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F.A.L.-ACHEL

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Public limited companyfounded 1983active for 42 yearsOude Pastorijstraat 11, 3930 Hamont-Achel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0425.134.370
Summary

F.A.L.-ACHEL has been active since 1983 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €72.9m and a net result of -€7.6m. Equity has been growing by about 4.3% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 81% of 830 sector peers (NACE 25, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Overview

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Active since 29-12-1983 Normal situation
Activity
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment NACE 25120
Joint committees
209 Paritair Comité voor de bedienden der metaalfabrikatennijverheid
200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden
115 Paritair Comité voor het glasbedrijf · annual accounts 2025and 1 other
Establishment units
2.023.835.516 3930 Hamont-Achel, since 01-07-1983
2.335.097.331 3900 Pelt, since 01-08-2021and 4 others
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Reachable

Board and ownership

Board
  • LARIXDirector · since 30-06-2022 · permanent representative Karolien Lauwers
  • LAUVLIEDirector · since 30-06-2022 · permanent representative Willy Lauwers
  • MYKDirector · since 30-06-2022 · permanent representative Joris Bessemans
and 1 other
Auditor
Foederer Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
Shareholders

Financial position

85 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.3%
Annual accounts 2025
Turnover
€168.4m
▼ 5.3%
Loss
€7.6m
Equity
€72.9m
▼ 9.4%
Total assets
€100.6m
▼ 5.1%
Employees on 31-12-2025
1,011
▼ 1.1%
Score breakdownraises riskLoss of €7.6m (financial year 2025)lowers riskSize: turnover €168.4m, 948.3 FTE, total assets €100.6mFounded in 1983Equity €72.9m (72.5% of total assets)Show the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
85 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially stronger than 42% of all companies
Financial strength · tick: 2024
Average
Solvency 98-2
equity 72.5% of total assets
Liquidity 45-8
short-term debt 27.3% · cash 4.6%
Profitability 13-45
return on assets -7.5%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.4% (22 companies, NACE 25, large)
Last 24 months 12-2024: 0.1% 01-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.2%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.1%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026lowest value 05-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.3%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 07-2026highest value 09-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026highest value 10-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2026highest value 11-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 10-2026highest value
Credit of up to €6,150,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 2.67 (3.11 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 27.3% and cash 4.6% of total assets. 27.5% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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 (all companies). It does better than 84% of them on solvency, 51% on liquidity, 12% on profitability and 22% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 03-11-2026 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.

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).

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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Loss of €7.6m (financial year 2025)
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Size: turnover €168.4m, 948.3 FTE, total assets €100.6m
Companies of this size fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1983
Companies that have existed this long fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Equity €72.9m (72.5% of total assets)
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 27-07-2026, 4 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
4 days early
2024
22 days early
2023
6 days early
2022
6 days early
2021
12 days early
2020
9 days early
2019
8 days 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 25), the median for financial year 2024 was 7 days before the deadline, and 35% 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 25 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
04-11-2026 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

Key points

  • Caution: From profit to loss in 2025after a profit of €100,476 in 2024 -€7.6m View
  • Caution: Lower net result than 95% of companies in fabricated metal productssector median €79,515 · 830 companies -€7.6m View
  • Positive: Filed on time since financial year 2018accounts within the deadline every year 8 years View
  • Flemish supportawarded from 2022 to 2025 €452,505 View

Recent changes

  1. · Gazette deed Reappointment: Foederer bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
  2. · Gazette deed Permanent representatives: Jan Peeters and Willy Lauwers
  3. · Gazette deed Appointment: FOEDERER DFK BEDRIJFSREVISOREN BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representatives: Tom Quittelier and Mathieu Meers
All 18 events

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as F.A.L.-ACHEL: manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (NACE 25120). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €24m and €444m, founded between 1971 and 1994.

CompanyTotal assetsTurnover
F.A.L.-ACHEL Hamont-Achel€100.6m€168.4m
REYNAERS ALUMINIUM Duffel€443.5m€386.7m
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems Belux Merelbeke-Melle€26.1m€94.4m
SOBINCO Zulte€38.8m€75.7m
RENSON OUTDOOR Kruisem€79.9m€54.1m
Dynaco Europe Aalst€24.5m€71.8m
Wilms Meerhout€34.5m€28.9m
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Key facts about F.A.L.-ACHEL

What is the company number of F.A.L.-ACHEL?
The company number of F.A.L.-ACHEL is 0425.134.370. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0425.134.370.
Where is F.A.L.-ACHEL based?
The registered office is at Oude Pastorijstraat 11, 3930 Hamont-Achel.Company details
What does F.A.L.-ACHEL do?
According to the KBO register, the main activity is manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (NACE 25120).
What is the legal form of F.A.L.-ACHEL?
The legal form of F.A.L.-ACHEL is Public limited company (NV).
When was F.A.L.-ACHEL founded?
F.A.L.-ACHEL was founded on 29-12-1983.
Is F.A.L.-ACHEL still active?
Yes, F.A.L.-ACHEL is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
How many employees does F.A.L.-ACHEL have?
F.A.L.-ACHEL had an average of 948.3 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
Which joint committee does F.A.L.-ACHEL fall under?
In its 2025 annual accounts, F.A.L.-ACHEL states joint committees 209 (Paritair Comité voor de bedienden der metaalfabrikatennijverheid), 200 (Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden), 115 (Paritair Comité voor het glasbedrijf) and 126 (Paritair Comité voor de stoffering en de houtbewerking).
What is the turnover of F.A.L.-ACHEL?
The turnover of F.A.L.-ACHEL was €168.4m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
Is F.A.L.-ACHEL profitable?
In financial year 2025, F.A.L.-ACHEL made a loss of €7.6m.
Where can I find the annual accounts of F.A.L.-ACHEL?
F.A.L.-ACHEL filed 41 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
When are the next annual accounts of F.A.L.-ACHEL due?
F.A.L.-ACHEL must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline

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