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Friends

Inactive
KBO/BCE: BE 0451.200.052

Friends was declared bankrupt on 24-09-2024 (Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Antwerpen); the bankruptcy was closed for insufficient assets by judgment of 16-09-2025, published in the Belgian State Gazette on 23-09-2025.

Summary

Inactive; last annual accounts for fiscal year 2022.

Signals

Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
neutral · Prior bankruptcy
Earlier bankruptcy on record in the Belgian State Gazette, no current open procedure.
Belgian State Gazette
raises risk · Two or more financial years not filed
Since the financial year that closed on 31-12-2023, 3 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 filings
Position against the passed deadline
31-12-2023 close31-07-2024 deadline26-09-2026 today
raises risk · Filed more than 90 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2022 was due by 31-07-2023 and was filed on 13-05-2024, 287 days past the deadline. Measured on financial year 2023: companies more than 90 days late are in an abnormal legal state today in 5.61% of cases, against 1.66% across all filers.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
not filed
2022
287 d late
2019
69 d late
2018
on the day
2017
1 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings

This company filed its last 4 accounts on average 89 days after the deadline; the Belgian median for financial year 2024 is 4 days before the deadline, and 38% of all filings were late.

Checked, nothing found (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

History

Total assets rose from EUR 27,890 in 2018 to EUR 52,634 in 2022.1 On 24 September 2024 Friends was declared bankrupt; the bankruptcy was closed on 16 September 2025.23

  1. 1National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2022
  2. 2Belgian State Gazette, 30-09-2024
  3. 3Belgian State Gazette, 23-09-2025

Financials · fiscal year 2022, micro schema

Equity
-€32,103
2019 · €12,588
Total assets
€52,634▼ 28.1%
2019 · €73,214
Net result
-€21,898▼ 473%
2019 · -€3,823
Working capital
-€28,781
2019 · €14,866
Trend over the years

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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line201820192022
Operating result-€1,517--€3,046▼ 101%-€18,308-
Net result-€1,281--€3,823▼ 198%-€21,898-
Equity€16,412-€12,588▼ 23.3%-€32,103-
Total assets€27,890-€73,214▲ 163%€52,634-
Debt€11,479-€60,625▲ 428%€84,737-
Working capital€15,628-€14,866▼ 4.9%-€28,781-
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€30,000-€20,000-€10,000€0Operating result 2018: -€1,517-€1,517Net result 2018: -€1,281-€1,281Operating result 2019: -€3,046-€3,046Net result 2019: -€3,823-€3,823Operating result 2022: -€18,308-€18,308Net result 2022: -€21,898-€21,898201820192022-€30,000-€20,000-€10,000€0Operating result 2018: -€1,517-€1,520Net result 2018: -€1,281-€1,280Operating result 2019: -€3,046-€3,050Net result 2019: -€3,823-€3,820Operating result 2022: -€18,308-€18,300Net result 2022: -€21,898-€21,900201820192022
The operating result is -€18,308 in 2022, compared with -€3,046 in 2019. Comparable figures for the intervening years are unavailable.
Balance-sheet composition
2022 in colour, 2019 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €52,634
Fixed assets €283 =
Current assets €52,351 ▼ 28.2%
Key figures and ratios
2022 value · change against 2019
Solvency
-61.0%▼
2019 · 17.2%
Current ratio
0.65▼
2019 · 1.26
Quick ratio
0.35▼
2019 · 0.83
Debt to equity
-2.64
ROA
-41.6%▼
2019 · -5.2%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€81,132▲
2019 · €58,064
Income taxes
€733▲
2019 · €0
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2022 against 2019 · 43 lines
Balance sheet Code20192022
Assets
Total assets20/58€73,214€52,634▼
Fixed assets21/28€283€283=
Financial fixed assets28€283€283=
Current assets29/58€72,930€52,351▼
Amounts receivable after more than one year29-€375
Other amounts receivable291-€375
Stocks and contracts in progress3€24,554€24,000▼
Stocks30/36-€24,000
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€46,318€26,974▼
Trade receivables40-€26,654
Other amounts receivable41-€320
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1,061€1,002▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€73,214€52,634▼
Equity10/15€12,588-€32,103▼
Contributions10/11€17,105€17,105=
Reserves13€1,859€1,859=
Non-distributable reserves130/1-€1,859
Reserves not available under the articles1311-€1,859
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€6,375-€51,067▼
Amounts payable17/49€60,625€84,737▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€58,064€81,132▲
Financial debts43-€9,974
Credit institutions430/8-€9,974
Trade debts44€54,492€27,803▼
Suppliers440/4-€27,803
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€273
Taxes450/3-€273
Other amounts payable47/48-€43,083
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€3,605
Income statement Code20192022
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€500-
Other operating charges640/8-€2,863
Gross operating margin9900-€401-€15,445▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€3,046-€18,308▼
Financial income75/76B-€97
Recurring financial income75€230€97▼
Financial charges65/66B-€2,953
Recurring financial charges65€1,007€2,953▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€3,823-€21,165▼
Income taxes67/77€0€733▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€3,823-€21,898▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€3,823-€21,898▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906--€51,067
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P--€29,169

The notes to these accounts (6 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line201820192022Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€500€500--
Other operating charges640/8--€2,863-
Gross operating margin9900€883-€401-€15,445-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€1,517-€3,046-€18,308-
Financial income75/76B--€97-
Recurring financial income75€2,001€230€97-
Financial charges65/66B--€2,953-
Recurring financial charges65€1,766€1,007€2,953-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€1,281-€3,823-€21,165-
Income taxes67/77€0€0€733-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€1,281-€3,823-€21,898-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€1,281-€3,823-€21,898-
Line201820192022Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€27,890€73,214€52,634-
Fixed assets21/28€783€283€283-
Tangible fixed assets22/27€500---
Financial fixed assets28€283€283€283-
Current assets29/58€27,107€72,930€52,351-
Amounts receivable after more than one year29--€375-
Other amounts receivable291--€375-
Stocks and contracts in progress3€25,010€24,554€24,000-
Stocks30/36--€24,000-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€192€46,318€26,974-
Trade receivables40--€26,654-
Other amounts receivable41--€320-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€908€1,061€1,002-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€27,890€73,214€52,634-
Equity10/15€16,412€12,588-€32,103-
Contributions10/11€17,105€17,105€17,105-
Reserves13€1,859€1,859€1,859-
Non-distributable reserves130/1--€1,859-
Reserves not available under the articles1311--€1,859-
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€2,552-€6,375-€51,067-
Amounts payable17/49€11,479€60,625€84,737-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€11,479€58,064€81,132-
Financial debts43--€9,974-
Credit institutions430/8--€9,974-
Trade debts44€1,944€54,492€27,803-
Suppliers440/4--€27,803-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€273-
Taxes450/3--€273-
Other amounts payable47/48--€43,083-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3--€3,605-
Line201820192022Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€1,281-€3,823-€21,898-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€500€500--
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€781-€3,323-€21,898-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0--
Change in cash-€153--

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
23-09
Bankruptcy Bankruptcy closure (insufficient assets)
Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Antwerpen · event 16-09-2025
2024
30-09
Bankruptcy Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Antwerpen · event 24-09-2024
13-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 287 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€21,898
Net result drops to -€21,898, the lowest in the series.
2020
08-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 69 days late
2019
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 30 days late
2016
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
2015
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · abbreviated schema
2014
13-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2013 · abbreviated schema · 13 days late
2013
25-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2012 · abbreviated schema
2012
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · abbreviated schema
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
We have established no sitting directors for this company. We derive directors from published Gazette acts; while there are none, or none read, nothing appears here. That does not mean the company has none: the CBE keeps its own list of function holders, which we do not read.
Location & real-estate footprint

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Curator DIRK DEVROE
KROMVENDREEF 15, 2900 SCHOTEN-
24-09-2024 → 16-09-2025