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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 38 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
WHY ART from Poperinge, company number BE0843735989, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 11,903 after tax. For that financial year WHY ART recorded a gross margin of € 28,346 and equity of € -41,412. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -11,087 to € 11,903. Profitable, and profit is growing. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on January 15, 2026.
€ -41,412
▲ € 11,903 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 11,903
▲ still € 11,087 loss in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -53,812.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 4,441
▼ 56% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 49,902
▼ 21% vs 2024
€ 11,833 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 12,082
▲ 85% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 1,199
▼ 17% 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 | |
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| Gross margin | € 21,705 | € 25,716 | € 6,459 | € 28,346 | ▲ € 21,887 |
| Profit after taxes | € 5,519 | € 10,376 | € -11,087 | € 11,903 | ▲ € 22,990 |
| Equity | € -52,605 | € -42,229 | € -53,316 | € -41,412 | ▲ € 11,903 |
| Total debts | € 122,272 | € 97,139 | € 96,459 | € 94,040 | ▼ 3% |
| Land & buildings | € 34,164 | € 29,284 | € 24,403 | € 19,523 | ▼ 20% |
| Retained profit | € -65,005 | € -54,629 | € -65,716 | € -53,812 | ▲ € 11,903 |
| Bank debt | € 84,425 | € 68,238 | € 62,904 | € 49,902 | ▼ 21% |
| Balance sheet total | € 69,667 | € 54,910 | € 43,143 | € 52,627 | ▲ 22% |
Key figures of WHY ART, 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 WHY ART?
What happened at WHY ART in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 11,903. Source: NBB ↗
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
- New establishment in Poperinge. KBO
In short
From € 5,519 profit in 2022 to € 11,903 profit in 2025.
Paid € 310 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 11,903 profit.
Management
Behind WHY ART is Andy Waeyaert.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Andy Waeyaert
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Europalaan 1A box 24
8970 Poperinge
Europalaan 1A
8970 Poperinge
Active since 10 February 2012
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 4 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
COMBELL-AS, BE
Domain
Domain
atelierwhyart.be
Registered
2022-02-02
Website info
Features
Security
Network
Details
- Company number
- 0843.735.989
- VAT number
- BE 0843.735.989
- Registered office
- Europalaan 1A bus 24, 8970 Poperinge
- Names & denominations
- WHY ART
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 20 February 2012
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 17 Apr 2025
- Contact
- atelierwhyart.be
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