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Talkpool

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Public limited companyfounded 2006Zandvoortstraat 3, 2800 Mechelen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0884.160.146

A bankruptcy procedure is open for Talkpool according to publications in the Belgian Official Gazette; trustee: Karolien Van den Berghen.

Summary

The 2021 annual accounts show equity of €60,884 and a net result of €34,683.

TalkpoolOpen bankruptcy

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Open bankruptcy Source: Belgian Official Gazette

The judgment is more than a year old: a claim can no longer be filed, not even late. The trustee knows whether anything will still be paid out.

The procedure

Court
Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen division
Declared bankrupt
2 August 2023
Supervising judge
Koenraad De Geest
Official Gazette
08-08-2023 (pdf) ↗search the document for 2023/131337

Deadlines

Provisional date payments stopped
2 August 2023A later judgment can change the date.art. XX.105, Code of Economic Law
Appeal or third-party opposition until
passed on 23 August 2023Fifteen days after the publication in the Official Gazette.art. XX.108, Code of Economic Law
File the claim in RegSol, the Belgian insolvency register, until
passed on 1 September 2023art. XX.104 and XX.155, Code of Economic Law
First verification report
passed on 25 September 2023Reclaim goods that are still yours, such as goods delivered under retention of title, before this day.art. XX.104 and XX.194, Code of Economic Law
Late claim until
passed on 2 August 2024A late claim shares only in what has not yet been paid out, and you bear its costs.art. XX.165, Code of Economic Law

Trustee

What to do now

  1. The deadlines to file your claim have passed, including for a late claim: that was possible until a year after the judgment.
  2. Ask the trustee whether anything will still be paid out and whether your claim was admitted.
  3. Follow the file in RegSol: the trustee's reports appear there.
  4. Ask your accountant about the VAT on the unpaid invoices: in a bankruptcy it can be recovered, subject to conditions.

The judgment is more than a year old: the deadline for a late claim (art. XX.165, Code of Economic Law) has passed too.

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Overview

Activity
Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment
NACE 46431
1 site
Size
€834,330turnover 2021
Staff
9.6 FTE
Equity
€60,884
Profit
€34,683
Financial health
Open bankruptcy: no score
Structure
Parent
Talkpool AG · 80%
1 of 16 deeds summarised
Signalsraises riskOpen bankruptcyneutralLatest accounts filed on timeShow the evidence

Signals

Two signals.
raises riskneutral
raises risk · Open bankruptcy
Active bankruptcy procedure in the Belgian Official Gazette. Claims are handled by the appointed trustee. The KBO register also records: open bankruptcy.
Belgian Official Gazette
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2021 was due by 31-07-2022 and was filed on 07-07-2022, 24 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2022
not filed
2021
24 days early
2020
38 days early
2019
19 days early
2018
21 days early
2017
26 days early
2016
2 days late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 6 accounts on average 21 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 46) for financial year 2022 is 3 days before the deadline, and 42% of those companies filed late.

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neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. OpeningEnterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen…
  2. Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney
  3. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2021 · full…

Financials · financial year 2021, full format

Turnover
€834,330▼ 1.1%
2020 · €843,791
EBIT margin
4.5%▲ 5.9pp
2020 · -1.4%
Net result
€34,683
2020 · -€13,573
Working capital
€55,979▲ 234%
2020 · €16,778
Trend over the years

2018 to 2021, 4 financial years 2018 to 2021, 4 financial years

The operating result returns to profit in 2021: €37,334 after a loss of €12,063 in 2020, the highest 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.

Turnover€0.8m 2021 Operating result€0.04m 2021 Net result€0.03m 2021

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

Sector: the middle half of NACE 46, Wholesale trade: 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).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2018201920202021
Turnover€1.4m-€0.9m▼ 31.3%€0.8m▼ 9.7%€0.8m▼ 1.1%
Operating result-€0.07m--€0.1m▼ 54.4%-€0.01m▲ 89.4%€0.04m
Net result-€0.08m--€0.1m▼ 51.2%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 88.2%€0.03mwithin the sector's middle half
EBIT margin-5.4%--12.2%▼ 6.7pp-1.4%▲ 10.7pp4.5%▲ 5.9pp
Equity€0.2m-€0.04m▼ 74.3%€0.03mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 34.1%€0.06mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 132%
Total assets€0.5m-€0.4m▼ 11.5%€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 20.1%€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 5.1%
Debt€0.3m-€0.4m▲ 21.5%€0.3m▼ 18.5%€0.3m▼ 6.3%
Working capital€0.1m-€0.02m▼ 82.5%€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 31.3%€0.06mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 234%
Solvency34.4%-10.0%▼ 24.4pp8.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.8pp18.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 10.0pp
Current ratio1.48-1.07▼ 0.411.06below the sector's middle half▼ 0.011.21within the sector's middle half▲ 0.15
Return on assets (ROA)-16.9%--28.9%▼ 12.0pp-4.3%below the sector's middle half▲ 24.6pp10.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.6pp
Staff (FTE)11.8-11.6▼ 1.7%10.5within the sector's middle half▼ 9.5%9.6within the sector's middle half▼ 8.6%
above within below the middle half of NACE 46, Wholesale trade: 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.
Balance-sheet composition
2021 in colour, 2020 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €335,033
Fixed assets €6,404 ▼ 41.4%
Current assets €328,630 ▲ 6.8%
Equity and liabilities €335,033
Equity €60,884 ▲ 132%
Debt €274,149 ▼ 6.3%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 91.8% to 81.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2021 value · change against 2020
EBITDA
€41,852▲
2020 · -€4,956
Cash flow
€39,201▲
2020 · -€6,466
Quick ratio
1.08▲
2020 · 0.91
Debt to equity
4.50
ROE
57.0%▲
2020 · -51.8%
Interest coverage
15.73▲
2020 · -2.60
Debt ≤ 1 year
€272,651▼
2020 · €290,992
Income taxes
€167▼
2020 · €228
Staff costs
€543,002
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2021 against 2020 · 67 lines
Balance sheet Code20202021
Assets
Total assets20/58€318,691€335,033▲
Fixed assets21/28€10,922€6,404▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€8,422€3,904▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23-€3,904
Financial fixed assets28€2,500€2,500=
Other financial fixed assets284/8-€2,500
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8-€2,500
Current assets29/58€307,770€328,630▲
Amounts receivable after more than one year29-€55,000
Trade receivables290-€55,000
Stocks and contracts in progress3€41,987€35,032▼
Stocks30/36-€35,032
Raw materials and consumables30/31-€35,032
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€120,612€91,687▼
Trade receivables40-€88,713
Other amounts receivable41-€2,974
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€59,322€129,783▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€17,128
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€318,691€335,033▲
Equity10/15€26,202€60,884▲
Contributions10/11€86,500€86,500=
Capital10-€86,500
Issued capital100-€86,500
Reserves13€64,357€64,357=
Non-distributable reserves130/1-€64,357
Legal reserve130-€64,357
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€124,655-€89,972▲
Amounts payable17/49€292,490€274,149▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€290,992€272,651▼
Financial debts43-€150,000
Other loans439-€150,000
Trade debts44€62,095€41,423▼
Suppliers440/4-€41,423
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€81,228
Taxes450/3-€167
Remuneration and social security454/9-€81,060
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€1,498
Income statement Code20202021
Operating income70/76A-€842,850
Turnover70€843,791€834,330▼
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71--€300
Other operating income74-€6,320
Non-recurring operating income76A-€2,500
Operating charges60/66A-€805,516
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60-€73,935
Purchases600/8-€71,582
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609-€2,353
Services and other goods61-€170,450
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€543,002
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€7,107€4,518▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€4,302
Other operating charges640/8-€9,310
Operating profit (loss)9901-€12,063€37,334▲
Financial income75/76B-€2,194
Recurring financial income75€3,114€2,194▼
Income from current assets751-€2,194
Financial charges65/66B-€4,678
Recurring financial charges65€4,396€4,678▲
Debt charges650€1,907€2,661▲
Other financial charges652/9-€2,017
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€13,345€34,850▲
Income taxes67/77€228€167▼
Taxes670/3-€167
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€13,573€34,683▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€13,573€34,683▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906--€89,972
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P--€124,655
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)9087-9.6

The notes to these accounts (39 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2018201920202021Change
Operating income70/76A---€0.8m-
Turnover70€1.4m€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m▼ 1.1%
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71----€300-
Other operating income74---€0.006m-
Non-recurring operating income76A---€0.003m-
Operating charges60/66A---€0.8m-
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60---€0.07m-
Purchases600/8---€0.07m-
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609---€0.002m-
Services and other goods61---€0.2m-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€0.5m-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.01m€0.01m€0.007m€0.005m▼ 36.4%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4---€0.004m-
Other operating charges640/8---€0.009m-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.07m-€0.1m-€0.01m€0.04m-
Financial income75/76B---€0.002m-
Recurring financial income75€0.003m€0.005m€0.003m€0.002m▼ 29.5%
Income from current assets751---€0.002m-
Financial charges65/66B---€0.005m-
Recurring financial charges65€0.005m€0.006m€0.004m€0.005m▲ 6.4%
Debt charges650€0.002m€0.002m€0.002m€0.003m▲ 39.6%
Other financial charges652/9---€0.002m-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.08m-€0.1m-€0.01m€0.03m-
Income taxes67/77€124€136€228€167▼ 26.6%
Taxes670/3---€167-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.08m-€0.1m-€0.01m€0.03m-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.08m-€0.1m-€0.01m€0.03m-
Line2018201920202021Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€450,423€398,771€318,691€335,033▲ 5.1%
Fixed assets21/28€16,000€18,029€10,922€6,404▼ 41.4%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€13,500€15,529€8,422€3,904▼ 53.6%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€3,904-
Financial fixed assets28€2,500€2,500€2,500€2,500=
Other financial fixed assets284/8---€2,500-
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8---€2,500-
Current assets29/58€434,423€380,742€307,770€328,630▲ 6.8%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29---€55,000-
Trade receivables290---€55,000-
Stocks and contracts in progress3€43,514€40,006€41,987€35,032▼ 16.6%
Stocks30/36---€35,032-
Raw materials and consumables30/31---€35,032-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€162,517€133,926€120,612€91,687▼ 24.0%
Trade receivables40---€88,713-
Other amounts receivable41---€2,974-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€124,115€59,837€59,322€129,783▲ 119%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€17,128-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€450,423€398,771€318,691€335,033▲ 5.1%
Equity10/15€155,050€39,775€26,202€60,884▲ 132%
Contributions10/11€86,500€86,500€86,500€86,500=
Capital10---€86,500-
Issued capital100---€86,500-
Reserves13€64,357€64,357€64,357€64,357=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€64,357-
Legal reserve130---€64,357-
Profit (loss) carried forward14€4,193-€111,082-€124,655-€89,972▲ 27.8%
Amounts payable17/49€295,373€358,996€292,490€274,149▼ 6.3%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€294,411€356,306€290,992€272,651▼ 6.3%
Financial debts43---€150,000-
Other loans439---€150,000-
Trade debts44€65,611€99,987€62,095€41,423▼ 33.3%
Suppliers440/4---€41,423-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€81,228-
Taxes450/3---€167-
Remuneration and social security454/9---€81,060-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€1,498-
Line2018201920202021Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€76,247-€115,275-€13,573€34,683-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€11,871€13,525€7,107€4,518▼ 36.4%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€64,377-€101,750-€6,466€39,201-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€15,554€0€0-
Change in cash--€64,277-€515€70,461-

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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Latest 10 of 15 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2021 full format 07-07-2022 2022-20181420
31-12-2020 full format 23-06-2021 2021-26400258
31-12-2019 full format 12-07-2020 2020-31000308
31-12-2018 full format 10-07-2019 2019-31600554
31-12-2017 full format 05-07-2018 2018-28400001
31-12-2016 full format 02-08-2017 2017-41300095
31-12-2015 full format 29-07-2016 2016-38200098
31-12-2014 full format 07-10-2015 2015-64500328
31-12-2013 full format 26-06-2014 2014-24800263
31-12-2012 full format 13-08-2013 2013-42800494

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Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2024 · 4 entries · €1,475 awarded · €1,475 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2024 1 €0€1,246
2023 2 €1,246€22
2022 1 €229€207
Schemes
2 entries · €1,246 · €1,246 paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
2 entries · €229 · €229 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

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: 1 of 16 Gazette acts processed. See the directors and other office holders in the KBO →

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Trustee Karolien Van den Berghen
Frederik De Mero- Destraat 94-96, 2800 Mechelen
02-08-2023 → present

Owners and capital

Owners

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. Talkpool AGCH 80%
  2. Talkpool

Highest known parent: Talkpool AG (Switzerland). The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 1

According to the 2021 annual accounts of Talkpool and those of the other companies, 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

No directors read yet: 1 of 16 Gazette acts processed.

History

On 10 October 2006, Talkpool was incorporated.1 Turnover went from €1.4m in 2018 to €834,330 in 2021 and headcount from 11.8 to 9.6 full-time equivalents.2 The company was declared bankrupt on 2 August 2023.3

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2021
  3. 3Belgian Official Gazette, 08-08-2023

Acts, filings and financial milestones

2023
08-08
Bankruptcy Opening
Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen division · judgment of 02-08-2023
28-02
Gazette deed Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney2 facts ▸
  • Power of attorney, Kristof Schuermans
  • Other provision, “Vertegenwoordigd door”, representation (deed in Dutch) (2 times)
2022
07-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · full format
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €34,683
Net result €34,683 after 3 loss-making years.
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · full format
2020
12-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · full format
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€115,275
Net result drops to -€115,275, the lowest in the series.
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · full format
2018
05-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2017 · full format
2017
02-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2016 · full format · 2 days late
2016
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2015 · full format
2015
07-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2014 · full format · 68 days late
2014
26-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2013 · full format
2013
13-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
financial year 2012 · full format · 13 days late
SignalFinancial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 15 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all 15 are under Financials.
1 of 16 deeds read
About the unread acts

Of the 16 Belgian Official Gazette deeds we know for this company, 1 has been read. The other 15 have not been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

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Register details

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded10-10-2006
Financial year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
46431Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment
Contact
E-mail kristof.schuermans@talkpool.comMechelen
Phone 015256820Mechelen
E-invoicing
Not found in the Peppol Directory

No listing in the Peppol Directory under this enterprise or VAT number. That proves nothing: being listed there is voluntary.

Register as of 28 October 2026 · Peppol Directory

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Environmental permits: No permit applications found in Flanders. Brussels and Wallonia do not publish the applicant.

Sites & property

Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Mechelen · 1 establishment unit since 2006
registered office establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
4.3 ha
Building footprint
2.6 ha
Building volume
315,660 m³
Parcel 12402A0090/00B000, Flanders · tallest building 17.6 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
4 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
Talkpool NV
Zandvoortstraat 3, 2800 MechelenManufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
since 2006unit no. 2.156.683.251
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Cadastral parcel Region Area Buildings Height / floors
12402A0090/00B000 Flanders 4.3 ha 1 · 2.6 ha 17.6 m · 4
How the parcels are linked
Good to know
The parcel matches the address exactly.