Wolters Kluwer TAA Europe

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Public limited companyfounded 201610 yrs activeMotstraat 30, 2800 Mechelen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0646.658.913

Summary

Wolters Kluwer TAA Europe has been active since 2016 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €645k and a net result of €246k. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 35% of 213 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

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Score 2024

56 / 100

Fair

The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.

Axes · tick = 2023

Profitability63▲+13

Solvency51▼-20

Growth78▲+26

Track record100

Bankruptcy probability, 12 months

0.3% Very low

0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

Credit up to €35k at 30 days acceptable

Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.36 against 1.86 in 2023; short-term debt: 73.5% and cash: 4.1% of total assets), and 73.5% of the assets are financed with debt.

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Signals

Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.

−lowers risk○neutral

Lower-failure-rate sector

In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.

Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 58

Relative position

BE, all sectors

reference

Sector 58

lower

← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →

Lower-risk legal form

Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.

KBO · legal form

Latest accounts filed on time

The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 03-07-2025, 28 days ahead of the deadline.

NBB · 9 filings

Deviation from the deadline

2025

not confirmed

2024

28 d early

2023

54 d early

2022

42 d early

2021

38 d early

2020

32 d early

2019

37 d early

← before the deadline after the deadline →

Checked, nothing found (1)

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, full schema

Turnover

Not included in this filing

EBIT margin

Not included in this filing

Net result

€246k▲ 104%

2023 · €121k

2018: €181k 2019: €313k 2020: €227k 2021: €237k 2022: €347k 2023: €121k

2018 → 2024

Working capital

€645k▼ 41.3%

2023 · €1.10M

2018: €578k 2019: €1.78M 2020: €1.63M 2021: €1.32M 2022: €1.51M 2023: €1.10M

2018 → 2024

Multi-year overview

Every figure with its change against the year before

▲ rise ▼ fall

Line20202021202220232024Trend

Equity€394k-€631k▲ 60.2%€978k▲ 55.1%€1.10M▲ 12.3%€645k▼ 41.3%

Operating result€363k-€342k▼ 5.7%€481k▲ 40.7%€339k▼ 29.5%€492k▲ 45.0%

Net result€227k-€237k▲ 4.6%€347k▲ 46.6%€121k▼ 65.3%€246k▲ 104%

Result per fiscal year

Operating resultNet result

The operating result recovers in 2024; 2024 is 45% above 2023 and is the highest result in the available series.

Balance-sheet composition

2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath

Equity and liabilities €2.44M

26.5%

73.5%

Equity €645k ▼ 41.3%

Debt €1.79M ▲ 40.7%

Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 53.7% to 73.5%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.

Key figures and ratios

2024 value · change against 2023

Current ratio

1.36▼

2023 · 1.86

Debt to equity

2.77▲

2023 · 1.16

ROE

38.2%▲

2023 · 11.0%

ROA

10.1%▲

2023 · 5.1%

Debt ≤ 1 year

€1.79M▲

2023 · €1.27M

Income taxes

€126k▲

2023 · €95k

Staff costs

€1.70M▲

2023 · €1.25M

Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 48 lines

Balance sheet Code20232024

Assets

Total assets20/58€2.37M€2.44M▲

Current assets29/58€2.37M€2.44M▲

Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2.13M€2.33M▲

Trade receivables40€960k€409k▼

Other amounts receivable41€1.17M€1.93M▲

Cash at bank and in hand54/58€161k€100k▼

Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€83k€765▼

Equity and liabilities

Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.37M€2.44M▲

Equity10/15€1.10M€645k▼

Contributions10/11€62k€62k=

Capital10€62k€62k=

Issued capital100€62k€62k=

Reserves13€6k€6k=

Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=

Legal reserve130€6k€6k=

Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.03M€578k▼

Amounts payable17/49€1.27M€1.79M▲

Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.27M€1.79M▲

Trade debts44€481k€385k▼

Suppliers440/4€481k€385k▼

Taxes, remuneration and social security45€792k€1.40M▲

Taxes450/3€78k€99k▲

Remuneration and social security454/9€714k€1.31M▲

Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0-

Income statement Code20232024

Operating income70/76A€9.19M€12.25M▲

Other operating income74€9.19M€12.25M▲

Operating charges60/66A€8.85M€11.76M▲

Services and other goods61€7.58M€10.05M▲

Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.25M€1.70M▲

Other operating charges640/8€13k€11k▼

Operating profit (loss)9901€339k€492k▲

Financial income75/76B€566€1k▲

Recurring financial income75€566€1k▲

Other financial income752/9€566€1k▲

Financial charges65/66B€125k€121k▼

Recurring financial charges65€125k€121k▼

Debt charges650€122k€115k▼

Other financial charges652/9€2k€6k▲

Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€215k€372k▲

Income taxes67/77€95k€126k▲

Taxes670/3€95k€126k▲

Profit (loss) for the period9904€121k€246k▲

Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€121k€246k▲

Appropriation of the result

Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.03M€1.28M▲

Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€911k€1.03M▲

Profit to be distributed694/7-€700k

Return on contributions (dividend)694-€700k

Social balance

Average headcount (FTE)90878.310.0▲

The notes to these accounts (23 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

All 25Financial 4Gazette 12Filings 9

2026

02-01

State Gazette act Resignation: Christine Moons (day-to-day manager)

2 facts ▸

Board meeting, 25/11/2025
Director resignation, Christine Moons (day-to-day manager)

2025

13-08

State Gazette act Resignations: Ronny De Goedt (director) and Willy Horseele (director)

Appointment: Walter De Backer (director) · Mandate compensation10 facts ▸

General meeting, 20/02/2025
Director resignation, Ronny De Goedt (director)
General meeting, 29/04/2025
Director appointment, Walter De Backer (director)
Mandate compensation, Walter De Backer
Director resignation, Willy Horseele (director)
Board meeting, 26/06/2025
Director resignation, Ronny De Goedt (day-to-day manager)
Director resignation, Willy Horseele (day-to-day manager)
Director appointment, Walter De Backer (day-to-day manager)

03-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2024 · full schema

2024

07-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2023 · full schema

02-04

State Gazette act Appointments: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor) and Bastiaan Kniphorst (director)

Resignation: Claire Carter (director)4 facts ▸

General meeting, 30/05/2023
Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Director resignation, Claire Carter (director)
Director appointment, Bastiaan Kniphorst (director)

02-04

State Gazette act Appointments: Ronny De Goedt, Willy Horseele and 2 others

Resignation: Claire Carter (day-to-day manager) · Power of attorney8 facts ▸

Board meeting, 08/02/2024
Director appointment, Ronny De Goedt (member of the executive committee)
Director resignation, Claire Carter (day-to-day manager)
Director appointment, Willy Horseele (day-to-day manager)
Director appointment, Bastiaan Kniphorst (day-to-day manager)
Director appointment, Ronny De Goedt (day-to-day manager)
Director appointment, Christine Moons (day-to-day manager)
Power of attorney, PwC Legal BV

2023

31-12

Financial Weakest financial yearnet €121k ▼65.3%

Net result drops to €121k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.

31-12

Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.10M ▲12.3%

6 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.10M.

19-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2022 · full schema

2022

31-12

Financial Highest result since 2018net €347k ▲46.6%

Net result €347k, the highest in the series.

23-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2021 · full schema

2021

31-12

Financial Equity above €500kEq €631k ▲60.2%

4 profitable years in a row build equity to €631k.

Show earlier events

29-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2020 · full schema

01-04

State Gazette act Resignation: Henri Van Engelen (director)

Appointment: Claire Carter (managing director) · Director discharge8 facts ▸

General meeting, 02/03/2021
Board meeting, 02/03/2021
Director resignation, Henri Van Engelen (director)
Director resignation, Henri Van Engelen (managing director)
Director discharge, Henri Van Engelen
Director resignation, Henri Van Engelen (managing director)
Director discharge, Henri Van Engelen
Director appointment, Claire Carter (managing director)

04-03

State Gazette act Reappointments: Henri Van Engelen (director) and Willy Horseele (director)

Appointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)6 facts ▸

General meeting, 26/05/2020
Board meeting, 26/05/2020
Director reappointment, Henri Van Engelen (director)
Director reappointment, Willy Horseele (director)
Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
Director reappointment, Henri Van Engelen (managing director)

2020

24-06

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2019 · full schema

2019

01-08

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 1 day late

11-03

State Gazette act Resignation: Ralph Gartner (director)

Appointment: Claire Carter (director) · Director discharge4 facts ▸

General meeting, 12/12/2018
Director resignation, Ralph Gartner (director)
Director discharge, Ralph Gartner
Director appointment, Claire Carter (director)

2018

23-07

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2017 · full schema

2017

31-08

NBB filing Annual accounts filed

fiscal year 2016 · full schema · 31 days late

31-03

State Gazette act Permanent representatives: Ine Nuyts and Luc Van Coppenolle

3 facts ▸

General meeting, 10/02/2017
Permanent representative, Ine Nuyts
Permanent representative, Luc Van Coppenolle

2016

15-09

State Gazette act Resignation: Christel Blockeel (directielid)

Director discharge · Power of attorney4 facts ▸

Board meeting, 19/08/2016
Director resignation, Christel Blockeel (directielid)
Director discharge, Christel Blockeel (directielid)
Power of attorney, Christel Blockeel

17-03

State Gazette act Appointments: Henri Van Engelen, Willy Horseele and Christel Blockeel

Power of attorney9 facts ▸

Board meeting, 18/01/2016
Director appointment, Henri Van Engelen (managing director)
Director appointment, Henri Van Engelen (member of the executive committee)
Director appointment, Willy Horseele (member of the executive committee)
Director appointment, Christel Blockeel (member of the executive committee)
Director appointment, Henri Van Engelen (voorzitter van het directiecomité)
Power of attorney, Henri Van Engelen
Power of attorney, Willy Horseele
Power of attorney, Christel Blockeel

17-03

State Gazette act Appointment: Christine Moons (member of the executive committee)

2 facts ▸

Board meeting, 16/02/2016
Director appointment, Christine Moons (member of the executive committee)

19-01

State Gazette act Incorporation

Appointments: HORSEELE Willy, VAN ENGELEN Henri and 2 others · Permanent representative: Luc Van Coppenolle · Founder14 facts ▸

Incorporation, 15/01/2016
Founder, Wolters Kluwer International Holding B.V.
Founder, Wolters Kluwer Participations B.V.
Founding capital, €61.500
Bank account, 12/01/2016
Director appointment, HORSEELE Willy (director)
Director appointment, VAN ENGELEN Henri (director)
Director appointment, GÄRTNER Ralf (director)
Mandate compensation, HORSEELE Willy
Mandate compensation, VAN ENGELEN Henri
Mandate compensation, GÄRTNER Ralf
Auditor appointment, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
+2 further facts in this act

Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

12 of 12 acts read

Directors · office · real estate

Directors

3 directors, no change since 2026

Walter De Backer

Director · since 01-05-2025

Current

Bastiaan Kniphorst

Day-to-day manager · since 01-06-2023

Current

GÄRTNER Ralf

Director · since 15-01-2016

Not recently confirmed

01-01-2026 Christine Moons: Resigned as Day-to-day manager

01-07-2025 Willy Horseele: Resigned as Director

01-07-2025 Willy Horseele: Resigned as Day-to-day manager

01-05-2025 Walter De Backer: Appointed as Director

01-05-2025 Walter De Backer: Appointed as Day-to-day manager

Full history in the Timeline (33 changes) →

Location & real-estate footprint

Registered office, Mechelen · 1 establishment unit since 2016

seat establishment The establishment unit on the map

Ground area

1.3 ha

Building footprint

4,002 m²

Volume, LiDAR

51,874 m³

Parcel 12403D0148/00G000, Flanders · tallest building 20.7 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.

25 companies at this address See who is registered here

1 establishment unit

Wolters Kluwer TAA Europe

Motstraat 30, 2800 MechelenRetail trade

since 20162.250.696.047

1 parcel

Flanders 1 (100%)

Parcel (capakey)	Region	Area	Buildings	Height / fl.
12403D0148/00G000	Flanders	1.3 ha	1 · 4,002 m²	20.7 m · 5 fl.

Linked by address, not proof of ownership

Methodology

via registered seat: 1

1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.

Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Statutory auditor

1 auditor

Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’EntreprisesCurrent

Statutory auditor

19-01-2016 → present

Articles of association

Purpose

De vennootschap heeft tot doel, zowel in België als in het buitenland, in eigen naam : 1. De investering, de inschrijving, de vaste overname, de belegging, de verkoop, de aankoop…

Full purpose

De vennootschap heeft tot doel, zowel in België als in het buitenland, in eigen naam : 1. De investering, de inschrijving, de vaste overname, de belegging, de verkoop, de aankoop en het verhandelen van aandelen, deelbewijzen, obligaties, certificaten, kredieten, munten en andere roerende waarden... 2. Het beheer van de investeringen en de deelnemingen... 3. De aankoop, de verkoop, de ontwikkeling, de verwezenlijking van onroerende goederen... 4. Leningen en voorschotten toestaan... a) uitsluitend in eigen naam en voor eigen rekening:; alle verrichtingen... met betrekking tot onroerende goederen... b) uitsluitend in eigen naam en voor eigen rekening: het aanleggen... van een roerend vermogen... c) uitsluitend in eigen naam en voor eigen rekening: het aangaan en verstrekken van leningen... Het ontwikkelen en/of exploiteren van elektronische informatie... Het opstellen, programmeren, kopen en verkopen... van software... De verkoop, marketing en assemblage van hardware... Het verlenen van alle advies en bijstand inzake alle om het even welke informatica... Het uitbaten van informatieve websites... Activiteiten op het vlak van gegevensverwerking... Projectmanagement... Het beheren van abonnementen... Het verzamelen en bewerken... van informatie... Het ontwerpen, vervaardigen en handeldrijven in administratieve en boekhoudkundige systemen... Het geven van opleiding... De activiteit van een fiscaal, boekhoudkundig en bedrijfseconomisch adviesbureau... De vennootschap kan octrooien, fabrieksmerken, licenties en concessies verwerven... Tevens kan de vennootschap borgstellingen verlenen... Zij kan... alle om het even welke commerciële, industriële, financiële, roerende of onroerende verrichtingen doen... De vennootschap kan op gelijk welke wijze deelnemen aan het bestuur van ondernemingen...

according to the deed of 19-01-2016

Structure & network

Connections & network

2 connected companies

Linked via shared directors

NONOMAR

Shared director

→

WOLTERS KLUWER BELGIUM

Shared director

→

Capital and shareholders

Shareholders according to the acts

At incorporation act of 19-01-2016 ↗

Wolters Kluwer International Holding B.V. 147,692 shares (100%)
Wolters Kluwer Participations B.V. 1 share (0%)

The Belgian State Gazette names shareholders only when an act mentions them; the share register itself is not published.

Capital over the years

19-01-2016 Incorporation · 61,500 EUR · 147,693 shares

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Mont-Saint-Guibert · Eq €611k

Of 1,284 companies in sector 58290 we hold annual accounts for 593. 362 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

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Identification

Legal formPublic limited company

Founded15-01-2016

Fiscal year end31-12

Activities, NACEBEL 2025

58290Other software publishing

62100Computer programming

62900Other information technology and computer services

62200Computer consultancy and computer facilities management

63100Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities

63920Other information service activities

Sources

Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesBelgian Official Gazette · 12 actsNational Bank · 9 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.