Active BE 0463.637.036Private limited company

BIG FRIENDS

Koning Albertplein 1 ·2800 Mechelen, Belgium· 28 yrs active

Sector: Cafés en bars (56301)

Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of BIG FRIENDS is 1.2% (low). The company has been active since 1998 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.

Based on State Gazette and CBE data.

Key figures

Active	28 yrs
Locations	1
Publications	2

Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free

1.2% Low

0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%

Higher-failure-rate sector +Long track record −

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Risk Assessment rule-based

0 / 100

Low risk

Trust signals 2 signals

Long-established

Founded in 1998, 28 years in business.

No legal incidents

No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.

Administrative Flags 0 events

No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.

Financial overview10 NBB filings

Financials being processed

NBB has 10 filing(s) on record for this company, latest fiscal year 2024 (verkort). The annual accounts are being processed.

Filings on record

Fiscal year	Type	Filed	Reference
31-12-2024	verkort	17-10-2025	2025-00547525
31-12-2023	verkort	30-09-2024	2024-00490143
31-12-2022	verkort	30-10-2023	2023-00502444
31-12-2021	micro	31-08-2022	2022-20406819
31-12-2020	micro	30-08-2021	2021-65100129
31-12-2019	micro	31-10-2020	2020-67900394
31-12-2018	micro	26-09-2019	2019-67100409
31-12-2017	micro	29-08-2018	2018-60100322
31-12-2016	verkort	29-08-2017	2017-51700486
31-12-2015	verkort	30-08-2016	2016-53500395

Directors & mandates 2 directors

Former directors (2)

Hemeleers Greg
Director
State Gazette act 25081399 (30-06-2025)

Former
- → 31-12-2024
Leyder Wim
Director
State Gazette act 25081399 (30-06-2025)

Former
- → 31-12-2024

Full appointment history from the Belgian State Gazette. Permanent representatives are shown for corporate directors.This list is read straight from this company's published acts, not from the officer register.

Legal Structure

NACE primary	Cafés en bars(56301)
Legal form	Private limited company(610)
Incorporation	23-06-1998
Status	Active
Postal code	2800

Establishment units 1 location

Koning Albertplein 1, 2800 Mechelen

Cafés

since 20022.088.333.586

Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).

Real-estate footprint Source: CBE × cadastre

Parcels linked to this company through its CBE addresses (seat, establishment units, branches), cross-referenced with the cadastral parcel plan. This shows where the company operates, not a deeds register.

Flanders 1 (100%)

Parcel (capakey)	Region	Area	Buildings	Height / fl.
12403D0086/00Z005	Flanders	416 m²	1 · 140 m²	-

Methodology

via registered seat: 1

1 of 1 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.

Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Updates 12 events

A single timeline of everything that happened to this company, publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.

2025

17-10-2025

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2024 · verkort

26-08-2025

State Gazette act Director changes

Annelies SPRUYT

30-06-2025

State Gazette act Director changes

2024

30-09-2024

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2023 · verkort

2023

30-10-2023

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2022 · verkort

2022

31-08-2022

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2021 · micro

2021

30-08-2021

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2020 · micro

2020

31-10-2020

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2019 · micro

2019

26-09-2019

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2018 · micro

2018

29-08-2018

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2017 · micro

2017

29-08-2017

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2016 · verkort

2016

30-08-2016

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2015 · verkort

Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 2 acts

All acts · 2 updated 11 months ago

2025

26-08-2025 Board composition published Director changes·Annelies SPRUYT

Notary: Annelies SPRUYT · MechelenFirm: Luyten & Spruyt

Original publication ↗

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30-06-2025 1 director appointed, 2 resigning Director changes

Joeri Piessens, Dagelijks bestuur
Leyder Wim, Bestuurder
Hemeleers Greg, Bestuurder

Original publication ↗

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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank

Activities

Cafés55401Cafés en bars56301Cafés en bars56301Restaurants van het traditionele type55301Eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening56101Activiteiten van eetgelegenheden met volledige bediening56111

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Names & trade names

Legal nameNL

BIG FRIENDS

Registered office

Koning Albertplein 1

2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.

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