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DE KERN

Active Private limited companyfounded 2009active for 16 yearsHeistraat 73, 2610 AntwerpKBO/BCE: BE 0820.397.888

Lifetime

15 annual accounts with figures on one time axis
peak €663,925 (2025)
€663,925▲ 40.9%
lowest -€137,961 (2023)
€146,148▲ 233%
peak €192,841 (2025)
€192,841▲ 313%
€601,421▲ 12.2%
peak 6.5 FTE (2024)
6.5 FTEunchanged
Board2 names since 2014
2 directorsMariposa Pequeña and 1 other
Owners
Documentsfilings and deeds
17-07-202614 days before the deadline
2025abbreviated format
Gross margin from €471,280 to €663,925Result from €43,858 to €146,148Equity from €46,693 to €192,841Cash from €15,998 to €248,819

Key points

from the 2025 annual accounts

Result

€146,148 ▲ 233%
€43,9002024€146,0002025

The result rose in 2025 from €43,858 to €146,148.

Turnover

≈ €1.6m estimated

The accounts state no turnover.

Debts

€601,421 74% of the balance sheet
Financial debts 52%Suppliers 31%Taxes and wages 5%Other 12%

Of this, €395,672 falls due within a year.

Staff

8 employees on 31-12-2025
512021322022552023452024652025

In 2025, 6 people joined and 5 left.

Filings

15 annual accounts since 2011
AprilJune31 JulyOctober201520202025

Three of the last ten came late. The 2018 accounts came latest: 30 days after the end of the period.

Position in the sector

€146,148

Higher net result than 83% of companies in real estate. Sector median €9,997 · 11,290 companies.

Checked score

93
Excellent
Financially stronger than 76% of micro companies in real estate (NACE 68)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

The dashed line is the sector median: 0.2% across 26,625 companies (NACE 68, micro).

About 2 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Last 24 months 12-2024: 2.5% 01-2025: 2.5%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 2.7%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 01-2025 03-2025: 2.7%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 2.6%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 03-2025 05-2025: 2.5%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 04-2025 06-2025: 2.4%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 05-2025 07-2025: 2.9%▲ +0.5 percentage points vs 06-2025highest value 08-2025: 0.9%▼ -2.0 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.9%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.9%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.9%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.9%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.9%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.9%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.9%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.9%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.9%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.9%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 1.0%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.2%▼ -0.8 percentage points vs 07-2026lowest value 09-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 08-2026lowest value 10-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value 11-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 10-2026lowest value

Financial strength
Strong

49+16equity 23.6% of total assets
64+30short-term debt 48.5% · cash 30.5%
91+23return on assets 17.9%

Score breakdown

raises risk
Size: 6.5 FTE, total assets €816,049
5 establishment units
lowers risk
Liquidity: current ratio 1.44, cash €248,819
Profit of €146,148 (financial year 2025)
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 68, micro). It does better than 43% of them on solvency, 75% on liquidity, 86% on profitability and 97% 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 31-12-2025.

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, 5,053 companies had the same profile as DE KERN has now. Each dot stands for 13 companies, two years later.

95.9%
were still trading
2.4%
stopped another way
1.6%
went bankrupt
  • Micro
  • 10 to 20 years old
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

The bankruptcy probability of DE KERN itself is lower: 0.2% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about DE KERN than the profile alone.

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.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
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 5,053 companies, not a prediction for DE KERN. 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 €17,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable

Liquidity is tight, with a current ratio of 1.44 (1.52 in 2024), below the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 48.5% and cash 30.5% of total assets. 76.4% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.

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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
lowers risk · Liquidity: current ratio 1.44, cash €248,819
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Size: 6.5 FTE, total assets €816,049
Companies of this size fail more often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · 5 establishment units
KBO · seat and establishments
lowers risk · Profit of €146,148 (financial year 2025)
NBB · annual accounts
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 17-07-2026, 14 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
14 days early
2024
3 days early
2023
1 day early
2022
5 days early
2021
24 days early
2020
23 days early
2019
1 day 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 10 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 68), the median for financial year 2024 was 7 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 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 26 July (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
09-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
That holds for every publication since 2021.
KBO publications

Board and ownership

MP
Director, since 08-08-2014
C
Director, Thijs Coppens, since 17-11-2022
Board & ownership

Recent changes

Company renamed from ERA DE KERN to DE KERN Board meeting of 02-01-2026 · Gazette deed
Registered in the Peppol Directory Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0820397888
2 establishments registered Antwerp and Schoten
Changes of role: Cosmopromis (director) and Mariposa Pequeña (director) Director discharge: Cosmopromis · Director discharge: Mariposa Pequeña · General meeting of 28-12-2023 · Gazette deed
All 31 events

Comparable companies

same main activity, similar in size and age
Company
DE KERN Antwerp €816,049 €663,925 23.6% 6.5
IMMO VASTA Antwerp €932,571 €606,933 31.9% 6.2
Vastgoedservice MG Mol €846,044 €642,724 -57.8% 5.8
VIJFHOEK Mechelen €774,464 €696,813 21.2% 6.9
J.VAN GASTEL Schoten €757,076 €481,120 1.5% 6.8
LABEL IMMO Huy €654,535 €525,282 10.9% 7
J&J Properties Woluwe-Saint-Pierre €887,440 €465,581 29.1% 7.9

These companies have the same main activity as DE KERN: real estate agency activities (NACE 68310). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €655,000 and €933,000, founded between 2005 and 2013.

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Active since 09-11-2009Normal situation
Activity
Real estate agency activitiesNACE 68310
Establishment units
2.182.734.2832610 Antwerp, since 01-10-2009
2.315.737.4182530 Boechout, since 01-01-2021and 3 others
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Reachable since 19-11-2025
Company details

Annual accounts 2025

€816,049▲ 35.0%
Employeeson 31-12-2025
8▲ 14.3%
Filing
Filed on 17-07-2026, 14 days before the end of the filing period
Financials

Insights on DE KERN

DE KERN files the abbreviated format. That format states no turnover. The gross margin rose from €104,563 in 2011 to €663,925 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 DE KERN

What is the company number of DE KERN?
The company number of DE KERN is 0820.397.888. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0820.397.888.
Where is DE KERN based?
The registered office is at Heistraat 73, 2610 Antwerp.Company details
What does DE KERN do?
According to the KBO register, the main activity is real estate agency activities (NACE 68310).
What is the legal form of DE KERN?
DE KERN is a private limited company (BV).
When was DE KERN founded?
DE KERN was founded on 09-11-2009.
Is DE KERN still active?
Yes, DE KERN is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
How many employees does DE KERN have?
DE KERN had an average of 6.5 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
What is the turnover of DE KERN?
The turnover in financial year 2025 is ≈ €1.6m. This figure is estimated from the gross margin of €663,925 and 30 comparable companies (NACE 683). It probably lies between €1.1m and €2.1m.
Is DE KERN profitable?
In financial year 2025, DE KERN made a profit of €146,148.
Where can I find the annual accounts of DE KERN?
DE KERN filed 15 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
When are the next annual accounts of DE KERN due?
DE KERN must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline

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