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CHOCO

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Cooperative companyfounded 2001active for 25 yearsVan Baurscheitlaan 16-18, 2100 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0475.754.316
Summary

CHOCO has been active since 2001 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €459,947 and a net result of €134,379. Equity has been shrinking by about 5.9% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 53% of 2,083 sector peers (NACE 73, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Overview

Overview

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Active since 02-10-2001 Normal situation
Activity
Advertising agencies NACE 73110and 1 other
Joint committee
200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden · annual accounts 2025
Establishment unit
2.116.451.611 2100 Antwerpen, since 03-07-2002
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Reachable since 12-12-2025

Financial position

95 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
< 0.1%
Annual accounts 2025
Gross margin
€307,197
▼ 4.4%
Turnover
≈ €620,000
estimated
Profit
€134,379
▲ 1.5%
Equity
€459,947
▲ 11.6%
Total assets
€966,121
▲ 17.9%
Employees on 31-12-2025
1
=
Score breakdownlowers riskLiquidity: current ratio 3.16, cash €342,040Equity €459,947 (47.6% of total assets)Founded in 2001Size: 1.2 FTE, total assets €966,121Show the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
95 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially stronger than 61% of micro companies in advertising and market research (NACE 73)
Financial strength · tick: 2024
Strong
Solvency 73-2
equity 47.6% of total assets
Liquidity 82=
short-term debt 28.8% · cash 35.4%
Profitability 86-3
return on assets 13.9%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.2% (11,227 companies, NACE 73, micro)
Last 24 months 12-2024: 0.1% 01-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025highest value 07-2025: < 0.1%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2026lowest value 07-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2026lowest value 08-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2026lowest value 09-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026lowest value 10-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value 11-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2026lowest value
Credit of up to €40,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 3.16 (3.19 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 28.8% and cash 35.4% of total assets. However, 52.4% 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 73, micro). It does better than 47% of them on solvency, 74% on liquidity, 63% on profitability and 62% 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

Six signals.
lowers riskneutral
lowers risk · Liquidity: current ratio 3.16, cash €342,040
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Equity €459,947 (47.6% of total assets)
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 2001
Companies that have existed this long fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Size: 1.2 FTE, total assets €966,121
Companies of this size fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Growing equity
Reported equity is higher than in 2023 and did not fall compared with 2024. These amounts do not establish the cause of the change.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €459,947
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 27-05-2026, 65 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
65 days early
2024
46 days early
2023
133 days early
2022
48 days early
2021
125 days early
2020
65 days early
2019
86 days early
← 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 81 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 73), the median for financial year 2024 was 6 days before the deadline, and 36% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 27 May (4 of the last 5 accounts filed within 60 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
02-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
That holds for every publication since 2021.
KBO publications

Financials

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 27-05-2026 PDF all 24 filings

Turnover
≈ €620,000
Estimated: probably between €410,000 and €820,000
Total assets
€966,121▲ 17.9%
2024 · €819,403
Net result
€134,379▲ 1.5%
2024 · €132,441
Working capital
€600,942▲ 18.2%
2024 · €508,511
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
Operating result
€219,149
▲ 9.3% 2025
20182025
Net result
€134,379
▲ 1.5% 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Equity
€459,947
▲ 11.6% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€966,121
▲ 17.9% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Debt
€344,064
▲ 40.3% 2025
20182025
Working capital
€600,942
▲ 18.2% 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Solvency
47.6%
▼ 2.7pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
3.16
▼ 0.04 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
13.9%
▼ 2.3pp 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
1.2
▼ 29.4% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.5m-€0.05m▼ 89.9%-€0.04m€0.04m€0.1m▲ 223%€0.09m▼ 37.8%€0.2m▲ 136%€0.2m▲ 9.3%
Net result€0.3m-€0.03m▼ 91.4%-€0.05mbelow the sector's middle half€0.01mwithin the sector's middle half€0.08mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 479%€0.05mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 32.0%€0.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 156%€0.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.5%
Equity€0.7m-€0.5m▼ 23.5%€0.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 12.5%€0.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 4.6%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 2.1%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 16.7%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 10.1%€0.5mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 11.6%
Total assets€1.4m-€1.1m▼ 22.1%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 21.7%€1.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 9.2%€1.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 6.5%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 30.1%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 1.6%€1.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 17.9%
Debt€0.6m-€0.4m▼ 26.9%€0.7m▲ 76.6%€0.6m▼ 14.4%€0.5m▼ 11.5%€0.3m▼ 50.2%€0.2m▼ 9.2%€0.3m▲ 40.3%
Working capital€0.7m-€0.6m▼ 25.4%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 11.0%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 11.3%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 17.1%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.1%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.6%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 18.2%
Solvency50.1%-49.2%▼ 0.9pp35.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 13.8pp37.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.8pp39.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp46.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.5pp50.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.9pp47.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.7pp
Current ratio2.90-3.11▲ 0.212.35within the sector's middle half▼ 0.763.34above the sector's middle half▲ 0.992.75within the sector's middle half▼ 0.592.90within the sector's middle half▲ 0.153.19within the sector's middle half▲ 0.303.16within the sector's middle half▼ 0.04
Return on assets (ROA)20.6%-2.3%▼ 18.3pp-3.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 5.7pp1.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.5pp6.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.5pp6.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp16.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 9.8pp13.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 2.3pp
Staff (FTE)7.9-8.2▲ 3.8%7.8within the sector's middle half▼ 4.9%5.7within the sector's middle half▼ 26.9%5.3within the sector's middle half▼ 7.0%3.3within the sector's middle half▼ 37.7%1.7within the sector's middle half▼ 48.5%1.2within the sector's middle half▼ 29.4%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Advertising, market research and public relations activities (NACE 73). 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 9% higher than in 2024 and the highest since 2021. It is the second rise in a row, after the fall in 2023.

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.

Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €966,121
Fixed assets €86,586 ▲ 9.5%
Current assets €879,535 ▲ 18.8%
Equity and liabilities €966,121
Equity €459,947 ▲ 11.6%
Provisions €162,110 =
Debt €344,064 ▲ 40.3%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 29.9% to 35.6%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€233,347▲
2024 · €214,533
Cash flow
€148,577▲
2024 · €146,392
Debt to equity
0.75▲
2024 · 0.59
ROE
29.2%▼
2024 · 32.1%
Interest coverage
51.15▼
2024 · 78.17
Debt ≤ 1 year
€278,594▲
2024 · €231,793
Income taxes
€84,351▲
2024 · €73,627
Staff costs
€63,497▼
2024 · €94,086
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-12-202231-12-202331-12-202431-12-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date5411
full-time4411
part-time1000
in full-time equivalents4.8411
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents5.33.31.71.2
On a permanent contract5411
Joined5273
Left63103
Training hours-8--

Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts

Securities and guarantees

on own assets and for others
Item2022202320242025
Debts secured on the company's own assets€311,253---
Pledge on the business€470,000--€65,000

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item2022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets€29,997€32,870€8,867€21,685
Financial fixed assets€500---
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€42,910€16,099€13,952€14,198

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2023 · 3 entries · €11,230 awarded · €10,978 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2023 1 €3,282€3,282
2022 2 €7,948€7,696
Schemes
2 entries · €10,748 · €10,748 paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
1 entry · €482 · €230 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 60 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€819,403€966,121▲
Fixed assets21/28€79,099€86,586▲
Intangible fixed assets21€0-
Tangible fixed assets22/27€43,099€50,586▲
Furniture and vehicles24€25,282€34,872▲
Other tangible fixed assets26€17,817€15,714▼
Financial fixed assets28€36,000€36,000=
Current assets29/58€740,304€879,535▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€434,654€471,089▲
Trade receivables40€297,383€405,150▲
Other amounts receivable41€137,271€65,939▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€283,494€342,040▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€22,156€66,406▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€819,403€966,121▲
Equity10/15€412,138€459,947▲
Contributions10/11€96,112€96,112=
Reserves13€316,026€363,835▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€3,965€3,965=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€3,965€3,965=
Tax-exempt reserves132€15,280€15,280=
Distributable reserves133€296,781€344,590▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Provisions and deferred taxes16€162,110€162,110=
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€162,110€162,110=
Pensions and similar obligations160€162,110€162,110=
Amounts payable17/49€245,155€344,064▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€231,793€278,594▲
Financial debts43-€16,821
Credit institutions430/8-€16,821
Trade debts44€87,137€116,069▲
Suppliers440/4€87,137€116,069▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€49,919€59,134▲
Taxes450/3€45,581€53,723▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€4,338€5,412▲
Other amounts payable47/48€94,737€86,569▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€13,362€65,470▲
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€24,223€0▼
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€94,086€63,497▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€13,952€14,198▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€7,400€0▼
Other operating charges640/8€5,179€10,353▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€0-
Gross operating margin9900€321,198€307,197▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€200,581€219,149▲
Financial income75/76B€8,231€7,989▼
Recurring financial income75€8,231€7,989▼
Financial charges65/66B€2,744€8,408▲
Recurring financial charges65€2,744€4,562▲
Non-recurring financial charges66B-€3,846
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€206,068€218,730▲
Income taxes67/77€73,627€84,351▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€132,441€134,379▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€132,441€134,379▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€132,441€134,379▲
Transfer from equity791/2€94,737€86,569▼
Transfer to equity691/2€132,441€134,379▲
To other reserves6921€132,441€134,379▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€94,737€86,569▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€94,737€86,569▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90871.71.2▼

The notes to these accounts have 15 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 27-05-2026.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A----€0-€24,223€0▼ 100%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62----€274,112€227,175€94,086€63,497▼ 32.5%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€55,147€56,109€64,597€64,631€42,910€16,099€13,952€14,198▲ 1.8%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4------€7,400€0▼ 100%
Other operating charges640/8----€9,852€6,814€5,179€10,353▲ 99.9%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-----€44€0--
Gross operating margin9900€995,965€632,901€421,775€442,221€463,513€335,189€321,198€307,197▼ 4.4%
Operating profit (loss)9901€459,499€46,331-€40,084€42,295€136,639€85,056€200,581€219,149▲ 9.3%
Financial income75/76B----€853€592€8,231€7,989▼ 2.9%
Recurring financial income75€2€71€518€706€853€592€8,231€7,989▼ 2.9%
Financial charges65/66B----€24,243€3,262€2,744€8,408▲ 206%
Recurring financial charges65€9,087€8,730€6,964€17,921€7,402€3,262€2,744€4,562▲ 66.2%
Non-recurring financial charges66B----€16,842€0-€3,846-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€450,414€37,672-€46,530€25,080€113,249€82,386€206,068€218,730▲ 6.1%
Income taxes67/77€154,957€12,134€281€11,967€37,265€30,750€73,627€84,351▲ 14.6%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€295,457€25,538-€46,811€13,113€75,983€51,637€132,441€134,379▲ 1.5%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€295,457€25,538-€46,811€13,113€75,983€51,637€132,441€134,379▲ 1.5%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.4m€1.1m€1.4m€1.2m€1.2m€0.8m€0.8m€1.0m▲ 17.9%
Fixed assets21/28€0.3m€0.3m€0.5m€0.4m€0.4m€0.08m€0.08m€0.09m▲ 9.5%
Intangible fixed assets21--€0.01m€0.008m€0.005m€0.003m€0--
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.1m€0.08m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.05m€0.04m€0.05m▲ 17.4%
Plant, machinery and equipment23----€0----
Furniture and vehicles24----€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m▲ 37.9%
Other tangible fixed assets26----€0.2m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m▼ 11.8%
Financial fixed assets28€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m=
Current assets29/58€1.1m€0.8m€0.9m€0.8m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.9m▲ 18.8%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.4m€0.3m€0.5m€0.4m€0.5m€0.6m€0.4m€0.5m▲ 8.4%
Trade receivables40----€0.4m€0.5m€0.3m€0.4m▲ 36.2%
Other amounts receivable41----€0.06m€0.03m€0.1m€0.07m▼ 52.0%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.8m€0.5m€0.3m€0.4m€0.2m€0.1m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 20.7%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1----€0.04m€0.03m€0.02m€0.07m▲ 200%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.4m€1.1m€1.4m€1.2m€1.2m€0.8m€0.8m€1.0m▲ 17.9%
Equity10/15€0.7m€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.5m▲ 11.6%
Contributions10/11€0.05m€0.05m--€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m=
Reserves13€0.6m€0.4m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.4m▲ 15.1%
Non-distributable reserves130/1----€0.005m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311----€0.005m€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m=
Tax-exempt reserves132----€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m=
Distributable reserves133----€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 16.1%
Profit (loss) carried forward14---€0.05m-€0.03m€0€0€0€0-
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m=
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5----€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m=
Pensions and similar obligations160----€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m=
Amounts payable17/49€0.6m€0.4m€0.7m€0.6m€0.5m€0.3m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 40.3%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.2m€0.1m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0---
Financial debts170/4----€0.3m€0---
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.4m€0.3m€0.4m€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 20.2%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42----€0.04m€0---
Financial debts43-------€0.02m-
Credit institutions430/8-------€0.02m-
Trade debts44€0.2m€0.08m€0.2m€0.06m€0.06m€0.1m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 33.2%
Suppliers440/4----€0.06m€0.1m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 33.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45----€0.06m€0.05m€0.05m€0.06m▲ 18.5%
Taxes450/3----€0.04m€0.02m€0.05m€0.05m▲ 17.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9----€0.03m€0.03m€0.004m€0.005m▲ 24.7%
Other amounts payable47/48----€0.1m€0.06m€0.09m€0.09m▼ 8.6%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3----€0.006m€0.02m€0.01m€0.07m▲ 390%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€295,457€25,538-€46,811€13,113€75,983€51,637€132,441€134,379▲ 1.5%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€55,147€56,109€64,597€64,631€42,910€16,099€13,952€14,198▲ 1.8%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€350,604€81,646€17,787€77,744€118,894€67,736€146,392€148,577▲ 1.5%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€57,552-€264,907-€15,250-€30,497€332,312-€8,367-€21,685▼ 159%
Change in cash--€290,122-€163,785€75,617-€176,621-€106,143€160,319€58,547▼ 63.5%

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Historical observation

In July 2024, 31,368 companies had the same profile as CHOCO has now. Two years later, 93.5% were still going and 0.5% had gone bankrupt.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
93.5% was still going
5.9% stopped otherwise
0.5% went bankrupt

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of CHOCO itself: < 0.1% 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.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
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 31,368 companies, not a prediction for CHOCO. 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 24 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 abbreviated format 27-05-2026 2026-00122607 PDF
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 15-06-2025 2025-00151517 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 20-03-2024 2024-00046757 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 13-06-2023 2023-00121105 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 28-03-2022 2022-09000004 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 27-05-2021 2021-16200099 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 06-05-2020 2020-11600219 PDF
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 16-05-2019 2019-13400415 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 01-06-2018 2018-15900311 PDF
31-12-2016 abbreviated format 17-05-2017 2017-12300472 PDF

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Board & ownership

Directors

Directors
3 directors, 2 in day-to-day management, last change in 2023

Board 3

MILLER Veerle Margareta Petrus
Director · appointed in the act of 22-11-2023 · term without a fixed end · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 27-05-2026
Current
PAUWELS Krist Hilde Jozef
Director · appointed in the act of 22-11-2023 · term without a fixed end · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 27-05-2026
Current
PAUWELS Steven Lidwina Hendrik
Director · appointed in the act of 22-11-2023 · term without a fixed end · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 27-05-2026
Current

Day-to-day management 2

MILLER Veerle Margareta Petrus
Managing director · appointed in the act of 22-11-2023
Current
PAUWELS Steven Lidwina Hendrik
Managing director · appointed in the act of 22-11-2023
Current
Signing authorityThe articles say who may bind the company, for example by signing a contract.
“2.de heer PAUWELS Steven Lidwina Hendrik, wonende te 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Rozendaalweg 17, op voordracht van de heer PAUWELS Steven…”
deed of 22-11-2023

Owners and capital

Shareholders

Stated in the act act of 29-06-2023 ↗
  • Steven Pauwels 750 shares · 33.3%
  • Krist Pauwels 750 shares · 33.3%
  • Veerle Miller 750 shares · 33.3%

Capital transactions

Capital over time
  1. 22-11-2023 Capital stated in the deed · 6,000 shares
  2. 29-06-2023 Capital stated in the deed · €20,174.36 · 2,250 shares

Mandate history

3 people, 3 in office
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  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
MILLER Veerle Margareta Petrus
  • Director, appointed in the act of 22-11-2023, still in office
  • Managing director, appointed in the act of 22-11-2023, still in office
PAUWELS Krist Hilde Jozef
  • Director, appointed in the act of 22-11-2023, still in office
PAUWELS Steven Lidwina Hendrik
  • Director, appointed in the act of 22-11-2023, still in office
  • Managing director, appointed in the act of 22-11-2023, still in office
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Articles of association

Transfer restrictionThis rule says whether shareholders may sell their shares freely or need approval first.
“Raad van Bestuur, niet in pand tenzij schriftelijke toestemming”
Liquidation ruleIn a liquidation the creditors are paid first. What is left goes to the shareholders.
“WVV tenzij algemene vergadering anders beslist, algemene vergadering benoemt vereffenaars”

Articles of association, deed of 22-11-2023 (in Dutch)

Network & group

Holdings and subsidiaries

1 holding

Holdings 1

Acquisitions and mergers

1 transaction
Split off to:VRAMDOR
BE 0802.727.458partial demerger · Gazette deed of 22-11-2023 (4 acts)

Connections & network

3 current directors
Depth

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Timeline

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Deadline for the 2026 accounts: 31-07-2027
2026
27-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2025 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 65 days before the deadline
2025
15-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2024 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 46 days before the deadline
2024
20-03
NBB filing Annual accounts 2023 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 133 days before the deadline
2023
22-11
Gazette deed Demerger: CHOCO splits off to VRAMDOR
Appointments: PAUWELS Krist Hilde Jozef, PAUWELS Steven Lidwina Hendrik and MILLER Veerle Margareta Petrus · Accounting effect · Kind of shares26 points ▸
  • General meeting, 04-10-2023
  • Other provision, “bekrachtiging diverse onderhandse kapitaalverrichtingen en verrichtingen statutair onbeschikbare eigen vermogensrekeningen - herbestemming balansposten, bestuur…” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verzaking verslag bestuursorgaan, artikel 12:61 WVV” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verzaking verslag bedrijfsrevisor, artikel 12:62, § 1, lid 1 WW” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verzaking kennisname tussentijdse cijfers, kennisname van tussentijdse cijfers over de stand van het vermogen die niet meer dan drie maanden vóór de datum van d…” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “bestuursorganen van de bij de partiële splitsing betrokken vennootschappen stellen aandeelhouders niet op de hoogte van elke belangrijke wijziging tussen datum…” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “bijzonder verslag bestuursorgaan verkrijgende vennootschap VRAMDOR, artikel 5:121, § 1 juncto artikel 5:133, § 1 WVV” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verslag van de bedrijfsrevisor, artikel 5:121, § 1 juncto artikel 5:133, § 1 WVV” (deed in Dutch)
  • Demerger, “met splitsing gelijkgestelde verrichting door overdracht van activa en passiva vermogensbestanddelen vormen, voorstel” (deed in Dutch)
  • Accounting effect, 01-01-2023
  • Other provision, “bevoorrechte aandelen of effecten, geen bevoorrechte aandelen of effecten waaraan bijzondere rechten werden toegekend” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “vermelding bijzondere bezoldiging bedrijfsrevisor, verzaking aan opmaak verslaggeving voorzien in artikelen 12:8 juncto 12:61 en 12:62 Wetboek van vennootschapp…” (deed in Dutch)
  • The act holds 14 more points.

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

29-06
Gazette deed Demerger proposal: CHOCO splits off to VRAMDOR
Capital · Shareholding · Kind of shares39 points ▸
  • Demerger, “partiële splitsing, deel van het vermogen,zowel de rechten als de verplichtingen” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “initiatief en verbintenis bestuursorganen, bestuursorganen van CHOCO en VRAMDOR” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “kader interne herstructurering vennootschapsgroep CHOCO, rationaliseren vennootschapsstructuur” (deed in Dutch)
  • Merger, “tweede luik herstructurering, geruisloze fusie” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “verwerking luiken herstructurering, afzonderlijke splitsings-en fusievoorstellen en afzonderlijke splitsings-en fusiebalansen” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “fiscaal kader en doelstelling, algehele herstructurering en rationalisering vennootschapsgroep CHOCO” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “directe belastingen neutraliteit, art.183bis jo.211,§1,4e lid WIB 1992” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “vast recht, registratierechten” (deed in Dutch)
  • Other provision, “btw en verkeersbelasting neutraliteit” (deed in Dutch)
  • Capital, €20,174.36
  • Steven Pauwels holds 750 shares (33.33%), mentioned 2 times in the deed
  • Krist Pauwels holds 750 shares (33.33%), mentioned 2 times in the deed
  • The act holds 27 more points.

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

13-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2022 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 48 days before the deadline
2022
28-03
NBB filing Annual accounts 2021 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 125 days before the deadline
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €13,113
The net result is €13,113, after one loss-making year.
27-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2020 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 65 days before the deadline
2020
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€46,811
The net result drops to -€46,811, the lowest from 2018 to 2025. It recovers the following year.
06-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2019 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 86 days before the deadline
2019
16-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2018 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 76 days before the deadline
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2018
01-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2017 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 60 days before the deadline
2017
17-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2016 filedPDF
abbreviated format · 75 days before the deadline
2001
13-10
Gazette deed Incorporation
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

On 2 October 2001, CHOCO was incorporated.1 Total assets went from €806,546 in 2023 to €966,121 in 2025 and headcount from 3.3 to 1.2 full-time equivalents.2

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2023 and 2025

Company details

Register details

Identity

KBO record
Name CHOCO in Dutch
Enterprise number 0475.754.316
Legal form Cooperative company
Status Active, normale toestand
Founded 02-10-2001
Entity type Legal entity
DurationMost companies exist for an unlimited period, until they are dissolved.
Unlimited
deed of 22-11-2023 (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.
“Vlaams Gewest”
deed of 22-11-2023 (in Dutch)

Registered office and establishments

Registered office Van Baurscheitlaan 16-18, 2100 Antwerpen, Belgium
Establishment unit Van Baurscheitlaan 16-18, 2100 Antwerpen since 03-07-2002 · unit number 2.116.451.611

Activities

NACEBEL 2025
VAT activities
73110 Advertising agencies main activity
70200 Business and other management consultancy
Social security (RSZ) activities
73110 Advertising agencies main activity
Codes under NACEBEL 2008
VAT activities
73110 Advertising, market research and public relations activities main activity
70220 Business consulting
Social security (RSZ) activities
73110 Advertising, market research and public relations activities main activity
Codes under NACEBEL 2003
VAT activities
74401 main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
74401 main activity
Joint committee 200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden annual accounts 2025
PurposeThe purpose describes the activities the company may carry out under its articles.
“Het voeren van communicatie in alle mogelijke vormen, zowel voor wat betreft reclame als voor corporate en interne communicatie; Het…”
17 activities
  1. Het voeren van communicatie in alle mogelijke vormen, zowel voor wat betreft reclame als voor corporate en interne communicatie.
  2. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van reclame- en promotiecampagnes voor derden via alle bestaande en nog te ontwikkelen media;
  3. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van buitenreclame: reclameborden en panelen, lichtkranten en neonreclame, aanbrengen van reclame op bussen en dergelijke meer,
  4. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van publicitaire teksten en slogans (copywriting), van publicitaire films, en van publicitaire artikelen in het algemeen.
  5. Het concipiëren van reclametechnieken die ernaar streven de individuele consument te benaderen (direct marketing) door middel van geadresseerde reclame, telefonische verkoopvoorstellen en dergelijke meer.
  6. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van luchtreclame;
  7. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van evenementen, televisieprogramma's, e-commerce, tv-formats;
  8. Het uitgeven van boeken;
  9. Het beheer van publiciteitsdragers: het verkopen van tijd en ruimte voor publiciteit in de diverse media;
  10. Het aanbleden van reclameruimte op panelen rond sportvelden, stationshallen, het verspreiden en thuis bezorgen van monsters en reclamemateriaal, inclusief streekkrantjes en dergelijke;
  11. Het uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van etaleurswerkzaamheden zoals het ontwerpen van showrooms en dergelijke meer;
  12. Het voeren van een agentschap voor fotomodellen, mannequins en hostesses;
  13. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren van websites;
  14. Het bedenken, creëren, coördineren, uítvoeren en laten uitvoeren van beursstands;
  15. Het uitvoeren en laten uitvoeren, het plannen en het organiseren van onderzoek, research en marketingpeilingen.
  16. Het organiseren en geven van opleidingen en trainingen allerhande, het verlenen van strategische adviezen.
  17. Dit alles in de meest ruime zin.
deed of 22-11-2023 (in Dutch)

Invoicing and payment

VAT number BE 0475.754.316
E-invoicing via Peppol
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0475754316
Other Peppol ID 9925:BE0475754316
Registered 12-12-2025

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Financial year and general meeting

Accounts at the NBB
Financial year end 31-12
Annual meetingThe shareholders approve the annual accounts, among other things, at the annual meeting.
Third Wednesday of April at 15:00
deed of 22-11-2023 (in Dutch)

Sites & property

Location
registered office establishment The establishment unit on the map

Buildings and parcels at the address

Ground area
525 m²
Building footprint
189 m²
Building volume
1,639 m³
Cadastral parcel Region Area Buildings Height / floors
11346B0569/00Y000 Flanders 525 m² 1 · 189 m² 11.6 m · 3