JOULE is a shop in Gent. Public Limited, started on 30 January 2018, 2 establishments.

What is the address of JOULE?

The registered office of JOULE is located at Rooigemlaan 455, 9000 Gent.

Is JOULE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) JOULE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 30 January 2018.

Is JOULE registered on Peppol?

Yes, JOULE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0689591113.

What is the enterprise number of JOULE?

The enterprise number of JOULE is BE0689591113.

When was JOULE founded?

JOULE was founded on 30 January 2018.

Who are the directors of JOULE?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of JOULE are: Réginald Gillet, Co-Consulting Comm. V., Pierre Doumit, Maxime Seghin, Veerle Desmet, Laurens Verbeke.

Is JOULE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 30 January 2018; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 6 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did JOULE make in 2024?

JOULE recorded a loss after taxes of € 1,170,619 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of JOULE?

As a small company, JOULE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 1,828,659.

How much does an employee at JOULE earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at JOULE was € 67,900 in 2024: staff costs of € 930,604 for 13.7 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does JOULE have?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, JOULE has 13.7 full-time equivalents (FTE).

JOULE (Public Limited) - Gent - BE0689591113

Dossier JOULE, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0689591113/joule. 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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 3 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2023 and 2024.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 35 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Figures corrected NBB

Corrected annual account filed for 2023.

Financials

Financial year 2024

JOULE from Gent, company number BE0689591113, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -1.2 million after tax. For that financial year JOULE recorded a gross margin of € 1.8 million and equity of € -1.5 million. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -794,052 to € -1.2 million. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 25, 2025.

What it is worth Caution

€ -1.5 million

▼ € 1.2 million vs 2023

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

Loss Caution

€ -1.2 million

▼ 47 % more loss than in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 0

▼ 100% vs 2023

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 € -2.5 million.

People and assets in 2024

Full-time equivalents

13.7

▲ 3 vs 2023

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 930,604

▲ 53% vs 2023

€ 67,900 per full-time equivalent. 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

€ 207,926

▲ 12% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt ≈ 2 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.

€ 2.1 million

▼ 50% vs 2023

€ 967,984 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 292,686

▼ 52% vs 2023

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

Taxes and wages

€ 1.5 million

▲ € 1.3 million vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 30,000 Gross margin 2021: € 30,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ -44,653 Gross margin 2022: € -44,653 ▼ € 74,654 vs 2021 (€ 30,000) Unfavourable step	€ 785,778 Gross margin 2023: € 785,778 ▲ € 830,432 vs 2022 (€ -44,653) Favourable step	€ 1,828,659 Gross margin 2024: € 1,828,659 ▲ 133% vs 2023 (€ 785,778) Favourable step	▲ 133%
Profit after taxes	€ -58,359 Profit after taxes 2021: € -58,359 First fiscal year in the series	€ -466,584 Profit after taxes 2022: € -466,584 ▼ € 408,224 vs 2021 (€ -58,359) Unfavourable step	€ -794,052 Profit after taxes 2023: € -794,052 ▼ € 327,468 vs 2022 (€ -466,584) Unfavourable step	€ -1,170,619 Profit after taxes 2024: € -1,170,619 ▼ € 376,567 vs 2023 (€ -794,052) Unfavourable step	▼ € 376,567
Equity	€ -31,089 Equity 2021: € -31,089 First fiscal year in the series	€ 501,676 Equity 2022: € 501,676 ▲ € 532,766 vs 2021 (€ -31,089) Favourable step	€ -292,376 Equity 2023: € -292,376 ▼ € 794,052 vs 2022 (€ 501,676) Unfavourable step	€ -1,462,995 Equity 2024: € -1,462,995 ▼ € 1.2 million vs 2023 (€ -292,376) Unfavourable step	▼ € 1.2 million
Total debts	€ 1,138,596 Total debts 2021: € 1,138,596 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,261,773 Total debts 2022: € 2,261,773 ▲ 99% vs 2021 (€ 1,138,596) Unfavourable step	€ 5,038,498 Total debts 2023: € 5,038,498 ▲ 123% vs 2022 (€ 2,261,773) Unfavourable step	€ 4,092,635 Total debts 2024: € 4,092,635 ▼ 19% vs 2023 (€ 5,038,498) Favourable step	▼ 19%
Cash	€ 66,743 Cash 2021: € 66,743 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Cash 2022: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2021 (€ 66,743) Unfavourable step	€ 32 Cash 2023: € 32 Unchanged (€ 0) Favourable step	€ 0 Cash 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 32) Unfavourable step	▼ 100%
Retained profit	€ -92,589 Retained profit 2021: € -92,589 First fiscal year in the series	€ -559,173 Retained profit 2022: € -559,173 ▼ € 466,584 vs 2021 (€ -92,589) Unfavourable step	€ -1,353,225 Retained profit 2023: € -1,353,225 ▼ € 794,052 vs 2022 (€ -559,173) Unfavourable step	€ -2,523,844 Retained profit 2024: € -2,523,844 ▼ € 1.2 million vs 2023 (€ -1,353,225) Unfavourable step	▼ € 1.2 million
Bank debt	€ 701,505 Bank debt 2021: € 701,505 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,871,123 Bank debt 2022: € 1,871,123 ▲ 167% vs 2021 (€ 701,505) Unfavourable step	€ 4,177,641 Bank debt 2023: € 4,177,641 ▲ 123% vs 2022 (€ 1,871,123) Unfavourable step	€ 2,104,401 Bank debt 2024: € 2,104,401 ▼ 50% vs 2023 (€ 4,177,641) Favourable step	▼ 50%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,107,507 Balance sheet total 2021: € 1,107,507 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,763,449 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,763,449 ▲ 150% vs 2021 (€ 1,107,507) Unchanged	€ 4,746,123 Balance sheet total 2023: € 4,746,123 ▲ 72% vs 2022 (€ 2,763,449) Unchanged	€ 2,629,640 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,629,640 ▼ 45% vs 2023 (€ 4,746,123) Unchanged	▼ 45%
Employees (FTE)	-	5.2 Employees (FTE) 2022: 5.2 First fiscal year in the series	10.7 Employees (FTE) 2023: 10.7 ▲ 5.5 vs 2022 (5.2) Unchanged	13.7 Employees (FTE) 2024: 13.7 ▲ 3 vs 2023 (10.7) Unchanged	▲ 3

Key figures of JOULE, fiscal years 2021 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 31 July 2026.

What happened to JOULE?

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

2030 Réginald Gillet stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Pierre Doumit stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Veerle Desmet stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Co-Consulting Comm. V. stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Maxime Seghin stepped down as director. NBB
2027 Laurens Verbeke stepped down as director. NBB
Aug 25, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 1.2 million. filed late Source: NBB ↗
Oct 9, 2024 New establishment in Gent. KBO

In short

From € 58,359 loss in 2021 to € 1.2 million loss in 2024.

Paid € 399 in corporate taxes since 2021.

On average € 133,500 of value added per employee in 2024.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Lab box NV 57.9%

Co-Consulting Comm. V. 10.7%

Jordy De Loose 10.7%

Laurens Verbeke 10.7%

JOULE

The shares are held by Lab box NV (57.9%), Co-Consulting Comm. V. (10.7%), Jordy De Loose (10.7%), Laurens Verbeke (10.7%) and P&V corporate vennootschap (10%).

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Réginald Gillet

Director

since 2023 · until 2030

Co-Consulting Comm. V.

Managing director · represented by Nicolas COUDEVILLE

since 2022 · until 2027

Pierre Doumit

Director

since 2023 · until 2030

Maxime Seghin

Director

since 2022 · until 2027

Veerle Desmet

Director

since 2024 · until 2030

Laurens Verbeke

Managing director

Owns 10.7% directly

since 2022 · until 2027

Shareholders

Lab box NV

57.9%

Co-Consulting Comm. V.

10.7%

Jordy De Loose

10.7%

Laurens Verbeke · director

10.7%

P&V corporate vennootschap

10%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Rooigemlaan 455

9000 Gent

2.365.781.894

Wiedauwkaai 25 box B

9000 Gent

Active since 9 October 2024

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

Details

Company number

0689.591.113

VAT number

BE 0689.591.113

Registered office

Rooigemlaan 455, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

JOULE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

30 January 2018

Peppol

Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in fietsen

Verhuur en lease van sport- en recreatieartikelen

Detailhandel in fietsen in gespecialiseerde winkels

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JOULE

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