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Active BE 0405.310.738Non-profit association

Caritas

Dekenijstraat 10 ·8400 Oostende, Belgium· 92 yrs active
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Caritas is < 0.1% (very low). The company has been active since 1934 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 92 yrs
Board 7
Publications 7
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
< 0.1% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Lower-risk legal form −Long track record −No NACE activity registered +

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 1934, 92 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 overview
No financial data
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Directors & mandates 14 directors
Current directors & mandates
  • E.H. Mathias Parret
    Director
    State Gazette act 26019331 (06-02-2026)
    Current
    20-01-2026 → present
  • Mevrouw Hilde Desloovere
    Director
    State Gazette act 24173663 (09-12-2024)
    Current
    09-12-2024 → present
  • E.H. Bart Lagrange
    Director
    State Gazette act 24173663 (09-12-2024)
    Current
    12-01-2024 → present
    2 events
    • 09-12-2024 Mandate renewed· Director
    • 12-01-2024 Appointed· Director
  • De Heer Eric Gaerdelen
    Director
    State Gazette act 24173663 (09-12-2024)
    Current
    03-03-2022 → present
    2 events
    • 09-12-2024 Mandate renewed· Director
    • 03-03-2022 Appointed· Director
  • Geert Bamelis
    Director
    State Gazette act 22036011 (16-03-2022)
    Current
    03-03-2022 → present
  • Antoon Wullepit
    Director
    State Gazette act 22036011 (16-03-2022)
    Current
    15-12-2015 → present
    2 events
    • 03-03-2022 Mandate renewed· Director
    • 15-12-2015 Mandate renewed· Director
  • De Heer Germain Cnudde
    Director
    State Gazette act 24173663 (09-12-2024)
    Current
    15-12-2015 → present
    3 events
    • 09-12-2024 Mandate renewed· Director
    • 03-03-2022 Mandate renewed· Director
    • 15-12-2015 Appointed· Director
Historic, not recently confirmed (1)
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.
  • E.H. Jozef Dessein
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 04099128 (05-07-2004)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2004
Former directors (6)
  • Kan. Bart Lagrange
    Director
    State Gazette act 26019331 (06-02-2026)
    Former
    - → 20-01-2026
  • E.H. Geert Bamelis
    Director
    State Gazette act 15174765 (15-12-2015)
    Former
    15-12-2015 → 09-12-2024
    2 events
    • 09-12-2024 Resigned· Director
    • 15-12-2015 Appointed· Director
  • Kan. Antoon Wullepit
    Director
    State Gazette act 24009124 (12-01-2024)
    Former
    - → 12-01-2024
  • Jan Haud'huyze
    Director
    State Gazette act 15174765 (15-12-2015)
    Former
    15-12-2015 → 03-03-2022
    2 events
    • 03-03-2022 Resigned· Director
    • 15-12-2015 Mandate renewed· Director
  • E.H. Frans Sonneville
    Director
    State Gazette act 15174765 (15-12-2015)
    Former
    - → 15-12-2015
  • Vincent Neyman
    Director
    State Gazette act 15174765 (15-12-2015)
    Former
    - → 15-12-2015
Full appointment history from the Belgian State Gazette. Permanent representatives are shown for corporate directors.
Legal Structure
NACE primary -
Legal form Non-profit association(017)
Incorporation10-07-1934
StatusActive
Postal code8400
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.
35013A1398/00N000 Flanders 555 m² 1 · 206 m² 18.0 m · 5 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 7 events

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

2026
06-02-2026
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2024
09-12-2024
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
12-01-2024
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2022
16-03-2022
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2021
23-07-2021
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2015
15-12-2015
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2004
05-07-2004
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
v3.2
Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 7 acts
All acts · 7 updated 5 months ago
2026
06-02-2026 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • E.H. Mathias Parret, Bestuurder
  • Kan. Bart Lagrange, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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      "effective_date": "2026-01-20",
      "evidence_quote": "het ontslag aanvaard van Kan. Bart Lagrange als bestuurder van de VZW;"
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        "name": "E.H. Mathias Parret",
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      "effective_date": "2026-01-20",
      "evidence_quote": "als nieuwe bestuurder van de VZW benoemd en dit tot en met de algemene vergadering te houden in het voorjaar van 2030 overeenkomstig de lopende bestuurstermijn (2024-2030): E.H. Mathias Parret."
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2024
09-12-2024 1 director appointed, 1 resigning, 3 reappointed Director changes
  • Mevrouw Hilde Desloovere, Bestuurder
  • E.H. Geert Bamelis, Bestuurder
  • De Heer Germain Cnudde, Bestuurder
  • De Heer Eric Gaerdelen, Bestuurder
  • E.H. Bart Lagrange, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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      "evidence_quote": "het ontslag aanvaard van E.H. Geert Bamelis als bestuurder van de VZW"
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      "evidence_quote": "als nieuwe bestuurder van de VZW benoemd en dit tot en met de algemene vergadering te houden in het voorjaar van 2030 overeenkomstig de nieuwe bestuurstermijn (2024-2030): Mevrouw Hilde Desloovere."
    },
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      "kind": "director_renew",
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        "name": "De Heer Germain Cnudde",
        "address": null,
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      "evidence_quote": "als bestuurders van de VZW herbenoemd en dit tot en met de algemene vergadering te houden in het voorjaar van 2030 overeenkomstig de nieuwe bestuurstermijn (2024-2030): De Heer Germain Cnudde"
    },
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      "kind": "director_renew",
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        "rrn": null,
        "name": "De Heer Eric Gaerdelen",
        "address": null,
        "birth_date": null
      },
      "evidence_quote": "als bestuurders van de VZW herbenoemd en dit tot en met de algemene vergadering te houden in het voorjaar van 2030 overeenkomstig de nieuwe bestuurstermijn (2024-2030): De Heer Eric Gaerdelen"
    },
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      "kind": "director_renew",
      "role": "bestuurder",
      "person": {
        "rrn": null,
        "name": "E.H. Bart Lagrange",
        "address": null,
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      },
      "evidence_quote": "als bestuurders van de VZW herbenoemd en dit tot en met de algemene vergadering te houden in het voorjaar van 2030 overeenkomstig de nieuwe bestuurstermijn (2024-2030): E.H. Bart Lagrange."
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12-01-2024 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • E.H. Bart Lagrange, Bestuurder
  • Kan. Antoon Wullepit, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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        "name": "Kan. Antoon Wullepit",
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      },
      "evidence_quote": "1)het ontslag aanvaard van Kan. Antoon Wullepit (8000 Brugge) als bestuurder van de VZW;"
    },
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      "kind": "director_in",
      "role": "bestuurder",
      "person": {
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        "name": "E.H. Bart Lagrange",
        "address": null,
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      "evidence_quote": "2)als nieuwe bestuurder van de VZW benoemd en dit tot en met de algemene vergadering te houden in het voorjaar van 2024 overeenkomstig de lopende bestuurstermijn: E.H. Bart Lagrange (8430 Middelkerke). Het voornoemde lid heeft zijn mandaat aanvaard."
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2022
16-03-2022 1 director appointed, 1 resigning, 3 reappointed Director changes
  • Eric Gaerdelen, Bestuurder
  • Jan Haud'huyze, Bestuurder
  • Antoon Wullepit, Bestuurder
  • Germain Cnudde, Bestuurder
  • Geert Bamelis, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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        "rrn": null,
        "name": "Antoon Wullepit",
        "address": null,
        "birth_date": null
      },
      "effective_date": "2022-03-03",
      "evidence_quote": "De algemene vergadering heeft in haar bijeenkomst op 03 maart 2022, het mandaat van de volgende leden vernieuwd: de heer Antoon Wullepit, Dekenijstraat 10"
    },
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      "kind": "director_renew",
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        "name": "Germain Cnudde",
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      "effective_date": "2022-03-03",
      "evidence_quote": "De algemene vergadering heeft in haar bijeenkomst op 03 maart 2022, het mandaat van de volgende leden vernieuwd: de heer Germain Cnudde, Zeedijk 146"
    },
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        "name": "Geert Bamelis",
        "address": null,
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      "effective_date": "2022-03-03",
      "evidence_quote": "De algemene vergadering heeft in haar bijeenkomst op 03 maart 2022, het mandaat van de volgende leden vernieuwd: de heer Geert Bamelis, Vindictivelaan 8"
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      "person": {
        "rrn": null,
        "name": "Eric Gaerdelen",
        "address": null,
        "birth_date": null
      },
      "effective_date": "2022-03-03",
      "evidence_quote": "De heer Eric Gaerdelen, Sint-Catharinapolderstraat 26 werd met eenparigheid van stemmen opgenomen in de raad van bestuur van de vereniging."
    },
    {
      "kind": "director_out",
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        "name": "Jan Haud\u0027huyze",
        "address": null,
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      "effective_date": "2022-03-03",
      "evidence_quote": "Het ontslag van de heer Jan Haud\u0027huyze door overlijden wordt in deze vergadering van 03 maart 2022 genoteerd."
    }
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    "name_full": "CARITAS",
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2021
23-07-2021 Change in the board of directors Director changes
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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2015
15-12-2015 2 directors appointed, 2 resigning, 2 reappointed Director changes
  • E.H. Geert Bamelis, Bestuurder
  • Germain Cnudde, Bestuurder
  • E.H. Frans Sonneville, Bestuurder
  • Vincent Neyman, Bestuurder
  • Antoon Wullepit, Bestuurder
  • Jan Haud'huyze, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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      "person": {
        "rrn": null,
        "name": "E.H. Geert Bamelis",
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      "evidence_quote": "De algemene vergadering stelt volgende leden aan als bestuurders van de vereniging. E.H. Geert Bamelis wonnde. Vindictivelaan 8, 8400 Oostende"
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      "evidence_quote": "De algemene vergadering stelt volgende leden aan als bestuurders van de vereniging. ... en de heer Germain Cnudde wonende Zeedijk 146, 8400 \u041Eostende"
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        "address": null,
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      },
      "evidence_quote": "De Algemene Vergadering neemt akte van het genomen ontslag uit de vereniging door E.H. Frans Sonneville wonende Vindictivelaan 8, 8400 Oostende"
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      "kind": "director_out",
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        "name": "Vincent Neyman",
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      "evidence_quote": "De Algemene Vergadering neemt akte van het genomen ontslag uit de vereniging door ... en de heer Vincent Neyman, Kursaal Westhelling 5 8400 Oostende"
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      "person": {
        "rrn": null,
        "name": "Antoon Wullepit",
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      "evidence_quote": "De Bestuurders E.H. Wullepit wonende Dekenijstraat 10, 8400 Oostende ... verlengen hun mandaat."
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      "kind": "director_renew",
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      "person": {
        "rrn": null,
        "name": "Jan Haud\u0027huyze",
        "address": null,
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      "evidence_quote": "De Bestuurders ... en de heer Jan Haud\u0027huyze, Ernest Feysplein 15, 8400 Oostende verlengen hun mandaat."
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2004
05-07-2004 Articles of association amended Statutes amendment
Summary: v3.2
Technical details 
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        "name": "E.H. Jozef Dessein",
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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL Caritas
Registered office
Dekenijstraat 10
8400 Oostende, Belgium
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Source: Belgian State Gazette, CBE, NBB · generated via checked.be · indicative