UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
ActiveSummary
UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING has been active since 1989 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €209,050 and a net result of €1.3m. Equity has been stable since 2018 (±1.9% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 15% of 191 sector peers (NACE 58, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Overview
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 18-07-1989 Normal situation
- Registered office
- 238 active companies are registered at this address 18 started in the 12 months before. Source: KBO register, as of 3 November 2026.
- Activity
- Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing NACE 58190
- Establishment unit
- 2.044.668.938 1000 Brussel, since 05-09-1989
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 05-12-2025
Board and ownership
- Sarah Rebecса WeststrateManaging director
- Johannes Wilhelmus Petrus BeekmanDirector · since 05-03-2025
- Lotte SterkDirector · since 11-09-2025
- Auditor
- Robrechts Lenaerts Bedrijfsrevisoren - Réviseurs d'entreprises
- Universal Music Group Bvconsolidatesannual accounts 2025
Financial position
- Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
- 0.2%
- Turnover
- €18.7m
- ▲ 22.7%
- Profit
- €1.3m
- ▼ 7.6%
- Equity
- €209,050
- ▲ 10.1%
- Total assets
- €21.0m
- ▲ 31.0%
Score breakdownraises riskLiquidity: current ratio 1.81Equity €209,050 (1.0% of total assets)lowers riskSize: turnover €18.7m, total assets €21.0mFounded in 1989Show the evidence
Checked score
About 2 in 1,000 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 58). It does better than 9% of them on solvency, 41% on liquidity, 34% on profitability and 84% 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 2 days after the deadline. In the sector (NACE 58), the median for financial year 2024 was 7 days before the deadline, and 37% of those companies filed late.
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Key points
Recent changes
- · Gazette deed Reappointment: Robrechts Lenaerts Bedrijfsrevisoren - Réviseurs d'entreprises (statutory auditor)Resignation: Nicolaas Pieter van den Hoven (director) · Appointment: Lotte Sterk (director)
- · Gazette deed Appointment: Nicolaas Pieter van den Hoven (director)
- · Gazette deed Resignation: Sarah Rebecca Weststrate (director)
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING: other publishing activities, excluding software publishing (NACE 58190). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €7.9m and €51m, founded between 1968 and 1998.
| Company | Total assets | Turnover |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING Brussel | €21.0m | €18.7m |
| Standaard Uitgeverij Antwerpen | €19.0m | €32.5m |
| PELCKMANS UITGEVERS Kalmthout | €22.1m | €42.0m |
| BREPOLS Turnhout | €16.5m | €19.0m |
| Sony Music Publishing Belgium Brussel | €50.6m | €9.2m |
| Invest Europe Elsene | €7.9m | €9.7m |
| KEESING BELGIUM Antwerpen | €14.8m | €11.8m |
Key facts about UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
- What is the company number of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING?
- The company number of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING is 0438.049.327. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0438.049.327.
- Where is UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING based?
- The registered office is at Picardstraat 7, 1000 Brussel.Company details
- What does UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is other publishing activities, excluding software publishing (NACE 58190).
- What is the legal form of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING?
- The legal form of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING is Public limited company (NV).
- When was UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING founded?
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING was founded on 18-07-1989.
- Is UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING still active?
- Yes, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- What is the turnover of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING?
- The turnover of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING was €18.7m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Is UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING profitable?
- In financial year 2025, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING made a profit of €1.3m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING?
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING filed 36 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING due?
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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