What does The Essentials do?

The Essentials is a commercial agency in Ukkel. Private Limited, started on 25 January 2018, 2 establishments.

What is the address of The Essentials?

The registered office of The Essentials is located at Egide Van Ophemstraat 40A, 1180 Ukkel.

Is The Essentials still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) The Essentials is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 25 January 2018.

Is The Essentials registered on Peppol?

Yes, The Essentials is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0688902314.

What is the enterprise number of The Essentials?

The enterprise number of The Essentials is BE0688902314.

When was The Essentials founded?

The Essentials was founded on 25 January 2018.

Who are the directors of The Essentials?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of The Essentials are: Gertruda MOONEN.

Is The Essentials a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 25 January 2018; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did The Essentials make in 2025?

The Essentials recorded a loss after taxes of € 2,447 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of The Essentials?

As a small company, The Essentials is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € -14,749.

The Essentials (Private Limited) - Ukkel - BE0688902314

Dossier The Essentials, printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0688902314/the-essentials. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Busy address KBO

49 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.

Financials

Financial year 2025

The Essentials from Ukkel, company number BE0688902314, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -2,447 after tax. For that financial year The Essentials recorded a gross margin of € -14,749 and equity of € 16,016. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 11,017 to € -2,447. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 22, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 16,016

▼ 13% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -2,447

▼ still € 11,017 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 128,204

▲ 63% 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 € 3,616.

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.

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No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 3,027

▲ 183% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 3,255

▲ 205% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 28,660

▲ 53% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 3,865

▲ 24% vs 2024

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	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 3,442 Gross margin 2022: € 3,442 First fiscal year in the series	€ 29,808 Gross margin 2023: € 29,808 ▲ € 26,366 vs 2022 (€ 3,442) Favourable step	€ 29,768 Gross margin 2024: € 29,768 Unchanged (€ 29,808) Unfavourable step	€ -14,749 Gross margin 2025: € -14,749 ▼ € 44,518 vs 2024 (€ 29,768) Unfavourable step	▼ € 44,518
Profit after taxes	€ -7,979 Profit after taxes 2022: € -7,979 First fiscal year in the series	€ 8,082 Profit after taxes 2023: € 8,082 ▲ € 16,061 vs 2022 (€ -7,979) Favourable step	€ 11,017 Profit after taxes 2024: € 11,017 ▲ 36% vs 2023 (€ 8,082) Favourable step	€ -2,447 Profit after taxes 2025: € -2,447 ▼ € 13,465 vs 2024 (€ 11,017) Unfavourable step	▼ € 13,465
Equity	€ -636 Equity 2022: € -636 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,446 Equity 2023: € 7,446 ▲ € 8,082 vs 2022 (€ -636) Favourable step	€ 18,463 Equity 2024: € 18,463 ▲ 148% vs 2023 (€ 7,446) Favourable step	€ 16,016 Equity 2025: € 16,016 ▼ 13% vs 2024 (€ 18,463) Unfavourable step	▼ 13%
Total debts	€ 98,973 Total debts 2022: € 98,973 First fiscal year in the series	€ 75,883 Total debts 2023: € 75,883 ▼ 23% vs 2022 (€ 98,973) Favourable step	€ 93,018 Total debts 2024: € 93,018 ▲ 23% vs 2023 (€ 75,883) Unfavourable step	€ 119,182 Total debts 2025: € 119,182 ▲ 28% vs 2024 (€ 93,018) Unfavourable step	▲ 28%
Cash	€ 45,787 Cash 2022: € 45,787 First fiscal year in the series	€ 50,105 Cash 2023: € 50,105 ▲ 9% vs 2022 (€ 45,787) Favourable step	€ 78,527 Cash 2024: € 78,527 ▲ 57% vs 2023 (€ 50,105) Favourable step	€ 128,204 Cash 2025: € 128,204 ▲ 63% vs 2024 (€ 78,527) Favourable step	▲ 63%
Retained profit	€ -13,036 Retained profit 2022: € -13,036 First fiscal year in the series	€ -4,954 Retained profit 2023: € -4,954 ▲ € 8,082 vs 2022 (€ -13,036) Favourable step	€ 6,063 Retained profit 2024: € 6,063 ▲ € 11,017 vs 2023 (€ -4,954) Favourable step	€ 3,616 Retained profit 2025: € 3,616 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 6,063) Unfavourable step	▼ 40%
Bank debt	€ 1,034 Bank debt 2022: € 1,034 First fiscal year in the series	€ 798 Bank debt 2023: € 798 ▼ 23% vs 2022 (€ 1,034) Favourable step	€ 1,067 Bank debt 2024: € 1,067 ▲ 34% vs 2023 (€ 798) Unfavourable step	€ 3,255 Bank debt 2025: € 3,255 ▲ 205% vs 2024 (€ 1,067) Unfavourable step	▲ 205%
Balance sheet total	€ 98,337 Balance sheet total 2022: € 98,337 First fiscal year in the series	€ 83,329 Balance sheet total 2023: € 83,329 ▼ 15% vs 2022 (€ 98,337) Unchanged	€ 111,482 Balance sheet total 2024: € 111,482 ▲ 34% vs 2023 (€ 83,329) Unchanged	€ 135,198 Balance sheet total 2025: € 135,198 ▲ 21% vs 2024 (€ 111,482) Unchanged	▲ 21%

Key figures of The Essentials, 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 The Essentials?

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

Jun 22, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 2,447 (▼ € 13,465 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Jan 1, 2021 New establishment in Pajottegem. KBO
Jan 25, 2018 New establishment in Waterloo. KBO
Jan 25, 2018 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 7,979 loss in 2022 to € 2,447 loss in 2025.

Paid € 984 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 11,017 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Gertruda MOONEN

The Essentials

IPAC

Behind The Essentials is Gertruda MOONEN. Gertruda MOONEN is also behind IPAC.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Gertruda MOONEN

Director

Also active at: IPAC

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Egide Van Ophemstraat 40A

1180 Ukkel

2.272.248.358

Chaussée de Tervuren 198F box 5

1410 Waterloo

Active since 25 January 2018

2.317.148.767

Tembroek(HN) 1

1540 Pajottegem

Active since 1 January 2021

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Details

Company number

0688.902.314

VAT number

BE 0688.902.314

Registered office

Egide Van Ophemstraat 40A, 1180 Ukkel

Names & denominations

The Essentials

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

25 January 2018

Peppol

Active · Active since 9 Mar 2026

Activities · NACE

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The Essentials

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