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CHANEL

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Private limited companyfounded 1928active for 98 yearsWaterloolaan 64, 1000 Brussel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0402.149.330
Summary

CHANEL has been active since 1928 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.4m and a net result of €2.7m. Equity remains stable across the filed financial years (±0.4% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 9% of 6,153 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

History

On 1 January 1928, CHANEL was incorporated.1 A capital increase in 2007 brought the capital to €335,250.2 CHANEL was merged into the company in 2007.2 In 2018 the registered office moved to Bruxelles.3 Of the 4 current board members, Lawrence C. MAISEL has served longest, since 2005.4 Turnover went from €47.0m in 2018 to €52.8m in 2025 and headcount from 59.4 to 70.9 full-time equivalents.5

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2Belgian Official Gazette, 13-07-2007
  3. 3Belgian Official Gazette, 17-07-2018
  4. 4Belgian Official Gazette, 29-07-2024
  5. 5National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, financial year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2025 · full format
26-01
Gazette deed Resignation: Géraldine FRÉGÉ (director)
Appointment: Makesia SIMMONS (director) · Director discharge4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 14-11-2025
  • Director resignation, Géraldine FRÉGÉ (director)
  • Director discharge, Géraldine FRÉGÉ (director)
  • Director appointment, Makesia SIMMONS (director)
20-01
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney9 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 14-11-2025
  • Power of attorney, Géraldine FRÉGÉ
  • Other provision, “maintien des pouvoirs de Nader EL-MIR, tels que modifiés par la décision ci-dessous” (deed in French)
  • Power of attorney, Makesia SIMMONS (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Nader EL-MIR (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Agathe BRANGIER
  • Power of attorney, Maartje YDEMA
  • Other provision, 10-09-2025, “ratification d'actions entreprises depuis le 10-09-2025” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “absence de rémunération des mandataires” (deed in French)
2025
04-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2024 · unclassified schema
29-04
Gazette deed Reappointment: Ernst & Young Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (commissaire aux comptes)
Permanent representative: Thomas MEURICE5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 15-05-2024
  • General meeting, “Renouvellement du mandat du commissaire aux comptes, approuve le renouvellement du mandat de commissaire aux comptes” (deed in French)
  • Auditor reappointment, Ernst & Young Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (commissaire aux comptes)
  • Permanent representative, Thomas MEURICE (representative)
  • Board meeting, 12-02-2025
24-01
Gazette deed Resignation: Guergana IVANOVA (director)
Appointment: Nader EL MIR (director) · Director discharge · Power of attorney13 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-12-2024
  • Director resignation, Guergana IVANOVA (director)
  • Director discharge, Guergana IVANOVA (director)
  • Director appointment, Nader EL MIR (director)
  • Board meeting, 06-01-2025
  • Power of attorney, Guergana IVANOVA
  • Other provision, “maintien pouvoirs antérieurs, en vigueur tels que modifiés” (deed in French)
  • Power of attorney, Géraldine FREGE (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Nader EL MIR (2 times)
  • Other provision, 01-01-2025, “ratification actions depuis 2025-01-01” (deed in French)
  • Power of attorney, Vianney LEGRAVEREND
  • Other provision, 01-01-2025, “ratification actions bancaires depuis 2025-01-01” (deed in French)
  • +1 further fact in this act
2024
29-07
Gazette deed Reappointments: Guergana IVANOVA, Michael RENA and Lawrence C. MAISEL
4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2023
  • Director reappointment, Guergana IVANOVA (director)
  • Director reappointment, Michael RENA (director)
  • Director reappointment, Lawrence C. MAISEL (director)
29-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · unclassified schema
19-01
Gazette deed Resignations: Lawrence MAISEL (director) and Michael RENA (director)
Appointments: Géraldine FRÉGÉ (director) and Fabrice RAOUL (director) · Director discharge7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 07-12-2023
  • Director resignation, Lawrence MAISEL (director)
  • Director resignation, Michael RENA (director)
  • Director discharge, Lawrence MAISEL (director)
  • Director discharge, Michael RENA (director)
  • Director appointment, Géraldine FRÉGÉ (director)
  • Director appointment, Fabrice RAOUL (director)
2023
09-11
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney10 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 20-10-2023
  • Power of attorney, Grégoire SILVESTRE
  • Power of attorney, Aurélie BONDAIN
  • Other provision, “maintien des pouvoirs de Guergana IVANOVA, sous réserve des termes et conditions des décisions prises aux présentes” (deed in French)
  • Power of attorney, Guergana IVANOVA (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Géraldine FREGE (2 times)
  • Other provision, 23-11-2022, “ratification des actions de Guergana IVANOVA et Géraldine FREGE” (deed in French)
  • Power of attorney, Vianney LEGRAVEREND
  • Other provision, 23-11-2022, “ratification des actions bancaires de Guergana IVANOVA, Géraldine FREGE et Vianney LEGRAVEREND” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “absence de rémunération des mandataires pour l'exécution de ces pouvoirs” (deed in French)
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · unclassified schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result from 2018 to 2025net €5.7m ▲82%
Operating result €8.7m, net result €5.7m, both a record.
Show earlier events
31-12
Financial Equity above €1mequity €1.8m ▲198%
A profit in every financial year since 2018 builds equity to €1.8m.
01-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · unclassified schema
17-03
Gazette deed Permanent representative: Thomas Meurice
2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 09-02-2022
  • Permanent representative, Thomas Meurice (représentant légal du commissaire aux comptes)
26-01
Gazette deed Resignation: Deloitte (commissaire aux comptes)
Appointment: Ernst & Young Réviseurs d'Entreprises (commissaire aux comptes) · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 05-06-2021
  • Director resignation, Deloitte (commissaire aux comptes)
  • Auditor appointment, Ernst & Young Réviseurs d'Entreprises (commissaire aux comptes)
  • Power of attorney, LBBH
2021
31-12
Financial Equity above €500,000equity €588,106 ▲23.8%
A profit in every financial year since 2018 builds equity to €588,106.
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · unclassified schema
2020
02-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · full format · 63 days late
28-02
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Mandate compensation · Power-of-attorney revocation9 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 11-02-2020
  • Power of attorney, Guergana IVANOVA (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Grégoire SILVESTRE (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Aurélie BONDAIN
  • Mandate compensation, Guergana IVANOVA
  • Mandate compensation, Grégoire SILVESTRE
  • Mandate compensation, Aurélie BONDAIN
  • Power-of-attorney revocation, “tous pouvoirs bancaires et spéciaux qui avaient été conférés par l'organe de gestion de la Société” (deed in French)
  • Ratification, “toutes les actions entreprises par Monsieur Grégoire SILVESTRE avant la date de ces résolutions, à condition que ces actions aient été entreprises dans l'intérê…” (deed in French)
31-01
Gazette deed Resignations: IVANOVA Guergana, MAISEL Lawrence and RENA Michael
Reappointments: IVANOVA Guergana, MAISEL Lawrence and RENA Michael · Legal-form conversion · Reserve release17 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 10-12-2019
  • Legal-form conversion, “Société à responsabilité limitée (SRL)” (deed in French)
  • Reserve release, “Suppression du compte de capitaux propres statutairement indisponible et mise à disposition des fonds pour distribution” (deed in French)
  • Amendment of the articles
  • Capital
  • Director resignation, IVANOVA Guergana (manager)
  • Director resignation, MAISEL Lawrence (manager)
  • Director resignation, RENA Michael (manager)
  • Director reappointment, IVANOVA Guergana (director (not named in the articles))
  • Director reappointment, MAISEL Lawrence (director (not named in the articles))
  • Director reappointment, RENA Michael (director (not named in the articles))
  • Mandate compensation, IVANOVA Guergana
  • +5 further facts in this act
2019
31-12
Financial Equity above €2mequity €3.5m ▲152%
A profit in every financial year since 2018 builds equity to €3.5m.
22-10
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Mandate compensation · Power-of-attorney revocation7 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 13-09-2019
  • Power of attorney, Guergana IVANOVA (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Grégoire SILVESTRE
  • Power of attorney, Maartje YDEMA
  • Mandate compensation, Guergana IVANOVA
  • Power-of-attorney revocation, “Retrait de tous pouvoirs bancaires et spéciaux conférés par l'organe de gestion de la Société, prenant effet à partir de la date des résolutions du 13 septembre…” (deed in French)
  • Ratification, “Ratification de toutes les actions entreprises par Madame Guergana IVANOVA avant le 13-09-2019, à condition qu'elles aient été entreprises dans l'intérêt…” (deed in French)
23-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · full format
17-01
Gazette deed Resignations: IVANOVA Guergana, MAISEL Lawrence and RENA Michael
Appointments: IVANOVA Guergana, MAISEL Lawrence and RENA Michael · Legal-form conversion · Net-asset statement24 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 12-12-2018
  • Legal-form conversion, “Société Privée à Responsabilité Limitée” (deed in French)
  • Net-asset statement, 30-09-2018
  • Capital, €335,250
  • Director resignation, IVANOVA Guergana (director)
  • Director resignation, MAISEL Lawrence (director)
  • Director resignation, RENA Michael (director)
  • Director discharge, IVANOVA Guergana
  • Director discharge, MAISEL Lawrence
  • Director discharge, RENA Michael
  • Director appointment, IVANOVA Guergana (gérant non statutaire)
  • Director appointment, MAISEL Lawrence (gérant non statutaire)
  • +12 further facts in this act
2018
18-10
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Revocation5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 19-09-2018
  • Power of attorney, Guergana IVANOVA (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Grégoire SILVESTRE
  • Power of attorney, Maartje YDEMA
  • Revocation, “Toutes les délégations de pouvoirs précédemment attribuées à d'autres personnes sont désormais caduques.” (deed in French)
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2017 · full format
17-07
Gazette deed Registered office
Registered-office move2 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 11-06-2018
  • Registered-office move, Boulevard de Waterloo 64, 1000 Bruxelles
2017
29-11
Gazette deed Reappointments: Michael RENA (director) and Lauwrence C. MAISEL (director)
Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2017
  • Director reappointment, Michael RENA (director)
  • Director reappointment, Lauwrence C. MAISEL (director)
  • Mandate compensation, Michael RENA
  • Mandate compensation, Lauwrence C. MAISEL
10-10
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Revocation5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 17-04-2017
  • Power of attorney, Corinne BERRIOS (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Bruno CHARPENTIER
  • Power of attorney, Maartje Ydema
  • Revocation, “Toutes les délégations de pouvoirs précédemment attribuées à d'autres personnes sont désormais caduques.” (deed in French)
27-09
Gazette deed Resignation: Corinne Berrios (director)
Appointment: Guergana IVANOVA (director)5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 24-08-2017
  • Director resignation, Corinne Berrios (director)
  • Director resignation, Corinne Berrios (directeur général)
  • Director appointment, Guergana IVANOVA (director)
  • Director appointment, Guergana IVANOVA (directeur général)
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2016 · full format
06-07
Gazette deed Reappointment: SC SFD DELOITTE REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Marie- Noelle GODEAU3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-06-2016
  • Auditor reappointment, SC SFD DELOITTE REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES
  • Permanent representative, Marie- Noelle GODEAU
2014
08-07
Gazette deed Reappointment: Deloitte Réviseurs d'entreprises (statutory auditor)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2013
  • Auditor reappointment, Deloitte Réviseurs d'entreprises
2013
26-09
Gazette deed Reappointment: CHANEL (director)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2013
  • Director reappointment, CHANEL (director)
2012
14-09
Gazette deed Resignation: Pierre-Yves Wecxsteen (director)
Appointment: Corinne Berrios (director)3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-05-2012
  • Director resignation, Pierre-Yves Wecxsteen (director)
  • Director appointment, Corinne Berrios (director)
2007
13-07
Gazette deed Capital & shares · Purpose · Amendment of the articles · Name · Restructuring
Approval · Merger · Accounting effect10 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-06-2007
  • Approval, 31-12-2006
  • Merger, “absorption”, 25517 (deed in French)
  • Accounting effect, 01-01-2007
  • Capital increase, €222,750
  • Power of attorney, MB&P
  • Name change, CHANEL
  • Purpose change, “La société a pour objet l'achat, la vente, le commerce, la distribution, l'exportation et l'importation, la fabrication, la transformation et l'exploitation tou…” (deed in French)
  • Amendment of the articles
  • Capital, €335,250
07-05
Gazette deed Restructuring · Miscellaneous
Merger1 fact ▸
  • Merger, “absorption, dissolution sans liquidation” (deed in French)
2006
24-07
Gazette deed Miscellaneous
Power of attorney5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 14-04-2006
  • Power of attorney, Anne Van Bever
  • Power of attorney, Pierre-Yves Wecxsteen (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Claude De Baene (2 times)
  • Power of attorney, Anne Voncken (2 times)
2005
07-10
Gazette deed Reappointments: Michael RENA (director) and Lawrence C MAISEL (director)
Appointment: Pierre-Yves WECXSTEEN (director) · Mandate compensation · Mandate end6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-05-2005
  • Director reappointment, Michael RENA (director)
  • Director reappointment, Lawrence C MAISEL (director)
  • Director appointment, Pierre-Yves WECXSTEEN (director)
  • Mandate compensation, DIFFUSION DE PRODUITS DE LUXE - DIPROLUX S.A.
  • Mandate end, “Assemblée Générale Ordinaire de l'an 2011” (deed in French)
22-09
Gazette deed Appointment: Pierre-Yves Wecxsteen (directeur général, fondé de pouvoirs)
Power of attorney4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 13-05-2005
  • Power of attorney, Dominique d'Arjuzon
  • Director appointment, Pierre-Yves Wecxsteen (directeur général, fondé de pouvoirs)
  • Power of attorney, Pierre-Yves Wecxsteen
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 49 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all 49 are under Financials.
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