Equity
€1.3m ▲ 39.2%
BE Metals has made a profit without a break since 2013.
BE Metals
Lifetime
19 annual accounts with figures on one time axispeak €670,492 (2025)
€670,492▲ 94.4%
lowest -€15,502 (2012)
€364,244▲ 160%
peak €1.3m (2025)
€1.3m▲ 39.2%
€6.8m▲ 305%
peak 0.2 FTE (2015)
-not published
Board2 names since 2007
2 directorsBEN KHALIFA Sami and 1 other
Documentsfilings and deeds
30-08-202630 days late
2025abbreviated format
Gross margin from €344,828 to €670,492Result from €140,167 to €364,244Equity from €928,559 to €1.3mDebts from €1.7m to €6.8mCash from €809,492 to €1.8m
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsResult
€364,244 ▲ 160%
The result rose in 2025: different schema filed.
Debts
€6.8m 84% of the balance sheet
Financial debts 13%Suppliers 82%Taxes and wages 1%Other 4%
€629,172 of the debts are secured on the company's own assets. In 2022 that was €191,289.
Investments
€5,636 0.1 × depreciation
Green is investment, beige is depreciation.
Filings
19 annual accounts since 2007
Eight of the last ten came late. The 2019 accounts came latest: 42 days after the end of the period.
Position in the sector
€364,244
Higher net result than 90% of companies in wholesale trade. Sector median €26,717 · 9,877 companies.
Checked score
94
Excellent
Financially stronger than 54% of small companies in wholesale trade (NACE 46)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
The dashed line is the sector median: 0.2% across 4,374 companies (NACE 46, small).
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Last 24 months
12-2024: < 0.1%
01-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2024
02-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2025
03-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2025
04-2025: 0.1%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 03-2025
05-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2025
06-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025
07-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2025
08-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 07-2025highest value
09-2025: < 0.1%▼ -0.3 percentage points vs 08-2025lowest value
10-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025lowest value
11-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025lowest value
12-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025lowest value
01-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025lowest value
02-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026
03-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026
04-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026
05-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026
06-2026: 0.1%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 05-2026
07-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2026
08-2026: 0.2%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 07-2026
09-2026: < 0.1%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 08-2026
10-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026
11-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2026
Financial strengthAverage
Score breakdown
raises risk
Equity €1.3m (15.9% of total assets)
lowers risk
Size: total assets €8.1m
Figures for financial year 2025 (filed on 02-09-2026)
Founded in 2007
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 (NACE 46, small). It does better than 18% of them on solvency, 39% on liquidity, 70% on profitability and 91% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 10-11-2026 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.
The probability rests on the annual accounts with balance sheet date 31-12-2025.
Of the companies with a bankruptcy probability in the very low class on 30-06-2025, 0.1% went bankrupt within twelve months.
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).
Comparable companies, two years later
In July 2024, 290 companies had the same profile as BE Metals has now. Each dot is one company, two years later.
96.9%
were still trading
3.1%
stopped another way
0.0%
went bankrupt
That fits the bankruptcy probability of BE Metals itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,447 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 290 companies, not a prediction for BE Metals. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
Credit verdict
Credit of up to €120,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is tight, with a current ratio of 1.08 (1.91 in 2024), below the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 76% and cash 22% of total assets. 84.1% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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Signals
Six signals.
lowers riskraises risk
raises risk · Weak solvency compared with the sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 23% of 9901 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparisonPosition among 9901 sector peers
Solvency
better than 23%
← weakest
strongest →
raises risk · 2025 accounts filed 30 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 30-08-2026, 30 days later. Nearly half (47%) of Belgian companies file late; of those that file 1 to 90 days late, 2.0% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, against 1.66% of all filers. A delay like this does not count in the score.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
30 days late
2024
28 days late
2023
6 days late
2022
28 days late
2021
17 days late
2020
25 days late
2019
42 days late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 25 days after the deadline. In the sector (NACE 46), the median for financial year 2024 was 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed 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 28 August (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
11-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
Recent changes
Registered in the Peppol Directory
Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0889923926
Reappointments: LEMYE Kim (director) and BEN KHALIFA Sami (director)
Director discharge: LEMYE Kim · Director discharge: BEN KHALIFA Sami · General meeting of 13-12-2023 · Gazette deed
Incorporation
published on 15-06-2007 · Gazette deed
First establishment
Rue de l' Etang, Gd-L. 11, Gembloux
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE Metals Gembloux | €8.1m | €0.7m | 15.9% | - |
| ECO-TRA SERVICES Ghent | €5.6m | €0.4m | 33.8% | - |
| Metaalhandel België Dessel | €3.3m | €0.4m | 83.8% | 0.6 |
| VEHICLE & METAL RECYCLING Châtelet | €2.8m | €0.5m | 63.4% | 6 |
| NILI METAL Sambreville | €2.9m | €1.0m | 58.6% | 6.5 |
| 'VAN THUYNE RECYCLING' Kruisem | €2.4m | €0.4m | 61.3% | 0 |
| PIESSENS MATERIEEL Willebroek | €18.0m | €1.8m | 86.8% | - |
These companies have the same main activity as BE Metals: wholesale trade (NACE 46872). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €2.4m and €18m, founded between 2004 and 2012.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 07-06-2007Normal situation
- Activity
- Wholesale tradeNACE 46872and 1 other
- Establishment unit
- 2.163.090.9915031 Gembloux, since 30-05-2007
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 12-01-2026
Insights on BE Metals
BE Metals files the abbreviated format. That format states no turnover. The gross margin rose from €56,475 in 2007 to €670,492 in 2025.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
Key facts about BE Metals
- What is the company number of BE Metals?
- The company number of BE Metals is 0889.923.926. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0889.923.926.
- Where is BE Metals based?
- The registered office is at Rue de l' Etang, Gd-L. 11, 5031 Gembloux.Company details
- What does BE Metals do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is wholesale trade (NACE 46872).
- What is the legal form of BE Metals?
- BE Metals is a private limited company (BV).
- When was BE Metals founded?
- BE Metals was founded on 07-06-2007.
- Is BE Metals still active?
- Yes, BE Metals is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- What is the turnover of BE Metals?
- The turnover in financial year 2025 is ≈ €3.4m. This figure is estimated from the gross margin of €670,492 and 139 comparable companies (NACE 46). It probably lies between €2.1m and €5.8m.Financials
- Is BE Metals profitable?
- In financial year 2025, BE Metals made a profit of €364,244.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of BE Metals?
- BE Metals filed 19 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of BE Metals due?
- BE Metals must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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