Summary
Conclusion
the dossier summarised in one paragraphA bankruptcy procedure is open for DE CASTRO according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette. The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (€-133k) and a net result of €-201k.
Based on the State Gazette, CBE and 6 annual accounts.
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo)
Checked model v1 · free for everyoneBankruptcy opened
A bankruptcy procedure is already open, a probability score is no longer meaningful. See the insolvency timeline for the state of the procedure.
Insolvency timeline
1 events01-12-2025
Bankruptcy
Opening
Signals
1 signal · with evidenceNegative equity
Equity is negative for financial year 2024: liabilities exceed assets. This is the trigger point of the alarm-bell procedure (Belgian CAC).
View the annual accounts Signals are derived from the filed annual accounts and the sector comparison. No composite score: each signal is separately verifiable at the source.
Trust signals
1 signalOpen bankruptcy
Active bankruptcy procedure in the Belgisch Staatsblad. Claims are handled by the appointed curator.
Administrative Flags
0 events
No administrative flags
Financials
TurnoverNot published (abbreviated filing)
EBIT marginNot published (abbreviated filing)
Net result€-201k
Working capital€-136k
Directors1
Annual accounts & ratios
Source: NBB · 2024Annual accounts filed on 10-11-2025 with the NBB · fiscal year 2024 · micro
Sector comparison
Fiscal year 2024 · NACE 43, Specialised construction · compared within the same schema type (micro schema)
| Metric | This company | Sector median | Position in the sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvency | -133.8% | 40.9% | |
| Net result | €-201k | €11k | |
| Equity | €-133k | €34k | |
| Gross operating margin | €-20k | €35k | |
| Staff costs | €47k | €25k |
Median and position computed from NBB annual accounts filed by sector peers; own figures from the latest filed accounts.
Sector position over time
Percentile per fiscal year versus peers that filed figures, computed year by year (a year without enough peers is absent).
P5
Weakening position over 2021-2024
· n=3536-11081
P5
Weakening position over 2021-2024
· n=3527-11063
P5
Weakening position over 2021-2024
· n=3539-11084
P5
Weakening position over 2021-2024
· n=3527-11054
Describes the position versus peers, not a forecast.
€-193k
-
far below sector median
€-201k
-
far below sector median
€-199k
-
far below sector median
€100k
-68.4%
-76% vs sector
€-133k
-
far below sector median
€-136k
-
far below sector median
4
0.0%
-43% vs sector
€47k
-69.1%
-76% vs sector
€2k
-24.6%
+86% vs sector
€233k
-6.1%
+20% vs sector
€233k
-6.1%
+36% vs sector
€2k
-70.4%
-99% vs sector
0.42
-66.8%
-81% vs sector
0.42
-65.8%
-80% vs sector
-133.8%
-
far below sector median
-1.75
-
far below sector median
150.5%
+498.6%
far above sector median
-201.4%
-
far below sector median
-38.12
-
far below sector median
Figures by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | - |
| EBITDA | €-193k |
| Net profit | €-201k |
| Cash flow | €-199k |
| Staff costs | €47k |
| Income taxes | €2k |
| Dividends | - |
| Total assets | €100k |
| Equity | €-133k |
| Debt | €233k |
| of which ≤ 1y | €233k |
| of which > 1y | - |
| Working capital | €-136k |
| Employees (FTE) | 4.0 |
Ratios (computed)
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.42 |
| Quick ratio | 0.42 |
| Working capital ratio | -136.3% |
| Solvency | -133.8% |
| Debt / equity | -1.75 |
| Long-term debt ratio | - |
| Interest coverage | -38.12 |
| Gross margin | - |
| Net margin | - |
| ROA | -201.4% |
| ROE | 150.5% |
| EBITDA margin | - |
| Days sales outstanding | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - |
| Inventory turnover | - |
| Days inventory (DSI) | - |
Balance-sheet composition 2024
Full annual accounts
Filed balance sheet and income statement, exactly as deposited with the NBB.
| Line item | Code | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet, Assets | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 20/58 | €100k |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €2k |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €1k |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €1k |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €97k |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €97k |
| Cash & bank | 54/58 | €108 |
| Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities | ||
| TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES | 10/49 | €100k |
| Equity | 10/15 | €-133k |
| Contributions / capital | 10/11 | €19k |
| Reserves | 13 | €49k |
| Accumulated profits (losses) | 14 | €-201k |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €233k |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €233k |
| Trade debts payable within one year | 44 | €165k |
| Income statement | ||
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €-20k |
| Operating result | 9901 | €-194k |
| Financial charges | 65 | €5k |
| Result before taxes | 9903 | €-199k |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €2k |
| Net result for the period | 9904 | €-201k |
| Result to be appropriated | 9905 | €-201k |
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Health barometer
FY 2024 · computed0
/ 100
Critical
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Directors
Directors & mandates
indexingNo directors on record yet
Directors and mandates usually appear here within 24 hours of publication in the Belgian State Gazette.
Insolvency mandates
1 mandate| Role | Name | Tenure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curator | ANTHONY VAN DER HAUWAERT KEIZER KAREL-
LAAN 586 BUS 9, 1082 SINT-AGATHA-BERCHEM- |
25-11-2025 → present | Belgian State Gazette |
Legal Structure
| NACE primary | Plaatsen van vloer- en wandtegels(43331) |
| Legal form | Private limited company(610) |
| Incorporation | 03-02-2011 |
| Status | Active |
| Postal code | - |
| First BS signal | 01-12-2025 |
| Latest BS signal | 01-12-2025 |
Structure & network
Company structure: linked entities
1 linked entityMandates
Locations & real estate
Establishment units
1 locationDE CASTRO
since 20112.195.886.592
Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).
Parcels1
Ground area2.4 ha
Buildings1
Building footprint5,902 m²
Volume (LiDAR)30,805 m³
Tallest building7.6 m · ±2 fl.
Real-estate footprint
Source: CBE × cadastre · address linkingParcels linked to this company through its CBE addresses (seat, establishment units, branches), cross-referenced with the cadastral parcel plan. This shows where the company operates, not a deeds register.
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23583G0113/00H000 | Flanders | 2.4 ha | 1 · 5,902 m² | 7.6 m · 2 fl. |
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Publications
Lifecycle & Insolvency Signals
1 event from the State Gazette01-12-2025
Bankruptcy
Opening
Time machine: BS events + macro context
2021-2026Macro context
2020-Q2/Q3 COVID lockdown
2022 energy crisis
2023-2024 ECB rate hikes
Legend
Bankruptcy
Interim / reorg
KBO event
Belgisch Staatsblad · acts
3 acts Address history · 2
03-01-2025
Registered-office move
03-01-2025
Registered-office move
All acts · 3
updated 1 year ago
2025
03-01-2025 Registered office moved from Vorst to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
- Marguerite Bervoetsstraat 28 bus 1, 1190 Vorst. → Bergensesteenweg 799, 1600 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.
03-01-2025 Registered office moved to Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
2024
03-01-2024 Discharge granted to the board correction
Notary:
Julien Vandenbulcke · Bruxelles
Analysis
Snowflake analysis
financial profile on 5 axes33
/ 100
Fragile profile, watch health in particular.
Health
0
Profitability
100
Solvency
33
Growth
32
Stability
0
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Names & trade names
| Legal nameNL | DE CASTRO |
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