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Café De Max

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Private limited companyfounded 20205 yrs activeVelodroomstraat(HRT) 26, 2200 Herentals, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0758.967.293

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Café De Max is 3.4% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €31k and a net result of €11k. Equity is growing by ~16.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 44% of 3663 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2020 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2025
57 / 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability79▲+9
Solvency49▲+8
Growth52▲+20
Track record94
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
3.4% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1.5k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.79 against 0.68 in 2024; short-term debt: 59.9% and cash: 35% of total assets), and 75.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 56
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 56
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Limited track record
This company has not been active as long as an established one and statistically fails somewhat more often.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 5 years 0 10 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
24.1%
Return on assets
8.6%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 14-07-2026, 17 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
17 d early
2024
27 d late
2023
30 d late
2022
18 d late
2021
11 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
20-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Equity
€31k▲ 55.2%
2024 · €20k
2021: €26k 2022: €10k 2023: €19k 2024: €20k
2021 → 2025
Total assets
€129k▲ 5.5%
2024 · €122k
2021: €138k 2022: €138k 2023: €130k 2024: €122k
2021 → 2025
Net result
€11k▲ 853%
2024 · €1k
2021: €25k 2022: €-16k 2023: €9k 2024: €1k
2021 → 2025
Working capital
€-16k▲ 27.0%
2024 · €-22k
2021: €2k 2022: €-22k 2023: €-16k 2024: €-22k
2021 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€26k-€10k▼ 62.0%€19k▲ 92.9%€20k▲ 6.1%€31k▲ 55.2%
Operating result€28k-€-14k€11k€3k▼ 75.3%€14k▲ 419%
Net result€25k-€-16k€9k€1k▼ 87.3%€11k▲ 853%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-20k€0€20kOperating result 2021: €28k€28kNet result 2021: €25k€25kOperating result 2022: €-14k€-14kNet result 2022: €-16k€-16kOperating result 2023: €11k€11kNet result 2023: €9k€9kOperating result 2024: €3k€3kNet result 2024: €1k€1kOperating result 2025: €14k€14kNet result 2025: €11k€11k20212022202320242025
The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 419% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €129k
Fixed assets €68k▼ 11.0%
Current assets €61k▲ 32.5%
Equity and liabilities €129k
Equity €31k▲ 55.2%
Debt €98k▼ 4.3%
The debt ratio falls from 83.6% to 75.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€28k
2024 · €18k
Cash flow
€25k
2024 · €16k
Solvency
24.1%
2024 · 16.4%
Current ratio
0.79
2024 · 0.68
Quick ratio
0.66
2024 · 0.52
Debt / equity
3.15
2024 · 5.10
ROE
35.5%
2024 · 5.8%
ROA
8.6%
2024 · 0.9%
Interest coverage
18.13
2024 · 10.65
Debt
€98k
2024 · €102k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€77k
2024 · €68k
Debt > 1 year
€18k
2024 · €32k
Income taxes
€1k
Staff costs
€30k
2024 · €24k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€122k€129k
Fixed assets21/28€76k€68k
Intangible fixed assets21€59k€49k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€8k€10k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€6k€4k
Furniture and vehicles24€2k€5k
Financial fixed assets28€9k€9k=
Current assets29/58€46k€61k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€11k€10k
Stocks30/36€11k€10k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2k€6k
Trade receivables40€1k€5k
Other amounts receivable41€790€647
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€33k€45k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€256€262
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€122k€129k
Equity10/15€20k€31k
Contributions10/11€1k€1k=
Reserves13€25k€25k=
Distributable reserves133€25k€25k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-6k€5k
Amounts payable17/49€102k€98k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€32k€18k
Financial debts170/4€32k€18k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€68k€77k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€14k€13k
Trade debts44€19k€23k
Suppliers440/4€19k€23k
Advances received on contracts in progress46€3k€6k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€19k€21k
Taxes450/3€12k€13k
Remuneration and social security454/9€7k€8k
Other amounts payable47/48€14k€14k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€2k€2k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€24k€30k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€15k€14k
Other operating charges640/8€2k€2k
Gross operating margin9900€44k€60k
Operating profit (loss)9901€3k€14k
Financial income75/76B€148€60
Recurring financial income75€148€60
Financial charges65/66B€2k€2k
Recurring financial charges65€2k€2k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1k€13k
Income taxes67/77-€1k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1k€11k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1k€11k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-6k€5k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-7k€-6k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90871.01.1

The notes to these accounts (12 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 27 days late
2024
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 30 days late
2023
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €9k
Net result €9k after one loss-making year.
18-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 18 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-16k ▼165%
Net result drops to €-16k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

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, Herentals · 1 establishment unit since 2020
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Velodroomstraat(HRT) 262200 Herentals
Ground area
505 m²
Building footprint
232 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,050 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 11.2 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Café De Max
Nieuwstraat(HRT) 16, 2200 HerentalsLimited-service restaurants
since 20202.310.680.154
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
13302C0546/00P005 Flanders 365 m² 1 · 77 m² 0.6 m
13011F0264/00L003 Flanders 140 m² 1 · 155 m² 11.2 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Herentals2.310.680.154
1 permission
Drankgelegenheid · since 01-12-2020

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 14,023 companies in sector 56301 we hold annual accounts for 4,893. 4,113 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded01-12-2020
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
56301Cafés and bars
56102Limited-service restaurants
56112Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 5 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 19-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.