CENTRAL FRUIT
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CENTRAL FRUIT has been active since 1968 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.7m and a net result of €114,986. Equity has been growing by about 12% per year since 2019. Its solvency ranks better than 53% of 6,172 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).
Overview
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active Normal situation
- Registered office
- 38 active companies are registered at this address Source: KBO register, as of 3 November 2026.
- Activity
- Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes NACE 46319
- Joint committees
- 200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden
- 119 Paritair Comité voor de handel in voedingswaren · annual accounts 30-09-2025
- Establishment unit
- 2.117.714.688 1000 Brussel, since 01-09-1951
- Financial year end
- 30 September
- Peppol
- Reachable since 16-10-2025
Board and ownership
Board
- Achiel De WitteDirector · since 05-05-1994
- Jurgen De WitteDirector · since 23-01-2021
- Auditor
- CONSCIUS BEDRIJFSREVISOREN
Shareholders
- DE WITTE-DE BLICK100%30-09-2025 annual accounts of DE WITTE-DE BLICK
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 0.3%
Annual accounts to 30-09-2025
- Turnover
- €21.3m
- ▲ 8.4%
- Profit
- €114,986
- ▼ 28.7%
- Equity
- €2.7m
- ▲ 4.4%
- Total assets
- €5.6m
- ▲ 6.1%
- Employees on 30-09-2025
- 40
- ▼ 2.4%
- 2025 accounts filed 1 day after the deadline
Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 1.80, cash €12,828Sector: Wholesale trade (NACE 46)lowers riskFounded in 1968Size: turnover €21.3m, 22.6 FTE, total assets €5.6mShow the evidence
Checked score
Score 2025
85
/ 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially stronger than 45% of small companies in wholesale trade (NACE 46)
Financial strength · tick: 2024
Average
Solvency
73-1
equity 48.3% of total assets
Liquidity
24-1
short-term debt 51.4% · cash 0.2%
Profitability
56-1
return on assets 2.1%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
0.3%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Last 24 months
12-2024: 0.2%lowest value
01-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 12-2024
02-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 01-2025
03-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 02-2025
04-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 03-2025
05-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 04-2025
06-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 05-2025
07-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 06-2025
08-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2025
09-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2025
10-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2025
11-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 10-2025
12-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 11-2025
01-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 12-2025
02-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 01-2026
03-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 02-2026
04-2026: 0.4%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 03-2026
05-2026: 0.7%▲ +0.3 percentage points vs 04-2026highest value
06-2026: 0.3%▼ -0.4 percentage points vs 05-2026
07-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 06-2026
08-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2026
09-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026
10-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2026
11-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 10-2026
Credit of up to €230,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 1.8 (1.77 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 51.4% and cash 0.2% of total assets. However, 51.7% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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 46, small). It does better than 57% of them on solvency, 22% on liquidity, 39% on profitability and 63% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 02-11-2026 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.
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
Five signals.
lowers riskraises risk
raises risk · 2025 accounts filed 1 day late
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 01-05-2026, 1 day later. Nearly half (47%) of Belgian companies file late; of those that file 1 to 90 days late, 2.0% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, against 1.66% of all filers. A delay like this does not count in the score.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
1 day late
2024
5 days early
2023
22 days late
2022
8 days late
2021
1 day early
2020
1 day early
2019
27 days late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 7 days after the deadline. In the sector (NACE 46), the median for financial year 2024 was 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed late.
Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2026 is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 1 May (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
30-09-2026 year end03-11-2026 today30-04-2027 deadline
Financials
Financials · financial year 2025, full format
2025 annual accounts filed 1 day after the deadline Filed on 1 May 2026, deadline 30 April 2026 (7 months after the close on 30 September 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00098893.
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 01-05-2026 PDF all 48 filings
Turnover
€21.3m▲ 8.4%
2024 · €19.7m
EBIT margin
0.7%▼ 0.4pp
2024 · 1.1%
Net result
€114,986▼ 28.7%
2024 · €161,347
Working capital
€2.3m▲ 10.4%
2024 · €2.1m
Multi-year overview
2019 to 2025, 7 financial yearsTurnover
€21.3m
▲ 8.4%
2025
20192025
Operating result
€147,250
▼ 29.6%
2025
20192025
Net result
€114,986
▼ 28.7%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
EBIT margin
0.7%
▼ 0.4pp
2025
20192025
Equity
€2.7m
▲ 4.4%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Total assets
€5.6m
▲ 6.1%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Debt
€2.9m
▲ 7.8%
2025
20192025
Working capital
€2.3m
▲ 10.4%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Solvency
48.3%
▼ 0.8pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Current ratio
1.80
▲ 0.02
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Return on assets (ROA)
2.1%
▼ 1.0pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Staff (FTE)
22.6
▲ 2.7%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€17.9m-€19.3m▲ 7.7%€17.2m▼ 10.9%€17.0m▼ 1.2%€18.2m▲ 7.2%€19.7m▲ 8.0%€21.3m▲ 8.4%
Operating result-€0.2m-€0.5m€0.4m▼ 17.1%€0.4m▼ 12.2%€0.3m▼ 5.9%€0.2m▼ 37.4%€0.1m▼ 29.6%
Net result-€0.2m-€0.4mabove the sector's middle half€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 30.4%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 9.0%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 1.2%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 35.8%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 28.7%
EBIT margin-1.2%-2.5%▲ 3.7pp2.4%▼ 0.2pp2.1%▼ 0.3pp1.8%▼ 0.3pp1.1%▼ 0.8pp0.7%▼ 0.4pp
Equity€1.2m-€1.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 32.3%€1.9mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 17.0%€2.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 13.2%€2.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 11.5%€2.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 6.6%€2.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 4.4%
Total assets€6.5m-€4.9mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 24.1%€3.9mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 20.3%€4.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 16.2%€5.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 15.0%€5.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€5.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 6.1%
Debt€5.3m-€3.3m▼ 37.4%€2.0m▼ 39.0%€2.4m▲ 19.1%€2.8m▲ 18.2%€2.7m▼ 5.1%€2.9m▲ 7.8%
Working capital€0.7m-€1.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 57.3%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 22.6%€1.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 19.9%€2.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 22.7%€2.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 4.6%€2.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 10.4%
Solvency19.1%-33.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.2pp48.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.6pp47.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.3pp46.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp49.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.9pp48.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp
Current ratio1.14-1.35within the sector's middle half▲ 0.211.69within the sector's middle half▲ 0.341.68within the sector's middle half▼ 0.011.70within the sector's middle half▲ 0.021.77within the sector's middle half▲ 0.071.80within the sector's middle half▲ 0.02
Return on assets (ROA)-3.4%-8.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 11.5pp7.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.0pp5.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp4.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp3.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.7pp2.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.0pp
Staff (FTE)16.5-16.5within the sector's middle half=16.4within the sector's middle half▼ 0.6%22.9within the sector's middle half▲ 39.6%22.7within the sector's middle half▼ 0.9%22within the sector's middle half▼ 3.1%22.6within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7%
above
within
below
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
The operating result for 2025 is 30% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2021. It is the fourth fall in a row.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €5.6m
Fixed assets
€431,925 ▼ 17.0%
Current assets
€5.2m ▲ 8.7%
Equity and liabilities €5.6m
Equity
€2.7m ▲ 4.4%
Debt
€2.9m ▲ 7.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 50.9% to 51.7%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€239,456▼
2024 · €333,428
Cash flow
€207,192▼
2024 · €285,712
Debt to equity
1.07▲
2024 · 1.04
ROE
4.2%▼
2024 · 6.2%
Interest coverage
63.39▼
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.9m▲
2024 · €2.7m
Income taxes
€49,248▼
2024 · €66,856
Customer credit
36 days▲
2024 · 31 days
Supplier credit
51 days▼
2024 · 51 days
Staff costs
€1.2m▲
2024 · €1.1m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Staff
| Item | 30-09-2021 | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 16 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
| full-time | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| part-time | 1 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| in full-time equivalents | 15.6 | 22 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 22.6 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 16.4 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22 | 22.6 |
| On a permanent contract | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Joined | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Left | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Training hours | - | - | 130 | - | 56 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts
Securities and guarantees
| Item | 30-09-2021 | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debts secured on the company's own assets | €116,454 | - | - | - | - |
| Pledge on the business | €750,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Mandates to pledge the business | €2.4m | - | - | - | - |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)
Investments
| Item | 30-09-2021 | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €84,959 | €10,166 | €753 | €197,936 | €3,582 |
| Intangible fixed assets | €5,540 | - | - | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets | - | €67,445 | - | - | - |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €137,284 | €133,430 | €120,430 | €124,365 | €92,206 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Auditor
The auditor is CONSCIUS BEDRIJFSREVISOREN.
| Item | 30-09-2021 | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee for the audit | €4,271 | €3,233 | €4,953 | €5,057 | €5,500 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (relations with the auditor)
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | €17.2m | €17.0m | €18.2m | €19.7m | €21.3m | ▲ 8.4% |
| Turnover70 | €17.9m | €19.3m | €17.2m | €17.0m | €18.2m | €19.7m | €21.3m | ▲ 8.4% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | €0.002m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.01m | ▲ 1.7% |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | €16.8m | €16.7m | €17.9m | €19.5m | €21.2m | ▲ 8.8% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | €14.6m | €14.4m | €15.5m | €16.7m | €18.3m | ▲ 9.8% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | €14.3m | €14.4m | €15.7m | €16.5m | €18.2m | ▲ 10.4% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | - | €0.3m | -€0.02m | -€0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 36.4% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | €1.3m | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.5m | ▲ 1.0% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €0.8m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.1m | €1.2m | ▲ 8.4% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.4m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | ▼ 25.9% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | -€0.009m | - | €0.05m | €0.01m | -€0.06m | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €0.01m | €0.008m | €0.003m | €0.004m | €0.07m | ▲ 21× |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€0.2m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 29.6% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.04m | ▲ 7.3% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.04m | ▲ 7.3% |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.04m | ▲ 8.0% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | €328 | €499 | €76 | €326 | €51 | ▼ 84.5% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | ▲ 23.3% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | ▲ 23.3% |
| Debt charges650 | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.004m | ▲ 196% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 12.8% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | €0.005m | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€0.2m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 28.0% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.003m | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.07m | €0.05m | ▼ 26.3% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.07m | €0.05m | ▼ 26.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€0.2m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 28.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€0.2m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 28.7% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €6.5m | €4.9m | €3.9m | €4.6m | €5.3m | €5.3m | €5.6m | ▲ 6.1% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.4m | ▼ 17.0% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.04m | ▼ 29.7% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▼ 22.3% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.08m | ▼ 28.0% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €0.09m | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 22.2% |
| Leasing and similar rights25 | - | - | €0.01m | €0.004m | - | - | - | - |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.05m | ▼ 10.6% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Shares284 | - | - | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €5.8m | €4.3m | €3.3m | €4.0m | €4.8m | €4.8m | €5.2m | ▲ 8.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.1m | - | - |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.1m | - | - |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.1m | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €5.2m | €3.8m | €3.2m | €3.8m | €4.4m | €4.6m | €5.1m | ▲ 12.2% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €1.8m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €1.7m | €2.1m | ▲ 24.9% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €1.3m | €2.0m | €2.6m | €2.9m | €3.1m | ▲ 5.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.2m | €0.09m | €0.003m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 37.9% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 17.2% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €6.5m | €4.9m | €3.9m | €4.6m | €5.3m | €5.3m | €5.6m | ▲ 6.1% |
| Equity10/15 | €1.2m | €1.6m | €1.9m | €2.2m | €2.4m | €2.6m | €2.7m | ▲ 4.4% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.02m | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €1.1m | €1.5m | €1.8m | €2.1m | €2.3m | €2.5m | €2.6m | ▲ 4.6% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €5.3m | €3.3m | €2.0m | €2.4m | €2.8m | €2.7m | €2.9m | ▲ 7.8% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.004m | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | €0.05m | €0.004m | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions173 | - | - | €0.05m | €0.004m | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €5.1m | €3.2m | €2.0m | €2.4m | €2.8m | €2.7m | €2.9m | ▲ 7.4% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | €0.07m | €0.05m | €0.004m | - | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | €0.05m | €0.007m | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | €0.05m | €0.007m | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €2.8m | €2.0m | €1.6m | €1.9m | €2.6m | €2.3m | €2.5m | ▲ 8.4% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €1.6m | €1.9m | €2.6m | €2.3m | €2.5m | ▲ 8.4% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▼ 0.2% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▼ 13.7% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 8.9% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €0.1m | - | - | - | - |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | €0 | €0.004m | €0.001m | €0.004m | €0.02m | ▲ 335% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€218,392 | €401,843 | €279,736 | €254,486 | €251,417 | €161,347 | €114,986 | ▼ 28.7% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €356,334 | €134,128 | €137,284 | €133,430 | €120,430 | €124,365 | €92,206 | ▼ 25.9% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €137,942 | €535,972 | €417,020 | €387,916 | €371,847 | €285,712 | €207,192 | ▼ 27.5% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€50,578 | -€90,499 | -€77,611 | €2,866 | -€197,936 | -€3,582 | ▲ 98.2% |
| Change in cash | - | -€96,241 | -€86,827 | €6,789 | €4,150 | €6,470 | -€7,840 | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 14,766 companies had the same profile as CENTRAL FRUIT has now. Two years later, 96.2% were still going and 0.2% had gone bankrupt.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
96.2%
was still going
3.5%
stopped otherwise
0.2%
went bankrupt
Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
That fits the bankruptcy probability of CENTRAL FRUIT itself: 0.3% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,446 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 14,766 companies, not a prediction for CENTRAL FRUIT. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
Latest 10 of 48 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-09-2025 | full format | 01-05-2026 | 2026-00098893 | |
| 30-09-2024 | full format | 25-04-2025 | 2025-00075535 | |
| 30-09-2023 | full format | 22-05-2024 | 2024-00093483 | |
| 30-09-2022 | full format | 08-05-2023 | 2023-00082464 | |
| 30-09-2021 | full format | 29-04-2022 | 2022-20013467 | |
| 30-09-2020 | full format | 29-04-2021 | 2021-12300257 | |
| 30-09-2019 | full format | 27-05-2020 | 2020-13400015 | |
| 30-09-2018 | full format | 07-05-2019 | 2019-12600008 | |
| 30-09-2017 | full format | 24-04-2018 | 2018-10700152 | |
| 30-09-2016 | full format | 15-04-2017 | 2017-09500374 |
Board & ownership
Directors
Directors
2 directors, last change in 2022
Board 2
Achiel De Witte
Current
Director (not named in the articles) · since 05-05-1994 · earlier manager, until 11-01-2022 · term without a fixed end · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 01-05-2026
Current
Statutory auditor 1
CONSCIUS BEDRIJFSREVISOREN
Current
Statutory auditor · current term since 28-03-2025 · permanent representative: Edwin Maes · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 01-05-2026
Owners and capital
Shareholders
1 ownerChain of control
- DE WITTE-DE BLICK
- CENTRAL FRUIT
Owners 1
- DE WITTE-DE BLICKparentEquity €4.3m Profit of €589,520 in 2025 (loss of €1.6m in 2024)100%
Mandate history
3 people, 3 in office
- Board
- Statutory auditor
- began earlier
| Name | Functions and periods |
|---|---|
| Jurgen De Witte |
|
| Achiel De Witte |
|
| CONSCIUS BEDRIJFSREVISOREN |
|
Articles of association
- Transfer restrictionThis rule says whether shareholders may sell their shares freely or need approval first.
- “Helft overdrager,helft koper(s) naar evenredigheid verworven aantal, werkelijke waarde op dag van overdracht”
- Liquidation ruleIn a liquidation the creditors are paid first. What is left goes to the shareholders.
- “Te allen tijde een of meer vereffenaars benoemen of ontslaan, algemene vergadering ontbonden vennootschap”
Articles of association, deed of 11-01-2022 (in Dutch)
Network & group
Part of the group
DE WITTE-DE BLICK
24 companies
Group, risk and exposure
Connections & network
2 current directorsThe network starts from the directors of CENTRAL FRUIT. Every other company they run is a node.
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Company
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Shareholding
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Timeline
Acts, filings and financial milestones
Deadline for the 2026 accounts:
2026
01-05
full format · 1 day late
2025
11-08
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Conscius bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Edwin Maes3 points ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Conscius bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Edwin Maes3 points ▸
- General meeting, 28-03-2025
- Auditor reappointment, Conscius bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Edwin Maes
25-04
full format · 5 days before the deadline
2024
22-05
full format · 22 days late
2023
08-05
full format · 8 days late
2022
30-09
Financial
Equity above €2mequity €2.2m ▲13.2%
After 3 profitable years in a row, equity reaches €2.2m.
10-05
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Conscius Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Georges Koslowski3 points ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Conscius Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Georges Koslowski3 points ▸
- General meeting, “unanimiteit van stemmen” (deed in Dutch)
- Auditor reappointment, Conscius Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Georges Koslowski
29-04
full format · 1 day before the deadline
11-01
Gazette deed
1 director appointed, 1 director resigning, 1 reappointedResignation: Achiel De Witte (manager) · Reappointment: Achiel De Witte (director) · Appointment: Jurgen De Witte (director)11 points ▸
Gazette deed
1 director appointed, 1 director resigning, 1 reappointed
Resignation: Achiel De Witte (manager) · Reappointment: Achiel De Witte (director) · Appointment: Jurgen De Witte (director)11 points ▸
- General meeting, 23-12-2021
- Purpose change
- Amendment of the articles, mentioned 2 times in the deed
- Capital conversion, “statutair onbeschikbare eigen vermogensrekeningen” (deed in Dutch)
- Capital conversion, “beschikbaar voor uitkering” (deed in Dutch)
- Capital
- Director resignation, Achiel De Witte (manager)
- Director reappointment, Achiel De Witte (director (not named in the articles))
- Director discharge, Achiel De Witte
- Director appointment, Jurgen De Witte (director)
- Registered office clause, “1000 Brussel,Werkhuizenkaai 112-154” (deed in Dutch)
2021
29-04
full format · 1 day before the deadline
2020
30-09
Financial
Back to profitnet €401,843
The net result is €401,843, after one loss-making year.
27-05
full format · 27 days late
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.
Sources:Publications in the Belgian Official GazetteFilings with the National Bank
History
Company details
Register details
Identity
KBO recordName
CENTRAL FRUIT in Dutch
Enterprise number
0402.787.055
Legal form
Private limited company
Status
Active, normale toestand
Founded
01-01-1968
Entity type
Legal entity
DurationMost companies exist for an unlimited period, until they are dissolved.
Unlimited
deed of 11-01-2022 (in Dutch)Registered office clauseThe articles name the region of the registered office. The language of official documents depends on that region, among other things.
“Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, zetel kan zonder statutenwijziging verplaatst worden in België bij besluit van het bestuursorgaan voor zover…”
deed of 11-01-2022 (in Dutch)Registered office and establishments
Registered office
Werkhuizenkaai 112-154, 1000 Brussel, Belgium
Establishment unit
Werkhuizenkaai 112, 1000 Brussel since 01-09-1951 · unit number 2.117.714.688
Activities
NACEBEL 2025VAT activities
46319
Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
46319
Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes main activity
Codes under NACEBEL 2008
VAT activities
46319
Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
46319
Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes main activity
Codes under NACEBEL 2003
VAT activities
51310
main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
51310
main activity
Joint committees
200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden
119 Paritair Comité voor de handel in voedingswaren annual accounts 30-09-2025
PurposeThe purpose describes the activities the company may carry out under its articles.
deed of 11-01-2022 (in Dutch)
“Handel, import en export van groenten, fruit en alle voedingsartikelen; Uitbaten van een handel in elektronische producten en andere…”
9 activities
- Handel, import en export van groenten, fruit en alle voedingsartikelen.
- Uitbaten van een handel in elektronische producten en andere ICT-goederen en producten en het uitoefenen van alle bedrijvigheden die met de handel verband houden, zoals de ontwikkeling en verkoop van hard- en software en consultancy opdrachten.
- Huur en verhuur, alsmede leasing van elektronische producten en andere ICT-goederen en producten.
- Huur en verhuur, alsmede leasing van personenauto’s, bestelauto’s, vrachtauto’s, voorraden en andere bedrijfsmiddelen.
- Het financieren van vermogenswaarden en in het bijzonder het financieren, waaronder aan- en verkoop, huur en verhuur, alsmede leasing van personenauto’s, bestelauto’s, vrachtauto’s, voorraden en andere bedrijfsmiddelen.
- De vennootschap mag in België en in het buitenland alle commerciële, industriële, financiële, roerende en onroerende verrichtingen doen die rechtstreeks of onrechtstreeks in verband staan met haar voorwerp.
- Zij mag eveneens belangen hebben bij wijze van inbreng, inschrijving of anderszins, in alle ondernemingen, verenigingen of vennootschappen, die een gelijkaardig voorwerp nastreven of wier voorwerp van aard is dat van de vennootschap te bevorderen.
- Zij mag zich voor deze vennootschappen borg stellen of hun aval verlenen, voorschotten en kredieten toestaan, hypothecaire of andere waarborgen verstrekken.
- De vennootschap kan de functie van bestuurder of zaakvoerder in andere vennootschappen waarnemen, mits naleving van artikel 2:55 WV.
Invoicing and payment
VAT number
BE 0402.787.055
Financial year and general meeting
Accounts at the NBBFinancial year end
30-09
Annual meetingThe shareholders approve the annual accounts, among other things, at the annual meeting.
First Thursday of March at 18:00
deed of 11-01-2022 (in Dutch)Sites & property
Location
Buildings and parcels at the address
Ground area
3.7 ha
Building footprint
48 m²
Building volume
195 m³
| Cadastral parcel | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21813F0611/00L000 | Brussels | 3.7 ha | 1 · 48 m² | 11.0 m · 1 |