AREA
ActiveSummary
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
- SMETS HerbertManaging director
- SMETS IlseDirector · since 09-10-2023
- SMETS MariaDirector · since 09-10-2023
- Holdings
- Shares in 1 company Gravo
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 0.2%
- Gross margin
- -€1,030
- ▼ 6.3%
- Loss
- €6,090
- ▲ 4.5%
- Equity
- €2.7m
- ▼ 0.2%
- Total assets
- €6.4m
- =
Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 0.00, cash €451lowers riskSize: total assets €6.4mFounded in 1980Legal form: public limited companyShow the evidence
Checked score
About 2 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
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
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.
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Financials
Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 26-05-2026 PDF all 46 filings
Every figure per financial year
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.
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 | |
| 31-12-2024 | abbreviated format | 16-06-2025 | 2025-00140923 | |
| 31-12-2023 | abbreviated format | 21-05-2024 | 2024-00091207 | |
| 31-12-2022 | abbreviated format | 22-05-2023 | 2023-00090744 | |
| 31-12-2021 | abbreviated format | 09-06-2022 | 2022-20056081 | |
| 31-12-2020 | abbreviated format | 25-05-2021 | 2021-15200032 | |
| 31-12-2019 | abbreviated format | 12-06-2020 | 2020-17000086 | |
| 31-12-2018 | micro format | 10-07-2019 | 2019-31300325 | |
| 31-12-2017 | abbreviated format | 31-07-2018 | 2018-41600038 | |
| 31-12-2016 | abbreviated format | 19-07-2017 | 2017-34000573 |
Board & ownership
Directors
Board 3
Day-to-day management 1
Owners and capital
Capital transactions
- 19-10-2023 Capital stated in the deed · €62,000 · 150 shares
Mandate history
- Board
- Day-to-day management
- began earlier
| Name | Functions and periods |
|---|---|
| SMETS Herbert |
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| SMETS Ilse |
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| SMETS Maria |
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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 holdingHoldings 1
- Sourceown accounts 2025Equity €10.4m Profit of €653,850 in 2025 (profit of €76,109 in 2024) Checked score 9540%
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Connections & network
3 current directorsThe network starts from the directors of AREA. Every other company they run is a node.
Timeline
Acts, filings and financial milestones
19-10
Gazette deed
1 director appointed, 3 reappointedReappointments: 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)
Sources:Publications in the Belgian Official GazetteFilings with the National Bank
History
Company details
Register details
Identity
KBO recordRegistered office and establishments
Activities
7 activities
- 1° Handelen als tussenpersoon in de aankoop en de verkoop van bebouwde en onbebouwde onroerende goederen.
- 2° Het handelen als tussenpersoon voor de verhuring,de pacht en de huurkoop van onroerende goederen.
- 3° Het handelen als dienstverlener bij het beheer van onroerende goederen ten behoeven van eigenaars en gemeenschappelijke eigenaars.
- 4° De aankoop en verkoop van bebouwde en onbebouwde onroerende goederen.
- 5° Het handelen als tussenpersoon bij het verstrekken van leningen en financieringen,zowel als bij het beleggen in roerende waarden.
- 6° Het handelen als agent van één of meerdere verzekeringsmaatschappijen voor de verzekering van bebouwde onroerende goederen en alle vormen van kredietverzekering.
- 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.
Invoicing and payment
Financial year and general meeting
Accounts at the NBBSites & property
Buildings and parcels at the address
| Cadastral parcel | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11008B0231/00A002 | Flanders | 2.0 ha | 1 · 2,302 m² | 7.9 m · 2 |