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Active BE 0404.779.119Private limited company

Etablissements J. Kockx

Korte Gasthuisstraat 37 ·2000 Antwerpen, Belgium· 58 yrs active
Sector: Detailhandel in kranten en andere tijdschriften (47621)
Conclusion Checked

Etablissements J. Kockx has been active since 1968 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €440k and a net result of €82k. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

Based on the State Gazette, CBE and 1 annual account.
Key figures
Equity €440k
Net result €82k
Staff (FTE) 2.2
Active 58 yrs
Financial profile 4 of 5 axes measured · computed by Checked
Health83Profitability93Solvency96Growth-Stability85
89 / 100

Strong profile, led by solvency.

Computed on 4 of 5 axes. Not measured: growth. An unmeasured axis is not a zero: no data was read for it.

Health 83
Profitability 93
Solvency 96
Growth -
Stability 85
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.4% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Long track record −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 2 signals
Long-established
Founded in 1968, 58 years in business.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.
Administrative Flags0 events
No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
Health barometer FY 2025 · computed
83 / 100 Excellent
050100
Computed from 4 of the 6 factors this model weighs. The rest cannot be derived from the filed figures, or need a prior year to compare against.

The full score breakdown, per-year score history and the indicative credit limit are in Kantoor S.

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Computed by Checked from the NBB filing for FY 2025. Indicative, not credit advice.
Financial overview49 NBB filings
Annual accounts filed on 10-08-2026 with the NBB · fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
Fiscal year2025
Depositabbreviated schema
Revenue-
EBITDA€146k
Net profit€82k
Cash flow€120k
Staff costs€62k
Income taxes€23k
Dividends€80k
Total assets€845k
Equity€440k
Debt€406k
of which ≤ 1y€247k
of which > 1y€156k
Working capital€286k
Employees (FTE)2.2
Ratios (computed)
2025
Current ratio2.16
Quick ratio0.57
Working capital ratio33.9%
Solvency52.0%
Debt / equity0.92
Long-term debt ratio0.35
Interest coverage38.87
Gross margin-
Net margin-
ROA9.7%
ROE18.6%
EBITDA margin-
Days sales outstanding-
Days payable outstanding-
Inventory turnover-
Days inventory (DSI)-
Balance-sheet composition 2025
Full annual accounts (25 line items)
Filed balance sheet and income statement, exactly as deposited with the NBB.
Line item Code2025
Balance sheet, Assets
TOTAL ASSETS 20/58€845k
Fixed assets 21/28€312k
Tangible fixed assets 22/27€312k
Financial fixed assets 28€249
Current assets 29/58€533k
Stocks & contracts in progress 3€392k
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41€3k
Cash & bank 54/58€128k
Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities
TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES 10/49€845k
Equity 10/15€440k
Contributions / capital 10/11€19k
Reserves 13€420k
Accumulated profits (losses) 14€1k
Amounts payable 17/49€406k
Amounts payable after one year 17€156k
Amounts payable within one year 42/48€247k
Trade debts payable within one year 44€99k
Income statement
Gross operating margin 9900€216k
Operating result 9901€108k
Financial income 75€1k
Financial charges 65€4k
Result before taxes 9903€105k
Income taxes 67/77€23k
Net result for the period 9904€82k
Result to be appropriated 9905€82k
Ratios computed by Checked.
Legal Structure
NACE primary Detailhandel in kranten en andere tijdschriften(47621)
Legal form Private limited company(610)
Incorporation01-01-1968
StatusActive
Postal code2000
Establishment units 1 location
KOCKX
Korte Gasthuisstraat 37, 2000 AntwerpenDetailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen
since 19562.011.680.624
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.
11803C1735/00D000
ProtectedMonumentStadswoning Het Gulden ClaverblatSource ↗
 Flanders 94 m² 1 · 94 m² 14.6 m · 4 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).
Updates 11 events

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

2026
10-08-2026
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · verkort
2025
21-08-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · verkort
2024
26-08-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · verkort
29-02-2024
State Gazette act Capital & shares
Michel Robeyns
2023
22-08-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · verkort
2022
16-06-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro
2021
31-08-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro
2020
20-07-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · verkort
2019
22-07-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · verkort
2018
16-07-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · verkort
2017
23-06-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · verkort
Belgian State Gazette reading coverage 0 of 2 acts read

We know of 2 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 1 acts
Capital history · 1
29-02-2024
Capital change
All acts · 1 updated 2 years ago
2024
29-02-2024 Capital increase Capital & shares·Michel Robeyns
Notary: Michel Robeyns · Antwerpen
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Credit advice verdict per customer and amount

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Based on official sources (NBB, CBE, State Gazette). Indicative, not credit advice.
Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Detailhandel in ICT-apparatuur47400Detailhandel in computers, randapparatuur en software in gespecialiseerde winkels47410Detailhandel in kranten en kantoorbehoeften in gespecialiseerde winkels47620Detailhandel in kranten en andere tijdschriften47621Detailhandel in boeken, kranten, tijdschriften en kantoorbehoeften52470Gespecialiseerde detailhandel in kantoormachines en -meubelen, computers en standaardprogrammatuur en telecommunicatieapparatuur52487
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL Etablissements J. Kockx
Registered office
Korte Gasthuisstraat 37
2000 Antwerpen, 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