Equity
€2.8m from €7.7m in 2018
Equity fell by 64% in 7 years.
KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP
Lifetime
19 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 49 filings since 1977peak €11.1m (2016)
€7.9m▼ 4.2%
lowest -€2.8m (2023)
€162,824▲ €1.8m
peak €7.7m (2018)
€2.8m▲ 6.3%
€6.4m▼ 4.5%
peak 85.5 FTE (2007)
16.5 FTE▼ 38.0%
Board19 names since 2018all names
9 directorsaartsbisdom Mechelen-Brussel and 8 others
Owners
Documentsfilings and deeds
08-07-202623 days before the deadline
2025financial year
Back to profit: €162,824Staff from 26.6 FTE to 16.5 FTENew day-to-day manager 05-11Investments €1.9m
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsResult
€162,824 €162,824
Back in profit in 2025, after a loss of €1.6m in 2024.
Investments
€654,291 3.3 × depreciation
Green is investment, beige is depreciation.
Staff
16.5 FTE from 85.5 in 2007
Between 2007 and 2025, 81% of the full-time equivalents disappeared.
Payment terms
21 days to suppliers
KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP pays its suppliers 21 days earlier than in 2024. Customers pay 10 days later.
Filings
49 annual accounts since 1977
The last five annual accounts were filed 9 to 90 days before the end of the period.
Checked score
94
Excellent
Financially stronger than 52% of small companies in printing (NACE 18)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
The dashed line is the sector median: 0.3% across 136 companies (NACE 18, small).
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Last 24 months
12-2024: 0.3%
01-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 12-2024
02-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 01-2025
03-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 02-2025
04-2025: 0.2%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 03-2025
05-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 04-2025
06-2025: 0.2%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 05-2025
07-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2025
08-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2025
09-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2025
10-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2025
11-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 10-2025
12-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 11-2025
01-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 12-2025
02-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 01-2026
03-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 02-2026
04-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 03-2026
05-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 04-2026highest value
06-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 05-2026
07-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 06-2026
08-2026: < 0.1%▼ -0.3 percentage points vs 07-2026lowest value
09-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026lowest value
10-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value
11-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2026lowest value
Financial strengthAverage
Score breakdown
raises risk
Sector: Printing and reproduction of recorded media (NACE 18)
lowers risk
Liquidity: current ratio 4.97, cash €3.8m
Founded in 1953
Legal form: public limited company
Calculation
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.
| 75-100 | Excellent | under 0.55% |
| 60-74 | Healthy | 0.55% to 1.5% |
| 45-59 | Fair | 1.5% to 4.2% |
| 25-44 | Weak | 4.2% to 15.0% |
| 0-24 | Critical | over 15.0% |
Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 18, small). It does better than 42% of them on solvency, 99% on liquidity, 17% on profitability and 50% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 09-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.
The probability rests on the annual accounts with balance sheet date 31-12-2025.
Of the companies with a bankruptcy probability in the very low class on 30-06-2025, 0.1% went bankrupt within twelve months.
Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).
Comparable companies, two years later
In July 2024, 14,766 companies had the same profile as KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP has now. Each dot stands for 37 companies, two years later.
96.2%
were still trading
3.5%
stopped another way
0.2%
went bankrupt
Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
That fits the bankruptcy probability of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,447 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| 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% | 0.9% |
| 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% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 14,766 companies, not a prediction for KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
Credit verdict
Credit of up to €250,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 4.97 (7.01 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 14.7% and cash 41.2% of total assets. However, 69.8% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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Signals
Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 08-07-2026, 23 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
23 days early
2024
9 days early
2023
36 days early
2022
67 days early
2021
90 days early
2020
78 days early
2019
25 days early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 47 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 18), the median for financial year 2024 was 5 days before the deadline, and 38% of those companies filed late.
Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 26 June (4 of the last 5 accounts filed within 32 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
10-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
Board and ownership
AM
aartsbisdom Mechelen-Brussel
Chair, Paul Delva
BA
bisdom Antwerpen
Director, Steven Goetschalckx
BB
Bisdom Brugge
Director, Inge Cordemans
BG
bisdom Gent
Director, Peter Malfliet
Recent changes
Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
General meeting of 10-07-2025 · Gazette deed
Registered in the Peppol Directory
Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0405998646
New day-to-day manager
Koen Vlaeminck appointed, Laurence Festraets resigned · Permanent representatives: Peter Malfiet, Geert De Cubber, Annelien Boone, Paul Delva, Steven Goetschalckx, Freddy Biets and 1 other · General meeting of 09-09-2025 · Gazette deed
Company renamed from Drukkerij en Uitgeverij Halewijn to KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP
Permanent representatives: Paul Delva, Steven Goetschalckx, Annelien Boone, Peter Malfliet, Freddy Biets and Geert De Kerpel · Resignations: Herman Cosijns, Annemie Lemahieu (independent director) and Tania Rombaut (independent director) · Appointments: Bruno Spriet, Aartsbisdom Mechelen-Brussel, Bisdom Antwerpen, Het Bisdom Brugge, Bisdom Gent, Bisdom Hasselt and 1 other · General meeting of 24-04-2024 · Gazette deed
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP Antwerp | €7.9m | -3.7% | 30.2% | 16.5 |
| DRUKKERIJ T'HOOFT Aalter | €16.5m | -1.1% | 66.1% | 35.2 |
| DRUKKERIJ LELEU Merchtem | €11.0m | -2.8% | 2.2% | 15.6 |
| GRAPHIUS BRUSSELS Beersel | €12.7m | -3.1% | 17.2% | 48.2 |
| PERKA Maldegem | €17.3m | 0.5% | 16.5% | 57.2 |
| Drukkerij Van Lijsebetten Sint-Niklaas | €22.2m | 10.8% | 86.3% | 30.6 |
| ANTILOPE DE BIE Duffel | €14.2m | 0.4% | 35.9% | 65.5 |
Grey: the largest companies of the sector (printing (NACE 18)), without their names. Blue: the sector peers from the table.
These companies have the same main activity as KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP: other printing (NACE 18120). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €6.2m and €24m, founded between 1966 and 1986.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 21-10-1953Normal situation
- Activity
- Other printingNACE 18120and 1 other
- Establishment unit
- 2.003.349.8092050 Antwerp, since 01-11-1953
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 02-12-2025
Annual accounts 2025
- €9.2m▼ 1.8%
- Employeeson 31-12-2025
- 18▼ 28.0%
- Filing
- Filed on 08-07-2026, 23 days before the end of the filing period
Insights on KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP
KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP has existed since 1953. Turnover fell from €10.5m in 2007 to €7.9m in 2025 and staff from 85.5 to 16.5 full-time equivalents.
In May 2024, three directors stepped down.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
Key facts about KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP
- What is the company number of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP?
- The company number of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP is 0405.998.646. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0405.998.646.
- Where is KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP based?
- The registered office is at Halewijnlaan 92, 2050 Antwerp.Company details
- What does KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is other printing (NACE 18120).
- What is the legal form of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP?
- KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP is a public limited company (NV).
- When was KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP founded?
- KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP was founded on 21-10-1953.
- Is KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP still active?
- Yes, KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP have?
- KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP had an average of 16.5 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- What is the turnover of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP?
- The turnover of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP was €7.9m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP profitable?
- In financial year 2025, KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP made a profit of €162,824.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP?
- KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP filed 49 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP due?
- KATHOLIEKE MEDIAGROEP must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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