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JAMES WALKER BENELUX

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Public limited companyfounded 1938active for 87 yearsMechanicalaan 14-16, 2610 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0404.558.195
Summary

JAMES WALKER BENELUX has been active since 1938 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2026 annual accounts show equity of €3.1m and a net result of -€458,375. Equity is shrinking by about 6.6% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 40% of 277 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2026). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Overview

Activity
Wholesale trade
NACE 46630Wholesale of other machinery and equipment NACE 46649
3 sites
Size
€15.5mturnover 2026
Staff
57.7 FTE
Equity
€3.1m
Loss
-€458,375
Equity +59%: capital increase
Financial health
85 Excellent Checked score 2026
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.3%
Structure
Parent
JAMES WALKER GROUP LIMITED
Accounts 124 days early4 of 14 deeds read
Why 85raises riskLoss of €458,375, the second in a row (financial year 2026)3 establishment unitslowers riskFounded in 1938Legal form: public limited companyShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2026
85 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially better than 37% of its sector peers (NACE 46, medium-sized)
Financial strength · tick = 2025
Weak
Solvency 63+13
equity 38.0% of total assets
Liquidity 30+11
short-term debt 62.0% · cash 10.3%
Profitability 14+1
return on assets -5.7%
Bankruptcy probability, 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 0.2% (745 companies, NACE 46, medium-sized)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.6%highest value 12-2024: 0.6%● unchanged vs 11-2024highest value 01-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 12-2024highest value 02-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 01-2025highest value 03-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 02-2025highest value 04-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 03-2025highest value 05-2025: 0.5%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.5%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.5%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.5%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.5%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.5%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.5%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.5%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.3%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 06-2026lowest value 08-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2026lowest value 09-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026lowest value 10-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value
Credit of up to €260,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.51, compared with 1.23 in 2025, above the usual 1.5; short-term debt: 62% and cash: 10.3% of total assets), but 62% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
How it is calculated

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 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 (NACE 46, medium-sized): better than 47% on solvency, 35% on liquidity, 7% on profitability and 61% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 15-10-2026 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. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Six signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Loss of €458,375, the second in a row (financial year 2026)
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1938
Companies that have existed this long fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Legal form: public limited company
KBO
raises risk · 3 establishment units
KBO · seat and establishments
lowers risk · Growing equity
Reported equity is higher than in 2024 and did not fall compared with 2025. These amounts do not establish the cause of the change.
NBB · annual accounts 2026
Equity per financial year
1920212223242526
2019 to 2026 · latest year €3.1m
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-03-2026 was due by 31-10-2026 and was filed on 29-06-2026, 124 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2026
124 days early
2025
122 days early
2024
128 days early
2023
125 days early
2022
91 days early
2021
89 days early
2020
31 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 101 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 46) for financial year 2024 is 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-03-2027 and is due by 31-10-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 29 June (4 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
16-10-2026 today31-03-2027 year end31-10-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Reappointments: Neeb Diederik, Jackson David and…Gazette deed
  2. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2026 · full…
  3. Permanent representatives: Barbara Feys and Dirk…Gazette deed

Key points

  • Risk: 7 loss-making years in a rowloss financial year 2026 -€458,375 View
  • Caution: Among the weakest 7% on net resultsector median €189,877 · 271 companies -€458,375 View
  • Positive: Equity rose in 2026capital increase ▲ 59.5% View
  • New directorslatest change 22-06-2026 · 2 in office 3 joined View
  • Positive: Filed on time since financial year 2019accounts within the deadline every year 8 years View
  • Controlled by JAMES WALKER GROUP LIMITEDknown shareholders 100% parent View
  • Active since 1938founded 12-11-1938 87 years View

By topic

Financials

Financial year
2026
Turnover
€15.5m
Loss
-€458,375
Solvency
38.0%
Turnover▼ 4.2%
Net result
20192026
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Board & ownership

Board
2 members
Parent
JAMES WALKER GROUP LIMITED
Known shareholders
100%
  • Jackson DavidDirector
  • Neeb DiederikDirector
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Timeline

Events
55
Since
1978
Next accounts
by 31-10-2027
  1. 31-03-2026Equity above €2m
  2. 09-01-2026Capital & shares · Amendment of the…
  3. 09-01-2026Capital & shares · Amendment of the…
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Company details

Sites
3
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Wholesale tradeNACE 46630
Founded
12-11-1938
Year ends
31-03
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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