What does Bootsmannen do?

Bootsmannen is a logistics company in Brugge. Private Limited, started on 25 August 2003, 1 establishment.

What is the address of Bootsmannen?

The registered office of Bootsmannen is located at Leopold II-dam zn, 8380 Brugge.

Is Bootsmannen still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) Bootsmannen is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 25 August 2003.

Is Bootsmannen registered on Peppol?

Yes, Bootsmannen is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0860208272.

What is the enterprise number of Bootsmannen?

The enterprise number of Bootsmannen is BE0860208272.

When was Bootsmannen founded?

Bootsmannen was founded on 25 August 2003.

Who are the directors of Bootsmannen?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of Bootsmannen are: Jan Vandewalle, Koen De Groof, Frank De Meulder, Bjorn Calus, Alain Vervaecke, Herman Van Driessche, Thierry Vermael, Franky Vermael.

Is Bootsmannen a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 25 August 2003; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 10 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did Bootsmannen make in 2024?

Bootsmannen posted a profit after taxes of € 1,315,809 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of Bootsmannen?

As a small company, Bootsmannen is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € 1,614,350.

Bootsmannen (Private Limited) - Brugge - BE0860208272

Dossier Bootsmannen, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0860208272/bootsmannen. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2024

Bootsmannen from Brugge, company number BE0860208272, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 1.3 million after tax. For that financial year Bootsmannen recorded a gross margin of € 1.6 million and equity of € 117,390. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 1.3 million to € 1.3 million. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on July 7, 2025.

What it is worth Growing

€ 117,390

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Healthy

€ 1.3 million

▼ 1% vs 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 1.1 million

▲ 46% vs 2023

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 1.3 million paid out

100 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to BRABO, HAVENLOODSEN EN BOOTLIEDEN (50 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2024

Vehicles and equipment

€ 44,053

▼ 30% vs 2023

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

Owed to suppliers

€ 290,706

▲ € 273,952 vs 2023

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes and wages

€ 18,619

▼ 73% vs 2023

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 1,134,101 Gross margin 2021: € 1,134,101 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,503,932 Gross margin 2022: € 1,503,932 ▲ 33% vs 2021 (€ 1,134,101) Favourable step	€ 1,615,145 Gross margin 2023: € 1,615,145 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 1,503,932) Favourable step	€ 1,614,350 Gross margin 2024: € 1,614,350 Unchanged (€ 1,615,145) Unfavourable step
Profit after taxes	€ 881,052 Profit after taxes 2021: € 881,052 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,242,202 Profit after taxes 2022: € 1,242,202 ▲ 41% vs 2021 (€ 881,052) Favourable step	€ 1,332,552 Profit after taxes 2023: € 1,332,552 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 1,242,202) Favourable step	€ 1,315,809 Profit after taxes 2024: € 1,315,809 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 1,332,552) Unfavourable step	▼ 1%
Equity	€ 105,186 Equity 2021: € 105,186 First fiscal year in the series	€ 116,689 Equity 2022: € 116,689 ▲ 11% vs 2021 (€ 105,186) Favourable step	€ 117,132 Equity 2023: € 117,132 Unchanged (€ 116,689) Favourable step	€ 117,390 Equity 2024: € 117,390 Unchanged (€ 117,132) Favourable step
Total debts	€ 944,339 Total debts 2021: € 944,339 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,274,447 Total debts 2022: € 1,274,447 ▲ 35% vs 2021 (€ 944,339) Unfavourable step	€ 1,448,306 Total debts 2023: € 1,448,306 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 1,274,447) Unfavourable step	€ 1,652,529 Total debts 2024: € 1,652,529 ▲ 14% vs 2023 (€ 1,448,306) Unfavourable step	▲ 14%
Cash	€ 566,383 Cash 2021: € 566,383 First fiscal year in the series	€ 733,061 Cash 2022: € 733,061 ▲ 29% vs 2021 (€ 566,383) Favourable step	€ 773,490 Cash 2023: € 773,490 ▲ 6% vs 2022 (€ 733,061) Favourable step	€ 1,130,428 Cash 2024: € 1,130,428 ▲ 46% vs 2023 (€ 773,490) Favourable step	▲ 46%
Land & buildings	€ 397 Land & buildings 2021: € 397 First fiscal year in the series	€ 83,553 Land & buildings 2022: € 83,553 ▲ € 83,156 vs 2021 (€ 397) Unchanged	€ 74,665 Land & buildings 2023: € 74,665 ▼ 11% vs 2022 (€ 83,553) Unchanged	€ 65,777 Land & buildings 2024: € 65,777 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 74,665) Unchanged	▼ 12%
Retained profit	€ 48,531 Retained profit 2021: € 48,531 First fiscal year in the series	€ 48,613 Retained profit 2022: € 48,613 Unchanged (€ 48,531) Favourable step	€ 49,055 Retained profit 2023: € 49,055 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 48,613) Favourable step	€ 49,314 Retained profit 2024: € 49,314 ▲ 1% vs 2023 (€ 49,055) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Dividend	€ 881,050 Dividend 2021: € 881,050 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,242,120 Dividend 2022: € 1,242,120 ▲ 41% vs 2021 (€ 881,050) Unchanged	€ 1,332,110 Dividend 2023: € 1,332,110 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 1,242,120) Unchanged	€ 1,315,550 Dividend 2024: € 1,315,550 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 1,332,110) Unchanged	▼ 1%
Bank debt	€ 13,906 Bank debt 2021: € 13,906 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2021 (€ 13,906) Favourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Bank debt 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 1,049,525 Balance sheet total 2021: € 1,049,525 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,391,136 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,391,136 ▲ 33% vs 2021 (€ 1,049,525) Unchanged	€ 1,565,437 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,565,437 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 1,391,136) Unchanged	€ 1,769,919 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,769,919 ▲ 13% vs 2023 (€ 1,565,437) Unchanged	▲ 13%

Key figures of Bootsmannen, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to Bootsmannen?

What happened at Bootsmannen in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2029 Jan Vandewalle stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Koen De Groof stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Frank De Meulder stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Bjorn Calus stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Alain Vervaecke stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Herman Van Driessche stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Thierry Vermael stepped down as director. NBB
2029 Franky Vermael stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 881,052 profit in 2021 to € 1.3 million profit in 2024.

Paid € 882,589 in corporate taxes since 2021.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 1.3 million profit.

Paid out € 4.8 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

BRABO, HAVENLOODSEN EN BOOTLIEDEN 50%

The stake of BRABO, HAVENLOODSEN EN BOOTLIEDEN comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

Bootsmannen

The shares are held by BRABO, HAVENLOODSEN EN BOOTLIEDEN (50%).

Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Jan Vandewalle

Director

since 2013 · until 2029

Koen De Groof

Director

Also active at: Beleggingskantoor Brabo, VLAAMSE HAVENLOODSEN - REGIO KUST

since 2013 · until 2029

Frank De Meulder

Director

since 2013 · until 2029

Bjorn Calus

Director

since 2015 · until 2029

Alain Vervaecke

Director

since 2022 · until 2029

Herman Van Driessche

Director

Also active at: BRABO, HAVENLOODSEN EN BOOTLIEDEN, BREYDEL, BRABO CLEANING COMPANY, KSH, WANDELAAR INVEST

since 2022 · until 2029

Thierry Vermael

Director

since 2009 · until 2029

Franky Vermael

Director

since 2009 · until 2029

Gregory Dorikens

Director

since 2018 · until 2029

Vincent Maldague

Director

Also active at: Antwerp Ghent Zeebruges Port Services, LAB UNITED

since 2016 · until 2029

Shareholders

BRABO, HAVENLOODSEN EN BOOTLIEDEN

50%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Leopold II-dam zn

8380 Brugge

2.132.824.815

Leopold II-dam ****

8380 Brugge

Active since 1 September 2003

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0860.208.272

VAT number

BE 0860.208.272

Registered office

Leopold II-dam zn, 8380 Brugge

Names & denominations

Bootsmannen

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

25 August 2003

Peppol

Active · Active since 13 Nov 2025

Activities · NACE

Diensten in verband met vervoer over water

Zee- en kustvaart

Binnenvaart

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

Bootsmannen

Financials

What happened to Bootsmannen?

Management

Directors

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

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