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CLAEYS COMM

Bankruptcy closed
Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 2005Kleindokkaai 19, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0874.652.166
Summary

CLAEYS COMM was declared bankrupt on 12-03-2019 (Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent); the bankruptcy was closed by liquidation by judgment of 26-09-2023, published in the Belgian State Gazette on 26-08-2025. The 2017 annual accounts show equity of €77,949 and a net result of €50,414.

CLAEYS COMMBankruptcy closed

Signals

Two signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Bankruptcy closed
The Belgian State Gazette published the closure of the bankruptcy. The latest notice is dated 26-08-2025. The KBO register has not yet processed that closure. The register usually follows the Staatsblad later, so the newer publication in the Staatsblad prevails.
Belgian State Gazette
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2017 was due by 31-07-2018 and was filed on 12-06-2018, 49 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2017
49 d early
2016
11 d late
2015
29 d late
2014
31 d late
2013
2 d early
2012
23 d late
2011
1 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 6 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2017 is 6 days before the deadline, and 39% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

History

CLAEYS COMM was incorporated on 21 June 2005.1 Total assets fell from EUR 514,925 in 2013 to EUR 407,808 in 2017 and headcount from 6.2 to 7.7 full-time equivalents.2 On 12 March 2019 the company was declared bankrupt; the bankruptcy was closed on 26 September 2023.34

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2013 and 2017
  3. 3Belgian State Gazette, 19-03-2019
  4. 4Belgian State Gazette, 26-08-2025

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Financials · fiscal year 2017, abbreviated schema

Equity
€77,949▲ 183%
2016 · €27,535
Total assets
€407,808▲ 6.1%
2016 · €384,317
Net result
€50,414▲ 256%
2016 · €14,152
Working capital
€61,477
2016 · -€569
Trend over the years
In euros
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
No line ticked in this group.
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
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Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20132014201520162017
Operating result€24,298-€20,857▼ 14.2%€9,842▼ 52.8%€24,294▲ 147%€87,860▲ 262%
Net result€16,598-€4,530▼ 72.7%€78▼ 98.3%€14,152▲ 17,979%€50,414▲ 256%
Equity€8,775-€13,304▲ 51.6%€13,383▲ 0.6%€27,535▲ 106%€77,949▲ 183%
Total assets€514,925-€542,625▲ 5.4%€386,373▼ 28.8%€384,317▼ 0.5%€407,808▲ 6.1%
Debt€506,150-€529,320▲ 4.6%€372,990▼ 29.5%€356,782▼ 4.3%€329,859▼ 7.5%
Working capital€96,094-€41,089▼ 57.2%€61,946▲ 50.8%-€569€61,477
Staff (FTE)6.2-5.9▼ 4.8%4.9▼ 16.9%6.7▲ 36.7%7.7▲ 14.9%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€25,000€50,000€75,000€100,000Operating result 2013: €24,298€24,298Net result 2013: €16,598€16,598Operating result 2014: €20,857€20,857Net result 2014: €4,530€4,530Operating result 2015: €9,842€9,842Net result 2015: €78€78Operating result 2016: €24,294€24,294Net result 2016: €14,152€14,152Operating result 2017: €87,860€87,860Net result 2017: €50,414€50,41420132014201520162017€0€25,000€50,000€75,000€100,000Operating result 2015: €9,842€9,840Net result 2015: €78€78Operating result 2016: €24,294€24,300Net result 2016: €14,152€14,200Operating result 2017: €87,860€87,900Net result 2017: €50,414€50,400201520162017
After the dip in 2015 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2017 is 262% above 2016 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2017 in colour, 2016 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €407,808
Fixed assets €25,020 ▼ 44.0%
Current assets €382,787 ▲ 12.7%
Equity and liabilities €407,808
Equity €77,949 ▲ 183%
Debt €329,859 ▼ 7.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 92.8% to 80.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2017 value · change against 2016
EBITDA
€111,894▲
2016 · €49,810
Cash flow
€74,449▲
2016 · €39,668
Current ratio
1.19▲
2016 · 1.00
Debt to equity
0.10▼
2016 · 0.53
ROE
64.7%▲
2016 · 51.4%
ROA
12.4%▲
2016 · 3.7%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€321,310▼
2016 · €340,214
Debt > 1 year
€7,797▼
2016 · €14,513
Income taxes
€36,185▲
2016 · €6,028
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2017 against 2016 · 24 lines
Balance sheet Code20162017
Assets
Total assets20/58€384,317€407,808▲
Fixed assets21/28€44,672€25,020▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€44,672€25,020▼
Current assets29/58€339,645€382,787▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€209,632€308,153▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€124,997€74,169▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€384,317€407,808▲
Equity10/15€27,535€77,949▲
Contributions10/11€40,000€40,000=
Reserves13-€37,949
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€12,465-€26,617▼
Amounts payable17/49€356,782€329,859▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€14,513€7,797▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€340,214€321,310▼
Trade debts44€108,408€111,612▲
Income statement Code20162017
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€25,517€24,035▼
Gross operating margin9900€460,064€564,156▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€24,294€87,860▲
Recurring financial income75€67€40▼
Recurring financial charges65€4,182€1,301▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€20,179€86,599▲
Income taxes67/77€6,028€36,185▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€14,152€50,414▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€14,152€50,414▲
Line20132014201520162017Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€8,392€27,023€16,223€25,517€24,035▼ 5.8%
Gross operating margin9900€391,847€395,309€326,984€460,064€564,156▲ 22.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901€24,298€20,857€9,842€24,294€87,860▲ 262%
Recurring financial income75€760€72€108€67€40▼ 40.5%
Recurring financial charges65€11,733€9,406€4,368€4,182€1,301▼ 68.9%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€17,387€11,523€3,603€20,179€86,599▲ 329%
Income taxes67/77€789€6,993€3,525€6,028€36,185▲ 500%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€16,598€4,530€78€14,152€50,414▲ 256%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€16,598€4,530€78€14,152€50,414▲ 256%
Line20132014201520162017Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€514,925€542,625€386,373€384,317€407,808▲ 6.1%
Fixed assets21/28€38,406€100,095€58,451€44,672€25,020▼ 44.0%
Intangible fixed assets21-€679€339---
Tangible fixed assets22/27€38,406€99,416€58,111€44,672€25,020▼ 44.0%
Current assets29/58€476,518€442,529€327,922€339,645€382,787▲ 12.7%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€358,774€296,225€175,414€209,632€308,153▲ 47.0%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€112,399€141,593€147,160€124,997€74,169▼ 40.7%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€514,925€542,625€386,373€384,317€407,808▲ 6.1%
Equity10/15€8,775€13,304€13,383€27,535€77,949▲ 183%
Contributions10/11€40,000€40,000€40,000€40,000€40,000=
Reserves13----€37,949-
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€31,225-€26,696-€26,617-€12,465-€26,617▼ 114%
Amounts payable17/49€506,150€529,320€372,990€356,782€329,859▼ 7.5%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€100,000€121,930€106,060€14,513€7,797▼ 46.3%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€380,424€401,441€265,976€340,214€321,310▼ 5.6%
Trade debts44€213,943€184,979€89,889€108,408€111,612▲ 3.0%
Line20132014201520162017Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€16,598€4,530€78€14,152€50,414▲ 256%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€8,392€27,023€16,223€25,517€24,035▼ 5.8%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€24,990€31,553€16,301€39,668€74,449▲ 87.7%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€88,712€25,422-€11,738-€4,383▲ 62.7%
Change in cash-€29,194€5,567-€22,163-€50,828▼ 129%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
26-08
Bankruptcy Bankruptcy closure (by liquidation)
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent · event 26-09-2023
2019
19-03
Bankruptcy Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent · event 12-03-2019
2018
12-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2013net €50,414 ▲256%
Operating result €87,860, net result €50,414, both a record.
11-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 11 days late
2016
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
2015
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €78 ▼98.3%
Net result drops to €78, the lowest in the series.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2014
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2013 · abbreviated schema
2013
23-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2012 · abbreviated schema · 23 days late
2012
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · abbreviated schema
2011
25-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2010 · abbreviated schema · 25 days late
2010
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2009 · abbreviated schema
2009
13-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2008 · abbreviated schema · 13 days late
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
No directors read yet: 0 of 2 Gazette acts processed. See the function holders in the CBE →
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2005
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
328 m²
Building footprint
328 m²
Volume, LiDAR
6,416 m³
Parcel 44807G0728/02G012, Flanders · tallest building 23.4 m, ±6 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
3 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
CLAEYS COMM
Kleindokkaai 19, 9000 GentManufacture of rubber and plastic products
since 20052.147.974.235
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44807G0728/02G012 Flanders 328 m² 1 · 328 m² 23.4 m · 6 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Curator SERGE VAN EEGHEM
Zuidstationstraat 34-36, 9000 Gent
12-03-2019 → 26-09-2023

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Company details

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded21-06-2005
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
58190Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing
E-invoicing
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