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IPC SERVICES

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Private limited companyfounded 20196 yrs activeVriesenrot (STG) 3, 9200 Dendermonde, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0738.887.701
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of IPC SERVICES is 1.6% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.6m and a net result of €712,468. Equity is growing by ~38% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 66% of 7900 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2019 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability100▲+83
Solvency83▲+20
Growth78▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.6% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €100,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.45 against 1.64 in 2024; short-term debt: 39.2% and cash: 2.6% of total assets), and 42.4% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Limited track record
This company has not been active as long as an established one and statistically fails somewhat more often.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 6 years 0 10 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 43
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Specialised construction activities (NACE 43)
about 85% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
57.6%
Return on assets
25.6%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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 09-07-2026, 22 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 6 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
22 d early
2024
20 d early
2023
222 d late
2022
5 d early
2021
31 d late
2020
53 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 6 accounts on average 43 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 1 day before the deadline, and 42% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
27-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
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

IPC SERVICES was incorporated on 9 December 2019 as a Private limited company.1 Since 2026, WP CONSULTING has served as director of the company.2 Total assets rose from EUR 858,136 in 2020 to EUR 2.8 million in 2025 and headcount from 2.8 to 9 full-time equivalents.3

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2Belgian State Gazette, 23-03-2026
  3. 3National Bank, annual accounts 2020 and 2025

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Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Turnover
€4.5m
EBIT margin
6.7%
Net result
€712,468
2024 · -€39,690
Working capital
€1.6m▲ 81.1%
2024 · €870,498
Trend over the years

Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 43, Specialised construction activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Turnover€4.5m
Operating result€476,328▲ 490%€303,053▼ 36.4%€432,004▲ 42.6%-€73,769€968,259
Net result€345,268above the sector's middle half▲ 629%€212,102above the sector's middle half▼ 38.6%€306,401above the sector's middle half▲ 44.5%-€39,690below the sector's middle half€712,468above the sector's middle half
EBIT margin6.7%
Equity€412,657within the sector's middle half▲ 512%€624,759within the sector's middle half▲ 51.4%€931,160above the sector's middle half▲ 49.0%€891,470above the sector's middle half▼ 4.3%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 79.9%
Total assets€2.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 197%€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 22.8%€1.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.1%€2.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 20.7%€2.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 18.8%
Debt€2.1m▲ 170%€1.3m▼ 37.2%€1.0m▼ 24.6%€1.5m▲ 43.7%€1.2m▼ 18.7%
Working capital€358,779▲ 23.3%€531,234▲ 48.1%€860,819▲ 62.0%€870,498▲ 1.1%€1.6m▲ 81.1%
Solvency16.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 8.4pp31.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.6pp48.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 16.2pp38.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.9pp57.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 19.6pp
Staff (FTE)2.4below the sector's middle half▼ 14.3%4.3within the sector's middle half▲ 79.2%7.3within the sector's middle half▲ 69.8%7.6within the sector's middle half▲ 4.1%9within the sector's middle half▲ 18.4%
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 43, Specialised construction activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€500,000€0€500,000€1.0mOperating result 2021: €476,328€476,328Net result 2021: €345,268€345,268Operating result 2022: €303,053€303,053Net result 2022: €212,102€212,102Operating result 2023: €432,004€432,004Net result 2023: €306,401€306,401Operating result 2024: -€73,769-€73,769Net result 2024: -€39,690-€39,690Operating result 2025: €968,259€968,259Net result 2025: €712,468€712,46820212022202320242025-€500,000€0€500,000€1mOperating result 2023: €432,004€432,000Net result 2023: €306,401€306,000Operating result 2024: -€73,769-€73,800Net result 2024: -€39,690-€39,700Operating result 2025: €968,259€968,000Net result 2025: €712,468€712,000202320242025
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €968,259 after a loss of €73,769 in 2024, the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.8m
Fixed assets €115,944 ▲ 1.8%
Current assets €2.7m ▲ 19.7%
Equity and liabilities €2.8m
Equity €1.6m ▲ 79.9%
Debt €1.2m ▼ 18.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 61.9% to 42.4%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€1.0m▲
2024 · -€29,015
Cash flow
€760,944▲
2024 · €5,063
Current ratio
2.45▲
2024 · 1.64
Quick ratio
1.93▲
2024 · 1.47
Debt to equity
0.74▼
2024 · 1.63
ROE
44.4%▲
2024 · -4.5%
ROA
25.6%▲
2024 · -1.7%
Interest coverage
241.43▲
2024 · -4.28
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.1m▼
2024 · €1.4m
Debt > 1 year
€72,291▼
2024 · €76,616
Income taxes
€253,612▲
2024 · €5,047
Staff costs
€651,174▲
2024 · €508,490
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 26,964 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 1.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 95% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
1.5% went bankrupt
3.4% stopped otherwise
95% still going

A further 0.3% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 1.6% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,058 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.4%
3 0.5% 0.5%
4 0.6% 0.7%
5 0.8% 0.9%
6 1.2% 1.3%
7 1.5% 1.6%
8 1.7% 1.7%
9 2.7% 2.8%
10 5.3% 5.7%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 26,964 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 51 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.3m€2.8m▲
Fixed assets21/28€113,935€115,944▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€113,935€115,944▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€15,306€44,390▲
Furniture and vehicles24€63,388€43,405▼
Leasing and similar rights25€15,805€11,532▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€19,436€16,617▼
Current assets29/58€2.2m€2.7m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€237,721€560,104▲
Stocks30/36€42,489€77,179▲
Contracts in progress37€195,232€482,925▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.9m€2.0m▲
Trade receivables40€1.8m€1.3m▼
Other amounts receivable41€109,687€710,106▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€44,099€72,707▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€14,280€2,438▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.3m€2.8m▲
Equity10/15€891,470€1.6m▲
Contributions10/11€20,000€20,000=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€871,470€1.6m▲
Amounts payable17/49€1.5m€1.2m▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€76,616€72,291▼
Financial debts170/4€76,616€72,291▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.4m€1.1m▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€4,149€4,325▲
Trade debts44€1.2m€779,606▼
Suppliers440/4€1.2m€779,606▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€44,057€306,621▲
Taxes450/3€5,890€262,531▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€38,167€44,090▲
Other amounts payable47/48€106,890-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€16,346€16,397▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€508,490€651,174▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€44,753€48,476▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€37,285€42,420▲
Other operating charges640/8€4,045€23,315▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€43,510€5,960▼
Gross operating margin9900€564,315€1.7m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€73,769€968,259▲
Financial income75/76B€45,899€2,032▼
Recurring financial income75€2,562€2,032▼
Non-recurring financial income76B€43,337-
Financial charges65/66B€6,773€4,211▼
Recurring financial charges65€6,773€4,211▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€34,643€966,080▲
Income taxes67/77€5,047€253,612▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€39,690€712,468▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€39,690€712,468▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€871,470€1.6m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€911,160€871,470▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90877.69.0▲

The notes to these accounts (9 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20212022202320242025Change
Operating income70/76A-€4.2m----
Turnover70-€4.5m----
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71--€354,700----
Other operating income74-€41,952----
Operating charges60/66A-€3.9m----
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60-€2.4m----
Purchases600/8-€2.4m----
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609-€20,358----
Services and other goods61-€1.1m----
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€263,850€354,661€487,147€508,490€651,174▲ 28.1%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€15,823€34,170€46,434€44,753€48,476▲ 8.3%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€28,746€27,030-€9,423€37,285€42,420▲ 13.8%
Other operating charges640/8€644€4,225€14,378€4,045€23,315▲ 476%
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€43,510€5,960▼ 86.3%
Gross operating margin9900€785,391-€970,540€564,315€1.7m▲ 208%
Operating profit (loss)9901€476,328€303,053€432,004-€73,769€968,259▲ 1,413%
Financial income75/76B€87€335€12,317€45,899€2,032▼ 95.6%
Recurring financial income75€87€335€12,317€2,562€2,032▼ 20.7%
Other financial income752/9-€335----
Non-recurring financial income76B---€43,337--
Financial charges65/66B€9,749€9,040€19,993€6,773€4,211▼ 37.8%
Recurring financial charges65€9,749€9,040€19,993€6,773€4,211▼ 37.8%
Debt charges650-€7,537----
Other financial charges652/9-€1,503----
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€466,666€294,348€424,328-€34,643€966,080▲ 2,889%
Income taxes67/77€121,397€82,246€117,927€5,047€253,612▲ 4,925%
Taxes670/3-€82,246----
Profit (loss) for the period9904€345,268€212,102€306,401-€39,690€712,468▲ 1,895%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€345,268€212,102€306,401-€39,690€712,468▲ 1,895%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.5m€2.0m€1.9m€2.3m€2.8m▲ 18.8%
Fixed assets21/28€74,779€137,653€112,585€113,935€115,944▲ 1.8%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€74,779€137,653€112,585€113,935€115,944▲ 1.8%
Plant, machinery and equipment23€26,408€45,135€22,454€15,306€44,390▲ 190%
Furniture and vehicles24€2,382€1,241€100€63,388€43,405▼ 31.5%
Leasing and similar rights25€29,129€66,203€67,776€15,805€11,532▼ 27.0%
Other tangible fixed assets26€16,859€25,074€22,255€19,436€16,617▼ 14.5%
Current assets29/58€2.5m€1.8m€1.8m€2.2m€2.7m▲ 19.7%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€594,483€219,425€529,970€237,721€560,104▲ 136%
Stocks30/36€63,643€43,285€65,844€42,489€77,179▲ 81.6%
Goods purchased for resale34-€43,285----
Contracts in progress37€530,840€176,139€464,126€195,232€482,925▲ 147%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.7m€1.5m€1.1m€1.9m€2.0m▲ 5.2%
Trade receivables40€1.2m€1.1m€1.0m€1.8m€1.3m▼ 27.5%
Other amounts receivable41€568,900€416,958€112,083€109,687€710,106▲ 547%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€152,088€116,726€159,945€44,099€72,707▲ 64.9%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1,423-€15,228€14,280€2,438▼ 82.9%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.5m€2.0m€1.9m€2.3m€2.8m▲ 18.8%
Equity10/15€412,657€624,759€931,160€891,470€1.6m▲ 79.9%
Contributions10/11€20,000€20,000€20,000€20,000€20,000=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€392,657€604,759€911,160€871,470€1.6m▲ 81.8%
Amounts payable17/49€2.1m€1.3m€1.0m€1.5m€1.2m▼ 18.7%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€18,401€44,128€42,244€76,616€72,291▼ 5.6%
Financial debts170/4€18,401€44,128€42,244€76,616€72,291▼ 5.6%
Leasing and similar obligations172-€44,128----
Amounts payable within one year42/48€2.1m€1.3m€967,395€1.4m€1.1m▼ 19.7%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€126,531€36,477€118,519€4,149€4,325▲ 4.2%
Financial debts43€300,000€300,000----
Credit institutions430/8€300,000€300,000----
Trade debts44€1.2m€828,248€648,699€1.2m€779,606▼ 35.2%
Suppliers440/4€1.2m€828,248€648,699€1.2m€779,606▼ 35.2%
Advances received on contracts in progress46€645€13,000€20,462---
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€28,422€90,112€29,715€44,057€306,621▲ 596%
Taxes450/3-€44,567-€5,890€262,531▲ 4,357%
Remuneration and social security454/9€28,422€45,546€29,715€38,167€44,090▲ 15.5%
Other amounts payable47/48€445,496€26,550€150,000€106,890--
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€2,500--€16,346€16,397▲ 0.3%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€345,268€212,102€306,401-€39,690€712,468▲ 1,895%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€15,823€34,170€46,434€44,753€48,476▲ 8.3%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€361,091€246,271€352,835€5,063€760,944▲ 14,929%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€97,044-€21,366-€46,103-€50,484▼ 9.5%
Change in cash--€35,362€43,219-€115,847€28,608▲ 125%

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

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
09-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
23-03
State Gazette act Resignation: DC ADVISORY BV (director)
Appointment: WP CONSULTING BV (director) · Permanent representatives: Dominique Charlier, Wouter Pauwels and Krista De Vos · Director discharge9 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 26/02/2026
  • Director resignation, DC ADVISORY BV (director)
  • Director discharge, DC ADVISORY BV
  • Director appointment, WP CONSULTING BV (director)
  • Mandate compensation, WP CONSULTING BV
  • Permanent representative, Dominique Charlier
  • Permanent representative, Wouter Pauwels
  • Permanent representative, Krista De Vos
  • Power of attorney, Yannick Van den Broeke
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €712,468
Net result €712,468 after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial Equity above €1mEq €1.6m ▲79.9%
Equity rises from €891,470 to €1.6m.
11-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
10-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 222 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€39,690
Net result drops to -€39,690, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2023
26-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
31-12
Financial Equity above €500,000Eq €624,759 ▲51.4%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €624,759.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Equity above €200,000Eq €412,657 ▲512%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €412,657.
22-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 53 days late
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
1 of 9 acts read
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
1 director, last change in 2026

Board 1

WP CONSULTING
Director · since 26-02-2026 · Private limited company · perm. rep.: Wouter Pauwels
Current

Permanent representatives 1

Wouter Pauwels
Permanent representative · since 26-02-2026 · for WP CONSULTING
Current
Derived from published Gazette acts. The CBE keeps the official list of function holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ. See the function holders in the CBE →
Not every act has been read: a resignation may be missing here
8 of this company's 9 Belgian State Gazette acts have not been read yet. Appointments and resignations recorded in them are missing above: a director who resigned there may therefore still show here as sitting. The acts are in the Timeline.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Dendermonde · 1 establishment unit since 2019
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
4,696 m²
Building footprint
1,151 m²
Volume, LiDAR
6,468 m³
Parcel 42021A1027/00R000, Flanders · tallest building 8.0 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
IPC SERVICES
Vriesenrot (STG) 3, 9200 DendermondeManufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
since 20192.297.990.871
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
42021A1027/00R000 Flanders 4,696 m² 1 · 1,151 m² 8.0 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Mandate history

2 people since 2026, 1 in office
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  • Board
  • began earlier
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
WP CONSULTING
  • Director, from 26-02-2026 to date
DC Advisory
  • Director, until 26-02-2026
See the board, name and seat on a given date →

Structure & network

Part of the group MC Shine 11 companies Group, risk and exposure

Owners and holdings

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. MC Shine 100%
  2. Specialty Paints & Coatings 100%
  3. Pattyn Albert & Cie 100%
  4. Staal Straal Weelde 100%
  5. IPC SERVICES

Highest known parent: MC Shine. The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 1

Holdings 0

No holding stated in the accounts, acts or LEI register we read.

According to the annual accounts of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.

Connections & network

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Recognitions · licences · registrations

Recognised contractor

3 categories
IPC SERVICES BV44861
category D13, class 2 · category D29, class 2 · category F3, class 2
decision 02-04-2025

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Of 153 companies in sector 43342 we hold annual accounts for 67. 27 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded09-12-2019
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
43341Painting of buildings
43342Specialised construction activities
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0738887701
Registered 15-12-2025

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