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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 28 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
Hestia from Kalmthout, company number BE0831708682, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 23,743 after tax. For that financial year Hestia recorded a gross margin of € 73,426 and equity of € 196,895. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 14,247 to € 23,743. Profitable, and profit is growing. 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 April 8, 2026.
€ 196,895
▲ 14% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 23,743
▲ 67% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 1,135
▲ 54% 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 € 178,295.
People and assets in 2025
€ 7,089
▼ 1% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 98,027
▼ 26% vs 2024
€ 32,181 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 8,878
▲ 147% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 3,679
▲ € 2,834 vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 72,731 | € 67,934 | € 60,079 | € 73,426 | ▲ 22% |
| Profit after taxes | € 16,377 | € 14,330 | € 14,247 | € 23,743 | ▲ 67% |
| Equity | € 144,576 | € 158,906 | € 173,153 | € 196,895 | ▲ 14% |
| Total debts | € 279,258 | € 214,876 | € 161,111 | € 115,667 | ▼ 28% |
| Cash | - | € 4,049 | € 738 | € 1,135 | ▲ 54% |
| Land & buildings | € 321,869 | € 300,062 | € 276,979 | € 254,251 | ▼ 8% |
| Retained profit | € 125,976 | € 140,306 | € 154,553 | € 178,295 | ▲ 15% |
| Bank debt | € 217,574 | € 168,208 | € 133,192 | € 98,027 | ▼ 26% |
| Balance sheet total | € 423,834 | € 373,781 | € 334,264 | € 312,562 | ▼ 6% |
By gross margin, Hestia ranks 1st of 8 companies with main activity “Overige niet-gespecialiseerde detailhandel” in Kalmthout that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).
Key figures of Hestia, 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.
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What happened to Hestia?
What happened at Hestia in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 23,743 (▲ 67% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Essen. KBO
- Lydia Quirynen became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Kalmthout. KBO
- Bruno Debaeke became a director. NBB
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 16,377 profit in 2022 to € 23,743 profit in 2025.
Paid € 33,384 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 23,743 profit.
Management
Behind Hestia are Bruno Debaeke and Lydia Quirynen.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Bruno Debaeke
Director
since 2010
Lydia Quirynen
Director
since 2011
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Achtzalighedenlaan (Dp) 1
2920 Kalmthout
Postbaan 72H
2910 Essen
Active since 15 May 2019
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
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Details
- Company number
- 0831.708.682
- VAT number
- BE 0831.708.682
- Registered office
- Achtzalighedenlaan (Dp) 1, 2920 Kalmthout
- Names & denominations
- Hestia
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 9 November 2010
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 1 Jan 2001
- Activities · NACE
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