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Willemsfonds

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Non-profit associationfounded 196858 yrs activeVrijdagmarkt 24-25, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0451.305.564
Summary

The latest annual accounts of Willemsfonds were filed more than 90 days after the deadline. The 2020 annual accounts show equity of €507,317 and a net result of €110,022. Equity is growing by ~15.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 65% of 459 sector peers (fiscal year 2020). The company has been active since 1968 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).

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Figures too old
The available figures for FY 2020 are too old to assess current financial health.
Filing: Filed more than 90 days late
Filing: Five or more filing cycles are missing. This points to a standstill, not an imminent failure.
Axes, FY 2020 · tick = 2019
Profitability80▲+50
Solvency100▲+2
Growth78▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
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Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 94
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Activities of membership organisations (NACE 94)
about 92% fewer bankruptcies
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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
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 58 years 0 60 y
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 2020
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
78.7%
Return on assets
17.1%
Age of the figures
69 mo
neutral · No filing for years
The last filed financial year closed on 31-12-2020. Since then, 5 financial years are missing. This points to a standstill, not an imminent failure.
NBB · 10 filings
Position against the passed deadline
31-12-2021 close31-07-2022 deadline01-10-2026 today
raises risk · Filed more than 90 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2020 was due by 31-07-2021 and was filed on 16-03-2022, 228 days past the deadline. Measured on financial year 2023: companies more than 90 days late are in an abnormal legal state today in 5.61% of cases, against 1.66% across all filers.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
not filed
2022
not filed
2021
not filed
2020
228 d late
2019
117 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 2 accounts on average 173 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 29 days before the deadline, and 25% 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

Willemsfonds was incorporated on 1 February 1968.1 Total assets rose from EUR 535,500 in 2018 to EUR 645,013 in 2020 and headcount from 6.3 to 5.5 full-time equivalents.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2020

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Financials · fiscal year 2020, abbreviated schema

Equity
€507,317▲ 29.2%
2019 · €392,599
Total assets
€645,013▲ 19.4%
2019 · €540,324
Net result
€110,022
2019 · -€17,277
Working capital
€523,653▲ 31.1%
2019 · €399,543
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
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In per cent
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Ratio
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In full-time equivalents (FTE)
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Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 94, Activities of membership organisations, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line201820192020
Operating result€3,089--€28,083€108,394
Net result€17,618--€17,277€110,022within the sector's middle half
Equity€388,758-€392,599▲ 1.0%€507,317within the sector's middle half▲ 29.2%
Total assets€535,500-€540,324▲ 0.9%€645,013below the sector's middle half▲ 19.4%
Debt€146,742-€147,725▲ 0.7%€137,696▼ 6.8%
Working capital€390,816-€399,543▲ 2.2%€523,653within the sector's middle half▲ 31.1%
Solvency72.6%-72.7%▲ 0.1pp78.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.0pp
Current ratio4.52-4.55▲ 0.035.88within the sector's middle half▲ 1.32
Return on assets (ROA)3.3%--3.2%▼ 6.5pp17.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 20.3pp
Staff (FTE)6.3-6.3=5.5within the sector's middle half▼ 12.7%
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 94, Activities of membership organisations, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€50,000€0€50,000€100,000Operating result 2018: €3,089€3,089Net result 2018: €17,618€17,618Operating result 2019: -€28,083-€28,083Net result 2019: -€17,277-€17,277Operating result 2020: €108,394€108,394Net result 2020: €110,022€110,022201820192020-€50,000€0€50,000€100,000Operating result 2018: €3,089€3,090Net result 2018: €17,618€17,600Operating result 2019: -€28,083-€28,100Net result 2019: -€17,277-€17,300Operating result 2020: €108,394€108,000Net result 2020: €110,022€110,000201820192020
The operating result returns to profit in 2020: €108,394 after a loss of €28,083 in 2019, the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2020 in colour, 2019 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €645,013
Fixed assets €13,972 ▼ 50.6%
Current assets €631,041 ▲ 23.2%
Equity and liabilities €645,013
Equity €507,317 ▲ 29.2%
Debt €137,696 ▼ 6.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 27.3% to 21.3%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2020 value · change against 2019
EBITDA
€123,515▲
2019 · -€8,563
Cash flow
€125,143▲
2019 · €2,243
ROE
21.7%▲
2019 · -4.4%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€107,388▼
2019 · €112,488
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 · 2020 against 2019 · 22 lines
Balance sheet Code20192020
Assets
Total assets20/58€540,324€645,013▲
Fixed assets21/28€28,293€13,972▼
Intangible fixed assets21€18,244€6,113▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€10,049€7,859▼
Current assets29/58€512,031€631,041▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€51,400€75,019▲
Current investments50/53€400,246€404,391▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€59,023€147,169▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€540,324€645,013▲
Equity10/15€392,599€507,317▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€8,473€12,139▲
Amounts payable17/49€147,725€137,696▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€112,488€107,388▼
Trade debts44€9,184€17,823▲
Income statement Code20192020
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€19,520€15,121▼
Gross operating margin9900€377,600€454,251▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€28,083€108,394▲
Recurring financial income75€4,070€2,420▼
Recurring financial charges65€3,037€792▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€27,050€110,022▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€17,277€110,022▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€17,277€110,022▲
Line201820192020Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€27,595€19,520€15,121▼ 22.5%
Gross operating margin9900€381,736€377,600€454,251▲ 20.3%
Operating profit (loss)9901€3,089-€28,083€108,394▲ 486%
Recurring financial income75€2,673€4,070€2,420▼ 40.5%
Recurring financial charges65€1,385€3,037€792▼ 73.9%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€4,377-€27,050€110,022▲ 507%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€17,618-€17,277€110,022▲ 737%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€17,618-€17,277€110,022▲ 737%
Line201820192020Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€535,500€540,324€645,013▲ 19.4%
Fixed assets21/28€33,620€28,293€13,972▼ 50.6%
Intangible fixed assets21€29,916€18,244€6,113▼ 66.5%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€3,704€10,049€7,859▼ 21.8%
Current assets29/58€501,880€512,031€631,041▲ 23.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€66,425€51,400€75,019▲ 46.0%
Current investments50/53€289,857€400,246€404,391▲ 1.0%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€145,598€59,023€147,169▲ 149%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€535,500€540,324€645,013▲ 19.4%
Equity10/15€388,758€392,599€507,317▲ 29.2%
Profit (loss) carried forward14€25,750€8,473€12,139▲ 43.3%
Amounts payable17/49€146,742€147,725€137,696▼ 6.8%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€111,064€112,488€107,388▼ 4.5%
Trade debts44€12,885€9,184€17,823▲ 94.1%
Line201820192020Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€17,618-€17,277€110,022▲ 737%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€27,595€19,520€15,121▼ 22.5%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€45,213€2,243€125,143▲ 5,479%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€14,193-€800▲ 94.4%
Change in cash--€86,575€88,146▲ 202%

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

2026
08-06
State Gazette act Resignations: De Gols Michel, De Groen Anna Maria and 7 others
Appointments: Cauwenbergh Arno, De Mol Bavo and 6 others · Reappointments: Van Rompaey Hans (director) and Wambeke Aïssa (director)30 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 14-03-2026
  • Director resignation, De Gols Michel (director)
  • Director resignation, De Groen Anna Maria (director)
  • Director resignation, Govaert Luc (director)
  • Director resignation, Hermans Margareta (director)
  • Director resignation, Lagae Vincent (director)
  • Director resignation, Peeters Sylvain (director)
  • Director resignation, Vanduyver Eline (director)
  • Director resignation, Vanryckeghem Marc (director)
  • Director resignation, Voets Lutgarde (director)
  • General meeting, 14-03-2026
  • Director appointment, Cauwenbergh Arno (director)
  • +18 further facts in this act
2022
16-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 228 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €110,022
Net result €110,022 after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial Equity above €500,000Eq €507,317 ▲29.2%
Equity rises from €392,599 to €507,317.
25-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 117 days late
25-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 483 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€17,277
Net result drops to -€17,277, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2018
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
2016
26-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
2015
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · abbreviated schema
2014
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2013 · abbreviated schema
2013
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2012 · abbreviated schema
2012
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2011 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
under verification, last change in 2026
This board is reconstructed from a single act (26073202). A Gazette act generally publishes only CHANGES, not a full roll call, so directors unchanged since then may be missing here. The KBO register holds the complete list of function holders.
Cauwenbergh Arno
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
De Groen Anna Maria
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
De Mol Bavo
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
Debeck Christa
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
Peeters Sylvain
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
Pinto Wendell
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
Ponet Luc
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
Standaert Roxane
Director · since 14-03-2026
Current
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Current
Current
Derived from published Gazette acts. The CBE keeps the official list of function holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ. See the function holders in the CBE →
Not every act has been read: a resignation may be missing here
16 of this company's 17 Belgian State Gazette acts have not been read yet. Appointments and resignations recorded in them are missing above: a director who resigned there may therefore still show here as sitting. The acts are in the Timeline.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Gent · 5 establishment units since 2006
seat establishment All 5 establishment units on the map
Ground area
2,621 m²
Building footprint
914 m²
Volume, LiDAR
9,315 m³
5 parcels, Brussels, Flanders · tallest building 22.9 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
5 establishment units
Willemsfonds
Vrijdagmarkt 24-25, 9000 GentNACE 91330
since 20062.160.346.485
Willemsfonds
Antwerpselaan 30, 1000 BrusselActivities of membership organisations
since 20142.234.875.743
Willemsfonds
Lange Molensstraat 54, 1800 VilvoordeActivities of membership organisations
since 20142.234.875.941
Willemsfonds
Stationsstraat 3A, 3590 DiepenbeekActivities of membership organisations
since 20142.234.876.139
Willemsfonds
Geldersstraat (Frans) 24/25, 1800 VilvoordeActivities of membership organisations
since 20162.257.413.890
5 parcels
Flanders 4 (80%) Brussels 1 (20%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
23642D0457/00P000 Flanders 1,754 m² 1 · 277 m² 14.0 m · 2 fl.
44802B0534/00C000 Flanders 395 m² 1 · 373 m² 17.5 m · 4 fl.
21812N1432/00C000 Brussels 215 m² 1 · 129 m² 22.9 m · 5 fl.
71011B0687/00M000 Flanders 179 m² 1 · 69 m² 14.4 m · 4 fl.
23642D0093/00T000 Flanders 78 m² 1 · 65 m² 10.2 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
5 of 5 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Mandate history

17 people since 2026, 10 in office
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Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
Cauwenbergh Arno
  • Director, from 14-03-2026 to date
De Groen Anna Maria
  • Director, already before 14-03-2026 to date
De Mol Bavo
  • Director, from 14-03-2026 to date
Debeck Christa
  • Director, from 14-03-2026 to date
Peeters Sylvain
  • Director, already before 14-03-2026 to date
Pinto Wendell
  • Director, from 14-03-2026 to date
Ponet Luc
  • Director, from 14-03-2026 to date
Standaert Roxane
  • Director, from 14-03-2026 to date
Van Rompaey Hans
  • Director, already before 08-06-2026 to date
Wambeke Aïssa
  • Director, already before 08-06-2026 to date
De Gols Michel
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
Govaert Luc
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
Hermans Margareta
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
Lagae Vincent
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
Lutgarde VOETS
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
Vanduyver Eline
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
Vanryckeghem Marc
  • Director, until 14-03-2026
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Structure & network

Connections & network

10 current directors
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Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 14 entries · 2,028,247 EUR awarded · 1,974,080 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 3 514,288 EUR513,332 EUR
2024 3 507,752 EUR506,309 EUR
2023 4 513,314 EUR551,334 EUR
2022 4 492,893 EUR403,105 EUR
Schemes

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

9676001ZJUJJ0LS7JC79
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Company details

Identification
Legal formNon-profit association
Founded01-02-1968
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
94992Activities of membership organisations
E-invoicing
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Peppol ID 0208:0451305564
Registered 27-03-2026

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