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Busy address KBO
48 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
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Financials
Financial year 2024
HOUGOU FINANCE from Elsene, company number BE0645521736, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 18.3 million after tax. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 3.9 million to € 18.3 million. 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 17, 2025.
€ 194.8 million
▲ 10% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 18.3 million
▲ € 14.4 million vs 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 354,719
▼ 63% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € -75.3 million.
People and assets in 2024
1.5
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 158,378
€ 105,600 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.
€ 797
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
€ 80.5 million
▲ 76% vs 2023
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 78,667
▼ 16% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 66 days on average.
€ 27,354
▲ 2% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € -706,715 | € -493,595 | € -406,545 | - | |
| Profit after taxes | € -23,132,635 | € -4,609,483 | € 3,873,248 | € 18,279,157 | ▲ € 14.4 million |
| Equity | € 147,301,206 | € 172,691,723 | € 176,564,972 | € 194,844,129 | ▲ 10% |
| Total debts | € 144,128,770 | € 127,040,778 | € 73,965,782 | € 90,812,079 | ▲ 23% |
| Cash | € 1,044,678 | € 2,389,324 | € 971,364 | € 354,719 | ▼ 63% |
| Retained profit | € -92,868,794 | € -97,478,277 | € -93,605,028 | € -75,325,871 | ▲ € 18.3 million |
| Bank debt | € 101,179,790 | € 93,031,327 | € 45,702,765 | € 80,548,839 | ▲ 76% |
| Balance sheet total | € 291,429,977 | € 299,732,501 | € 250,530,754 | € 285,656,208 | ▲ 14% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Key figures of HOUGOU FINANCE, 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 HOUGOU FINANCE?
What happened at HOUGOU FINANCE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- SOLIPHIE SRL stepped down as director. NBB
- Pierre BASTID stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 18.3 million (▲ € 14.4 million vs 2023). Source: NBB ↗
- SOLIPHIE SRL became a director. NBB
- Pierre BASTID became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Brussel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 23.1 million loss in 2021 to € 18.3 million profit in 2024.
Paid € 55,253 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2024, with € 18.3 million profit.
Pays suppliers within 66 days on average.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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Management
The shares are held by HOUGOU SA (100%).
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Director · represented by Olivier Revol
Also active at: LOUISE 342 ET 344, HEBIOSO, HOUGOU DEVELOPPEMENT
since 2022 · until 2028
Pierre BASTID
Chairman of the board
Also active at: LOUISE 342 ET 344, HEBIOSO, HOUGOU, HOUGOU DEVELOPPEMENT
since 2022 · until 2028
Shareholders
100%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Louizalaan 222
1050 Elsene
Louizalaan 480
1050 Brussel
Active since 4 January 2016
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A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 48 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0645.521.736
- VAT number
- BE 0645.521.736
- Registered office
- Louizalaan 222, 1050 Elsene
- Names & denominations
- HOUGOU FINANCE
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 4 January 2016
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Activities · NACE
Activiteiten van holdings
Holdings
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