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STEPHME

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 2017active for 9 yearsHundelgemsesteenweg 608, 9820 Merelbeke-Melle, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0682.941.069
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of STEPHME is 2.8% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity (-€43,869) and a net result of -€3,871. Equity is shrinking by about 24% per year across the filed financial years. The company has been active since 2017 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Overview

Activity
Activity not known1 site
Size
€235,573total assets 2025
Equity
-€43,869
Loss
-€3,871
Turnover not published (abbreviated or micro format)
Financial health
49 Fair Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
2.8%
Structure
2025 accounts filed 59 days late1 deed in the Belgian Official Gazette
Why 49raises riskLast filed accounts filed 59 days late; 2 of the last 3 lateLiquidity: current ratio 0.00, cash €11lowers riskSize: total assets €235,573No main activity registeredShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
49 / 100
Fair
Probability in this band: 1.5% to 4.2%
Financially better than 20% of its sector peers (no NACE code, micro)
Financial strength · tick = 2024
Weak
Solvency 6-3
equity -18.6% of total assets
Liquidity 0=
short-term debt 118.6% · cash 0.0%
Profitability 67=
return on assets -1.6%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
2.8% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 3 in 100 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Last 24 months 11-2024: 4.9%highest value 12-2024: 3.3%▼ -1.6 percentage points vs 11-2024 01-2025: 3.6%▲ +0.3 percentage points vs 12-2024 02-2025: 3.6%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 3.6%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 3.5%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 03-2025 05-2025: 3.5%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 3.5%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 3.3%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 4.0%▲ +0.7 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 4.4%▲ +0.4 percentage points vs 08-2025 10-2025: 2.2%▼ -2.2 percentage points vs 09-2025 11-2025: 2.2%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 2.1%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 11-2025 01-2026: 2.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 2.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 2.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 2.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 2.0%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 04-2026 06-2026: 2.1%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 05-2026 07-2026: 2.0%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 06-2026lowest value 08-2026: 2.7%▲ +0.7 percentage points vs 07-2026 09-2026: 3.1%▲ +0.4 percentage points vs 08-2026 10-2026: 2.8%▼ -0.3 percentage points vs 09-2026
No credit on open account
Liquidity insufficient (current ratio 0.0, compared with 0.0 in 2024, below 1; short-term debt: 118.6% and cash: 0% of total assets), and equity is negative.
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 (no NACE code, micro): better than 10% on solvency, 2% on liquidity, 44% on profitability and 25% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 27-10-2026 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

Six signals.
lowers riskraises risk
lowers risk · Size: total assets €235,573
Companies of this size fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Last filed accounts filed 59 days late; 2 of the last 3 late
NBB · filings
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 0.00, cash €11
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · No main activity registered
KBO
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year -€43,869
raises risk · 2025 accounts filed 59 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 28-09-2026, 59 days later. Nearly half (47%) of Belgian companies file late; of those that file 1 to 90 days late, 2.0% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, against 1.66% of all filers. A delay like this does not count in the score.
NBB · 8 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
59 days late
2024
30 days late
2023
111 days late
2022
60 days late
2021
29 days late
2020
30 days late
2019
55 days late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 53 days after the deadline; the Belgian median for financial year 2024 is 4 days before the deadline, and 38% of all filings were 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 28 September (4 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
28-10-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · micro…
  2. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2024 · micro…
  3. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2023 · micro…

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

2025 annual accounts filed late (59 days) Filed on 28 September 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00527999.

Turnover
€7,000
EBIT margin
Not meaningful: turnover is only a small part of operating income
Net result
-€3,871▼ 35.7%
2024 · -€2,852
Working capital
-€279,431▲ 1.4%
2024 · -€283,372
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result stays negative: a loss of €3,828 in 2025 against €2,813 in 2024; the loss grows.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result-€3,828 2025 Net result-€3,871 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€7,000-
Operating result-€13,930--€11,589▲ 16.8%-€9,089▲ 21.6%-€8,492▲ 6.6%-€9,845▼ 15.9%-€2,609▲ 73.5%-€2,813▼ 7.8%-€3,828▼ 36.1%
Net result-€13,960--€11,629▲ 16.7%-€9,135▲ 21.4%-€8,529▲ 6.6%-€9,883▼ 15.9%-€2,609▲ 73.6%-€2,852▼ 9.3%-€3,871▼ 35.7%
Equity€4,640--€6,989-€16,124▼ 131%-€24,653▼ 52.9%-€34,537▼ 40.1%-€37,146▼ 7.6%-€39,997▼ 7.7%-€43,869▼ 9.7%
Total assets€321,296-€301,577▼ 6.1%€286,448▼ 5.0%€273,169▼ 4.6%€259,010▼ 5.2%€251,199▼ 3.0%€243,379▼ 3.1%€235,573▼ 3.2%
Debt€316,656-€308,566▼ 2.6%€302,572▼ 1.9%€297,822▼ 1.6%€293,546▼ 1.4%€288,345▼ 1.8%€283,376▼ 1.7%€279,442▼ 1.4%
Working capital-€308,966--€306,943▲ 0.7%-€302,427▲ 1.5%-€297,304▲ 1.7%-€293,537▲ 1.3%-€288,333▲ 1.8%-€283,372▲ 1.7%-€279,431▲ 1.4%
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €235,573
Fixed assets €235,562 ▼ 3.2%
Current assets €11 ▲ 176%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€43,869
Debt€279,442
Equity is negative: debt (€279,442) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€235,573).
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€3,985▼
2024 · €5,000
Cash flow
€3,941▼
2024 · €4,961
Solvency
-18.6%▼
2024 · -16.4%
Current ratio
0.00▲
2024 · 0.00
ROA
-1.6%▼
2024 · -1.2%
Interest coverage
91.61▼
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€279,442▼
2024 · €283,376
No debt to equity: equity is negative, so debt divided by equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 1,564 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 5.1% went bankrupt within 24 months and 88.9% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • negative equity
  • a small loss
5.1% went bankrupt
5.4% stopped otherwise
88.9% still going

A further 0.6% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 2.8% 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 497,445 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
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 1,564 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
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 27 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€243,379€235,573▼
Fixed assets21/28€243,375€235,562▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€243,375€235,562▼
Land and buildings22€243,114€235,388▼
Furniture and vehicles24€261€174▼
Current assets29/58€4€11▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€4€11▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€243,379€235,573▼
Equity10/15-€39,997-€43,869▼
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€58,597-€62,469▼
Amounts payable17/49€283,376€279,442▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€283,376€279,442▼
Trade debts44€1,472-
Suppliers440/4€1,472-
Other amounts payable47/48€281,904€279,442▼
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€7,813€7,813=
Other operating charges640/8€584€1,126▲
Gross operating margin9900€5,584€5,111▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€2,813-€3,828▼
Financial charges65/66B€39€44▲
Recurring financial charges65€39€44▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€2,852-€3,871▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€2,852-€3,871▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€2,852-€3,871▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€58,597-€62,469▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€55,746-€58,597▼

The notes to these accounts (4 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70€7,000--------
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€13,651€13,652€13,651€13,652€13,651€7,813€7,813€7,813=
Other operating charges640/8---€1,136€1,848€384€584€1,126▲ 92.8%
Gross operating margin9900€322€2,647€5,691€6,296€5,655€5,587€5,584€5,111▼ 8.5%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€13,930-€11,589-€9,089-€8,492-€9,845-€2,609-€2,813-€3,828▼ 36.1%
Financial income75/76B----€0----
Recurring financial income75----€0----
Financial charges65/66B---€37€39-€39€44▲ 11.5%
Recurring financial charges65€30€40€46€37€39-€39€44▲ 11.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€13,960-€11,629-€9,135-€8,529-€9,883-€2,609-€2,852-€3,871▼ 35.7%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€13,960-€11,629-€9,135-€8,529-€9,883-€2,609-€2,852-€3,871▼ 35.7%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€13,960-€11,629-€9,135-€8,529-€9,883-€2,609-€2,852-€3,871▼ 35.7%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€321,296€301,577€286,448€273,169€259,010€251,199€243,379€235,573▼ 3.2%
Fixed assets21/28€313,606€299,954€286,303€272,651€259,000€251,187€243,375€235,562▼ 3.2%
Intangible fixed assets21€24,360€19,720-------
Tangible fixed assets22/27€289,246€280,234€286,303€272,651€259,000€251,187€243,375€235,562▼ 3.2%
Land and buildings22---€272,045€258,565€250,839€243,114€235,388▼ 3.2%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€84€0€0---
Furniture and vehicles24---€522€435€348€261€174▼ 33.3%
Current assets29/58€7,690€1,623€145€518€10€12€4€11▲ 176%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€7,690€1,623€145€518€10€12€4€11▲ 176%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€321,296€301,577€286,448€273,169€259,010€251,199€243,379€235,573▼ 3.2%
Equity10/15€4,640-€6,989-€16,124-€24,653-€34,537-€37,146-€39,997-€43,869▼ 9.7%
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600-€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€13,960-€25,589-€34,724-€43,253-€53,137-€55,746-€58,597-€62,469▼ 6.6%
Amounts payable17/49€316,656€308,566€302,572€297,822€293,546€288,345€283,376€279,442▼ 1.4%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€316,656€308,566€302,572€297,822€293,546€288,345€283,376€279,442▼ 1.4%
Trade debts44€34,587-€605€348€0-€1,472--
Suppliers440/4---€348€0-€1,472--
Other amounts payable47/48---€297,474€293,546€288,345€281,904€279,442▼ 0.9%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€13,960-€11,629-€9,135-€8,529-€9,883-€2,609-€2,852-€3,871▼ 35.7%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€13,651€13,652€13,651€13,652€13,651€7,813€7,813€7,813=
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€309€2,023€4,516€5,123€3,768€5,203€4,961€3,941▼ 20.6%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0-€0€0€0€0-
Change in cash--€6,067-€1,478€373-€508€2-€8€7-

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Filings with the National Bank (8)
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 micro format 28-09-2026 2026-00527999
31-12-2024 micro format 30-08-2025 2025-00483159
31-12-2023 micro format 19-11-2024 2024-00602363
31-12-2022 micro format 29-09-2023 2023-00478516
31-12-2021 micro format 29-08-2022 2022-20419278
31-12-2020 micro format 30-08-2021 2021-61800195
31-12-2019 micro format 24-09-2020 2020-56800228
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 22-10-2019 2019-71600553

Public contracts: No European public contracts awarded found since October 2016. Contracts below the EU thresholds are not in TED.

Directors

Directors
No directors read yet: 0 of 1 Gazette act processed. See the directors and other office holders in the KBO →

Owners and capital

Owners

No owners or capital events in the accounts and acts we read.

History

STEPHME was incorporated on 13 October 2017.1 Total assets fell from €321,296 in 2018 to €235,573 in 2025.2

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, financial year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
28-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2025 · micro format · 59 days late
2025
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2024 · micro format · 30 days late
2024
19-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · micro format · 111 days late
2023
29-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · micro format · 60 days late
2022
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · micro format · 29 days late
2021
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · micro format · 30 days late
2020
24-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · micro format · 55 days late
2019
22-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · abbreviated format · 83 days late
NBB filing
0 of 1 deed read
About the unread acts

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Register details

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded13-10-2017
Financial year end31-12
E-invoicing
Not found in the Peppol Directory

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Sites & property

Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Merelbeke-Melle · 1 establishment unit since 2017
registered office establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
348 m²
Building footprint
246 m²
Building volume
911 m³
Parcel 44412B0245/00X003, Flanders · tallest building 12.1 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
3 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
STEPHME
Hundelgemsesteenweg 608, 9820 Merelbeke-MelleActivities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
since 2017unit no. 2.270.093.176
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Cadastral parcel Region Area Buildings Height / floors
44412B0245/00X003 Flanders 348 m² 1 · 246 m² 12.1 m · 1
How the parcels are linked
Good to know
The parcel matches the address exactly.