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HOUBA

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Private limited company (pre-2019)·Detailhandel in kranten en andere tijdschriften· 36 yrs active
Houba de Strooperlaan 101 ·1020 Brussel, Belgium
KBO/BCE: BE 0440.408.308
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Age36 yrs

Summary

Conclusion

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The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of HOUBA is 5.6% (elevated). The 2018 annual accounts show equity of €17k and a net result of €-4k. The company has been active since 1990 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency signals. The CBE does carry 1 administrative register entry (see administrative flags).

Based on the State Gazette, CBE and 1 annual account.

Bankruptcy probability (12 mo)

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5.6% Elevated
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Recent warning signals +Annual accounts: weaker financial profile +Higher-failure-rate region +

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

Insolvency timeline

1 events
08-09-2025
KBO administration Late accounts filing

Signals

Insufficient current data: the most recent filed accounts (financial year 2020) are too old to derive current signals.

Trust signals

1 signal
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.

Administrative Flags

1 event
Late accounts filing

Financials

TurnoverNot published (abbreviated filing)
EBIT marginNot published (abbreviated filing)
Net result€-4k
Working capitalNot included in this filing

Annual accounts & ratios

Source: NBB · 2018
Annual accounts filed on 30-08-2021 with the NBB · fiscal year 2020 · micro
Fiscal year2018
Revenue-
EBITDA-
Net profit€-4k
Cash flow-
Staff costs-
Income taxes-
Dividends-
Total assets€17k
Equity€17k
Debt-
of which ≤ 1y-
of which > 1y-
Working capital-
Employees (FTE)-
Ratios (computed)
2018
Current ratio-
Quick ratio-
Working capital ratio-
Solvency100.0%
Debt / equity-
Long-term debt ratio-
Interest coverage-
Gross margin-
Net margin-
ROA-23.9%
ROE-23.9%
EBITDA margin-
Days sales outstanding-
Days payable outstanding-
Inventory turnover-
Days inventory (DSI)-
Full annual accounts
Filed balance sheet and income statement, exactly as deposited with the NBB.
Line item Code2018
Balance sheet, Assets
TOTAL ASSETS 20/58€17k
Current assets 29/58€17k
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41€11k
Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities
TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES 10/49€17k
Equity 10/15€17k
Contributions / capital 10/11€19k
Reserves 13€2k
Accumulated profits (losses) 14€-4k
Income statement
Gross operating margin 9900€-130
Operating result 9901€-130
Financial income 75€496
Result before taxes 9903€366
Net result for the period 9904€366
Result to be appropriated 9905€366
Ratios computed by Checked.

Health barometer

FY 2018 · computed
No health score: the filing is too brief
The accounts filed for FY 2018 supply 2 of the 6 factors this model weighs. Below 3 we publish no score, because it would mostly describe the model rather than this company.
This is not a judgement about the company. Micro and abbreviated schemas may omit turnover (rubriek 70), which makes the EBITDA margin and often the interest coverage impossible to compute.

Structure & network

Locations & real estate

Establishment units

1 location
HOUBA SPRL
de Laubespinstraat 61, 1020 BrusselDetailhandel in brood-, banketbakkerswerk en suikerwerk
since 19902.048.128.670
Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).
Parcels2
Ground area327 m²
Buildings2
Building footprint175 m²
Volume (LiDAR)1,505 m³
Tallest building16.5 m · ±4 fl.

Real-estate footprint

Source: CBE × cadastre · address linking

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.

Brussels 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
21816G0142/00K003 Brussels 200 m² 1 · 67 m² 16.5 m · 4 fl.
21816C0005/00A010 Brussels 127 m² 1 · 109 m² 14.7 m · 3 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Publications

Lifecycle & Insolvency Signals

1 event from the State Gazette
08-09-2025
KBO administration Late accounts filing

Time machine: BS events + macro context

2021-2026
COVID lockdownEnergiecrisisECB hikes2021202220232024202520262025-09-08 · KBO administration · Late accounts filing
Macro context
2020-Q2/Q3 COVID lockdown
2022 energy crisis
2023-2024 ECB rate hikes
Legend
Bankruptcy
Interim / reorg
KBO event

Belgian State Gazette · acts

No structured acts for this company yet

That means one of two things: the company has published no company deeds, or its deeds are still queued for reading. The insolvency signals above come from a separate source and are complete.

Analysis

Snowflake analysis

financial profile on 5 axes
Health-Profitability0Solvency100Growth-Stability77
59 / 100

This figure rests on 3 of 5 axes. Too few to say where this company is strong or weak.

Computed on 3 of 5 axes. Not measured: health, growth. An unmeasured axis is not a zero: no data was read for it.

Health -
Profitability 0
Solvency 100
Growth -
Stability 77

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Company registry

Company registry (CBE)

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Names & trade names
Legal nameFR HOUBA
Registered office
Houba de Strooperlaan 101
1020 Brussel, Belgium
Registration history
  1. 08-09-2025 Late accounts filing
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.