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KNAPEN

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Private limited company (pre-2019)·Overige rechtskundige dienstverlening· 22 yrs active
Kolonel Bourgstraat 123-125 ·1140 Evere, Belgium
KBO/BCE: BE 0862.027.419
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Age22 yrs

Summary

Conclusion

the dossier summarised in one paragraph

The file of KNAPEN contains 1 historical bankruptcy publication, as published in the Belgian State Gazette. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low). The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €73k and a net result of €-36k. Equity is shrinking by ~28.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 18% of 4829 sector peers (fiscal year 2024).

Based on the State Gazette, CBE and 7 annual accounts.

Bankruptcy probability (12 mo)

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0.2% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Lower-failure-rate sector Higher-failure-rate region +Long track record

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Insolvency timeline

1 events
18-05-2021
Bankruptcy Judicial dissolution
 · Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel · van: KNAPEN BV- PEGASUSLAAN 5, 1831 DIEGEM · Publications in State Gazette ↗

Signals

2 signals · with evidence
Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2023 and 2024); equity fell accordingly. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
View the result trend
Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 18% of 4829 sector peers (2024).
View the sector comparison

Signals are derived from the filed annual accounts and the sector comparison. No composite score: each signal is separately verifiable at the source.

Filing behaviour

From the deposit records, complete market-wide
Deadline passed, not yet counted as missing
The deadline for the year that closed on 31-12-2025 passed on 31-07-2026, 17 days ago. Our copy of the deposit register trails the National Bank (measured: median 14 days, p99 45 days), so we only call this filing missing from 45 days past the deadline.
Filed more than 90 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 30-10-2025, 91 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.
How we compute the deadline
The year end is derived from 10 filed financial years, each closing on 31-12. The statutory deadline is seven months after the close of the financial year (art. 3:10 par. 1 CAC, art. 3:47 par. 7 for ASBL and foundations). Applied to the financial year that closed on 31-12-2024, that is 31-07-2025.
Deadline per financial year
Year closed Due by Filed Variance Reference
31-12-2025 31-07-2026 nothing on record not filed -
31-12-2024 31-07-2025 30-10-2025 91 d late 2025-00554960
31-12-2023 31-07-2024 30-10-2025 456 d late 2025-00554680
31-12-2022 31-07-2023 11-09-2025 773 d late 2025-00489459
31-12-2021 31-07-2022 11-09-2025 1138 d late 2025-00489499
31-12-2020 31-07-2021 13-12-2021 135 d late 2021-80100211
31-12-2019 31-07-2020 13-12-2021 500 d late 2021-80100224
31-12-2018 31-07-2019 28-10-2021 820 d late 2021-74400274
31-12-2017 31-07-2018 28-10-2021 1185 d late 2021-74400416
31-12-2016 31-07-2017 12-10-2017 73 d late 2017-67100581
31-12-2015 31-07-2016 12-10-2017 438 d late 2017-67100593

Source: the National Bank's deposit records. Those records are complete, including for years whose figures we have not read yet. Filing late covers nearly half the market and is therefore not scored; only not filing, being more than 90 days late and breaking a punctual record carry weight.

Trust signals

1 signal
Prior bankruptcy
Earlier bankruptcy on record in the Belgian State Gazette, no current open procedure.

Administrative Flags

No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.

Financials

Turnover€63k
EBIT margin-92.6%
Net result€-36k-8.3%
Working capital€-44k-152.9%

Annual accounts & ratios

Source: NBB · 2024
Annual accounts filed on 30-10-2025 with the NBB · fiscal year 2024 · micro
€-200k€-100k€0€100kOperating result 2020: €29k€29kNet result 2020: €131k€131kRevenue 2021: €63k€63kOperating result 2021: €-58k€-58kNet result 2021: €-135k€-135kOperating result 2022: €-44k€-44kNet result 2022: €-147k€-147kOperating result 2023: €-31k€-31kNet result 2023: €-33k€-33kOperating result 2024: €-36k€-36kNet result 2024: €-36k€-36k20202021202220232024
RevenueOperating resultNet result
Trajectory (indicative)
Projection over 3 fiscal years from the filed annual accounts, not a forecast, the extended trend.
declining Equity: declining trend of ~28.6%/year over 7 fiscal years, indicative, assuming unchanged policy.
€0€200k€400k2025: €56k (€37k - €75k)2026: €40k (€10k - €70k)2027: €29k (€0 - €70k)2018: €389k2019: €422k2020: €425k2021: €290k2022: €143k2023: €110k2024: €73k2018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Solid line = filed figures · dashed = extended trend · area = indicative range.
How do we compute this?

The trend is a robust median of all pairwise slopes between fiscal years (Theil-Sen), so a single odd year cannot hijack the line. For strictly positive series we also fit a log variant (compound annual growth) and keep whichever describes the figures best.

The area around the projection is 1.8 × the median absolute deviation from the trend, widening each year ahead (×1 / ×1.6 / ×2.2), with a minimum of 8% of the last value. It is an indicative range, not a statistical confidence interval.

A series whose deviations exceed 35% of its level is too volatile: we then deliberately show no projection. Every projection assumes unchanged policy and is blind to non-public information (order book, contracts, funding rounds).

Sector comparison
Fiscal year 2024 · NACE 69, Legal & accounting · compared within the same schema type (micro schema)
Metric This company Sector median Position in the sector
Solvency 22.8% 61.0%
better than 18% of 4829 sector peers
Net result €-36k €33k
better than 5% of 4826 sector peers
Equity €73k €59k
better than 57% of 4829 sector peers
Gross operating margin €-15k €56k
better than 5% of 4824 sector peers
Total assets €323k €117k
better than 84% of 4829 sector peers
Median and position computed from NBB annual accounts filed by sector peers; own figures from the latest filed accounts.
Sector position over time
Percentile per fiscal year versus peers that filed figures, computed year by year (a year without enough peers is absent).
Solvency P18
2020: P80 · n=5892021: P89 · n=15602022: P35 · n=27862023: P25 · n=39972024: P18 · n=48292020 2024
Weakening position over 2020-2024 · n=589-4829
Net result P5
2020: P23 · n=5882021: P5 · n=15572022: P5 · n=27852023: P5 · n=39952024: P5 · n=48262020 2024
Stable position over 2020-2024 · n=588-4826
Equity P57
2020: P87 · n=5902021: P91 · n=15602022: P85 · n=27862023: P75 · n=39992024: P57 · n=48292020 2024
Weakening position over 2020-2024 · n=590-4829
Gross operating margin P5
2020: P49 · n=5872021: P10 · n=15552022: P5 · n=27822023: P5 · n=39892024: P5 · n=48242020 2024
Weakening position over 2020-2024 · n=587-4824
Describes the position versus peers, not a forecast.
Revenue
€63k
- 18-24
EBITDA
€-17k
-40.8% 18-24
Net profit
€-36k
-8.3% 18-24
Cash flow
€-17k
-19.1% 18-24
Total assets
€323k
-3.7% 18-24
Equity
€73k
-33.0% 18-24
Working capital
€-44k
-152.9% 18-24
Income taxes
€101k
+34.4% 18-24
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Debt
€249k
+10.5% 18-24
Debt ≤ 1y
€213k
+18.2% 18-24
Debt > 1y
€37k
-19.7% 18-24
Current ratio
0.79
-12.1% 18-24
Quick ratio
0.79
-12.1% 18-24
Solvency
22.8%
-30.4% 18-24
Debt / equity
3.39
+65.0% 18-24
ROE
-49.3%
-61.8% 18-24
ROA
-11.2%
-12.6% 18-24
Net margin
-214.2%
- 18-24
EBITDA margin
-50.4%
- 18-24
Interest coverage
-22.17
-422.1% 18-24
Figures by fiscal year
Fiscal year2024
Depositmicro
Revenue-
EBITDA€-17k
Net profit€-36k
Cash flow€-17k
Staff costs-
Income taxes-
Dividends-
Total assets€323k
Equity€73k
Debt€249k
of which ≤ 1y€213k
of which > 1y€37k
Working capital€-44k
Employees (FTE)-
Ratios (computed)
2024
Current ratio0.79
Quick ratio0.79
Working capital ratio-13.5%
Solvency22.8%
Debt / equity3.39
Long-term debt ratio0.50
Interest coverage-22.17
Gross margin-
Net margin-
ROA-11.2%
ROE-49.3%
EBITDA margin-
Days sales outstanding-
Days payable outstanding372d
Inventory turnover-
Days inventory (DSI)-
Balance-sheet composition 2024
Full annual accounts (22 line items)
Filed balance sheet and income statement, exactly as deposited with the NBB.
Line item Code2024
Balance sheet, Assets
TOTAL ASSETS 20/58€323k
Fixed assets 21/28€154k
Tangible fixed assets 22/27€153k
Financial fixed assets 28€800
Current assets 29/58€169k
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41€163k
Cash & bank 54/58€6k
Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities
TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES 10/49€323k
Equity 10/15€73k
Contributions / capital 10/11€218k
Reserves 13€77k
Accumulated profits (losses) 14€-221k
Amounts payable 17/49€249k
Amounts payable after one year 17€37k
Amounts payable within one year 42/48€213k
Trade debts payable within one year 44€15k
Income statement
Gross operating margin 9900€-15k
Operating result 9901€-36k
Financial charges 65€750
Result before taxes 9903€-36k
Net result for the period 9904€-36k
Result to be appropriated 9905€-36k
This table shows the latest fiscal year. 4 prior years, with figures and ratios, belong to a paid plan. See plans →
Ratios computed by Checked.

Health barometer

FY 2024 · computed
7 / 100 Critical
050100
Computed from 5 of the 6 factors this model weighs. The rest cannot be derived from the filed figures, or need a prior year to compare against.

The full score breakdown, per-year score history and the indicative credit limit are in Kantoor S.

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Computed by Checked from the NBB filing for FY 2024. Indicative, not credit advice.

Locations & real estate

Registered office

on the map · from the address register
exact location from the address register On OpenStreetMap
Parcels1
Ground area2,809 m²
Buildings1
Building footprint1,531 m²
Volume (LiDAR)18,138 m³
Tallest building21.1 m · ±5 fl.

Real-estate footprint

Source: CBE × cadastre · address linking

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.

Brussels 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
21372C0122/00D000 Brussels 2,809 m² 1 · 1,531 m² 21.1 m · 5 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Publications

Lifecycle & Insolvency Signals

1 event from the State Gazette
18-05-2021
Bankruptcy Judicial dissolution
 · Ondernemingsrechtbank Brussel · van: KNAPEN BV- PEGASUSLAAN 5, 1831 DIEGEM · Publications in State Gazette ↗

Time machine: BS events + macro context

2021-2026
COVID lockdownEnergiecrisisECB hikes2021202220232024202520262021-05-18 · Bankruptcy · Judicial dissolution
Macro context
2020-Q2/Q3 COVID lockdown
2022 energy crisis
2023-2024 ECB rate hikes
Legend
Bankruptcy
Interim / reorg
KBO event

Belgisch Staatsblad · acts

1 acts
All acts · 1 updated 3 years ago
2022
22-09-2022 Jean-Pierre VANDAELE appointed as daily management Director changes
  • Jean-Pierre VANDAELE, Dagelijks bestuur

Analysis

Financial profile

5 of 5 axes measured
Health7Profitability0Solvency28Growth32Stability85
30 / 100

Fragile profile, watch profitability in particular.

All 5 axes are computed from data Checked has read.

Health 7
Profitability 0
Solvency 28
Growth 32
Stability 85

Credit advice

verdict per customer and amount

May this customer buy amount X on invoice? Enter the amount and the payment term. This page computes a GREEN, AMBER or RED verdict from them, with a suggested ceiling and concrete conditions.

Based on official sources (NBB, CBE, State Gazette). Indicative, not credit advice.

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Company registry

Company registry (CBE)

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Activities
Overige rechtskundige dienstverlening69109Overige rechtskundige dienstverlening69109
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL KNAPEN
Registered office
Kolonel Bourgstraat 123-125 bus 14
1140 Evere, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.