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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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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 31 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
La Clef du Hautbois from Knokke-Heist, company number BE0811271574, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 60,646 after tax. For that financial year La Clef du Hautbois recorded a gross margin of € 276,914 and equity of € -27,313. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 17,230 to € 60,646. Profitable, and profit is growing. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 31, 2026.
€ -27,313
▲ € 60,646 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 60,646
▲ 252% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 8,137
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -33,513.
People and assets in 2025
6.8
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 186,641
▲ 14% vs 2024
€ 27,400 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.
€ 1,091
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 31,853
▲ 79% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 63,525
▼ 22% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 129,158 | € 198,797 | € 259,526 | € 276,914 | ▲ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € -75,088 | € -52,956 | € 17,230 | € 60,646 | ▲ 252% |
| Equity | € -52,233 | € -105,189 | € -87,959 | € -27,313 | ▲ € 60,646 |
| Total debts | € 189,626 | € 187,816 | € 129,418 | € 111,144 | ▼ 14% |
| Cash | - | - | - | € 8,137 | |
| Land & buildings | € 8,961 | € 6,041 | € 3,121 | € 23,684 | ▲ € 20,563 |
| Retained profit | € -58,433 | € -111,389 | € -94,159 | € -33,513 | ▲ € 60,646 |
| Bank debt | € 44,591 | € 2,301 | € 6,951 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Balance sheet total | € 137,394 | € 82,628 | € 41,459 | € 83,831 | ▲ 102% |
| Employees (FTE) | - | - | - | 6.8 |
Key figures of La Clef du Hautbois, 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 La Clef du Hautbois?
What happened at La Clef du Hautbois in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 60,646 (▲ 252% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Knokke-Heist. KBO
- Benjamin Postel became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Knokke-Heist. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 75,088 loss in 2022 to € 60,646 profit in 2025.
Paid € 1,084 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 60,646 profit.
On average € 40,700 of value added per employee in 2025.
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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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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind La Clef du Hautbois is Benjamin Postel. Benjamin Postel is also behind OSTERIA D'ORO.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
since 2011
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Zeedijk-Knokke 580
8300 Knokke-Heist
Zeedijk-Albertstrand 564
8300 Knokke-Heist
Active since 1 July 2026
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0811.271.574
- VAT number
- BE 0811.271.574
- Registered office
- Zeedijk-Knokke 580, 8300 Knokke-Heist
- Names & denominations
- La Clef du Hautbois
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 17 April 2009
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 25 Nov 2025
- Activities · NACE
Activiteiten van eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening
Cafés en bars
Eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening