Balou is a design studio in Nijlen. Private Limited, started on 16 January 2017, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Balou?

The registered office of Balou is located at Heidestraat(Kessel) 57, 2560 Nijlen.

Is Balou still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) Balou is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 January 2017.

Is Balou registered on Peppol?

Yes, Balou is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0669627028.

What is the enterprise number of Balou?

The enterprise number of Balou is BE0669627028.

When was Balou founded?

Balou was founded on 16 January 2017.

Who are the directors of Balou?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of Balou are: Evelien Rahm, Tim Gielen.

Is Balou a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 January 2017; 3 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Balou make in 2024?

Balou posted a profit after taxes of € 11,392 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of Balou?

As a small company, Balou is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 29,701.

Does Balou have a website?

Yes, Balou has a website at biba-balou-ba.be.

Balou (Private Limited) - Nijlen - BE0669627028

Dossier Balou, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0669627028/balou. 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 31 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Annual account missing NBB

Fiscal year 2025 was expected before 30 January 2026 and has not been filed.

Financials

Financial year 2024

Balou from Nijlen, company number BE0669627028, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 11,392 after tax. For that financial year Balou recorded a gross margin of € 29,701 and equity of € 18,600. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 18,647 to € 11,392. The company is profitable. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 50 % below last year. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on January 31, 2025.

What it is worth Shrank hard

€ 18,600

▼ 50% vs 2023

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

Profit Healthy

€ 11,392

▼ 39% vs 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 13,552

▲ 66% vs 2023

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 30,039 paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2024

Vehicles and equipment

€ 1,331

▼ 24% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt ≈ 6 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.

€ 39,715

▼ 7% vs 2023

€ 5,982 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 3,397

▼ 44% vs 2023

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

Taxes

€ 2,718

▼ 65% vs 2023

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

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 25,110 Gross margin 2022: € 25,110 First fiscal year in the series	€ 38,961 Gross margin 2023: € 38,961 ▲ 55% vs 2022 (€ 25,110) Favourable step	€ 29,701 Gross margin 2024: € 29,701 ▼ 24% vs 2023 (€ 38,961) Unfavourable step	▼ 24%
Profit after taxes	€ 10,484 Profit after taxes 2022: € 10,484 First fiscal year in the series	€ 18,647 Profit after taxes 2023: € 18,647 ▲ 78% vs 2022 (€ 10,484) Favourable step	€ 11,392 Profit after taxes 2024: € 11,392 ▼ 39% vs 2023 (€ 18,647) Unfavourable step	▼ 39%
Equity	€ 18,600 Equity 2022: € 18,600 First fiscal year in the series	€ 37,247 Equity 2023: € 37,247 ▲ 100% vs 2022 (€ 18,600) Favourable step	€ 18,600 Equity 2024: € 18,600 ▼ 50% vs 2023 (€ 37,247) Unfavourable step	▼ 50%
Total debts	€ 114,196 Total debts 2022: € 114,196 First fiscal year in the series	€ 70,895 Total debts 2023: € 70,895 ▼ 38% vs 2022 (€ 114,196) Favourable step	€ 76,377 Total debts 2024: € 76,377 ▲ 8% vs 2023 (€ 70,895) Unfavourable step	▲ 8%
Cash	€ 48,590 Cash 2022: € 48,590 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,188 Cash 2023: € 8,188 ▼ 83% vs 2022 (€ 48,590) Unfavourable step	€ 13,552 Cash 2024: € 13,552 ▲ 66% vs 2023 (€ 8,188) Favourable step	▲ 66%
Land & buildings	€ 22,912 Land & buildings 2022: € 22,912 First fiscal year in the series	€ 19,938 Land & buildings 2023: € 19,938 ▼ 13% vs 2022 (€ 22,912) Unchanged	€ 16,963 Land & buildings 2024: € 16,963 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 19,938) Unchanged	▼ 15%
Retained profit	€ 0 Retained profit 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 18,647 Retained profit 2023: € 18,647 Unchanged (€ 0) Favourable step	€ 0 Retained profit 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 18,647) Unfavourable step	▼ 100%
Dividend	€ 10,484 Dividend 2022: € 10,484 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 10,484) Unchanged	€ 30,039 Dividend 2024: € 30,039 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 42,229 Bank debt 2022: € 42,229 First fiscal year in the series	€ 42,923 Bank debt 2023: € 42,923 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 42,229) Unfavourable step	€ 39,715 Bank debt 2024: € 39,715 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 42,923) Favourable step	▼ 7%
Balance sheet total	€ 132,796 Balance sheet total 2022: € 132,796 First fiscal year in the series	€ 108,142 Balance sheet total 2023: € 108,142 ▼ 19% vs 2022 (€ 132,796) Unchanged	€ 94,977 Balance sheet total 2024: € 94,977 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 108,142) Unchanged	▼ 12%

Key figures of Balou, fiscal years 2022 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 30 January 2026.

What happened to Balou?

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

Jan 31, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 11,392 (▼ 39% vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Jan 16, 2017 New establishment in Nijlen. KBO
Jan 16, 2017 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 10,484 profit in 2022 to € 11,392 profit in 2024.

Paid € 28,000 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 18,647 profit.

Paid out € 40,523 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Evelien Rahm Tim Gielen

Balou

Behind Balou are Evelien Rahm and Tim Gielen.

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Evelien Rahm

Director

Tim Gielen

Director

Establishments

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Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Heidestraat(Kessel) 57

2560 Nijlen

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Website

HTTPS biba-balou-ba.be

Canonical: https://www.biba-balou-ba.be

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Company number

0669.627.028

VAT number

BE 0669.627.028

Registered office

Heidestraat(Kessel) 57, 2560 Nijlen

Names & denominations

Balou

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

16 January 2017

Peppol

Active · Active since 26 Jul 2024

Contact

biba-balou-ba.be +0032 486 07 04 23

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