What does Better Ways do?

Better Ways is a furniture maker in Gent. Private Limited, started on 29 April 2015, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Better Ways?

The registered office of Better Ways is located at Augustijnenkaai 1, 9000 Gent.

Is Better Ways still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) Better Ways is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 29 April 2015.

Is Better Ways registered on Peppol?

Yes, Better Ways is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0628985810.

What is the enterprise number of Better Ways?

The enterprise number of Better Ways is BE0628985810.

When was Better Ways founded?

Better Ways was founded on 29 April 2015.

Who are the directors of Better Ways?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of Better Ways are: Wim Bruggeman.

Is Better Ways a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 29 April 2015; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Better Ways make in 2024?

Better Ways posted a profit after taxes of € 68,804 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of Better Ways?

As a small company, Better Ways is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 120,224.

Better Ways (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0628985810

Dossier Better Ways, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0628985810/better-ways. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2024

Better Ways from Gent, company number BE0628985810, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 68,804 after tax. For that financial year Better Ways recorded a gross margin of € 120,224 and equity of € 467,620. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 97,453 to € 68,804. The company is profitable. 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 October 8, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 467,620

▼ 3% vs 2023

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

Profit Healthy

€ 68,804

▼ 29% vs 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 217,241

▲ 22% vs 2023

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 85,000 paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2024

Vehicles and equipment

€ 14,330

▼ 54% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3,963

▲ 221% vs 2023

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

Taxes and wages

€ 17,251

▲ 198% vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 184,165 Gross margin 2021: € 184,165 First fiscal year in the series	€ 115,277 Gross margin 2022: € 115,277 ▼ 37% vs 2021 (€ 184,165) Unfavourable step	€ 131,499 Gross margin 2023: € 131,499 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 115,277) Favourable step	€ 120,224 Gross margin 2024: € 120,224 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 131,499) Unfavourable step	▼ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ 126,077 Profit after taxes 2021: € 126,077 First fiscal year in the series	€ 56,774 Profit after taxes 2022: € 56,774 ▼ 55% vs 2021 (€ 126,077) Unfavourable step	€ 97,453 Profit after taxes 2023: € 97,453 ▲ 72% vs 2022 (€ 56,774) Favourable step	€ 68,804 Profit after taxes 2024: € 68,804 ▼ 29% vs 2023 (€ 97,453) Unfavourable step	▼ 29%
Equity	€ 467,589 Equity 2021: € 467,589 First fiscal year in the series	€ 468,363 Equity 2022: € 468,363 Unchanged (€ 467,589) Favourable step	€ 483,816 Equity 2023: € 483,816 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 468,363) Favourable step	€ 467,620 Equity 2024: € 467,620 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 483,816) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Total debts	€ 174,456 Total debts 2021: € 174,456 First fiscal year in the series	€ 149,104 Total debts 2022: € 149,104 ▼ 15% vs 2021 (€ 174,456) Favourable step	€ 118,672 Total debts 2023: € 118,672 ▼ 20% vs 2022 (€ 149,104) Favourable step	€ 141,744 Total debts 2024: € 141,744 ▲ 19% vs 2023 (€ 118,672) Unfavourable step	▲ 19%
Cash	€ 568,818 Cash 2021: € 568,818 First fiscal year in the series	€ 344,556 Cash 2022: € 344,556 ▼ 39% vs 2021 (€ 568,818) Unfavourable step	€ 178,748 Cash 2023: € 178,748 ▼ 48% vs 2022 (€ 344,556) Unfavourable step	€ 217,241 Cash 2024: € 217,241 ▲ 22% vs 2023 (€ 178,748) Favourable step	▲ 22%
Retained profit	€ 449,039 Retained profit 2021: € 449,039 First fiscal year in the series	€ 449,813 Retained profit 2022: € 449,813 Unchanged (€ 449,039) Favourable step	€ 465,266 Retained profit 2023: € 465,266 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 449,813) Favourable step	€ 449,070 Retained profit 2024: € 449,070 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 465,266) Unfavourable step	▼ 3%
Dividend	€ 122,000 Dividend 2021: € 122,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 56,000 Dividend 2022: € 56,000 ▼ 54% vs 2021 (€ 122,000) Unchanged	€ 82,000 Dividend 2023: € 82,000 ▲ 46% vs 2022 (€ 56,000) Unchanged	€ 85,000 Dividend 2024: € 85,000 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 82,000) Unchanged	▲ 4%
Balance sheet total	€ 642,045 Balance sheet total 2021: € 642,045 First fiscal year in the series	€ 617,467 Balance sheet total 2022: € 617,467 ▼ 4% vs 2021 (€ 642,045) Unchanged	€ 602,488 Balance sheet total 2023: € 602,488 ▼ 2% vs 2022 (€ 617,467) Unchanged	€ 609,364 Balance sheet total 2024: € 609,364 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 602,488) Unchanged	▲ 1%

Key figures of Better Ways, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to Better Ways?

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

Oct 8, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 68,804 (▼ 29% vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Jun 1, 2015 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Apr 29, 2015 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 126,077 profit in 2021 to € 68,804 profit in 2024.

Paid € 149,093 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2021, with € 126,077 profit.

Paid out € 345,000 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Wim Bruggeman

Better Ways

Behind Better Ways is Wim Bruggeman.

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Wim Bruggeman

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Augustijnenkaai 1

9000 Gent

2.242.688.203

Desteldonkdorp 26

9042 Gent

Active since 1 June 2015

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

Details

Company number

0628.985.810

VAT number

BE 0628.985.810

Registered office

Augustijnenkaai 1, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

Better Ways

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

29 April 2015

Peppol

Active · Active since 17 Dec 2025

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