What does Bottle & Barrel do?

Bottle & Barrel is a beverage shop in Aartselaar. Private Limited, started on 21 February 2014, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Bottle & Barrel?

The registered office of Bottle & Barrel is located at Oudestraat 5, 2630 Aartselaar.

Is Bottle & Barrel still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) Bottle & Barrel is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 21 February 2014.

Is Bottle & Barrel registered on Peppol?

Yes, Bottle & Barrel is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0546797611.

What is the enterprise number of Bottle & Barrel?

The enterprise number of Bottle & Barrel is BE0546797611.

When was Bottle & Barrel founded?

Bottle & Barrel was founded on 21 February 2014.

Who are the directors of Bottle & Barrel?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of Bottle & Barrel are: F.F.M. BV, AsterX Group BV, Jan Devrieze, Steven Valgaeren BV, Christophe Geeraerts.

Is Bottle & Barrel a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 21 February 2014; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 5 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Bottle & Barrel make in 2026?

Bottle & Barrel recorded a loss after taxes of € 297,015 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of Bottle & Barrel?

As a small company, Bottle & Barrel is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2026, its added value was € -146,296.

How much does an employee at Bottle & Barrel earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at Bottle & Barrel was € 48,800 in 2026: staff costs of € 107,259 for 2.2 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does Bottle & Barrel have?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, Bottle & Barrel has 2.2 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Bottle & Barrel (Private Limited) - Aartselaar

Dossier Bottle & Barrel, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0546797611/bottle-barrel. 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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 1 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 10 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.
Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 8.3 to 2.2.

Financials

Financial year 2026

Bottle & Barrel from Aartselaar, company number BE0546797611, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € -297,015 after tax. For that financial year Bottle & Barrel recorded a gross margin of € -146,296 and equity of € -76,375. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 27,442 to € -297,015. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 29, 2026.

What it is worth Caution

€ -76,375

▼ € 293,281 vs 2023

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

Loss Caution

€ -297,015

▼ still € 27,442 profit in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 326

▼ € 97,827 vs 2023

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -94,975.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents

2.2

▼ 5.5 vs 2023

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

Wage cost

€ 107,259

▼ 61% vs 2023

€ 48,800 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

€ 1,302

▼ 92% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt

€ 200,000

▼ 22% vs 2023

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 4,253

▼ 98% vs 2023

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

Taxes and wages

€ 18,769

▼ 79% vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2026	Change 2023 → 2026
Gross margin	€ 231,133 Gross margin 2021: € 231,133 First fiscal year in the series	€ 350,246 Gross margin 2022: € 350,246 ▲ 52% vs 2021 (€ 231,133) Favourable step	€ 374,450 Gross margin 2023: € 374,450 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 350,246) Favourable step	€ -146,296 Gross margin 2026: € -146,296 ▼ € 520,746 vs 2023 (€ 374,450) Unfavourable step	▼ € 520,746
Profit after taxes	€ 29,588 Profit after taxes 2021: € 29,588 First fiscal year in the series	€ 51,316 Profit after taxes 2022: € 51,316 ▲ 73% vs 2021 (€ 29,588) Favourable step	€ 27,442 Profit after taxes 2023: € 27,442 ▼ 47% vs 2022 (€ 51,316) Unfavourable step	€ -297,015 Profit after taxes 2026: € -297,015 ▼ € 324,457 vs 2023 (€ 27,442) Unfavourable step	▼ € 324,457
Equity	€ 138,148 Equity 2021: € 138,148 First fiscal year in the series	€ 189,464 Equity 2022: € 189,464 ▲ 37% vs 2021 (€ 138,148) Favourable step	€ 216,906 Equity 2023: € 216,906 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 189,464) Favourable step	€ -76,375 Equity 2026: € -76,375 ▼ € 293,281 vs 2023 (€ 216,906) Unfavourable step	▼ € 293,281
Total debts	€ 808,210 Total debts 2021: € 808,210 First fiscal year in the series	€ 861,938 Total debts 2022: € 861,938 ▲ 7% vs 2021 (€ 808,210) Unfavourable step	€ 656,252 Total debts 2023: € 656,252 ▼ 24% vs 2022 (€ 861,938) Favourable step	€ 514,608 Total debts 2026: € 514,608 ▼ 22% vs 2023 (€ 656,252) Favourable step	▼ 22%
Cash	€ 128,559 Cash 2021: € 128,559 First fiscal year in the series	€ 108,364 Cash 2022: € 108,364 ▼ 16% vs 2021 (€ 128,559) Unfavourable step	€ 98,153 Cash 2023: € 98,153 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 108,364) Unfavourable step	€ 326 Cash 2026: € 326 ▼ € 97,827 vs 2023 (€ 98,153) Unfavourable step	▼ € 97,827
Retained profit	€ 119,548 Retained profit 2021: € 119,548 First fiscal year in the series	€ 170,864 Retained profit 2022: € 170,864 ▲ 43% vs 2021 (€ 119,548) Favourable step	€ 198,306 Retained profit 2023: € 198,306 ▲ 16% vs 2022 (€ 170,864) Favourable step	€ -94,975 Retained profit 2026: € -94,975 ▼ € 293,281 vs 2023 (€ 198,306) Unfavourable step	▼ € 293,281
Dividend	€ 5,000 Dividend 2021: € 5,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2021 (€ 5,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2026: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 270,322 Bank debt 2021: € 270,322 First fiscal year in the series	€ 281,388 Bank debt 2022: € 281,388 ▲ 4% vs 2021 (€ 270,322) Unfavourable step	€ 256,240 Bank debt 2023: € 256,240 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 281,388) Favourable step	€ 200,000 Bank debt 2026: € 200,000 ▼ 22% vs 2023 (€ 256,240) Favourable step	▼ 22%
Balance sheet total	€ 946,358 Balance sheet total 2021: € 946,358 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,051,402 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,051,402 ▲ 11% vs 2021 (€ 946,358) Unchanged	€ 873,158 Balance sheet total 2023: € 873,158 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 1,051,402) Unchanged	€ 438,232 Balance sheet total 2026: € 438,232 ▼ 50% vs 2023 (€ 873,158) Unchanged	▼ 50%
Employees (FTE)	5.5 Employees (FTE) 2021: 5.5 First fiscal year in the series	8.3 Employees (FTE) 2022: 8.3 ▲ 2.8 vs 2021 (5.5) Unchanged	7.7 Employees (FTE) 2023: 7.7 ▼ 0.6 vs 2022 (8.3) Unchanged	2.2 Employees (FTE) 2026: 2.2 ▼ 5.5 vs 2023 (7.7) Unchanged	▼ 5.5

Key figures of Bottle & Barrel, fiscal years 2021 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 August 2027.

What happened to Bottle & Barrel?

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

Oct 29, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: loss of € 297,015 (▼ € 324,457 vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
2025 F.F.M. BV became a director. NBB
2025 AsterX Group BV became a director. NBB
2025 Jan Devrieze became a director. NBB
2025 Steven Valgaeren BV stepped down as director. NBB
2025 Christophe Geeraerts stepped down as director. NBB
2024 Steven Valgaeren BV became a director. NBB
2024 Christophe Geeraerts became a director. NBB

In short

From € 29,588 profit in 2021 to € 297,015 loss in 2026.

Paid € 33,730 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 51,316 profit.

On average € 48,600 of value added per employee in 2023.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

AsterX Group 100%

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

Bottle & Barrel

Behind Bottle & Barrel are F.F.M. BV, AsterX Group BV and Jan Devrieze. The shares are held by AsterX Group (100%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

F.F.M. BV

Director · represented by Christophe Geeraerts

Also active at: AsterX Immo, RAOUL GAGELMANS, F.F. Company, ASTERX HORECA, AsterX Group, AsterX Consult

since 2025

AsterX Group BV

Director · represented by Ruben Devrieze

Also active at: AsterX Immo

since 2025

Jan Devrieze

Director

since 2025

Steven Valgaeren BV

Director · represented by Steven Valgaeren

Also active at: AsterX Group

since 2024 · until 2025

Christophe Geeraerts

Director

since 2024 · until 2025

Shareholders

AsterX Group

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Oudestraat 5

2630 Aartselaar

2.302.700.717

Turnhoutsebaan 307

2970 Schilde

Active since 1 November 2019

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.

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AsterX Immo same network

€ 195,473 gross margin · 2026

ASTERX HORECA same network

€ 14.8 million revenue · 2026

AsterX Group same network

€ 190,305 gross margin · 2026

AsterX Consult same network

€ -59,351 gross margin · 2026

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

Details

Company number

0546.797.611

VAT number

BE 0546.797.611

Registered office

Oudestraat 5, 2630 Aartselaar

Names & denominations

Bottle & Barrel

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

21 February 2014

Peppol

Active · Active since 23 Sept 2026

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in dranken, algemeen assortiment

Groothandel in dranken, algemeen assortiment

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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What happened to Bottle & Barrel?

Management

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Shareholders

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