What does Bird is the Word do?

Bird is the Word is registered with the CBE as active in: Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s. Private Limited, started on 10 June 2016, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Bird is the Word?

The registered office of Bird is the Word is located at Nekkersvijverstraat 77, 9040 Gent.

Is Bird is the Word still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 September 2026) Bird is the Word is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 10 June 2016.

Is Bird is the Word registered on Peppol?

Yes, Bird is the Word is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0656576865.

What is the enterprise number of Bird is the Word?

The enterprise number of Bird is the Word is BE0656576865.

When was Bird is the Word founded?

Bird is the Word was founded on 10 June 2016.

Who are the directors of Bird is the Word?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Bird is the Word are: Vanessa Jacob.

Is Bird is the Word a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 10 June 2016; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Bird is the Word make in 2025?

Bird is the Word recorded a loss after taxes of € 27,542 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Bird is the Word?

As a small company, Bird is the Word is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € -4,971.

Bird is the Word (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0656576865

Dossier Bird is the Word, printed on 30 September 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0656576865/bird-is-the-word. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 32 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Bird is the Word from Gent, company number BE0656576865, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -27,542 after tax. For that financial year Bird is the Word recorded a gross margin of € -4,971 and equity of € 5,450. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 5,065 to € -27,542. The company made a loss. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 83 % below last year. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 8, 2026.

What it is worth Shrank hard

€ 5,450

▼ 83% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -27,542

▼ still € 5,065 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1,875

▼ 73% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -13,050.

People and assets in 2025

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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 20,549

▼ 43% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 5 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.

€ 78,172

▼ 18% vs 2024

€ 16,974 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 880

▼ 35% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 331

▼ 94% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 42,502 Gross margin 2022: € 42,502 First fiscal year in the series	€ 31,713 Gross margin 2023: € 31,713 ▼ 25% vs 2022 (€ 42,502) Unfavourable step	€ 31,708 Gross margin 2024: € 31,708 Unchanged (€ 31,713) Unfavourable step	€ -4,971 Gross margin 2025: € -4,971 ▼ € 36,679 vs 2024 (€ 31,708) Unfavourable step	▼ € 36,679
Profit after taxes	€ 18,633 Profit after taxes 2022: € 18,633 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,053 Profit after taxes 2023: € 4,053 ▼ 78% vs 2022 (€ 18,633) Unfavourable step	€ 5,065 Profit after taxes 2024: € 5,065 ▲ 25% vs 2023 (€ 4,053) Favourable step	€ -27,542 Profit after taxes 2025: € -27,542 ▼ € 32,607 vs 2024 (€ 5,065) Unfavourable step	▼ € 32,607
Equity	€ 25,533 Equity 2022: € 25,533 First fiscal year in the series	€ 28,785 Equity 2023: € 28,785 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 25,533) Favourable step	€ 32,992 Equity 2024: € 32,992 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 28,785) Favourable step	€ 5,450 Equity 2025: € 5,450 ▼ 83% vs 2024 (€ 32,992) Unfavourable step	▼ 83%
Total debts	€ 156,276 Total debts 2022: € 156,276 First fiscal year in the series	€ 127,294 Total debts 2023: € 127,294 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 156,276) Favourable step	€ 110,022 Total debts 2024: € 110,022 ▼ 14% vs 2023 (€ 127,294) Favourable step	€ 83,885 Total debts 2025: € 83,885 ▼ 24% vs 2024 (€ 110,022) Favourable step	▼ 24%
Cash	€ 26,894 Cash 2022: € 26,894 First fiscal year in the series	€ 15,688 Cash 2023: € 15,688 ▼ 42% vs 2022 (€ 26,894) Unfavourable step	€ 6,826 Cash 2024: € 6,826 ▼ 56% vs 2023 (€ 15,688) Unfavourable step	€ 1,875 Cash 2025: € 1,875 ▼ 73% vs 2024 (€ 6,826) Unfavourable step	▼ 73%
Land & buildings	€ 70,962 Land & buildings 2022: € 70,962 First fiscal year in the series	€ 67,481 Land & buildings 2023: € 67,481 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 70,962) Unchanged	€ 64,001 Land & buildings 2024: € 64,001 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 67,481) Unchanged	€ 60,521 Land & buildings 2025: € 60,521 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 64,001) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Retained profit	€ 7,033 Retained profit 2022: € 7,033 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,285 Retained profit 2023: € 10,285 ▲ 46% vs 2022 (€ 7,033) Favourable step	€ 14,492 Retained profit 2024: € 14,492 ▲ 41% vs 2023 (€ 10,285) Favourable step	€ -13,050 Retained profit 2025: € -13,050 ▼ € 27,542 vs 2024 (€ 14,492) Unfavourable step	▼ € 27,542
Dividend	€ 34,604 Dividend 2022: € 34,604 First fiscal year in the series	€ 800 Dividend 2023: € 800 ▼ 98% vs 2022 (€ 34,604) Unchanged	€ 859 Dividend 2024: € 859 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 800) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 859) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Bank debt	€ 127,469 Bank debt 2022: € 127,469 First fiscal year in the series	€ 111,303 Bank debt 2023: € 111,303 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 127,469) Favourable step	€ 94,872 Bank debt 2024: € 94,872 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 111,303) Favourable step	€ 78,172 Bank debt 2025: € 78,172 ▼ 18% vs 2024 (€ 94,872) Favourable step	▼ 18%
Balance sheet total	€ 181,809 Balance sheet total 2022: € 181,809 First fiscal year in the series	€ 156,079 Balance sheet total 2023: € 156,079 ▼ 14% vs 2022 (€ 181,809) Unchanged	€ 143,014 Balance sheet total 2024: € 143,014 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 156,079) Unchanged	€ 89,335 Balance sheet total 2025: € 89,335 ▼ 38% vs 2024 (€ 143,014) Unchanged	▼ 38%

Key figures of Bird is the Word, 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 Bird is the Word?

What happened at Bird is the Word in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jul 8, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 27,542 (▼ € 32,607 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jun 10, 2016 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Jun 10, 2016 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
2016 Vanessa Jacob became a director. NBB

In short

From € 18,633 profit in 2022 to € 27,542 loss in 2025.

Paid € 16,233 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 18,633 profit.

Paid out € 36,263 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

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Management

Vanessa Jacob

Bird is the Word

RRAK

Behind Bird is the Word is Vanessa Jacob. Vanessa Jacob is also behind RRAK.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Vanessa Jacob

Director

Also active at: RRAK

since 2016

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Nekkersvijverstraat 77

9040 Gent

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

Details

Company number: 0656.576.865
VAT number: BE 0656.576.865
Registered office: Nekkersvijverstraat 77, 9040 Gent
Names & denominations: Bird is the Word
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 10 June 2016
Peppol: Active · Active since 17 Mar 2025
Activities · NACE: Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗