METOS
ActiveSummary
METOS has been active since 1988 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €23.1m and a net result of €959,997. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±1.7% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 93% of 4926 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2020
Profitability63▲+3
Solvency100=
Growth63▲+28
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1,150,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 9.77 against 10.82 in 2020; short-term debt: 9.7% and cash: 0.1% of total assets), and 10.5% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
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
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
89.5%
Return on assets
3.7%
Age of the figures
13 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Wholesale trade (NACE 46)
about 21% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-08-2025 was due by 31-03-2026 and was filed on 25-03-2026, 6 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
6 d early
2024
3 d early
2023
312 d late
2022
718 d late
2021
1089 d late
2020
352 d late
2019
160 d late
← 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 375 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of the sector filed late.
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-08-2026 and is due by 31-03-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
31-08-2026 close28-09-2026 today31-03-2027 deadline
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema
Turnover
€11.6m▲ 39.9%
2020 · €8.3m
EBIT margin
3.6%▲ 0.7pp
2020 · 2.9%
Net result
€959,997▲ 210%
2020 · €310,019
Working capital
€22.0m▲ 7.7%
2020 · €20.4m
Trend over the years
Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 46, Wholesale trade, 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
Line201920202025
Turnover€11.2m-€8.3m▼ 25.8%€11.6m-
Operating result€314,463-€238,663▼ 24.1%€413,370-
Net result€453,379-€310,019within the sector's middle half▼ 31.6%€959,997above the sector's middle half-
EBIT margin2.8%-2.9%▲ 0.1pp3.6%-
Equity€20.8m-€21.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.5%€23.1mabove the sector's middle half-
Total assets€24.7m-€23.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.6%€25.8mabove the sector's middle half-
Debt€3.3m-€2.1m▼ 37.4%€2.6m-
Working capital€18.4m-€20.4m▲ 10.8%€22.0m-
Solvency84.4%-90.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 6.4pp89.5%above the sector's middle half-
Staff (FTE)37.6-34.7above the sector's middle half▼ 7.7%33.7above the sector's middle half-
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 46, Wholesale trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result is €413,370 in 2025, compared with €238,663 in 2020. Comparable figures for the intervening years are unavailable.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2020 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €25.8m
Fixed assets
€1.2m ▲ 57.3%
Current assets
€24.5m ▲ 8.9%
Equity and liabilities €25.8m
Equity
€23.1m ▲ 9.0%
Provisions
€90,567 ▲ 24.1%
Debt
€2.6m ▲ 25.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 8.9% to 10.1%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€634,538▲
2020 · €399,007
Cash flow
€1.2m▲
2020 · €470,364
Current ratio
9.77▼
2020 · 10.82
Quick ratio
9.27▼
2020 · 10.57
Debt to equity
0.11
ROE
4.2%▲
2020 · 1.5%
ROA
3.7%▲
2020 · 1.3%
Interest coverage
68.35▲
2020 · 33.48
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.5m▲
2020 · €2.1m
Income taxes
€4,935▲
2020 · €4,165
Staff costs
€2.8m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 14,733 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 96% are still going.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.2%
went bankrupt
3.5%
stopped otherwise
96%
still going
A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.2% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.
How reliable is this rule?
Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,662 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 4 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 5 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| 7 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| 8 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 9 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 10 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 75% 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 14,733 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | €11.7m | - |
| Turnover70 | €11.2m | €8.3m | €11.6m | - |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | €110,865 | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | €11.3m | - |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | €6.2m | - |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | €6.6m | - |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | - | -€383,818 | - |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | €1.9m | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €2.8m | - |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €181,395 | €160,345 | €221,168 | - |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | -€107,164 | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | -€4,915 | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €185,896 | - |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | €563 | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €314,463 | €238,663 | €413,370 | - |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €578,249 | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | €161,653 | €100,482 | €578,249 | - |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | €572,729 | - |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | €5,520 | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €26,687 | - |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €19,069 | €24,960 | €26,687 | - |
| Debt charges650 | €6,343 | €11,919 | €9,283 | - |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | €17,404 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €457,047 | €314,184 | €964,932 | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €3,668 | €4,165 | €4,935 | - |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | €4,935 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €453,379 | €310,019 | €959,997 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €453,379 | €310,019 | €959,997 | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Total assets20/58 | €24.7m | €23.3m | €25.8m | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €2.9m | €779,991 | €1.2m | - |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €22,102 | €15,522 | €178,347 | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €631,544 | €549,704 | €834,048 | - |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | €68,734 | - |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €289,590 | - |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | €475,724 | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €2.3m | €214,765 | €214,765 | - |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | €214,765 | - |
| Shares284 | - | - | €20,125 | - |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | €194,640 | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €21.8m | €22.5m | €24.5m | - |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €706,997 | €519,704 | €1.3m | - |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | €1.3m | - |
| Raw materials and consumables30/31 | - | - | €433,282 | - |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | - | - | €760,217 | - |
| Advance payments36 | - | - | €68,775 | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €18.8m | €18.6m | €23.2m | - |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €5.7m | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €17.4m | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €324,872 | €383,097 | €18,122 | - |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €86,557 | - |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €24.7m | €23.3m | €25.8m | - |
| Equity10/15 | €20.8m | €21.1m | €23.1m | - |
| Contributions10/11 | €20.6m | €20.6m | €20.6m | - |
| Capital10 | - | - | €20.6m | - |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | €20.6m | - |
| Reserves13 | €245,685 | €261,186 | €360,167 | - |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | €360,167 | - |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | €360,167 | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | - | €294,518 | €2.1m | - |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €527,866 | €73,000 | €90,567 | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | €90,567 | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | €90,567 | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €3.3m | €2.1m | €2.6m | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €3.3m | €2.1m | €2.5m | - |
| Trade debts44 | €2.2m | €1.3m | €1.8m | - |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €1.8m | - |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | €188,208 | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €495,003 | - |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €183,476 | - |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | €311,527 | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €3,000 | - |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | €100,747 | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €453,379 | €310,019 | €959,997 | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €181,395 | €160,345 | €221,168 | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €634,774 | €470,364 | €1.2m | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €2.0m | - | - |
| Change in cash | - | €58,225 | - | - |
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
24-08
State Gazette act
Resignations: Jan Vyverman (director) and Maurizio Anastasia (director)Reappointments: Jan Vyverman (non-statutory director) and Maurizio Anastasia (non-statutory director) · Appointment: Jan Vyverman (managing director) · Statutes amendment11 facts ▸
State Gazette act
Resignations: Jan Vyverman (director) and Maurizio Anastasia (director)
Reappointments: Jan Vyverman (non-statutory director) and Maurizio Anastasia (non-statutory director) · Appointment: Jan Vyverman (managing director) · Statutes amendment11 facts ▸
- General meeting, 24-07-2026
- Statutes amendment
- Statutes amendment
- Capital, €20.591.482,67
- Director resignation, Jan Vyverman (director)
- Director resignation, Maurizio Anastasia (director)
- Director reappointment, Jan Vyverman (non-statutory director)
- Director reappointment, Maurizio Anastasia (non-statutory director)
- Director appointment, Jan Vyverman (managing director)
- Other statement, uitoefening van hun mandaat, kwijting ontslagnemende bestuurders
- Power of attorney, DE RIDDER Steff Luc Liliane
25-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-08
Financial
Highest result since 2019net €959,997 ▲210%
Operating result €413,370, net result €959,997, both a record.
28-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
24-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 1089 days late
18-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 718 days late
06-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 312 days late
2022
18-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 352 days late
2020
07-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 160 days late
31-08
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €310,019 ▼31.6%
Net result drops to €310,019, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2019
16-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 138 days late
2018
14-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 44 days late
2017
31-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
1 of 20 acts read
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
2 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, last change in 2026
Day-to-day management 1
Jan Vyverman
CurrentManaging director · since 24-08-2026
Derived from published Gazette acts. The CBE keeps the official list of function holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ.
See the function holders in the CBE →
Not every act has been read: a resignation may be missing here
19 of this company's 20 Belgian State Gazette acts have not been read yet. Appointments and resignations recorded in them are missing above: a director who resigned there may therefore still show here as sitting. The acts are in the Timeline.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Aalst · 1 establishment unit since 2000
Ground area
814 m²
Building footprint
129 m²
Volume, LiDAR
922 m³
Parcel 41302C1431/00V000, Flanders · tallest building 9.7 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
METOS NV
since 20002.037.758.083
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41302C1431/00V000 | Flanders | 814 m² | 1 · 129 m² | 9.7 m · 2 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.
Mandate history
2 people since 2026, 2 in office
- Board
- Day-to-day management
- began earlier
| Name | Functions and periods |
|---|---|
| Jan Vyverman |
|
| Maurizio Anastasia |
|
Articles of association
Annual meeting
Last Monday of January at 18:00
Duration
Unlimited
Purpose
Studie, ontwerp, verkoop, groothandel, kleinhandel, import en export, van machines, toestellen, voorzieningen, onderdelen, toebehoren en materieel voor handels- en…
Full purpose (2 activities)
- Studie, ontwerp, verkoop, groothandel, kleinhandel, import en export, van machines, toestellen, voorzieningen, onderdelen, toebehoren en materieel voor handels- en nijverheidsgebruik, waarin begrepen machines, toestellen uitrustingen en materieel voor wasserijen, slagerijen, bakkerijen, cafés, spijshuizen en grote keukens
- De fabricatie, installatie, verhuring en het onderhoud van deze machines toestellen en apparaten
Name clause
Legal form clause
Naamloze vennootschap
Registered office clause
Artikel 2. Zetel
Dissolution rule
Algemene vergadering die beraadslaagt zoals inzake statutenwijziging
Other statement
Verhoging en vermindering van het kapitaal, bestuursorgaan regelt bij iedere kapitaalverhoging uitvoering en stelt koers en uitgiftevoorwaarden nieuwe aandelen…
Bij kapitaalverhoging, uitgifte converteerbare obligaties of inschrijvingsrechten eerst aanbieden aan aandeelhouders naar evenredigheid deel kapitaal door hun a…
Indien kapitaal niet volgestort beslist bestuursorgaan zelfstandig over opvraging mits gelijke behandeling; betekening aan aandeelhouders bij aangetekende brief…
Op naam, aard aandelen
Op naam, aard andere effecten
Artikel 11. Ondeelbaarheid van de aandelen
Voorzitterschap raad, uit midden
Bijeenroeping raad, uiterlijk twee dagen voor vergadering
Besluitvorming raad, tenminste helft leden aanwezig of vertegenwoordigd
Notulen raad, besluiten
Bevoegdheden raad, meest uitgebreide macht voor handelingen nodig of dienstig voor voorwerp
Handelingen en beslissingen niet verder dan behoeften dagelijks leven en handelingen en beslissingen die om minder belang of spoedeisend karakter tussenkomst be…
Een of meer, controle op financiele toestand,op jaarrekening en op regelmatigheid van daarin weer te geven verrichtingen
Toelating algemene vergadering, commissaris woont bij wanneer beraadslaging op grond van door hem opgemaakt verslag
Gevolmachtigde al dan niet aandeelhouder, vertegenwoordiging algemene vergadering
Artikel 26. Aanwezigheidslijst
Stemming per brief, bestuursorgaan ter beschikking gesteld formulier
Samenstelling bureau, enige bestuurder,voorzitter raad van bestuur,bij ontstentenis gedelegeerd bestuurder,bij afwezigheid oudste bestuurder;bij afwezigheid of…
Beraadslaging, alle aandeelhouders aanwezig en eenparigheid om over nieuwe punten te beraadslagen
Alle besluiten tot bevoegdheid algemene vergadering met uitzondering van statutenwijzigingen, schriftelijke algemene vergadering
Artikel 31. Stemrecht
Bestuursorgaan, verdaging algemene vergadering
Notulen algemene vergadering, speciaal register op zetel inclusief eenparig schriftelijke besluiten
Bestemming van de winst, overeenkomstig wettelijke bepalingen
Artikel 36. Uitkering van dividenden en interimdividenden
Transfer restriction
Toepassing eventuele aandeelhoudersovereenkomsten, vrij
Board rule
Artikel 12. Overdracht en overgang van aandelen
Liquidation rule
Alle verrichtingen vermeld in de wet tenzij algemene vergadering anders besluit bij gewone meerderheid
1 more provision on this in the deed
Liquidation distribution
Artikel 39. Wijze van vereffening
Structure & network
Connections & network
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Capital and shareholders
Capital over the years
- 24-08-2026 Capital stated in the act · 20,591,482.67 EUR · 9,158,919 shares
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2023 · 2 entries · 1,128 EUR awarded · 1,128 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 96 EUR | 346 EUR |
| 2022 | 1 | 1,032 EUR | 782 EUR |
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Recognised contractor
1 categoryMETOS NV16929
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded06-04-1988
Fiscal year end31-08
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
46649Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0433958501
Also
9925:BE0433958501
Registered
06-01-2026
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