5,505 Land & buildings 2025: € 5,505 ▼ 17% vs 2024 (€ 6,619) Unchanged	▼ 17%
Retained profit	€ 370,466 Retained profit 2022: € 370,466 First fiscal year in the series	€ 476,051 Retained profit 2023: € 476,051 ▲ 29% vs 2022 (€ 370,466) Favourable step	€ 619,088 Retained profit 2024: € 619,088 ▲ 30% vs 2023 (€ 476,051) Favourable step	€ 681,168 Retained profit 2025: € 681,168 ▲ 10% vs 2024 (€ 619,088) Favourable step	▲ 10%
Dividend	€ 58,500 Dividend 2022: € 58,500 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 58,500) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 22,433 Bank debt 2024: € 22,433 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 78,531 Bank debt 2025: € 78,531 ▲ 250% vs 2024 (€ 22,433) Unfavourable step	▲ 250%
Balance sheet total	€ 618,737 Balance sheet total 2022: € 618,737 First fiscal year in the series	€ 668,087 Balance sheet total 2023: € 668,087 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 618,737) Unchanged	€ 809,653 Balance sheet total 2024: € 809,653 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 668,087) Unchanged	€ 1,158,696 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,158,696 ▲ 43% vs 2024 (€ 809,653) Unchanged	▲ 43%
Employees (FTE)	4 Employees (FTE) 2022: 4 First fiscal year in the series	4 Employees (FTE) 2023: 4 Unchanged (4) Unchanged	4.3 Employees (FTE) 2024: 4.3 ▲ 0.3 vs 2023 (4) Unchanged	6.8 Employees (FTE) 2025: 6.8 ▲ 2.5 vs 2024 (4.3) Unchanged	▲ 2.5

Key figures of BRIEST, 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 BRIEST?

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

Apr 16, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 62,080 (▼ 57% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Feb 15, 2025 New establishment in Brugge. KBO
Sep 1, 2023 New establishment in Kortrijk. KBO
Mar 18, 2019 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Dec 3, 2013 New establishment in Oostende. KBO
Dec 3, 2013 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 96,216 profit in 2022 to € 62,080 profit in 2025.

Paid € 171,450 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 143,037 profit.

On average € 59,100 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Niels Cienszkowski Steffi Brie

Stella Nova

BRIEST

Behind BRIEST are Niels Cienszkowski and Steffi Brie. The same people are also behind Stella Nova.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Niels Cienszkowski

Director

Also active at: Stella Nova

Steffi Brie

Director

Also active at: Stella Nova

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Mageleinstraat 37

9000 Gent

2.224.712.717

Adolf Buylstraat 7

8400 Oostende

Active since 3 December 2013

2.288.463.887

Mageleinstraat 35

9000 Gent

Active since 18 March 2019

2.349.098.884

Steenpoort(Kor) 22

8500 Kortrijk

Active since 1 September 2023

2.368.855.410

Noordzandstraat 91

8000 Brugge

Active since 15 February 2025

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.

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Stella Nova same network

€ 38,804 gross margin · 2025

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

Details

Company number

0542.673.428

VAT number

BE 0542.673.428

Registered office

Mageleinstraat 37, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

BRIEST

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

3 December 2013

Peppol

Active · Active since 10 Jun 2025

Activities · NACE

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