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MERCI 143

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Private limited companyfounded 20223 yrs activeRue de la Loi(L.L) 43, 7100 La Louvière, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0793.563.829

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of MERCI 143 is 5.7% (elevated). The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (€-7k) and a net result of €-7k. Its solvency ranks better than 16% of 26053 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The company has been active since 2022 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2024
20 / 100
Critical
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability0▼-39
Solvency3▼-23
Growth54
Track record94
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
5.7% Elevated
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.16 against 4.72 in 2023; short-term debt: 44.2% and cash: 5.1% of total assets), but equity is negative.
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Signals

Eight signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Limited track record
This company has not been active as long as an established one and statistically fails somewhat more often.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 3 years 0 10 y
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
-21.9%
Return on assets
-22.5%
Age of the figures
20 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 47
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Equity per financial year
2324
2023 to 2024 · latest year €-7k
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 04-08-2025, 4 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 2 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
4 d late
2023
2 d late
← before the deadline after the 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 2024, micro schema

Turnover
€659k▲ 19.4%
2023 · €552k
2023: €552k
2023 → 2024
EBIT margin
-1.1%▼ 1.2pp
2023 · 0.0%
2023: 0.0%
2023 → 2024
Net result
€-7k
2023 · €187
2023: €187
2023 → 2024
Working capital
€17k▼ 30.5%
2023 · €24k
2023: €24k
2023 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20232024Trend
Turnover€552k-€659k▲ 19.4%
Equity€187-€-7k
Operating result€251-€-7k
Net result€187-€-7k
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-8k€-6k€-4k€-2k€0Operating result 2023: €251€251Net result 2023: €187€187Operating result 2024: €-7k€-7kNet result 2024: €-7k€-7k20232024
The operating result turns negative in 2024: a loss of €7k after €251 in 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €33k
Fixed assets €2k=
Current assets €32k▲ 2.1%
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
Solvency
-21.9%
2023 · 0.6%
Current ratio
2.16
2023 · 4.72
Quick ratio
0.14
2023 · 1.08
Debt / equity
-5.57
ROA
-22.5%
2023 · 0.6%
Debt
€40k
2023 · €32k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€15k
2023 · €7k
Debt > 1 year
€26k=
2023 · €26k
Staff costs
€52k
2023 · €34k
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 · 2024 against 2023
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€33k€33k
Fixed assets21/28€2k€2k=
Financial fixed assets28€2k€2k=
Current assets29/58€31k€32k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€24k€30k
Stocks30/36€24k€30k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€6k-
Other amounts receivable41€6k-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€2k€2k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€393
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€33k€33k
Equity10/15€187€-7k
Profit (loss) carried forward14€187€-7k
Amounts payable17/49€32k€40k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€26k€26k=
Other amounts payable178/9€26k€26k=
Amounts payable within one year42/48€7k€15k
Trade debts44€279€790
Suppliers440/4€279€790
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€6k€11k
Taxes450/3€1k€5k
Remuneration and social security454/9€5k€7k
Other amounts payable47/48-€2k
Income statement Code20232024
Turnover70€552k€659k
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€517k€629k
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€34k€52k
Other operating charges640/8-€406
Gross operating margin9900€35k€45k
Operating profit (loss)9901€251€-7k
Financial income75/76B€96-
Recurring financial income75€96-
Financial charges65/66B€114€92
Recurring financial charges65€114€92
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€233€-7k
Income taxes67/77€47-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€187€-7k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€187€-7k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€187€-7k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€187

The notes to these accounts (1 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

2025
04-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 4 days late
2024
02-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 2 days late
NBB filing

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
2 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, La Louvière · 2 establishment units since 2023
establishment All 2 establishment units 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.

Rue de la Loi(L.L) 437100 La Louvière
Ground area
343 m²
Building footprint
224 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,322 m³
3 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 16.1 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 establishment units
Rue de Nalinnes 57, 6001 Charleroi
Retail trade
since 20232.342.636.805
Rue des Wayins 3-1, 6044 Charleroi
Retail trade
since 20232.342.637.595
3 parcels
Wallonia 3 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
52392D0063/00F002 Wallonia 139 m² 1 · 63 m² 10.1 m · 3 fl.
55372D0033/00B017 Wallonia 109 m² 1 · 73 m² 16.1 m · 5 fl.
52061B0790/00A002 Wallonia 95 m² 1 · 88 m² 12.2 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 2
3 of 3 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Charleroi2.342.637.595
1 permission
Detailhandel LM>3 maand · since 16-03-2023

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 10,529 companies in sector 47110 we hold annual accounts for 5,858. 173 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded14-11-2022
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
47110Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
47112Retail trade
47241Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets)
47251Retail sale of wines and spirits
47260Retail trade
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 2 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.