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MARE NOSTRUM

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Private limited companyfounded 199828 yrs activeBoomgaarden 39, 8300 Knokke-Heist, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0464.036.716

MARE NOSTRUM has been active since 1998 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €655k and a net result of €8k. Equity is shrinking by ~7.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 30% of 41 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (low).

Checked score

Score 2025
71 / 100
Healthy▼ -2 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability6▼-94
Solvency54▲+28
Growth52▲+20
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €45k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.22 against 1.27 in 2024), and 68.7% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 03
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 03
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 28 years 0 30 y
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
31.3%
Return on assets
0.4%
Age of the figures
8 mo
lowers risk · Growing equity
Equity grew over 2023-2025. Profits are largely retained rather than distributed.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €655k
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 28-07-2026, 3 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
3 d early
2024
56 d late
2023
6 d late
2022
4 d early
2021
3 d early
2020
58 d early
2019
46 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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
15-09-2026 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

Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Equity
€655k▲ 160%
2024 · €252k
2018: €620k 2019: €580k 2020: €737k 2021: €541k 2022: €483k 2023: €418k 2024: €252k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€2.09M▲ 15.6%
2024 · €1.81M
2018: €2.21M 2019: €2.60M 2020: €2.37M 2021: €2.50M 2022: €2.30M 2023: €1.97M 2024: €1.81M
2018 → 2025
Net result
€8k▼ 94.9%
2024 · €155k
2018: €179k 2019: €188k 2020: €204k 2021: €141k 2022: €92k 2023: €96k 2024: €155k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€183k▼ 22.4%
2024 · €236k
2018: €222k 2019: €-78k 2020: €318k 2021: €156k 2022: €137k 2023: €569k 2024: €236k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€541k-€483k▼ 10.7%€418k▼ 13.5%€252k▼ 39.7%€655k▲ 160%
Operating result€157k-€119k▼ 24.2%€148k▲ 24.1%€233k▲ 58.0%€36k▼ 84.4%
Net result€141k-€92k▼ 34.6%€96k▲ 4.1%€155k▲ 62.0%€8k▼ 94.9%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€100k€200kOperating result 2021: €157k€157kNet result 2021: €141k€141kOperating result 2022: €119k€119kNet result 2022: €92k€92kOperating result 2023: €148k€148kNet result 2023: €96k€96kOperating result 2024: €233k€233kNet result 2024: €155k€155kOperating result 2025: €36k€36kNet result 2025: €8k€8k20212022202320242025
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 84% below 2024 and is the lowest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.09M
Fixed assets €1.09M▲ 54.8%
Current assets €1,000k▼ 9.4%
Equity and liabilities €2.09M
Equity €655k▲ 160%
Provisions €5k▼ 12.4%
Debt €1.43M▼ 7.8%
The debt ratio falls from 85.8% to 68.4%: equity grows while debt is paid down.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€182k
2024 · €347k
Cash flow
€154k
2024 · €269k
Solvency
31.3%
2024 · 13.9%
Current ratio
1.22
2024 · 1.27
Quick ratio
1.22
2024 · 1.27
Debt / equity
2.18
2024 · 6.16
ROE
1.2%
2024 · 61.6%
ROA
0.4%
2024 · 8.6%
Interest coverage
3.27
2024 · 6.89
Debt
€1.43M
2024 · €1.55M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€817k
2024 · €868k
Debt > 1 year
€607k
2024 · €676k
Income taxes
€4k
2024 · €63k
Staff costs
€761k
2024 · €646k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.81M€2.09M
Formation expenses20€0€0=
Fixed assets21/28€704k€1.09M
Intangible fixed assets21€0€0=
Tangible fixed assets22/27€693k€1.08M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€221k€266k
Furniture and vehicles24€472k€813k
Financial fixed assets28€12k€12k=
Current assets29/58€1.10M€1,000k
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€928k€808k
Other amounts receivable291€928k€808k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€118k€145k
Trade receivables40€54k€107k
Other amounts receivable41€64k€38k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€25k€280
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€33k€47k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.81M€2.09M
Equity10/15€252k€655k
Contributions10/11€245k€245k=
Revaluation surpluses12-€400k
Reserves13€687k€687k=
Distributable reserves133€687k€687k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-711k€-703k
Investment grants15€30k€26k
Provisions and deferred taxes16€5k€5k
Deferred taxes168€5k€5k
Amounts payable17/49€1.55M€1.43M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€676k€607k
Financial debts170/4€676k€607k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€868k€817k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€91k€69k
Financial debts43€235k€400k
Credit institutions430/8€235k€400k
Trade debts44€142k€144k
Suppliers440/4€142k€144k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€212k€204k
Taxes450/3€173k€160k
Remuneration and social security454/9€38k€44k
Other amounts payable47/48€188k-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€7k€6k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€26k-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€646k€761k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€114k€146k
Other operating charges640/8€4k€2k
Gross operating margin9900€997k€946k
Operating profit (loss)9901€233k€36k
Financial income75/76B€35k€30k
Recurring financial income75€35k€30k
Financial charges65/66B€50k€56k
Recurring financial charges65€50k€56k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€217k€11k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€663€663=
Income taxes67/77€63k€4k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€155k€8k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€155k€8k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-556k€-703k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-711k€-711k=
Transfer from equity791/2€188k-
Transfer to equity691/2€155k-
To other reserves6921€155k-
Profit to be distributed694/7€188k-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€188k-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90878.19.0

The notes to these accounts (20 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
28-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €8k ▼94.9%
Net result drops to €8k, the lowest in the series.
31-12
Financial Equity above €500kEq €655k ▲160%
8 profitable years in a row build equity to €655k.
25-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 56 days late
2024
06-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 6 days late
2023
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
28-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
03-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €204k ▲8.5%
Operating result €353k, net result €204k, both a record.
15-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 46 days late
2019
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
17-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 17 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
5 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
Registered office, Knokke-Heist · 1 establishment unit since 1998
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Boomgaarden 398300 Knokke-Heist
Ground area
698 m²
Building footprint
188 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,110 m³
Parcel 31039E0119/00H003, Flanders · tallest building 9.5 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
MARE NOSTRUM Z.576
Boomgaarden 39, 8300 Knokke-HeistNACE 0501001
since 19982.088.313.889
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
31039E0119/00H003 Flanders 698 m² 1 · 188 m² 9.5 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2023 · 2 entries · 14,000 EUR awarded · 13,257 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2023 1 0 EUR13,257 EUR
2022 1 14,000 EUR0 EUR
Schemes
Investeringssteun en andere maatregelen
2 entries · 14,000 EUR · 13,257 EUR paid · Financieringsinstrument voor de Vlaamse visserij- en aquacultuursector

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Knokke-Heist2.088.313.889
1 permission
Toelating · Vissersvaartuig · since 29-04-2008

Dual-learning approval

2 live approvals · 5 ended
Matroos zeevisserij duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2023 to 2028
Zeevisserij duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2023 to 2028

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 103 companies in sector 03110 we hold annual accounts for 75. 66 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded26-08-1998
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
03110Fishing and aquaculture
05010
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 27 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 15-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.