What does WAT-EXPRESS do?

WAT-EXPRESS is a supermarket in Waterloo. Private Limited, started on 19 June 2009, 1 establishment.

What is the address of WAT-EXPRESS?

The registered office of WAT-EXPRESS is located at Chaussée de Bruxelles 63, 1410 Waterloo.

Is WAT-EXPRESS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) WAT-EXPRESS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 19 June 2009.

Is WAT-EXPRESS registered on Peppol?

Yes, WAT-EXPRESS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0812404197.

What is the enterprise number of WAT-EXPRESS?

The enterprise number of WAT-EXPRESS is BE0812404197.

When was WAT-EXPRESS founded?

WAT-EXPRESS was founded on 19 June 2009.

Who are the directors of WAT-EXPRESS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of WAT-EXPRESS are: Luc De Backer.

Is WAT-EXPRESS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 19 June 2009; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did WAT-EXPRESS make in 2025?

WAT-EXPRESS recorded a loss after taxes of € 10,338 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of WAT-EXPRESS?

As a small company, WAT-EXPRESS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 278,215.

How much does an employee at WAT-EXPRESS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at WAT-EXPRESS was € 31,000 in 2025: staff costs of € 245,211 for 7.9 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does WAT-EXPRESS have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, WAT-EXPRESS has 7.9 full-time equivalents (FTE).

WAT-EXPRESS (Private Limited) - Waterloo - BE0812404197

Dossier WAT-EXPRESS, printed on 1 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0812404197/wat-express. 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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 64 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

WAT-EXPRESS from Waterloo, company number BE0812404197, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -10,338 after tax. For that financial year WAT-EXPRESS recorded a gross margin of € 278,215 and equity of € 109,360. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 11,418 to € -10,338. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on January 31, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 109,360

▼ 9% vs 2024

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

Loss Caution

€ -10,338

▼ still € 11,418 profit in 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 98,936

▲ 17% 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 € 34,360.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

7.9

▲ 0.6 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 245,211

▼ 10% vs 2024

€ 31,000 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

€ 209

▼ 94% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 2,767

▼ 81% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 112,037

▲ 26% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 23,752

▼ 20% 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	€ 330,086 Gross margin 2022: € 330,086 First fiscal year in the series	€ 312,488 Gross margin 2023: € 312,488 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 330,086) Unfavourable step	€ 346,879 Gross margin 2024: € 346,879 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 312,488) Favourable step	€ 278,215 Gross margin 2025: € 278,215 ▼ 20% vs 2024 (€ 346,879) Unfavourable step	▼ 20%
Profit after taxes	€ 18,161 Profit after taxes 2022: € 18,161 First fiscal year in the series	€ -6,147 Profit after taxes 2023: € -6,147 ▼ € 24,308 vs 2022 (€ 18,161) Unfavourable step	€ 11,418 Profit after taxes 2024: € 11,418 ▲ € 17,565 vs 2023 (€ -6,147) Favourable step	€ -10,338 Profit after taxes 2025: € -10,338 ▼ € 21,756 vs 2024 (€ 11,418) Unfavourable step	▼ € 21,756
Equity	€ 114,427 Equity 2022: € 114,427 First fiscal year in the series	€ 108,280 Equity 2023: € 108,280 ▼ 5% vs 2022 (€ 114,427) Unfavourable step	€ 119,698 Equity 2024: € 119,698 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 108,280) Favourable step	€ 109,360 Equity 2025: € 109,360 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 119,698) Unfavourable step	▼ 9%
Total debts	€ 296,222 Total debts 2022: € 296,222 First fiscal year in the series	€ 222,171 Total debts 2023: € 222,171 ▼ 25% vs 2022 (€ 296,222) Favourable step	€ 182,078 Total debts 2024: € 182,078 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 222,171) Favourable step	€ 192,597 Total debts 2025: € 192,597 ▲ 6% vs 2024 (€ 182,078) Unfavourable step	▲ 6%
Cash	€ 65,745 Cash 2022: € 65,745 First fiscal year in the series	€ 48,350 Cash 2023: € 48,350 ▼ 26% vs 2022 (€ 65,745) Unfavourable step	€ 84,225 Cash 2024: € 84,225 ▲ 74% vs 2023 (€ 48,350) Favourable step	€ 98,936 Cash 2025: € 98,936 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 84,225) Favourable step	▲ 17%
Retained profit	€ 39,427 Retained profit 2022: € 39,427 First fiscal year in the series	€ 33,280 Retained profit 2023: € 33,280 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 39,427) Unfavourable step	€ 44,698 Retained profit 2024: € 44,698 ▲ 34% vs 2023 (€ 33,280) Favourable step	€ 34,360 Retained profit 2025: € 34,360 ▼ 23% vs 2024 (€ 44,698) Unfavourable step	▼ 23%
Bank debt	€ 60,338 Bank debt 2022: € 60,338 First fiscal year in the series	€ 44,533 Bank debt 2023: € 44,533 ▼ 26% vs 2022 (€ 60,338) Favourable step	€ 14,883 Bank debt 2024: € 14,883 ▼ 67% vs 2023 (€ 44,533) Favourable step	€ 2,767 Bank debt 2025: € 2,767 ▼ 81% vs 2024 (€ 14,883) Favourable step	▼ 81%
Balance sheet total	€ 410,649 Balance sheet total 2022: € 410,649 First fiscal year in the series	€ 330,450 Balance sheet total 2023: € 330,450 ▼ 20% vs 2022 (€ 410,649) Unchanged	€ 301,775 Balance sheet total 2024: € 301,775 ▼ 9% vs 2023 (€ 330,450) Unchanged	€ 301,957 Balance sheet total 2025: € 301,957 Unchanged (€ 301,775) Unchanged
Employees (FTE)	7.8 Employees (FTE) 2022: 7.8 First fiscal year in the series	0 Employees (FTE) 2023: 0 ▼ 7.8 vs 2022 (7.8) Unchanged	7.3 Employees (FTE) 2024: 7.3 Unchanged (0) Unchanged	7.9 Employees (FTE) 2025: 7.9 ▲ 0.6 vs 2024 (7.3) Unchanged	▲ 0.6

Key figures of WAT-EXPRESS, 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 WAT-EXPRESS?

What happened at WAT-EXPRESS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Jan 31, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 10,338 (▼ € 21,756 vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Jun 26, 2009 New establishment in Waterloo. KBO
Jun 19, 2009 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 18,161 profit in 2022 to € 10,338 loss in 2025.

Paid € 10,453 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 18,161 profit.

On average € 35,200 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Luc De Backer

WAT-EXPRESS

L.D.B.M.

Behind WAT-EXPRESS is Luc De Backer. Luc De Backer is also behind L.D.B.M..

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Luc De Backer

Director

Also active at: L.D.B.M.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Chaussée de Bruxelles 63

1410 Waterloo

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Details

Company number

0812.404.197

VAT number

BE 0812.404.197

Registered office

Chaussée de Bruxelles 63, 1410 Waterloo

Names & denominations

WAT-EXPRESS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

19 June 2009

Peppol

Active · Active since 20 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

Niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel waarbij voedings- en genotmiddelen overheersen

Detailhandel in niet-gespecialiseerde winkels waarbij voedings- en genotmiddelen overheersen (verkoopsoppervlakte tussen 100 m² en minder dan 400 m²)

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WAT-EXPRESS

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