METAPHORE
Dissolution or liquidationSummary
The KBO register records for METAPHORE the legal situation: dissolution or liquidation; this is today's state according to the register itself, which carries no start date. The 2023 annual accounts show negative equity (-€8.8m) and a net result of -€4.3m.
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History
Financials · fiscal year 2023, full schema
Turnover
€703,338▼ 36.5%
2020 · €1.1m
EBIT margin
-766.5%▼ 847.7pp
2020 · 81.3%
Net result
-€4.3m▼ 75.6%
2023 · -€2.5m
Working capital
-€6.4m▼ 11.2%
2022 · -€5.7m
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20202021202220232023
Turnover€1.1m▲ 25.4%€703,338▼ 36.5%
Operating result€899,952▲ 43.6%-€5.4m-€16,714▲ 99.7%-€2.9m▼ 17,102%-€33,168-
Net result€88,618▼ 32.3%-€6.3m-€2.4m▲ 61.5%-€2.5m▼ 1.0%-€4.3m-
EBIT margin81.3%▲ 10.3pp-766.5%▼ 847.7pp
Equity€12.5m▼ 12.3%€431,830▼ 96.5%-€2.0m-€4.4m▼ 123%-€8.8m-
Total assets€21.1m▼ 10.3%€8.2m▼ 61.3%€5.7m▼ 30.5%€3.7m▼ 34.1%
Debt€8.5m▼ 7.6%€7.7m▼ 9.4%€7.7m▼ 0.9%€8.2m▲ 6.8%€8.8m-
Working capital-€5.8m▲ 9.5%-€5.4m▲ 6.5%-€5.7m▼ 6.1%-€6.4m▼ 11.2%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
Multiple fiscal year ends fall in the same calendar year; an annual trend is not displayed.
Key figures and ratios
Debt to equity
-1.00▲
2023 · -1.84
Debt ≤ 1 year
€7.0m▲
2023 · €6.4m
Debt > 1 year
€1.8m=
2023 · €1.8m
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 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | €703,372 | - | - | - | - |
| Turnover70 | €1.1m | €703,338 | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income74 | - | €33 | - | - | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | €6.1m | €16,714 | - | - | - |
| Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61 | - | - | - | €50,084 | €24,040 | - |
| Services and other goods61 | - | €149,730 | €24,357 | - | - | - |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | €5.9m | -€14,535 | €2.8m | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €8 | €6,892 | €358 | €13,128 | - |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | €2,044 | - | - | - | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | - | - | - | -€48,417 | -€20,040 | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €899,952 | -€5.4m | -€16,714 | -€2.9m | -€33,168 | - |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €355,934 | €404,400 | €675,367 | - | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | €132,109 | €355,934 | €404,400 | €675,367 | - | - |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | €324,271 | €370,593 | - | - | - |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | €31,663 | €33,807 | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €1.3m | €2.8m | €252,199 | €4.3m | - |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €919,280 | €977,064 | €363,498 | €252,199 | €535,518 | - |
| Debt charges650 | €305,106 | €399,772 | €360,905 | - | - | - |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | €577,291 | €2,593 | - | - | - |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | €300,000 | €2.5m | - | €3.7m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €112,780 | -€6.3m | -€2.4m | -€2.5m | -€4.3m | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €24,163 | €1,495 | €845 | - | - | - |
| Taxes670/3 | - | €1,495 | €845 | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €88,618 | -€6.3m | -€2.4m | -€2.5m | -€4.3m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €88,618 | -€6.3m | -€2.4m | -€2.5m | -€4.3m | - |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €21.1m | €8.2m | €5.7m | €3.7m | - | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €21.0m | €8.1m | €5.7m | €3.7m | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €21.0m | €8.1m | €5.7m | €3.7m | - | - |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | €8.1m | €5.7m | - | - | - |
| Participating interests280 | - | €2.5m | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts receivable281 | - | €5.7m | €5.7m | - | - | - |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | €19,883 | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | €19,883 | - | - | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €56,597 | €42,197 | €19,190 | €982 | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €12,641 | €3,094 | €1,029 | €982 | - | - |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €982 | €982 | €982 | - | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €2,112 | €46 | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €304 | €100 | - | - | - | - |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €39,003 | €18,162 | - | - | - |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €21.1m | €8.2m | €5.7m | €3.7m | - | - |
| Equity10/15 | €12.5m | €431,830 | -€2.0m | -€4.4m | -€8.8m | - |
| Contributions10/11 | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | - |
| Capital10 | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | - |
| Issued capital100 | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | - |
| Reserves13 | €4.7m | €4.7m | €4.7m | - | - | - |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €200,000 | €200,000 | - | - | - |
| Legal reserve130 | - | €200,000 | €200,000 | - | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €4.5m | €4.5m | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €1,297 | -€6.3m | -€8.7m | -€6.4m | -€10.8m | - |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €31,598 | €1,500 | €1,500 | €1,500 | €3,000 | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | €1,500 | €1,500 | €1,500 | €3,000 | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | €1,500 | €1,500 | €1,500 | €3,000 | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €8.5m | €7.7m | €7.7m | €8.2m | €8.8m | - |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €2.7m | €2.3m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €1.8m | - |
| Other amounts payable178/9 | - | €2.3m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €1.8m | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €5.8m | €5.4m | €5.7m | €6.4m | €7.0m | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | €5.4m | €5.6m | €6.3m | €6.8m | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | €5.4m | €5.6m | €6.3m | €6.8m | - |
| Trade debts44 | €5,675 | €21,018 | €31,072 | €31,072 | €114,331 | - |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €21,018 | €31,072 | €31,072 | €114,331 | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €43,582 | €42,650 | €43,910 | €44,596 | - |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €43,582 | €42,650 | €43,910 | €44,596 | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €7,660 | €7,660 | €7,660 | €7,660 | - |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | €4,132 | - | €50,234 | €5,000 | - |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €88,618 | -€6.3m | -€2.4m | -€2.5m | -€4.3m | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €88,618 | -€6.3m | -€2.4m | -€2.5m | -€4.3m | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €12.9m | €2.5m | €1.9m | - | - |
| Change in cash | - | -€204 | - | - | - | - |
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
26-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 299 days late
2024
01-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 1 day late
2023
29-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
16-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 47 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€6.3m
Net result drops to -€6.3m, the lowest in the series.
02-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 2 days late
2020
30-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 61 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €130,964 ▲13.6%
Net result €130,964, the highest in the series.
25-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
07-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
2016
28-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
6 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, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · 1 establishment unit since 2011
Ground area
1,984 m²
Building footprint
459 m²
Volume, LiDAR
12,404 m³
Parcel 21524C0070/00K002, Brussels · tallest building 32.3 m, ±9 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
METAPHORE
since 20112.198.335.150
1 parcel
Brussels
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21524C0070/00K002 | Brussels | 1,984 m² | 1 · 459 m² | 32.3 m · 9 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Structure & network
Owners and holdings
2 owners · 5 holdingsChain of control
- FONDATION PRIVEE Famille André Leruth
- METAPHORE
Highest known parent: FONDATION PRIVEE Famille André Leruth. The sources do not say who stands above it.
Owners 2
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99.95%
- André Leruthnatural personSourceown accounts 20230.5%
Holdings 5
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100%
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82%
- YUNPAI GARMENT (SHANGHAI) CO.,LIMITED (Failitte)CNSourceown accounts 2023Equity CNY 12.3mResult CNY 411,005100%
According to the 2023 annual accounts of METAPHORE and those 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 current directors or connected companies found in the register.
Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded04-04-2011
Fiscal year end31-12
E-invoicing
Not found in the Peppol register
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Register as of 27 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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