WILBE is a bakery in Merchtem. Private Limited, started on 1 July 2005, 1 establishment.

What is the address of WILBE?

The registered office of WILBE is located at Nieuwstraat 5, 1785 Merchtem.

Is WILBE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (15 November 2026) WILBE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 1 July 2005.

Is WILBE registered on Peppol?

Yes, WILBE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0874821521.

What is the enterprise number of WILBE?

The enterprise number of WILBE is BE0874821521.

When was WILBE founded?

WILBE was founded on 1 July 2005.

Who are the directors of WILBE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of WILBE are: Wilfried Van den Bossche, Beatrijs Buyens.

Is WILBE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 1 July 2005; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 2 directors known from the annual account; 1 events from the Belgian Official Gazette processed.

How much profit did WILBE make in 2025?

WILBE posted a profit after taxes of € 27,156 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of WILBE?

As a small company, WILBE is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 321,619.

WILBE (Private Limited) - Merchtem - BE0874821521

Dossier WILBE, printed on 15 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0874821521/wilbe. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

WILBE from Merchtem, company number BE0874821521, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 27,156 after tax. For that financial year WILBE recorded a gross margin of € 321,619 and equity of € 278,827. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 16,049 to € 27,156. Profitable, and profit is growing. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on February 9, 2026.

What it is worth Healthy

€ 278,827

▼ 1% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 27,156

▲ 69% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 62,652

▼ 31% vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 30,000 paid out

More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.

People and assets in 2025

Wage cost

€ 197,668

▲ 34% vs 2024

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

€ 82,749

▲ € 63,897 vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 2 years to go

€ 80,373

▲ 30% vs 2024

€ 35,862 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 2 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 13,742

▲ 72% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 34,453

▲ 11% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

Key figures per fiscal year
	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 301,942 Gross margin 2022: € 301,942 First fiscal year in the series	€ 252,339 Gross margin 2023: € 252,339 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 301,942) Unfavourable step	€ 249,758 Gross margin 2024: € 249,758 ▼ 1% vs 2023 (€ 252,339) Unfavourable step	€ 321,619 Gross margin 2025: € 321,619 ▲ 29% vs 2024 (€ 249,758) Favourable step	▲ 29%
Profit after taxes	€ 55,431 Profit after taxes 2022: € 55,431 First fiscal year in the series	€ 19,184 Profit after taxes 2023: € 19,184 ▼ 65% vs 2022 (€ 55,431) Unfavourable step	€ 16,049 Profit after taxes 2024: € 16,049 ▼ 16% vs 2023 (€ 19,184) Unfavourable step	€ 27,156 Profit after taxes 2025: € 27,156 ▲ 69% vs 2024 (€ 16,049) Favourable step	▲ 69%
Equity	€ 246,438 Equity 2022: € 246,438 First fiscal year in the series	€ 265,622 Equity 2023: € 265,622 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 246,438) Favourable step	€ 281,671 Equity 2024: € 281,671 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 265,622) Favourable step	€ 278,827 Equity 2025: € 278,827 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 281,671) Unfavourable step	▼ 1%
Total debts	€ 317,618 Total debts 2022: € 317,618 First fiscal year in the series	€ 208,088 Total debts 2023: € 208,088 ▼ 34% vs 2022 (€ 317,618) Favourable step	€ 102,272 Total debts 2024: € 102,272 ▼ 51% vs 2023 (€ 208,088) Favourable step	€ 130,212 Total debts 2025: € 130,212 ▲ 27% vs 2024 (€ 102,272) Unfavourable step	▲ 27%
Cash	€ 171,640 Cash 2022: € 171,640 First fiscal year in the series	€ 135,706 Cash 2023: € 135,706 ▼ 21% vs 2022 (€ 171,640) Unfavourable step	€ 90,512 Cash 2024: € 90,512 ▼ 33% vs 2023 (€ 135,706) Unfavourable step	€ 62,652 Cash 2025: € 62,652 ▼ 31% vs 2024 (€ 90,512) Unfavourable step	▼ 31%
Land & buildings	€ 189,000 Land & buildings 2022: € 189,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 175,500 Land & buildings 2023: € 175,500 ▼ 7% vs 2022 (€ 189,000) Unchanged	€ 162,000 Land & buildings 2024: € 162,000 ▼ 8% vs 2023 (€ 175,500) Unchanged	€ 148,500 Land & buildings 2025: € 148,500 ▼ 8% vs 2024 (€ 162,000) Unchanged	▼ 8%
Retained profit	€ 240,238 Retained profit 2022: € 240,238 First fiscal year in the series	€ 259,422 Retained profit 2023: € 259,422 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 240,238) Favourable step	€ 273,611 Retained profit 2024: € 273,611 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 259,422) Favourable step	€ 270,767 Retained profit 2025: € 270,767 ▼ 1% vs 2024 (€ 273,611) Unfavourable step	▼ 1%
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	€ 30,000 Dividend 2025: € 30,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 133,320 Bank debt 2022: € 133,320 First fiscal year in the series	€ 97,692 Bank debt 2023: € 97,692 ▼ 27% vs 2022 (€ 133,320) Favourable step	€ 61,632 Bank debt 2024: € 61,632 ▼ 37% vs 2023 (€ 97,692) Favourable step	€ 80,373 Bank debt 2025: € 80,373 ▲ 30% vs 2024 (€ 61,632) Unfavourable step	▲ 30%
Balance sheet total	€ 564,056 Balance sheet total 2022: € 564,056 First fiscal year in the series	€ 473,710 Balance sheet total 2023: € 473,710 ▼ 16% vs 2022 (€ 564,056) Unchanged	€ 383,943 Balance sheet total 2024: € 383,943 ▼ 19% vs 2023 (€ 473,710) Unchanged	€ 409,039 Balance sheet total 2025: € 409,039 ▲ 7% vs 2024 (€ 383,943) Unchanged	▲ 7%

By gross margin, WILBE ranks 1st of 5 companies with main activity “Ambachtelijke vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk” in Merchtem that publish figures (fiscal year 2025).

Key figures of WILBE, 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.

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Answers from the filed annual accounts, the Belgian Official Gazette and the CBE register.

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What happened to WILBE?

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

Feb 9, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 27,156 (▲ 69% vs 2024). filed late Source: NBB ↗
Jul 11, 2005 Incorporation, published in the Gazette. Source: Staatsblad ↗
Jul 1, 2005 New establishment in Merchtem. KBO
2005 Wilfried Van den Bossche became a director. NBB
2005 Beatrijs Buyens became a director. NBB

In short

From € 55,431 profit in 2022 to € 27,156 profit in 2025.

Paid € 74,222 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2022, with € 55,431 profit.

Paid out € 30,000 in dividends to the owners in total.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Wilfried Van den Bossche Beatrijs Buyens

WILBE

Behind WILBE are Wilfried Van den Bossche and Beatrijs Buyens.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Wilfried Van den Bossche

Director

since 2005

Beatrijs Buyens

Director

since 2005

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Nieuwstraat 5

1785 Merchtem

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

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Shareholders according to the Official Gazette deeds

Who contributed at incorporation and at capital increases, with the deed as source. Later share transfers are not published in the Gazette.

Incorporation

11 July 2005 Source: Deed ↗

Van den Bossche Wilfried August Maria(oprichter) 50%
Buyens Beatrijs Maria Lucia(oprichter) 50%

Details

Company number

0874.821.521

VAT number

BE 0874.821.521

Registered office

Nieuwstraat 5, 1785 Merchtem

Names & denominations

WILBE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

1 July 2005

Peppol

Active · Active since 23 Jan 2026

Activities · NACE

Ambachtelijke vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk

Artisanale brood- en banketbakkerijen

Detailhandel in brood en banketbakkerswerk (koude bakkers)

Vervaardiging van cacao, chocolade en suikerwerk

Detailhandel in brood-, banketbakkerswerk en suikerwerk

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