What is the address of WAALSE KROOK?

The registered office of WAALSE KROOK is located at Miriam Makebaplein 1, 9000 Gent.

Is WAALSE KROOK still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) WAALSE KROOK is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 2 October 2009.

Is WAALSE KROOK registered on Peppol?

Yes, WAALSE KROOK is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0819226861.

What is the enterprise number of WAALSE KROOK?

The enterprise number of WAALSE KROOK is BE0819226861.

When was WAALSE KROOK founded?

WAALSE KROOK was founded on 2 October 2009.

Is WAALSE KROOK a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 2 October 2009; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 17 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did WAALSE KROOK make in 2025?

WAALSE KROOK posted a profit after taxes of € 131,441 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of WAALSE KROOK?

As a small company, WAALSE KROOK is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 2,109,372.

How much does an employee at WAALSE KROOK earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at WAALSE KROOK was € 95,700 in 2025: staff costs of € 373,180 for 3.9 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does WAALSE KROOK have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, WAALSE KROOK has 3.9 full-time equivalents (FTE).

WAALSE KROOK (Cooperative) - Gent - BE0819226861

Q: What does WAALSE KROOK do?

WAALSE KROOK is registered with the CBE as active in: Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten. Cooperative, started on 2 October 2009, 1 establishment.

Q: Who are the directors of WAALSE KROOK?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of WAALSE KROOK are: Steven Van Ascche, Adrien De Vos, Els Snick, Astrid De Bruycker, Elke Sleurs, Jordy Sabels, Bruno Matthys, Jeroen Bourgonjon.

Dossier WAALSE KROOK, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0819226861/waalse-krook. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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Board fully replaced NBB

No director from three years ago is still active according to annual account 2025.

Financials

Financial year 2025

WAALSE KROOK from Gent, company number BE0819226861, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 131,441 after tax. For that financial year WAALSE KROOK recorded a gross margin of € 2.1 million and equity of € 39.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 380,189 to € 131,441. The company is profitable. 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 June 22, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 39.3 million

▼ 2% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 131,441

▼ 65% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 5 million

▲ 12% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -404,317.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

3.9

▲ 1 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 373,180

▲ 60% vs 2024

€ 95,700 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

€ 857,961

▼ 27% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 11 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.

€ 13.9 million

▼ 8% vs 2024

€ 1.2 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 11 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 539,082

▲ 11% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 232,100

▲ 80% 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	€ 2,368,216 Gross margin 2022: € 2,368,216 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,305,621 Gross margin 2023: € 2,305,621 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 2,368,216) Unfavourable step	€ 2,317,877 Gross margin 2024: € 2,317,877 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 2,305,621) Favourable step	€ 2,109,372 Gross margin 2025: € 2,109,372 ▼ 9% vs 2024 (€ 2,317,877) Unfavourable step	▼ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ 578,383 Profit after taxes 2022: € 578,383 First fiscal year in the series	€ 371,642 Profit after taxes 2023: € 371,642 ▼ 36% vs 2022 (€ 578,383) Unfavourable step	€ 380,189 Profit after taxes 2024: € 380,189 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 371,642) Favourable step	€ 131,441 Profit after taxes 2025: € 131,441 ▼ 65% vs 2024 (€ 380,189) Unfavourable step	▼ 65%
Equity	€ 45,196,464 Equity 2022: € 45,196,464 First fiscal year in the series	€ 41,526,268 Equity 2023: € 41,526,268 ▼ 8% vs 2022 (€ 45,196,464) Unfavourable step	€ 40,123,932 Equity 2024: € 40,123,932 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 41,526,268) Unfavourable step	€ 39,324,852 Equity 2025: € 39,324,852 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 40,123,932) Unfavourable step	▼ 2%
Total debts	€ 18,306,275 Total debts 2022: € 18,306,275 First fiscal year in the series	€ 16,954,490 Total debts 2023: € 16,954,490 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 18,306,275) Favourable step	€ 15,953,642 Total debts 2024: € 15,953,642 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 16,954,490) Favourable step	€ 14,895,212 Total debts 2025: € 14,895,212 ▼ 7% vs 2024 (€ 15,953,642) Favourable step	▼ 7%
Cash	€ 5,295,321 Cash 2022: € 5,295,321 First fiscal year in the series	€ 3,985,060 Cash 2023: € 3,985,060 ▼ 25% vs 2022 (€ 5,295,321) Unfavourable step	€ 4,482,763 Cash 2024: € 4,482,763 ▲ 12% vs 2023 (€ 3,985,060) Favourable step	€ 4,999,039 Cash 2025: € 4,999,039 ▲ 12% vs 2024 (€ 4,482,763) Favourable step	▲ 12%
Land & buildings	€ 56,479,058 Land & buildings 2022: € 56,479,058 First fiscal year in the series	€ 53,940,412 Land & buildings 2023: € 53,940,412 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 56,479,058) Unchanged	€ 51,401,767 Land & buildings 2024: € 51,401,767 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 53,940,412) Unchanged	€ 48,784,955 Land & buildings 2025: € 48,784,955 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 51,401,767) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Retained profit	€ -1,287,589 Retained profit 2022: € -1,287,589 First fiscal year in the series	€ -915,947 Retained profit 2023: € -915,947 ▲ € 371,642 vs 2022 (€ -1,287,589) Favourable step	€ -535,757 Retained profit 2024: € -535,757 ▲ € 380,189 vs 2023 (€ -915,947) Favourable step	€ -404,317 Retained profit 2025: € -404,317 ▲ € 131,441 vs 2024 (€ -535,757) Favourable step	▲ € 131,441
Bank debt	€ 17,536,558 Bank debt 2022: € 17,536,558 First fiscal year in the series	€ 16,316,009 Bank debt 2023: € 16,316,009 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 17,536,558) Favourable step	€ 15,095,460 Bank debt 2024: € 15,095,460 ▼ 7% vs 2023 (€ 16,316,009) Favourable step	€ 13,874,911 Bank debt 2025: € 13,874,911 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 15,095,460) Favourable step	▼ 8%
Balance sheet total	€ 64,834,912 Balance sheet total 2022: € 64,834,912 First fiscal year in the series	€ 62,048,059 Balance sheet total 2023: € 62,048,059 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 64,834,912) Unchanged	€ 59,606,119 Balance sheet total 2024: € 59,606,119 ▼ 4% vs 2023 (€ 62,048,059) Unchanged	€ 56,832,992 Balance sheet total 2025: € 56,832,992 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 59,606,119) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Employees (FTE)	2.6 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2.6 First fiscal year in the series	3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 3 ▲ 0.4 vs 2022 (2.6) Unchanged	2.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 2.9 ▼ 0.1 vs 2023 (3) Unchanged	3.9 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3.9 ▲ 1 vs 2024 (2.9) Unchanged	▲ 1

Key figures of WAALSE KROOK, 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 WAALSE KROOK?

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

Jun 22, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 131,441 (▼ 65% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Freddy Mortier stepped down as director. NBB
2026 Bart Van Bael stepped down as director. NBB
2025 Adrien De Vos became a director. NBB
2025 Els Snick became a director. NBB
2025 Astrid De Bruycker became a director. NBB
2025 Elke Sleurs became a director. NBB
2025 Jordy Sabels became a director. NBB

In short

From € 578,383 profit in 2022 to € 131,441 profit in 2025.

Paid € 534,995 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 578,383 profit.

On average € 540,900 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Stad Gent 35.4%

Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen 24.3%

Universiteit Gent 20.5%

IMEC 19.8%

WAALSE KROOK

Behind WAALSE KROOK are Steven Van Ascche, Adrien De Vos, Els Snick, Astrid De Bruycker, Elke Sleurs and Jordy Sabels. The shares are held by Stad Gent (35.4%), Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (24.3%), Universiteit Gent (20.5%) and IMEC (19.8%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Steven Van Ascche

Director

since 2023

Adrien De Vos

Director

Also active at: Vereniging voor het Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst te Gent

since 2025

Els Snick

Director

Also active at: De Centrale

since 2025

Astrid De Bruycker

Chairman of the board

Also active at: Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

since 2025

Elke Sleurs

Director

since 2025

Jordy Sabels

Director

Also active at: EXPLORERS, Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Sport, Cultuur en Recreatie Ieper

since 2025

Bruno Matthys

Director

since 2025

Jeroen Bourgonjon

Director

since 2024

Hendrik Pinxten

Director

since 2019 · until 2025

Sami Souguir

Chairman of the board

Also active at: Stadsontwikkeling Gent (sogent), THUISPUNT GENT, Citadel Finance, Investeringsmaatschappij Modest, Grondbank The Loop, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

since 2019 · until 2025

Bart Vermaercke

Director

Also active at: Drukkerij Vermaercke, Padeo

since 2019 · until 2025

Filip Van Laecke

Vice-chairman of the board

since 2019 · until 2025

Tine De Moor

Director

since 2019 · until 2025

Leentje Grillaert

Director

Also active at: Toerisme Oost-Vlaanderen, PROVINCIAAL PROEFCENTRUM VOOR DE GROENTETEELT OOST- VLAANDEREN, Vereniging van de Vlaamse Provincies, Interprovinciaal Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt vzw, Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen VZW, Rattenbestrijding Oost-Vlaanderen

since 2019 · until 2025

Xanthippe Van De Genachte

Director

since 2021 · until 2025

Freddy Mortier

Director

Also active at: Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen, Centrale raad der niet-Confessionele levensbeschouwelijke gemeenschappen van belgië-Conseil central communautés Philophiques non Confessionnelles de Belg.

since 2022 · until 2026

Bart Van Bael

Director

since 2022 · until 2026

Shareholders

Stad Gent

35.4%

Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen

24.3%

Universiteit Gent

20.5%

IMEC

19.8%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Miriam Makebaplein 1

9000 Gent

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Details

Company number

0819.226.861

VAT number

BE 0819.226.861

Registered office

Miriam Makebaplein 1, 9000 Gent

Names & denominations

WAALSE KROOK

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Cooperative company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

2 October 2009

Peppol

Active · Active since 21 Oct 2026

Contact

[email protected]

Activities · NACE

Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten

Activiteiten van bibliotheken

Bibliotheken,mediatheken en ludotheken

Cultureel onderwijs

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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