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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Financials
Financial year 2025
The Belgian Chocolate Factory from Erpe-Mere, company number BE0820259021, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 173,614 after tax. For that financial year The Belgian Chocolate Factory recorded a gross margin of € 426,242 and equity of € -90,059. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -91,285 to € 173,614. 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 24, 2026.
€ -90,059
▲ € 173,614 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 173,614
▲ still € 91,285 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 180,478
▲ 82% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -420,059.
People and assets in 2025
3.5
▲ 0.1 vs 2024
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 147,518
▲ 8% vs 2024
€ 42,100 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.
€ 81
▼ 87% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 916,009
▼ 7% vs 2024
€ 69,481 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 11 years.
€ 11,458
▼ 49% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 26,481
▼ 11% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 171,450 | € 269,884 | - | - | |
| Gross margin | € 98,776 | € 119,098 | € 139,866 | € 426,242 | ▲ 205% |
| Profit after taxes | € -109,559 | € -92,806 | € -91,285 | € 173,614 | ▲ € 264,899 |
| Equity | € -79,583 | € -172,388 | € -263,673 | € -90,059 | ▲ € 173,614 |
| Total debts | € 722,234 | € 765,471 | € 1,048,801 | € 969,506 | ▼ 8% |
| Cash | € 3,380 | € 37,407 | € 99,163 | € 180,478 | ▲ 82% |
| Land & buildings | € 430,397 | € 345,759 | € 314,685 | € 294,629 | ▼ 6% |
| Retained profit | € -409,583 | € -502,388 | € -593,673 | € -420,059 | ▲ € 173,614 |
| Bank debt | € 679,180 | € 709,874 | € 985,927 | € 916,009 | ▼ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 642,651 | € 593,082 | € 785,128 | € 879,447 | ▲ 12% |
| Employees (FTE) | - | - | 3.4 | 3.5 | ▲ 0.1 |
Key figures of The Belgian Chocolate Factory, 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 The Belgian Chocolate Factory?
What happened at The Belgian Chocolate Factory in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 173,614. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Wetteren. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 109,559 loss in 2022 to € 173,614 profit in 2025.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 173,614 profit.
On average € 121,800 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 The Belgian Chocolate Factory are Helga De Ridder and Guy De Backer. The same people are also behind INSTRUMELEC-IME and DERIBA. Guy De Backer is also behind G-CONTROL and Pro-domotic.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Oude Heerbaan 16
9420 Erpe-Mere
Peperstraat 7
9230 Wetteren
Active since 12 November 2009
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0820.259.021
- VAT number
- BE 0820.259.021
- Registered office
- Oude Heerbaan 16, 9420 Erpe-Mere
- Names & denominations
- The Belgian Chocolate Factory
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 3 November 2009
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- Active · Active since 27 Mar 2026
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