DE MERODE
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The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of DE MERODE is 10.1% (high). For DE MERODE, at least two filing cycles of the annual accounts are missing. The 2023 annual accounts show equity of €243,629 and a net result of €25,373. Equity is growing by about 15% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 62% of 17,649 sector peers (NACE 56, financial year 2023). The company has been active since 2012 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Overview
Activity
Cafés and bars
NACE 56301Full-service restaurants NACE 56111
1 site
Size
€574,185total assets 2023
- Staff
- 2.7 FTE
- Equity
- €243,629
- Profit
- €25,373
Turnover not published (micro format)
Financial health
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 10.1%
2023 figures too old to score
Structure
2024 accounts not filed, 451 days past the deadline4 deeds in the Belgian Official Gazette
Signalsraises risk2 financial years not filed after the legal deadline; last filed accounts filed 343 days late; 3 of the last 3 lateFigures for financial year 2023 (filed 11-07-2025)Size: total assets €574,185Two or more financial years not filed2023 accounts filed 343 days latelowers riskFounded in 2012Show the evidence
Bankruptcy probability
No current score
Figures too old
The available figures for FY 2023 are too old to assess current financial health.
Bankruptcy probability: High
Filing: At least two filing cycles are missing
Financial strength, FY 2023 · tick = 2022
Average
Solvency
67-17
equity 42.4% of total assets
Liquidity
28-19
short-term debt 49.1% · cash 2.2%
Profitability
74-13
return on assets 4.4%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
10.1%
High
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
About 1 in 10 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Last 24 months
11-2024: 3.0%lowest value
12-2024: 3.9%▲ +0.9 percentage points vs 11-2024
01-2025: 5.2%▲ +1.3 percentage points vs 12-2024
02-2025: 5.2%● unchanged vs 01-2025
03-2025: 5.4%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 02-2025
04-2025: 4.9%▼ -0.5 percentage points vs 03-2025
05-2025: 4.9%● unchanged vs 04-2025
06-2025: 4.9%● unchanged vs 05-2025
07-2025: 4.9%● unchanged vs 06-2025
08-2025: 4.1%▼ -0.8 percentage points vs 07-2025
09-2025: 4.5%▲ +0.4 percentage points vs 08-2025
10-2025: 5.9%▲ +1.4 percentage points vs 09-2025
11-2025: 5.5%▼ -0.4 percentage points vs 10-2025
12-2025: 6.2%▲ +0.7 percentage points vs 11-2025
01-2026: 8.6%▲ +2.4 percentage points vs 12-2025
02-2026: 8.7%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 01-2026
03-2026: 8.9%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 02-2026
04-2026: 8.2%▼ -0.7 percentage points vs 03-2026
05-2026: 8.2%● unchanged vs 04-2026
06-2026: 8.2%● unchanged vs 05-2026
07-2026: 8.2%● unchanged vs 06-2026
08-2026: 10.1%▲ +1.9 percentage points vs 07-2026highest value
09-2026: 10.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026highest value
10-2026: 10.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026highest value
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Signals
Six signals.
lowers riskraises risk
raises risk · Two or more financial years not filed
Since the financial year that closed on 31-12-2024, 2 financial years are missing at the National Bank. A company this far behind goes bankrupt within the year nineteen times as often as a punctual filer.
NBB · 10 filingsPosition against the passed deadline
31-12-2024 year end31-07-2025 deadline25-10-2026 today
raises risk · 2023 accounts filed 343 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2023 was due by 31-07-2024 and was filed on 09-07-2025, 343 days past the deadline. Measured on financial year 2023: of the companies more than 90 days late, 5.61% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, against 1.66% of all filers.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not filed
2024
not filed
2023
343 days late
2022
31 days late
2021
317 days late
2020
3 days early
2019
41 days late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 146 days after the deadline; the sector median (NACE 56) for financial year 2024 is 7 days after the deadline, and 53% of those companies filed late.
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Financials · financial year 2023, micro format
2024 annual accounts not yet filed, deadline passed on 31 July 2025 Financial year closed on 31 December 2024; filing due at the latest 7 months after the close (Companies Code art. 3:10). 2 financial years without a filing since the last one filed. Source: NBB filings, as of 25 October 2026.
Source amounts without an identifiable currency are assumed to be EUR.
Equity
€243,629▲ 10.6%
2022 · €220,356
Total assets
€574,185▲ 52.6%
2022 · €376,306
Net result
€25,373▼ 52.8%
2022 · €53,760
Working capital
€148,444▲ 41.1%
2022 · €105,186
Trend over the years
2019 to 2023, 5 financial years 2018 to 2023, 6 financial years
The operating result falls in 2023; 2023 is 43% below 2022.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Operating result€33,339
2023
Net result€25,373
2023
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€574,185
2023
Equity€243,629
2023
Debt€330,556
2023
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital€148,444
2023
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
Return on assets (ROA)4.4%
2023
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency42.4%
2023
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio1.53
2023
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)2.7
2023
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 56, Food and beverage service activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line201820192020202120222023
Operating result-€1,784-€12,377€43,448▲ 251%-€1,271€58,072€33,339▼ 42.6%
Net result€1,027-€15,759▲ 15×€43,345above the sector's middle half▲ 175%-€7,032below the sector's middle half€53,760above the sector's middle half€25,373above the sector's middle half▼ 52.8%
Equity€114,523-€130,282▲ 13.8%€173,627above the sector's middle half▲ 33.3%€166,596above the sector's middle half▼ 4.0%€220,356above the sector's middle half▲ 32.3%€243,629above the sector's middle half▲ 10.6%
Total assets€319,269-€339,737▲ 6.4%€366,236above the sector's middle half▲ 7.8%€343,393above the sector's middle half▼ 6.2%€376,306above the sector's middle half▲ 9.6%€574,185above the sector's middle half▲ 52.6%
Debt€204,746-€209,455▲ 2.3%€192,609▼ 8.0%€176,798▼ 8.2%€155,951▼ 11.8%€330,556▲ 112%
Working capital€86,785-€75,413▼ 13.1%€53,152above the sector's middle half▼ 29.5%€64,608above the sector's middle half▲ 21.6%€105,186above the sector's middle half▲ 62.8%€148,444above the sector's middle half▲ 41.1%
Solvency35.9%-38.3%▲ 2.5pp47.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.1pp48.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.1pp58.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 10.0pp42.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 16.1pp
Current ratio3.39-2.08▼ 1.311.67within the sector's middle half▼ 0.411.76within the sector's middle half▲ 0.102.22above the sector's middle half▲ 0.461.53within the sector's middle half▼ 0.69
Return on assets (ROA)0.3%-4.6%▲ 4.3pp11.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.2pp-2.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 13.9pp14.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 16.3pp4.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.9pp
Staff (FTE)1.8-2.1▲ 16.7%2.1within the sector's middle half=3.42.7▼ 20.6%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 56, Food and beverage service activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro format does not require them.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €574,185
Fixed assets
€143,569 ▼ 22.3%
Current assets
€430,616 ▲ 125%
Equity and liabilities €574,185
Equity
€243,629 ▲ 10.6%
Debt
€330,556 ▲ 112%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 41.4% to 57.6%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€74,649▼
2022 · €100,077
Cash flow
€66,684▼
2022 · €95,764
Quick ratio
1.44▼
2022 · 1.95
Debt to equity
1.36▲
2022 · 0.71
ROE
10.4%▼
2022 · 24.4%
Interest coverage
17.32▼
2022 · 30.65
Debt ≤ 1 year
€282,172▲
2022 · €86,240
Debt > 1 year
€48,384▼
2022 · €69,711
Income taxes
€9,806▲
2022 · €9,390
Staff costs
€59,662▼
2022 · €86,776
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €71,833 | €86,776 | €59,662 | ▼ 31.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €35,402 | €35,052 | €38,568 | €42,720 | €42,004 | €41,311 | ▼ 1.7% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €2,495 | €2,230 | €8,149 | ▲ 266% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €82,989 | €118,076 | €133,062 | €115,777 | €189,082 | €142,461 | ▼ 24.7% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€1,784 | €12,377 | €43,448 | -€1,271 | €58,072 | €33,339 | ▼ 42.6% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €7,207 | €8,342 | €6,151 | ▼ 26.3% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €9,435 | €10,927 | €9,430 | €7,207 | €8,342 | €6,151 | ▼ 26.3% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €8,776 | €3,265 | €4,311 | ▲ 32.0% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €6,333 | €5,706 | €4,959 | €8,776 | €3,265 | €4,311 | ▲ 32.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €1,318 | €17,598 | €47,919 | -€2,840 | €63,150 | €35,179 | ▼ 44.3% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €292 | €1,839 | €4,574 | €4,192 | €9,390 | €9,806 | ▲ 4.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1,027 | €15,759 | €43,345 | -€7,032 | €53,760 | €25,373 | ▼ 52.8% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €1,027 | €15,759 | €43,345 | -€7,032 | €53,760 | €25,373 | ▼ 52.8% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €319,269 | €339,737 | €366,236 | €343,393 | €376,306 | €574,185 | ▲ 52.6% |
| Formation expenses20 | €0 | €0 | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €196,214 | €194,701 | €233,604 | €194,214 | €184,880 | €143,569 | ▼ 22.3% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0 | €0 | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €196,214 | €194,701 | €233,604 | €194,214 | €184,880 | €143,569 | ▼ 22.3% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €177,512 | €144,766 | €112,020 | ▼ 22.6% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €8,825 | €35,546 | €29,688 | ▼ 16.5% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €5,781 | €3,835 | €1,862 | ▼ 51.5% |
| Leasing and similar rights25 | - | - | - | €2,097 | €734 | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0 | €0 | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €123,055 | €145,036 | €132,633 | €149,179 | €191,426 | €430,616 | ▲ 125% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | - | - | €212,426 | - |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | - | - | - | - | €212,426 | - |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €24,050 | €23,550 | €23,550 | €23,550 | €23,550 | €23,550 | = |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | - | €23,550 | €23,550 | €23,550 | = |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €88,198 | €105,751 | €102,364 | €104,936 | €150,243 | €179,026 | ▲ 19.2% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | - | - | €179,026 | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €104,936 | €150,243 | - | - |
| Current investments50/53 | €0 | €0 | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €10,343 | €15,089 | €6,719 | €19,627 | €16,545 | €12,575 | ▼ 24.0% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €1,066 | €1,089 | €3,040 | ▲ 179% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €319,269 | €339,737 | €366,236 | €343,393 | €376,306 | €574,185 | ▲ 52.6% |
| Equity10/15 | €114,523 | €130,282 | €173,627 | €166,596 | €220,356 | €243,629 | ▲ 10.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €12,500 | €12,500 | - | €12,500 | €12,500 | €12,500 | = |
| Reserves13 | €1,860 | €17,619 | €60,965 | €60,965 | €114,725 | €137,998 | ▲ 20.3% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €1,860 | €1,860 | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €1,860 | €1,860 | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €59,105 | €112,865 | €137,998 | ▲ 22.3% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €100,163 | €100,163 | €100,163 | €93,131 | €93,131 | €93,131 | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €204,746 | €209,455 | €192,609 | €176,798 | €155,951 | €330,556 | ▲ 112% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €168,476 | €139,832 | €113,129 | €90,427 | €69,711 | €48,384 | ▼ 30.6% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €90,427 | €69,711 | €48,384 | ▼ 30.6% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €36,270 | €69,623 | €79,480 | €84,571 | €86,240 | €282,172 | ▲ 227% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €22,335 | €20,717 | €21,326 | ▲ 2.9% |
| Trade debts44 | €399 | €4,434 | €17,946 | €15,240 | €11,861 | €198,179 | ▲ 17× |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €15,240 | €11,861 | €198,179 | ▲ 17× |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €46,996 | €53,663 | €62,666 | ▲ 16.8% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €31,103 | €47,716 | €59,094 | ▲ 23.8% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €15,893 | €5,947 | €3,572 | ▼ 39.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €1,800 | - | - | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1,027 | €15,759 | €43,345 | -€7,032 | €53,760 | €25,373 | ▼ 52.8% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €35,402 | €35,052 | €38,568 | €42,720 | €42,004 | €41,311 | ▼ 1.7% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €36,429 | €50,812 | €81,914 | €35,689 | €95,764 | €66,684 | ▼ 30.4% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€33,539 | -€77,471 | -€3,331 | -€32,670 | €0 | - |
| Change in cash | - | €4,746 | -€8,370 | €12,908 | -€3,082 | -€3,970 | ▼ 28.8% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 12 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2023 | micro format | 09-07-2025 | 2025-00259835 |
| 31-12-2022 | micro format | 31-08-2023 | 2023-00441235 |
| 31-12-2021 | micro format | 13-06-2023 | 2023-00141101 |
| 31-12-2020 | micro format | 28-07-2021 | 2021-43800286 |
| 31-12-2019 | micro format | 10-09-2020 | 2020-52400213 |
| 31-12-2018 | micro format | 31-07-2019 | 2019-44100069 |
| 31-12-2017 | micro format | 26-07-2018 | 2018-40400042 |
| 31-12-2016 | micro format | 24-07-2017 | 2017-37900009 |
| 31-12-2015 | abbreviated format | 19-07-2016 | 2016-33400463 |
| 31-12-2014 | abbreviated format | 31-08-2015 | 2015-56600270 |
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Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2024 · 1 entry · €2,000 awarded · €2,000 paidSchemes
Public contracts: No European public contracts awarded found since October 2016. Contracts below the EU thresholds are not in TED.
Directors
Directors
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Owners and capital
Owners
No owners or capital events in the accounts and acts we read.
History
Acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
09-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · micro format · 343 days late
2023
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · micro format · 31 days late
13-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · micro format · 317 days late
2022
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €53,760
Net result €53,760 after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €200,000equity €220,356 ▲32.3%
Equity rises from €166,596 to €220,356.
2021
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€7,032
Net result drops to -€7,032, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
28-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · micro format
2020
31-12
Financial
Equity above €150,000equity €173,627 ▲33.3%
A profit in every financial year since 2018 builds equity to €173,627.
10-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · micro format · 41 days late
2019
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · micro format
2018
26-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2017 · micro format
2017
24-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2016 · micro format
2016
19-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2015 · abbreviated format
2015
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2014 · abbreviated format · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 12 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all 12 are under Financials.
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Register details
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded31-01-2012
Financial year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
56111Full-service restaurants
56301Cafés and bars
Contact
E-mail
info@demerodeberchem.beAntwerpen
Phone
032390111Antwerpen
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0843334331
Also
9925:BE0843334331
Registered
09-01-2026
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Register as of 25 October 2026 · Peppol Directory
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Recognitions · licences · registrations
Food safety, FASFC
1 siteAntwerpenunit no. 2.234.433.107
Environmental permits: No permit applications found in Flanders. Brussels and Wallonia do not publish the applicant.
Sites & property
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Antwerpen · 1 establishment unit since 2012
Ground area
77 m²
Building footprint
78 m²
Building volume
953 m³
Parcel 11303B0379/00D000, Flanders · tallest building 15.0 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
De Merode
since 2012unit no. 2.234.433.107
1 parcel
Flanders
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| Cadastral parcel | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11303B0379/00D000 | Flanders | 77 m² | 1 · 78 m² | 15.0 m · 5 |
How the parcels are linked
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