What does C-Metropol do?

C-Metropol is a shop in Houthalen-Helchteren. Private Limited, started on 21 October 2003, 3 establishments.

What is the address of C-Metropol?

The registered office of C-Metropol is located at Weg naar Bijloos 18, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren.

Is C-Metropol still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) C-Metropol is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 21 October 2003.

Is C-Metropol registered on Peppol?

Yes, C-Metropol is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0861209550.

What is the enterprise number of C-Metropol?

The enterprise number of C-Metropol is BE0861209550.

When was C-Metropol founded?

C-Metropol was founded on 21 October 2003.

Who are the directors of C-Metropol?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of C-Metropol are: Christel Windmolders.

Is C-Metropol a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 21 October 2003; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 3 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did C-Metropol make in 2025?

C-Metropol posted a profit after taxes of € 238,807 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of C-Metropol?

As a small company, C-Metropol is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 420,328.

How much does an employee at C-Metropol earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at C-Metropol was € 40,000 in 2025: staff costs of € 44,047 for 1.1 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does C-Metropol have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, C-Metropol has 1.1 full-time equivalents (FTE).

C-Metropol (Private Limited) - Houthalen-Helchteren

Dossier C-Metropol, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0861209550/c-metropol. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

C-Metropol from Houthalen-Helchteren, company number BE0861209550, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 238,807 after tax. For that financial year C-Metropol recorded a gross margin of € 420,328 and equity of € 853,911. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 153,214 to € 238,807. 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 August 10, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 853,911

▲ 18% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 238,807

▲ 56% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 204,891

▼ 24% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 110,526 paid out

46 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

1.1

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 44,047

▲ 90% vs 2024

€ 40,000 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 1,550

▼ 95% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 6 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 75,406

▼ 15% vs 2024

€ 13,619 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 6 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 235,938

▲ 61% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 130,962

▲ 40% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 5,461 Gross margin 2022: € 5,461 First fiscal year in the series	€ 219,656 Gross margin 2023: € 219,656 ▲ € 214,195 vs 2022 (€ 5,461) Favourable step	€ 289,521 Gross margin 2024: € 289,521 ▲ 32% vs 2023 (€ 219,656) Favourable step	€ 420,328 Gross margin 2025: € 420,328 ▲ 45% vs 2024 (€ 289,521) Favourable step	▲ 45%
Profit after taxes	€ -1,842 Profit after taxes 2022: € -1,842 First fiscal year in the series	€ 130,012 Profit after taxes 2023: € 130,012 ▲ € 131,854 vs 2022 (€ -1,842) Favourable step	€ 153,214 Profit after taxes 2024: € 153,214 ▲ 18% vs 2023 (€ 130,012) Favourable step	€ 238,807 Profit after taxes 2025: € 238,807 ▲ 56% vs 2024 (€ 153,214) Favourable step	▲ 56%
Equity	€ 442,405 Equity 2022: € 442,405 First fiscal year in the series	€ 572,417 Equity 2023: € 572,417 ▲ 29% vs 2022 (€ 442,405) Favourable step	€ 725,631 Equity 2024: € 725,631 ▲ 27% vs 2023 (€ 572,417) Favourable step	€ 853,911 Equity 2025: € 853,911 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 725,631) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Total debts	€ 7,898 Total debts 2022: € 7,898 First fiscal year in the series	€ 144,846 Total debts 2023: € 144,846 ▲ € 136,948 vs 2022 (€ 7,898) Unfavourable step	€ 332,878 Total debts 2024: € 332,878 ▲ 130% vs 2023 (€ 144,846) Unfavourable step	€ 480,557 Total debts 2025: € 480,557 ▲ 44% vs 2024 (€ 332,878) Unfavourable step	▲ 44%
Cash	€ 136,686 Cash 2022: € 136,686 First fiscal year in the series	€ 72,299 Cash 2023: € 72,299 ▼ 47% vs 2022 (€ 136,686) Unfavourable step	€ 269,829 Cash 2024: € 269,829 ▲ 273% vs 2023 (€ 72,299) Favourable step	€ 204,891 Cash 2025: € 204,891 ▼ 24% vs 2024 (€ 269,829) Unfavourable step	▼ 24%
Land & buildings	€ 242,960 Land & buildings 2022: € 242,960 First fiscal year in the series	€ 236,783 Land & buildings 2023: € 236,783 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 242,960) Unchanged	€ 230,606 Land & buildings 2024: € 230,606 ▼ 3% vs 2023 (€ 236,783) Unchanged	€ 298,623 Land & buildings 2025: € 298,623 ▲ 29% vs 2024 (€ 230,606) Unchanged	▲ 29%
Retained profit	€ 436,205 Retained profit 2022: € 436,205 First fiscal year in the series	€ 566,217 Retained profit 2023: € 566,217 ▲ 30% vs 2022 (€ 436,205) Favourable step	€ 719,431 Retained profit 2024: € 719,431 ▲ 27% vs 2023 (€ 566,217) Favourable step	€ 847,711 Retained profit 2025: € 847,711 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 719,431) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 110,526 Dividend 2025: € 110,526 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,052 Bank debt 2023: € 1,052 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 88,479 Bank debt 2024: € 88,479 ▲ € 87,427 vs 2023 (€ 1,052) Unfavourable step	€ 75,406 Bank debt 2025: € 75,406 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 88,479) Favourable step	▼ 15%
Balance sheet total	€ 450,303 Balance sheet total 2022: € 450,303 First fiscal year in the series	€ 717,263 Balance sheet total 2023: € 717,263 ▲ 59% vs 2022 (€ 450,303) Unchanged	€ 1,058,508 Balance sheet total 2024: € 1,058,508 ▲ 48% vs 2023 (€ 717,263) Unchanged	€ 1,334,468 Balance sheet total 2025: € 1,334,468 ▲ 26% vs 2024 (€ 1,058,508) Unchanged	▲ 26%
Employees (FTE)	-	-	-	1.1 Employees (FTE) 2025: 1.1 First fiscal year in the series

Key figures of C-Metropol, 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 C-Metropol?

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

Aug 10, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 238,807 (▲ 56% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Nov 6, 2023 New establishment in Tongeren-Borgloon. KBO
Jun 20, 2022 New establishment in Houthalen-Helchteren. KBO
Sep 23, 2020 New establishment in Houthalen-Helchteren. KBO
Oct 21, 2003 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 1,842 loss in 2022 to € 238,807 profit in 2025.

Paid € 234,329 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 238,807 profit.

On average € 382,100 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Christel Windmolders

C-Metropol

Olivier Loyens Management

Behind C-Metropol is Christel Windmolders. Christel Windmolders is also behind Olivier Loyens Management.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Christel Windmolders

Director

Also active at: Olivier Loyens Management

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Weg naar Bijloos 18

3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

2.309.851.397

Brelaarstraat 40

3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

Active since 23 September 2020

2.351.904.362

Bilzersteenweg 508

3700 Tongeren-Borgloon

Active since 6 November 2023

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

Details

Company number

0861.209.550

VAT number

BE 0861.209.550

Registered office

Weg naar Bijloos 18, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

Names & denominations

C-Metropol

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

21 October 2003

Peppol

Active · Active since 31 Oct 2023

Activities · NACE

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Kappers- en barbiersactiviteiten

Haarverzorging

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Management

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