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Active BE 0446.670.251Public limited company

VLM AIRLINES

Luchthavenlei 1 ·2100 Antwerpen, Belgium· 34 yrs active
Sector: Personenvervoer door de lucht (51100)
Conclusion Checked

The KBO register records legal situation 050 for VLM AIRLINES (Register: open bankruptcy); this is today's state according to the register itself, which carries no start date. 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 34 yrs
Locations 1
Publications 6
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free

Bankruptcy opened

A bankruptcy procedure is already open, a probability score is no longer meaningful. See the insolvency timeline for the state of the procedure.

Risk Assessment rule-based
0 / 100
Low riskRegister: open bankruptcy
This score counts publications in the Belgian State Gazette only. The KBO register additionally records legal situation 050 for this company; it does not feed the figure above.
Trust signals 1 signals
Register: open bankruptcy
The KBO register records legal situation 050 for this company. This is today's state according to the register itself; the register carries no start date.
Administrative Flags 0 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 2014 (volledig). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2014 volledig 08-07-2015 2015-28500500
31-12-2014 consolidatie 30-06-2015 2015-25900406
31-12-2013 volledig 23-06-2014 2014-20900142
31-12-2013 consolidatie 24-06-2014 2014-21500180
31-12-2012 volledig 28-06-2013 2013-24000219
31-12-2012 consolidatie 28-06-2013 2013-24800465
31-12-2011 volledig 10-07-2012 2012-28300522
31-12-2011 consolidatie 10-07-2012 2012-28500180
31-03-2011 volledig 31-10-2011 2011-59500360
31-03-2011 consolidatie 31-10-2011 2011-59700400
Directors & mandates 13 directors
Historic, not recently confirmed (7)
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.
  • Gordon Olafson
    Director
    State Gazette act 16093455 (06-07-2016)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2016
  • Hamish Davidson
    Ceo
    State Gazette act 16018784 (04-02-2016)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2016
  • White Mountain Aviations and Alpacas SPRLLegal entity
    Director
    State Gazette act 16018784 (04-02-2016)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2016
  • Arthur White
    Director
    State Gazette act 15088553 (23-06-2015)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2015
    3 events
    • 23-06-2015 Appointed· Director
    • 23-06-2015 Appointed· Voorzitter van de raad van bestuur
    • 23-06-2015 Appointed· Managing director
  • Michael Collins
    Director
    State Gazette act 11079541 (26-05-2011)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2011
  • Peter Bulckaert
    Director
    State Gazette act 11079541 (26-05-2011)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2011
    2 events
    • 26-05-2011 Appointed· Director
    • 26-05-2011 Appointed· Afgevaardigd bestuurder
  • Christine Ourmières
    Director
    State Gazette act 10178293 (08-12-2010)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2010
Former directors (6)
  • Eric Kohn
    Director
    State Gazette act 16093455 (06-07-2016)
    Former
    - → 06-07-2016
  • Steve Blair
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 15111580 (03-08-2015)
    Former
    23-06-2015 → 04-02-2016
    4 events
    • 04-02-2016 Resigned· Director
    • 04-02-2016 Resigned· Managing director
    • 03-08-2015 Appointed· Managing director
    • 23-06-2015 Appointed· Director
  • Rosen Jacobson Jaap
    Managing director
    State Gazette act 15088553 (23-06-2015)
    Former
    - → 23-06-2015
  • Jean-Claude Ronsiaux
    Director
    State Gazette act 11079541 (26-05-2011)
    Former
    - → 26-05-2011
  • Jean-Pierre Jourdain
    Director
    State Gazette act 11079541 (26-05-2011)
    Former
    - → 26-05-2011
  • Johan Vanneste
    Director
    State Gazette act 11079541 (26-05-2011)
    Former
    - → 26-05-2011
    3 events
    • 26-05-2011 Resigned· Director
    • 26-05-2011 Resigned· Afgevaardigd bestuurder
    • 08-12-2010 Resigned· Director
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.
Legal Structure
NACE primary Personenvervoer door de lucht(51100)
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation21-02-1992
StatusActive
Postal code2100
Establishment units 1 location
VLM AIRLINES
Luchthavenlei 50, 2100 AntwerpenProductie, winning en distributie van stoom en warm water voor de verwarming, aandrijving en andere doeleinden
since 19922.057.112.949
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 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
11346B0757/00C000 Flanders 2.1 ha - -
11346B0773/00T004 Flanders 3,899 m² 1 · 4,663 m² 19.3 m · 2 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Updates 16 events

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

2016
06-07-2016
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
04-02-2016
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2015
03-08-2015
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
08-07-2015
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · volledig
30-06-2015
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · consolidatie
23-06-2015
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2014
24-06-2014
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2013 · consolidatie
23-06-2014
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2013 · volledig
2013
28-06-2013
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2012 · volledig
28-06-2013
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2012 · consolidatie
2012
10-07-2012
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · volledig
10-07-2012
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · consolidatie
2011
31-10-2011
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · volledig
31-10-2011
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · consolidatie
26-05-2011
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2010
08-12-2010
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 6 acts
All acts · 6 updated 10 years ago
2016
06-07-2016 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • Gordon Olafson, Bestuurder
  • Eric Kohn, Bestuurder
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04-02-2016 2 directors appointed, 2 resigning Director changes
  • White Mountain Aviations and Alpacas SPRL, Bestuurder
  • Hamish Davidson, Ceo
  • Steve Blair, Bestuurder
  • Steve Blair, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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2015
03-08-2015 Steve Blair appointed as managing director Director changes
  • Steve Blair, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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23-06-2015 4 directors appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • Steve Blair, Bestuurder
  • Arthur White, Bestuurder
  • Arthur White, Voorzitter van de raad van bestuur
  • Arthur White, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • Rosen Jacobson Jaap, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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2011
26-05-2011 3 directors appointed, 4 resigning Director changes
  • Michael Collins, Bestuurder
  • Peter Bulckaert, Bestuurder
  • Peter Bulckaert, Afgevaardigd bestuurder
  • Jean-Claude Ronsiaux, Bestuurder
  • Jean-Pierre Jourdain, Bestuurder
  • Johan Vanneste, Bestuurder
  • Johan Vanneste, Afgevaardigd bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2010
08-12-2010 1 director appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • Christine Ourmières, Bestuurder
  • Johan Vanneste, Bestuurder
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Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Personenvervoer door de lucht51100Personenvervoer door de lucht51100Luchtvaart volgens dienstregeling62100Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart52230Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart52230Overige ondersteunende activiteiten i.v.m. de luchtvaart63230
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL VLM AIRLINES
Registered office
Luchthavenlei 1 bus 50
2100 Antwerpen, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.
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