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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 60 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
LE PORTE-PLUME from Middelkerke, company number BE0829605861, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 24,635 after tax. For that financial year LE PORTE-PLUME recorded a gross margin of € 159,816 and equity of € 141,260. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 41,863 to € 24,635. 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 January 28, 2026.
€ 141,260
▼ 4% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 24,635
▼ 41% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 2,325
▼ 91% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 30,000 paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 95,760
▼ 28% 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.
€ 22,296
▼ 48% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 81,807
▼ 22% vs 2024
€ 35,527 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.
€ 2,494
▼ 77% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 14,619
▼ 45% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 209,347 | € 226,086 | € 224,831 | € 159,816 | ▼ 29% |
| Profit after taxes | € 52,068 | € 41,634 | € 41,863 | € 24,635 | ▼ 41% |
| Equity | € 123,128 | € 134,761 | € 146,625 | € 141,260 | ▼ 4% |
| Total debts | € 196,075 | € 180,322 | € 163,059 | € 130,282 | ▼ 20% |
| Cash | € 36,227 | € 13,391 | € 26,631 | € 2,325 | ▼ 91% |
| Land & buildings | € 34,288 | € 33,682 | € 33,076 | € 32,469 | ▼ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 116,928 | € 128,561 | € 140,425 | € 135,060 | ▼ 4% |
| Dividend | € 28,000 | € 30,000 | € 30,000 | € 30,000 | |
| Bank debt | € 158,496 | € 134,062 | € 104,689 | € 81,807 | ▼ 22% |
| Balance sheet total | € 322,372 | € 317,442 | € 311,231 | € 272,278 | ▼ 13% |
Key figures of LE PORTE-PLUME, 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 LE PORTE-PLUME?
What happened at LE PORTE-PLUME in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 24,635 (▼ 41% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Nieuwpoort. KBO
- New establishment in Middelkerke. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 52,068 profit in 2022 to € 24,635 profit in 2025.
Paid € 39,269 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 52,068 profit.
Paid out € 118,000 in dividends to the owners in total.
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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 LE PORTE-PLUME is Benjamin Van Kerckhove. Benjamin Van Kerckhove is also behind Bookwurm.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Westendelaan 142
8430 Middelkerke
Koninginnelaan 1
8430 Middelkerke
Active since 1 October 2010
Albert I laan 265
8620 Nieuwpoort
Active since 1 January 2021
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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Details
- Company number
- 0829.605.861
- VAT number
- BE 0829.605.861
- Registered office
- Westendelaan 142, 8430 Middelkerke
- Names & denominations
- LE PORTE-PLUME
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 17 September 2010
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 22 Oct 2025
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