What does WHY NOW do?

WHY NOW is a clothing shop in Bütgenbach. Private Limited, started on 21 June 2021, 2 establishments.

What is the address of WHY NOW?

The registered office of WHY NOW is located at Malmedyer Strasse 2, 4750 Bütgenbach.

Is WHY NOW still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) WHY NOW is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 21 June 2021.

Is WHY NOW registered on Peppol?

Yes, WHY NOW is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0769926018.

What is the enterprise number of WHY NOW?

The enterprise number of WHY NOW is BE0769926018.

When was WHY NOW founded?

WHY NOW was founded on 21 June 2021.

Who are the directors of WHY NOW?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of WHY NOW are: Rebecca WEY.

Is WHY NOW a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 21 June 2021; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did WHY NOW make in 2025?

WHY NOW recorded a loss after taxes of € 5,819 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of WHY NOW?

As a small company, WHY NOW is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 23,576.

Does WHY NOW have a website?

Yes, WHY NOW has a website at whynow.be.

WHY NOW (Private Limited) - Bütgenbach - BE0769926018

Dossier WHY NOW, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0769926018/why-now. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 42 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

WHY NOW from Bütgenbach, company number BE0769926018, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -5,819 after tax. For that financial year WHY NOW recorded a gross margin of € 23,576 and equity of € 18,352. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -927 to € -5,819. 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 November 27, 2025.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 18,352

▼ 24% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -5,819

▼ 528 % more loss than in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 36,495

▲ 1% 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 € 3,352.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Wage cost

€ 19,791

▲ 57% 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.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 29,929

▲ 20% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 4 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 58,478

▲ 8% vs 2024

€ 9,377 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 4 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 22,452

▲ 230% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 6,141

▼ 6% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 24,107 Gross margin 2022: € 24,107 First fiscal year in the series	€ 34,795 Gross margin 2023: € 34,795 ▲ 44% vs 2022 (€ 24,107) Favourable step	€ 26,169 Gross margin 2024: € 26,169 ▼ 25% vs 2023 (€ 34,795) Unfavourable step	€ 23,576 Gross margin 2025: € 23,576 ▼ 10% vs 2024 (€ 26,169) Unfavourable step	▼ 10%
Profit after taxes	€ 5,673 Profit after taxes 2022: € 5,673 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,425 Profit after taxes 2023: € 4,425 ▼ 22% vs 2022 (€ 5,673) Unfavourable step	€ -927 Profit after taxes 2024: € -927 ▼ € 5,352 vs 2023 (€ 4,425) Unfavourable step	€ -5,819 Profit after taxes 2025: € -5,819 ▼ € 4,892 vs 2024 (€ -927) Unfavourable step	▼ € 4,892
Equity	€ 20,673 Equity 2022: € 20,673 First fiscal year in the series	€ 25,098 Equity 2023: € 25,098 ▲ 21% vs 2022 (€ 20,673) Favourable step	€ 24,171 Equity 2024: € 24,171 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 25,098) Unfavourable step	€ 18,352 Equity 2025: € 18,352 ▼ 24% vs 2024 (€ 24,171) Unfavourable step	▼ 24%
Total debts	€ 65,448 Total debts 2022: € 65,448 First fiscal year in the series	€ 62,509 Total debts 2023: € 62,509 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 65,448) Favourable step	€ 97,842 Total debts 2024: € 97,842 ▲ 57% vs 2023 (€ 62,509) Unfavourable step	€ 112,367 Total debts 2025: € 112,367 ▲ 15% vs 2024 (€ 97,842) Unfavourable step	▲ 15%
Cash	€ 36,388 Cash 2022: € 36,388 First fiscal year in the series	€ 22,604 Cash 2023: € 22,604 ▼ 38% vs 2022 (€ 36,388) Unfavourable step	€ 35,990 Cash 2024: € 35,990 ▲ 59% vs 2023 (€ 22,604) Favourable step	€ 36,495 Cash 2025: € 36,495 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 35,990) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Retained profit	€ 5,673 Retained profit 2022: € 5,673 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,098 Retained profit 2023: € 10,098 ▲ 78% vs 2022 (€ 5,673) Favourable step	€ 9,171 Retained profit 2024: € 9,171 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 10,098) Unfavourable step	€ 3,352 Retained profit 2025: € 3,352 ▼ 63% vs 2024 (€ 9,171) Unfavourable step	▼ 63%
Bank debt	€ 21,812 Bank debt 2022: € 21,812 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,281 Bank debt 2023: € 11,281 ▼ 48% vs 2022 (€ 21,812) Favourable step	€ 54,175 Bank debt 2024: € 54,175 ▲ € 42,894 vs 2023 (€ 11,281) Unfavourable step	€ 58,478 Bank debt 2025: € 58,478 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 54,175) Unfavourable step	▲ 8%
Balance sheet total	€ 86,120 Balance sheet total 2022: € 86,120 First fiscal year in the series	€ 87,607 Balance sheet total 2023: € 87,607 ▲ 2% vs 2022 (€ 86,120) Unchanged	€ 122,013 Balance sheet total 2024: € 122,013 ▲ 39% vs 2023 (€ 87,607) Unchanged	€ 130,719 Balance sheet total 2025: € 130,719 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 122,013) Unchanged	▲ 7%

Key figures of WHY NOW, 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 January 2027.

What happened to WHY NOW?

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

Nov 27, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 5,819. Source: NBB ↗
May 1, 2025 New establishment in Sankt Vith. KBO
Jun 21, 2021 New establishment in Bütgenbach. KBO
2021 Rebecca WEY became a director. NBB
Jun 21, 2021 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 5,673 profit in 2022 to € 5,819 loss in 2025.

Paid € 3,729 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 5,673 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Rebecca WEY

WHY NOW

Behind WHY NOW is Rebecca WEY.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Rebecca WEY

Director

since 2021

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Malmedyer Strasse 2

4750 Bütgenbach

2.374.281.074

Hauptstrasse 35

4780 Sankt Vith

Active since 1 May 2025

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

Website

HTTP whynow.be

Technologies

Nginx

Hosting & Email

Email provider

Self-hosted

Hosting

GODADDY, DE

Website info

HTTPS Nee

Languages EN

Features

Client portal

Security

✗ HTTPS

✓ SPF

✓ DMARC

Details

Company number

0769.926.018

VAT number

BE 0769.926.018

Registered office

Malmedyer Strasse 2, 4750 Bütgenbach

Names & denominations

WHY NOW

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

21 June 2021

Peppol

Active · Active since 27 Oct 2025

Contact

whynow.be

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in dames-, heren-, baby- en kinderboven- en onderkleding en kledingaccessoires (algemeen assortiment)

Detailhandel in damesbovenkleding

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

WHY NOW

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Financials

What happened to WHY NOW?

Management

Directors

Establishments

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Website

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