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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 36 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2026
BRIGHTSTORES from Ukkel, company number BE0642961827, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 182,596 after tax. For that financial year BRIGHTSTORES recorded a gross margin of € 1.7 million and equity of € 252,842. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € -363,595 to € 182,596. 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 July 1, 2026.
€ 252,842
▲ 260% vs 2025
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 182,596
▲ still € 363,595 loss in 2025
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 7,338
▲ 4% vs 2025
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2026. Retained profit grew to € 202,842.
People and assets in 2026
18.3
▲ 1.4 vs 2025
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 1.1 million
▲ 2% vs 2025
€ 62,300 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.
Debts at end 2026
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 35,762
▲ 81% vs 2025
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 150,020
▲ 1% vs 2025
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change 2025 → 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 1,007,828 | € 1,877,085 | € 963,247 | € 1,701,642 | ▲ 77% |
| Profit after taxes | € -144,492 | € 614,765 | € -363,595 | € 182,596 | ▲ € 546,191 |
| Equity | € -180,923 | € 433,842 | € 70,247 | € 252,842 | ▲ 260% |
| Total debts | € 819,467 | € 239,061 | € 438,922 | € 185,782 | ▼ 58% |
| Cash | € 10,193 | € 6,554 | € 7,052 | € 7,338 | ▲ 4% |
| Retained profit | € -230,923 | € 383,842 | € 20,247 | € 202,842 | ▲ € 182,596 |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 18,172 | € 0 | € 0 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 638,544 | € 672,903 | € 509,169 | € 438,624 | ▼ 14% |
| Employees (FTE) | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 18.3 | ▲ 1.4 |
By gross margin, BRIGHTSTORES ranks 1st of 40 companies with main activity “Detailhandel in dames-, heren-, baby- en kinderboven- en onderkleding en kledingaccessoires (algemeen assortiment)” in Ukkel that publish figures (fiscal year 2026).
Key figures of BRIGHTSTORES, 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 August 2027.
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What happened to BRIGHTSTORES?
What happened at BRIGHTSTORES in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New establishment in Brussel. KBO
- New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 182,596. Source: NBB ↗
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- New establishment in Liège. KBO
- New establishment in Brussel. KBO
- New establishment in Namur. KBO
- New establishment in Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel). KBO
- New establishment in Leuven. KBO
In short
From € 144,492 loss in 2023 to € 182,596 profit in 2026.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 614,765 profit.
On average € 93,000 of value added per employee in 2026.
Management
Behind BRIGHTSTORES is Kadine SRL. The shares are held by Kadine SRL (99.7%) and Esfandiar Eghtessadi (0.3%).
Directors
According to the 2026 annual accounts
Director · represented by Esfandiar Eghtessadi
Also active at: ANTLET, LIANT, FLANDERS RETAIL
Shareholders
99.7%
Esfandiar Eghtessadi
0.3%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Waterloosesteenweg 950
1180 Ukkel
Bondgenotenlaan 9
3000 Leuven
Active since 17 April 2004
Jean Stasstraat 18
1060 Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel)
Active since 1 April 2007
Rue Saint-Jacques 20
5000 Namur
Active since 20 October 2010
Antoine Dansaertstraat 76
1000 Brussel
Active since 13 August 2011
Passage Lemonnier 48/56
4000 Liège
Active since 31 March 2012
Grote Zavel 47
1000 Brussel
Active since 19 September 2026
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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- Company number
- 0642.961.827
- VAT number
- BE 0642.961.827
- Registered office
- Waterloosesteenweg 950, 1180 Ukkel
- Names & denominations
- BRIGHTSTORES
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 17 November 2015
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- Active · Active since 5 Feb 2026
- Contact
- essentiel.be [email protected]
- Activities · NACE
Detailhandel in dames-, heren-, baby- en kinderboven- en onderkleding en kledingaccessoires (algemeen assortiment)