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ARO

Inactive
KBO/BCE: BE 0883.456.796

From the official registers: KBO 8 annual accounts at the National Bank publications in the Belgian Official Gazette

ARO was declared bankrupt on 10-06-2016 (Rechtbank van koophandel Antwerpen, afdeling Antwerpen); the bankruptcy was closed by liquidation by judgment of 15-09-2020, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 18-09-2020.

Summary

Inactive; last annual accounts for financial year 2014.

AROInactive

Overview

Official details

KBO
Status
Inactive
Activity
No activity registered in the KBO
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Not found in the Peppol Directory

How it is doing

Inactive: no score
Annual accounts 2014
Turnover
€7.4m
▲ 11.0%
Loss
€748,799
Equity
€546,342
▼ 57.8%
Total assets
€9.8m
▼ 4.5%
Staff
53.1 FTE
▼ 5.7%
Filed on 12-11-2015PDF
Signalsraises risk2014 accounts filed 104 days lateneutralEarlier reorganisation (closed)No filing for yearsShow the evidence

Signals

Three signals.
raises riskneutral
neutral · Earlier reorganisation (closed)
Involved in a judicial reorganisation procedure in the past. No current open procedure.
Belgian Official Gazette
neutral · No filing for years
The last filed financial year closed on 31-12-2014. Since then, 11 financial years are missing. This points to a standstill, not an imminent failure.
NBB · 8 filings
Position against the passed deadline
31-12-2015 year end31-07-2016 deadline01-11-2026 today
raises risk · 2014 accounts filed 104 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2014 was due by 31-07-2015 and was filed on 12-11-2015, 104 days past the deadline. Measured on financial year 2023: of the companies more than 90 days late, 5.61% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, against 1.66% of all filers.
NBB · 8 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2014
104 days late
2013
40 days late
2012
28 days late
2011
25 days early
2010
25 days early
2009
32 days early
2008
51 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · financial year 2014, full format

Latest annual accounts filed

Annual accounts 2014

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Financial year ended
31-12-2014
Filed on
12-11-2015
Format
full format
Reference
2015-66700599
Turnover
€7.4m▲ 11.0%
2013 · €6.6m
EBIT margin
-3.9%▲ 7.7pp
2013 · -11.5%
Net result
-€748,799
2013 · €1.1m
Working capital
-€3.5m
2013 · €197,613
Trend over the years

2010 to 2014, 4 financial years 2010 to 2014, 4 financial years

The operating result stays negative: a loss of €284,581 in 2014 against €765,930 in 2013; the loss shrinks.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Turnover€7.4m 2014 Operating result-€0.3m 2014 Net result-€0.7m 2014

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2010201120132014
Turnover€6.6m-€7.4m▲ 11.0%
Operating result-€0.005m--€0.004m▲ 9.9%-€0.8m--€0.3m▲ 62.8%
Net result-€0.2m--€0.2m▲ 7.2%€1.1m--€0.7m
EBIT margin-11.5%--3.9%▲ 7.7pp
Equity€1.5m-€1.3m▼ 13.7%€1.3m-€0.5m▼ 57.8%
Total assets€3.8m-€3.8m=€10.3m-€9.8m▼ 4.5%
Debt€2.3m-€2.5m▲ 9.1%€8.9m-€9.2m▲ 3.4%
Working capital-€0.5m--€0.6m▼ 35.7%€0.2m--€3.5m
Staff (FTE)56.3-53.1▼ 5.7%
Balance-sheet composition
2014 in colour, 2013 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €9.8m
Fixed assets €5.9m ▼ 8.5%
Current assets €3.9m ▲ 2.3%
Equity and liabilities €9.8m
Equity €546,342 ▼ 57.8%
Provisions €41,232 ▼ 18.3%
Debt €9.2m ▲ 3.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 86.9% to 94.0%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2014 value · change against 2013
EBITDA
€584,725▲
2013 · €82,745
Cash flow
€120,507▼
2013 · €2.0m
Current ratio
0.53▼
2013 · 1.05
Quick ratio
0.31▼
2013 · 0.64
Debt to equity
3.31▼
2013 · 4.10
ROE
-137.1%▼
2013 · 87.5%
ROA
-7.6%▼
2013 · 11.0%
Interest coverage
1.96▲
2013 · 0.28
Debt ≤ 1 year
€7.4m▲
2013 · €3.6m
Debt > 1 year
€1.8m▼
2013 · €5.3m
Income taxes
€1,738▲
2013 · €1,629
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 · 2014 against 2013 · 29 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2014 (PDF), filed with the National Bank on 12-11-2015.

Balance sheet Code20132014
Assets
Total assets20/58€10.3m€9.8m▼
Fixed assets21/28€6.5m€5.9m▼
Intangible fixed assets21€4.5m€3.9m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.0m€2.0m▲
Financial fixed assets28€0.006m€0.01m▲
Current assets29/58€3.8m€3.9m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.5m€1.6m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2.0m€1.7m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.02m€0.1m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€10.3m€9.8m▼
Equity10/15€1.3m€0.5m▼
Contributions10/11€1.4m€1.4m=
Reserves13€2.5m€2.5m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€2.6m-€3.3m▼
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.05m€0.04m▼
Amounts payable17/49€8.9m€9.2m▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€5.3m€1.8m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€3.6m€7.4m▲
Trade debts44€0.2m€0.4m▲
Income statement Code20132014
Turnover70€6.6m€7.4m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.8m€0.9m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.8m-€0.3m▲
Recurring financial income75€0.02m€0.02m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.4m€0.4m▲
Debt charges650€0.3m€0.3m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.1m-€0.7m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.002m€0.002m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.1m-€0.7m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€1.3m-€0.7m▲
Line2010201120132014Change
Turnover70--€6.6m€7.4m▲ 11.0%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630--€0.8m€0.9m▲ 2.4%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.005m-€0.004m-€0.8m-€0.3m▲ 62.8%
Recurring financial income75--€0.02m€0.02m▲ 0.1%
Recurring financial charges65€0.2m€0.2m€0.4m€0.4m▲ 1.7%
Debt charges650€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 0.6%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.2m-€0.2m€1.1m-€0.7m-
Income taxes67/77--€0.002m€0.002m▲ 6.7%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.2m-€0.2m€1.1m-€0.7m-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.2m-€0.2m-€1.3m-€0.7m▲ 43.1%
Line2010201120132014Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€3.8m€3.8m€10.3m€9.8m▼ 4.5%
Fixed assets21/28€3.8m€3.8m€6.5m€5.9m▼ 8.5%
Intangible fixed assets21--€4.5m€3.9m▼ 13.0%
Tangible fixed assets22/27--€2.0m€2.0m▲ 1.7%
Financial fixed assets28€3.8m€3.8m€0.006m€0.01m▲ 103%
Current assets29/58€0.001m€0.001m€3.8m€3.9m▲ 2.3%
Stocks and contracts in progress3--€1.5m€1.6m▲ 7.6%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41--€2.0m€1.7m▼ 15.1%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.001m€0.001m€0.02m€0.1m▲ 566%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€3.8m€3.8m€10.3m€9.8m▼ 4.5%
Equity10/15€1.5m€1.3m€1.3m€0.5m▼ 57.8%
Contributions10/11€1.4m€1.4m€1.4m€1.4m=
Reserves13€0.03m€0.03m€2.5m€2.5m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.1m-€0.1m-€2.6m-€3.3m▼ 29.0%
Provisions and deferred taxes16--€0.05m€0.04m▼ 18.3%
Amounts payable17/49€2.3m€2.5m€8.9m€9.2m▲ 3.4%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€1.8m€1.8m€5.3m€1.8m▼ 66.0%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.5m€0.6m€3.6m€7.4m▲ 105%
Trade debts44€0.001m€0.001m€0.2m€0.4m▲ 122%
Line2010201120132014Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.2m-€0.2m€1.1m-€0.7m-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630--€0.8m€0.9m▲ 2.4%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€0.2m-€0.2m€2.0m€0.1m▼ 93.9%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0--€0.3m-
Change in cash-€63-€0.1m-

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Filings with the National Bank (8)
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2014 full format 12-11-2015 2015-66700599 PDF
31-12-2013 full format 09-09-2014 2014-58100599 PDF
31-12-2012 full format 28-08-2013 2013-48300591 PDF
31-12-2011 full format 06-07-2012 2012-26600344 PDF
31-12-2010 full format 06-07-2011 2011-26300251 PDF
31-12-2009 full format 29-06-2010 2010-23400499 PDF
31-12-2008 full format 10-06-2009 2009-21700257 PDF
31-12-2007 full format 02-06-2008 2008-18600149 PDF

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Directors

Directors

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Trustee Mr Vanhoucke Guy
Anselmostraat 2, 2018 Antwerpen 1
10-06-2016 → 15-09-2020

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Board mandates of this companythis company sits on their board1

History

Total assets went from €3.8m in 2010 to €9.8m in 2014.1 ARO was declared bankrupt on 10 June 2016; the bankruptcy was closed on 15 September 2020.23

  1. 1National Bank, annual accounts 2010 and 2014
  2. 2Belgian Official Gazette, 14-06-2016
  3. 3Belgian Official Gazette, 18-09-2020

Acts, filings and financial milestones

2020
18-09
Bankruptcy Bankruptcy closure (by liquidation)
Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Antwerp division · judgment of 15-09-2020
2016
14-06
Bankruptcy Opening
Commercial Court of Antwerp, Antwerp division · judgment of 10-06-2016
2015
18-12
Judicial reorganisation Transfer under judicial authority
Commercial Court of Antwerp · court-supervised transfer
12-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2014 · full format · 104 days late
2014
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€748,799
Net result drops to -€748,799, the lowest in the series.
09-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2013 · full format · 40 days late
2013
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €1.1m
Net result €1.1m after 2 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial Liquidity more than 650 timescurrent ratio 1.05
Current ratio from 0.00 to 1.05.
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2012 · full format · 28 days late
2012
06-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2011 · full format
2011
06-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2010 · full format
2010
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2009 · full format
2009
10-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2008 · full format
2008
02-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filedPDF
financial year 2007 · full format
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.

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

Inactive

Inactive

ARO is no longer in the KBO register.

Status
Inactive
Last annual accounts
financial year to 31 December 2014
Last registered office
Energieweg 11, 2390 Malleas published on 25 November 2015
Legal form
Public limited company
First annual accounts
financial year 2007
Official KBO record