Equity
€208,812 from €382,964 in 2010
Equity fell by 45% in 15 years.
Columbus
Lifetime
20 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 38 filings since 1988peak €280,535 (2008)
€872▼ 88.4%
lowest -€121,387 (2012)
-€2,971▼ €4,677
peak €382,964 (2010)
€208,812▼ 1.4%
€21,246▲ 11.4%
peak 3.8 FTE (2007)
-not published
Board1 name since 2007
1 directorFernandez Alonso Marco
Documentsfilings and deeds
01-06-202629 days before the deadline
2025micro format
Gross margin from €7,496 to €872Loss of €2,971Cash from €58,743 to €118,562
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsFilings
38 annual accounts since 1988
The 2018 accounts came 5 days late. The other nine of the last ten were filed on time.
Position in the sector
90.8%
Higher solvency than 89% of companies in advertising and market research. Sector median 53.3% · 8,614 companies.
Checked score
95
Excellent
Financially stronger than 61% of micro companies in advertising and market research (NACE 73)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
The dashed line is the sector median: 0.2% across 11,228 companies (NACE 73, micro).
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Last 24 months
12-2024: 0.2%
01-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 12-2024
02-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 01-2025
03-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 02-2025
04-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 03-2025
05-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 04-2025
06-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 05-2025highest value
07-2025: 0.1%▼ -0.2 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%▼ -0.1 percentage points 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 05-2026
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
Financial strengthStrong
Score breakdown
lowers risk
Liquidity: current ratio 11.06, cash €118,562
Equity €208,812 (90.8% of total assets)
Founded in 1987
Size: total assets €230,058
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 87% of them on solvency, 97% on liquidity, 19% on profitability and 40% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 08-11-2026 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.
The probability rests on the annual accounts with balance sheet date 30-11-2025.
Of the companies with a bankruptcy probability in the very low class on 30-06-2025, 0.1% went bankrupt within twelve months.
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).
Comparable companies, two years later
In July 2024, 12,322 companies had the same profile as Columbus has now. Each dot stands for 31 companies, two years later.
90.3%
were still trading
8.6%
stopped another way
0.7%
went bankrupt
Another 0.5% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
That fits the bankruptcy probability of Columbus itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,447 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 12,322 companies, not a prediction for Columbus. 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.
Credit verdict
Credit of up to €19,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 11.06 (12.45 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 8.7% and cash 51.5% of total assets. 9.2% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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Signals
5 signals, none raises the risk
Five signals.
lowers riskneutral
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-11-2025 was due by 30-06-2026 and was filed on 01-06-2026, 29 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
29 days early
2024
24 days early
2023
38 days early
2022
46 days early
2021
49 days early
2020
20 days early
2019
15 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 32 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 30-11-2026 and is due by 30-06-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 24 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
09-11-2026 today30-11-2026 year end30-06-2027 deadline
Recent changes
Registered in the Peppol Directory
Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0432829935
Registered office moved from Lochristi to Schorisse
New registered office: Tenhoutestraat 17, 9688 Schorisse · Previous registered office: Elf-Novemberlaan 32, 9080 Lochristi · Board meeting of 15-11-2023 · Gazette deed
First establishment
Tenhoutestraat 17, Maarkedal
Incorporation
published on 20-01-1988 · Gazette deed
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Maarkedal | €230,058 | €872 | 90.8% | - |
| BATRECO Etterbeek | €195,579 | -€11,616 | 79.3% | - |
| C.F.R. SERVICES Namur | €309,854 | -€27,399 | 21.7% | - |
| TELUS MANAGEMENT Watermael-Boitsfort | €162,561 | -€2,030 | 56.5% | - |
| BEVERAGE BROKES BELGIUM Tubize | €186,956 | -€3,153 | 91.5% | - |
| LE SCARABEE Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | €160,047 | -€9,795 | 9.2% | - |
| BUREAU D'ETUDES ET DE SERVICES TECHNIQUES Villers-la-Ville | €311,522 | -€19,511 | 98.9% | - |
These companies have the same main activity as Columbus: market research and public opinion polling (NACE 73200). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €160,000 and €312,000, founded between 1983 and 1991.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 22-12-1987Normal situation
- Activity
- Market research and public opinion pollingNACE 73200and 7 others
- Establishment unit
- 2.034.453.4529688 Maarkedal, since 07-01-1988
- Financial year end
- 30 November
- Peppol
- Reachable since 10-03-2026
Annual accounts to 30-11-2025
- ≈ €4,700estimated
- €230,058▼ 0.3%
- Filing
- Filed on 01-06-2026, 29 days before the end of the filing period
Insights on Columbus
Columbus files the micro format. That format states no turnover. The gross margin fell from €207,749 in 2006 to €872 in 2025.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
Key facts about Columbus
- What is the company number of Columbus?
- The company number of Columbus is 0432.829.935. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0432.829.935.
- Where is Columbus based?
- The registered office is at Tenhoutestraat 17, 9688 Maarkedal.Company details
- What does Columbus do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is market research and public opinion polling (NACE 73200).
- What is the legal form of Columbus?
- Columbus is a private limited company (pre-2019) (BVBA).
- When was Columbus founded?
- Columbus was founded on 22-12-1987.
- Is Columbus still active?
- Yes, Columbus is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does Columbus have?
- Columbus had an average of 0.3 full-time equivalents in financial year 2020, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- What is the turnover of Columbus?
- The turnover in financial year 2025 is ≈ €4,700. This figure is estimated from the gross margin of €872 and 68 comparable companies (NACE 73). It probably lies between €2,500 and €9,000. It is a rough estimate.
- Is Columbus profitable?
- In financial year 2025, Columbus made a loss of €2,971.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of Columbus?
- Columbus filed 38 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of Columbus due?
- Columbus must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 30-06-2027.Timeline
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