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Active BE 0458.082.104Public limited company

DEGROCO

Mechelsesteenweg 478 ·3020 Herent, Belgium· 30 yrs active
Sector: Wholesale trade (46432)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of DEGROCO is 0.4% (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 30 yrs
Locations 1
Publications 2
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.4% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Long track record −Lower-risk legal form −Higher-failure-rate sector +

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 — 30 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 31-07-2025 2025-00340558
31-12-2023 verkort 25-08-2024 2024-00366709
31-12-2022 verkort 31-08-2023 2023-00389961
31-12-2021 verkort 29-08-2022 2022-20333537
31-12-2020 verkort 03-08-2021 2021-45400054
31-12-2019 verkort 28-07-2020 2020-35000278
31-12-2018 verkort 06-08-2019 2019-44200529
31-12-2017 verkort 23-07-2018 2018-36100600
31-12-2016 verkort 08-08-2017 2017-41900488
31-12-2015 verkort 25-07-2016 2016-35100377
Legal Structure
NACE primary Wholesale trade(46432)
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation29-05-1996
StatusActive
Postal code3020
Establishment units 1 location
Mechelsesteenweg 478, 3020 Herent
de overige groothandel in consumentenartikelen,n.e.g.
since 19962.076.944.303
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.
24423H0168/00M002 Flanders 202 m² 1 · 163 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 12 events

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

2025
31-07-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · verkort
2024
25-08-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · verkort
2023
19-12-2023
State Gazette act Director changes
Arne Ryssaert
31-08-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · verkort
2022
18-10-2022
State Gazette act Director changes
29-08-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · verkort
2021
03-08-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · verkort
2020
28-07-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · verkort
2019
06-08-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · verkort
2018
23-07-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · verkort
2017
08-08-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · verkort
2016
25-07-2016
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · verkort
Belgisch Staatsblad — acts 2 acts
All acts · 2 updated 2 years ago
2023
19-12-2023 2 directors appointed, 3 resigning Director changes·Arne Ryssaert
  • DE GROEVE Isabelle — Enig bestuurder
  • DE GROEVE Isabelle — Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • De Groeve Isabelle — Bestuurder
  • Vangerven Michael — Bestuurder
  • De Groeve Sigmund — Bestuurder
Notary: Arne Ryssaert · Zele
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2022
18-10-2022 4 reappointed Director changes
  • Isabelle De Groeve — Bestuurder
  • Michael Vangerven — Bestuurder
  • Sigmund De Groeve — Bestuurder
  • Isabelle De Groeve — Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen46432Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen46433Detailhandel in corrigerende brillen, lenzen en zonnebrillen47742Detailhandel in fotografische en optische artikelen en in precisieinstrumenten in gespecialiseerde winkels47782Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in overige optische artikelen51473
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL DEGROCO
Registered office
Mechelsesteenweg 478
3020 Herent, 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