What does DE BASCULE do?

DE BASCULE is a bar in Pepingen. Private Limited, started on 14 July 2016, 1 establishment.

What is the address of DE BASCULE?

The registered office of DE BASCULE is located at Hondzochtstraat(BE) 3, 1674 Pepingen.

Is DE BASCULE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) DE BASCULE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 14 July 2016.

Is DE BASCULE registered on Peppol?

Yes, DE BASCULE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0659681162.

What is the enterprise number of DE BASCULE?

The enterprise number of DE BASCULE is BE0659681162.

When was DE BASCULE founded?

DE BASCULE was founded on 14 July 2016.

Who are the directors of DE BASCULE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of DE BASCULE are: Jef KOOLEN.

Is DE BASCULE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 14 July 2016; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did DE BASCULE make in 2025?

DE BASCULE posted a profit after taxes of € 27,041 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of DE BASCULE?

As a small company, DE BASCULE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 53,973.

DE BASCULE (Private Limited) - Pepingen - BE0659681162

Dossier DE BASCULE, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0659681162/de-bascule. 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 48 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

DE BASCULE from Pepingen, company number BE0659681162, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 27,041 after tax. For that financial year DE BASCULE recorded a gross margin of € 53,973 and equity of € 63,291. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -9,440 to € 27,041. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 28, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 63,291

▲ 53% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 27,041

▲ still € 9,440 loss in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 3,456

▲ 55% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 5,250 paid out

19 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

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.

Wage cost estimate Staff cost at a one-person company Staff Only people on the payroll count here.€ 226 Likely the director’s social contribution or pension premium.The director’s pay Already netted into the gross margin, not shown separately in the accounts. Typical for one-person companies € 45,000 gross per year minimum for the reduced tax rate≈ € 2,100 net per month after contributions, tax and usually some benefits in kind, roughly Assumption based on the chart of accounts, not a figure from the source.

€ 226

▼ 96% vs 2024

No payroll staff. An amount this small is usually a social contribution or pension premium for the director, booked under staff costs.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 21,977

▲ € 20,669 vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 7 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.

€ 141,644

▲ 4% vs 2024

€ 21,540 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 7 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 10,928

▼ 32% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 3,212

▼ 23% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 60,471 Gross margin 2022: € 60,471 First fiscal year in the series	€ 29,875 Gross margin 2023: € 29,875 ▼ 51% vs 2022 (€ 60,471) Unfavourable step	€ 15,902 Gross margin 2024: € 15,902 ▼ 47% vs 2023 (€ 29,875) Unfavourable step	€ 53,973 Gross margin 2025: € 53,973 ▲ 239% vs 2024 (€ 15,902) Favourable step	▲ 239%
Profit after taxes	€ 1,872 Profit after taxes 2022: € 1,872 First fiscal year in the series	€ -9,730 Profit after taxes 2023: € -9,730 ▼ € 11,602 vs 2022 (€ 1,872) Unfavourable step	€ -9,440 Profit after taxes 2024: € -9,440 ▲ € 290 vs 2023 (€ -9,730) Favourable step	€ 27,041 Profit after taxes 2025: € 27,041 ▲ € 36,481 vs 2024 (€ -9,440) Favourable step	▲ € 36,481
Equity	€ 60,669 Equity 2022: € 60,669 First fiscal year in the series	€ 50,939 Equity 2023: € 50,939 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 60,669) Unfavourable step	€ 41,499 Equity 2024: € 41,499 ▼ 19% vs 2023 (€ 50,939) Unfavourable step	€ 63,291 Equity 2025: € 63,291 ▲ 53% vs 2024 (€ 41,499) Favourable step	▲ 53%
Total debts	€ 253,371 Total debts 2022: € 253,371 First fiscal year in the series	€ 265,186 Total debts 2023: € 265,186 ▲ 5% vs 2022 (€ 253,371) Unfavourable step	€ 163,717 Total debts 2024: € 163,717 ▼ 38% vs 2023 (€ 265,186) Favourable step	€ 155,994 Total debts 2025: € 155,994 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 163,717) Favourable step	▼ 5%
Cash	€ 29,019 Cash 2022: € 29,019 First fiscal year in the series	€ 29,753 Cash 2023: € 29,753 ▲ 3% vs 2022 (€ 29,019) Favourable step	€ 2,234 Cash 2024: € 2,234 ▼ 92% vs 2023 (€ 29,753) Unfavourable step	€ 3,456 Cash 2025: € 3,456 ▲ 55% vs 2024 (€ 2,234) Favourable step	▲ 55%
Land & buildings	€ 207,920 Land & buildings 2022: € 207,920 First fiscal year in the series	€ 198,085 Land & buildings 2023: € 198,085 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 207,920) Unchanged	€ 182,265 Land & buildings 2024: € 182,265 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 198,085) Unchanged	€ 166,445 Land & buildings 2025: € 166,445 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 182,265) Unchanged	▼ 9%
Retained profit	€ 42,069 Retained profit 2022: € 42,069 First fiscal year in the series	€ 32,339 Retained profit 2023: € 32,339 ▼ 23% vs 2022 (€ 42,069) Unfavourable step	€ 22,899 Retained profit 2024: € 22,899 ▼ 29% vs 2023 (€ 32,339) Unfavourable step	€ 44,691 Retained profit 2025: € 44,691 ▲ 95% vs 2024 (€ 22,899) Favourable step	▲ 95%
Dividend	€ 25,000 Dividend 2022: € 25,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 25,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 5,250 Dividend 2025: € 5,250 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 173,285 Bank debt 2022: € 173,285 First fiscal year in the series	€ 154,469 Bank debt 2023: € 154,469 ▼ 11% vs 2022 (€ 173,285) Favourable step	€ 136,494 Bank debt 2024: € 136,494 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 154,469) Favourable step	€ 141,644 Bank debt 2025: € 141,644 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 136,494) Unfavourable step	▲ 4%
Balance sheet total	€ 314,040 Balance sheet total 2022: € 314,040 First fiscal year in the series	€ 316,125 Balance sheet total 2023: € 316,125 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 314,040) Unchanged	€ 205,216 Balance sheet total 2024: € 205,216 ▼ 35% vs 2023 (€ 316,125) Unchanged	€ 219,285 Balance sheet total 2025: € 219,285 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 205,216) Unchanged	▲ 7%

Key figures of DE BASCULE, 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 DE BASCULE?

What happened at DE BASCULE in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jul 28, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 27,041. Source: NBB ↗
2018 Jef KOOLEN became a director. NBB
Jul 14, 2016 New establishment in Pepingen. KBO
Jul 14, 2016 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1,872 profit in 2022 to € 27,041 profit in 2025.

Paid € 2,100 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 27,041 profit.

Paid out € 30,250 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Jef KOOLEN

DE BASCULE

Behind DE BASCULE is Jef KOOLEN.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Jef KOOLEN

Director

since 2018

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Hondzochtstraat(BE) 3

1674 Pepingen

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

Details

Company number: 0659.681.162
VAT number: BE 0659.681.162
Registered office: Hondzochtstraat(BE) 3, 1674 Pepingen
Names & denominations: DE BASCULE
Enterprise type: Rechtspersoon
Legal form: Private limited company
Legal situation: Normale toestand
Start date: 14 July 2016
Peppol: Active · Active since 3 Jun 2025
Activities · NACE: Cafés en bars

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗