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Active BE 0425.280.365Public limited company

Callens

Waterstraat 25 ·8930 Menen, Belgium· 42 yrs active
Sector: Wholesale trade (46832)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Callens is 0.3% (very low). The company has been active since 1983 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 42 yrs
Board 3
Locations 1
Publications 9
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.3% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Long track record −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 3 signals
Long-established
Founded in 1983, 42 years in business.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad.
Administratively compliant
No FOD Economie strikeouts (UBO, accounts, address, activity).
Administrative Flags 0 events
No administrative flags
Financial overview10 NBB filings
Financials being processed
NBB has 10 filing(s) on record for this company, latest fiscal year 2024 (volledig). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2024 volledig 22-12-2025 2025-00589042
31-12-2023 volledig 30-10-2024 2024-00527449
31-12-2022 volledig 23-11-2023 2023-00515149
31-12-2021 volledig 29-11-2022 2022-20527357
31-12-2020 volledig 17-12-2021 2021-80700239
31-12-2019 volledig 18-11-2020 2020-70900376
31-12-2018 volledig 09-10-2019 2019-69300391
31-12-2017 volledig 12-09-2018 2018-62900593
31-12-2016 volledig 27-09-2017 2017-63300502
31-12-2015 volledig 12-10-2016 2016-65500064
Directors & mandates 6 directors
Current directors & mandates
  • Thierry MAELFAIT
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 24302252 (02-01-2024)
    Current
    28-12-2023 → present
    3 events
    • 28-12-2023 Appointed· Managing director
    • 01-12-2020 Resigned· Director
    • 18-06-2014 Appointed· Director
  • N.R.T. MANAGEMENTLegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: Joris Verhaeghe
    State Gazette act 21107053 (07-09-2021)
    Current
    01-07-2021 → present
  • NV LA LICORNELegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: SAM MAELFAIT
    State Gazette act 20147442 (10-12-2020)
    Current
    10-12-2020 → 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.
  • LA LICORNELegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: Thierry MAELFAIT
    State Gazette act 19041633 (25-03-2019)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2019
    2 events
    • 01-01-2019 Appointed· Director
    • 01-01-2019 Appointed· Managing director
  • S.A.M.Legal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: Thierry Maelfait
    State Gazette act 18155275 (22-10-2018)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2018
Former directors (1)
  • Christina Swenden
    Director
    State Gazette act 15011793 (22-01-2015)
    Former
    - → 18-06-2014
Full appointment history from the Belgian State Gazette. Permanent representatives are shown for corporate directors.
Statutory auditor 2 auditor
Statutory auditor IRE/IBR number Tenure
BV MOORE AUDITCurrent
Statutory auditor · represented by PLANQUETTE KRISTOF
 - 09-12-2025 → present
Bedrijfsrevisorenkantoor Dujardin
Statutory auditor · represented by PIET DUJARDIN
succeeded by BV MOORE AUDIT in 2025
 - 05-09-2013 → 09-12-2025
Appointed statutory auditor from the Belgian State Gazette. The IRE/IBR number refers to the register of the Institute of Registered Auditors.
Legal Structure
NACE primary Wholesale trade(46832)
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation22-12-1983
StatusActive
Postal code8930
Connections & network 6 connected companies
Group structure
LA LICORNE
Parent · 1 subsidiary · 1 location
Control→
N.R.T. MANAGEMENT
Parent · 1 subsidiary · 1 location
Control→
S.A.M.
Parent · 2 subsidiaries · 1 location
Control→
Linked via shared directors
LA LICORNE
via Thierry MAELFAIT · Permanent representative
former→
S.A.M.
via Thierry MAELFAIT · Permanent representative
former→
Network connections
Callam
Shared corporate director
→
Connections derived from shared directors, addresses, shareholders and group structure in the Belgian State Gazette.
Establishment units 1 location
Waterstraat 25, 8930 Menen
Zagen en schaven van hout
since 19832.023.865.804
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.
34032A0002/00B002 Flanders 2.7 ha 1 · 1.7 ha 24.9 m · 2 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.
Updates 19 events

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

2025
22-12-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · volledig
09-12-2025
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2024
30-10-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · volledig
02-01-2024
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
v3.2
2023
23-11-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · volledig
2022
29-11-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · volledig
2021
17-12-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · volledig
07-09-2021
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2020
10-12-2020
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
18-11-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · volledig
2019
09-10-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · volledig
25-03-2019
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2018
22-10-2018
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
12-09-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · volledig
2017
27-09-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · volledig
2016
10-11-2016
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
12-10-2016
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · volledig
2015
22-01-2015
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2013
05-09-2013
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 9 acts
All acts · 9 updated 7 months ago
2025
09-12-2025 PLANQUETTE KRISTOF appointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • PLANQUETTE KRISTOF, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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      "evidence_quote": "Uit de notulen van de algemene vergadering van 18/10/2024 blijkt dat benoemd werd als commissaris voor een periode van drie jaar, tot de algemene vergadering die zal beraadslagen over het boekjaar dat afsluit op 31/12/2026: BV MOORE AUDIT (B00212), met als zetel, Esplanade 1, bus 96, 1020 Brussel. V"
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2024
02-01-2024 Articles of association amended Statutes amendment
Summary: v3.2
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        "quote": "Bij eenparigheid van stemmen beslist de raad te herbenoemen tot gedelegeerd bestuurders tot aan de jaarvergadering van 2029: - de besloten vennoot-schap \u201CS.A.M.\u201D ... met als vaste vertegenwoordiger de heer MAELFAIT Thierry ... - de naamloze vennoot-schap \u201CLA LICORNE\u201D ... met als vaste vertegenwoordiger mevrouw MAELFAIT Sam Leen Christian Maria ... voor wie de heer MAELFAIT Thierry aanvaardt",
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2021
07-09-2021 Joris Verhaeghe appointed as director Director changes
  • Joris Verhaeghe, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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      "effective_date": "2021-07-01",
      "evidence_quote": "De vergadering beslist met \u00E9\u00E9nparigheid van stemmen te benoemen tot bijkomend bestuurder: -De BV N.R.T. MANAGEMENT, vennootschap naar Belgisch recht, met maatschappelijke zetel gevestigd te 8880 Ledegem, De Kempkens 8, RPR Gent (afdeling Kortrijk) en met ondernemingsnummer 0770.613.629, vertegenwoor"
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2020
10-12-2020 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • SAM MAELFAIT, Bestuurder
  • Thierry MAELFAIT, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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      "effective_date": "2020-12-01",
      "evidence_quote": "De vergadering neemt kennis en aanvaardt het ontslag vanaf heden van de heer Thierry MAELFAIT als bestuurder van de vennootschap."
    },
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2019
25-03-2019 2 directors appointed Director changes
  • Thierry MAELFAIT, Bestuurder
  • Thierry MAELFAIT, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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      "effective_date": "2019-01-01",
      "evidence_quote": "De vergadering bevestigt te benoemen tot bestuurder de NV LA LICORNE, met zetel te 9771 Nokere, Waregemsestraat 11, ondernemingsnummer 0444.255.248 en dit met ingang vanaf 1 januari 2019 om eindigen onmiddellijk na de jaarvergadering van 2023."
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2018
22-10-2018 1 director appointed, 1 reappointed Director changes
  • PLANQUETTE KRISTOF, Commissaris
  • Thierry Maelfait, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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        "kbo": "0897758160",
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      "evidence_quote": "De herbenoeming van volgende bestuurder, voor een periode van zes jaar, die eindigt onmiddellijk na de jaarvergadering te houden in 2023 : BVBA S.A.M. met zetel te 8300 Knokke-Heist, Kustlaan 11 bus 72 met ondernemingsnummer 0897.758.160 met de heer Thierry Maelfait als vaste vertegenwooridger voor "
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      "evidence_quote": "De vergadering heeft beslist te benoemen tot commissars, de burgerlijke vennootschap onder de vorm van een BVBA CERTAM BEDRIJFSREVISOREN (B00179), met maatschappelijke zetel gevestigd te 8560 Wevelgem, Kortrijkstraat 145, en met ondermemingsnummer 0446.426.860, met als vaste vertegenwoordiger voor d"
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2016
10-11-2016 Piet Dujardin reappointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • Piet Dujardin, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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2015
22-01-2015 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • Thierry Maelfait, Bestuurder
  • Christina Swenden, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2013
05-09-2013 PIET DUJARDIN reappointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • PIET DUJARDIN, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Groothandel in hout46732Groothandel in hout46832Groothandel in hout51531
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL Callens
Registered office
Waterstraat 25
8930 Menen, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.
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