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Financials
Financial year 2025
De Watersnip from Houthalen-Helchteren, company number BE0699903203, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 98,374 after tax. For that financial year De Watersnip recorded a gross margin of € 190,087 and equity of € 124,821. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 153,480 to € 98,374. 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 September 30, 2026.
€ 124,821
▲ € 98,374 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 98,374
▼ 36% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 42,335
▼ 76% 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 € 106,221.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 6,391
▼ 76% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 54,990
▲ 187% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € -36,803 | € 7,225,901 | € 223,889 | € 190,087 | ▼ 15% |
| Profit after taxes | € -82,409 | € 5,389,003 | € 153,480 | € 98,374 | ▼ 36% |
| Equity | € -266,035 | € 122,968 | € 26,447 | € 124,821 | ▲ € 98,374 |
| Total debts | € 26,887,418 | € 7,460,204 | € 869,248 | € 61,381 | ▼ 93% |
| Cash | € 2,574,620 | € 408,350 | € 176,273 | € 42,335 | ▼ 76% |
| Retained profit | € -284,635 | € 104,368 | € 7,847 | € 106,221 | ▲ € 98,374 |
| Dividend | € 0 | € 5,000,000 | € 250,000 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Bank debt | € 2,545,836 | € 1,389,239 | € 405,821 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Balance sheet total | € 26,621,383 | € 7,583,172 | € 895,695 | € 236,202 | ▼ 74% |
Key figures of De Watersnip, 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 De Watersnip?
What happened at De Watersnip in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 98,374 (▼ 36% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Houthalen-Helchteren. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 82,409 loss in 2022 to € 98,374 profit in 2025.
Paid € 1.8 million in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 5.4 million profit.
Paid out € 5.3 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The stake of GINCO PROPERTIES, Group GL comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
De WatersnipBehind De Watersnip are Cathérine Vermeulen, Group GL NV, Ginco Properties NV and John Lenaers. The shares are held by GINCO PROPERTIES (50%) and Group GL (50%).
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Cathérine Vermeulen
Director
Also active at: Becar, GINCO PROPERTIES, Apoidea, GINCO PROJECTS, GINCO SALES & SERVICES, Kruisheren Diest, Sint-Barbara Diest, Warande Projects +2 more
Managing director · represented by Ghislain Lenaers
Also active at: WINKELCENTRUM ZUIDERRING, GL FOOD MARKET, BREON, BREE RESIDENTIAL, Bree Retail BV, MOLENWEIDE VASTGOED
Managing director · represented by Olivier Hendrickx
Also active at: Kruisheren Diest, Sint-Barbara Diest, Warande Projects
John Lenaers
Director
Shareholders
50%
50%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Centrum-Zuid 3053
3530 Houthalen-Helchteren
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 27 companies are registered at this address.
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€ -2,302 gross margin · 2025
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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0699.903.203
- VAT number
- BE 0699.903.203
- Registered office
- Centrum-Zuid 3053, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren
- Names & denominations
- De Watersnip
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 13 July 2018
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 2 Dec 2025
- Activities · NACE
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