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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Financials
Financial year 2025
FOODLAB PROEF from Gent, company number BE0642544529, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -33,448 after tax. For that financial year FOODLAB PROEF recorded a gross margin of € 127,907 and equity of € 172,127. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -124,056 to € -33,448. The company made a loss. 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 July 1, 2026.
€ 172,127
▲ € 166,552 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -33,448
▲ 73 % less loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 162,159
▲ 137% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -32,873.
People and assets in 2025
€ 107,820
▲ 25% vs 2024
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
€ 58,791
▼ 10% vs 2024
€ 6,886 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.
€ 9,349
▼ 9% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 17,501
▲ 291% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 111,342 | € 138,084 | € -4,423 | € 127,907 | ▲ € 132,330 |
| Profit after taxes | € 24,823 | € 58,499 | € -124,056 | € -33,448 | ▲ € 90,608 |
| Equity | € 71,133 | € 129,632 | € 5,575 | € 172,127 | ▲ € 166,552 |
| Total debts | € 198,099 | € 262,029 | € 257,314 | € 228,373 | ▼ 11% |
| Cash | € 159,682 | € 242,944 | € 68,459 | € 162,159 | ▲ 137% |
| Retained profit | € 66,133 | € 124,632 | € 575 | € -32,873 | ▼ € 33,448 |
| Dividend | € 800 | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 65,376 | € 58,791 | ▼ 10% |
| Balance sheet total | € 269,232 | € 391,660 | € 262,889 | € 400,500 | ▲ 52% |
Key figures of FOODLAB PROEF, 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 FOODLAB PROEF?
What happened at FOODLAB PROEF in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 33,448. Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 24,823 profit in 2022 to € 33,448 loss in 2025.
Paid € 14,894 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 58,499 profit.
Paid out € 800 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind FOODLAB PROEF are The Good Factory BV, Happy Hour BV and Air Castles MW BV. The Good Factory BV is also behind SENSGROUP, HAYSTACK and Haystack Ventures. Happy Hour BV is also behind PAYROLLER, Nestor Holding and Nestor Europe.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Director · represented by Ludovic Depoortere
Also active at: SENSGROUP, HAYSTACK, Haystack Ventures
Director · represented by Emilie Decoutere
Also active at: PAYROLLER, Nestor Holding, Nestor Europe
Director · represented by Maxime Willems
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Amelia Earhartlaan 10 box 1
9051 Gent
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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Registered
2015-10-26
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Details
- Company number
- 0642.544.529
- VAT number
- BE 0642.544.529
- Registered office
- Amelia Earhartlaan 10 bus 1, 9051 Gent
- Names & denominations
- FOODLAB PROEF
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 30 October 2015
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