Equity
€145,594 ▼ 12.8%
Ben Van Houdt paid out €23,529 in dividends. That is 1,109% of the 2025 profit.
Ben Van Houdt
Lifetime
6 annual accounts with figures on one time axispeak €86,646 (2024)
€27,376▼ 68.4%
peak €175,707 (2024)
€2,122▼ 98.8%
peak €344,047 (2022)
€145,594▼ 12.8%
€277,710▼ 52.5%
Board1 name since 2019
1 directorVAN HOUDT, Ben Hector Annie
Documentsfilings and deeds
05-01-2026115 days before the deadline
2025micro format
Gross margin from €86,646 to €27,376Result from €175,707 to €2,122Dividend €23,529Equity from €167,002 to €145,594Debts from €584,889 to €277,710Cash from €153,750 to €63,678
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsResult
€2,122 ▼ 98.8%
The result fell in 2025: the 2024 profit included a one-off income of €99,554.
Turnover
≈ €73,000 estimated
The micro format states no turnover.
Liquidity
2.24 was 1.29 in 2024
Short-term debts fell from €356,234 to €64,541.
Filings
6 annual accounts since 2020
The last five annual accounts were filed 55 to 169 days before the end of the period.
Position in the sector
€423,303
Larger balance sheet than 81% of companies in advertising and market research. Sector median €134,959 · 8,624 companies.
Checked score
87
Excellent
Financially stronger than 38% of micro companies in advertising and market research (NACE 73)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
The dashed line is the sector median: 0.2% across 11,231 companies (NACE 73, micro).
About 2 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%● unchanged 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: 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2025
09-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025
10-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025lowest value
11-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025
12-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025
01-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025
02-2026: 0.3%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 01-2026highest value
03-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 02-2026highest value
04-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 03-2026highest value
05-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 04-2026highest value
06-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 05-2026highest value
07-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 06-2026highest value
08-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2026highest value
09-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026highest value
10-2026: 0.2%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 09-2026
11-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 10-2026
Financial strengthAverage
Score breakdown
raises risk
Founded in 2019
lowers risk
Size: total assets €423,303
Sector: Advertising, market research and public relations activities (NACE 73)
Figures for financial year 2025 (filed on 07-01-2026)
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 73, micro). It does better than 37% of them on solvency, 58% on liquidity, 28% on profitability and 29% 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 30-09-2025.
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, 5,047 companies had the same profile as Ben Van Houdt has now. Each dot stands for 13 companies, two years later.
94.0%
were still trading
3.8%
stopped another way
2.2%
went bankrupt
The bankruptcy probability of Ben Van Houdt itself is lower: 0.2% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about Ben Van Houdt than the profile alone.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,448 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 5,047 companies, not a prediction for Ben Van Houdt. 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 €12,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 2.24 (1.29 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 15.2% and cash 15% of total assets. However, 65.6% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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Signals
Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 05-01-2026, 115 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 6 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
115 days early
2024
169 days early
2023
169 days early
2022
55 days early
2021
57 days early
2020
58 days early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 6 accounts on average 104 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 73), the median for financial year 2024 was 6 days before the deadline, and 36% of those companies filed late.
Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2026 is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 5 January (4 of the last 5 accounts filed within 58 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
30-09-2026 year end11-11-2026 today30-04-2027 deadline
Board and ownership
- VAN HOUDT, Ben Hector Annie 3,000 sharesdeed of 13-05-2019
Shares in 1 company, GROENTOTAAL
Board & ownershipRecent changes
Registered in the Peppol Directory
Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0726607994
Registered office moved within Arendonk
New registered office: Agnetendal 37, 2370 Arendonk · Previous registered office: Grens 128, 2370 Arendonk · General meeting of 31-08-2024 · Gazette deed
Incorporation
Founding capital of €30,000, 3,000 shares · Founder: VAN HOUDT, Ben Hector Annie · Appointment: VAN HOUDT, Ben Hector Annie (director) · published on 13-05-2019 · Gazette deed
First establishment
Agnetendal 37, Arendonk
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Van Houdt Arendonk | €423,303 | €27,376 | 34.4% | - |
| Malt Capital Huldenberg | €373,071 | €26,724 | -25.5% | 0 |
| THE RIGHT STREET Ixelles | €364,326 | €27,581 | 44.4% | - |
| The Circular Hub Ghent | €355,886 | €25,711 | 8.1% | - |
| JLC CONSEIL Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | €405,416 | €32,093 | 88.0% | - |
| GAUKEMA HR CONSULTING Arendonk | €532,849 | €23,589 | 2.8% | - |
| AETHERICS Antwerp | €372,405 | €36,498 | 71.4% | - |
These companies have the same main activity as Ben Van Houdt: public relations and communication consultancy (NACE 73300). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €356,000 and €533,000, founded between 2018 and 2019.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 09-05-2019Normal situation
- Activity
- Public relations and communication consultancyNACE 73300and 2 others
- Establishment unit
- 2.288.924.4402370 Arendonk, since 09-05-2019
- Financial year end
- 30 September
- Peppol
- Reachable since 15-12-2025
Annual accounts to 30-09-2025
- €423,303▼ 43.7%
- Filing
- Filed on 05-01-2026, 115 days before the end of the filing period
Insights on Ben Van Houdt
Ben Van Houdt files the micro format. That format states no turnover. The gross margin fell from €65,632 in 2020 to €27,376 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 Ben Van Houdt
- What is the company number of Ben Van Houdt?
- The company number of Ben Van Houdt is 0726.607.994. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0726.607.994.
- Where is Ben Van Houdt based?
- The registered office is at Agnetendal 37, 2370 Arendonk.Company details
- What does Ben Van Houdt do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is public relations and communication consultancy (NACE 73300).
- What is the legal form of Ben Van Houdt?
- Ben Van Houdt is a private limited company (BV).
- When was Ben Van Houdt founded?
- Ben Van Houdt was founded on 09-05-2019.
- Is Ben Van Houdt still active?
- Yes, Ben Van Houdt is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- What is the turnover of Ben Van Houdt?
- The turnover in financial year 2025 is ≈ €73,000. This figure is estimated from the gross margin of €27,376 and 45 comparable companies (NACE 73). It probably lies between €51,000 and €97,000.Financials
- Is Ben Van Houdt profitable?
- In financial year 2025, Ben Van Houdt made a profit of €2,122.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of Ben Van Houdt?
- Ben Van Houdt filed 6 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of Ben Van Houdt due?
- Ben Van Houdt must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 30-04-2027.Timeline
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