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Financials
Financial year 2025
DESIGN VENTURES from Wevelgem, company number BE0698854415, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 28,092 after tax. For that financial year DESIGN VENTURES recorded a gross margin of € 54,771 and equity of € 5.5 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 211,342 to € 28,092. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 26, 2026.
€ 5.5 million
▲ 1% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 28,092
▼ 87% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 80,095
▼ 11% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 2.8 million.
Debts at end 2025
€ 500,000
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 75
▼ 93% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 51,148 | € 53,189 | € 53,154 | € 54,771 | ▲ 3% |
| Profit after taxes | € 416,868 | € 419,220 | € 211,342 | € 28,092 | ▼ 87% |
| Equity | € 4,813,074 | € 5,232,295 | € 5,443,636 | € 5,471,728 | ▲ 1% |
| Total debts | € 1,625,438 | € 756,813 | € 501,265 | € 500,505 | |
| Cash | € 570,200 | € 64,791 | € 90,087 | € 80,095 | ▼ 11% |
| Retained profit | € 2,163,074 | € 2,582,295 | € 2,793,636 | € 2,821,728 | ▲ 1% |
| Bank debt | € 1,625,000 | € 750,000 | € 500,000 | € 500,000 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 6,438,513 | € 5,989,108 | € 5,944,901 | € 5,972,233 |
Key figures of DESIGN VENTURES, 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 DESIGN VENTURES?
What happened at DESIGN VENTURES in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 28,092 (▼ 87% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Joost Van Cauwenberge became a director. NBB
- Belinvest NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Michael Van Cauwenberge stepped down as director. NBB
- Belinvest NV became a director. NBB
- Michael Van Cauwenberge became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Wevelgem. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 416,868 profit in 2022 to € 28,092 profit in 2025.
Paid € 28,089 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 419,220 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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Management
The stake of SEASTAR CAPITAL, BELINVEST, COUBRU, 2ADVISE comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
DESIGN VENTURESBehind DESIGN VENTURES are Seastar Capital BV, Joost Van Cauwenberge and COUBRU BV. The shares are held by SEASTAR CAPITAL (83.3%), BELINVEST (83.3%), COUBRU (16.7%) and 2ADVISE (12.5%). It owns 100% of Ghekiere Immo, 100% of Peruse and 100% of Ghekiere Industries itself.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Managing director · represented by Michael Van Cauwenberge
Also active at: Placabois, LESAGE INDUSTRIES, Batal, FINIPAN, HEBIC, VANCA-BELGIUM, WITON, RNA Pioneering +17 more
Joost Van Cauwenberge
Director
Also active at: FINIPAN, HEBIC, VANCA-BELGIUM, WITON, JACRIMAR, PARTNERS@VENTURE, Lamitrans, BELINVEST +29 more
since 2025
Director · represented by Bart Allossery
Also active at: Placabois, FINIPAN, HEBIC, VANCA-BELGIUM, PARTNERS@VENTURE, Lamitrans, STRATINVEST, Agri-LL-Invest +6 more
since 2024 · until 2025
Michael Van Cauwenberge
Director
Also active at: FINIPAN, HEBIC, VANCA-BELGIUM, Lamitrans, GHEKIERE INDUSTRIES, STRATINVEST, Ghekiere Immo, SEASTAR CAPITAL +7 more
since 2024 · until 2025
Shareholders
Participations
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oostlaan 4
8560 Wevelgem
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 15 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →Placabois same network
€ 1.3 million gross margin · 2025
FINIPAN same network
€ 980,793 gross margin · 2025
HEBIC same network
€ 2.5 million gross margin · 2025
VANCA-BELGIUM same network
€ 17.5 million revenue · 2025
Lamitrans same network
€ 852,299 gross margin · 2025
+10 more
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0698.854.415
- VAT number
- BE 0698.854.415
- Registered office
- Oostlaan 4, 8560 Wevelgem
- Names & denominations
- DESIGN VENTURES
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 27 June 2018
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 20 Oct 2025
- Activities · NACE
Activiteiten van holdings
Holdings