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THE FACTORY

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Private limited companyfounded 200224 years activeDijk 3, 8660 De Panne, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0477.626.218
Summary

THE FACTORY has been active since 2002 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €874,196 and a net result of -€27,263. Equity is shrinking by ~8.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 68% of 12,456 sector peers (NACE 47, fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.6% (low).

Overview

Activity
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
NACE 47110Retail sale of beverages, general range NACE 47252
#8 company by total assets in De Panne, Wholesale and retail trade sector5 sites
Size
€1.6mtotal assets 2025
Staff
3.2 FTE
Equity
€874,196
Loss
-€27,263
Financial health
69 Healthy Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.6%
Structure
Parent
JAN POPELIER · 100%
Holdings
1
Accounts 1 day early0 of 2 deeds read
Why 69- 1 change of registered office in 24 months- 1 of the last 3 late+ Founded in 2002+ Size: 3.2 FTE, total assets €1.6mShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
69 / 100
Healthy
Probability in this band: 0.55% to 1.5%
Financially better than 42% of its sector peers (NACE 47, micro)
Financial strength · tick = 2024
Average
Solvency 80+5
equity 54.7% of total assets
Liquidity 42+10
short-term debt 45.3% · cash 11.2%
Profitability 36+15
return on assets -1.7%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.6% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 6 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.6% (40,169 companies)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.9% 12-2024: 0.9%● unchanged vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.9%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.9%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 1.0%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 02-2025 04-2025: 1.1%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 03-2025 05-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 2.5%▲ +1.4 percentage points vs 06-2025highest value 08-2025: 1.1%▼ -1.4 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 1.2%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 03-2026 05-2026: 1.4%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 04-2026 06-2026: 1.2%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 05-2026 07-2026: 1.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.6%▼ -0.7 percentage points vs 07-2026lowest value 09-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 08-2026lowest value 10-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value
Credit up to €60,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.82 against 1.66 in 2024; short-term debt: 45.3% and cash: 11.2% of total assets), and 45.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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 47, micro): better than 68% on solvency, 40% on liquidity, 28% on profitability and 33% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 07-10-2026 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 risk+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · 1 change of registered office in 24 months
Belgian State Gazette
raises risk · 1 of the last 3 late
NBB · filings
lowers risk · Founded in 2002
How long the company has existed counts in the probability; how much depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Size: 3.2 FTE, total assets €1.6m
The company's size counts in the probability; how much depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2024 and 2025); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Net result per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year -€27,263
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 30-07-2026, 1 day ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
1 day early
2024
16 days early
2023
68 days late
2022
92 days late
2021
31 days late
2020
31 days late
2019
69 days late
← 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 39 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 47% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 31 August (4 of the last 5 filed years within 47 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
08-10-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Checked from 2021 on.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2025 · abbreviated…
  2. Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2024 · abbreviated…
  3. Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2023 · abbreviated…

Key points

  • Risk: 7 loss-making years in a rowloss fiscal year 2025 -€27,263 View
  • Caution: Among the weakest 13% on net resultsector median €28,271 · 12,444 companies -€27,263 View
  • Controlled by JAN POPELIERitself parent of 1 companies 100% View

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Financials

Fiscal year
2025
Total assets
€1.6m
Loss
-€27,263
Solvency
54.7%
Turnover▼ 31.5%
Net result
20182022
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Timeline

Events
12
Since
2017
Next accounts
by 31-07-2027
  1. 31-12-2023Liquidity times 6
  2. 31-10-2023Annual accounts filed
  3. 31-12-2022Weakest financial year
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Company details

Sites
5
Legal form
Private limited company
Activity
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco…NACE 47110
Founded
30-05-2002
Year ends
31-12
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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