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CORACO

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Public limited companyfounded 1979Gaston Geenslaan 13, 3200 Aarschot, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0419.296.653
Summary

A bankruptcy procedure is open for CORACO according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette. The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (€-1.15M) and a net result of €141k.

Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 9% of 121 sector peers (2024).
NBB · sector comparison
Position among 121 sector peers
Solvency
better than 9%
← weakest strongest →
raises risk · Register: open bankruptcy
The KBO register records the legal situation: open bankruptcy. This is today's state according to the register itself; the register carries no start date.
KBO · legal situation
raises risk · Open bankruptcy
Active bankruptcy procedure in the Belgisch Staatsblad. Claims are handled by the appointed curator.
Belgian State Gazette
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2024 was due by 30-04-2025 and was filed on 23-06-2025, 54 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not filed
2024
54 d late
2023
21 d early
2021
4 d early
2020
22 d early
2019
26 d late
2018
21 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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

Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema

Turnover
€10.88M▼ 47.6%
2023 · €20.76M
2018: €6.15M 2019: €8.62M 2020: €6.74M 2021: €11.74M 2023: €20.76M
2018 → 2024
EBIT margin
3.4%▲ 0.4pp
2023 · 3.0%
2018: 2.7% 2019: 3.2% 2020: 4.6% 2021: 2.2% 2023: 3.0%
2018 → 2024
Net result
€141k▼ 55.1%
2023 · €314k
2018: €77k 2019: €156k 2020: €196k 2021: €150k 2023: €314k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€-117k▲ 30.6%
2023 · €-169k
2018: €-858k 2019: €-747k 2020: €-616k 2021: €-445k 2023: €-169k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20192020202120232024Trend
Turnover€8.62M-€6.74M▼ 21.8%€11.74M▲ 74.2%€20.76M▲ 76.8%€10.88M▼ 47.6%
Equity€-1.95M-€-1.76M▲ 10.1%€-1.60M▲ 8.6%€-1.29M▲ 19.6%€-1.15M▲ 10.9%
Operating result€272k-€311k▲ 14.0%€262k▼ 15.6%€622k▲ 137%€371k▼ 40.3%
Net result€156k-€196k▲ 25.6%€150k▼ 23.5%€314k▲ 109%€141k▼ 55.1%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€200k€400k€600kOperating result 2019: €272k€272kNet result 2019: €156k€156kOperating result 2020: €311k€311kNet result 2020: €196k€196kOperating result 2021: €262k€262kNet result 2021: €150k€150kOperating result 2023: €622k€622kNet result 2023: €314k€314kOperating result 2024: €371k€371kNet result 2024: €141k€141k20192020202120232024€0€200k€400k€600kOperating result 2021: €262k€262kNet result 2021: €150k€150kOperating result 2023: €622k€622kNet result 2023: €314k€314kOperating result 2024: €371k€371kNet result 2024: €141k€141k202120232024
The operating result falls in 2024; 2024 is 40% below 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €6.35M
Fixed assets €1.17M ▲ 8.1%
Current assets €5.18M ▼ 7.1%
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€454k
2023 · €747k
Cash flow
€224k
2023 · €438k
Solvency
-18.1%
2023 · -19.4%
Current ratio
0.98
2023 · 0.97
Quick ratio
0.76
2023 · 0.67
Debt to equity
-6.52
2023 · -6.16
ROA
2.2%
2023 · 4.7%
Interest coverage
1.98
2023 · 2.39
Debt
€7.50M
2023 · €7.96M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€5.30M
2023 · €5.75M
Debt > 1 year
€2.20M
2023 · €2.20M
Income taxes
€-30
2023 · €1k
Staff costs
€2.11M
2023 · €3.41M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 82 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€6.66M€6.35M
Fixed assets21/28€1.09M€1.17M
Intangible fixed assets21€12k€15k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€946k€1.06M
Land and buildings22€675k€675k=
Plant, machinery and equipment23€72k€203k
Furniture and vehicles24€18k€25k
Leasing and similar rights25€6k€172
Other tangible fixed assets26€175k€153k
Financial fixed assets28€129k€103k
Other financial fixed assets284/8€129k€103k
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€129k€103k
Current assets29/58€5.58M€5.18M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.72M€1.16M
Stocks30/36€1.39M€710k
Raw materials and consumables30/31€1.15M€397k
Work in progress32€114k€97k
Finished goods33€122k€215k
Contracts in progress37€328k€451k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€3.61M€3.64M
Trade receivables40€3.45M€3.22M
Other amounts receivable41€166k€419k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€46k€180k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€201k€196k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€6.66M€6.35M
Equity10/15€-1.29M€-1.15M
Contributions10/11€2.06M€2.06M=
Capital10€2.06M€2.06M=
Issued capital100€2.06M€2.06M=
Revaluation surpluses12€620k€620k=
Reserves13€1.10M€1.10M=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€31k€31k=
Legal reserve130€31k€31k=
Distributable reserves133€1.07M€1.07M=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-5.07M€-4.93M
Amounts payable17/49€7.96M€7.50M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€2.20M€2.20M
Financial debts170/4€2.20M€2.20M
Subordinated loans170€2.20M€2.20M=
Leasing and similar obligations172€1k€0
Amounts payable within one year42/48€5.75M€5.30M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€6k€1k
Financial debts43€1.34M€1.35M
Credit institutions430/8€1.34M€1.35M
Trade debts44€2.81M€1.94M
Suppliers440/4€2.81M€1.94M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€181k€259k
Taxes450/3€11k€63k
Remuneration and social security454/9€169k€196k
Other amounts payable47/48€1.40M€1.74M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€8k€7k
Income statement Code20232024
Operating income70/76A€21.01M€11.31M
Turnover70€20.76M€10.88M
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71€84k€200k
Other operating income74€165k€217k
Non-recurring operating income76A€5k€5k
Operating charges60/66A€20.39M€10.93M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€13.64M€6.85M
Purchases600/8€14.37M€6.10M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-725k€757k
Services and other goods61€3.14M€1.86M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€3.41M€2.11M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€124k€83k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€32k€0
Other operating charges640/8€48k€31k
Operating profit (loss)9901€622k€371k
Financial income75/76B€14k€6k
Recurring financial income75€14k€6k
Other financial income752/9€14k€6k
Financial charges65/66B€322k€236k
Recurring financial charges65€322k€236k
Debt charges650€312k€230k
Other financial charges652/9€10k€7k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€315k€141k
Income taxes67/77€1k€-30
Taxes670/3€1k€0
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€0€30
Profit (loss) for the period9904€314k€141k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€314k€141k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-5.07M€-4.93M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-5.38M€-5.07M
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908740.340.9

The notes to these accounts (79 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2026
01-04
Bankruptcy Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Turnhout · CORACO NV GASTON GEENS- LAAN 13, 3200 AARSCHOT · event 27-03-2026
2025
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 54 days late
2024
09-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
30-09
Financial Highest result since 2018net €314k ▲109%
Operating result €622k, net result €314k, both a record.
2022
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
09-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
26-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 26 days late
2019
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
06-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
27-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 58 days late
2016
08-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 8 days late
2015
07-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · abbreviated schema · 7 days late
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
26 acts for this company are 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, Aarschot · 1 establishment unit since 1979
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Gaston Geenslaan 133200 Aarschot
Ground area
1.0 ha
Building footprint
3,856 m²
Volume, LiDAR
19,777 m³
Parcel 24662F0217/00E000, Flanders · tallest building 13.9 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Gaston Geenslaan 13, 3200 Aarschot
NACE 2030102
since 19792.015.983.464
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
24662F0217/00E000 Flanders 1.0 ha 1 · 3,856 m² 13.9 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
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

5 mandates
Role Name Tenure
Curator JACQUES ARNAUTS-SMEETS
AARSCHOTSE- STEENWEG 7, 2230 HERSELT
27-03-2026present
Curator GUNTHER PEETERS
AARSCHOTSESTEENWEG 7, 2230 HERSELT-
27-03-2026present
Curator LUC PLESSERS
DE MERODELEI 37, 2300 TURN- HOUT
27-03-2026present
Curator CAROLINE DE LEPELEIRE
DE MERODELEI 37, 2300 TURNHOUT
27-03-2026present
Curator CHRISTOPHE GEUKENS
LINDESTRAAT 2, 2490 BALEN-
27-03-2026present

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2023 · 3 entries · 11,304 EUR awarded · 11,304 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2023 1 500 EUR500 EUR
2022 2 10,804 EUR10,804 EUR
Schemes
Vlaamse ondersteuningspremie (VOP) voor werkgevers (uitdovend stelsel)
1 entry · 10,304 EUR · 10,304 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
Stagebonus (stopgezet)
2 entries · 1,000 EUR · 1,000 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Dual-learning approval

6 live approvals · 5 ended
Binnen- en buitenschrijnwerk duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2022 to 2027
Buitenschrijnwerker hout duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2021 to 2026
Interieurbouwer duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2021 to 2026
Machinaal houtbewerker duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2021 to 2026
Medewerker hout duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2021 to 2026
Operator CNC-gestuurde houtbewerkingsmachines duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2021 to 2026
Show 5 ended approvals
Binnenschrijnwerker (so)
discontinued · 2021 to 2025
Buitenschrijnwerker (so)
discontinued · 2021 to 2025
Interieurbouwer (so)
discontinued · 2021 to 2025
Machinaal houtbewerker (so)
discontinued · 2021 to 2025
Werkplaatsbinnenschrijnwerker hout (so)
discontinued · 2021 to 2025

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 1,499 companies in sector 31004 we hold annual accounts for 620. 185 are within a factor 10 of this headcount. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded21-03-1979
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
31004Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture
43320Joinery installation
16230Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 44 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.