What does KAREL GHIJS do?

KAREL GHIJS is an electrical contractor in Gent. Private Limited, started on 8 December 2006, 2 establishments.

What is the address of KAREL GHIJS?

The registered office of KAREL GHIJS is located at Jan Samijnstraat 27, 9050 Gent.

Is KAREL GHIJS still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (2 November 2026) KAREL GHIJS is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 8 December 2006.

Is KAREL GHIJS registered on Peppol?

Yes, KAREL GHIJS is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0885528143.

What is the enterprise number of KAREL GHIJS?

The enterprise number of KAREL GHIJS is BE0885528143.

When was KAREL GHIJS founded?

KAREL GHIJS was founded on 8 December 2006.

Who are the directors of KAREL GHIJS?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of KAREL GHIJS are: Karel Ghijs.

Is KAREL GHIJS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 8 December 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 KAREL GHIJS make in 2025?

KAREL GHIJS posted a profit after taxes of € 190,573 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of KAREL GHIJS?

As a small company, KAREL GHIJS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 553,923.

How much does an employee at KAREL GHIJS earn?

The average wage cost per full-time employee at KAREL GHIJS was € 59,900 in 2025: staff costs of € 215,650 for 3.6 FTE, according to the annual account at the National Bank. That is the employer's cost, not net pay.

How many employees does KAREL GHIJS have?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, KAREL GHIJS has 3.6 full-time equivalents (FTE).

KAREL GHIJS (Private Limited) - Gent - BE0885528143

Dossier KAREL GHIJS, printed on 2 November 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0885528143/karel-ghijs. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

KAREL GHIJS from Gent, company number BE0885528143, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 190,573 after tax. For that financial year KAREL GHIJS recorded a gross margin of € 553,923 and equity of € 1.6 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 91,022 to € 190,573. 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 28, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 1.6 million

▲ 14% vs 2024

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

Profit Growing

€ 190,573

▲ 109% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 599,551

▲ 105% 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 € 1.6 million.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

3.6

▲ 0.8 vs 2024

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

Wage cost

€ 215,650

▲ 16% vs 2024

€ 59,900 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

€ 112,886

▼ 60% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 5 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.

€ 379,116

▼ 40% vs 2024

€ 72,625 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 84,645

▲ 29% vs 2024

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

Taxes and wages

€ 68,972

▼ 53% 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	€ 521,088 Gross margin 2022: € 521,088 First fiscal year in the series	€ 840,034 Gross margin 2023: € 840,034 ▲ 61% vs 2022 (€ 521,088) Favourable step	€ 454,432 Gross margin 2024: € 454,432 ▼ 46% vs 2023 (€ 840,034) Unfavourable step	€ 553,923 Gross margin 2025: € 553,923 ▲ 22% vs 2024 (€ 454,432) Favourable step	▲ 22%
Profit after taxes	€ 156,139 Profit after taxes 2022: € 156,139 First fiscal year in the series	€ 323,248 Profit after taxes 2023: € 323,248 ▲ 107% vs 2022 (€ 156,139) Favourable step	€ 91,022 Profit after taxes 2024: € 91,022 ▼ 72% vs 2023 (€ 323,248) Unfavourable step	€ 190,573 Profit after taxes 2025: € 190,573 ▲ 109% vs 2024 (€ 91,022) Favourable step	▲ 109%
Equity	€ 1,213,934 Equity 2022: € 1,213,934 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,312,182 Equity 2023: € 1,312,182 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,213,934) Favourable step	€ 1,403,205 Equity 2024: € 1,403,205 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 1,312,182) Favourable step	€ 1,593,778 Equity 2025: € 1,593,778 ▲ 14% vs 2024 (€ 1,403,205) Favourable step	▲ 14%
Total debts	€ 882,959 Total debts 2022: € 882,959 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,165,016 Total debts 2023: € 1,165,016 ▲ 32% vs 2022 (€ 882,959) Unfavourable step	€ 1,222,665 Total debts 2024: € 1,222,665 ▲ 5% vs 2023 (€ 1,165,016) Unfavourable step	€ 734,054 Total debts 2025: € 734,054 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 1,222,665) Favourable step	▼ 40%
Cash	€ 141,874 Cash 2022: € 141,874 First fiscal year in the series	€ 445,543 Cash 2023: € 445,543 ▲ 214% vs 2022 (€ 141,874) Favourable step	€ 292,900 Cash 2024: € 292,900 ▼ 34% vs 2023 (€ 445,543) Unfavourable step	€ 599,551 Cash 2025: € 599,551 ▲ 105% vs 2024 (€ 292,900) Favourable step	▲ 105%
Land & buildings	€ 99,360 Land & buildings 2022: € 99,360 First fiscal year in the series	€ 100,684 Land & buildings 2023: € 100,684 ▲ 1% vs 2022 (€ 99,360) Unchanged	€ 102,612 Land & buildings 2024: € 102,612 ▲ 2% vs 2023 (€ 100,684) Unchanged	€ 465,449 Land & buildings 2025: € 465,449 ▲ € 362,837 vs 2024 (€ 102,612) Unchanged	▲ € 362,837
Retained profit	€ 1,193,934 Retained profit 2022: € 1,193,934 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,292,182 Retained profit 2023: € 1,292,182 ▲ 8% vs 2022 (€ 1,193,934) Favourable step	€ 1,383,205 Retained profit 2024: € 1,383,205 ▲ 7% vs 2023 (€ 1,292,182) Favourable step	€ 1,573,778 Retained profit 2025: € 1,573,778 ▲ 14% vs 2024 (€ 1,383,205) Favourable step	▲ 14%
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2022: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 225,000 Dividend 2023: € 225,000 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2023 (€ 225,000) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2025: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Bank debt	€ 801,776 Bank debt 2022: € 801,776 First fiscal year in the series	€ 547,531 Bank debt 2023: € 547,531 ▼ 32% vs 2022 (€ 801,776) Favourable step	€ 628,858 Bank debt 2024: € 628,858 ▲ 15% vs 2023 (€ 547,531) Unfavourable step	€ 379,116 Bank debt 2025: € 379,116 ▼ 40% vs 2024 (€ 628,858) Favourable step	▼ 40%
Balance sheet total	€ 2,096,893 Balance sheet total 2022: € 2,096,893 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,477,198 Balance sheet total 2023: € 2,477,198 ▲ 18% vs 2022 (€ 2,096,893) Unchanged	€ 2,625,870 Balance sheet total 2024: € 2,625,870 ▲ 6% vs 2023 (€ 2,477,198) Unchanged	€ 2,327,832 Balance sheet total 2025: € 2,327,832 ▼ 11% vs 2024 (€ 2,625,870) Unchanged	▼ 11%
Employees (FTE)	2.8 Employees (FTE) 2022: 2.8 First fiscal year in the series	2.8 Employees (FTE) 2023: 2.8 Unchanged (2.8) Unchanged	2.8 Employees (FTE) 2024: 2.8 Unchanged (2.8) Unchanged	3.6 Employees (FTE) 2025: 3.6 ▲ 0.8 vs 2024 (2.8) Unchanged	▲ 0.8

Key figures of KAREL GHIJS, 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 KAREL GHIJS?

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

Jul 28, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 190,573 (▲ 109% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
Mar 22, 2026 New establishment in Merelbeke-Melle. KBO
Feb 12, 2007 New establishment in Gent. KBO
Dec 8, 2006 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 156,139 profit in 2022 to € 190,573 profit in 2025.

Paid € 347,857 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2023, with € 323,248 profit.

On average € 153,900 of value added per employee in 2025.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

Karel Ghijs

KAREL GHIJS

Behind KAREL GHIJS is Karel Ghijs.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Karel Ghijs

Director

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Jan Samijnstraat 27

9050 Gent

2.386.652.435

Vijverwegel 64 box H

9090 Merelbeke-Melle

Active since 22 March 2026

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

Details

Company number

0885.528.143

VAT number

BE 0885.528.143

Registered office

Jan Samijnstraat 27, 9050 Gent

Names & denominations

KAREL GHIJS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

8 December 2006

Peppol

Active · Active since 7 Nov 2025

Activities · NACE

Algemene elektrotechnische installatiewerken

Elektrische installatie

Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door elektriciteit

Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling en ventilatie

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

KAREL GHIJS

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Management

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