What is the address of Instituut Merel?

The registered office of Instituut Merel is located at Geelsebaan 75, 2470 Retie.

Is Instituut Merel still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) Instituut Merel is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 November 2016.

Is Instituut Merel registered on Peppol?

Yes, Instituut Merel is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0666415536.

What is the enterprise number of Instituut Merel?

The enterprise number of Instituut Merel is BE0666415536.

When was Instituut Merel founded?

Instituut Merel was founded on 16 November 2016.

Who are the directors of Instituut Merel?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Instituut Merel are: Merel van der Himst.

Is Instituut Merel a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 November 2016; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Instituut Merel make in 2025?

Instituut Merel posted a profit after taxes of € 1,690 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Instituut Merel?

As a small company, Instituut Merel is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 166,950.

Instituut Merel (Private Limited) - Retie - BE0666415536

Q: What does Instituut Merel do?

Instituut Merel is registered with the CBE as active in: Schoonheidsverzorging en andere schoonheidsbehandelingen. Private Limited, started on 16 November 2016, 1 establishment.

Dossier Instituut Merel, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0666415536/instituut-merel. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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 49 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Instituut Merel from Retie, company number BE0666415536, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 1,690 after tax. For that financial year Instituut Merel recorded a gross margin of € 166,950 and equity of € 162,510. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 10,618 to € 1,690. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on September 23, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 162,510

▲ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 1,690

▼ 84% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 5,885

▼ 70% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 150,110.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 81,020

▼ 1% vs 2024

Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 5,213

▼ 65% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 9 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.

€ 187,246

▼ 20% vs 2024

€ 20,434 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 9 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 75,863

▲ 237% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 39,191

▲ 28% 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	€ 275,278 Gross margin 2022: € 275,278 First fiscal year in the series	€ 222,950 Gross margin 2023: € 222,950 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 275,278) Unfavourable step	€ 177,450 Gross margin 2024: € 177,450 ▼ 20% vs 2023 (€ 222,950) Unfavourable step	€ 166,950 Gross margin 2025: € 166,950 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 177,450) Unfavourable step	▼ 6%
Profit after taxes	€ 36,591 Profit after taxes 2022: € 36,591 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,649 Profit after taxes 2023: € 2,649 ▼ 93% vs 2022 (€ 36,591) Unfavourable step	€ 10,618 Profit after taxes 2024: € 10,618 ▲ € 7,969 vs 2023 (€ 2,649) Favourable step	€ 1,690 Profit after taxes 2025: € 1,690 ▼ 84% vs 2024 (€ 10,618) Unfavourable step	▼ 84%
Equity	€ 147,553 Equity 2022: € 147,553 First fiscal year in the series	€ 150,202 Equity 2023: € 150,202 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 147,553) Favourable step	€ 160,820 Equity 2024: € 160,820 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 150,202) Favourable step	€ 162,510 Equity 2025: € 162,510 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 160,820) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Total debts	€ 480,220 Total debts 2022: € 480,220 First fiscal year in the series	€ 397,283 Total debts 2023: € 397,283 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 480,220) Favourable step	€ 337,989 Total debts 2024: € 337,989 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 397,283) Favourable step	€ 457,800 Total debts 2025: € 457,800 ▲ 35% vs 2024 (€ 337,989) Unfavourable step	▲ 35%
Cash	€ 6,528 Cash 2022: € 6,528 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,674 Cash 2023: € 2,674 ▼ 59% vs 2022 (€ 6,528) Unfavourable step	€ 19,461 Cash 2024: € 19,461 ▲ € 16,787 vs 2023 (€ 2,674) Favourable step	€ 5,885 Cash 2025: € 5,885 ▼ 70% vs 2024 (€ 19,461) Unfavourable step	▼ 70%
Land & buildings	€ 287,228 Land & buildings 2022: € 287,228 First fiscal year in the series	€ 276,654 Land & buildings 2023: € 276,654 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 287,228) Unchanged	€ 268,248 Land & buildings 2024: € 268,248 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 276,654) Unchanged	€ 266,689 Land & buildings 2025: € 266,689 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 268,248) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Retained profit	€ 135,153 Retained profit 2022: € 135,153 First fiscal year in the series	€ 137,802 Retained profit 2023: € 137,802 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 135,153) Favourable step	€ 148,420 Retained profit 2024: € 148,420 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 137,802) Favourable step	€ 150,110 Retained profit 2025: € 150,110 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 148,420) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Bank debt	€ 323,271 Bank debt 2022: € 323,271 First fiscal year in the series	€ 271,043 Bank debt 2023: € 271,043 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 323,271) Favourable step	€ 232,753 Bank debt 2024: € 232,753 ▼ 14% vs 2023 (€ 271,043) Favourable step	€ 187,246 Bank debt 2025: € 187,246 ▼ 20% vs 2024 (€ 232,753) Favourable step	▼ 20%
Balance sheet total	€ 627,773 Balance sheet total 2022: € 627,773 First fiscal year in the series	€ 547,485 Balance sheet total 2023: € 547,485 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 627,773) Unchanged	€ 498,809 Balance sheet total 2024: € 498,809 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 547,485) Unchanged	€ 620,309 Balance sheet total 2025: € 620,309 ▲ 24% vs 2024 (€ 498,809) Unchanged	▲ 24%

Key figures of Instituut Merel, 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 Instituut Merel?

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

Sep 23, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 1,690 (▼ 84% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Nov 16, 2016 New establishment in Retie. KBO
Nov 16, 2016 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
2016 Merel van der Himst became a director. NBB

In short

From € 36,591 profit in 2022 to € 1,690 profit in 2025.

Paid € 15,543 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 36,591 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Merel van der Himst

Instituut Merel

NATURAL PETFOOD

Behind Instituut Merel is Merel van der Himst. Merel van der Himst is also behind NATURAL PETFOOD.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Merel van der Himst

Manager

Also active at: NATURAL PETFOOD

since 2016

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Geelsebaan 75

2470 Retie

Who else lives here?

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Details

Company number

0666.415.536

VAT number

BE 0666.415.536

Registered office

Geelsebaan 75, 2470 Retie

Names & denominations

Instituut Merel

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

16 November 2016

Peppol

Active · Active since 26 Aug 2025

Activities · NACE

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Sauna's, solaria, baden enz.

Detailhandel via postorderbedrijven of via internet

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