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Van Hool

Open bankruptcy
Public limited companyfounded 1954Bernard Van Hoolstraat 58, 2500 Lier, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0404.060.032
Summary

A bankruptcy procedure is open for Van Hool according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette. The file additionally contains 1 judicial reorganisation. The 2022 annual accounts show equity of €22.6m and a net result of -€18.5m.

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Open bankruptcy Source: Belgian Official Gazette

If this company owes you money, you are not paid automatically: you file your claim yourself, within the deadline the judgment sets.

The procedure

Court
Enterprise Court of Antwerp, Mechelen division
Declared bankrupt
8 April 2024
Official Gazette
12-04-2024 (pdf) ↗search the document for 2024/115122

Deadlines

Provisional date payments stopped
8 April 2024A later judgment can change the date.art. XX.105 CEL
Appeal or third-party opposition until
passed on 27 April 2024Fifteen days after the publication in the Official Gazette.art. XX.108 CEL
File the claim in RegSol until
passed on 8 May 2024art. XX.104 and XX.155 CEL
First verification report
passed on 3 June 2024Goods that belong to you, such as those delivered under retention of title, are reclaimed before this day.art. XX.104 and XX.194 CEL
Late claim until
passed on 8 April 2025Late, you share only in what has not been paid out yet, and the costs are yours.art. XX.165 CEL

Curators

What to do now

  1. Do not deliver on credit any more without an agreement with the curator.
  2. Gather your documents: invoices, purchase orders, contract, delivery notes and reminders.
  3. File your proof of claim in RegSol (regsol.be), yourself with eID or itsme, or through your lawyer. State principal, interest and costs separately, and any preferential right you hold.
  4. Delivered under retention of title? Reclaim your goods before the first report on the verification of claims.
  5. Ask your accountant about the VAT on the unpaid invoices: in a bankruptcy it can be recovered under conditions.
  6. Follow the file in RegSol: the verification report (admitted or disputed) and the curator's reports appear there.

The deadlines above come from the publication of the judgment. Check them in RegSol before you file anything; a passed deadline no longer applies.

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General information, not legal advice. If in doubt, the curator, your lawyer or your accountant can help.Creditor guide for this company

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Signals

Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Register: open bankruptcy
The KBO register records the legal situation: open bankruptcy. This is today's state according to the register itself; the register carries no start date.
KBO · legal situation
raises risk · Open bankruptcy
Active bankruptcy procedure in the Belgisch Staatsblad. Claims are handled by the appointed curator.
Belgian State Gazette
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2022 was due by 31-07-2023 and was filed on 13-07-2023, 18 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
not filed
2022
18 d early
2021
24 d early
2020
29 d early
2019
23 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 4 accounts on average 24 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 6 days before the deadline, and 36% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

History

Van Hool was incorporated on 26 August 1954.1 Revenue fell from EUR 640 million in 2018 to EUR 491 million in 2022 and headcount from 3,253 to 2,536 full-time equivalents.2 On 8 April 2024 the company was declared bankrupt.3

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2022
  3. 3Belgian State Gazette, 12-04-2024

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Financials · fiscal year 2022, full schema, statutory accounts

Turnover
€490.6m▲ 89.4%
2021 · €259.0m
EBIT margin
-3.1%▲ 20.2pp
2021 · -23.3%
Net result
-€18.5m▲ 70.8%
2021 · -€63.3m
Working capital
€95.9m▼ 24.5%
2021 · €127.0m
Trend over the years

Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 29, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022
Turnover€640.3m-€714.3m▲ 11.6%€411.4m▼ 42.4%€259.0m▼ 37.0%€490.6m▲ 89.4%
Operating result-€6.9m--€2.6m▲ 61.7%-€51.4m▼ 1,860%-€60.3m▼ 17.3%-€15.1m▲ 75.0%
Net result-€736,895--€5.2m▼ 612%-€55.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 956%-€63.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 14.3%-€18.5mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 70.8%
EBIT margin-1.1%--0.4%▲ 0.7pp-12.5%▼ 12.1pp-23.3%▼ 10.8pp-3.1%▲ 20.2pp
Equity€160.1m-€154.8m▼ 3.3%€99.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 35.8%€36.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 63.7%€22.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 37.3%
Total assets€489.9m-€529.3m▲ 8.0%€448.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 15.3%€397.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 11.3%€450.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.5%
Debt€304.8m-€352.5m▲ 15.7%€328.0m▼ 6.9%€344.2m▲ 4.9%€413.8m▲ 20.2%
Working capital€203.0m-€215.5m▲ 6.2%€178.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 17.4%€127.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 28.7%€95.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 24.5%
Solvency32.7%-29.3%▼ 3.4pp22.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.1pp9.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.1pp5.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.1pp
Current ratio1.87-1.86▼ 0.011.88within the sector's middle half▲ 0.021.63within the sector's middle half▼ 0.251.35within the sector's middle half▼ 0.28
Return on assets (ROA)-0.2%--1.0%▼ 0.8pp-12.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 11.4pp-15.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 3.6pp-4.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 11.8pp
Staff (FTE)3,253-3,256.7▲ 0.1%3,049.4above the sector's middle half▼ 6.4%2,763.6above the sector's middle half▼ 9.4%2,535.8above the sector's middle half▼ 8.2%
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 29, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€80.0m-€60.0m-€40.0m-€20.0m€0Operating result 2018: -€6.9m-€6.9mNet result 2018: -€736,895-€736,895Operating result 2019: -€2.6m-€2.6mNet result 2019: -€5.2m-€5.2mOperating result 2020: -€51.4m-€51.4mNet result 2020: -€55.4m-€55.4mOperating result 2021: -€60.3m-€60.3mNet result 2021: -€63.3m-€63.3mOperating result 2022: -€15.1m-€15.1mNet result 2022: -€18.5m-€18.5m20182019202020212022-€80m-€60m-€40m-€20m€0Operating result 2020: -€51.4m-€51mNet result 2020: -€55.4m-€55mOperating result 2021: -€60.3m-€60mNet result 2021: -€63.3m-€63mOperating result 2022: -€15.1m-€15mNet result 2022: -€18.5m-€18m202020212022
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €15.1m in 2022 against €60.3m in 2021; the loss shrinks.
Balance-sheet composition
2022 in colour, 2021 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €448.4m
Fixed assets €78.2m ▲ 17.9%
Current assets €370.2m ▲ 13.0%
Equity and liabilities €450.8m
Equity €22.6m ▼ 37.3%
Provisions €14.5m ▼ 15.5%
Debt €413.8m ▲ 20.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 86.6% to 91.8%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2022 value · change against 2021
EBITDA
-€4.3m▲
2021 · -€50.0m
Cash flow
-€7.7m▲
2021 · -€53.1m
Quick ratio
0.79▼
2021 · 0.84
Debt to equity
18.32▲
2021 · 9.55
ROE
-81.8%▲
2021 · -175.7%
Interest coverage
-0.55▲
2021 · -7.95
Debt ≤ 1 year
€274.3m▲
2021 · €200.6m
Debt > 1 year
€131.9m▼
2021 · €133.2m
Income taxes
-€459,662▼
2021 · -€312,990
Staff costs
€128.7m▲
2021 · €104.2m
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 · 2022 against 2021 · 104 lines
Balance sheet Code20212022
Assets
Total assets20/58€397.3m€450.8m▲
Formation expenses20€3.3m€2.4m▼
Fixed assets21/28€66.3m€78.2m▲
Intangible fixed assets21€25.1m€32.1m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€17.5m€18.2m▲
Land and buildings22€5.1m€4.9m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€11.9m€11.7m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€500,527€858,936▲
Assets under construction and advance payments27-€809,023
Financial fixed assets28€23.7m€27.9m▲
Affiliated companies280/1€6.9m€11.1m▲
Participating interests280€6.9m€11.1m▲
Companies linked by participating interests282/3€16.8m€16.8m=
Participating interests282€16.8m€16.8m=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€54,708€54,438▼
Shares284€18,592€18,592=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€36,116€35,846▼
Current assets29/58€327.7m€370.2m▲
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€31.2m€34.3m▲
Trade receivables290-€2.0m
Other amounts receivable291€31.2m€32.3m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€160.1m€154.8m▼
Stocks30/36€160.1m€154.8m▼
Raw materials and consumables30/31€85.2m€96.4m▲
Work in progress32€46.4m€56.0m▲
Finished goods33€20.7m€1.5m▼
Goods purchased for resale34€7.8m€966,500▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€129.2m€165.2m▲
Trade receivables40€53.8m€82.3m▲
Other amounts receivable41€75.4m€82.9m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€3.3m€4.5m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3.9m€11.3m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€397.3m€450.8m▲
Equity10/15€36.1m€22.6m▼
Contributions10/11€25.0m€25.0m=
Capital10€25.0m€25.0m=
Issued capital100€25.0m€25.0m=
Revaluation surpluses12-€5.0m
Reserves13€117.2m€117.2m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€2.5m€2.5m=
Legal reserve130€2.5m€2.5m=
Tax-exempt reserves132€2.0m€2.0m=
Distributable reserves133€112.7m€112.7m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€106.1m-€124.6m▼
Provisions and deferred taxes16€17.1m€14.5m▼
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€17.1m€14.5m▼
Pensions and similar obligations160€3.5m€3.3m▼
Major repairs and maintenance162€4.7m€3.5m▼
Environmental obligations163€2.6m€2.6m=
Other liabilities and charges164/5€6.3m€5.1m▼
Amounts payable17/49€344.2m€413.8m▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€133.2m€131.9m▼
Financial debts170/4€133.2m€131.9m▼
Credit institutions173€133.2m€131.9m▼
Trade debts175€1,577-
Suppliers1750€1,577-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€200.6m€274.3m▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€464,000€26.3m▲
Financial debts43€77.5m€70.0m▼
Credit institutions430/8€77.5m€70.0m▼
Trade debts44€67.1m€113.5m▲
Suppliers440/4€67.1m€113.5m▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46€8.8m€21.6m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€38.2m€40.9m▲
Taxes450/3€4.4m€6.1m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€33.7m€34.8m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€8.6m€2.1m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€10.3m€7.6m▼
Income statement Code20212022
Operating income70/76A€254.1m€517.3m▲
Turnover70€259.0m€490.6m▲
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71-€21.1m-€11.8m▲
Own construction capitalised72€10.8m€15.7m▲
Other operating income74€5.1m€6.2m▲
Non-recurring operating income76A€244,336€16.6m▲
Operating charges60/66A€314.4m€532.4m▲
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€169.1m€362.4m▲
Purchases600/8€180.2m€361.3m▲
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609-€11.1m€1.1m▲
Services and other goods61€27.2m€39.5m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€104.2m€128.7m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€10.3m€10.8m▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€5.2m-€7.6m▼
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8-€3.6m-€2.6m▲
Other operating charges640/8€2.0m€1.2m▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€8,658
Operating profit (loss)9901-€60.3m-€15.1m▲
Financial income75/76B€6.5m€8.0m▲
Recurring financial income75€6.5m€8.0m▲
Income from financial fixed assets750-€3.5m
Income from current assets751€3.9m€4.2m▲
Other financial income752/9€2.6m€337,492▼
Financial charges65/66B€9.9m€11.8m▲
Recurring financial charges65€9.9m€11.8m▲
Debt charges650€6.3m€7.8m▲
Other financial charges652/9€3.6m€4.0m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€63.7m-€18.9m▲
Income taxes67/77-€312,990-€459,662▼
Taxes670/3€15,771€18,230▲
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€328,761€477,892▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€63.3m-€18.5m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€63.3m-€18.5m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€106.1m-€124.6m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€42.8m-€106.1m▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90872,763.62,535.8▼

The notes to these accounts (107 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022Change
Operating income70/76A---€254.1m€517.3m▲ 104%
Turnover70€640.3m€714.3m€411.4m€259.0m€490.6m▲ 89.4%
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71----€21.1m-€11.8m▲ 44.1%
Own construction capitalised72---€10.8m€15.7m▲ 45.3%
Other operating income74---€5.1m€6.2m▲ 21.5%
Non-recurring operating income76A---€244,336€16.6m▲ 6,711%
Operating charges60/66A---€314.4m€532.4m▲ 69.4%
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60---€169.1m€362.4m▲ 114%
Purchases600/8---€180.2m€361.3m▲ 101%
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609----€11.1m€1.1m▲ 110%
Services and other goods61---€27.2m€39.5m▲ 45.5%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€104.2m€128.7m▲ 23.5%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€10.0m€10.1m€10.8m€10.3m€10.8m▲ 5.1%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4---€5.2m-€7.6m▼ 245%
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8----€3.6m-€2.6m▲ 27.6%
Other operating charges640/8---€2.0m€1.2m▼ 40.1%
Non-recurring operating charges66A----€8,658-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€6.9m-€2.6m-€51.4m-€60.3m-€15.1m▲ 75.0%
Financial income75/76B---€6.5m€8.0m▲ 22.1%
Recurring financial income75€9.3m€5.8m€5.9m€6.5m€8.0m▲ 22.1%
Income from financial fixed assets750----€3.5m-
Income from current assets751---€3.9m€4.2m▲ 5.8%
Other financial income752/9---€2.6m€337,492▼ 86.9%
Financial charges65/66B---€9.9m€11.8m▲ 19.7%
Recurring financial charges65€5.5m€8.7m€10.2m€9.9m€11.8m▲ 19.7%
Debt charges650€2.1m€3.1m€5.2m€6.3m€7.8m▲ 23.4%
Other financial charges652/9---€3.6m€4.0m▲ 13.3%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€1.4m-€5.5m-€55.7m-€63.7m-€18.9m▲ 70.2%
Income taxes67/77-€713,054-€218,211-€290,015-€312,990-€459,662▼ 46.9%
Taxes670/3---€15,771€18,230▲ 15.6%
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77---€328,761€477,892▲ 45.4%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€736,895-€5.2m-€55.4m-€63.3m-€18.5m▲ 70.8%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€849,878-€5.4m-€55.4m-€63.3m-€18.5m▲ 70.8%
Line20182019202020212022Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€489.9m€529.3m€448.2m€397.3m€450.8m▲ 13.5%
Formation expenses20-€2.1m€3.2m€3.3m€2.4m▼ 26.5%
Fixed assets21/28€54.9m€61.8m€64.3m€66.3m€78.2m▲ 17.9%
Intangible fixed assets21€8.2m€15.9m€21.0m€25.1m€32.1m▲ 27.9%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€23.0m€22.1m€19.6m€17.5m€18.2m▲ 4.2%
Land and buildings22---€5.1m€4.9m▼ 5.5%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€11.9m€11.7m▼ 1.3%
Furniture and vehicles24---€500,527€858,936▲ 71.6%
Assets under construction and advance payments27----€809,023-
Financial fixed assets28€23.7m€23.7m€23.7m€23.7m€27.9m▲ 17.6%
Affiliated companies280/1---€6.9m€11.1m▲ 60.3%
Participating interests280---€6.9m€11.1m▲ 60.3%
Companies linked by participating interests282/3---€16.8m€16.8m=
Participating interests282---€16.8m€16.8m=
Other financial fixed assets284/8---€54,708€54,438▼ 0.5%
Shares284---€18,592€18,592=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8---€36,116€35,846▼ 0.7%
Current assets29/58€435.0m€465.4m€380.7m€327.7m€370.2m▲ 13.0%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29---€31.2m€34.3m▲ 9.9%
Trade receivables290----€2.0m-
Other amounts receivable291---€31.2m€32.3m▲ 3.5%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€209.9m€192.7m€174.2m€160.1m€154.8m▼ 3.3%
Stocks30/36---€160.1m€154.8m▼ 3.3%
Raw materials and consumables30/31---€85.2m€96.4m▲ 13.1%
Work in progress32---€46.4m€56.0m▲ 20.8%
Finished goods33---€20.7m€1.5m▼ 92.9%
Goods purchased for resale34---€7.8m€966,500▼ 87.7%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€168.2m€189.1m€153.5m€129.2m€165.2m▲ 27.9%
Trade receivables40---€53.8m€82.3m▲ 53.0%
Other amounts receivable41---€75.4m€82.9m▲ 9.9%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€4.5m€36.6m€20.0m€3.3m€4.5m▲ 34.8%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€3.9m€11.3m▲ 193%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€489.9m€529.3m€448.2m€397.3m€450.8m▲ 13.5%
Equity10/15€160.1m€154.8m€99.4m€36.1m€22.6m▼ 37.3%
Contributions10/11€25.0m€25.0m€25.0m€25.0m€25.0m=
Capital10---€25.0m€25.0m=
Issued capital100---€25.0m€25.0m=
Revaluation surpluses12----€5.0m-
Reserves13€117.0m€117.2m€117.2m€117.2m€117.2m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€2.5m€2.5m=
Legal reserve130---€2.5m€2.5m=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€2.0m€2.0m=
Distributable reserves133---€112.7m€112.7m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€18.0m€12.7m-€42.8m-€106.1m-€124.6m▼ 17.4%
Provisions and deferred taxes16€25.0m€21.9m€20.7m€17.1m€14.5m▼ 15.5%
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5---€17.1m€14.5m▼ 15.5%
Pensions and similar obligations160---€3.5m€3.3m▼ 6.2%
Major repairs and maintenance162---€4.7m€3.5m▼ 25.6%
Environmental obligations163---€2.6m€2.6m=
Other liabilities and charges164/5---€6.3m€5.1m▼ 19.5%
Amounts payable17/49€304.8m€352.5m€328.0m€344.2m€413.8m▲ 20.2%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€53.1m€92.0m€92.0m€133.2m€131.9m▼ 1.0%
Financial debts170/4---€133.2m€131.9m▼ 1.0%
Credit institutions173---€133.2m€131.9m▼ 1.0%
Trade debts175---€1,577--
Suppliers1750---€1,577--
Amounts payable within one year42/48€232.0m€249.9m€202.6m€200.6m€274.3m▲ 36.7%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€464,000€26.3m▲ 5,562%
Financial debts43---€77.5m€70.0m▼ 9.6%
Credit institutions430/8---€77.5m€70.0m▼ 9.6%
Trade debts44€135.4m€126.5m€61.5m€67.1m€113.5m▲ 69.0%
Suppliers440/4---€67.1m€113.5m▲ 69.0%
Advances received on contracts in progress46---€8.8m€21.6m▲ 146%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€38.2m€40.9m▲ 7.2%
Taxes450/3---€4.4m€6.1m▲ 36.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€33.7m€34.8m▲ 3.3%
Other amounts payable47/48---€8.6m€2.1m▼ 75.9%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€10.3m€7.6m▼ 26.7%
Line20182019202020212022Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€736,895-€5.2m-€55.4m-€63.3m-€18.5m▲ 70.8%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€10.0m€10.1m€10.8m€10.3m€10.8m▲ 5.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€9.3m€4.9m-€44.6m-€53.1m-€7.7m▲ 85.5%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€17.0m-€13.3m-€12.3m-€22.7m▼ 84.1%
Change in cash-€32.1m-€16.6m-€16.7m€1.2m▲ 107%

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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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2024
12-04
Bankruptcy Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen, afdeling Mechelen · event 08-04-2024
22-03
Judicial reorganisation Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen · amicable agreement · event 19-03-2024
2023
17-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · consolidated
13-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
07-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
07-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · consolidated
2021
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€63.3m
Net result drops to -€63.3m, the lowest in the series.
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · consolidated
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
08-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
08-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · consolidated
2019
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · consolidated
SignalFinancial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
0 of 32 acts read
About the unread acts

We know of 32 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
32 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, Lier · 2 establishment units since 1954
seat establishment All 2 establishment units on the map
Ground area
28.0 ha
Building footprint
10.7 ha
Volume, LiDAR
926,941 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 20.7 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
5 companies at this address See who is registered here
2 establishment units
VAN HOOL
Bernard Van Hoolstraat 61, 2500 LierNACE 3410002
since 19542.004.639.315
VAN HOOL
Bernard Van Hoolstraat 58, 2500 LierNACE 3410002
since 19672.004.639.216
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
12019B0438/00E004 Flanders 17.8 ha 1 · 10.7 ha 20.7 m · 3 fl.
12019B0185/00R004 Flanders 10.3 ha 1 · 815 m² 9.8 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Insolvency mandates

4 mandates
Role Name Tenure
Curator KRIS VAN DEN BERGHEN
FREDERIK DE MERODE- STRAAT 94-96, 2800 MECHELEN
08-04-2024 → present
Curator JEROEN PINOY
CELLEBROEDERSSTRAAT 13, 2800 MECHELEN-
08-04-2024 → present
Curator ELKE VAN WEERDT
TEMSESTEENWEG 2, 2880 BORNEM
08-04-2024 → present
Curator PHILIPPE VAN DER HEYDEN
NEETWEG 24, 2220 HEIST-OP-DEN-BERG-
08-04-2024 → present

Structure & network

Owners and holdings

1 owner · 7 holdings

Chain of control

  1. Immoroc 99.25%
  2. Van Hool

Highest known parent: Immoroc. The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 1

Holdings 7

  • Van Hool France SASFRsubsidiary
    Equity €10.0mResult -€6,669
    100%
  • Van Hool Nederland BVNLsubsidiary
    Equity €4.3mResult €30,852
    100%
  • Van Hool Polska Sp. z o.o.PLsubsidiary
    Equity PLN 65,161Result PLN 19,934
    100%
  • Van Hool US Holding IncUSsubsidiary
    Equity -USD 855Result -USD 255
    100%
  • Van Hool Österreich GMBHATsubsidiary
    Equity €35,635Result €394
    100%
  • Van Hool (U.K.) LimitedGBsubsidiary
    Equity GBP 878,062Result GBP 42,390
    99.99%
  • ABC Bus Companies Inc and SubsidiariesUS
    Equity USD 58.9mResult -USD 9.2m
    38.13%

According to the 2022 annual accounts of Van Hool and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. 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 fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.

Connections & network

No current directors or connected companies found in the register.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 9 entries · 549,289 EUR awarded · 549,289 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 2 8,829 EUR8,829 EUR
2024 3 92,857 EUR92,857 EUR
2023 2 274,743 EUR274,743 EUR
2022 2 172,860 EUR172,860 EUR
Schemes
4 entries · 405,383 EUR · 405,383 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
4 entries · 130,308 EUR · 130,308 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
1 entry · 13,598 EUR · 13,598 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

European Union, budget

2022 · 4 entries · 37,499 EUR in total
Year Entries awarded
2022 4 37,499 EUR
Projects
TRIPLE-A-COAT - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE AND BIOBASED ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIVIRAL NANOCOATING PLATFORM
Horizon Europe · 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2026 · 37,499 EUR

European research

4 projects · 2 as coordinator · 559,150 EUR EU contribution
Programmes
3 entries · 559,150 EUR
Projects
Environmentally Friendly, Efficient Electric Motion
Seventh Framework Programme · coordinator · 01-01-2015 to 31-12-2022 · 288,458 EUR · 3EMOTION
Cities speeding up the integration of hydrogen buses in public fleets
Seventh Framework Programme · coordinator · 01-01-2012 to 31-12-2019 · 186,188 EUR · HIGH V.LO-CITY
European Hydrogen Transit Buses in Scotland
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-01-2013 to 31-12-2018 · 84,504 EUR · HYTRANSIT
Sustainable Development of a Safe and Biobased Antimicrobial, Antifungal and Antiviral Nanocoating Platform
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2026 · Triple-A-COAT

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Dual-learning approval

7 ended
Hoeknaadlasser (so)
ended · 2019 to 2024
Hoeknaadlasser duaal (so)
ended · 2019 to 2024
Plaatlasser (so)
ended · 2019 to 2024
Lassen-constructie duaal (so)
ended · 2018 to 2023
Lasser MIG/MAG (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022
Magazijnmedewerker (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022
Voorbewerker carrosserie (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022

Legal Entity Identifier

549300TRHV6F6IE14H93
no longer live in the LEI register

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Of 114 companies in sector 29100 we hold annual accounts for 72. 19 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded26-08-1954
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
29100Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
47811Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
95311General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
46713Wholesale trade
Contact
E-mail info@vanhool.com
Phone +3234202020
E-invoicing
Not found in the Peppol register

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Register as of 28 September 2026 · Peppol Directory

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