What does Cars & Invest do?

Cars & Invest is a repair service in Meerhout. Private Limited, started on 16 August 2010, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Cars & Invest?

The registered office of Cars & Invest is located at Moenstraat 39 box 1, 2450 Meerhout.

Is Cars & Invest still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) Cars & Invest is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 August 2010.

Is Cars & Invest registered on Peppol?

Yes, Cars & Invest is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0828983972.

What is the enterprise number of Cars & Invest?

The enterprise number of Cars & Invest is BE0828983972.

When was Cars & Invest founded?

Cars & Invest was founded on 16 August 2010.

Who are the directors of Cars & Invest?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of Cars & Invest are: Patricia Ribus, Patrick Louis Smets.

Is Cars & Invest a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 August 2010; 2 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Cars & Invest make in 2025?

Cars & Invest posted a profit after taxes of € 38,172 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of Cars & Invest?

As a small company, Cars & Invest is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 77,252.

Cars & Invest (Private Limited) - Meerhout - BE0828983972

Dossier Cars & Invest, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0828983972/cars-invest. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

Cars & Invest from Meerhout, company number BE0828983972, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 38,172 after tax. For that financial year Cars & Invest recorded a gross margin of € 77,252 and equity of € 319,310. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 64,274 to € 38,172. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on March 25, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 319,310

▲ 17% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 38,172

▼ 41% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 43,494

▼ 8% 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 € 309,310.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 1,230

▲ 31% 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

€ 12,762

▼ 44% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 3 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.

€ 42,212

▲ 23% vs 2024

€ 12,447 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 16,355

▼ 34% vs 2024

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

Taxes

€ 13,776

▼ 53% vs 2024

Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 124,901 Gross margin 2024: € 124,901 First fiscal year in the series	€ 77,252 Gross margin 2025: € 77,252 ▼ 38% vs 2024 (€ 124,901) Unfavourable step	▼ 38%
Profit after taxes	€ 64,274 Profit after taxes 2024: € 64,274 First fiscal year in the series	€ 38,172 Profit after taxes 2025: € 38,172 ▼ 41% vs 2024 (€ 64,274) Unfavourable step	▼ 41%
Equity	€ 272,433 Equity 2024: € 272,433 First fiscal year in the series	€ 319,310 Equity 2025: € 319,310 ▲ 17% vs 2024 (€ 272,433) Favourable step	▲ 17%
Total debts	€ 130,779 Total debts 2024: € 130,779 First fiscal year in the series	€ 128,082 Total debts 2025: € 128,082 ▼ 2% vs 2024 (€ 130,779) Favourable step	▼ 2%
Cash	€ 47,114 Cash 2024: € 47,114 First fiscal year in the series	€ 43,494 Cash 2025: € 43,494 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 47,114) Unfavourable step	▼ 8%
Land & buildings	€ 164,510 Land & buildings 2024: € 164,510 First fiscal year in the series	€ 163,375 Land & buildings 2025: € 163,375 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 164,510) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Retained profit	€ 262,433 Retained profit 2024: € 262,433 First fiscal year in the series	€ 309,310 Retained profit 2025: € 309,310 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 262,433) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Bank debt	€ 34,199 Bank debt 2024: € 34,199 First fiscal year in the series	€ 42,212 Bank debt 2025: € 42,212 ▲ 23% vs 2024 (€ 34,199) Unfavourable step	▲ 23%
Balance sheet total	€ 403,212 Balance sheet total 2024: € 403,212 First fiscal year in the series	€ 447,391 Balance sheet total 2025: € 447,391 ▲ 11% vs 2024 (€ 403,212) Unchanged	▲ 11%

Key figures of Cars & Invest, fiscal years 2024 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.

What happened to Cars & Invest?

What happened at Cars & Invest in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

Mar 25, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 38,172 (▼ 41% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Sep 1, 2010 New establishment in Meerhout. KBO
2010 Patrick Louis Smets became a director. NBB
Aug 16, 2010 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 64,274 profit in 2024 to € 38,172 profit in 2025.

Paid € 45,003 in corporate taxes since 2024.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 64,274 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Patricia Ribus

Patrick Louis Smets

Cars & Invest

Vastgoed Ribus

Behind Cars & Invest are Patricia Ribus and Patrick Louis Smets. It owns Vastgoed Ribus itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Patricia Ribus

Director

Patrick Louis Smets

Director

Also active at: TRANSPORT PASCAL SMETS

since 2010

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Moenstraat 39 box 1

2450 Meerhout

2.191.112.808

Moenstraat 39

2450 Meerhout

Active since 1 September 2010

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.

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TRANSPORT PASCAL SMETS same network

€ 26,005 gross margin · 2025

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

Details

Company number

0828.983.972

VAT number

BE 0828.983.972

Registered office

Moenstraat 39 bus 1, 2450 Meerhout

Names & denominations

Cars & Invest

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

16 August 2010

Peppol

Active · Active since 24 Nov 2023

Activities · NACE

Carrosserieherstelling (inclusief spuiten en verven)

Carrosserieherstelling

Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans

Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)

Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (<= 3,5 ton)

Detailhandel in auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)

Handel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans

Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van auto's en lichte bestelwagens (= 3,5 ton)

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Cars & Invest

Financials

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Management

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Establishments

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