Financials
Financial year 2025
Blackbirds from Gent, company number BE0834167435, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 48,570 after tax. For that financial year Blackbirds recorded a gross margin of € 231,373 and equity of € 171,557. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 40,690 to € 48,570. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 17, 2026.
€ 171,557
▲ 11% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 48,570
▲ 19% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 94,971
▲ € 80,665 vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 31,090 paid out
64 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
€ 100,490
▼ 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.
€ 65,966
▲ 50% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 516,941
▲ 7% vs 2024
€ 40,352 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 13 years.
€ 73,164
▲ € 59,622 vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 46,277
▲ 69% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 173,227 | € 216,389 | € 260,472 | € 231,373 | ▼ 11% |
| Profit after taxes | € 46,451 | € -35,856 | € 40,690 | € 48,570 | ▲ 19% |
| Equity | € 196,247 | € 160,390 | € 154,077 | € 171,557 | ▲ 11% |
| Total debts | € 125,917 | € 602,043 | € 532,243 | € 652,521 | ▲ 23% |
| Cash | € 93,270 | € 12,113 | € 14,306 | € 94,971 | ▲ € 80,665 |
| Land & buildings | - | € 457,864 | € 446,786 | € 435,707 | ▼ 2% |
| Retained profit | € 190,047 | € 154,190 | € 147,877 | € 165,357 | ▲ 12% |
| Dividend | € 800 | € 0 | € 47,003 | € 31,090 | ▼ 34% |
| Bank debt | € 38,670 | € 517,438 | € 482,305 | € 516,941 | ▲ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 322,164 | € 762,433 | € 686,320 | € 824,078 | ▲ 20% |
Key figures of Blackbirds, 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 Blackbirds?
What happened at Blackbirds in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 48,570 (▲ 19% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- Incorporation, published in the Gazette. Source: Staatsblad ↗
- New establishment in Merelbeke-Melle. KBO
- Tommy Catteeuw became a director. NBB
In short
From € 46,451 profit in 2022 to € 48,570 profit in 2025.
Paid € 47,669 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 48,570 profit.
Paid out € 78,893 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind Blackbirds is Tommy Catteeuw.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Tommy Catteeuw
Director
since 2011
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Ooievaarsnest 42
9050 Gent
Mellestraat 310 box C
9090 Merelbeke-Melle
Active since 1 March 2011
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Shareholders according to the Official Gazette deeds
Who contributed at incorporation and at capital increases, with the deed as source. Later share transfers are not published in the Gazette.
Incorporation
Source: Deed ↗- Tommy Johan André CATTEEUW(oprichter) 96%
- Zaraï MOUSSIAUX(oprichter) 4%
Details
- Company number
- 0834.167.435
- VAT number
- BE 0834.167.435
- Registered office
- Ooievaarsnest 42, 9050 Gent
- Names & denominations
- Blackbirds
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 1 March 2011
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