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GEKEL

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Public limited companyfounded 1978active for 48 yearsPlace de l'Eglise 34, 4720 Kelmis, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0418.449.684
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of GEKEL is 1.7% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €218,189 and a net result of -€51,116. Equity remains stable across the filed financial years (±0.5% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 25% of 4,978 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 1978 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Overview

Activity
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
NACE 47110
Oldest company in La Calamine, Wholesale and retail trade sector1 site
Size
€7.1mturnover 2025
Staff
19.4 FTE
Equity
€218,189
Loss
-€51,116
Financial health
53 Fair Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
1.7%
Structure
Parent
ARCADE · 99%
Accounts 35 days early1 of 5 deeds read
Why 53raises riskEquity €218,189 (14.3% of total assets)Size: turnover €7.1m, 19.4 FTE, total assets €1.5mLiquidity: current ratio 1.02, cash €79,058Sector: Retail trade (NACE 47)Show the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
53 / 100
Fair
Probability in this band: 1.5% to 4.2%
Financially better than 20% of its sector peers (NACE 47, small)
Financial strength · tick = 2024
Weak
Solvency 39-3
equity 14.3% of total assets
Liquidity 9-4
short-term debt 85.5% · cash 5.2%
Profitability 35-23
return on assets -3.4%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.7% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 2 in 100 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.4% (3,690 companies, NACE 47, small)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.7% 12-2024: 0.7%● unchanged vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.6%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 05-2025lowest value 07-2025: 0.8%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 1.1%▲ +0.3 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 1.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 1.1%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 1.2%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2026 08-2026: 2.0%▲ +0.8 percentage points vs 07-2026 09-2026: 2.4%▲ +0.4 percentage points vs 08-2026highest value 10-2026: 1.7%▼ -0.7 percentage points vs 09-2026
Credit of up to €11,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.02, compared with 1.01 in 2024, below the usual 1.5; short-term debt: 85.5% and cash: 5.2% of total assets), and 85.7% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
How it is calculated

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 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 47, small): better than 28% on solvency, 8% on liquidity, 20% on profitability and 24% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 18-10-2026 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.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Six signals.
raises riskneutral
raises risk · Equity €218,189 (14.3% of total assets)
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Size: turnover €7.1m, 19.4 FTE, total assets €1.5m
Companies of this size fail more often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 1.02, cash €79,058
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Sector: Retail trade (NACE 47)
KBO
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 25% of 4978 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparison
Position among 4978 sector peers
Solvency
better than 25%
← weakest strongest →
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 26-06-2026, 35 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
35 days early
2024
29 days early
2023
20 days early
2022
31 days early
2021
52 days early
2020
23 days late
2019
46 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 27 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 47) for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 47% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 30 June (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
18-10-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · full…
  2. Weakest financial yearnet -€51,116
  3. Reappointments: Christophe Thiry (director) and André…Gazette deed

Key points

  • Caution: From profit to loss in 2025after €27,629 in 2024 -€51,116 View
  • Positive: Oldest company in La Calamine, Wholesale and retail trade sectorin the Checked rankings No. 1 View
  • Controlled by ARCADEknown shareholders 100% 99% View
  • Positive: Filed on time since financial year 2021accounts within the deadline every year 5 years View
  • Active since 1978founded 26-06-1978 48 years View

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Financials

Financial year
2025
Turnover
€7.1m
Loss
-€51,116
Solvency
14.3%
Turnover▼ 4.5%
Net result
20182025
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Timeline

Events
53
Since
1979
Next accounts
by 31-07-2027
  1. 02-07-2025Annual accounts filed
  2. 11-07-2024Annual accounts filed
  3. 31-12-2023Back to profit
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Company details

Sites
1
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco…NACE 47110
Founded
26-06-1978
Year ends
31-12
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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