Active · per the CBE, 31 October 2026
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The Backyard

BE0720974769

Rechtspersoon Private limited company 1 establishment

The Backyard is a hospitality business in Ronse. Private Limited, started on 20 February 2019, 1 establishment.

Zuidstraat 5, 9600 Ronse thebackyardronse.be

Behind the company: MEULIE MANAGEMENT CommV.

Active for

7 year, 8 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Two loss years in a row NBB

    Negative result in 2024 and 2025.

  • Tight liquidity NBB

    Cash and receivables cover 61 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

The Backyard from Ronse, company number BE0720974769, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -10,884 after tax. For that financial year The Backyard recorded a gross margin of € 321,303 and equity of € 14,824. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -21,301 to € -10,884. 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 April 13, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 14,824

▼ 42% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -10,884

▲ 49 % less loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 88,193

▲ 54% 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 € -3,776.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

5.3

▼ 0.2 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 277,156

▲ 22% vs 2024

€ 52,300 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

€ 11,127

▼ 10% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 6,366.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 5 years to go

€ 129,359

▲ 1% vs 2024

€ 21,683 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 82,628

▲ 16% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 39,859

▲ 10% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin € 234,168 € 316,297 € 273,421 € 321,303 ▲ 18%
Profit after taxes € -21,451 € 68,540 € -21,301 € -10,884 ▲ € 10,417
Equity € 28,470 € 47,010 € 25,708 € 14,824 ▼ 42%
Total debts € 344,050 € 337,371 € 252,097 € 269,443 ▲ 7%
Cash € 38,726 € 134,723 € 57,228 € 88,193 ▲ 54%
Retained profit € 9,870 € 28,410 € 7,108 € -3,776 ▼ € 10,884
Dividend € 0 € 50,000 € 0 € 0
Bank debt € 175,921 € 146,608 € 128,435 € 129,359 ▲ 1%
Balance sheet total € 372,520 € 384,381 € 277,806 € 284,267 ▲ 2%
Employees (FTE) - - 5.5 5.3 ▼ 0.2

Key figures of The Backyard, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.

What happened to The Backyard?

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

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 10,884. Source: NBB ↗
  • MEULIE MANAGEMENT CommV became a director. NBB
  • New establishment in Ronse. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 21,451 loss in 2022 to € 10,884 loss in 2025.

Paid € 1 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 68,540 profit.

On average € 60,600 of value added per employee in 2025.

Management

The stake of The Sleeping Rooster comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

The Backyard

Behind The Backyard is MEULIE MANAGEMENT CommV. The shares are held by The Sleeping Rooster (40%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

MEULIE MANAGEMENT CommV

Director · represented by Aaron Demeulemeester

since 2021

Shareholders

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Zuidstraat 5

9600 Ronse

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.

All companies at this address →

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

Website

Technologies

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Hosting & Email

Email provider

Self-hosted

Hosting

COMBELL-AS, BE

Website info

HTTPS Ja
Languages NL

Features

Contact page

Security

✓ HTTPS
✓ SPF
✗ DMARC

Network

✓ IPv6

Details

Company number
0720.974.769
VAT number
BE 0720.974.769
Registered office
Zuidstraat 5, 9600 Ronse
Names & denominations
The Backyard
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Private limited company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
20 February 2019
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Frequently asked questions

What does The Backyard do?
The Backyard is a hospitality business in Ronse. Private Limited, started on 20 February 2019, 1 establishment.
What is the address of The Backyard?
The registered office of The Backyard is located at Zuidstraat 5, 9600 Ronse.
Is The Backyard still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) The Backyard is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 20 February 2019.
Is The Backyard registered on Peppol?
Yes, The Backyard is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0720974769.
What is the enterprise number of The Backyard?
The enterprise number of The Backyard is BE0720974769.
When was The Backyard founded?
The Backyard was founded on 20 February 2019.