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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.
€ 16,016
▼ 13% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -2,447
▼ still € 11,017 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 128,204
▲ 63% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 3,616.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 3,027
▲ 183% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 3,255
▲ 205% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 28,660
▲ 53% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 3,865
▲ 24% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 3,442 | € 29,808 | € 29,768 | € -14,749 | ▼ € 44,518 |
| Profit after taxes | € -7,979 | € 8,082 | € 11,017 | € -2,447 | ▼ € 13,465 |
| Equity | € -636 | € 7,446 | € 18,463 | € 16,016 | ▼ 13% |
| Total debts | € 98,973 | € 75,883 | € 93,018 | € 119,182 | ▲ 28% |
| Cash | € 45,787 | € 50,105 | € 78,527 | € 128,204 | ▲ 63% |
| Retained profit | € -13,036 | € -4,954 | € 6,063 | € 3,616 | ▼ 40% |
| Bank debt | € 1,034 | € 798 | € 1,067 | € 3,255 | ▲ 205% |
| Balance sheet total | € 98,337 | € 83,329 | € 111,482 | € 135,198 | ▲ 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:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 2,447 (▼ € 13,465 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Pajottegem. KBO
- New establishment in Waterloo. KBO
- 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.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind The Essentials is Gertruda MOONEN. Gertruda MOONEN is also behind IPAC.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Egide Van Ophemstraat 40A
1180 Ukkel
Chaussée de Tervuren 198F box 5
1410 Waterloo
Active since 25 January 2018
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
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