BUSY BEES
ActiveSummary
BUSY BEES has been active since 2008 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €228,154 and a net result of €111,392. Equity has been stable since 2018 (±23% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 57% of 324 sector peers (NACE 58, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 27-06-2008 Normal situation
- Registered office
- 11 active companies are registered at this address Source: KBO register, as of 5 November 2026.
- Activity
- Book publishing NACE 58110and 6 others
- Joint committee
- 121 Cleaning · annual accounts 2025
- Establishment units
- 2.172.074.379 8740 Pittem, since 28-07-2008
- 2.391.176.890 8300 Knokke-Heist, since 01-07-2026
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 19-12-2025
Board and ownership
- Chic O'Ray BVDirector · since 30-09-2020
- Chic O'Ray99%· score 552024 annual accounts of Chic O'Ray
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 0.3%
- Gross margin
- €303,420
- ▲ 85.8%
- Turnover
- ≈ €720,000
- estimated
- Profit
- €111,392
- ▲ 57.5%
- Equity
- €228,154
- ▲ 95.4%
- Total assets
- €436,073
- ▲ 122%
- Employees on 31-12-2025
- 4
- ▲ 300%
- 2025 accounts filed 74 days after the deadline
Score breakdownraises riskLast filed accounts filed 74 days late; 3 of the last 3 accounts latelowers riskLiquidity: current ratio 1.34, cash €86,271Equity €228,154 (52.3% of total assets)Sector: Publishing activities (NACE 58)Show the evidence
Checked score
About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
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 58, micro). It does better than 55% of them on solvency, 44% on liquidity, 93% on profitability and 92% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 04-11-2026 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).
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Signals
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 52 days after the deadline. In the sector (NACE 58), the median for financial year 2024 was 7 days before the deadline, and 37% of those companies filed late.
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Key points
Recent changes
- · Gazette deed Company renamed from AGRARE to BUSY BEES“Het verwerven van participaties in eender welke vorm in alle bestaande of op te richten rechtspersonen en…” (deed in Dutch)
- · Gazette deed Incorporation
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as BUSY BEES: book publishing (NACE 58110). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €416,000 and €976,000, founded between 2000 and 2014.
| Company | Total assets | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|
| BUSY BEES Pittem | €436,073 | €303,420 |
| UITGEVERIJ DAEDALUS Genk | €756,941 | €267,421 |
| PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE LIEGE Liège | €430,791 | €273,481 |
| REACT.PRO Sint-Niklaas | €500,883 | €293,296 |
| URMALE Herk-de-Stad | €655,957 | €224,196 |
| DT CHEMINOX Boussu | €416,199 | €401,858 |
| BEERLANDT PUBLICATIONS Lierde | €975,530 | €244,934 |
Key facts about BUSY BEES
- What is the company number of BUSY BEES?
- The company number of BUSY BEES is 0898.881.281. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0898.881.281.
- Where is BUSY BEES based?
- The registered office is at Koolkenstraat 9, 8740 Pittem.Company details
- What does BUSY BEES do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is book publishing (NACE 58110).
- What is the legal form of BUSY BEES?
- BUSY BEES is a private limited company (BV).
- When was BUSY BEES founded?
- BUSY BEES was founded on 27-06-2008.
- Is BUSY BEES still active?
- Yes, BUSY BEES is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does BUSY BEES have?
- BUSY BEES had an average of 2.8 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does BUSY BEES fall under?
- In its 2025 annual accounts, BUSY BEES states joint committee 121 (Cleaning).
- What is the turnover of BUSY BEES?
- The turnover in financial year 2025 is ≈ €720,000. This figure is estimated from the gross margin of €303,420 and 2,281 comparable companies of the same size. It probably lies between €430,000 and €1.2m. It is a rough estimate.
- Is BUSY BEES profitable?
- In financial year 2025, BUSY BEES made a profit of €111,392.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of BUSY BEES?
- BUSY BEES filed 17 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of BUSY BEES due?
- BUSY BEES must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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