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CU BRANDS

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Private limited companyfounded 20223 yrs activeGrote Markt(Kor) 41, 8500 Kortrijk, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0791.764.874
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of CU BRANDS is 2.4% (moderate). The annual accounts of CU BRANDS for fiscal year 2024 show a net loss of 163% of the equity at the start of that year. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €95,895 and a net result of -€160,498. Equity is shrinking by ~70.4% per year and would, assuming unchanged policy, indicatively turn negative around fiscal year 2026. Its solvency ranks better than 55% of 391 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The company has been active since 2022 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability0=
Solvency49▼-18
Growth32=
Track record94
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
2.4% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €3,500 at 30 days only on tighter terms
Net loss of at least half of total assets or of the equity at the start of the financial year.
Liquidity ample (current ratio 5.08 against 1.4 in 2023; short-term debt: 18.8% and cash: 9.7% of total assets), but 76.5% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
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 3 years 0 10 y
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
23.5%
Return on assets
-39.3%
Age of the figures
21 mo
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 11
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Manufacture of beverages (NACE 11)
about 8% fewer bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2023 and 2024); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Net result per financial year
222324
2022 to 2024 · latest year -€160,498
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 04-07-2025, 27 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 3 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
27 d early
2023
on the day
2022
27 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 3 accounts on average 18 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 2 days before the deadline, and 43% 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

CU BRANDS was incorporated on 3 October 2022 as a Private limited company.1 Total assets rose from EUR 260,922 in 2022 to EUR 407,928 in 2024.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2022 and 2024

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Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema

Equity
€95,895▼ 2.5%
2023 · €98,395
Total assets
€407,928▲ 73.0%
2023 · €235,832
Net result
-€160,498▲ 52.2%
2023 · -€335,986
Working capital
€311,885▲ 471%
2023 · €54,629
Trend over the years

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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line202220232024
Operating result-€65,605--€335,971▼ 412%-€234,386▲ 30.2%
Net result-€65,619--€335,986▼ 412%-€160,498▲ 52.2%
Equity€234,381-€98,395▼ 58.0%€95,895▼ 2.5%
Total assets€260,922-€235,832▼ 9.6%€407,928▲ 73.0%
Debt€26,541-€137,437▲ 418%€312,033▲ 127%
Working capital€234,381-€54,629▼ 76.7%€311,885▲ 471%
Staff (FTE)0.31.3▲ 333%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€400,000-€300,000-€200,000-€100,000€0Operating result 2022: -€65,605-€65,605Net result 2022: -€65,619-€65,619Operating result 2023: -€335,971-€335,971Net result 2023: -€335,986-€335,986Operating result 2024: -€234,386-€234,386Net result 2024: -€160,498-€160,498202220232024-€400,000-€300,000-€200,000-€100,000€0Operating result 2022: -€65,605-€65,600Net result 2022: -€65,619-€65,600Operating result 2023: -€335,971-€336,000Net result 2023: -€335,986-€336,000Operating result 2024: -€234,386-€234,000Net result 2024: -€160,498-€160,000202220232024
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €234,386 in 2024 against €335,971 in 2023; the loss shrinks.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €407,928
Fixed assets €19,549 ▼ 55.3%
Current assets €388,379 ▲ 102%
Equity and liabilities €407,928
Equity €95,895 ▼ 2.5%
Debt €312,033 ▲ 127%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 58.3% to 76.5%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
-€228,219▲
2023 · -€332,958
Cash flow
-€154,331▲
2023 · -€332,974
Current ratio
5.08▲
2023 · 1.40
Quick ratio
4.42▲
2023 · 0.92
Debt to equity
3.25▲
2023 · 1.40
ROE
-167.4%▲
2023 · -341.5%
ROA
-39.3%▲
2023 · -142.5%
Interest coverage
-30.28▲
2023 · -1698.42
Debt ≤ 1 year
€76,494▼
2023 · €137,437
Debt > 1 year
€222,008
Income taxes
€74
Staff costs
€68,331▲
2023 · €11,854
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 1,207 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 4.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 90% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 2 to 5 years old
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
4.2% went bankrupt
4.2% stopped otherwise
90% still going

A further 1.6% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 2.4% 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 497,058 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% 1.6%
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 74% 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 1,207 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 · 47 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€235,832€407,928▲
Fixed assets21/28€43,766€19,549▼
Intangible fixed assets21-€1,800
Tangible fixed assets22/27€18,766€17,749▼
Furniture and vehicles24€18,766€17,749▼
Financial fixed assets28€25,000€0▼
Current assets29/58€192,066€388,379▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€66,014€50,426▼
Stocks30/36€66,014€50,426▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€67,750€133,562▲
Trade receivables40€34,168€97,956▲
Other amounts receivable41€33,581€35,606▲
Current investments50/53-€160,171
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€58,303€39,659▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€4,561
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€235,832€407,928▲
Equity10/15€98,395€95,895▼
Contributions10/11€500,000€657,998▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€401,605-€562,104▼
Amounts payable17/49€137,437€312,033▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17-€222,008
Financial debts170/4-€222,008
Amounts payable within one year42/48€137,437€76,494▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42-€18,842
Trade debts44€133,298€51,042▼
Suppliers440/4€133,298€51,042▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€4,139€5,689▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€4,139€5,689▲
Other amounts payable47/48-€921
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€13,532
Income statement Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€11,854€68,331▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€3,012€6,167▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€1,068
Other operating charges640/8€265€3,377▲
Gross operating margin9900-€320,840-€155,443▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€335,971-€234,386▲
Financial income75/76B€180€81,499▲
Recurring financial income75€180€3,999▲
Non-recurring financial income76B-€77,500
Financial charges65/66B€196€7,538▲
Recurring financial charges65€196€7,538▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€335,986-€160,425▲
Income taxes67/77-€74
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€335,986-€160,498▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€335,986-€160,498▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€401,605-€562,104▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€65,619-€401,605▼

The notes to these accounts (14 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line202220232024Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€11,854€68,331▲ 476%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630-€3,012€6,167▲ 105%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4--€1,068-
Other operating charges640/8-€265€3,377▲ 1,174%
Gross operating margin9900-€65,605-€320,840-€155,443▲ 51.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€65,605-€335,971-€234,386▲ 30.2%
Financial income75/76B€0€180€81,499▲ 45,057%
Recurring financial income75€0€180€3,999▲ 2,116%
Non-recurring financial income76B--€77,500-
Financial charges65/66B€14€196€7,538▲ 3,745%
Recurring financial charges65€14€196€7,538▲ 3,745%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€65,619-€335,986-€160,425▲ 52.3%
Income taxes67/77--€74-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€65,619-€335,986-€160,498▲ 52.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€65,619-€335,986-€160,498▲ 52.2%
Line202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€260,922€235,832€407,928▲ 73.0%
Fixed assets21/28-€43,766€19,549▼ 55.3%
Intangible fixed assets21--€1,800-
Tangible fixed assets22/27-€18,766€17,749▼ 5.4%
Furniture and vehicles24-€18,766€17,749▼ 5.4%
Financial fixed assets28-€25,000€0▼ 100%
Current assets29/58€260,922€192,066€388,379▲ 102%
Stocks and contracts in progress3-€66,014€50,426▼ 23.6%
Stocks30/36-€66,014€50,426▼ 23.6%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€9,467€67,750€133,562▲ 97.1%
Trade receivables40-€34,168€97,956▲ 187%
Other amounts receivable41€9,467€33,581€35,606▲ 6.0%
Current investments50/53--€160,171-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€251,455€58,303€39,659▼ 32.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1--€4,561-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€260,922€235,832€407,928▲ 73.0%
Equity10/15€234,381€98,395€95,895▼ 2.5%
Contributions10/11€300,000€500,000€657,998▲ 31.6%
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€65,619-€401,605-€562,104▼ 40.0%
Amounts payable17/49€26,541€137,437€312,033▲ 127%
Amounts payable after more than one year17--€222,008-
Financial debts170/4--€222,008-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€26,541€137,437€76,494▼ 44.3%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42--€18,842-
Trade debts44€26,541€133,298€51,042▼ 61.7%
Suppliers440/4€26,541€133,298€51,042▼ 61.7%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€4,139€5,689▲ 37.4%
Remuneration and social security454/9-€4,139€5,689▲ 37.4%
Other amounts payable47/48--€921-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3--€13,532-
Line202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€65,619-€335,986-€160,498▲ 52.2%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630-€3,012€6,167▲ 105%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€65,619-€332,974-€154,331▲ 53.7%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€18,049-
Change in cash--€193,152-€18,644▲ 90.3%

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
04-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
31-12
Financial Liquidity quadruplescurrent ratio 5.08
Current ratio from 1.40 to 5.08; short-term debt falls from €137,437 to €76,494.
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€335,986
Net result drops to -€335,986, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
04-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
0 of 4 acts read
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
4 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, Kortrijk · 2 establishment units since 2022
seat establishment All 2 establishment units on the map
Ground area
6,865 m²
Building footprint
2,074 m²
Volume, LiDAR
941 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 6.2 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 establishment units
CU BRANDS
Grote Markt(Kor) 41, 8500 KortrijkManufacture of beer
since 20222.337.686.439
Stock
Striemenbergstraat 13c, 9040 GentWholesale of beverages, general range
since 20262.389.731.095
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44061A0229/00M002 Flanders 5,923 m² 1 · 923 m² 6.2 m
34022G0355/00D000
ProtectedMonumentHotel du DamierSource ↗
Flanders 942 m² 1 · 1,150 m² -
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage: expect extra rules on renovation or sale.

Structure & network

Owners and holdings

1 holding

Owners 0

The accounts to 31-12-2023 list no shareholders, and no other source names one.

Holdings 1

According to the 2023 annual accounts of CU BRANDS and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.

Connections & network

No current directors or connected companies found in the register.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 5 entries · 42,453 EUR awarded · 29,953 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 2 31,840 EUR19,340 EUR
2023 2 9,000 EUR10,613 EUR
2022 1 1,613 EUR0 EUR
Schemes
1 entry · 25,000 EUR · 12,500 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
2 entries · 15,840 EUR · 15,840 EUR paid · Vlaams Agentschap voor Internationaal Ondernemen
2 entries · 1,613 EUR · 1,613 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

2 sites
Gent2.389.731.095
2 permissions
Ambulante drankgelegenheid · since 15-06-2026
Detailhandel LM>3 maand · since 15-06-2026
Kortrijk2.337.686.439
1 permission
Groothandelaar LM>3 maand · since 01-01-2024

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 274 companies in sector 11010 we hold annual accounts for 121. 81 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded03-10-2022
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
11010Manufacture of beverages
11070Manufacture of beverages
11040Manufacture of beverages
Contact
E-mail info@cubrands.be
Phone 0479336674
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0791764874
Registered 27-03-2026

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