Active BE 0643.697.344Private foundation

BRUGGE FOUNDATION

Boeveriestraat 45 ·8000 Brugge, Belgium· 10 yrs active

Sector: Activiteiten van toeristische informatiediensten (79901)

Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of BRUGGE FOUNDATION is 0.1% (very low). The company has been active since 2015 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	10 yrs
Board	2
Publications	8

Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free

0.1% Very low

0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%

Lower-risk legal form −Higher-failure-rate sector +

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

Established

Founded in 2015, 10 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 Flags0 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 overview

No annual accounts filed

We find no annual accounts filed with the National Bank for this company. Not every legal form has to file: sole traders, small non-profits and dormant companies generally publish no figures. If the company files later, the figures appear here automatically.

Directors & mandates 10 directors

Current directors & mandates

Tim Focquaert
Director
State Gazette act 26042427 (25-03-2026)

Current
27-01-2025 → present
Visit FlandersLegal entity
Director· perm. rep.: Peter De Wilde
State Gazette act 24080230 (27-05-2024)

Current
15-05-2024 → present

Historic, not recently confirmed (2)

These mandates remain open in the register but have not been confirmed by a new act in over six years. They do not count as active directors.

David Serlet
Director
State Gazette act 19157639 (03-12-2019)

Not recently confirmed
last confirmed in an act from 2019
Eric Van Hove
Director
State Gazette act 19157639 (03-12-2019)

Not recently confirmed
last confirmed in an act from 2019

Former directors (6)

Toerisme VlaanderenLegal entity
Director· perm. rep.: Peter De Wilde
State Gazette act 25089368 (14-07-2025)

Former
- → 13-05-2025
Guido Verhaeghe
Director
State Gazette act 20355754 (19-11-2020)

Former
15-07-2020 → 27-01-2025
2 events
- 27-01-2025 Resigned· Director
- 15-07-2020 Appointed· Director
Dirk Vercoutter
Director
State Gazette act 20355754 (19-11-2020)

Former
- → 20-01-2020
Nico Blontrock
Director
State Gazette act 19157639 (03-12-2019)

Former
- → 01-01-2019
Véronique de Spot
Director
State Gazette act 19157639 (03-12-2019)

Former
- → 01-01-2019

1 further former director in the mandate history. Available in Kantoor S. See plans →

Full appointment history from the Belgian State Gazette. Permanent representatives are shown for corporate directors.

Legal Structure

NACE primary	Activiteiten van toeristische informatiediensten(79901)
Legal form	Private foundation(026)
Incorporation	30-11-2015
Status	Active
Postal code	8000

Connections & network 1 connected companies

Group structure

Visit Flanders

Sits on the board · 1 subsidiary · 8 locations

Control→

Connections derived from shared directors, addresses, shareholders and group structure in the Belgian State Gazette.

Ownership & control 1 parties

Control over this companysits on this company's board1

Visit Flanders

1 subsidiary · 8 locations

controls

BRUGGE FOUNDATIONBE 0643.697.344

Each band states what its claims rest on. A board seat is influence over the board, not ownership. Court mandates (receiver, interim administrator) and liquidation mandates do not link companies and are therefore absent here; they belong under Directors & mandates.

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.
31803C1438/00K000 ProtectedMonumentSint-Godelieveabdij: kapel, ingangsgebouw, zuidvleugel, noordvleugel en boerderijSource ↗	Flanders	1.1 ha	1 · 1,812 m²	17.3 m · 3 fl.

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.

1 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).

Updates 8 events

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

2026

25-03-2026

State Gazette act Resignations & appointments

Board meeting · Director resignation · Director appointment

Belgian State Gazette reading coverage 1 of 8 acts read

Of the 8 Belgian State Gazette acts we know for this company, 1 has been read. The other 7 have not been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 8 acts

Address history · 1

07-08-2017

v3.2

All acts · 8 updated 4 months ago

2026

25-03-2026 Act object · Board meeting · Officer resignation · Officer appointment Open-capture extraction

Act object: ontslag en benoeming bestuurder · BRUGGE FOUNDATION
Publication: 25/03/2026 · BRUGGE FOUNDATION
Filing: 17/03/2026 · BRUGGE FOUNDATION
Board meeting: 27/01/2026 · BRUGGE FOUNDATION
Officer resignation: role: bestuurder, end_date: 2025-01-27 · Guido Verhaeghe
Officer appointment: role: bestuurder, start_date: 2025-01-27 · Tim Focquaert

Summary: Act object · Board meeting · Officer resignation · Officer appointment

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2025

14-07-2025 Peter De Wilde resigns as director Director changes

Peter De Wilde, Bestuurder

Summary: v3.2

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2024

27-05-2024 Peter De Wilde appointed as director Director changes

Peter De Wilde, Bestuurder

Summary: v3.2

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2020

19-11-2020 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes

Guido Verhaeghe, Bestuurder
Dirk Vercoutter, Bestuurder

Summary: v3.2

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2019

03-12-2019 2 directors appointed, 2 resigning Director changes

David Serlet, Bestuurder
Eric Van Hove, Bestuurder
Véronique de Spot, Bestuurder
Nico Blontrock, Bestuurder

Summary: v3.2

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2018

23-02-2018 Ann Lambert resigns as director Director changes

Ann Lambert, Bestuurder

Summary: v3.2

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2017

07-08-2017 Registered office moved within Brugge Registered-office change

Oude Burg 16, 8000 Brugge → Boeveriestraat 45, 8000 Brugge

Summary: v3.2

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2015

09-12-2015 Incorporation of a new Private stichting Incorporation

Summary: oprichting

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Credit advice verdict per customer and amount

Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank

Activities

Toeristische informatiediensten79901Activiteiten van toeristische informatiediensten79901Overige zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g.82990Overige zakelijke dienstverlening, neg82990

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Names & trade names

Legal nameNL	BRUGGE FOUNDATION
AbbreviationNL	BF

Registered office

Boeveriestraat 45

8000 Brugge, Belgium

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