B & E METAALCONSTRUCTIE
Bankruptcy closedInactive since 01-07-2026; last annual accounts for financial year 2023.
Summary
B & E METAALCONSTRUCTIE was declared bankrupt on 13-08-2024 (Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Turnhout); the bankruptcy was closed for insufficient assets by judgment of 30-06-2026, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 06-07-2026.
Overview
Activity
“Pijp- las- en constructiewerken en de coördinatie ervan wanneer zij door onderaannemers worden uitgevoerd.” (deed in Dutch)
From the articles, 3 activitiesNo NACE code in the KBO yet
Size
≈ €180,000turnover 2023, estimated
- Equity
- €11,828
- Profit
- €37,974
Turnover estimated from the gross margin
Financial health
Bankruptcy closed: no score
Structure
2 of 4 deeds summarised
Signalsraises riskBankruptcy closedneutralLatest accounts filed on timeShow the evidence
Signals
Two signals.
raises riskneutral
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2023 was due by 31-07-2024 and was filed on 02-07-2024, 29 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2023
29 days early
2022
44 days early
2021
26 days early
2020
40 days early
2019
31 days early
2018
19 days early
2017
41 days early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 33 days before the deadline; the Belgian median for financial year 2023 is 3 days before the deadline, and 40% of all filings were late.
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- Bankruptcy closure (insufficient assets)Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Turnhout…
- OpeningEnterprise Court of Antwerp, Turnhout…
- Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2023 · micro…
Financials · financial year 2023, micro format
Turnover
≈ €180,000
Estimated: probably between €120,000 and €310,000
Total assets
€189,562▲ 384%
2022 · €39,204
Net result
€37,974▲ 12×
2022 · €3,248
Working capital
-€32,326▲ 18.7%
2022 · -€39,759
Trend over the years
2019 to 2023, 5 financial years 2018 to 2023, 6 financial years
After the dip in 2021 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2023 is 12 times 2022 and is the highest result in the available series.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Operating result€41,155
2023
Net result€37,974
2023
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€189,562
2023
Equity€11,828
2023
Debt€177,734
2023
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€32,326
2023
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line201820192020202120222023
Operating result-€10,573--€34,262▼ 224%€3,736-€10,876€3,435€41,155▲ 12×
Net result-€13,066--€36,451▼ 179%-€1,074▲ 97.1%-€10,998▼ 924%€3,248€37,974▲ 12×
Equity€19,128--€17,323-€18,397▼ 6.2%-€29,395▼ 59.8%-€26,147▲ 11.1%€11,828
Total assets€95,151-€48,482▼ 49.0%€60,726▲ 25.3%€29,703▼ 51.1%€39,204▲ 32.0%€189,562▲ 384%
Debt€76,023-€65,805▼ 13.4%€79,122▲ 20.2%€59,097▼ 25.3%€65,350▲ 10.6%€177,734▲ 172%
Working capital€1,153--€33,974-€23,583▲ 30.6%-€33,303▼ 41.2%-€39,759▼ 19.4%-€32,326▲ 18.7%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €189,562
Fixed assets
€132,084 ▲ 870%
Current assets
€57,479 ▲ 125%
Equity and liabilities €189,562
Equity
€11,828
Debt
€177,734
Debt finances 93.8% of the balance-sheet total.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€57,108▲
2022 · €5,731
Cash flow
€53,928▲
2022 · €5,544
Current ratio
0.64▲
2022 · 0.39
Debt to equity
15.03
ROE
321.1%
ROA
20.0%▲
2022 · 8.3%
Interest coverage
18.94▼
2022 · 30.76
Debt ≤ 1 year
€89,805▲
2022 · €65,350
Debt > 1 year
€87,929
Income taxes
€166
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €11,763 | €10,425 | €1,277 | €1,277 | €2,296 | €15,953 | ▲ 595% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €449 | €975 | €1,882 | ▲ 93.1% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €3,379 | -€22,933 | €5,461 | -€9,150 | €6,706 | €58,990 | ▲ 780% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€10,573 | -€34,262 | €3,736 | -€10,876 | €3,435 | €41,155 | ▲ 12× |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | - | - | €1 | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0 | - | - | - | - | €1 | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €122 | €186 | €3,015 | ▲ 16× |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €2,310 | €2,008 | €4,642 | €122 | €186 | €3,015 | ▲ 16× |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€12,883 | -€36,270 | -€905 | -€10,998 | €3,248 | €38,140 | ▲ 12× |
| Income taxes67/77 | €183 | €181 | €168 | - | - | €166 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€13,066 | -€36,451 | -€1,074 | -€10,998 | €3,248 | €37,974 | ▲ 12× |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€13,066 | -€36,451 | -€1,074 | -€10,998 | €3,248 | €37,974 | ▲ 12× |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €95,151 | €48,482 | €60,726 | €29,703 | €39,204 | €189,562 | ▲ 384% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €53,055 | €42,630 | €5,186 | €3,909 | €13,612 | €132,084 | ▲ 870% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €53,055 | €42,630 | €5,186 | €3,909 | €13,612 | €132,084 | ▲ 870% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | - | €10,981 | €130,729 | ▲ 12× |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €3,909 | €2,632 | €1,354 | ▼ 48.5% |
| Current assets29/58 | €42,096 | €5,852 | €55,540 | €25,794 | €25,592 | €57,479 | ▲ 125% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €11,878 | €349 | €564 | €246 | €21,710 | €371 | ▼ 98.3% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | - | €17,997 | - | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €246 | €3,713 | €371 | ▼ 90.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €30,218 | €5,502 | €54,075 | €24,747 | €3,882 | €57,107 | ▲ 15× |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €801 | - | - | - |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €95,151 | €48,482 | €60,726 | €29,703 | €39,204 | €189,562 | ▲ 384% |
| Equity10/15 | €19,128 | -€17,323 | -€18,397 | -€29,395 | -€26,147 | €11,828 | - |
| Contributions10/11 | €12,400 | €12,400 | - | €12,400 | €12,400 | €12,400 | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | - | €12,400 | - | - |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | - | €18,600 | - | - |
| Uncalled capital101 | - | - | - | - | €6,200 | - | - |
| Reserves13 | €1,860 | €1,860 | €1,860 | €1,860 | €1,860 | €1,860 | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €1,860 | €1,860 | - | - |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | - | €1,860 | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €1,860 | - | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | - | - | €1,860 | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €4,868 | -€31,583 | -€32,657 | -€43,655 | -€40,407 | -€2,432 | ▲ 94.0% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €76,023 | €65,805 | €79,122 | €59,097 | €65,350 | €177,734 | ▲ 172% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €35,080 | €25,979 | - | - | - | €87,929 | - |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | - | - | €87,929 | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €40,943 | €39,826 | €79,122 | €59,097 | €65,350 | €89,805 | ▲ 37.4% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | - | €21,663 | - |
| Trade debts44 | €1,911 | - | €332 | - | - | €1,127 | - |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | - | - | €1,127 | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €533 | €365 | €2,816 | ▲ 672% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €533 | €365 | €166 | ▼ 54.6% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | - | - | €2,650 | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €58,564 | €64,986 | €64,199 | ▼ 1.2% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€13,066 | -€36,451 | -€1,074 | -€10,998 | €3,248 | €37,974 | ▲ 12× |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €11,763 | €10,425 | €1,277 | €1,277 | €2,296 | €15,953 | ▲ 595% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | -€1,303 | -€26,027 | €204 | -€9,721 | €5,544 | €53,928 | ▲ 873% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €36,168 | €0 | -€12,000 | -€134,424 | ▼ 1,020% |
| Change in cash | - | -€24,715 | €48,573 | -€29,328 | -€20,865 | €53,226 | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 16 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2023 | micro format | 02-07-2024 | 2024-00195160 |
| 31-12-2022 | micro format | 17-06-2023 | 2023-00133504 |
| 31-12-2021 | micro format | 05-07-2022 | 2022-20153844 |
| 31-12-2020 | micro format | 21-06-2021 | 2021-22400179 |
| 31-12-2019 | micro format | 30-06-2020 | 2020-23600468 |
| 31-12-2018 | micro format | 12-07-2019 | 2019-32500265 |
| 31-12-2017 | micro format | 20-06-2018 | 2018-20800342 |
| 31-12-2016 | micro format | 19-06-2017 | 2017-20000272 |
| 31-12-2015 | abbreviated format | 13-07-2016 | 2016-31500527 |
| 31-12-2014 | abbreviated format | 21-06-2015 | 2015-20100161 |
Public contracts: No European public contracts awarded found since October 2016. Contracts below the EU thresholds are not in TED.
Directors
Directors
No directors read yet: 2 of 4 Gazette acts processed. See the directors and other office holders in the KBO →
Insolvency mandates
1 mandate| Role | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Trustee | Christophe Geukens Lindestraat 2, 2490 Balen |
13-08-2024 → 30-06-2026 |
Owners and capital
Capital and shareholders
Capital over the years
- 10-05-2023 Converted to unavailable equity
- 10-05-2023 Converted to available equity
Group and network
Connections & network
No directors read yet: 2 of 4 Gazette acts processed.
History
Acts, filings and financial milestones
2026
06-07
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy closure (insufficient assets)
Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Turnhout division · judgment of 30-06-2026
2024
22-08
Bankruptcy
Opening
Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Turnhout division · judgment of 13-08-2024
02-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · micro format
11-06
Gazette deed
MiscellaneousCourt decision2 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Miscellaneous
Court decision2 facts ▸
- Court decision, “voorlopig bewindvoerder, 2300 TURNHOUT,de Merodelei 37” (deed in Dutch)
- Other provision, “authorised signatory form caption” (deed in Dutch)
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result from 2018 to 2023net €37,974 ▲1,069%
Operating result €41,155, net result €37,974, both a record.
17-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · micro format
10-05
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles · Legal-form change · Resignations & appointmentsLegal-form conversion · Capital conversion · Capital7 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles · Legal-form change · Resignations & appointments
Legal-form conversion · Capital conversion · Capital7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 28-04-2023
- Legal-form conversion, “besloten vennootschap (afgekort BV)” (deed in Dutch)
- Capital conversion, “statutair onbeschikbare eigen vermogensrekening” (deed in Dutch)
- Capital conversion, “beschikbare eigen vermogensrekening” (deed in Dutch)
- Amendment of the articles
- Capital
- Other provision, “statute coordination mandate, de neerlegging daarvan in het vennootschapsdossier te verzorgen” (deed in Dutch)
2022
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €3,248
Net result €3,248 after 4 loss-making years.
05-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · micro format
2021
21-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · micro format
2020
30-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · micro format
2019
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€36,451
Net result drops to -€36,451, the lowest in the series.
Show earlier events
12-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · micro format
2018
20-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2017 · micro format
2017
19-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2016 · micro format
2016
13-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2015 · abbreviated format
2015
21-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2014 · abbreviated format
SignalFinancial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 16 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all 16 are under Financials.
2 of 4 deeds read
About the unread acts
Of the 4 Belgian Official Gazette deeds we know for this company, 2 have been read. The other 2 have not been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.
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Inactive
Inactive since July 2026
B & E METAALCONSTRUCTIE has not been in the KBO register since 1 July 2026.
- Status
- Inactiveout of the register since 1 July 2026
- Reason
- Opening faillissement
- Last annual accounts
- financial year to 31 December 2023
- Last registered office
- Graanstraat 38, 2490 Balenas published on 11 June 2024
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Active since
- 30 April 2007
Environmental permits: No permit applications found in Flanders. Brussels and Wallonia do not publish the applicant.
Sites & property
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Balen
Ground area
1,318 m²
Building footprint
125 m²
Building volume
643 m³
Parcel 13003E0123/00P000, Flanders · tallest building 7.8 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Cadastral parcel | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13003E0123/00P000 | Flanders | 1,318 m² | 1 · 125 m² | 7.8 m · 2 |
How the parcels are linked
Good to know
The parcel matches the address exactly.
Articles of association
What the company does
- PurposeThe activities the company may carry out under its articles.
- “Pijp- las- en constructiewerken en de coördinatie ervan wanneer zij door onderaannemers worden uitgevoerd; Metaalconstructies omvattende…” (deed in Dutch)
3 activities (deed in Dutch)
- Pijp- las- en constructiewerken en de coördinatie ervan wanneer zij door onderaannemers worden uitgevoerd.
- Metaalconstructies omvattende eveneens montage en demontagewerk, buis en andere soortgelijke constructies.
- Onderneming van algemene aanneming van bouwwerken, zowel voor publieke als private sector.
- DurationHow long the company exists; usually unlimited, so until it is dissolved.
- Unlimited
- Registered office clauseThe region of the registered office; it decides among other things the language of official documents.
- “2490 Balen, Graanstraat 38” (deed in Dutch)“Vlaams Gewest, eenvoudige beslissing van het bestuursorgaan naar tweetalig gebied Brussel Hoofdstad of Nederlands taalgebied” (deed in Dutch)
Who represents it, and how
- Who signsWho may bind the company towards others, for example by signing a contract.
- Each director alone
- Board ruleHow the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
- “Benoemd met of zonder beperking van duur, één of meer bestuurders, natuurlijke personen of rechtspersonen, al dan niet aandeelhouder” (deed in Dutch)“Iedere bestuurder vertegenwoordigt de vennootschap jegens derden en in rechte als eiser of als verweerder, hij kan bijzondere machten…” (deed in Dutch)2 more provisions on this in the deed
- Permanent representative ruleA company that is a director names a natural person to carry out the mandate on its behalf.
- “Vaste vertegenwoordiger, belast wordt met de uitvoering van de opdracht van bestuurder in naam en voor rekening van de rechtspersoon” (deed in Dutch)
Capital, shares and profit
- Kind of sharesWhich classes of shares exist and what rights each class carries.
- “Beschikbare eigen vermogensrekening, beschikbare eigen vermogensrekening” (deed in Dutch)“Aandeelhouders mogen kennis nemen van het register betreffende hun effecten, register van aandelen op naam” (deed in Dutch)
- Transfer restrictionWhether shareholders may sell their shares freely or need approval first.
- “Aandeelhouders worden certificaten afgegeven van deze inschrijvingen, indien zij hierom verzoeken, overdrachten en overgangen hebben slechts…” (deed in Dutch)“Bepalingen zijn van toepassing op elke overdracht onder levenden, zowel ten bezwarende titel als ten kosteloze titel, zowel vrijwillig als…” (deed in Dutch)
- Share issue ruleHow and by whom new shares can be issued.
- “Volgestort bij uitgifte” (deed in Dutch)“Bestaande aandeelhouders naar evenredigheid, recht van voorkeur” (deed in Dutch)
Meetings and financial year
- Annual meetingWhen the shareholders meet each year, among other things to approve the annual accounts.
- Third Friday of June at 20:00
- Meeting noticeHow and how far ahead shareholders are invited to a meeting; by law at least fifteen days.
- One provision in the deed
- Meeting accessWho may attend the meeting and what is needed to be admitted.
- One provision in the deed
- Meeting procedureHow the meeting runs, from opening to minutes.
- One provision in the deed
- Voting ruleWhich majority the meeting decides by, for example a simple or a special majority.
- One provision in the deed
- Written decisionsDecisions without a meeting, when everyone involved agrees in writing.
- One provision in the deed
Oversight and winding up
- Auditor ruleHow a statutory auditor is appointed and what they check, if the company has one.
- “Hernieuwbare termijn van drie jaar, commissarissen” (deed in Dutch)
- Dissolution ruleWhen and by whom the company can be dissolved.
- “Op elk moment, beslissende in de vormen vereist voor de statutenwijziging” (deed in Dutch)
- Liquidation ruleHow assets are shared after dissolution: creditors first, then shareholders.
- “Indien geen andere vereffenaar zou zijn benoemd, de bestuurder(s) in functie” (deed in Dutch)