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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 62 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
studio – paus from Gent, company number BE0766419269, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 27,511 after tax. For that financial year studio – paus recorded a gross margin of € 98,689 and equity of € 17,500. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 27,147 to € 27,511. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 30, 2026.
€ 17,500
▼ 45% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 27,511
▲ 1% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 33,965
▲ 49% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 42,000 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
€ 46,787
▲ 81% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 6,623
▼ 48% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 49,040
▲ 1% vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 24,072
▼ 18% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 33,428 | € 48,672 | € 75,754 | € 98,689 | ▲ 30% |
| Profit after taxes | € 17,468 | € 12,574 | € 27,147 | € 27,511 | ▲ 1% |
| Equity | € 18,868 | € 28,241 | € 31,988 | € 17,500 | ▼ 45% |
| Total debts | € 91,887 | € 82,739 | € 101,395 | € 164,012 | ▲ 62% |
| Cash | € 32,755 | € 17,043 | € 22,733 | € 33,965 | ▲ 49% |
| Retained profit | € 15,868 | € 25,241 | € 28,988 | € 14,500 | ▼ 50% |
| Dividend | € 1,600 | € 3,200 | € 23,400 | € 42,000 | ▲ 79% |
| Bank debt | € 31,746 | € 25,141 | € 48,412 | € 49,040 | ▲ 1% |
| Balance sheet total | € 110,755 | € 110,980 | € 133,383 | € 181,511 | ▲ 36% |
Key figures of studio – paus, 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 studio – paus?
What happened at studio – paus in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 27,511 (▲ 1% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Incorporation, published in the Gazette. Source: Staatsblad ↗
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Niels Van Couter became a director. NBB
- Goethals Melanie became a director. NBB
In short
From € 17,468 profit in 2022 to € 27,511 profit in 2025.
Paid € 27,523 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 27,511 profit.
Paid out € 70,200 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind studio – paus are Niels Van Couter and Goethals Melanie.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Niels Van Couter
Director
since 2021
Goethals Melanie
Director
since 2021
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Vijvermeerspark 27
9000 Gent
Zuidstationstraat 3 box C
9000 Gent
Active since 16 January 2023
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
Microsoft 365
Hosting
CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Domain
Domain
studiopaus.com
Registered
2015-11-11
Registrar
Combell NV
Expires
2026-11-11
Website info
Features
Security
Shareholders according to the Official Gazette deeds
Who contributed at incorporation and at capital increases, with the deed as source. Later share transfers are not published in the Gazette.
Incorporation
Source: Deed ↗- Niels Georges Elza VAN COUTER(oprichter) 50%
- Melanie Franciska Agnes GOETHALS(oprichter) 50%
Details
- Company number
- 0766.419.269
- VAT number
- BE 0766.419.269
- Registered office
- Vijvermeerspark 27, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- studio – paus
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 7 April 2021
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 31 Oct 2023
- Contact
- studiopaus.com
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