Matchbox-Express
Open bankruptcyA bankruptcy procedure is open for Matchbox-Express according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette; curator: MATTHIAS GESQUIERE.
Summary
The file additionally contains 1 administrative flag. The 2023 annual accounts show equity of €184,300 and a net result of €94,530.
Are you a creditor?
Open bankruptcy
Source: Belgian Official Gazette
If this company owes you money, you are not paid automatically: you file your claim yourself, within the deadline the judgment sets.
The procedure
- Court
- Enterprise Court of Ghent, Ghent division
- Declared bankrupt
- 30 September 2025
- Supervising judge
- Michel Reyniers
- Official Gazette
- 06-10-2025 (pdf) ↗search the document for 2025/139924
Deadlines
- Provisional date payments stopped
- 30 September 2025A later judgment can change the date.art. XX.105 CEL
- Appeal or third-party opposition until
- passed on 21 October 2025Fifteen days after the publication in the Official Gazette.art. XX.108 CEL
- File the claim in RegSol until
- passed on 30 October 2025art. XX.104 and XX.155 CEL
- First verification report
- passed on 4 November 2025Goods that belong to you, such as those delivered under retention of title, are reclaimed before this day.art. XX.104 and XX.194 CEL
- Late claim until
- 30 September 2026Late, you share only in what has not been paid out yet, and the costs are yours.art. XX.165 CEL
Curator
- Matthias GesquiereMaaltemeers 84, 9051 1 Gent (Sint-Denijs-Westrem)m.gesquiere@portelio.be
What to do now
- Do not deliver on credit any more without an agreement with the curator.
- Gather your documents: invoices, purchase orders, contract, delivery notes and reminders.
- File your proof of claim in RegSol (regsol.be), yourself with eID or itsme, or through your lawyer. State principal, interest and costs separately, and any preferential right you hold.
- Delivered under retention of title? Reclaim your goods before the first report on the verification of claims.
- Ask your accountant about the VAT on the unpaid invoices: in a bankruptcy it can be recovered under conditions.
- Follow the file in RegSol: the verification report (admitted or disputed) and the curator's reports appear there.
The deadlines above come from the publication of the judgment. Check them in RegSol before you file anything; a passed deadline no longer applies.
File a claim in RegSol ↗
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Signals
Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2023 was due by 31-07-2024 and was filed on 03-07-2024, 28 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 4 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
28 d early
2022
140 d late
2021
501 d late
2020
629 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings
This company filed its last 4 accounts on average 311 days after the deadline; the Belgian median for financial year 2024 is 4 days before the deadline, and 38% of all filings were late.
raises risk · Administrative warnings in the KBO publications
1 publication by the FPS Economy about this company, such as a strike-off for address, accounts or UBO, or its withdrawal.
KBO publicationsPublications
Address struck
History
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Financials · fiscal year 2023, abbreviated schema
Equity
€184,300▲ 105%
2022 · €89,770
Total assets
€475,880▲ 120%
2022 · €216,621
Net result
€94,530▲ 86.1%
2022 · €50,806
Working capital
€189,344▲ 114%
2022 · €88,572
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2020202120222023
Operating result€30,691-€13,343▼ 56.5%€67,886▲ 409%€126,139▲ 85.8%
Net result€22,917-€10,047▼ 56.2%€50,806▲ 406%€94,530▲ 86.1%
Equity€28,917-€38,964▲ 34.7%€89,770▲ 130%€184,300▲ 105%
Total assets€81,307-€81,777▲ 0.6%€216,621▲ 165%€475,880▲ 120%
Debt€52,390-€42,813▼ 18.3%€126,851▲ 196%€282,083▲ 122%
Working capital€27,719-€37,766▲ 36.2%€88,572▲ 135%€189,344▲ 114%
Staff (FTE)1-2▲ 100%5▲ 150%10.2▲ 104%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Why a figure moved sharply
- 2023 Staff (FTE) +104% on 2022. The accounts now follow the abbreviated schema, last year the micro schema.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2021 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2023 is 86% above 2022 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €474,682
Fixed assets
€3,255
Current assets
€471,427
Equity and liabilities €475,880
Equity
€184,300 ▲ 105%
Provisions
€9,497
Debt
€282,083 ▲ 122%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 58.6% to 59.3%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
Current ratio
1.67▼
2022 · 1.70
Debt to equity
1.53▲
2022 · 1.41
ROE
51.3%▼
2022 · 56.6%
ROA
19.9%▼
2022 · 23.5%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€282,083▲
2022 · €126,851
Income taxes
€31,535▲
2022 · €17,080
Staff costs
€291,642▲
2022 · €208,404
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €29,314 | €87,787 | €208,404 | €291,642 | ▲ 39.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | - | - | €6,436 | - | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | €9,497 | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €462 | €131 | - | €16,909 | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €60,467 | €101,261 | €282,726 | €444,187 | ▲ 57.1% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €30,691 | €13,343 | €67,886 | €126,139 | ▲ 85.8% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €24 | - | - | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | - | €24 | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | €25 | €72 | - | €74 | - |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €25 | €72 | - | €74 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €30,666 | €13,295 | €67,886 | €126,065 | ▲ 85.7% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €7,749 | €3,248 | €17,080 | €31,535 | ▲ 84.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €22,917 | €10,047 | €50,806 | €94,530 | ▲ 86.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €22,917 | €10,047 | €50,806 | €94,530 | ▲ 86.1% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Total assets20/58 | €81,307 | €81,777 | €216,621 | €475,880 | ▲ 120% |
| Formation expenses20 | €1,198 | €1,198 | €1,198 | €1,198 | = |
| Fixed assets21/28 | - | - | - | €3,255 | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | - | - | - | €3,255 | - |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €3,255 | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €80,109 | €80,579 | €215,423 | €471,427 | ▲ 119% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | €63,539 | €190,683 | - | - |
| Trade receivables290 | - | €63,539 | €176,972 | - | - |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | - | €13,711 | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €71,881 | - | - | €438,940 | - |
| Trade receivables40 | €39,470 | - | - | €438,940 | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €32,411 | - | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €8,228 | €17,040 | €24,740 | €32,487 | ▲ 31.3% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €81,307 | €81,777 | €216,621 | €475,880 | ▲ 120% |
| Equity10/15 | €28,917 | €38,964 | €89,770 | €184,300 | ▲ 105% |
| Contributions10/11 | €6,000 | €6,000 | €6,000 | €6,000 | = |
| Capital10 | €6,000 | €6,000 | €6,000 | €6,000 | = |
| Issued capital100 | €6,000 | €6,000 | €6,000 | €6,000 | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €22,917 | €32,964 | €83,770 | €178,300 | ▲ 113% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | - | - | - | €9,497 | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | - | €9,497 | - |
| Pensions and similar obligations160 | - | - | - | €9,497 | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €52,390 | €42,813 | €126,851 | €282,083 | ▲ 122% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €52,390 | €42,813 | €126,851 | €282,083 | ▲ 122% |
| Trade debts44 | €15,123 | €9,663 | €55,810 | €169,162 | ▲ 203% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €15,123 | €9,663 | €55,810 | €169,162 | ▲ 203% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €25,699 | €29,176 | €67,067 | €112,921 | ▲ 68.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | €24,193 | €21,833 | €45,162 | €76,615 | ▲ 69.6% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €1,506 | €7,343 | €21,905 | €36,306 | ▲ 65.7% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €11,568 | €3,974 | €3,974 | - | - |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €22,917 | €10,047 | €50,806 | €94,530 | ▲ 86.1% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | - | - | €6,436 | - | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €22,917 | €10,047 | €57,242 | €94,530 | ▲ 65.1% |
| Change in cash | - | €8,812 | €7,700 | €7,747 | ▲ 0.6% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
06-10
Bankruptcy
Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent · event 30-09-2025
25-07
KBO administration
Address struck
2024
03-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2020net €94,530 ▲86.1%
Operating result €126,139, net result €94,530, both a record.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €150,000Eq €184,300 ▲105%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €184,300.
18-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 140 days late
14-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 501 days late
21-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 629 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €10,047 ▼56.2%
Net result drops to €10,047, the lowest in the series.
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
3 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, Deinze · 1 establishment unit since 2020
Ground area
1.3 ha
Building footprint
1,392 m²
Volume, LiDAR
4,345 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 10.2 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
3
companies at this address
See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
Dendermondesteenweg 530, 9070 Destelbergen
since 20202.301.596.895
2 parcels
Flanders
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44006A0151/00W000 | Flanders | 8,020 m² | 1 · 992 m² | 7.2 m · 1 fl. |
| 44013B0494/00M007 | Flanders | 5,131 m² | 1 · 400 m² | 10.2 m |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Insolvency mandates
1 mandate| Role | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Curator | MATTHIAS GESQUIERE MAALTEMEERS 84, 9051 1
GENT (SINT-DENIJS-WESTREM) |
30-09-2025 → present |
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Parcel delivery
Notified to the BIPT
Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded13-02-2020
Fiscal year end31-12
Contact
E-mail
dirk@matchbox-express.be
E-invoicing
Not found in the Peppol register
No Peppol card under this enterprise or VAT number. That proves nothing: publishing a card is voluntary.
Register as of 28 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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