MERT
Open bankruptcySummary
A bankruptcy procedure is open for MERT according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette. The file additionally contains 1 administrative flag. The 2021 annual accounts show equity of €539,505 and a net result of €69,817.
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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
- 4 April 2023
- Supervising judge
- Henk Vanthuyne
- Official Gazette
- 12-04-2023 (pdf) ↗search the document for 2023/114139
Deadlines
- Provisional date payments stopped
- 4 October 2022Moved back by judgment of 20 June 2023. Payments and security you received since that day can in some cases be challenged by the curator.art. XX.105, XX.111 and XX.112 CEL
- Appeal or third-party opposition until
- passed on 27 April 2023Fifteen days after the publication in the Official Gazette.art. XX.108 CEL
- File the claim in RegSol until
- passed on 4 May 2023art. XX.104 and XX.155 CEL
- First verification report
- passed on 9 May 2023Goods 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
- passed on 4 April 2024Late, you share only in what has not been paid out yet, and the costs are yours.art. XX.165 CEL
Curators
- Patricia VandenbergeBurgemeester Edmond Ronsestraat 4, 9820 05 Melsenpatricia.vandenberge@lexero.be
- Vera De DijckerRoosbloemstraat 4, 9860 Oosterzelevera@advocaatdedijcker.be
- Nicolas ClaerhoutKoning Albertstraat 25/1, 9900 Eeklonicolas.claerhout@telenet.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.
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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 30-09-2021 was due by 30-04-2022 and was filed on 31-03-2022, 30 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 7 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not filed
2024
not filed
2023
not filed
2022
not filed
2021
30 d early
2020
3 d late
2019
2 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 3 accounts on average 10 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of the sector filed 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 2021, abbreviated schema
Equity
€539,505▲ 14.9%
2020 · €469,688
Total assets
€3.8m▲ 24.6%
2020 · €3.1m
Net result
€69,817▼ 31.2%
2020 · €101,434
Working capital
-€338,139▲ 54.9%
2020 · -€750,368
Trend over the years
Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 77, Rental and leasing activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2018201920202021
Operating result€133,195-€142,181▲ 6.7%€218,628▲ 53.8%€176,207▼ 19.4%
Net result€38,971-€57,085▲ 46.5%€101,434above the sector's middle half▲ 77.7%€69,817within the sector's middle half▼ 31.2%
Equity€210,120-€368,254▲ 75.3%€469,688within the sector's middle half▲ 27.5%€539,505within the sector's middle half▲ 14.9%
Total assets€1.5m-€2.5m▲ 67.2%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 24.0%€3.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 24.6%
Debt€1.3m-€2.1m▲ 65.9%€2.6m▲ 23.4%€3.3m▲ 26.3%
Working capital-€535,396--€658,297▼ 23.0%-€750,368below the sector's middle half▼ 14.0%-€338,139below the sector's middle half▲ 54.9%
Solvency14.1%-14.8%▲ 0.7pp15.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp14.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.2pp
Current ratio0.49-0.54▲ 0.040.59below the sector's middle half▲ 0.050.87within the sector's middle half▲ 0.28
Return on assets (ROA)2.6%-2.3%▼ 0.3pp3.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.0pp1.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp
Staff (FTE)40.4-46.4▲ 14.9%52.2above the sector's middle half▲ 12.5%59.2above the sector's middle half▲ 13.4%
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 77, Rental and leasing activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result falls in 2021; 2021 is 19% below 2020.
Balance-sheet composition
2021 in colour, 2020 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €3.8m
Fixed assets
€1.6m ▼ 18.9%
Current assets
€2.2m ▲ 106%
Equity and liabilities €3.8m
Equity
€539,505 ▲ 14.9%
Debt
€3.3m ▲ 26.3%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 84.7% to 85.9%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€677,668▼
2020 · €762,117
Cash flow
€571,277▼
2020 · €644,922
Debt to equity
1.39▼
2020 · 1.67
ROE
12.9%▼
2020 · 21.6%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.5m▲
2020 · €1.8m
Debt > 1 year
€748,975▼
2020 · €785,747
Income taxes
€45,327▼
2020 · €45,469
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €229,213 | €359,604 | €543,489 | €501,460 | ▼ 7.7% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €1.5m | €1.9m | €2.2m | €2.7m | ▲ 20.1% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €133,195 | €142,181 | €218,628 | €176,207 | ▼ 19.4% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0 | €156 | €0 | €136 | ▲ 136,280% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €33,930 | €83,751 | €71,726 | €61,199 | ▼ 14.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €99,265 | €58,586 | €146,902 | €115,144 | ▼ 21.6% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €60,294 | €1,501 | €45,469 | €45,327 | ▼ 0.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €38,971 | €57,085 | €101,434 | €69,817 | ▼ 31.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €38,971 | €57,085 | €101,434 | €69,817 | ▼ 31.2% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Total assets20/58 | €1.5m | €2.5m | €3.1m | €3.8m | ▲ 24.6% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €961,174 | €1.7m | €2.0m | €1.6m | ▼ 18.9% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €6,125 | €5,913 | €13,289 | €33,796 | ▲ 154% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €943,510 | €1.7m | €2.0m | €1.6m | ▼ 20.4% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €11,540 | €31,500 | €34,500 | €34,500 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €523,798 | €758,175 | €1.1m | €2.2m | ▲ 106% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €460,603 | €745,187 | €1.0m | €2.0m | ▲ 97.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €63,195 | €12,988 | €39,929 | €86,010 | ▲ 115% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €1.5m | €2.5m | €3.1m | €3.8m | ▲ 24.6% |
| Equity10/15 | €210,120 | €368,254 | €469,688 | €539,505 | ▲ 14.9% |
| Contributions10/11 | €18,600 | €119,650 | - | - | - |
| Reserves13 | €1,860 | €4,756 | €50,211 | €50,211 | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €189,660 | €243,848 | €299,827 | €369,644 | ▲ 23.3% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.3m | €2.1m | €2.6m | €3.3m | ▲ 26.3% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €215,659 | €698,285 | €785,747 | €748,975 | ▼ 4.7% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €1.1m | €1.4m | €1.8m | €2.5m | ▲ 39.7% |
| Trade debts44 | €450,553 | €475,911 | €384,987 | €637,231 | ▲ 65.5% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €38,971 | €57,085 | €101,434 | €69,817 | ▼ 31.2% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €229,213 | €359,604 | €543,489 | €501,460 | ▼ 7.7% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €268,183 | €416,688 | €644,922 | €571,277 | ▼ 11.4% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€1.1m | -€824,455 | -€122,276 | ▲ 85.2% |
| Change in cash | - | -€50,207 | €26,941 | €46,081 | ▲ 71.0% |
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
2026
10-08
KBO administration
Address struck
2023
26-06
Bankruptcy
Date of cessation of payments moved back
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent · event 20-06-2023
12-04
Bankruptcy
Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent · event 04-04-2023
2022
31-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
30-09
Financial
Equity above €500,000Eq €539,505 ▲14.9%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €539,505.
03-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 3 days late
2020
30-09
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €101,434 ▲77.7%
Operating result €218,628, net result €101,434, both a record.
28-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
29-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
22-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
06-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 37 days late
2016
22-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
7 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, Merelbeke-Melle · 2 establishment units since 2013
Ground area
2.0 ha
Building footprint
1.1 ha
Volume, LiDAR
133,591 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 13.8 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 establishment units
MERT
since 20132.224.557.814
Mert
since 20232.340.946.827
2 parcels
Flanders
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23643E0178/00V002 | Flanders | 1.9 ha | 1 · 1.1 ha | 13.8 m · 4 fl. |
| 44402A0187/00T003 | Flanders | 743 m² | 1 · 173 m² | 11.4 m · 2 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.
Insolvency mandates
3 mandates| Role | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Curator | PATRICIA VANDENBERGE BURGEMEESTER EDMOND
RONSESTRAAT 4, 9820 05 MELSEN |
04-04-2023 → present |
| Curator | VERA DE DIJCKER ROOSBLOEMSTRAAT 4, 9860 OOSTERZELE- |
04-04-2023 → present |
| Curator | NICOLAS CLAERHOUT KONING
ALBERTSTRAAT 25/1, 9900 EEKLO |
04-04-2023 → present |
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Food safety, FASFC
1 siteMerelbeke-Melle2.224.557.814
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded29-11-2013
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
77120Rental and leasing activities
49320Non-scheduled passenger transport by road
49330On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle
49410Freight transport by road
49420Removal services
52250Logistics services
53100Postal and courier activities
53200Other postal and courier activities
77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Contact
Website
www.mert-ligistics.beVilvoorde
E-mail
humeyra@mert-logistics.beVilvoorde
Phone
+32489897421Vilvoorde
E-invoicing
Not found in the Peppol register
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Register as of 29 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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