What does Animal Tank do?

Animal Tank is a film and video production company in Gent. Private Limited, started on 22 January 2014, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Animal Tank?

The registered office of Animal Tank is located at Hagelandkaai 37, 9000 Gent.

Is Animal Tank still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) Animal Tank is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 22 January 2014.

Is Animal Tank registered on Peppol?

Yes, Animal Tank is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0544744080.

What is the enterprise number of Animal Tank?

The enterprise number of Animal Tank is BE0544744080.

When was Animal Tank founded?

Animal Tank was founded on 22 January 2014.

Who are the directors of Animal Tank?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Animal Tank are: Bert Lesaffer, Brecht Van Elslande.

Is Animal Tank a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 22 January 2014; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Animal Tank make in 2025?

Animal Tank posted a profit after taxes of € 684 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Animal Tank?

As a small company, Animal Tank is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 413,283.

How much does an employee at Animal Tank earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Animal Tank was € 600 in 2025: staff costs of € 1,766 for 3.2 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Animal Tank have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, Animal Tank has 3.2 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Animal Tank (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0544744080

Dossier Animal Tank, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0544744080/animal-tank. 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 39 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Animal Tank from Gent, company number BE0544744080, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 684 after tax. For that financial year Animal Tank recorded a gross margin of € 413,283 and equity of € 226,200. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -270 to € 684. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 20, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 226,200

▲ 31% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 684

▲ still € 270 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 41,266

▲ € 36,031 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 € -18,607.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

3.2

▲ 1.2 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 1,766

▼ 95% vs 2024

€ 600 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.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 36,985

▼ 20% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 119,186

▲ 16% vs 2024

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

Wages and social charges

€ 24,082

▲ 17% vs 2024

Wages, holiday pay and social contributions still to pay. No outstanding taxes.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 222,845 Gross margin 2022: € 222,845 First fiscal year in the series	€ 304,374 Gross margin 2023: € 304,374 ▲ 37% vs 2022 (€ 222,845) Favourable step	€ 412,487 Gross margin 2024: € 412,487 ▲ 36% vs 2023 (€ 304,374) Favourable step	€ 413,283 Gross margin 2025: € 413,283 Unchanged (€ 412,487) Favourable step
Profit after taxes	€ -7,135 Profit after taxes 2022: € -7,135 First fiscal year in the series	€ -19,039 Profit after taxes 2023: € -19,039 ▼ € 11,905 vs 2022 (€ -7,135) Unfavourable step	€ -270 Profit after taxes 2024: € -270 ▲ € 18,769 vs 2023 (€ -19,039) Favourable step	€ 684 Profit after taxes 2025: € 684 ▲ € 954 vs 2024 (€ -270) Favourable step	▲ € 954
Equity	€ 181,861 Equity 2022: € 181,861 First fiscal year in the series	€ 190,938 Equity 2023: € 190,938 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 181,861) Favourable step	€ 172,680 Equity 2024: € 172,680 ▼ 10% vs 2023 (€ 190,938) Unfavourable step	€ 226,200 Equity 2025: € 226,200 ▲ 31% vs 2024 (€ 172,680) Favourable step	▲ 31%
Total debts	€ 456,188 Total debts 2022: € 456,188 First fiscal year in the series	€ 770,228 Total debts 2023: € 770,228 ▲ 69% vs 2022 (€ 456,188) Unfavourable step	€ 583,836 Total debts 2024: € 583,836 ▼ 24% vs 2023 (€ 770,228) Favourable step	€ 807,378 Total debts 2025: € 807,378 ▲ 38% vs 2024 (€ 583,836) Unfavourable step	▲ 38%
Cash	€ 24,479 Cash 2022: € 24,479 First fiscal year in the series	€ 38,260 Cash 2023: € 38,260 ▲ 56% vs 2022 (€ 24,479) Favourable step	€ 5,235 Cash 2024: € 5,235 ▼ 86% vs 2023 (€ 38,260) Unfavourable step	€ 41,266 Cash 2025: € 41,266 ▲ € 36,031 vs 2024 (€ 5,235) Favourable step	▲ € 36,031
Retained profit	€ 19 Retained profit 2022: € 19 First fiscal year in the series	€ -19,021 Retained profit 2023: € -19,021 ▼ € 19,039 vs 2022 (€ 19) Unfavourable step	€ -19,291 Retained profit 2024: € -19,291 ▼ € 270 vs 2023 (€ -19,021) Unfavourable step	€ -18,607 Retained profit 2025: € -18,607 ▲ € 684 vs 2024 (€ -19,291) Favourable step	▲ € 684
Bank debt	€ 17,835 Bank debt 2022: € 17,835 First fiscal year in the series	€ 69,595 Bank debt 2023: € 69,595 ▲ 290% vs 2022 (€ 17,835) Unfavourable step	€ 46,267 Bank debt 2024: € 46,267 ▼ 34% vs 2023 (€ 69,595) Favourable step	€ 36,985 Bank debt 2025: € 36,985 ▼ 20% vs 2024 (€ 46,267) Favourable step	▼ 20%
Balance sheet total	€ 696,597 Balance sheet total 2022: € 696,597 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,029,086 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,029,086 ▲ 48% vs 2022 (€ 696,597) Unchanged	€ 818,439 Balance sheet total 2024: € 818,439 ▼ 20% vs 2023 (€ 1,029,086) Unchanged	€ 1,113,114 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,113,114 ▲ 36% vs 2024 (€ 818,439) Unchanged	▲ 36%
Employees (FTE)	-	-	2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 2 First fiscal year in the series	3.2 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3.2 ▲ 1.2 vs 2024 (2) Unchanged	▲ 1.2

Key figures of Animal Tank, 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 Animal Tank?

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

Jul 20, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 684. Source: NBB ↗
Dec 14, 2020 New establishment in Gent. KBO
2014 Bert Lesaffer became a director. NBB
2014 Brecht Van Elslande became a director. NBB
Jan 22, 2014 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 7,135 loss in 2022 to € 684 profit in 2025.

Paid € 3 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 684 profit.

On average € 129,200 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Bert Lesaffer Brecht Van Elslande

Animal Tank

Behind Animal Tank are Bert Lesaffer and Brecht Van Elslande.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Bert Lesaffer

Director

since 2014

Brecht Van Elslande

Director

since 2014

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hagelandkaai 37

9000 Gent

2.311.293.531

Gouvernementstraat 1

9000 Gent

Active since 14 December 2020

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

Details

Company number

0544.744.080

VAT number

BE 0544.744.080

Registered office

Hagelandkaai 37, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

Animal Tank

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

22 January 2014

Peppol

Active · Active since 30 Sept 2024

Activities · NACE

Productie van televisiefilms

Activiteiten in verband met films en video- en televisieprogramma’s na de productie

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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