The Searchers
ActiveSummary
The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of The Searchers is 1.5% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €4.5m and a net result of €721,362. Equity has been growing by about 25% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 34% of 232 sector peers (NACE 59, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 2015 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 07-09-2015 Normal situation
- Activity
- Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities NACE 59130
- Joint committee
- 200 Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden · annual accounts 2025
- Establishment unit
- 2.245.495.758 2600 Antwerpen, since 07-09-2015
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 21-10-2026
Board and ownership
- ZEST & CoManaging director · permanent representative VAN DEN BROECK Olivier
- Olivier Van Den BroeckeManaging director
- Jean-Marie VerhasseltDirector · since 20-06-2022
- The Finders60.85%· score 542025 annual accounts of The Finders
- VECTIS ARKIV53.21%2024 annual accounts of VECTIS ARKIV
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 1.5%
- Turnover
- €15.8m
- ▲ 18.1%
- Profit
- €721,362
- ▲ 22.8%
- Equity
- €4.5m
- ▲ 18.8%
- Total assets
- €29.1m
- ▲ 6.0%
- Employees on 31-12-2025
- 19
- ▲ 5.6%
Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 1.18, cash €126,046, halved2 of the last 3 accounts lateEquity €4.5m (15.5% of total assets)1 change of registered office in 24 monthsShow the evidence
Checked score
About 2 in 100 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Calculation
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 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 59, small). It does better than 31% of them on solvency, 23% on liquidity, 80% on profitability and 71% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 02-11-2026 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. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).
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Signals
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 34 days after the deadline. In the sector (NACE 59), the median for financial year 2024 was 2 days before the deadline, and 41% of those companies filed late.
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Key points
- Positive: Largest company by total assets in the province of Antwerp, Film, video…in the Checked rankings No. 1 View
- Board changedlatest change 29-07-2026 · 8 in office 6 joined · 1 left View
- Positive: 8 profitable years in a rowprofit 2025: €721,362 8 years View
- EU supportawarded from 2021 to 2025 €424,524 View
Recent changes
- · Gazette deed 7 directors appointed, 3 directors resigningResignations: VAN DEN BROECK Olivier, BOISSIER André and VERHASSELT Jean-Marie Serge Alain · Appointments: BOISSIER André, Zest & Co and 4 others · Permanent representative: VAN DEN BROECK Olivier
- · Gazette deed Registered office moved within AntwerpenNew seat: Generaal van Merlenstraat 46, 2600 Antwerpen (district Berchem) · Previous seat: Zénobe Grammestraat 34, 2018 Antwerpen (district Antwerpen)
- · Gazette deed Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles · Resignations & appointments
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as The Searchers: motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities (NACE 59130). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €4.9m and €14m, founded between 1992 and 2021.
| Company | Total assets | Turnover |
|---|---|---|
| The Searchers Antwerpen | €29.1m | €15.8m |
| Europelink Media Brussel | €14.1m | €8.2m |
| CinemaNext Liège | €14.2m | €7.1m |
| The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) Belgium Antwerpen | €11.0m | €25.4m |
| DEEP BRIDGE GROUP Antwerpen | €4.9m | - |
| Umedia Production Services Elsene | €10.8m | €69.6m |
| LUMIERE PUBLISHING Gent | €9.0m | €2.7m |
Key facts about The Searchers
- What is the company number of The Searchers?
- The company number of The Searchers is 0636.797.377. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0636.797.377.
- Where is The Searchers based?
- The registered office is at Generaal Van Merlenstraat 46, 2600 Antwerpen.Company details
- What does The Searchers do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities (NACE 59130).
- What is the legal form of The Searchers?
- The legal form of The Searchers is Private limited company (BV).
- When was The Searchers founded?
- The Searchers was founded on 07-09-2015.
- Is The Searchers still active?
- Yes, The Searchers is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does The Searchers have?
- The Searchers had an average of 18.9 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does The Searchers fall under?
- In its 2025 annual accounts, The Searchers states joint committee 200 (Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden).
- What is the turnover of The Searchers?
- The turnover of The Searchers was €15.8m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is The Searchers profitable?
- In financial year 2025, The Searchers made a profit of €721,362.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of The Searchers?
- The Searchers filed 10 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of The Searchers due?
- The Searchers must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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