Financials
Financial year 2026
LA VIE from Gistel, company number BE0642657068, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 12,436 after tax. For that financial year LA VIE recorded a gross margin of € 131,222 and equity of € 123,583. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 16,664 to € 12,436. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 29, 2026.
€ 123,583
▼ 24% vs 2025
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 12,436
▼ 25% vs 2025
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 109,801
▼ 10% vs 2025
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 52,324 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2026
€ 63,150
▲ 8% 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.
€ 35,053
▼ 24% vs 2025
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2026
€ 173,754
▼ 23% vs 2025
€ 28,145 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.
€ 19,234
▲ 240% vs 2025
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 8,074
▼ 38% vs 2025
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change 2025 → 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 121,847 | € 141,898 | € 135,950 | € 131,222 | ▼ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 13,543 | € 23,229 | € 16,664 | € 12,436 | ▼ 25% |
| Equity | € 123,578 | € 146,807 | € 163,471 | € 123,583 | ▼ 24% |
| Total debts | € 302,260 | € 258,211 | € 250,851 | € 240,558 | ▼ 4% |
| Cash | € 132,181 | € 136,454 | € 122,412 | € 109,801 | ▼ 10% |
| Land & buildings | € 264,367 | € 235,153 | € 215,674 | € 188,034 | ▼ 13% |
| Retained profit | € 104,978 | € 128,207 | € 144,871 | € 104,983 | ▼ 28% |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 0 | € 0 | € 52,324 | |
| Bank debt | € 263,969 | € 223,417 | € 224,361 | € 173,754 | ▼ 23% |
| Balance sheet total | € 425,838 | € 405,018 | € 414,322 | € 364,141 | ▼ 12% |
By gross margin, LA VIE ranks 7th of 15 companies with main activity “Activiteiten van eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening” in Gistel that publish figures (fiscal year 2026).
Key figures of LA VIE, 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.
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What happened to LA VIE?
What happened at LA VIE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 12,436 (▼ 25% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
- Incorporation, published in the Gazette. Source: Staatsblad ↗
- New establishment in Gistel. KBO
- Laurent Gouwy became a director. NBB
In short
From € 13,543 profit in 2023 to € 12,436 profit in 2026.
Paid € 17,690 in corporate taxes since 2023.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 23,229 profit.
Paid out € 52,324 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind LA VIE is Laurent Gouwy.
Directors
According to the 2026 annual accounts
Laurent Gouwy
Manager
since 2015
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Dwergenstraat 8
8470 Gistel
Dorpsstraat 71
8470 Gistel
Active since 4 November 2015
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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Shareholders according to the Official Gazette deeds
Who contributed at incorporation and at capital increases, with the deed as source. Later share transfers are not published in the Gazette.
Incorporation
Source: Deed ↗- Gouwy Laurent(oprichter) 95%
- Velter Astrid(oprichter) 5%
Details
- Company number
- 0642.657.068
- VAT number
- BE 0642.657.068
- Registered office
- Dwergenstraat 8, 8470 Gistel
- Names & denominations
- LA VIE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 4 November 2015
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