What does The Old Fiddler do?

The Old Fiddler is a hospitality business in Poperinge. Private Limited, started on 19 May 2005, 1 establishment.

What is the address of The Old Fiddler?

The registered office of The Old Fiddler is located at Veurnestraat 9, 8970 Poperinge.

Is The Old Fiddler still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (30 October 2026) The Old Fiddler is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 19 May 2005.

Is The Old Fiddler registered on Peppol?

Yes, The Old Fiddler is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0873873988.

What is the enterprise number of The Old Fiddler?

The enterprise number of The Old Fiddler is BE0873873988.

When was The Old Fiddler founded?

The Old Fiddler was founded on 19 May 2005.

Who are the directors of The Old Fiddler?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of The Old Fiddler are: Nadine Pillaert, Jasper Desmedt, Jonas Desmedt Invest BV.

Is The Old Fiddler a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 19 May 2005; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 3 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did The Old Fiddler make in 2025?

The Old Fiddler posted a profit after taxes of € 208,291 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of The Old Fiddler?

As a small company, The Old Fiddler is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 624,917.

How much does an employee at The Old Fiddler earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at The Old Fiddler was € 49,300 in 2025: staff costs of € 217,001 for 4.4 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does The Old Fiddler have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, The Old Fiddler has 4.4 full-time equivalents (FTE).

Does The Old Fiddler have a website?

Yes, The Old Fiddler has a website at theoldfiddler.be.

The Old Fiddler (Private Limited) - Poperinge

Dossier The Old Fiddler, printed on 30 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0873873988/the-old-fiddler. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 63 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Shrinking team NBB

FTE fell two years in a row, from 5.3 to 4.4.

Financials

Financial year 2025

The Old Fiddler from Poperinge, company number BE0873873988, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 208,291 after tax. For that financial year The Old Fiddler recorded a gross margin of € 624,917 and equity of € 477,893. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 176,442 to € 208,291. 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 July 22, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 477,893

▲ 9% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 208,291

▲ 18% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 38,119

▼ 41% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 170,000 paid out

82 % of the profit went to the shareholders, mostly to JONAS DESMEDT INVEST (100 % of the shares). That is where the money ends up.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

4.4

▼ 0.8 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 217,001

▼ 12% vs 2024

€ 49,300 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

€ 65,346

▼ 45% vs 2024

Of which on lease € 905.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 3 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.

€ 254,653

▼ 25% vs 2024

€ 74,466 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 12,738

▼ 69% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 27,299

▼ 11% 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	€ 522,879 Gross margin 2022: € 522,879 First fiscal year in the series	€ 620,697 Gross margin 2023: € 620,697 ▲ 19% vs 2022 (€ 522,879) Favourable step	€ 630,476 Gross margin 2024: € 630,476 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 620,697) Favourable step	€ 624,917 Gross margin 2025: € 624,917 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 630,476) Unfavourable step	▼ 1%
Profit after taxes	€ 183,128 Profit after taxes 2022: € 183,128 First fiscal year in the series	€ 206,486 Profit after taxes 2023: € 206,486 ▲ 13% vs 2022 (€ 183,128) Favourable step	€ 176,442 Profit after taxes 2024: € 176,442 ▼ 15% vs 2023 (€ 206,486) Unfavourable step	€ 208,291 Profit after taxes 2025: € 208,291 ▲ 18% vs 2024 (€ 176,442) Favourable step	▲ 18%
Equity	€ 336,673 Equity 2022: € 336,673 First fiscal year in the series	€ 403,159 Equity 2023: € 403,159 ▲ 20% vs 2022 (€ 336,673) Favourable step	€ 439,602 Equity 2024: € 439,602 ▲ 9% vs 2023 (€ 403,159) Favourable step	€ 477,893 Equity 2025: € 477,893 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 439,602) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Total debts	€ 837,265 Total debts 2022: € 837,265 First fiscal year in the series	€ 685,289 Total debts 2023: € 685,289 ▼ 18% vs 2022 (€ 837,265) Favourable step	€ 559,898 Total debts 2024: € 559,898 ▼ 18% vs 2023 (€ 685,289) Favourable step	€ 473,353 Total debts 2025: € 473,353 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 559,898) Favourable step	▼ 15%
Cash	€ 70,532 Cash 2022: € 70,532 First fiscal year in the series	€ 68,142 Cash 2023: € 68,142 ▼ 3% vs 2022 (€ 70,532) Unfavourable step	€ 64,931 Cash 2024: € 64,931 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 68,142) Unfavourable step	€ 38,119 Cash 2025: € 38,119 ▼ 41% vs 2024 (€ 64,931) Unfavourable step	▼ 41%
Land & buildings	€ 626,316 Land & buildings 2022: € 626,316 First fiscal year in the series	€ 568,991 Land & buildings 2023: € 568,991 ▼ 9% vs 2022 (€ 626,316) Unchanged	€ 502,868 Land & buildings 2024: € 502,868 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 568,991) Unchanged	€ 485,853 Land & buildings 2025: € 485,853 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 502,868) Unchanged	▼ 3%
Retained profit	€ 301,673 Retained profit 2022: € 301,673 First fiscal year in the series	€ 368,159 Retained profit 2023: € 368,159 ▲ 22% vs 2022 (€ 301,673) Favourable step	€ 404,602 Retained profit 2024: € 404,602 ▲ 10% vs 2023 (€ 368,159) Favourable step	€ 442,893 Retained profit 2025: € 442,893 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 404,602) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Dividend	€ 110,000 Dividend 2022: € 110,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 140,000 Dividend 2023: € 140,000 ▲ 27% vs 2022 (€ 110,000) Unchanged	€ 140,000 Dividend 2024: € 140,000 Unchanged (€ 140,000) Unchanged	€ 170,000 Dividend 2025: € 170,000 ▲ 21% vs 2024 (€ 140,000) Unchanged	▲ 21%
Bank debt	€ 468,908 Bank debt 2022: € 468,908 First fiscal year in the series	€ 450,364 Bank debt 2023: € 450,364 ▼ 4% vs 2022 (€ 468,908) Favourable step	€ 338,899 Bank debt 2024: € 338,899 ▼ 25% vs 2023 (€ 450,364) Favourable step	€ 254,653 Bank debt 2025: € 254,653 ▼ 25% vs 2024 (€ 338,899) Favourable step	▼ 25%
Balance sheet total	€ 1,173,938 Balance sheet total 2022: € 1,173,938 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,088,448 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,088,448 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 1,173,938) Unchanged	€ 999,500 Balance sheet total 2024: € 999,500 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 1,088,448) Unchanged	€ 951,246 Balance sheet total 2025: € 951,246 ▼ 5% vs 2024 (€ 999,500) Unchanged	▼ 5%
Employees (FTE)	4.5 Employees (FTE) 2022: 4.5 First fiscal year in the series	5.3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 5.3 ▲ 0.8 vs 2022 (4.5) Unchanged	5.2 Employees (FTE) 2024: 5.2 ▼ 0.1 vs 2023 (5.3) Unchanged	4.4 Employees (FTE) 2025: 4.4 ▼ 0.8 vs 2024 (5.2) Unchanged	▼ 0.8

Key figures of The Old Fiddler, 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 The Old Fiddler?

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

Jul 22, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 208,291 (▲ 18% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2015 Nadine Pillaert became a director. NBB
2015 Jasper Desmedt became a director. NBB
2015 Jonas Desmedt Invest BV became a director. NBB
May 19, 2005 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
May 15, 2005 New establishment in Poperinge. KBO

In short

From € 183,128 profit in 2022 to € 208,291 profit in 2025.

Paid € 125,008 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 208,291 profit.

On average € 142,000 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

JONAS DESMEDT INVEST 100%

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

The Old Fiddler

Behind The Old Fiddler are Nadine Pillaert, Jasper Desmedt and Jonas Desmedt Invest BV. The shares are held by JONAS DESMEDT INVEST (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Nadine Pillaert

Director

Also active at: BIOMELK VLAANDEREN

since 2015

Jasper Desmedt

Director

Also active at: DESMEDT INTERIEUR

since 2015

Jonas Desmedt Invest BV

Director · represented by Jonas Desmedt

since 2015

Shareholders

JONAS DESMEDT INVEST

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Veurnestraat 9

8970 Poperinge

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.

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JONAS DESMEDT INVEST same network

€ 85,328 gross margin · 2025

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Company number

0873.873.988

VAT number

BE 0873.873.988

Registered office

Veurnestraat 9, 8970 Poperinge

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The Old Fiddler

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

19 May 2005

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Active · Active since 15 May 2025

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Activities · NACE

Activiteiten van eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening

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Eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening

Catering van evenementen

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