Ben Hermans
Open bankruptcyA bankruptcy procedure is open for Ben Hermans according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette; curator: CHARLOTTE PIERS.
Summary
The 2021 annual accounts show equity of €161,018 and a net result of €2,962.
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Open bankruptcy
Source: Belgian Official Gazette
If this company owes you money, you are not paid automatically: you file your claim yourself, within the deadline the judgment sets.
The procedure
- Court
- Enterprise Court of Brussels
- Declared bankrupt
- 19 March 2024
- Supervising judge
- Jean Bonte
- Official Gazette
- 25-03-2024 (pdf) ↗search the document for 2024/112236
Deadlines
- Provisional date payments stopped
- 19 March 2024A later judgment can change the date.art. XX.105 CEL
- Appeal or third-party opposition until
- passed on 9 April 2024Fifteen days after the publication in the Official Gazette.art. XX.108 CEL
- File the claim in RegSol until
- passed on 18 April 2024art. XX.104 and XX.155 CEL
- First verification report
- passed on 24 April 2024Goods that belong to you, such as those delivered under retention of title, are reclaimed before this day.art. XX.104 and XX.194 CEL
- Late claim until
- passed on 19 March 2025Late, you share only in what has not been paid out yet, and the costs are yours.art. XX.165 CEL
Curator
- Charlotte PiersGroenkraaglaan 3, 1170 Brussel 17cp@keylegal.be
What to do now
- Do not deliver on credit any more without an agreement with the curator.
- Gather your documents: invoices, purchase orders, contract, delivery notes and reminders.
- File your proof of claim in RegSol (regsol.be), yourself with eID or itsme, or through your lawyer. State principal, interest and costs separately, and any preferential right you hold.
- Delivered under retention of title? Reclaim your goods before the first report on the verification of claims.
- Ask your accountant about the VAT on the unpaid invoices: in a bankruptcy it can be recovered under conditions.
- Follow the file in RegSol: the verification report (admitted or disputed) and the curator's reports appear there.
The deadlines above come from the publication of the judgment. Check them in RegSol before you file anything; a passed deadline no longer applies.
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Signals
Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2021 was due by 31-07-2022 and was filed on 31-08-2022, 31 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
not filed
2022
not filed
2021
31 d late
2020
19 d early
2019
318 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 3 accounts on average 110 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 9 days before the deadline, and 32% of the sector filed late.
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History
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Financials · fiscal year 2021, micro schema
Equity
€161,018▲ 1.9%
2020 · €158,056
Total assets
€430,273▲ 3.6%
2020 · €415,404
Net result
€2,962▼ 48.8%
2020 · €5,789
Working capital
-€24,897▲ 13.5%
2020 · -€28,770
Trend over the years
Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 69, Legal and accounting activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2018201920202021
Operating result€73,901-€65,926▼ 10.8%€14,267▼ 78.4%€11,620▼ 18.6%
Net result€34,783--€47,364€5,789below the sector's middle half€2,962below the sector's middle half▼ 48.8%
Equity€219,631-€152,267▼ 30.7%€158,056within the sector's middle half▲ 3.8%€161,018within the sector's middle half▲ 1.9%
Total assets€428,344-€384,360▼ 10.3%€415,404within the sector's middle half▲ 8.1%€430,273within the sector's middle half▲ 3.6%
Debt€208,713-€232,094▲ 11.2%€257,348▲ 10.9%€269,255▲ 4.6%
Working capital€331,381--€37,272-€28,770below the sector's middle half▲ 22.8%-€24,897below the sector's middle half▲ 13.5%
Solvency51.3%-39.6%▼ 11.7pp38.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.6pp37.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.6pp
Current ratio4.42-0.68▼ 3.730.79below the sector's middle half▲ 0.110.83below the sector's middle half▲ 0.04
Return on assets (ROA)8.1%--12.3%▼ 20.4pp1.4%below the sector's middle half▲ 13.7pp0.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.7pp
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 69, Legal and accounting activities, 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
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2021 is 19% below 2020 and is the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2021 in colour, 2020 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €430,273
Fixed assets
€305,802 ▲ 0.6%
Current assets
€124,471 ▲ 11.7%
Equity and liabilities €430,273
Equity
€161,018 ▲ 1.9%
Debt
€269,255 ▲ 4.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 62.0% to 62.6%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€11,861
Cash flow
€3,203
Debt to equity
1.67▲
2020 · 0.74
ROE
1.8%▼
2020 · 3.7%
Interest coverage
2.00
Debt ≤ 1 year
€149,367▲
2020 · €140,172
Debt > 1 year
€119,888▲
2020 · €117,175
Income taxes
€4,726▲
2020 · €4,473
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 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €358 | - | - | €241 | - |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | -€8,508 | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €25,793 | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €84,619 | €69,327 | €22,908 | €29,147 | ▲ 27.2% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €73,901 | €65,926 | €14,267 | €11,620 | ▼ 18.6% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €2,001 | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | - | €9 | €1 | €2,001 | ▲ 322,718% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €5,934 | - |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €14,264 | €4,905 | €4,005 | €5,934 | ▲ 48.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €59,637 | -€37,660 | €10,263 | €7,688 | ▼ 25.1% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €24,853 | €9,705 | €4,473 | €4,726 | ▲ 5.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €34,783 | -€47,364 | €5,789 | €2,962 | ▼ 48.8% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €34,783 | -€47,364 | €5,789 | €2,962 | ▼ 48.8% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Total assets20/58 | €428,344 | €384,360 | €415,404 | €430,273 | ▲ 3.6% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | - | €304,001 | €304,001 | €305,802 | ▲ 0.6% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | - | - | - | €1,801 | - |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €1,801 | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | - | €304,001 | €304,001 | €304,001 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €428,344 | €80,359 | €111,403 | €124,471 | ▲ 11.7% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | €50,000 | - |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | - | - | €50,000 | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €31,677 | €80,359 | €61,381 | €72,468 | ▲ 18.1% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €59,271 | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €13,197 | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €1,666 | - | €21 | €3 | ▼ 86.6% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €2,000 | - |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €428,344 | €384,360 | €415,404 | €430,273 | ▲ 3.6% |
| Equity10/15 | €219,631 | €152,267 | €158,056 | €161,018 | ▲ 1.9% |
| Contributions10/11 | €1 | €1 | - | €1 | - |
| Reserves13 | €123,333 | €123,333 | €123,333 | €123,333 | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €18,549 | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €18,549 | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €104,783 | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €96,297 | €28,933 | €34,722 | €37,684 | ▲ 8.5% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €208,713 | €232,094 | €257,348 | €269,255 | ▲ 4.6% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €111,750 | €114,463 | €117,175 | €119,888 | ▲ 2.3% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €119,888 | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €96,963 | €117,631 | €140,172 | €149,367 | ▲ 6.6% |
| Trade debts44 | €12,930 | €11,712 | €17,229 | €18,208 | ▲ 5.7% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €18,208 | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €126,314 | - |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €126,314 | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €4,845 | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €34,783 | -€47,364 | €5,789 | €2,962 | ▼ 48.8% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €358 | - | - | €241 | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €35,141 | -€47,364 | €5,789 | €3,203 | ▼ 44.7% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | - | €0 | -€2,042 | - |
| Change in cash | - | - | - | -€19 | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2024
25-03
Bankruptcy
Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel · event 19-03-2024
2023
06-01
Bankruptcy
Closure of the judicial dissolution
Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel · event 03-01-2023
2022
28-10
Bankruptcy
Judicial dissolution, liquidator appointed
Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel · event 18-06-2021
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 31 days late
2021
12-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
14-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 318 days late
18-05
Bankruptcy
Judicial dissolution, liquidator appointed
Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel · event 07-05-2021
14-01
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 533 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €5,789
Net result €5,789 after one loss-making year.
2019
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€47,364
Net result drops to -€47,364, the lowest in the series.
2018
27-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 58 days late
2017
21-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 52 days late
Show earlier events
21-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 417 days late
2015
21-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · abbreviated schema · 82 days late
2014
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2013 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
11-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2012 · abbreviated schema · 254 days late
2013
02-10
State Gazette act
Incorporation · Corporate purpose
Founding capital · Bank account
SignalFinancial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
0 of 4 acts read
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
4 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, Dilbeek · 1 establishment unit since 2011
Ground area
663 m²
Building footprint
382 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,676 m³
Parcel 23016D0215/00Z005, Flanders · tallest building 15.0 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Ben Hermans
since 20112.243.466.478
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23016D0215/00Z005 | Flanders | 663 m² | 1 · 382 m² | 15.0 m · 1 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 | CHARLOTTE PIERS GROENKRAAGLAAN 3,
1170 BRUSSEL 17 |
19-03-2024 → present |
Structure & network
Owners and holdings
1 holdingOwners 0
The accounts to 31-12-2021 list no shareholders, and no other source names one.
Holdings 1
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100%
According to the 2021 annual accounts of Ben Hermans and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.
Connections & network
No current directors or connected companies found in the register.
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 · 1 entry · 42 EUR awarded · 42 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 42 EUR | 42 EUR |
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded25-11-2011
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
69101Activities of lawyers
E-invoicing
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Register as of 30 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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