MERCURIUS
ActiveSummary
MERCURIUS has been active since 1968 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity (-€110,026) and a net result of -€243,425. Equity is shrinking by ~8.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 5% of 13085 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0▼-100
Solvency0▼-100
Growth32▼-46
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.62 against 13.28 in 2024; short-term debt: 160.3% of total assets), and equity is negative.
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Signals
Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 69
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Legal and accounting activities (NACE 69)
about 77% fewer bankruptcies
← 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 dateAge against the risk zone
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 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
-84.3%
Return on assets
-186.5%
Age of the figures
12 mo
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Equity per financial year
19202122232425
2019 to 2025 · latest year -€110,026
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 30-04-2026, 0 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
on the day
2024
1 d early
2023
on the day
2022
2 d early
2021
30 d late
2020
on the day
2019
on the day
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 4 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 9 days before the deadline, and 32% of the sector filed late.
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-09-2026 and is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 30 April (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
30-09-2026 close01-10-2026 today30-04-2027 deadline
History
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema
Equity
-€110,026
2024 · €133,399
Total assets
€130,509▼ 26.8%
2024 · €178,199
Net result
-€243,425
2024 · €80,366
Working capital
-€78,642
2024 · €164,782
Trend over the years
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In per cent
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Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 69, Legal and accounting activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA).
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Operating result-€1,350▲ 82.4%€173€33,396▲ 19,222%€112,374▲ 236%-€13,341
Net result-€5,764below the sector's middle half▲ 56.5%-€1,194below the sector's middle half▲ 79.3%€32,215within the sector's middle half€80,366above the sector's middle half▲ 149%-€243,425below the sector's middle half
Equity€22,012below the sector's middle half▼ 20.8%€20,818below the sector's middle half▼ 5.4%€53,033within the sector's middle half▲ 155%€133,399within the sector's middle half▲ 152%-€110,026below the sector's middle half
Total assets€83,918below the sector's middle half▲ 3.1%€89,690below the sector's middle half▲ 6.9%€127,299within the sector's middle half▲ 41.9%€178,199within the sector's middle half▲ 40.0%€130,509within the sector's middle half▼ 26.8%
Debt€61,906▲ 15.4%€68,872▲ 11.3%€74,265▲ 7.8%€13,417▼ 81.9%€209,152▲ 1,459%
Working capital€1,644below the sector's middle half▼ 72.1%€1,970below the sector's middle half▲ 19.8%€35,703within the sector's middle half▲ 1,712%€164,782within the sector's middle half▲ 362%-€78,642below the sector's middle half
Solvency26.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.9pp23.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 3.0pp41.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 18.4pp74.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 33.2pp-84.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 159.2pp
Current ratio1.03below the sector's middle half▼ 0.081.03below the sector's middle half=1.48within the sector's middle half▲ 0.4513.28above the sector's middle half▲ 11.800.62below the sector's middle half▼ 12.66
Return on assets (ROA)-6.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 9.4pp-1.3%below the sector's middle half▲ 5.5pp25.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 26.6pp45.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 19.8pp-186.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 231.6pp
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 69, Legal and accounting activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €13,341 after €112,374 in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.
Key figures and ratios
Debt ≤ 1 year
€209,152▲
2024 · €13,417
No debt to equity: equity is negative, so debt divided by equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 6,621 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 4.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 84% are still going.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- negative equity
- a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
4.5%
went bankrupt
10.0%
stopped otherwise
84%
still going
A further 1.0% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a lower bankruptcy probability: 0.2% over twelve months. The score reads more about this company than the group's four characteristics; both figures are right about what they measure.
How reliable is this rule?
Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,341 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.
An observation about 6,621 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €1,519 | €1,520 | €1,518 | - | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €1,524 | €599 | €1,112 | €1,096 | €1,387 | ▲ 26.5% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €1,693 | €2,292 | €36,026 | €113,470 | -€11,954 | ▼ 111% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€1,350 | €173 | €33,396 | €112,374 | -€13,341 | ▼ 112% |
| Financial income75/76B | €2,570 | €3,237 | €3,162 | €3,767 | €4,233 | ▲ 12.4% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €2,570 | €3,237 | €3,162 | €3,767 | €4,233 | ▲ 12.4% |
| Financial charges65/66B | €6,741 | €4,604 | €4,343 | €4,392 | €234,317 | ▲ 5,235% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €5,663 | €4,604 | €4,343 | €4,392 | €4,317 | ▼ 1.7% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | €1,078 | - | - | - | €230,000 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€5,522 | -€1,194 | €32,215 | €111,749 | -€243,425 | ▼ 318% |
| Transfer to deferred taxes680 | - | - | - | €31,383 | - | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €242 | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€5,764 | -€1,194 | €32,215 | €80,366 | -€243,425 | ▼ 403% |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689 | - | - | - | €94,150 | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€5,764 | -€1,194 | €32,215 | -€13,784 | -€243,425 | ▼ 1,666% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €83,918 | €89,690 | €127,299 | €178,199 | €130,509 | ▼ 26.8% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €20,368 | €18,848 | €17,330 | - | - | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €20,368 | €18,848 | €17,330 | - | - | - |
| Land and buildings22 | €20,368 | €18,848 | €17,330 | - | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €63,550 | €70,841 | €109,968 | €178,199 | €130,509 | ▼ 26.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €63,502 | €70,794 | €106,806 | €174,433 | €126,276 | ▼ 27.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | €11,502 | €6,480 | €39,000 | €39,000 | €39,838 | ▲ 2.1% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €52,001 | €64,314 | €67,806 | €135,433 | €86,438 | ▼ 36.2% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €48 | €47 | - | - | - | - |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €3,162 | €3,767 | €4,233 | ▲ 12.4% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €83,918 | €89,690 | €127,299 | €178,199 | €130,509 | ▼ 26.8% |
| Equity10/15 | €22,012 | €20,818 | €53,033 | €133,399 | -€110,026 | ▼ 182% |
| Contributions10/11 | €27,000 | €27,000 | €27,000 | €27,000 | €27,000 | = |
| Reserves13 | €35,965 | €35,965 | €26,033 | €106,399 | €95,500 | ▼ 10.2% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,350 | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,350 | €1,350 | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €94,150 | €94,150 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | €34,615 | €34,615 | €24,683 | €10,899 | - | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€40,953 | -€42,147 | - | - | -€232,526 | - |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | - | - | - | €31,383 | €31,383 | = |
| Deferred taxes168 | - | - | - | €31,383 | €31,383 | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €61,906 | €68,872 | €74,265 | €13,417 | €209,152 | ▲ 1,459% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €61,906 | €68,872 | €74,265 | €13,417 | €209,152 | ▲ 1,459% |
| Financial debts43 | €11,744 | €5,534 | €12,312 | €12,377 | €11,014 | ▼ 11.0% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | €11,744 | €5,534 | €12,312 | €12,377 | €11,014 | ▼ 11.0% |
| Trade debts44 | €890 | €1,211 | €846 | €504 | €837 | ▲ 66.1% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €890 | €1,211 | €846 | €504 | €837 | ▲ 66.1% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | €6,123 | €6,123 | - | - | €47,190 | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €1,079 | €2,459 | €812 | €536 | €96 | ▼ 82.2% |
| Taxes450/3 | €1,079 | €2,459 | €812 | €536 | €96 | ▼ 82.2% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €42,071 | €53,545 | €60,295 | - | €150,015 | - |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€5,764 | -€1,194 | €32,215 | €80,366 | -€243,425 | ▼ 403% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €1,519 | €1,520 | €1,518 | - | - | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | -€4,245 | €326 | €33,733 | €80,366 | -€243,425 | ▼ 403% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €0 | - | - | - |
| Change in cash | - | -€0 | - | - | - | - |
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
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
29-07
State Gazette act
RestructuringMerger · Shareholding · Asset distribution15 facts ▸
State Gazette act
Restructuring
Merger · Shareholding · Asset distribution15 facts ▸
- Merger, DE GROM - Cornelis die de houdster is van alle aandelen van de BV Mercurius, het gehele vermogen van deze laatste, zowel de rechten als de verplichtingen, als g…
- Shareholding, DE GROM - CORNELIS RICHARD EN ZOON BV
- Other statement, Nihil
- Other statement, Nihil
- Other statement, Nihil
- Other statement, Nihil
- Asset distribution, boekwaarden zoals opgenomen in de tussentijdse cijfers per 30 juni 2026
- Accounting effect, 01-07-2026
- Other statement, geen ruilverhouding vastgesteld
- Other statement, geen fusiepremie toegekend
- Other statement, geen aandelen waaraan bijzondere rechten zijn verbonden
- Other statement, gevolgen voor het vermogen, deelneming van DE GROM BV in MERCURIUS BV verdwijnt uit de boeken
- +3 further facts in this act
30-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
30-09
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€243,425
Net result drops to -€243,425, the lowest in the series.
29-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
30-09
Financial
Highest result since 2019net €80,366 ▲149%
Operating result €112,374, net result €80,366, both a record.
30-09
Financial
Liquidity times 9current ratio 13.28
Current ratio from 1.48 to 13.28; short-term debt falls from €74,265 to €13,417.
30-09
Financial
Equity above €100,000Eq €133,399 ▲152%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €133,399.
30-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
30-09
Financial
Back to profitnet €32,215
Net result €32,215 after 4 loss-making years.
28-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
30-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 30 days late
2021
30-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
Show earlier events
2020
30-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
10-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 10 days late
2018
04-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
04-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 339 days late
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
1 of 8 acts read
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
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Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Haaltert · 2 establishment units since 1974
Ground area
3.2 ha
Building footprint
1.4 ha
Volume, LiDAR
123,237 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 14.6 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 establishment units
Industrielaan 27, 9320 Aalst
since 1974unit no. 2.118.648.957
Eiland(HA) 7, 9450 Haaltert
since 2007unit no. 2.202.455.472
2 parcels
Flanders
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41342B0997/00B000 | Flanders | 3.1 ha | 1 · 1.3 ha | 14.6 m · 2 fl. |
| 41024B0478/00D000 | Flanders | 1,376 m² | 1 · 402 m² | 7.9 m · 1 fl. |
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.
Articles of association
Purpose
Alle handelsfondsen, met inbegrip van hoteiuitbatingen, serviceflats. rusthuizen, winkels, horeca uitbatingen en vakantieoorden, vergunningen, octrooien, licenties en…
Full purpose (13 activities)
- Alle handelsfondsen, met inbegrip van hoteiuitbatingen, serviceflats. rusthuizen, winkels, horeca uitbatingen en vakantieoorden, vergunningen, octrooien, licenties en fabrieksmerken aankopen, in huur nemen, verhuren, onderhuren en verhuren, verkopen en ruilen, commercialiseren, exploiteren, in concessie geven en in concessie nemen.
- De coördinatie van alle aannemingen en onderaannemingen uitgevoerd door onderaannemers, directie van bouwprojecten en werven, alle studiewerk, en alle inrichtingen.
- Onderneming in roerende en onroerende goederen en aanverwante dienstverlening en service bij verrichtingen van roerende en onroerende aard; het verwerven, bouwen, ruilen, verbouwen, in huur geven of nemen, verkopen en omvormen, verkavelen en uitbaten, beheren van alle onroerende goederen in de breedste zin zoals appartementen, kantoren, winkels, woningen, studentenhomes, gronden, wouden, waters en domeinen.
- De organisatie van business meetings, handelsmissies, professionele contacten, symposia en alles wat daarmee verband houdt, inbegrepen het zorgen voor maaltijden, overnachtingen, vergaderruimten, logistieke en intellectuele bijstand.
- De aankoop, verkoop, huur, verhuur, onderhoud, plaatsing, herstelling, invoer, uitvoer, ontwikkeling, financiering en leasing evenals alle industriële, handels-, financiële, roerende en onroerende verrichtingen die rechtstreeks of onrechtstreeks betrekking hebben op gegevensverwerkende systemen, machine, rollend materieel, personenwagen, lichte vrachtwagens, bureelinrichtingen en meubileringen.
- Het uitbaten van alle ondernemingen van vervoer, bevrachting en bewaring van goederen, volgens de wijzen die haar het meest geschikt lijken, inbegrepen de vertegenwoordiging, de invoer en de uitvoer.
- De redactie en het uitgeven van teksten bestemd om te worden gepubliceerd in tijdschriften, cursussen, boeken en brochures.
- De vennootschap zal zich bezig houden met de totaalinrichting van onroerende goederen, aan- en verkoop van aanverwante producten en aan - en verkoop van onroerende goederen.
- De vennootschap zal alle burgerlijke, industriële, commerciële; financiële, roerende en onroerende handelingen mogen verrichten in verband met haar doel, die van aard zijn de verwezenlijking ervan te vergemakkelijken of uit te breiden, en die daartoe noodzakelijk of nuttig zijn.
- De vennootschap mag daarenboven belangen nemen, hetzij door deelneming, inbreng, of elke andere wijze in alle vennootschappen, ondernemingen economische samenwerkingsverbanden, beroepsverenigingen, groeperingen bestaande of op te richten, die een gelijkluidend, aanvullend of soortgelijk doel nastreven, en die van aard zijn de ontwikkeling van haar ondermeming te bevorderen.
- De vennootschap is bevoegd deel te nemen, onder gelijk welke vorm, aan de oprichting, uitbreiding, omzetting, fusie, opslorping, het bestuur en de controle van ondernemingen met gelijkaardige, aanverwante of aanvullende activiteiten: ze kan verder alle hulp verlenen aan ondernemingen waarin ze belang stelt onder meer in de vorm van leningen, voorschotten of borgstellingen, alsook bij wijze van bijstand inzake bestuur en administratie.
- De vennootschap mag bijgevolg optreden als bestuurder, volmachtdrager, mandataris, of vereffenaar van andere vennootschappen.
- De vennootschap zal verschillende diensten kunnen bundelen tot een centrum dat vele verschillende diensten verenigd onder één dak of in verschillende vestigingen, gemeenschappelijk hierbij is onder andere de zorg voor het milieu en de gezondheid van de mens.
Accounting effect
01-07-2026
Registered office clause
Eiland 7 te 9450 Haaltert
Other statement
One provision in the deed
Structure & network
Owners and holdings
1 ownerChain of control
- DE GROM - CORNELIS RICHARD EN ZOON
- MERCURIUS
Highest known parent: DE GROM - CORNELIS RICHARD EN ZOON. The sources do not say who stands above it.
Owners 1
- 100%
Holdings 0
No holding stated in the accounts, acts or LEI register we read.
According to the annual accounts of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.
Connections & network
No directors read yet: 1 of 8 Gazette acts processed.
Acquisitions and mergers
1 transactionTaken over by:DE GROM - CORNELIS RICHARD EN ZOON BV
Capital and shareholders
Shareholders according to the acts
Stated in the act
act of 29-07-2026 ↗
- DE GROM - CORNELIS RICHARD EN ZOON BV (BE 0453.737.294) all shares
The Belgian State Gazette names shareholders only when an act mentions them; the share register itself is not published.
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Company details
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded01-01-1968
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
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E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0400739959
Also
9925:BE0400739959
Registered
07-11-2025
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