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Active BE 0405.469.797Public limited company

VDL Weweler-Colaert

Beneluxlaan 1-3 ·8970 Poperinge, Belgium· 72 yrs active
Sector: Gieten van ijzer (24510)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of VDL Weweler-Colaert is 0.3% (very low). The company has been active since 1954 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.

Based on State Gazette and CBE data.
Key figures
Active 72 yrs
Board 3
Locations 1
Publications 9
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.3% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Long track record −Higher-failure-rate sector +Lower-risk legal form −

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Risk Assessment rule-based
0 / 100
Low risk
Trust signals 2 signals
Long-established
Founded in 1954, 72 years in business.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.
Administrative Flags0 events
No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
Financial overview10 NBB filings
Financials being processed
NBB has 10 filing(s) on record for this company, latest fiscal year 2024 (volledig). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2024 volledig 01-07-2025 2025-00220149
31-12-2023 volledig 04-07-2024 2024-00214545
31-12-2022 volledig 12-06-2023 2023-00136749
31-12-2021 volledig 16-06-2022 2022-20080106
31-12-2020 volledig 16-06-2021 2021-22200424
31-12-2019 volledig 26-06-2020 2020-22800427
31-12-2018 volledig 25-06-2019 2019-22800021
31-12-2017 volledig 25-06-2018 2018-23200489
31-12-2016 volledig 05-07-2017 2017-27800253
31-12-2015 volledig 15-06-2016 2016-19100130
Directors & mandates 9 directors
Directors derived from a single State Gazette act, under verification
All 3 current directors first appear in the same act (20106471). Founders or capital subscribers may have been counted as directors here; the real board composition is being verified.
Current directors & mandates
  • VDL Interratiorial BVLegal entity
    Director
    State Gazette act 20106471 (15-09-2020)
    Current
    15-09-2020 → present
  • VDL Holding Belgium
    Director
    State Gazette act 20106471 (15-09-2020)
    Current
    24-11-2016 → present
    2 events
    • 15-09-2020 Appointed· Director
    • 24-11-2016 Appointed· Gewone bestuurder
  • Jacques Colaert
    Director
    State Gazette act 20106471 (15-09-2020)
    Current
    15-10-2014 → present
    2 events
    • 15-09-2020 Appointed· Director
    • 15-10-2014 Appointed· Director
Historic, not recently confirmed (4)
These mandates remain open in the register but have not been confirmed by a new act in over six years. They do not count as active directors.
  • J. Colaert
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 16161340 (24-11-2016)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2016
  • VDL International BVLegal entity
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 16161340 (24-11-2016)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2016
  • Leen Van de Voorde
    Vast vertegenwoordiger vdl holding belgium nv
    State Gazette act 14188262 (15-10-2014)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2014
  • Marinus Vermeulen
    Director
    State Gazette act 14188262 (15-10-2014)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2014
Permanent representatives (3)
These people represent a legal-person director (a management company, for instance). They hold no board mandate of their own and do not count as directors.
  • Hendrikus L.G.M. Koolen
    Vaste vertegenwoordiger
    State Gazette act 16161340 (24-11-2016)
    Permanent representative
    24-11-2016 → present
  • VDL International BVLegal entity
    Vaste vertegenwoordiger
    State Gazette act 16161340 (24-11-2016)
    Permanent representative
    - → 24-11-2016
  • Wilhelmus G.S.M. van der Leegte
    Vaste vertegenwoordiger
    State Gazette act 16161340 (24-11-2016)
    Permanent representative
    - → 24-11-2016
Former directors (2)
  • Marinus W.J.M. Vermeulen
    Director
    State Gazette act 16161340 (24-11-2016)
    Former
    - → 24-11-2016
  • Wilhelmus G.S.M. van der Leegte
    Vast vertegenwoordiger vdl international bv
    State Gazette act 14188262 (15-10-2014)
    Former
    15-10-2014 → present
Full appointment history from the Belgian State Gazette. Permanent representatives are shown for corporate directors.This list is read straight from this company's published acts, not from the officer register.
Statutory auditor 5 auditor
Statutory auditor IRE/IBR number Tenure
R. Van den EckerCurrent
Statutory auditor
 - 24-09-2025 → present
Show 4 earlier auditors
Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA
Statutory auditor
succeeded by Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA in 2019
 - 24-11-2016 → 09-09-2019
Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA
Statutory auditor
succeeded by EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV in 2022
 - 09-09-2019 → 07-07-2022
EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
Statutory auditor
succeeded by R. Van den Ecker in 2025
 - 07-07-2022 → 24-09-2025
Ronald van den Ecker
Statutory auditor
succeeded by Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA in 2019
 - 25-09-2017 → 09-09-2019
Appointed statutory auditor from the Belgian State Gazette. The IRE/IBR number refers to the register of the Institute of Registered Auditors.
Legal Structure
NACE primary Gieten van ijzer(24510)
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation05-07-1954
StatusActive
Postal code8970
Establishment units 1 location
Beneluxlaan 1, 8970 Poperinge
de vervaardiging van veren : bladveren, schroefveren, veren voor torsiestaven.
since 19542.002.845.706
Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).
Real-estate footprint Source: CBE × cadastre

Parcels linked to this company through its CBE addresses (seat, establishment units, branches), cross-referenced with the cadastral parcel plan. This shows where the company operates, not a deeds register.

Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
33021E0212/00H000 Flanders 1.8 ha 1 · 1.2 ha 10.8 m · 2 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Updates 19 events

A single timeline of everything that happened to this company, publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.

2025
24-09-2025
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
01-07-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · volledig
2024
04-07-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · volledig
18-01-2024
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
v3.2
2023
12-06-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · volledig
2022
07-07-2022
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
16-06-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · volledig
2021
16-06-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · volledig
2020
15-09-2020
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
26-06-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · volledig
2019
09-09-2019
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
25-06-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · volledig
2018
25-06-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · volledig
2017
25-09-2017
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
05-07-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · volledig
2016
24-11-2016
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
20-06-2016
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
v3.2
15-06-2016
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · volledig
2014
15-10-2014
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
Belgian State Gazette reading coverage 0 of 13 acts read

We know of 13 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 9 acts
All acts · 9 updated 11 months ago
2025
24-09-2025 R. Van den Ecker appointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • R. Van den Ecker, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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2024
18-01-2024 Articles of association amended Statutes amendment
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2022
07-07-2022 EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV appointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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2020
15-09-2020 3 directors appointed Director changes
  • VDL Holding Belgium, Bestuurder
  • VDL Interratiorial BV, Bestuurder
  • Jacques Colaert, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2019
09-09-2019 Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA appointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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2017
25-09-2017 Ronald van den Ecker appointed as statutory auditor Director changes
  • Ronald van den Ecker, Commissaris
Summary: v3.2
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2016
24-11-2016 5 directors appointed, 3 resigning Director changes
  • Hendrikus L.G.M. Koolen, Vaste vertegenwoordiger
  • Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA, Commissaris
  • VDL Holding Belgium, Gewone bestuurder
  • J. Colaert, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • VDL International BV, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • Marinus W.J.M. Vermeulen, Bestuurder
  • VDL International BV, Vaste vertegenwoordiger
  • Wilhelmus G.S.M. van der Leegte, Vaste vertegenwoordiger
Summary: v3.2
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20-06-2016 Articles of association amended Statutes amendment
Summary: v3.2
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2014
15-10-2014 4 directors appointed Director changes
  • Leen Van de Voorde, Vast vertegenwoordiger vdl holding belgium nv
  • Wilhelmus G.S.M. van der Leegte, Vast vertegenwoordiger vdl international bv
  • Jacques Colaert, Bestuurder
  • Marinus Vermeulen, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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Credit advice verdict per customer and amount

May this customer buy amount X on invoice? Enter the amount and the payment term. This page computes a GREEN, AMBER or RED verdict from them, with a suggested ceiling and concrete conditions.

Based on official sources (NBB, CBE, State Gazette). Indicative, not credit advice.
Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Gieten van ijzer24510Vervaardiging van artikelen van draad en van kettingen en veren25930Vervaardiging van veren28743
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL VDL Weweler-Colaert
Registered office
Beneluxlaan 1-3
8970 Poperinge, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.
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