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Active BE 0458.748.929Public limited company

DEFAWES

Industrieweg 112-114 ·9032 Gent, Belgium· 29 yrs active
Sector: NACE 28410 (28410)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of DEFAWES is 0.3% (very low). The company has been active since 1996 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.

Based on State Gazette and CBE data.
Key figures
Active 29 yrs
Locations 1
Publications 8
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.3% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Long track record −Lower-risk legal form −

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Risk Assessment rule-based
0 / 100
Low risk
Trust signals 3 signals
Long-established
Founded in 1996, 29 years in business.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad.
Administratively compliant
No FOD Economie strikeouts (UBO, accounts, address, activity).
Administrative Flags 0 events
No administrative flags
Financial overview10 NBB filings
Financials being processed
NBB has 10 filing(s) on record for this company, latest fiscal year 2024 (verkort). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2024 verkort 25-07-2025 2025-00306152
31-12-2023 verkort 23-07-2024 2024-00271510
31-12-2022 verkort 03-07-2023 2023-00189163
31-12-2021 verkort 22-07-2022 2022-20212374
31-12-2020 volledig 17-06-2021 2021-20900077
31-12-2019 volledig 17-06-2020 2020-17300005
31-12-2018 volledig 13-06-2019 2019-17800018
31-12-2017 volledig 17-08-2018 2018-46100404
31-12-2016 volledig 11-07-2017 2017-30700041
31-12-2015 volledig 16-06-2016 2016-18200571
Legal Structure
NACE primary 28410
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation06-09-1996
StatusActive
Postal code9032
Establishment units 1 location
DEFAWES 96
Industrieweg 112, 9032 GentVervaardiging van motoren met inwendige verbranding en onderdelen daarvan, voor divers gebruik :voor railvoertuigen, landbouwwerktuigen en machines voor de bouwnijverheid, scheepsmotoren en buitenboot
since 19962.078.117.904
Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).
Real-estate footprint Source: CBE × cadastre

Parcels 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.
44074C0328/00X000 Flanders 1.6 ha 1 · 7,146 m² 11.2 m · 3 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.
Updates 18 events

A single timeline of everything that happened to this company, publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.

2025
25-07-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · verkort
2024
23-07-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · verkort
2023
03-07-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · verkort
2022
22-07-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · verkort
2021
17-09-2021
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
17-06-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · volledig
2020
17-06-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · volledig
2019
30-07-2019
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
13-06-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · volledig
2018
17-08-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · volledig
2017
02-08-2017
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
11-07-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · volledig
23-03-2017
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2016
03-11-2016
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
16-06-2016
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · volledig
2015
01-07-2015
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2011
28-06-2011
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2008
18-02-2008
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 8 acts
All acts · 8 updated 4 years ago
2021
17-09-2021 2 resigning Director changes
  • Dirk Hoornaert, Bestuurder
  • Frank Comelis, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2019
30-07-2019 Tim Van Hullebusch appointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • Tim Van Hullebusch, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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2017
02-08-2017 2 directors appointed Director changes
  • Tím Van Hullebusch, Commissaris
  • Jan Moens, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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23-03-2017 Joris Celie resigns as director Director changes
  • Joris Celie, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2016
03-11-2016 7 directors appointed, 2 resigning Director changes
  • VAN DER WEGEN Pieter Emile Henri, Bestuurder
  • VAN DER WEGEN Dirk Hubert Petrus, Bestuurder
  • VAN DER WEGEN Pieter Emile Henri, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • VAN DER WEGEN Dirk Hubert Petrus, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • HOORNAERT Dirk Philemon Maria, Bestuurder
  • CORNELIS Frank Marcel Cecille, Bestuurder
  • CELIE Joris Elisabeth Lodewijk, Bestuurder
  • MEIJER Hendrik Jan, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2015
01-07-2015 5 directors appointed Director changes
  • Dirk Hoornaert, Bestuurder
  • Frank Cornelis, Bestuurder
  • Joris Celie, Bestuurder
  • H.J. Meijer, Bestuurder
  • H.J. Meijer, Voorzitter van de raad van bestuur
Summary: v3.2
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2011
28-06-2011 4 directors appointed Director changes
  • Dirk Hoornaert, Bestuurder
  • Frank Cornelis, Bestuurder
  • B.V. Verenigde Bierens Bedrijven, Bestuurder
  • Cornelis A.M. Biereris, Vaste vertegenwoordiger
Summary: v3.2
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2008
18-02-2008 5 directors appointed Director changes
  • Peter Bourguignon, Bestuurder
  • Frank Cornelis, Bestuurder
  • Cornelis A M. Bierens, Vaste vertegenwoordiger
  • Wilhelmus Megens, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • Jan Moens, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Vervaardiging van machines voor de metaalbewerking28410Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking28410Vervaardiging van overige gereedschapswerktuigen voor de metaalbewerking29420
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Names & trade names
Legal nameNL DEFAWES
Registered office
Industrieweg 112-114
9032 Gent, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.
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Source: Belgian State Gazette, CBE, NBB · generated via checked.be · indicative