The Menu
Open bankruptcyA bankruptcy procedure is open for The Menu according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette; curator: JUUL CREYTENS.
Summary
The 2023 annual accounts show equity of €5k and a net result of €-2k.
Signals
Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2023 was due by 31-07-2024 and was filed on 29-08-2024, 29 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 3 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
29 d late
2022
52 d early
2021
52 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2023, micro schema
Equity
€5k▼ 27.9%
2022 · €7k
2021: €6k
2022: €7k▲ +16.4% vs 2021highest in 3 years
2023: €5k▼ -27.9% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
2021 → 2023
Total assets
€9k▼ 25.8%
2022 · €12k
2021: €11k
2022: €12k▲ +9.9% vs 2021highest in 3 years
2023: €9k▼ -25.8% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
2021 → 2023
Net result
€-2k
2022 · €968
2021: €3khighest in 3 years
2022: €968▼ -66.5% vs 2021
2023: €-2k▼ -298% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
2021 → 2023
Working capital
€5k▼ 27.9%
2022 · €7k
2021: €6k
2022: €7k▲ +16.4% vs 2021highest in 3 years
2023: €5k▼ -27.9% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
2021 → 2023
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line202120222023Trend
Equity€6k-€7k▲ 16.4%€5k▼ 27.9%
2021: €6k
2022: €7k▲ +16.4% vs 2021highest in 3 years
2023: €5k▼ -27.9% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
Operating result€4k-€2k▼ 55.2%€-2k
2021: €4khighest in 3 years
2022: €2k▼ -55.2% vs 2021
2023: €-2k▼ -217% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
Net result€3k-€968▼ 66.5%€-2k
2021: €3khighest in 3 years
2022: €968▼ -66.5% vs 2021
2023: €-2k▼ -298% vs 2022lowest in 3 years
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result turns negative in 2023: a loss of €2k after €2k in 2022, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Equity and liabilities €9k
Equity
€5k ▼ 27.9%
Debt
€4k ▼ 23.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 42.4% to 44.0%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
Current ratio
2.27▼
2022 · 2.36
Debt to equity
0.78▲
2022 · 0.73
ROE
-38.8%▼
2022 · 14.1%
ROA
-21.7%▼
2022 · 8.1%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€4k▼
2022 · €5k
Income taxes
€-297▼
2022 · €800
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2023 against 2022 · 30 lines
Balance sheet
Code20222023
Assets
Total assets20/58€12k€9k▼
Current assets29/58€12k€9k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€4k€6k▲
Trade receivables40€993€3k▲
Other amounts receivable41€3k€3k▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€8k€3k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€168
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€12k€9k▼
Equity10/15€7k€5k▼
Contributions10/11€3k€3k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€4k€2k▼
Amounts payable17/49€5k€4k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€5k€4k▼
Trade debts44€1k€2k▲
Suppliers440/4€1k€2k▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€4k€2k▼
Taxes450/3€4k€2k▼
Income statement
Code20222023
Other operating charges640/8€348€785▲
Gross operating margin9900€2k€-1k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€2k€-2k▼
Financial income75/76B€5€2▼
Recurring financial income75€5€2▼
Financial charges65/66B€75€61▼
Recurring financial charges65€75€61▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€2k€-2k▼
Income taxes67/77€800€-297▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€968€-2k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€968€-2k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€4k€2k▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€3k€4k▲
The notes to these accounts (1 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Accounts by statement
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €1k | - | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €348 | €348 | €785 | ▲ 126% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €6k | €2k | €-1k | ▼ 163% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €4k | €2k | €-2k | ▼ 217% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €5 | €2 | ▼ 67.9% |
| Recurring financial income75 | - | €5 | €2 | ▼ 67.9% |
| Financial charges65/66B | €13 | €75 | €61 | ▼ 18.6% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €13 | €75 | €61 | ▼ 18.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €4k | €2k | €-2k | ▼ 225% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €1k | €800 | €-297 | ▼ 137% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €3k | €968 | €-2k | ▼ 298% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €3k | €968 | €-2k | ▼ 298% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Total assets20/58 | €11k | €12k | €9k | ▼ 25.8% |
| Current assets29/58 | €11k | €12k | €9k | ▼ 25.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €2k | €4k | €6k | ▲ 63.2% |
| Trade receivables40 | €2k | €993 | €3k | ▲ 217% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €3k | €3k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €9k | €8k | €3k | ▼ 68.9% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €168 | - |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €11k | €12k | €9k | ▼ 25.8% |
| Equity10/15 | €6k | €7k | €5k | ▼ 27.9% |
| Contributions10/11 | €3k | €3k | €3k | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €3k | €4k | €2k | ▼ 49.7% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €5k | €5k | €4k | ▼ 23.0% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €5k | €5k | €4k | ▼ 23.0% |
| Trade debts44 | €2k | €1k | €2k | ▲ 12.6% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €2k | €1k | €2k | ▲ 12.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €3k | €4k | €2k | ▼ 36.6% |
| Taxes450/3 | €3k | €4k | €2k | ▼ 36.6% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €14 | - | - | - |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €3k | €968 | €-2k | ▼ 298% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €1k | - | - | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €4k | €968 | €-2k | ▼ 298% |
| Change in cash | - | €-711 | €-6k | ▼ 689% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2026
04-05
Bankruptcy
Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Dendermonde · event 27-04-2026
2024
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 29 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-2k
Net result drops to €-2k, the lowest in the series.
09-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
09-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
2 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Lebbeke · 1 establishment unit since 2021
Ground area
348 m²
Building footprint
124 m²
Volume, LiDAR
813 m³
Parcel 42011B1263/00F000, Flanders · tallest building 9.7 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
The Menu
since 20212.321.286.016
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42011B1263/00F000 | Flanders | 348 m² | 1 · 124 m² | 9.7 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Insolvency mandates
1 mandate| Role | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Curator | JUUL CREYTENS LEOPOLDLAAN 15, 9200 DENDER-
MONDE |
27-04-2026 → present |
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2023 · 1 entry · 525 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 EUR | 525 EUR |
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded29-07-2021
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
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