What does BOOKS & PLEASURE do?

BOOKS & PLEASURE is a logistics company in Londerzeel. Private Limited, started on 16 May 2006, 2 establishments.

What is the address of BOOKS & PLEASURE?

The registered office of BOOKS & PLEASURE is located at Zwaluwstraat 101/2, 1840 Londerzeel.

Is BOOKS & PLEASURE still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (31 October 2026) BOOKS & PLEASURE is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 16 May 2006.

Is BOOKS & PLEASURE registered on Peppol?

Yes, BOOKS & PLEASURE is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0881334971.

What is the enterprise number of BOOKS & PLEASURE?

The enterprise number of BOOKS & PLEASURE is BE0881334971.

When was BOOKS & PLEASURE founded?

BOOKS & PLEASURE was founded on 16 May 2006.

Who are the directors of BOOKS & PLEASURE?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BOOKS & PLEASURE are: Chris Van de Voorde.

Is BOOKS & PLEASURE a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 16 May 2006; 5 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 1 directors known from the annual account; 2 establishments in the CBE.

How much profit did BOOKS & PLEASURE make in 2025?

BOOKS & PLEASURE posted a profit after taxes of € 4,520 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BOOKS & PLEASURE?

In its most recent annual accounts (2025), BOOKS & PLEASURE reported revenue of € 98,158.

BOOKS & PLEASURE (Private Limited) - Londerzeel

Dossier BOOKS & PLEASURE, printed on 31 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0881334971/books-pleasure. 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 50 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.

Financials

Financial year 2025

BOOKS & PLEASURE from Londerzeel, company number BE0881334971, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 4,520 after tax. For that financial year BOOKS & PLEASURE recorded revenue of € 98,158 and equity of € 114,914. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 18,802 to € 4,520. 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 July 24, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 114,914

▲ 4% vs 2024

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

Profit Healthy

€ 4,520

▼ 76% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 4,990

▲ € 4,439 vs 2024

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

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 102,514.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents estimate The annual accounts report no full-time equivalents. A micro company with one active director is usually run by that person; this is an assumption, not a figure from the source.

≈ 1

No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.

Wage cost

€ 27,942

▲ 99% 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.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 5,283

▼ 45% vs 2024

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 25,175

▼ 48% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 19,895

▼ 22% 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
Revenue	€ 89,185 Revenue 2022: € 89,185 First fiscal year in the series	€ 101,919 Revenue 2023: € 101,919 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 89,185) Favourable step	€ 97,151 Revenue 2024: € 97,151 ▼ 5% vs 2023 (€ 101,919) Unfavourable step	€ 98,158 Revenue 2025: € 98,158 ▲ 1% vs 2024 (€ 97,151) Favourable step	▲ 1%
Gross margin	€ 26,834 Gross margin 2022: € 26,834 First fiscal year in the series	€ 26,919 Gross margin 2023: € 26,919 Unchanged (€ 26,834) Favourable step	€ 44,684 Gross margin 2024: € 44,684 ▲ 66% vs 2023 (€ 26,919) Favourable step	€ 35,971 Gross margin 2025: € 35,971 ▼ 19% vs 2024 (€ 44,684) Unfavourable step	▼ 19%
Profit after taxes	€ 6,351 Profit after taxes 2022: € 6,351 First fiscal year in the series	€ 11,259 Profit after taxes 2023: € 11,259 ▲ 77% vs 2022 (€ 6,351) Favourable step	€ 18,802 Profit after taxes 2024: € 18,802 ▲ 67% vs 2023 (€ 11,259) Favourable step	€ 4,520 Profit after taxes 2025: € 4,520 ▼ 76% vs 2024 (€ 18,802) Unfavourable step	▼ 76%
Equity	€ 80,333 Equity 2022: € 80,333 First fiscal year in the series	€ 91,592 Equity 2023: € 91,592 ▲ 14% vs 2022 (€ 80,333) Favourable step	€ 110,394 Equity 2024: € 110,394 ▲ 21% vs 2023 (€ 91,592) Favourable step	€ 114,914 Equity 2025: € 114,914 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 110,394) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Total debts	€ 88,438 Total debts 2022: € 88,438 First fiscal year in the series	€ 89,261 Total debts 2023: € 89,261 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 88,438) Unfavourable step	€ 83,833 Total debts 2024: € 83,833 ▼ 6% vs 2023 (€ 89,261) Favourable step	€ 50,354 Total debts 2025: € 50,354 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 83,833) Favourable step	▼ 40%
Cash	€ 403 Cash 2022: € 403 First fiscal year in the series	€ 470 Cash 2023: € 470 ▲ 17% vs 2022 (€ 403) Favourable step	€ 551 Cash 2024: € 551 ▲ 17% vs 2023 (€ 470) Favourable step	€ 4,990 Cash 2025: € 4,990 ▲ € 4,439 vs 2024 (€ 551) Favourable step	▲ € 4,439
Land & buildings	€ 40,000 Land & buildings 2022: € 40,000 First fiscal year in the series	€ 40,000 Land & buildings 2023: € 40,000 Unchanged (€ 40,000) Unchanged	€ 40,000 Land & buildings 2024: € 40,000 Unchanged (€ 40,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Land & buildings 2025: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2024 (€ 40,000) Unchanged	▼ 100%
Retained profit	€ 67,933 Retained profit 2022: € 67,933 First fiscal year in the series	€ 79,192 Retained profit 2023: € 79,192 ▲ 17% vs 2022 (€ 67,933) Favourable step	€ 97,994 Retained profit 2024: € 97,994 ▲ 24% vs 2023 (€ 79,192) Favourable step	€ 102,514 Retained profit 2025: € 102,514 ▲ 5% vs 2024 (€ 97,994) Favourable step	▲ 5%
Bank debt	€ 30,107 Bank debt 2022: € 30,107 First fiscal year in the series	€ 19,594 Bank debt 2023: € 19,594 ▼ 35% vs 2022 (€ 30,107) Favourable step	€ 9,693 Bank debt 2024: € 9,693 ▼ 51% vs 2023 (€ 19,594) Favourable step	€ 5,283 Bank debt 2025: € 5,283 ▼ 45% vs 2024 (€ 9,693) Favourable step	▼ 45%
Balance sheet total	€ 168,771 Balance sheet total 2022: € 168,771 First fiscal year in the series	€ 180,853 Balance sheet total 2023: € 180,853 ▲ 7% vs 2022 (€ 168,771) Unchanged	€ 194,227 Balance sheet total 2024: € 194,227 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 180,853) Unchanged	€ 165,268 Balance sheet total 2025: € 165,268 ▼ 15% vs 2024 (€ 194,227) Unchanged	▼ 15%
Employees (FTE)	0.4 Employees (FTE) 2022: 0.4 First fiscal year in the series	0.3 Employees (FTE) 2023: 0.3 ▼ 0.1 vs 2022 (0.4) Unchanged	-	-

Key figures of BOOKS & PLEASURE, 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 BOOKS & PLEASURE?

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

Jul 24, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 4,520 (▼ 76% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Dec 16, 2016 New establishment in Merchtem. KBO
2014 Chris Van de Voorde became a director. NBB
May 30, 2006 New establishment in Grimbergen. KBO
May 16, 2006 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 6,351 profit in 2022 to € 4,520 profit in 2025.

Paid € 12,712 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 18,802 profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

BV CONSULT 100%

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

BOOKS & PLEASURE

Behind BOOKS & PLEASURE is Chris Van de Voorde. The shares are held by BV CONSULT (100%).

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Chris Van de Voorde

Manager

since 2014

Shareholders

BV CONSULT

100%

Participations

No participations in other companies reported.

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Zwaluwstraat 101/2

1840 Londerzeel

2.153.756.623

Vilvoordsesteenweg 1

1850 Grimbergen

Active since 30 May 2006

2.259.547.989

Varkensmarkt 4

1785 Merchtem

Active since 16 December 2016

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

Details

Company number

0881.334.971

VAT number

BE 0881.334.971

Registered office

Zwaluwstraat 101/2, 1840 Londerzeel

Names & denominations

BOOKS & PLEASURE

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

16 May 2006

Peppol

Active · Active since 22 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

Detailhandel in boeken, kranten, tijdschriften en kantoorbehoeften

Detailhandel in kranten en andere tijdschriften

Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden

Groothandel in papierwaren, kantoor- en schoolbehoeften

Detailhandel in kranten en kantoorbehoeften in gespecialiseerde winkels

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

BOOKS & PLEASURE

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What happened to BOOKS & PLEASURE?

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