PACARBEL
ActiveSummary
PACARBEL has been active since 1930 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.7m and a net result of -€66,936. Equity is shrinking by about 7.3% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 58% of 95 sector peers (NACE 17, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).
Overview
- Staff
- 33.4 FTE
- Equity
- €1.7m
- Loss
- -€66,936
- Parent
- CEPHICO · 100%
- SA CEPHICOManaging director · permanent representative Philippe CLOSON
- SRL SOPAMDirector · permanent representative Cédric MAERTENS
Why 84raises riskSector: Manufacture of paper and paper products (NACE 17)Loss of €66,936 (financial year 2025)lowers riskFounded in 1930Equity €1.7m (57.5% of total assets)Show the evidence
Checked score
About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
How it is calculated
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 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 17, small): better than 56% on solvency, 37% on liquidity, 9% on profitability and 15% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 26-10-2026 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.
Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).
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Signals
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 36 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 17) for financial year 2024 is 13 days before the deadline, and 35% of those companies filed late.
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- Reappointments: SA CEPHICO (director) and SRL…Permanent representatives: Philippe CLOSON and…
- Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · full…
- Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2024 · full…
Financials · financial year 2025, full format
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €86,897 after €126,410 in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
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Sector: the middle half of NACE 17, Manufacture of paper and paper products: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 8,617 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.4% went bankrupt within 24 months and 94.2% are still going.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a small loss
A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.3% 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 497,475 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.
| 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% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% 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 8,617 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.
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | €248 | - | €0.003m | €0.001m | - | - | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €1.4m | €1.5m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.7m | ▼ 3.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.07m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 43.5% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | - | €0.008m | €0.005m | €0.004m | -€0.06m | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | -€0.004m | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.03m | €0.009m | €0.01m | ▲ 42.8% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | €0.001m | €281 | - | - | €0.008m | - | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €2.7m | €2.4m | €1.5m | €1.6m | €2.0m | €2.4m | €2.0m | €1.6m | ▼ 17.5% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €0.1m | €0.02m | -€0.3m | €0.007m | €0.07m | €0.6m | €0.1m | -€0.09m | - |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.08m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.05m | ▼ 8.6% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.08m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.05m | ▼ 8.6% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.03m | ▼ 22.5% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.03m | ▼ 22.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €0.2m | €0.07m | -€0.2m | €0.05m | €0.09m | €0.6m | €0.1m | -€0.07m | - |
| Transfer from deferred taxes780 | - | - | €244 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.06m | €0.03m | €189 | €204 | €0.001m | €0.2m | €0.05m | €380 | ▼ 99.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.1m | €0.04m | -€0.2m | €0.05m | €0.09m | €0.4m | €0.09m | -€0.07m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €0.1m | €0.04m | -€0.2m | €0.05m | €0.09m | €0.4m | €0.09m | -€0.07m | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €5.5m | €5.7m | €4.0m | €3.6m | €3.6m | €4.0m | €3.1m | €2.9m | ▼ 7.2% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.9m | €1.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.07m | €0.1m | ▲ 70.6% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.06m | €0.09m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.02m | ▲ 24× |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.9m | €0.6m | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.06m | €0.09m | ▲ 40.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.07m | ▲ 86.2% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €0.005m | €0.002m | €0.001m | €447 | €0.008m | €0.006m | ▼ 23.1% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 22.6% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €273 | €0.4m | €273 | €0.003m | €273 | €473 | €0.001m | €0.001m | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €4.5m | €4.5m | €3.8m | €3.5m | €3.5m | €3.9m | €3.1m | €2.8m | ▼ 8.9% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.6m | ▼ 11.4% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | €2.0m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.6m | ▼ 11.4% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €2.0m | €1.3m | €0.6m | €1.0m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €0.9m | ▼ 14.1% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €0.6m | €0.9m | €1.2m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €0.8m | ▼ 15.1% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.1m | €0.08m | €0.08m | ▼ 1.5% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.6m | €1.1m | €1.2m | €0.8m | €0.2m | €1.0m | €0.2m | €0.3m | ▲ 44.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €0.005m | €0.02m | €0.06m | €0.008m | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 33.7% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €5.5m | €5.7m | €4.0m | €3.6m | €3.6m | €4.0m | €3.1m | €2.9m | ▼ 7.2% |
| Equity10/15 | €3.1m | €3.1m | €1.9m | €1.7m | €1.7m | €1.9m | €1.9m | €1.7m | ▼ 13.8% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Reserves13 | €2.8m | €2.8m | €1.7m | €1.5m | €1.6m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.5m | ▼ 14.9% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | €1.1m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €0.9m | ▼ 23.4% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€0.02m | - | - | €39 | €0.001m | €0.001m | €370 | €435 | ▲ 17.4% |
| Investment grants15 | - | - | €0.006m | €0.005m | €0.002m | €0.001m | €219 | - | - |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.04m | €244 | - | - | - | €0.03m | - | - | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | - | - | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €2.3m | €2.6m | €2.1m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €2.0m | €1.2m | €1.2m | ▲ 3.4% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.02m | ▲ 48.3% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.02m | ▲ 48.3% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €2.0m | €2.3m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €2.0m | €1.2m | €1.2m | ▲ 2.9% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | €0.09m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▲ 0.8% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | €1.1m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.06m | €0.04m | ▼ 36.2% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | €1.1m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.06m | €0.04m | ▼ 36.2% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 1.4% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 1.4% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 5.1% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.006m | €0.001m | €0.1m | €0.001m | €0.002m | ▲ 27.9% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 5.0% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▲ 20.0% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | - | - | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €128,481 | €42,745 | -€161,035 | €48,631 | €90,919 | €397,926 | €91,486 | -€66,936 | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €385,354 | €327,144 | €191,352 | €67,119 | €50,439 | €32,218 | €16,809 | €24,124 | ▲ 43.5% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €513,835 | €369,889 | €30,317 | €115,750 | €141,358 | €430,144 | €108,295 | -€42,812 | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€517,618 | €789,439 | -€22,328 | €1,323 | -€35,600 | -€30,601 | -€70,550 | ▼ 131% |
| Change in cash | - | €561,688 | €59,052 | -€434,468 | -€540,766 | €769,075 | -€800,881 | €87,274 | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 49 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 11-07-2026 | 2026-00281588 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 20-06-2025 | 2025-00157838 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 05-07-2024 | 2024-00211193 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 16-06-2023 | 2023-00131279 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 17-06-2022 | 2022-20070306 |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 18-06-2021 | 2021-21400513 |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 01-07-2020 | 2020-24300086 |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 18-06-2019 | 2019-19700073 |
| 31-12-2017 | full format | 14-06-2018 | 2018-19100374 |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 30-06-2017 | 2017-27300576 |
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Directors
Board 2
Day-to-day management 1
Permanent representatives 2
Not every act has been read: a resignation may still be missing
Mandate history
- Board
- Day-to-day management
- began earlier
| Name | Functions and periods |
|---|---|
| SA CEPHICO |
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| SRL SOPAM |
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Owners and capital
Owners
1 ownerChain of control
- CEPHICO
- PACARBEL
Highest known parent: CEPHICO. The sources do not say who stands above it.
Owners 1
- CEPHICOparent100%
Sources: the companies' annual accounts, the acts in the Belgian Official Gazette and the LEI register. Annual accounts state the shareholders that notified the company under article 7:225 of the Code of Companies and Associations and the parent companies that consolidate it. 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 include these statements in its annual accounts, or does not have to, is not listed.
Group and network
Connections & network
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History
Acts, filings and financial milestones
04-08
Gazette deed
Reappointments: SA CEPHICO (director) and SRL SOPAM (director)Permanent representatives: Philippe CLOSON and Cédric MAERTENS · Appointment: SA CEPHICO (managing director) · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-06-2026
- Director reappointment, SA CEPHICO (director)
- Permanent representative, Philippe CLOSON
- Director appointment, SA CEPHICO (managing director)
- Director reappointment, SRL SOPAM (director)
- Permanent representative, Cédric MAERTENS
- Power of attorney, Marc HENRY
About the unread acts
Of the 15 Belgian Official Gazette deeds we know for this company, 1 has been read. The other 14 have not been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.
Register details
If you follow this company, Checked tells you the day it leaves the Peppol register.
Register as of 26 October 2026 · Peppol Directory
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.
Environmental permits: No permit applications found in Flanders. Brussels and Wallonia do not publish the applicant.
Sites & property
1 establishment unit
1 parcel
| Cadastral parcel | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63059A0333/00X000 | Wallonia | 2.4 ha | 1 · 3,730 m² | - |