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Active BE 0401.296.522Public limited company

Espa

Europark 1030 ·3530 Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium· 70 yrs active
Sector: Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen (46496)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Espa is 0.5% (very low). The company has been active since 1956 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. 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 70 yrs
Board 6
Locations 3
Publications 3
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.5% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Long track record −Multiple establishment units +Lower-risk legal form −

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Risk Assessment rule-based
0 / 100
Low risk
Trust signals 2 signals
Long-established
Founded in 1956, 70 years in business.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.
Administrative Flags0 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 2025 (verkort). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
30-06-2025 verkort 30-01-2026 2026-00026786
30-06-2024 verkort 30-01-2025 2025-00019661
30-06-2023 volledig 18-01-2024 2024-00003484
30-06-2022 volledig 31-01-2023 2023-00016524
30-06-2021 volledig 11-02-2022 2022-05600014
30-06-2020 volledig 29-01-2021 2021-02500557
30-06-2019 volledig 29-01-2020 2020-03100591
30-06-2018 volledig 24-01-2019 2019-02300384
30-06-2017 volledig 06-03-2018 2018-06400288
30-06-2016 volledig 02-01-2017 2017-00300375
Directors & mandates 7 directors
Current directors & mandates
  • BV EMCHALegal entity
    Director
    State Gazette act 25034059 (11-03-2025)
    Current
    02-01-2025 → present
  • BEL-INVESTLegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: KROON Theodorus
    State Gazette act 24307392 (05-01-2024)
    Current
    05-01-2024 → present
  • ELBASLegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: SPAAS Sarah
    State Gazette act 24307392 (05-01-2024)
    Current
    05-01-2024 → present
  • SPAAS Otto Franz Maria
    Director
    State Gazette act 24307392 (05-01-2024)
    Current
    05-01-2024 → present
  • BV ELBASLegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: Sarah SPAAS
    State Gazette act 25034059 (11-03-2025)
    Current
    01-04-2022 → present
    2 events
    • 02-01-2025 Appointed· Director
    • 01-04-2022 Appointed· Director
  • NV BEL-INVESTLegal entity
    Director· perm. rep.: Theodorus A.M. KROON
    State Gazette act 25034059 (11-03-2025)
    Current
    01-04-2022 → present
    2 events
    • 02-01-2025 Appointed· Director
    • 01-04-2022 Appointed· Director
Former directors (1)
  • Otto SPAAS
    Director
    State Gazette act 22042652 (01-04-2022)
    Former
    01-04-2022 → 02-01-2025
    2 events
    • 02-01-2025 Resigned· Director
    • 01-04-2022 Appointed· 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 Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen(46496)
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation02-02-1956
StatusActive
Postal code3530
Establishment units 3 locations
Europark 1030, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren
Recuperatie van papier
since 19792.015.854.394
Festy party
Centrum-Zuid 2043, 3530 Houthalen-HelchterenOverige gespecialiseerde detailhandel in artikelen, andere dan voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g.
since 20042.142.513.927
Festy party
Rue Jules Destrée 392A, 7390 QuaregnonOverige gespecialiseerde detailhandel in artikelen, andere dan voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g.
since 20042.142.514.026
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 (66.7%) Wallonia 1 (33.3%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
72015D1207/00C000 Flanders 7.2 ha 1 · 2.6 ha 14.7 m · 2 fl.
72015C0650/00B002 Flanders 2.1 ha 1 · 1.6 ha -
53065B0077/00P002 Wallonia 300 m² 1 · 163 m² 11.2 m · 3 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 2
3 of 3 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Updates 13 events

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

2026
30-01-2026
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · verkort
2025
11-03-2025
State Gazette act Director changes
SOFIE JANSSEN
30-01-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · verkort
2024
18-01-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · volledig
05-01-2024
State Gazette act Director changes
Sofie JANSSEN · correction
2023
31-01-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · volledig
2022
01-04-2022
State Gazette act Director changes
11-02-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · volledig
2021
29-01-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · volledig
2020
29-01-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · volledig
2019
24-01-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · volledig
2018
06-03-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · volledig
2017
02-01-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · volledig
Belgian State Gazette reading coverage 0 of 11 acts read

We know of 11 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

Belgisch Staatsblad, acts 3 acts
All acts · 3 updated 1 year ago
2025
11-03-2025 4 directors appointed, 1 resigning Director changes·SOFIE JANSSEN
  • BV EMCHA, Bestuurder
  • BV ELBAS, Bestuurder
  • NV BEL-INVEST, Bestuurder
  • BV EMCHA, Bestuurder
  • Otto SPAAS, Bestuurder
Notary: SOFIE JANSSEN · Hasselt
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2024
05-01-2024 3 directors appointed Director changes·Sofie JANSSENcorrection
  • SPAAS Sarah, Bestuurder
  • KROON Theodorus, Bestuurder
  • SPAAS Otto Franz Maria, Bestuurder
Notary: Sofie JANSSEN · Hasselt
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2022
01-04-2022 4 directors appointed Director changes
  • Sarah SPAAS, Bestuurder
  • Theodorus A.M. KROON, Bestuurder
  • Otto SPAAS, Bestuurder
  • Ann DE CAUSMAECKER, Commissaris
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Credit advice verdict per customer and amount

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Based on official sources (NBB, CBE, State Gazette). Indicative, not credit advice.
Company registry (CBE) Crossroads Bank
Activities
Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen46496Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen46496Groothandel in andere consumentenartikelen, n.e.g.46499Groothandel in andere consumentenartikelen, neg46499Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, rijwielen en onderdelen en toebehoren daarvan, spellen en speelgoed51476Overige groothandel in consumentenartikelen, n.e.g.51478Groothandel in andere consumentenartikelen, n.e.g.46499Groothandel in andere consumentenartikelen, neg46499Detailhandel in spellen en speelgoed47640Detailhandel in spellen en speelgoed in gespecialiseerde winkels47650Overige detailhandel in nieuwe artikelen in gespecialiseerde winkels, n.e.g.47789Overige detailhandel in nieuwe artikelen neg47789Gespecialiseerde detailhandel in spellen en speelgoed52489Verzekeringsagenten en -makelaars66220Activiteiten van verzekeringsagenten en -makelaars66220Verzekeringsmakelaars en -agenten67201
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Names & trade names
Legal nameNL Espa
Registered office
Europark 1030
3530 Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium
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