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VENTURA

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Private limited companyfounded 198046 yrs activeBrusselsesteenweg 188, 1785 Merchtem, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0420.624.266

VENTURA has been active since 1980 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €1.35M and a net result of €-266k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±1.6% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 24% of 9017 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 1.0% (low).

Checked score

Score 2024
20 / 100
Critical▼ -35 vs 2023
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability0=
Solvency21▼-25
Growth32▼-20
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.0% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.84 against 1.05 in 2023), and 80.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Eight signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 46 years 0 50 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
19.9%
Return on assets
-3.9%
Age of the figures
20 mo
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2023 and 2024); equity fell accordingly. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Net result per financial year
18192021222324
2018 to 2024 · latest year -€266k
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 24% of 9017 sector peers (2024).
NBB · sector comparison
Position among 9017 sector peers
Solvency
better than 24%
← weakest strongest →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 29-09-2025, 60 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 · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
60 d late
2023
2 d early
2022
10 d late
2021
11 d early
2020
11 d early
2019
27 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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

Financials · fiscal year 2024, abbreviated schema

Equity
€1.35M▼ 16.6%
2023 · €1.61M
2018: €1.47M 2019: €1.49M 2020: €1.47M 2021: €1.54M 2022: €1.62M 2023: €1.61M
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€6.75M▲ 19.2%
2023 · €5.67M
2018: €4.12M 2019: €3.49M 2020: €4.15M 2021: €4.88M 2022: €4.43M 2023: €5.67M
2018 → 2024
Net result
€-266k▼ 3,391%
2023 · €-8k
2018: €236k 2019: €10k 2020: €-12k 2021: €70k 2022: €82k 2023: €-8k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€-787k
2023 · €192k
2018: €621k 2019: €737k 2020: €762k 2021: €832k 2022: €611k 2023: €192k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€1.47M-€1.54M▲ 4.6%€1.62M▲ 5.2%€1.61M▼ 0.5%€1.35M▼ 16.6%
Operating result€6k-€96k▲ 1,610%€104k▲ 9.0%€-50k€-238k▼ 376%
Net result€-12k-€70k€82k▲ 17.5%€-8k€-266k▼ 3,391%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-300k€-200k€-100k€0€100kOperating result 2020: €6k€6kNet result 2020: €-12k€-12kOperating result 2021: €96k€96kNet result 2021: €70k€70kOperating result 2022: €104k€104kNet result 2022: €82k€82kOperating result 2023: €-50k€-50kNet result 2023: €-8k€-8kOperating result 2024: €-238k€-238kNet result 2024: €-266k€-266k20202021202220232024
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €238k in 2024 against €50k in 2023; the loss grows and 2024 is the lowest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €6.75M
Fixed assets €2.60M▲ 32.4%
Current assets €4.16M▲ 12.2%
Equity and liabilities €6.75M
Equity €1.35M▼ 16.6%
Provisions €26k▼ 9.4%
Debt €5.38M▲ 33.7%
The debt ratio rises from 71.0% to 79.7%: debt grows while equity shrinks.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€103k
2023 · €186k
Cash flow
€75k
2023 · €228k
Solvency
19.9%
2023 · 28.5%
Current ratio
0.84
2023 · 1.05
Quick ratio
0.84
2023 · 1.05
Debt / equity
4.00
2023 · 2.50
ROE
-19.8%
2023 · -0.5%
ROA
-3.9%
2023 · -0.1%
Interest coverage
1.67
2023 · 16.42
Debt
€5.38M
2023 · €4.02M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€4.94M
2023 · €3.51M
Debt > 1 year
€440k
2023 · €513k
Income taxes
€16k
2023 · €0
Staff costs
€1.06M
2023 · €1.05M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€5.67M€6.75M
Fixed assets21/28€1.96M€2.60M
Intangible fixed assets21€15k€13k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.92M€2.55M
Land and buildings22€1.63M€2.31M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€138k€112k
Furniture and vehicles24€135k€106k
Other tangible fixed assets26€23k€19k
Financial fixed assets28€24k€37k
Current assets29/58€3.70M€4.16M
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€1.50M€900k
Other amounts receivable291€1.50M€900k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.53M€2.13M
Trade receivables40€1.02M€1.60M
Other amounts receivable41€515k€530k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€575k€953k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€97k€175k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€5.67M€6.75M
Equity10/15€1.61M€1.35M
Contributions10/11€31k€31k=
Reserves13€1.49M€1.31M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0-
Reserves not available under the articles1311€0-
Tax-exempt reserves132€92k€85k
Distributable reserves133€1.40M€1.23M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€85k€0
Investment grants15€2k€515
Provisions and deferred taxes16€28k€26k
Deferred taxes168€28k€26k
Amounts payable17/49€4.02M€5.38M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€513k€440k
Financial debts170/4€513k€440k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€3.51M€4.94M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€73k€73k=
Trade debts44€581k€230k
Suppliers440/4€581k€230k
Advances received on contracts in progress46€2.27M€2.21M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€172k€188k
Taxes450/3€22k€34k
Remuneration and social security454/9€150k€154k
Other amounts payable47/48€411k€2.24M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0-
Income statement Code20232024
Non-recurring operating income76A-€27k
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.05M€1.06M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€236k€341k
Other operating charges640/8€59k€62k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€56k€2k
Gross operating margin9900€1.35M€1.23M
Operating profit (loss)9901€-50k€-238k
Financial income75/76B€51k€58k
Recurring financial income75€51k€58k
Financial charges65/66B€11k€73k
Recurring financial charges65€11k€62k
Non-recurring financial charges66B-€11k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-10k€-253k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€3k€3k=
Income taxes67/77€0€16k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-8k€-266k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€7k€7k=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-682€-259k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€85k€-174k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€86k€85k
Transfer from equity791/2-€174k
Transfer to equity691/2€0-
To other reserves6921€0-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908723.424.2

The notes to these accounts (27 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
29-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 60 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-266k
Net result drops to €-266k, the lowest in the series.
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
10-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 10 days late
2022
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €70k
Net result €70k after one loss-making year.
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 27 days late
2019
17-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
23-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2016
22-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
4 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, Merchtem · 5 establishment units since 1980
establishment All 5 establishment units on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Brusselsesteenweg 1881785 Merchtem
Ground area
3.6 ha
Building footprint
2,793 m²
Volume, LiDAR
16,664 m³
5 parcels, Flanders, Wallonia · tallest building 13.6 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
5 establishment units
Ventura
Koolskampstraat 112, 8810 LichterveldeNACE 5244101
since 19802.109.194.328
Ventura
Brusselsesteenweg 188, 1785 MerchtemAir transport
since 19952.109.194.130
Ventura
Tervantstraat 7, 3583 BeringenRetail trade
since 20152.247.546.616
Ventura
Chaussée de Bruxelles 303, 7800 AthRetail sale of household textiles and bedding
since 20162.301.887.501
Ventura
Baron Tibbautstraat(O) 72, 9290 BerlareRetail sale of household textiles and bedding
since 20262.393.312.573
5 parcels
Flanders 4 (80%) Wallonia 1 (20%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
51004B0518/00X005 Wallonia 1.9 ha 1 · 336 m² -
42017C0199/00A000 Flanders 4,790 m² 1 · 398 m² 13.6 m · 2 fl.
71049A1088/00B000 Flanders 4,302 m² 1 · 945 m² 12.8 m · 2 fl.
36011D0395/00E000 Flanders 4,164 m² 1 · 729 m² 11.0 m · 2 fl.
23602I0172/00Y002 Flanders 3,484 m² 1 · 386 m² 10.6 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 4
5 of 5 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 · 1 entry · 1,406 EUR awarded · 1,406 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2022 1 1,406 EUR1,406 EUR
Schemes
Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)
1 entry · 1,406 EUR · 1,406 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 1,268 companies in sector 46160 we hold annual accounts for 682. 255 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded10-07-1980
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
46160Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
47553Retail trade
47593Retail trade
51160
46150Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware
51150
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 45 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 14-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.

Contact details

1 entry
Establishment Ath 2.301.887.501