What does The Craftsmen do?

The Craftsmen is an advertising agency in Brugge. Private Limited, started on 22 May 2015, 1 establishment.

What is the address of The Craftsmen?

The registered office of The Craftsmen is located at De Linde 99, 8310 Brugge.

Is The Craftsmen still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) The Craftsmen is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 22 May 2015.

Is The Craftsmen registered on Peppol?

Yes, The Craftsmen is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0630810004.

What is the enterprise number of The Craftsmen?

The enterprise number of The Craftsmen is BE0630810004.

When was The Craftsmen founded?

The Craftsmen was founded on 22 May 2015.

Who are the directors of The Craftsmen?

According to the 2026 annual accounts, the directors of The Craftsmen are: Mathieu Cardinael.

Is The Craftsmen a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 22 May 2015; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2026; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did The Craftsmen make in 2026?

The Craftsmen posted a profit after taxes of € 50,359 in financial year 2026.

What is the revenue of The Craftsmen?

As a small company, The Craftsmen is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2026, its added value was € 148,212.

The Craftsmen (Private Limited) - Brugge - BE0630810004

Dossier The Craftsmen, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0630810004/the-craftsmen. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2026

The Craftsmen from Brugge, company number BE0630810004, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 50,359 after tax. For that financial year The Craftsmen recorded a gross margin of € 148,212 and equity of € 74,368. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 19,964 to € 50,359. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 June 30, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 74,368

▲ 101% vs 2025

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

Profit Growing

€ 50,359

▲ 152% vs 2025

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 60,778

▲ 60% vs 2025

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 12,912 paid out

26 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to DUO (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2026

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Wage cost

€ 55,547

▲ 3% vs 2025

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

€ 47,369

▲ 242% vs 2025

Of which on lease € 38,138.

Debts at end 2026

Bank debt ≈ 3 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.

€ 33,756

▲ € 32,707 vs 2025

€ 12,960 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 20,180

▲ 108% vs 2025

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

Taxes and wages

€ 39,008

▼ 18% vs 2025

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change 2025 → 2026
Gross margin	€ 31,669 Gross margin 2023: € 31,669 First fiscal year in the series	€ 62,033 Gross margin 2024: € 62,033 ▲ 96% vs 2023 (€ 31,669) Favourable step	€ 98,291 Gross margin 2025: € 98,291 ▲ 58% vs 2024 (€ 62,033) Favourable step	€ 148,212 Gross margin 2026: € 148,212 ▲ 51% vs 2025 (€ 98,291) Favourable step	▲ 51%
Profit after taxes	€ 563 Profit after taxes 2023: € 563 First fiscal year in the series	€ -551 Profit after taxes 2024: € -551 ▼ € 1,113 vs 2023 (€ 563) Unfavourable step	€ 19,964 Profit after taxes 2025: € 19,964 ▲ € 20,515 vs 2024 (€ -551) Favourable step	€ 50,359 Profit after taxes 2026: € 50,359 ▲ 152% vs 2025 (€ 19,964) Favourable step	▲ 152%
Equity	€ 17,508 Equity 2023: € 17,508 First fiscal year in the series	€ 16,957 Equity 2024: € 16,957 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 17,508) Unfavourable step	€ 36,921 Equity 2025: € 36,921 ▲ 118% vs 2024 (€ 16,957) Favourable step	€ 74,368 Equity 2026: € 74,368 ▲ 101% vs 2025 (€ 36,921) Favourable step	▲ 101%
Total debts	€ 57,223 Total debts 2023: € 57,223 First fiscal year in the series	€ 55,844 Total debts 2024: € 55,844 ▼ 2% vs 2023 (€ 57,223) Favourable step	€ 60,830 Total debts 2025: € 60,830 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 55,844) Unfavourable step	€ 95,140 Total debts 2026: € 95,140 ▲ 56% vs 2025 (€ 60,830) Unfavourable step	▲ 56%
Cash	€ 17,301 Cash 2023: € 17,301 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,593 Cash 2024: € 7,593 ▼ 56% vs 2023 (€ 17,301) Unfavourable step	€ 37,938 Cash 2025: € 37,938 ▲ € 30,346 vs 2024 (€ 7,593) Favourable step	€ 60,778 Cash 2026: € 60,778 ▲ 60% vs 2025 (€ 37,938) Favourable step	▲ 60%
Retained profit	€ 11,308 Retained profit 2023: € 11,308 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,757 Retained profit 2024: € 10,757 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 11,308) Unfavourable step	€ 30,721 Retained profit 2025: € 30,721 ▲ 186% vs 2024 (€ 10,757) Favourable step	€ 68,168 Retained profit 2026: € 68,168 ▲ 122% vs 2025 (€ 30,721) Favourable step	▲ 122%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 12,912 Dividend 2026: € 12,912 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 3,019 Bank debt 2023: € 3,019 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,272 Bank debt 2024: € 13,272 ▲ € 10,253 vs 2023 (€ 3,019) Unfavourable step	€ 1,049 Bank debt 2025: € 1,049 ▼ 92% vs 2024 (€ 13,272) Favourable step	€ 33,756 Bank debt 2026: € 33,756 ▲ € 32,707 vs 2025 (€ 1,049) Unfavourable step	▲ € 32,707
Balance sheet total	€ 74,730 Balance sheet total 2023: € 74,730 First fiscal year in the series	€ 72,801 Balance sheet total 2024: € 72,801 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 74,730) Unchanged	€ 97,751 Balance sheet total 2025: € 97,751 ▲ 34% vs 2024 (€ 72,801) Unchanged	€ 169,508 Balance sheet total 2026: € 169,508 ▲ 73% vs 2025 (€ 97,751) Unchanged	▲ 73%

Key figures of The Craftsmen, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.

What happened to The Craftsmen?

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

Jun 30, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 50,359 (▲ 152% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
2020 Mathieu Cardinael became a director. NBB
May 22, 2015 New establishment in Brugge. KBO
May 22, 2015 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 563 profit in 2023 to € 50,359 profit in 2026.

Paid € 44,294 in corporate taxes since 2023.

Best year ever: 2026, with € 50,359 profit.

Paid out € 12,912 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

DUO 100%

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

The Craftsmen

Behind The Craftsmen is Mathieu Cardinael. The shares are held by DUO (100%).

Directors

According to the 2026 annual accounts

Mathieu Cardinael

Director

Also active at: Pro Sailing, Royal Belgian Sailing Club, DUO, EntityOne, NASCOM, Make It Fly, MEDIASOFT

since 2020

Shareholders

DUO

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

De Linde 99

8310 Brugge

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

Details

Company number

0630.810.004

VAT number

BE 0630.810.004

Registered office

De Linde 99, 8310 Brugge

Names & denominations

The Craftsmen

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

22 May 2015

Peppol

Active · Active since 24 Nov 2023

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The Craftsmen

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