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HEROO

Inactive
KBO/BCE: BE 0647.960.691

HEROO was declared bankrupt on 01-08-2024 (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 · 7 filings
Position against the passed deadline
31-12-2023 close31-07-2024 deadline29-09-2026 today
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2022 was due by 31-07-2023 and was filed on 05-10-2023, 66 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 7 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
not filed
2022
66 d late
2021
75 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
88 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings

This company filed its last 4 accounts on average 65 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 went from EUR 202,219 in 2018 to EUR 52,524 in 2022 and headcount from 1.1 to 0.4 full-time equivalents.1 HEROO was declared bankrupt on 1 August 2024; the bankruptcy was closed on 16 September 2025.23

  1. 1National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2022
  2. 2Belgian State Gazette, 07-08-2024
  3. 3Belgian State Gazette, 23-09-2025

Financials · fiscal year 2022, micro schema

Source amounts without an identifiable currency are assumed to be EUR.

Turnover
€306,905
EBIT margin
8.9%
Net result
-€13,406
2021 · €18,724
Working capital
-€14,266▲ 48.1%
2021 · -€27,469
Trend over the years

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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022
Turnover€306,905-
Operating result€27,318-€27,318=€13,288▼ 51.4%€19,830▲ 49.2%-€14,275
Net result€26,520-€26,520=€12,842▼ 51.6%€18,724▲ 45.8%-€13,406
EBIT margin8.9%-
Equity€10,093-€22,935▲ 127%€26,972▲ 17.6%€33,953▲ 25.9%€20,547▼ 39.5%
Total assets€202,219-€207,259▲ 2.5%€207,259=€187,470▼ 9.5%€52,524▼ 72.0%
Debt€192,126-€192,126=€184,324▼ 4.1%€153,517▼ 16.7%€31,977▼ 79.2%
Working capital-€38,130--€44,287▼ 16.1%-€44,287=-€27,469▲ 38.0%-€14,266▲ 48.1%
Staff (FTE)1.1-0.8▼ 27.3%0.8=1▲ 25.0%0.4▼ 60.0%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€20,000€0€20,000Operating result 2018: €27,318€27,318Net result 2018: €26,520€26,520Operating result 2019: €27,318€27,318Net result 2019: €26,520€26,520Operating result 2020: €13,288€13,288Net result 2020: €12,842€12,842Operating result 2021: €19,830€19,830Net result 2021: €18,724€18,724Operating result 2022: -€14,275-€14,275Net result 2022: -€13,406-€13,40620182019202020212022-€20,000-€10,000€0€10,000€20,000Operating result 2020: €13,288€13,300Net result 2020: €12,842€12,800Operating result 2021: €19,830€19,800Net result 2021: €18,724€18,700Operating result 2022: -€14,275-€14,300Net result 2022: -€13,406-€13,400202020212022
The operating result turns negative in 2022: a loss of €14,275 after €19,830 in 2021, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2022 in colour, 2021 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €52,524
Fixed assets €34,813 ▼ 77.7%
Current assets €17,711 ▼ 43.1%
Equity and liabilities €52,524
Equity €20,547 ▼ 39.5%
Debt €31,977 ▼ 79.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 81.9% to 60.9%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2022 value · change against 2021
EBITDA
-€12,604▼
2021 · €21,539
Cash flow
-€11,735▼
2021 · €20,433
Current ratio
0.55▲
2021 · 0.53
Debt to equity
1.56▼
2021 · 4.52
ROE
-65.2%▼
2021 · 55.1%
ROA
-25.5%▼
2021 · 10.0%
Interest coverage
-44.98▼
2021 · 110.16
Debt ≤ 1 year
€31,977▼
2021 · €58,579
Staff costs
€22,603▲
2021 · €907
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 2021 · 41 lines
Balance sheet Code20212022
Assets
Total assets20/58€187,470€52,524▼
Fixed assets21/28€156,359€34,813▼
Intangible fixed assets21€150,675€30,800▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€5,684€4,013▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€5,043€3,532▼
Furniture and vehicles24€641€481▼
Current assets29/58€31,111€17,711▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€9,500€9,848▲
Other amounts receivable41€9,500€9,848▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€21,611€7,863▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€187,470€52,524▼
Equity10/15€33,953€20,547▼
Contributions10/11€18,550€18,550=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€15,403€1,997▼
Amounts payable17/49€153,517€31,977▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€94,938-
Financial debts170/4€94,938-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€58,579€31,977▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€24,938-
Trade debts44€17,630€19,988▲
Suppliers440/4€17,630€19,988▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€2,465€4,696▲
Taxes450/3€2,459€4,613▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€6€83▲
Other amounts payable47/48€13,547€7,293▼
Income statement Code20212022
Non-recurring operating income76A-€130
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€907€22,603▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1,709€1,671▼
Other operating charges640/8€1,126€1,645▲
Gross operating margin9900€23,572€11,645▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€19,830-€14,275▼
Financial income75/76B€1€1,149▲
Recurring financial income75€1€1,149▲
Financial charges65/66B€196€280▲
Recurring financial charges65€196€280▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€19,635-€13,406▼
Income taxes67/77€911-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€18,724-€13,406▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€18,724-€13,406▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€15,403€1,997▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€3,321€15,403▲

The notes to these accounts (7 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022Change
Turnover70€306,905-----
Non-recurring operating income76A----€130-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€907€22,603▲ 2,392%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€23,257€23,257€7,777€1,709€1,671▼ 2.2%
Other operating charges640/8---€1,126€1,645▲ 46.1%
Gross operating margin9900€80,851€80,851€47,767€23,572€11,645▼ 50.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901€27,318€27,318€13,288€19,830-€14,275▼ 172%
Financial income75/76B---€1€1,149▲ 229,746%
Recurring financial income75€143€143€467€1€1,149▲ 229,746%
Financial charges65/66B---€196€280▲ 43.3%
Recurring financial charges65€941€941€472€196€280▲ 43.3%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€26,520€26,520€12,842€19,635-€13,406▼ 168%
Income taxes67/77-€0€0€911--
Profit (loss) for the period9904€26,520€26,520€12,842€18,724-€13,406▼ 172%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€26,520€26,520€12,842€18,724-€13,406▼ 172%
Line20182019202020212022Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€202,219€207,259€207,259€187,470€52,524▼ 72.0%
Formation expenses20€487€487€487---
Fixed assets21/28€162,863€162,863€162,863€156,359€34,813▼ 77.7%
Intangible fixed assets21€154,800€154,800€154,800€150,675€30,800▼ 79.6%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€8,063€8,063€8,063€5,684€4,013▼ 29.4%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€5,043€3,532▼ 30.0%
Furniture and vehicles24---€641€481▼ 25.0%
Financial fixed assets28-€0€0---
Current assets29/58€38,870€43,909€43,909€31,111€17,711▼ 43.1%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€4,474€4,474€4,474---
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€11,938€29,428€29,428€9,500€9,848▲ 3.7%
Other amounts receivable41---€9,500€9,848▲ 3.7%
Current investments50/53-€0€0---
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€22,458€22,458€15,414€21,611€7,863▼ 63.6%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€202,219€207,259€207,259€187,470€52,524▼ 72.0%
Equity10/15€10,093€22,935€26,972€33,953€20,547▼ 39.5%
Contributions10/11€18,550€18,550€18,550€18,550€18,550=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€8,457-€8,457-€8,457€15,403€1,997▼ 87.0%
Amounts payable17/49€192,126€192,126€184,324€153,517€31,977▼ 79.2%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€115,127€115,127€96,127€94,938--
Financial debts170/4---€94,938--
Amounts payable within one year42/48€77,000€88,197€88,197€58,579€31,977▼ 45.4%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€24,938--
Trade debts44€27,341€29,146€33,877€17,630€19,988▲ 13.4%
Suppliers440/4---€17,630€19,988▲ 13.4%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€2,465€4,696▲ 90.5%
Taxes450/3---€2,459€4,613▲ 87.6%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€6€83▲ 1,391%
Other amounts payable47/48---€13,547€7,293▼ 46.2%
Line20182019202020212022Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€26,520€26,520€12,842€18,724-€13,406▼ 172%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€23,257€23,257€7,777€1,709€1,671▼ 2.2%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€49,776€49,776€20,620€20,433-€11,735▼ 157%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€23,257-€7,777€4,795€119,875▲ 2,400%
Change in cash-€0-€7,043€6,196-€13,748▼ 322%

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
07-08
Bankruptcy Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Antwerpen · event 01-08-2024
2023
05-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 66 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€13,406
Net result drops to -€13,406, the lowest in the series.
14-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 75 days late
2021
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 31 days late
2020
27-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 88 days late
2019
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
0 of 4 acts read
About the unread acts

We know of 4 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
4 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Curator JAN BRAECKMANS
GROTE STEENWEG 417, 2600 BERCHEM (ANTWERPEN)
01-08-2024 → 16-09-2025