Kärcher
The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Kärcher is 0.8% (low). The company has been active since 1978 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.
| Active | 48 yrs |
| Locations | 6 |
| Publications | 20 |
Statistical estimate based on public sources — not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?
| Fiscal year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | volledig | 02-04-2026 | 2026-00070952 |
| 31-12-2024 | volledig | 30-04-2025 | 2025-00085482 |
| 31-12-2023 | volledig | 05-04-2024 | 2024-00062830 |
| 31-12-2022 | volledig | 10-05-2023 | 2023-00085001 |
| 31-12-2021 | volledig | 20-04-2022 | 2022-20006716 |
| 31-12-2020 | volledig | 12-04-2021 | 2021-10300358 |
| 31-12-2019 | volledig | 05-05-2020 | 2020-11800398 |
| 31-12-2018 | volledig | 25-06-2019 | 2019-23000286 |
| 31-12-2017 | volledig | 16-05-2018 | 2018-13000109 |
| 31-12-2016 | volledig | 16-05-2017 | 2017-12500358 |
| NACE primary | Wholesale trade(46620) |
| Legal form | Public limited company(014) |
| Incorporation | 16-05-1978 |
| Status | Active |
| Postal code | 2610 |
Parcels linked to this company through its CBE addresses (seat, establishment units, branches), cross-referenced with the cadastral parcel plan. This shows where the company operates — not a deeds register.
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11463D0463/00C002 | Flanders | 1.2 ha | 1 · 795 m² | 2.6 m |
| 46008A0311/00D000 | Flanders | 6,355 m² | 1 · 2,598 m² | 7.7 m · 2 fl. |
| 92095B0209/00Y005 | Wallonia | 6,269 m² | 1 · 1,944 m² | — |
| 35011A0430/00X003 | Flanders | 2,449 m² | 1 · 1,139 m² | 6.8 m · 2 fl. |
| 23077A0112/00Z000 | Flanders | 1,832 m² | 1 · 1,349 m² | 8.9 m · 2 fl. |
| 45502B0611/00K002 | Flanders | 1,746 m² | — | — |
A single timeline of everything that happened to this company — publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.
22-07-2025 1 director appointed, 2 resigning
- Hartmut Jenner — Bestuurder
- Cornelis (roepnaam Kees) Wagtmans — Bestuurder
- Michael Häusermann — Bestuurder
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- Bart Hullebroeck — Bestuurder, gedelegeerd bestuurder
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- Christian May — Bestuurder
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- Jean-Paul Christy — Bestuurder
- Markus Asch — Bestuurder
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}10-05-2021 3 directors appointed
- Stefan Patzke — Bestuurder
- Michael Häusermarın — Bestuurder
- BDO Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA vertegenwoordigd door de heer Bart Eversdijk — Commissaris
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- Hartmut Jenner — Bestuurder
- Markus Asch — Bestuurder
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- Cornelis Wagtmans — Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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- Bart Eversdijk — Commissaris
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}04-05-2017 Capital increase of €124,064.51 to €624,064.51
- €500.000 → €624.064,51
- Inbreng in geld · Apport en numéraire
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- Thomas Elsner — Bestuurder
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- Christian MAY — Bestuurder
- Dieter GRAJER — Bestuurder
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- Georg Metz — Bestuurder
- Hartmut Jenner — Bestuurder
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