Equity
€512,334 ▲ 18.3%
Winger Patents has made a profit in every financial year since 2012.
Winger Patents
Lifetime
15 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 17 filings since 2010peak €1.4m (2026)
€1.4m▲ 33.8%
peak €456,269 (2026)
€456,269▲ 187%
peak €512,334 (2026)
€512,334▲ 18.3%
€1.1m▼ 7.9%
peak 14.6 FTE (2018)
9.7 FTE▲ 9.0%
Board2 names since 2009
2 directorsiP HEAD and 1 other
Owners
Documentsfilings and deeds
29-10-20262 days before the deadline
2026abbreviated format
Gross margin from €1.1m to €1.4mResult from €158,943 to €456,269Staff from 8.9 FTE to 9.7 FTEDividend €78,197Equity from €433,262 to €512,334
Key points
from the 2026 annual accountsResult
€456,269 ▲ 187%
The result rose in 2026 from €158,943 to €456,269.
Turnover
≈ €2.4m estimated
The abbreviated format states no turnover.
Staff
9.7 FTE from 14.6 in 2018
Between 2018 and 2026, 34% of the full-time equivalents disappeared.
Filings
17 annual accounts since 2010
The 2020 accounts came 25 days late. The other nine of the last ten were filed on time.
Position in the sector
€1.4m
Higher gross margin than 86% of companies in legal and accounting. Sector median €345,792 · 153 companies.
Checked score
95
Excellent
Financially stronger than 60% of micro companies in legal and accounting (NACE 69)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
The dashed line is the sector median: < 0.1% across 20,101 companies (NACE 69, micro).
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
Last 24 months
12-2024: 0.1%
01-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2024
02-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2025
03-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2025
04-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2025
05-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2025
06-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025
07-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2025
08-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2025
09-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025
10-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025highest value
11-2025: < 0.1%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 10-2025
12-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025
01-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025
02-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026
03-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026
04-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026
05-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026
06-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2026
07-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2026
08-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2026
09-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026
10-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value
11-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2026lowest value
Financial strengthStrong
Score breakdown
lowers risk
Sector: Legal and accounting activities (NACE 69)
Liquidity: current ratio 1.70, cash €586,362
Figures for financial year 2026 (filed on 29-10-2026)
Profit of €456,269 (financial year 2026)
Calculation
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.
| 75-100 | Excellent | under 0.55% |
| 60-74 | Healthy | 0.55% to 1.5% |
| 45-59 | Fair | 1.5% to 4.2% |
| 25-44 | Weak | 4.2% to 15.0% |
| 0-24 | Critical | over 15.0% |
Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 69, micro). It does better than 31% of them on solvency, 64% on liquidity, 82% on profitability and 63% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 06-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.
The probability rests on the annual accounts with balance sheet date 31-03-2026.
Of the companies with a bankruptcy probability in the very low class on 30-06-2025, 0.1% went bankrupt within twelve months.
Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).
Comparable companies, two years later
In July 2024, 34,693 companies had the same profile as Winger Patents has now. Each dot stands for 87 companies, two years later.
95.3%
were still trading
3.9%
stopped another way
0.7%
went bankrupt
That fits the bankruptcy probability of Winger Patents itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,447 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 34,693 companies, not a prediction for Winger Patents. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
Credit verdict
Credit of up to €45,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 1.7 (1.54 in 2025), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 43.8% and cash 36.9% of total assets. However, 67.8% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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Signals
5 signals, none raises the risk
Five signals.
lowers riskneutral
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-03-2026 was due by 31-10-2026 and was filed on 29-10-2026, 2 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2026
2 days early
2025
3 days early
2024
1 day early
2023
1 day early
2022
45 days early
2021
3 days early
2020
25 days late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 4 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 69), the median for financial year 2024 was 9 days before the deadline, and 32% of those companies filed late.
Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-03-2027 and is due by 31-10-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 29 October (4 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
07-11-2026 today31-03-2027 year end31-10-2027 deadline
Board and ownership
IH
iP HEAD
Director, Kris Hertoghe, since 09-02-2009
WI
Wauters Intellectual Property
Director, Wauters Davy, since 09-02-2009
Recent changes
Registered in the Peppol Directory
Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0809963559
Company renamed from DenK iP to Winger Patents
Changes of role: iP HEAD (director) and Wauters Intellectual Property (director) · Permanent representatives: Kris Hertoghe and Wauters Davy · Gazette deed
New establishment in Boortmeerbeek
Winger, Mouterij 16
First establishment
Winger, Hundelgemsesteenweg 1116, Merelbeke-Melle
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winger Patents Merelbeke-Melle | €1.6m | €1.4m | 32.2% | 9.7 |
| Winger Trademarks Ghent | €1.0m | €1.4m | 29.1% | 9.2 |
| service ombudsman assurances Brussels | €1.7m | €2.0m | 16.4% | 16.1 |
| I-Force Erpe-Mere | €1.7m | €1.0m | 23.0% | 6.7 |
| DIAM Aalst | €1.7m | €0.8m | 92.3% | 4.7 |
| DEMINOR Brussels | €1.9m | €0.9m | 53.8% | 7.1 |
| MAITE BOUCLIER Notarisvennootschap Etterbeek | €2.3m | €1.3m | 0.9% | 9.7 |
These companies have the same main activity as Winger Patents: other legal services (NACE 69109). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €990,000 and €2.3m, founded between 2003 and 2016.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 20-02-2009Normal situation
- Activity
- Other legal servicesNACE 69109and 1 other
- Joint committee
- 200Auxiliary committee for white-collar workers · annual accounts 31-03-2026
- Establishment units
- 2.177.304.4619820 Merelbeke-Melle, since 07-04-2009
- 2.214.133.7773190 Boortmeerbeek, since 11-05-2012
- Financial year end
- 31 March
- Peppol
- Reachable since 01-12-2025
Annual accounts to 31-03-2026
- €1.6m▼ 0.8%
- Employeeson 31-03-2026
- 11▲ 10.0%
- Filing
- Filed on 29-10-2026, 2 days before the end of the filing period
Insights on Winger Patents
Winger Patents files the abbreviated format. That format states no turnover. The gross margin rose from €252,380 in 2012 to €1.4m in 2026.
The balance sheet grew most from 2016 to 2017 through fixed assets.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
Key facts about Winger Patents
- What is the company number of Winger Patents?
- The company number of Winger Patents is 0809.963.559. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0809.963.559.
- Where is Winger Patents based?
- The registered office is at Hundelgemsesteenweg 1116, 9820 Merelbeke-Melle.Company details
- What does Winger Patents do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is other legal services (NACE 69109).
- What is the legal form of Winger Patents?
- Winger Patents is a private limited company (BV).
- When was Winger Patents founded?
- Winger Patents was founded on 20-02-2009.
- Is Winger Patents still active?
- Yes, Winger Patents is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does Winger Patents have?
- Winger Patents had an average of 9.7 full-time equivalents in financial year 2026, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does Winger Patents fall under?
- In its 31-03-2026 annual accounts, Winger Patents states joint committee 200 (Auxiliary committee for white-collar workers).
- What is the turnover of Winger Patents?
- The turnover in financial year 2026 is ≈ €2.4m. This figure is estimated from the gross margin of €1.4m and 1,586 comparable companies of the same size. It probably lies between €1.6m and €4.0m. It is a rough estimate.
- Is Winger Patents profitable?
- In financial year 2026, Winger Patents made a profit of €456,269.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of Winger Patents?
- Winger Patents filed 17 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2026.
- When are the next annual accounts of Winger Patents due?
- Winger Patents must file the annual accounts for financial year 2027 by 31-10-2027.Timeline
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