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COLPEN

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 20197 yrs activeLange Zandstraat(WAL) 109, 2800 Mechelen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0717.692.211
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of COLPEN is 2.3% (moderate). The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (-€12,501) and a net result of -€3,882. Equity is shrinking by ~43.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 8% of 8969 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The company has been active since 2019 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

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Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability1▼-61
Solvency0=
Growth32▼-26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
2.3% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.33 against 0.34 in 2023; short-term debt: 146.5% and cash: 20.2% of total assets), and equity is negative.
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Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
-46.5%
Return on assets
-14.4%
Age of the figures
21 mo
raises risk · Limited track record
This company has not been active as long as an established one and statistically fails somewhat more often.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 7 years 0 10 y
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Equity per financial year
192021222324
2019 to 2024 · latest year -€12,501
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 23-06-2025, 38 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 6 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
38 d early
2023
27 d late
2022
24 d late
2021
2 d early
2020
36 d early
2019
31 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 6 accounts on average 9 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 6 days before the deadline, and 36% 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

On 5 January 2019, COLPEN was incorporated.1 Total assets went from EUR 44,196 in 2019 to EUR 26,904 in 2024.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2019 and 2024

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Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema

Equity
-€12,501▼ 45.0%
2023 · -€8,619
Total assets
€26,904▼ 12.8%
2023 · €30,843
Net result
-€3,882▼ 323%
2023 · -€917
Working capital
-€26,501▼ 1.5%
2023 · -€26,119
Trend over the years

Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20202021202220232024
Operating result-€4,030▼ 83.0%-€3,600▲ 10.7%-€1,132▲ 68.6%-€365▲ 67.8%-€3,626▼ 893%
Net result-€4,967below the sector's middle half▼ 74.8%-€4,390below the sector's middle half▲ 11.6%-€1,704below the sector's middle half▲ 61.2%-€917below the sector's middle half▲ 46.2%-€3,882below the sector's middle half▼ 323%
Equity-€1,608below the sector's middle half-€5,998below the sector's middle half▼ 273%-€7,702below the sector's middle half▼ 28.4%-€8,619below the sector's middle half▼ 11.9%-€12,501below the sector's middle half▼ 45.0%
Total assets€39,620below the sector's middle half▼ 10.4%€36,191below the sector's middle half▼ 8.7%€32,893below the sector's middle half▼ 9.1%€30,843below the sector's middle half▼ 6.2%€26,904below the sector's middle half▼ 12.8%
Debt€41,228▲ 1.0%€42,189▲ 2.3%€40,595▼ 3.8%€39,462▼ 2.8%€39,405▼ 0.1%
Working capital€10,505within the sector's middle half▼ 6.2%€10,391within the sector's middle half▼ 1.1%-€28,702below the sector's middle half-€26,119below the sector's middle half▲ 9.0%-€26,501below the sector's middle half▼ 1.5%
Solvency-4.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 11.7pp-16.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 12.5pp-23.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 6.8pp-27.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.5pp-46.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 18.5pp
Current ratio10.42above the sector's middle half▲ 1.978.99above the sector's middle half▼ 1.430.29below the sector's middle half▼ 8.700.34below the sector's middle half▲ 0.050.33below the sector's middle half▼ 0.01
Return on assets (ROA)-12.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 6.1pp-12.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp-5.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 6.9pp-3.0%below the sector's middle half▲ 2.2pp-14.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 11.5pp
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€6,000-€4,000-€2,000€0Operating result 2020: -€4,030-€4,030Net result 2020: -€4,967-€4,967Operating result 2021: -€3,600-€3,600Net result 2021: -€4,390-€4,390Operating result 2022: -€1,132-€1,132Net result 2022: -€1,704-€1,704Operating result 2023: -€365-€365Net result 2023: -€917-€917Operating result 2024: -€3,626-€3,626Net result 2024: -€3,882-€3,88220202021202220232024-€4,000-€3,000-€2,000-€1,000€0Operating result 2022: -€1,132-€1,130Net result 2022: -€1,704-€1,700Operating result 2023: -€365-€365Net result 2023: -€917-€917Operating result 2024: -€3,626-€3,630Net result 2024: -€3,882-€3,880202220232024
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €3,626 in 2024 against €365 in 2023; the loss grows.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €26,904
Fixed assets €14,000 ▼ 20.0%
Current assets €12,904 ▼ 3.3%
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
-€126▼
2023 · €3,135
Cash flow
-€382▼
2023 · €2,583
Quick ratio
0.17▼
2023 · 0.25
Debt to equity
-3.15▲
2023 · -4.58
Interest coverage
-0.49▼
2023 · 5.58
Debt ≤ 1 year
€39,405▼
2023 · €39,462
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 6,038 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 7.3% went bankrupt within 24 months and 82% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • negative equity
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
7.3% went bankrupt
8.2% stopped otherwise
82% still going

A further 2.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 2.3% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,662 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.4%
3 0.5% 0.5%
4 0.6% 0.7%
5 0.8% 0.9%
6 1.2% 1.3%
7 1.5% 1.7%
8 1.7% 1.7%
9 2.7% 2.8%
10 5.3% 5.7%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 75% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 6,038 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 31 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€30,843€26,904▼
Fixed assets21/28€17,500€14,000▼
Intangible fixed assets21€17,500€14,000▼
Current assets29/58€13,343€12,904▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€3,443€6,234▲
Stocks30/36€3,443€6,234▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€985€1,225▲
Trade receivables40€985€1,225▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€8,915€5,445▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€30,843€26,904▼
Equity10/15-€8,619-€12,501▼
Contributions10/11€6,200€6,200=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€14,819-€18,701▼
Amounts payable17/49€39,462€39,405▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€39,462€39,405▼
Trade debts44€235€387▲
Suppliers440/4€235€387▲
Other amounts payable47/48€39,227€39,018▼
Income statement Code20232024
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€3,500€3,500=
Other operating charges640/8€587€1,710▲
Gross operating margin9900€3,722€1,584▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€365-€3,626▼
Financial income75/76B€10-
Recurring financial income75€10-
Financial charges65/66B€562€257▼
Recurring financial charges65€562€257▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€917-€3,882▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€917-€3,882▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€917-€3,882▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€14,819-€18,701▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€13,902-€14,819▼

The notes to these accounts (4 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20202021202220232024Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€3,500€3,500€3,500€3,500€3,500=
Other operating charges640/8-€156€537€587€1,710▲ 191%
Gross operating margin9900-€375€56€2,904€3,722€1,584▼ 57.4%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€4,030-€3,600-€1,132-€365-€3,626▼ 893%
Financial income75/76B-€10€5€10--
Recurring financial income75-€10€5€10--
Financial charges65/66B-€800€577€562€257▼ 54.4%
Recurring financial charges65€937€800€577€562€257▼ 54.4%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€4,967-€4,390-€1,704-€917-€3,882▼ 323%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€4,967-€4,390-€1,704-€917-€3,882▼ 323%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€4,967-€4,390-€1,704-€917-€3,882▼ 323%
Line20202021202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€39,620€36,191€32,893€30,843€26,904▼ 12.8%
Fixed assets21/28€28,000€24,500€21,000€17,500€14,000▼ 20.0%
Intangible fixed assets21€28,000€24,500€21,000€17,500€14,000▼ 20.0%
Current assets29/58€11,620€11,691€11,893€13,343€12,904▼ 3.3%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€3,676€5,562€5,561€3,443€6,234▲ 81.1%
Stocks30/36-€5,562€5,561€3,443€6,234▲ 81.1%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1,104€2,474-€985€1,225▲ 24.4%
Trade receivables40-€2,474-€985€1,225▲ 24.4%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€6,840€3,655€6,331€8,915€5,445▼ 38.9%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€39,620€36,191€32,893€30,843€26,904▼ 12.8%
Equity10/15-€1,608-€5,998-€7,702-€8,619-€12,501▼ 45.0%
Contributions10/11-€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€7,808-€12,198-€13,902-€14,819-€18,701▼ 26.2%
Amounts payable17/49€41,228€42,189€40,595€39,462€39,405▼ 0.1%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€38,800€38,800----
Financial debts170/4-€38,800----
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1,115€1,300€40,595€39,462€39,405▼ 0.1%
Trade debts44€880€679€802€235€387▲ 65.0%
Suppliers440/4-€679€802€235€387▲ 65.0%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€274€632---
Taxes450/3-€274€632---
Other amounts payable47/48-€347€39,161€39,227€39,018▼ 0.5%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€2,089----
Line20202021202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€4,967-€4,390-€1,704-€917-€3,882▼ 323%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€3,500€3,500€3,500€3,500€3,500=
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€1,467-€890€1,796€2,583-€382▼ 115%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0€0-
Change in cash--€3,185€2,676€2,584-€3,470▼ 234%

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
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 27 days late
2023
24-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 24 days late
2022
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
25-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€4,967
Net result drops to -€4,967, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
1 act for this company is in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Mechelen · 1 establishment unit since 2019
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
5,035 m²
Building footprint
266 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,010 m³
Parcel 12037B0411/00C000, Flanders · tallest building 12.6 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
COLPEN
Lange Zandstraat(WAL) 109, 2800 MechelenOther retail sale of new goods
since 20192.288.093.111
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
12037B0411/00C000 Flanders 5,035 m² 1 · 266 m² 12.6 m · 2 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.

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded05-01-2019
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
73200Market research and public opinion polling
63910Web portal activities
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