What does BAOBAB COLLECTION do?

BAOBAB COLLECTION is filed with the CBE under the catch-all “Overige industrie”, a code that says little about what the company actually does. Public Limited, started on 20 December 2004, 1 establishment.

What is the address of BAOBAB COLLECTION?

The registered office of BAOBAB COLLECTION is located at Avenue Eiffel 5, 1300 Wavre.

Is BAOBAB COLLECTION still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (18 September 2026) BAOBAB COLLECTION is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 20 December 2004.

Is BAOBAB COLLECTION registered on Peppol?

Yes, BAOBAB COLLECTION is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0870667050.

What is the enterprise number of BAOBAB COLLECTION?

The enterprise number of BAOBAB COLLECTION is BE0870667050.

When was BAOBAB COLLECTION founded?

BAOBAB COLLECTION was founded on 20 December 2004.

Who are the directors of BAOBAB COLLECTION?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BAOBAB COLLECTION are: AMIRA SAM SRL, Louis BALCAEN, @Gemba SRL, LUXE SCENT SRL, HORIZON 1065 SRL, SG CONSULTING SRL.

Is BAOBAB COLLECTION a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 20 December 2004; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 6 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did BAOBAB COLLECTION make in 2025?

BAOBAB COLLECTION posted a profit after taxes of € 9,036,533 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BAOBAB COLLECTION?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), BAOBAB COLLECTION reported revenue of € 46,955,275.

How much does an employee at BAOBAB COLLECTION earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at BAOBAB COLLECTION was € 64,000 in 2025: staff costs of € 2 million for 31.7 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does BAOBAB COLLECTION have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, BAOBAB COLLECTION has 31.7 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does BAOBAB COLLECTION have a website?

Yes, BAOBAB COLLECTION has a website at baobabcollection.com.

BAOBAB COLLECTION (Public Limited) - Wavre - BE0870667050

Dossier BAOBAB COLLECTION, printed on 18 September 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0870667050/baobab-collection. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

BAOBAB COLLECTION from Wavre, company number BE0870667050, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 9 million after tax. For that financial year BAOBAB COLLECTION recorded revenue of € 47 million and equity of € 26.7 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 12.4 million to € 9 million. The company is profitable. 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 May 18, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 26.7 million

▲ 36% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 9 million

▼ 27% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 14.6 million

▲ 20% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 2 million paid out

22 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to Merlin Holdco (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

31.7

▲ 6.8 vs 2024

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

Wage cost Staff costs are payroll only. Director pay sits with services and miscellaneous goods: € 15.1 million in 2025, together with rent, insurance, accountants and other services. The accounts do not split that further.

€ 2 million

▲ 25% vs 2024

€ 64,000 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

€ 84,707

▲ 45% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

None

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

Owed to suppliers

€ 9.2 million

▲ 41% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 107 days on average.

Taxes and wages

€ 1.1 million

▼ 12% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Revenue	€ 36,627,075 Revenue 2022: € 36,627,075 First fiscal year in the series	€ 42,170,425 Revenue 2023: € 42,170,425 ▲ 15% vs 2022 (€ 36,627,075) Favourable step	€ 43,960,491 Revenue 2024: € 43,960,491 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 42,170,425) Favourable step	€ 46,955,275 Revenue 2025: € 46,955,275 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 43,960,491) Favourable step	▲ 7%
Profit after taxes	€ 10,698,509 Profit after taxes 2022: € 10,698,509 First fiscal year in the series	€ 12,171,407 Profit after taxes 2023: € 12,171,407 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 10,698,509) Favourable step	€ 12,434,959 Profit after taxes 2024: € 12,434,959 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 12,171,407) Favourable step	€ 9,036,533 Profit after taxes 2025: € 9,036,533 ▼ 27% vs 2024 (€ 12,434,959) Unfavourable step	▼ 27%
Equity	€ 8,744,264 Equity 2022: € 8,744,264 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,215,671 Equity 2023: € 7,215,671 ▼ 17% vs 2022 (€ 8,744,264) Unfavourable step	€ 19,650,631 Equity 2024: € 19,650,631 ▲ 172% vs 2023 (€ 7,215,671) Favourable step	€ 26,687,164 Equity 2025: € 26,687,164 ▲ 36% vs 2024 (€ 19,650,631) Favourable step	▲ 36%
Total debts	€ 15,507,120 Total debts 2022: € 15,507,120 First fiscal year in the series	€ 20,260,718 Total debts 2023: € 20,260,718 ▲ 31% vs 2022 (€ 15,507,120) Unfavourable step	€ 16,223,395 Total debts 2024: € 16,223,395 ▼ 20% vs 2023 (€ 20,260,718) Favourable step	€ 16,393,043 Total debts 2025: € 16,393,043 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 16,223,395) Unfavourable step	▲ 1%
Cash	€ 6,414,094 Cash 2022: € 6,414,094 First fiscal year in the series	€ 10,952,554 Cash 2023: € 10,952,554 ▲ 71% vs 2022 (€ 6,414,094) Favourable step	€ 12,210,569 Cash 2024: € 12,210,569 ▲ 11% vs 2023 (€ 10,952,554) Favourable step	€ 14,647,448 Cash 2025: € 14,647,448 ▲ 20% vs 2024 (€ 12,210,569) Favourable step	▲ 20%
Retained profit	€ 8,682,764 Retained profit 2022: € 8,682,764 First fiscal year in the series	€ 7,154,171 Retained profit 2023: € 7,154,171 ▼ 18% vs 2022 (€ 8,682,764) Unfavourable step	€ 19,589,131 Retained profit 2024: € 19,589,131 ▲ 174% vs 2023 (€ 7,154,171) Favourable step	€ 26,625,664 Retained profit 2025: € 26,625,664 ▲ 36% vs 2024 (€ 19,589,131) Favourable step	▲ 36%
Dividend	€ 8,000,000 Dividend 2022: € 8,000,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 13,700,000 Dividend 2023: € 13,700,000 ▲ 71% vs 2022 (€ 8,000,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 13,700,000) Unchanged	€ 2,000,000 Dividend 2025: € 2,000,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 0 Bank debt 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 0 Bank debt 2023: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 276 Bank debt 2024: € 276 Unchanged (€ 0) Unfavourable step	€ 0 Bank debt 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 276) Favourable step	▼ 100%
Balance sheet total	€ 24,251,384 Balance sheet total 2022: € 24,251,384 First fiscal year in the series	€ 27,476,389 Balance sheet total 2023: € 27,476,389 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 24,251,384) Unchanged	€ 35,874,025 Balance sheet total 2024: € 35,874,025 ▲ 31% vs 2023 (€ 27,476,389) Unchanged	€ 43,080,207 Balance sheet total 2025: € 43,080,207 ▲ 20% vs 2024 (€ 35,874,025) Unchanged	▲ 20%
Employees (FTE)	19.6 Employees (FTE) 2022: 19.6 First fiscal year in the series	22.5 Employees (FTE) 2023: 22.5 ▲ 2.9 vs 2022 (19.6) Unchanged	24.9 Employees (FTE) 2024: 24.9 ▲ 2.4 vs 2023 (22.5) Unchanged	31.7 Employees (FTE) 2025: 31.7 ▲ 6.8 vs 2024 (24.9) Unchanged	▲ 6.8

Key figures of BAOBAB COLLECTION, 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 BAOBAB COLLECTION?

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

2032 AMIRA SAM SRL stepped down as director. NBB
2031 HORIZON 1065 SRL stepped down as director. NBB
2030 Louis BALCAEN stepped down as director. NBB
May 18, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 9 million (▼ 27% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 AMIRA SAM SRL became a director. NBB
2026 LUXE SCENT SRL stepped down as director. NBB
2026 HORIZON 1065 SRL became a director. NBB
2026 SG CONSULTING SRL stepped down as director. NBB

In short

From € 10.7 million profit in 2022 to € 9 million profit in 2025.

Paid € 12.3 million in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 12.4 million profit.

Paid out € 23.7 million in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

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Management

Merlin Holdco 100%

The stake of Merlin Holdco comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

BAOBAB COLLECTION

CANDELIA RETAILING SPAIN S.L. 100%

BAOBAB COLLECTION INC 100%

CANDELIA FRANCE 100%

CANDELIA RETAILING LTD 100%

The shares are held by Merlin Holdco (100%). It owns 100% of CANDELIA RETAILING SPAIN S.L., 100% of BAOBAB COLLECTION INC, 100% of CANDELIA FRANCE, 100% of CANDELIA RETAILING LTD, 100% of CANDELIA NETHERLANDS and 100% of EDELWEISS itself.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

AMIRA SAM SRL

Director · represented by SOPHIA HUVER

Also active at: EDELWEISS

since 2026 · until 2032

Louis BALCAEN

Director

Also active at: EDELWEISS

since 2024 · until 2030

@Gemba SRL

Director · represented by Bruno VAES

Also active at: NAGARA, EDELWEISS

since 2021 · until 2025

LUXE SCENT SRL

Director · represented by Julien COMMICHON

Also active at: EDELWEISS

since 2024 · until 2026

HORIZON 1065 SRL

Director · represented by Xavier VAESEN

Also active at: EDELWEISS

since 2026 · until 2031

SG CONSULTING SRL

Director · represented by Stéphanie GHEYSENS

Also active at: EDELWEISS

since 2025 · until 2026

Shareholders

Merlin Holdco

100%

Participations

CANDELIA RETAILING SPAIN S.L.

100%

BAOBAB COLLECTION INC

100%

CANDELIA FRANCE

100%

CANDELIA RETAILING LTD

100%

CANDELIA NETHERLANDS

100%

EDELWEISS

100%

Candelia Switzerland

100%

Candela Manufacturing SRL

100%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Avenue Eiffel 5

1300 Wavre

Who else lives here?

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Solare IT BELUX

€ 2.8 million revenue · 2025

EDELWEISS same network

€ 1.1 million revenue · 2025

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Registered

2002-11-04

Registrar

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Expires

2026-11-04

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Company number

0870.667.050

VAT number

BE 0870.667.050

Registered office

Avenue Eiffel 5, 1300 Wavre

Names & denominations

BAOBAB COLLECTION

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

20 December 2004

Peppol

Active · Active since 29 Oct 2025

Contact

baobabcollection.com

Activities · NACE

Overige industrie, neg

Overige industrie, n.e.g.

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