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ROUSSELOT

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Private limited companyfounded 197451 yrs activeMeulestedekaai 81, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0414.560.578
Summary

ROUSSELOT has been active since 1974 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2026 annual accounts show equity of €39.6m and a net result of -€4.6m. Equity is shrinking by ~6.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 44% of 204 sector peers (fiscal year 2026). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

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ROUSSELOTActiveChecked score 61/100
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Overview

What they do
Wholesale of other food products
NACE 46389Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products NACE 20590NACE 51384
#7 employer in Ghent, Wholesale and retail trade sector1 site
How big
€160.7mturnover 2026
Staff
205.2 FTE
Equity
€39.6m
Loss
-€4.6m
Financially healthy?
61 Healthy Checked score 2026
Bankruptcy chance 12 m
0.3%
Who decides
Board
1 member
Auditor: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRLAccounts 56 d early2 of 22 deeds read
Why 61- Higher-failure-rate sector+ Long track record+ Annual accounts: healthy financial profileLatest accounts filed on timeShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2026
61 / 100
Healthy
Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability52▲+25
Solvency66▼-15
Growth34▲+4
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €2,000,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.98 against 1.12 in 2024; short-term debt: 58.6% and cash: 0% of total assets), and 58.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Four 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 date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 51 years 0 60 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2026
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
41.1%
Return on assets
-4.7%
Age of the figures
9 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 03-01-2026 was due by 03-08-2026 and was filed on 08-06-2026, 56 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2026
56 d early
2024
47 d early
2023
54 d early
2022
40 d early
2021
5 d late
2020
32 d early
2019
29 d early
← 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 36 days before 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 (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Reappointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Brecht Buysschaert
  2. Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2026 · full…
  3. Resignation: Jan Peter Bosch (director)Appointment: Martijn Marinus Johannes Leonardus…

Key points

  • Risk: 3 loss-making years in a rowloss fiscal year 2026 -€4.6m View
  • Caution: Among the weakest 5% on net resultsector median €140,554 · 199 companies -€4.6m View
  • Caution: Board changedlatest change 18-02-2026 · 1 in office 1 joined · 1 left View
  • Flemish supportawarded 2022 - 2025 €268,121 View
  • Active since 1974founded 14-10-1974 51 years View
  • Positive: Always filed on timeaccounts within the deadline every year 4 years View

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Financials

Fiscal year
2026
Turnover
€160.7m
Loss
-€4.6m
Solvency
41.1%
Turnover▲ 25.7%
Net result
20182026
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Timeline

Events
14
Since
2017
  1. 31-07-2026Reappointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL (statutory auditor)
  2. 08-06-2026Annual accounts filed
  3. 15-04-2026Resignation: Jan Peter Bosch (director)
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Company details

Sites
1
Legal form
Private limited company
Activity
Wholesale of other food productsNACE 46389
Founded
14-10-1974
Year ends
03-01
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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