Active BE 0400.160.731Public limited company

MERLY

Oudenaardsesteenweg 253 ·9420 Erpe-Mere, Belgium· 78 yrs active

Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of MERLY is 0.5% (very low). The company has been active since 1948 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.

Based on State Gazette and CBE data.

Key figures

Active	78 yrs
Locations	1
Publications	2

Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free

0.5% Very low

0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%

Long track record −No NACE activity registered +Lower-risk legal form −

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

Risk Assessment rule-based

0 / 100

Low risk

Trust signals 3 signals

Long-established

Founded in 1948, 78 years in business.

No legal incidents

No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad.

Administratively compliant

No FOD Economie strikeouts (UBO, accounts, address, activity).

Administrative Flags 0 events

No administrative flags

Financial overview10 NBB filings

Financials being processed

NBB has 10 filing(s) on record for this company, latest fiscal year 2025 (micro). The annual accounts are being processed.

Filings on record

Fiscal year	Type	Filed	Reference
30-04-2025	micro	06-10-2025	2025-00533895
30-04-2024	micro	07-10-2024	2024-00499971
30-04-2023	micro	09-10-2023	2023-00483226
30-04-2022	micro	26-10-2022	2022-20474871
30-04-2021	verkort	22-10-2021	2021-72800187
30-04-2020	verkort	24-11-2020	2020-71800405
30-04-2019	verkort	05-11-2019	2019-73100544
30-04-2018	verkort	24-10-2018	2018-70800530
30-04-2017	verkort	24-11-2017	2017-70100521
30-04-2016	verkort	28-11-2016	2016-69000399

Legal Structure

NACE primary	-
Legal form	Public limited company(014)
Incorporation	01-04-1948
Status	Active
Postal code	9420

Establishment units 1 location

MERLY NV

Oudenaardsesteenweg 253, 9420 Erpe-Merede vervaardiging van zeep

since 19882.006.107.874

Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).

Real-estate footprint Source: CBE × cadastre

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.

Flanders 1 (100%)

Parcel (capakey)	Region	Area	Buildings	Height / fl.
41016D0858/00L000	Flanders	4,505 m²	1 · 1,868 m²	20.7 m · 2 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.

Updates 12 events

A single timeline of everything that happened to this company, publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.

2025

06-10-2025

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2025 · micro

2024

07-10-2024

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2024 · micro

29-01-2024

State Gazette act Miscellaneous

other · Olivier Van Maele

2023

09-10-2023

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2023 · micro

25-01-2023

State Gazette act Director changes

2022

26-10-2022

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2022 · micro

2021

22-10-2021

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2021 · verkort

2020

24-11-2020

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2020 · verkort

2019

05-11-2019

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2019 · verkort

2018

24-10-2018

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2018 · verkort

2017

24-11-2017

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2017 · verkort

2016

28-11-2016

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2016 · verkort

Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 2 acts

All acts · 2 updated 2 years ago

2024

29-01-2024 Publication in the Belgian Official Gazette, Miscellaneous Miscellaneous·Olivier Van Maele

Summary: otherNotary: Olivier Van Maele · Aalst

Original publication ↗

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2023

25-01-2023 5 reappointed Director changes

Pennewaert Anne-Marie, Bestuurder
Baeten Marie-Ann, Bestuurder
Baeten Ann-Sophie, Bestuurder
Pennewaert Anne-Marie, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
Pennewaert Anne-Marie, Voorzitter

Original publication ↗

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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank

Names & trade names

Legal nameNL

MERLY

Registered office

Oudenaardsesteenweg 253

9420 Erpe-Mere, Belgium

Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.