Financials
Financial year 2025
BIJ RUTH from Knokke-Heist, company number BE0838276275, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 4,637 after tax. For that financial year BIJ RUTH recorded a gross margin of € 8,674 and equity of € 98,655. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 2,809 to € 4,637. 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 October 8, 2026.
€ 98,655
▲ 4% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 4,637
▲ 65% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 833 paid out
18 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 7,710
▼ 37% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 7,615
▲ € 7,608 vs 2024
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 3,652
▼ 16% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 10,844
▼ 37% 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 | € 119,877 | € 104,278 | € 7,146 | € 8,674 | ▲ 21% |
| Profit after taxes | € -2,564 | € 31,923 | € 2,809 | € 4,637 | ▲ 65% |
| Equity | € 61,752 | € 92,875 | € 94,851 | € 98,655 | ▲ 4% |
| Total debts | € 116,600 | € 28,409 | € 22,505 | € 22,944 | ▲ 2% |
| Cash | € 5,948 | € 1,416 | € 2,230 | - | |
| Retained profit | € 55,552 | € 86,675 | € 88,651 | € 92,455 | ▲ 4% |
| Dividend | € 800 | € 800 | € 833 | € 833 | |
| Bank debt | € 49,970 | € 6,786 | € 7 | € 7,615 | ▲ € 7,608 |
| Balance sheet total | € 178,352 | € 121,283 | € 117,356 | € 121,599 | ▲ 4% |
Key figures of BIJ RUTH, 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 BIJ RUTH?
What happened at BIJ RUTH in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 4,637 (▲ 65% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Knokke-Heist. KBO
- Incorporation, published in the Gazette. Source: Staatsblad ↗
- RUTH EECKHOUT became a director. NBB
In short
From € 2,564 loss in 2022 to € 4,637 profit in 2025.
Paid € 15,975 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 31,923 profit.
Paid out € 3,266 in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
Behind BIJ RUTH is RUTH EECKHOUT.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
RUTH EECKHOUT
Administrator-manager
since 2011
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kursaalstraat 66
8301 Knokke-Heist
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 ↗- EECKHOUT Ruth Rachel(oprichter) 95%
- VANCRAEYMEERSCH Rosa Maria(oprichter) 5%
Details
- Company number
- 0838.276.275
- VAT number
- BE 0838.276.275
- Registered office
- Kursaalstraat 66, 8301 Knokke-Heist
- Names & denominations
- BIJ RUTH
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 2 August 2011
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 12 Dec 2025
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