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AUTO18

Bankruptcy closed
Private limited companyfounded 2018Rue des Combattants(BR) 120, 7130 Binche, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0690.750.856

Inactive since 07-07-2026; last annual accounts for fiscal year 2024.

Summary

AUTO18 was declared bankrupt on 17-03-2025 (Tribunal de l’entreprise du Hainaut, division Charleroi); the bankruptcy was closed for insufficient assets by judgment of 22-06-2026, published in the Belgian State Gazette on 14-07-2026.

Signals

Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Equity per financial year
18192021222324
2018 to 2024 · latest year -€41,808
raises risk · Bankruptcy closed
The Belgian State Gazette published the closure of the bankruptcy. The latest notice is dated 14-07-2026. The registration has since been removed from the register.
Belgian State Gazette
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 20-05-2025, 72 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 7 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
72 d early
2023
6 d early
2022
31 d late
2021
6 d early
2020
33 d early
2019
30 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 6 accounts on average 19 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 47% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

History

On 20 February 2018, AUTO18 was incorporated.1 Total assets went from EUR 46,155 in 2018 to EUR 57,114 in 2024 and headcount from 0.4 full-time equivalents in 2020 to 0.8 in 2023.2 The company was declared bankrupt on 17 March 2025; the bankruptcy was closed on 22 June 2026.34

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2024
  3. 3Belgian State Gazette, 21-03-2025
  4. 4Belgian State Gazette, 14-07-2026

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Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema

Equity
-€41,808▼ 677%
2023 · -€5,382
Total assets
€57,114▼ 79.4%
2023 · €277,908
Net result
-€36,426▼ 113%
2023 · -€17,102
Working capital
-€88,635▼ 299%
2023 · -€22,238
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
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In per cent
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Ratio
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In full-time equivalents (FTE)
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Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20202021202220232024
Operating result€14,752▼ 50.3%€47,787▲ 224%-€66,284-€815▲ 98.8%-€17,673▼ 2,068%
Net result€16,963within the sector's middle half▼ 17.0%€30,352above the sector's middle half▲ 78.9%-€78,090below the sector's middle half-€17,102below the sector's middle half▲ 78.1%-€36,426below the sector's middle half▼ 113%
Equity€55,458within the sector's middle half▲ 44.1%€85,810within the sector's middle half▲ 54.7%€7,720within the sector's middle half▼ 91.0%-€5,382below the sector's middle half-€41,808below the sector's middle half▼ 677%
Total assets€228,830within the sector's middle half▲ 114%€218,673within the sector's middle half▼ 4.4%€294,269within the sector's middle half▲ 34.6%€277,908within the sector's middle half▼ 5.6%€57,114below the sector's middle half▼ 79.4%
Debt€173,372▲ 153%€132,863▼ 23.4%€286,549▲ 116%€283,290▼ 1.1%€98,923▼ 65.1%
Working capital€39,801within the sector's middle half▲ 11.9%€62,605within the sector's middle half▲ 57.3%-€23,552below the sector's middle half-€22,238below the sector's middle half▲ 5.6%-€88,635below the sector's middle half▼ 299%
Solvency24.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 11.7pp39.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.0pp2.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 36.6pp-1.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.6pp-73.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 71.3pp
Current ratio1.23within the sector's middle half▼ 0.291.52within the sector's middle half▲ 0.290.92within the sector's middle half▼ 0.610.91within the sector's middle half=0.10below the sector's middle half▼ 0.81
Return on assets (ROA)7.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 11.7pp13.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 6.5pp-26.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 40.4pp-6.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 20.4pp-63.8%below the sector's middle half▼ 57.6pp
Staff (FTE)0.4below the sector's middle half2▲ 400%1.5▼ 25.0%0.8▼ 46.7%
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€100,000-€50,000€0€50,000Operating result 2020: €14,752€14,752Net result 2020: €16,963€16,963Operating result 2021: €47,787€47,787Net result 2021: €30,352€30,352Operating result 2022: -€66,284-€66,284Net result 2022: -€78,090-€78,090Operating result 2023: -€815-€815Net result 2023: -€17,102-€17,102Operating result 2024: -€17,673-€17,673Net result 2024: -€36,426-€36,42620202021202220232024-€80,000-€60,000-€40,000-€20,000€0Operating result 2022: -€66,284-€66,300Net result 2022: -€78,090-€78,100Operating result 2023: -€815-€815Net result 2023: -€17,102-€17,100Operating result 2024: -€17,673-€17,700Net result 2024: -€36,426-€36,400202220232024
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €17,673 in 2024 against €815 in 2023; the loss grows.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €57,114
Fixed assets €46,827 ▼ 0.3%
Current assets €10,288 ▼ 95.5%
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
-€8,839▼
2023 · €14,970
Cash flow
-€27,592▼
2023 · -€1,317
Debt to equity
-2.37▲
2023 · -52.64
Interest coverage
-0.50▼
2023 · 0.92
Debt ≤ 1 year
€98,923▼
2023 · €253,187
Staff costs
€10,634▼
2023 · €14,135
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 · 2024 against 2023 · 49 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€277,908€57,114▼
Fixed assets21/28€46,960€46,827▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€46,734€46,601▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€2,723€2,083▼
Furniture and vehicles24€9,511€2,835▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€34,500€41,683▲
Financial fixed assets28€225€225=
Current assets29/58€230,949€10,288▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€155,886-
Stocks30/36€155,886-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€71,480€8,990▼
Trade receivables40€66,480€8,990▼
Other amounts receivable41€5,000-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58-€734
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3,583€564▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€277,908€57,114▼
Equity10/15-€5,382-€41,808▼
Contributions10/11€10,200€10,200=
Reserves13€41,860€41,860=
Distributable reserves133€41,860€41,860=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€57,442-€93,868▼
Amounts payable17/49€283,290€98,923▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€30,104-
Financial debts170/4€30,104-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€253,187€98,923▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€4,033€5,104▲
Financial debts43€187,560€54,306▼
Credit institutions430/8€187,560€54,306▼
Trade debts44€2,863-
Suppliers440/4€2,863-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€11,271€8,531▼
Taxes450/3€10,822€8,531▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€449-
Other amounts payable47/48€47,460€30,982▼
Income statement Code20232024
Non-recurring operating income76A€1,020€28,633▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€14,135€10,634▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€15,785€8,834▼
Other operating charges640/8€1,733€1,824▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€27€7,189▲
Gross operating margin9900€30,865€10,808▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€815-€17,673▼
Financial charges65/66B€16,287€18,753▲
Recurring financial charges65€16,188€17,524▲
Non-recurring financial charges66B€99€1,230▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€17,102-€36,426▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€17,102-€36,426▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€17,102-€36,426▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€57,442-€93,868▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€40,340-€57,442▼

The notes to these accounts (8 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20202021202220232024Change
Non-recurring operating income76A-€63€45€1,020€28,633▲ 2,707%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€23,011€20,239€14,135€10,634▼ 24.8%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€2,309€8,558€11,944€15,785€8,834▼ 44.0%
Other operating charges640/8-€2,316€2,128€1,733€1,824▲ 5.2%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€2,200€20€27€7,189▲ 26,525%
Gross operating margin9900€26,208€83,873-€31,954€30,865€10,808▼ 65.0%
Operating profit (loss)9901€14,752€47,787-€66,284-€815-€17,673▼ 2,068%
Financial income75/76B-€3,350----
Recurring financial income75€7,250€3,350----
Financial charges65/66B-€10,155€11,674€16,287€18,753▲ 15.1%
Recurring financial charges65€1,843€9,912€11,098€16,188€17,524▲ 8.3%
Non-recurring financial charges66B-€243€576€99€1,230▲ 1,142%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€19,869€40,982-€77,958-€17,102-€36,426▼ 113%
Income taxes67/77€2,906€10,630€132---
Profit (loss) for the period9904€16,963€30,352-€78,090-€17,102-€36,426▼ 113%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€16,963€30,352-€78,090-€17,102-€36,426▼ 113%
Line20202021202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€228,830€218,673€294,269€277,908€57,114▼ 79.4%
Fixed assets21/28€15,657€36,330€40,409€46,960€46,827▼ 0.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€11,631€32,804€36,883€46,734€46,601▼ 0.3%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€2,723€2,083▼ 23.5%
Furniture and vehicles24-€18,721€12,015€9,511€2,835▼ 70.2%
Other tangible fixed assets26-€14,084€24,868€34,500€41,683▲ 20.8%
Financial fixed assets28€4,025€3,525€3,525€225€225=
Current assets29/58€213,173€182,343€253,861€230,949€10,288▼ 95.5%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€160,850€158,007€182,965€155,886--
Stocks30/36-€158,007€182,965€155,886--
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€45,991€15,791€56,630€71,480€8,990▼ 87.4%
Trade receivables40-€3,506€51,630€66,480€8,990▼ 86.5%
Other amounts receivable41-€12,286€5,000€5,000--
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€91---€734-
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€8,545€14,266€3,583€564▼ 84.3%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€228,830€218,673€294,269€277,908€57,114▼ 79.4%
Equity10/15€55,458€85,810€7,720-€5,382-€41,808▼ 677%
Contributions10/11-€6,200€6,200€10,200€10,200=
Reserves13€32,295€52,295€41,860€41,860€41,860=
Non-distributable reserves130/1-€1,860€1,860---
Reserves not available under the articles1311-€1,860€1,860---
Distributable reserves133-€50,435€40,000€41,860€41,860=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€16,963€27,315-€40,340-€57,442-€93,868▼ 63.4%
Amounts payable17/49€173,372€132,863€286,549€283,290€98,923▼ 65.1%
Amounts payable after more than one year17-€13,125€9,137€30,104--
Financial debts170/4-€13,125€9,137€30,104--
Amounts payable within one year42/48€173,372€119,738€277,413€253,187€98,923▼ 60.9%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42-€3,945€3,989€4,033€5,104▲ 26.6%
Financial debts43-€97,708€159,848€187,560€54,306▼ 71.0%
Credit institutions430/8-€97,708€159,848€187,560€54,306▼ 71.0%
Trade debts44€1,770€2,935€19,550€2,863--
Suppliers440/4-€2,935€19,550€2,863--
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€11,983€7,247€11,271€8,531▼ 24.3%
Taxes450/3-€9,772€7,247€10,822€8,531▼ 21.2%
Remuneration and social security454/9-€2,212-€449--
Other amounts payable47/48-€3,167€86,779€47,460€30,982▼ 34.7%
Line20202021202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€16,963€30,352-€78,090-€17,102-€36,426▼ 113%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€2,309€8,558€11,944€15,785€8,834▼ 44.0%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€19,272€38,910-€66,146-€1,317-€27,592▼ 1,996%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€29,231-€16,023-€22,336-€8,701▲ 61.0%

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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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2026
14-07
Bankruptcy Bankruptcy closure (insufficient assets)
Tribunal de l’entreprise du Hainaut, division Charleroi · event 22-06-2026
2025
20-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
21-03
Bankruptcy Opening
Tribunal de l’entreprise du Hainaut, division Charleroi · event 17-03-2025
2024
25-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 31 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€78,090
Net result drops to -€78,090, the lowest in the series.
25-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €30,352 ▲78.9%
Operating result €47,787, net result €30,352, both a record.
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
01-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
18-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
3 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Binche
exact location from the address register On OpenStreetMap
Ground area
327 m²
Building footprint
91 m²
Volume, LiDAR
730 m³
Parcel 55005B0472/00H000, Wallonia · tallest building 9.6 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 parcel
Wallonia 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
55005B0472/00H000 Wallonia 327 m² 1 · 91 m² 9.6 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Curator MELANIE HARVENGT
RUE DE ROBIANO 74, 7130 BINCHE- . Date provisoire de cessation de paiement : 17/03/2025
17-03-2025 → 22-06-2026

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded20-02-2018
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47811Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
E-invoicing
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