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AREA

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Public limited companyfounded 1980active for 46 yearsRuiterijschool 14, 2930 Brasschaat, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0420.237.751
Summary

AREA has been active since 1980 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.7m and a net result of -€6,090. Equity has been growing by about 12% per year since 2018. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Overview

Overview

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Active since 05-03-1980 Normal situation
Registered office
18 active companies are registered at this address Source: KBO register, as of 3 November 2026.
Activity
“1° Handelen als tussenpersoon in de aankoop en de verkoop van bebouwde en onbebouwde…” (deed in Dutch)From the articles, 7 activitiesNo NACE code in the KBO yet
Establishment unit
2.017.199.033 2930 Brasschaat, since 10-03-1980
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Reachable since 27-06-2025

Board and ownership

Board

Financial position

86 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.2%
Annual accounts 2025
Gross margin
-€1,030
▼ 6.3%
Loss
€6,090
▲ 4.5%
Equity
€2.7m
▼ 0.2%
Total assets
€6.4m
=
Turnover not published (abbreviated or micro format)
Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 0.00, cash €451lowers riskSize: total assets €6.4mFounded in 1980Legal form: public limited companyShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
86 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially stronger than 33% of small companies without a NACE code
Financial strength · tick: 2024
Weak
Solvency 67=
equity 42.3% of total assets
Liquidity 21=
short-term debt 56.7% · cash 0.0%
Profitability 37=
return on assets -0.1%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 2 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Last 24 months 12-2024: 0.3%highest value 01-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 12-2024highest value 02-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 01-2025highest value 03-2025: 0.2%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 02-2025lowest value 04-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 03-2025lowest value 05-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.2%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 09-2026 11-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 10-2026
Credit of up to €230,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is insufficient, with a current ratio of 0.0 (0.0 in 2024), below 1. Short-term debt is 56.7% and cash 0% of total assets. 57.7% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
Calculation

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (no NACE code, small). It does better than 41% of them on solvency, 14% on liquidity, 34% on profitability and 40% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 02-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 0.00, cash €451
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Size: total assets €6.4m
Companies of this size fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1980
Companies that have existed this long fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Legal form: public limited company
KBO
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 26-05-2026, 66 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
66 days early
2024
45 days early
2023
71 days early
2022
70 days early
2021
52 days early
2020
67 days early
2019
49 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings

The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 60 days before the deadline. The Belgian median for financial year 2024 was 4 days before the deadline, and 38% of all filings were late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 26 May (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
03-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
That holds for every publication since 2021.
KBO publications

Financials

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 26-05-2026 PDF all 46 filings

Equity
€2.7m▼ 0.2%
2024 · €2.7m
Total assets
€6.4m=
2024 · €6.4m
Net result
-€6,090▼ 4.5%
2024 · -€5,825
Working capital
-€3.6m▼ 0.1%
2024 · -€3.6m
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
Operating result
-€2,149
▼ 2.1% 2025
20182025
Net result
-€6,090
▼ 4.5% 2025
20182025
Equity
€2.7m
▼ 0.2% 2025
20182025
Total assets
€6.4m
= 2025
20182025
Debt
€3.7m
▲ 0.2% 2025
20182025
Working capital
-€3.6m
▼ 0.1% 2025
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result-€0.002m--€0.002m▲ 15.6%-€0.002m▼ 27.3%-€0.003m▼ 26.7%-€0.002m▲ 48.5%-€0.004m▼ 124%-€0.002m▲ 41.7%-€0.002m▼ 2.1%
Net result-€0.01m--€0.006m▲ 57.4%-€0.006m▼ 8.2%-€0.007m▼ 10.2%-€0.006m▲ 21.2%€1.2m-€0.006m-€0.006m▼ 4.5%
Equity€1.5m-€1.5m▼ 0.4%€1.5m▼ 0.4%€1.5m▼ 0.5%€1.5m▼ 0.4%€2.7m▲ 82.1%€2.7m▼ 0.2%€2.7m▼ 0.2%
Total assets€6.4m-€6.4m=€6.4m▼ 0.1%€6.4m=€6.4m=€6.4m▼ 0.1%€6.4m=€6.4m=
Debt€4.9m-€4.9m▲ 0.1%€4.9m▲ 0.1%€4.9m▲ 0.1%€4.9m▲ 0.1%€3.7m▼ 25.0%€3.7m▲ 0.1%€3.7m▲ 0.2%
Working capital-€4.9m--€4.9m=-€4.9m▼ 0.1%-€4.9m▼ 0.1%-€4.9m=-€3.6m▲ 25.3%-€3.6m▼ 0.1%-€3.6m▼ 0.1%

The operating result for 2025 is a loss of €2,149, larger than the loss of €2,104 in 2024.

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated or micro format does not require them.

Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €6.4m
Fixed assets €6.4m =
Current assets €451 ▲ 159%
Equity and liabilities €6.4m
Equity €2.7m ▼ 0.2%
Debt €3.7m ▲ 0.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 57.6% to 57.7%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
Current ratio
0.00▲
2024 · 0.00
Debt to equity
1.36▲
2024 · 1.36
ROE
-0.2%▼
2024 · -0.2%
ROA
-0.1%▼
2024 · -0.1%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€3.6m▲
2024 · €3.6m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 30 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€6.4m€6.4m=
Fixed assets21/28€6.4m€6.4m=
Financial fixed assets28€6.4m€6.4m=
Current assets29/58€174€451▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€174€451▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€6.4m€6.4m=
Equity10/15€2.7m€2.7m▼
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€0.006m€0.006m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130€0.006m€0.006m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€2.7m€2.7m▼
Amounts payable17/49€3.7m€3.7m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€3.6m€3.6m▲
Trade debts44-€30
Suppliers440/4-€30
Other amounts payable47/48€3.6m€3.6m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.06m€0.07m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Other operating charges640/8€0.001m€0.001m▼
Gross operating margin9900-€0.001m-€0.001m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.002m-€0.002m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.004m€0.004m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.004m€0.004m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.006m-€0.006m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.006m-€0.006m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.006m-€0.006m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€2.7m€2.7m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€2.7m€2.7m▼

The notes to these accounts have 1 item. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 26-05-2026.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Other operating charges640/8---€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m▼ 1.4%
Gross operating margin9900-€0.001m-€0.001m-€0.001m-€0.002m-€0.001m-€0.003m-€0.001m-€0.001m▼ 6.3%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.002m-€0.002m-€0.002m-€0.003m-€0.002m-€0.004m-€0.002m-€0.002m▼ 2.1%
Financial income75/76B-----€1.2m---
Recurring financial income75-----€1.2m---
Financial charges65/66B---€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m▲ 5.9%
Recurring financial charges65€0.01m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m▲ 5.9%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.01m-€0.006m-€0.006m-€0.007m-€0.006m€1.2m-€0.006m-€0.006m▼ 4.5%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.01m-€0.006m-€0.006m-€0.007m-€0.006m€1.2m-€0.006m-€0.006m▼ 4.5%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.01m-€0.006m-€0.006m-€0.007m-€0.006m€1.2m-€0.006m-€0.006m▼ 4.5%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m=
Fixed assets21/28€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m=
Financial fixed assets28€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m=
Current assets29/58€0.02m€0.01m€0.01m€0.007m€0.006m€0.002m€174€451▲ 159%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€394€238€170---
Trade receivables40----€110----
Other amounts receivable41---€394€128€170---
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.007m€0.005m€0.002m€174€451▲ 159%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m€6.4m=
Equity10/15€1.5m€1.5m€1.5m€1.5m€1.5m€2.7m€2.7m€2.7m▼ 0.2%
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.5m€1.5m€1.4m€1.4m€1.4m€2.7m€2.7m€2.7m▼ 0.2%
Amounts payable17/49€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€3.7m€3.7m€3.7m▲ 0.2%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€3.6m€3.6m€3.6m▲ 0.1%
Trade debts44€17€0.001m€30----€30-
Suppliers440/4-------€30-
Other amounts payable47/48---€4.9m€4.9m€3.6m€3.6m€3.6m▲ 0.1%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€0.05m€0.05m€0.06m€0.06m€0.07m▲ 6.3%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.01m-€0.006m-€0.006m-€0.007m-€0.006m€1.2m-€0.006m-€0.006m▼ 4.5%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€0.01m-€0.006m-€0.006m-€0.007m-€0.006m€1.2m-€0.006m-€0.006m▼ 4.5%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0€0€0€0€0-
Change in cash--€0.001m-€0.003m-€0.003m-€0.002m-€0.004m-€0.002m€277-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Latest 10 of 46 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 abbreviated format 26-05-2026 2026-00119790 PDF
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 16-06-2025 2025-00140923 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 21-05-2024 2024-00091207 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 22-05-2023 2023-00090744 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 09-06-2022 2022-20056081 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 25-05-2021 2021-15200032 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 12-06-2020 2020-17000086 PDF
31-12-2018 micro format 10-07-2019 2019-31300325 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 31-07-2018 2018-41600038 PDF
31-12-2016 abbreviated format 19-07-2017 2017-34000573 PDF

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Board & ownership

Directors

Directors
3 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, last change in 2023

Board 3

SMETS Herbert
Director · since 09-10-2023 · 6-year term from 2023 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 26-05-2026
Current
SMETS Ilse
Director · since 09-10-2023 · 6-year term from 2023 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 26-05-2026
Current
SMETS Maria
Director · since 09-10-2023 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 26-05-2026
Current

Day-to-day management 1

SMETS Herbert
Managing director · in office according to the act of 19-10-2023 · 6-year term from 2023
Current

Owners and capital

Capital transactions

Capital over time
  1. 19-10-2023 Capital stated in the deed · €62,000 · 150 shares

Mandate history

3 people, 3 in office
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  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
  • began earlier
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
SMETS Herbert
  • Director, since before 19-10-2023
  • Managing director, since before 19-10-2023
SMETS Ilse
  • Director, since before 19-10-2023
SMETS Maria
  • Director, appointed in the act of 19-10-2023, still in office
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Articles of association

Board ruleThese rules set how the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
“6 jaar, 3”
Liquidation ruleIn a liquidation the creditors are paid first. What is left goes to the shareholders.
“Algemene vergadering anders bij gewone meerderheid, alle verrichtingen vermeld in de wet”

Articles of association, deed of 19-10-2023 (in Dutch)

Network & group

Holdings and subsidiaries

1 holding

Holdings 1

  • Equity €10.4m Profit of €653,850 in 2025 (profit of €76,109 in 2024) Checked score 95
    40%

Companies at the same address

17 other companies

Connections & network

3 current directors
Depth

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Timeline

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Deadline for the 2026 accounts: 31-07-2027
2026
26-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2025 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 66 days before the deadline
2025
16-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2024 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 45 days before the deadline
2024
21-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2023 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 71 days before the deadline
2023
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €1.2m
The net result is €1.2m, after 5 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial Equity above €2mequity €2.7m ▲82.1%
Equity rises from €1.5m to €2.7m.
19-10
Gazette deed 1 director appointed, 3 reappointed
Reappointments: SMETS Herbert (director) and SMETS Ilse (director) · Appointment: SMETS Maria (director) · Amendment of the articles10 points ▸
  • General meeting, 09-10-2023
  • Amendment of the articles
  • Capital, €62,000
  • Director discharge, SMETS Herbert (director)
  • Director discharge, SMETS Ilse (director)
  • Director reappointment, SMETS Herbert (director)
  • Director reappointment, SMETS Ilse (director)
  • Director appointment, SMETS Maria (director)
  • Director discharge, SMETS Herbert (managing director)
  • Director reappointment, SMETS Herbert (managing director)

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

22-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2022 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 70 days before the deadline
2022
09-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2021 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 52 days before the deadline
2021
25-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2020 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 67 days before the deadline
2020
12-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2019 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 49 days before the deadline
2019
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts 2018 filedPDF
micro format · 21 days before the deadline
2018
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts 2017 filedPDF
abbreviated format · on the deadline day
2017
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts 2016 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 12 days before the deadline
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.

Sources:Publications in the Belgian Official GazetteFilings with the National Bank

History

AREA was incorporated on 5 March 1980.1 Total assets went from €6.4m in 2018 to €6.4m in 2025.2

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

Company details

Register details

Identity

KBO record
Name AREA in Dutch
Enterprise number 0420.237.751
Legal form Public limited company
Status Active, normale toestand
Founded 05-03-1980
Entity type Legal entity
DurationMost companies exist for an unlimited period, until they are dissolved.
Unlimited
deed of 19-10-2023 (in Dutch)
Registered office clauseThe articles name the region of the registered office. The language of official documents depends on that region, among other things.
“Op authentieke wijze de eventuele statutenwijziging die eruit voortvloeit te doen vaststellen, Vlaams Gewest”
deed of 19-10-2023 (in Dutch)

Registered office and establishments

Registered office Ruiterijschool 14, 2930 Brasschaat, Belgium
Establishment unit AREA, Ruiterijschool 14, 2930 Brasschaat since 10-03-1980 · unit number 2.017.199.03364210 Activities of holding companies

Activities

PurposeThe purpose describes the activities the company may carry out under its articles.
“1° Handelen als tussenpersoon in de aankoop en de verkoop van bebouwde en onbebouwde onroerende goederen; 2° Het handelen als tussenpersoon…”
7 activities
  1. 1° Handelen als tussenpersoon in de aankoop en de verkoop van bebouwde en onbebouwde onroerende goederen.
  2. 2° Het handelen als tussenpersoon voor de verhuring,de pacht en de huurkoop van onroerende goederen.
  3. 3° Het handelen als dienstverlener bij het beheer van onroerende goederen ten behoeven van eigenaars en gemeenschappelijke eigenaars.
  4. 4° De aankoop en verkoop van bebouwde en onbebouwde onroerende goederen.
  5. 5° Het handelen als tussenpersoon bij het verstrekken van leningen en financieringen,zowel als bij het beleggen in roerende waarden.
  6. 6° Het handelen als agent van één of meerdere verzekeringsmaatschappijen voor de verzekering van bebouwde onroerende goederen en alle vormen van kredietverzekering.
  7. 7° Het uitoefenen van de functie van veiligheidscoördinator op de bouwwerf. Dit omvat alle taken in de ruimte zin die hiermee gepaard gaan zowel tijdens de ontwerpfase als tijdens de uitvoeringsfase.
deed of 19-10-2023 (in Dutch)

Invoicing and payment

VAT number BE 0420.237.751
E-invoicing via Peppol
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0420237751
Other Peppol ID 9925:BE0420237751
Registered 27-06-2025

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Financial year and general meeting

Accounts at the NBB
Financial year end 31-12
Annual meetingThe shareholders approve the annual accounts, among other things, at the annual meeting.
Third Wednesday of May at 14:00
deed of 19-10-2023 (in Dutch)

Sites & property

Location
registered office establishment The establishment unit on the map
18 companies at this address See who is registered here

Buildings and parcels at the address

Ground area
2.0 ha
Building footprint
2,302 m²
Building volume
15,654 m³
Cadastral parcel Region Area Buildings Height / floors
11008B0231/00A002 Flanders 2.0 ha 1 · 2,302 m² 7.9 m · 2