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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.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 13 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
What's the story from Aalst, company number BE0747823874, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -7,627 after tax. For that financial year What's the story recorded a gross margin of € -1,108 and equity of € 22,057. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 66,544 to € -7,627. The company made a loss. The buffer shrank hard: equity is 68 % below last year. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on June 18, 2026.
€ 22,057
▼ 68% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -7,627
▼ still € 66,544 profit in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 7,662
▼ 71% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € 19,057.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 443
▼ 35% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 1,321
▼ 45% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 408
▲ 51% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 3,705
▼ 89% 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 | € 136,868 | € 114,584 | € 95,440 | € -1,108 | ▼ € 96,548 |
| Profit after taxes | € 97,777 | € 87,483 | € 66,544 | € -7,627 | ▼ € 74,170 |
| Equity | € 175,244 | € 262,727 | € 69,544 | € 22,057 | ▼ 68% |
| Total debts | € 73,484 | € 77,930 | € 251,414 | € 252,446 | |
| Cash | € 193,401 | € 284,183 | € 26,003 | € 7,662 | ▼ 71% |
| Retained profit | € 172,244 | € 259,727 | € 66,544 | € 19,057 | ▼ 71% |
| Dividend | € 800 | € 0 | € 259,727 | € 39,860 | ▼ 85% |
| Bank debt | € 0 | € 0 | € 2,409 | € 1,321 | ▼ 45% |
| Balance sheet total | € 248,728 | € 340,658 | € 320,958 | € 274,503 | ▼ 14% |
Key figures of What's the story, 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 What's the story?
What happened at What's the story in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 7,627 (▼ € 74,170 vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Aalst. KBO
- Pieter De Smet became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 97,777 profit in 2022 to € 7,627 loss in 2025.
Paid € 77,899 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 97,777 profit.
Paid out € 300,387 in dividends to the owners in total.
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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
Behind What's the story is Pieter De Smet.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Pieter De Smet
Director
since 2020
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Fonteinbos 8 box A
9320 Aalst
Fonteinbos 8A
9320 Aalst
Active since 3 June 2020
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US
Domain
Domain
whatsthestory.be
Registered
2020-06-01
Website info
Features
Security
Network
Details
- Company number
- 0747.823.874
- VAT number
- BE 0747.823.874
- Registered office
- Fonteinbos 8 bus A, 9320 Aalst
- Names & denominations
- What's the story
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 June 2020
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 13 Oct 2025
- Contact
- whatsthestory.be [email protected]
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