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KNEL

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Private limited companyfounded 199432 yrs activeOude Markt 44, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0452.617.143

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of KNEL is 2.8% (moderate). The annual accounts of KNEL for fiscal year 2025 show a net loss of 88% of total assets and of 87% of the equity at the start of that year. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €31k and a net result of €-215k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.9% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 35% of 13270 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 1994 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2025
30 / 100
Weak
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0▼-63
Solvency38▼-43
Growth32▼-46
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
2.8% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €500 at 30 days only on tighter terms
Net loss of at least half of total assets or of the equity at the start of the financial year.
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.87 against 2.46 in 2024; short-term debt: 59.6% and cash: 12.8% of total assets), and 87.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 56
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 56
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 32 years 0 40 y
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
12.7%
Return on assets
-88.5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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 31-07-2026, 0 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
on the day
2024
51 d early
2023
61 d early
2022
25 d early
2021
4 d early
2020
2 d early
2019
4 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
22-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · 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 2025, micro schema

Equity
€31k▼ 87.4%
2024 · €246k
2018: €173k 2019: €182k 2020: €211k 2021: €155k 2022: €104k 2023: €220k 2024: €246k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€243k▼ 44.2%
2024 · €437k
2018: €381k 2019: €395k 2020: €365k 2021: €347k 2022: €327k 2023: €395k 2024: €437k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€-215k
2024 · €27k
2018: €-85k 2019: €9k 2020: €29k 2021: €-56k 2022: €-52k 2023: €116k 2024: €27k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-19k
2024 · €174k
2018: €60k 2019: €93k 2020: €153k 2021: €129k 2022: €69k 2023: €180k 2024: €174k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€155k-€104k▼ 33.2%€220k▲ 112%€246k▲ 12.2%€31k▼ 87.4%
Operating result€-49k-€-38k▲ 22.4%€131k€48k▼ 63.3%€-191k
Net result€-56k-€-52k▲ 8.0%€116k€27k▼ 76.9%€-215k
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-300k€-200k€-100k€0€100kOperating result 2021: €-49k€-49kNet result 2021: €-56k€-56kOperating result 2022: €-38k€-38kNet result 2022: €-52k€-52kOperating result 2023: €131k€131kNet result 2023: €116k€116kOperating result 2024: €48k€48kNet result 2024: €27k€27kOperating result 2025: €-191k€-191kNet result 2025: €-215k€-215k20212022202320242025
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €191k after €48k in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €243k
Fixed assets €117k▼ 17.8%
Current assets €126k▼ 57.1%
Equity and liabilities €243k
Equity €31k▼ 87.4%
Provisions €157▼ 95.3%
Debt €212k▲ 13.7%
The debt ratio rises from 42.8% to 87.2%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€-149k
2024 · €85k
Cash flow
€-174k
2024 · €63k
Solvency
12.7%
2024 · 56.4%
Current ratio
0.87
2024 · 2.46
Quick ratio
0.53
2024 · 1.93
Debt / equity
6.87
2024 · 0.76
ROE
-696.8%
2024 · 10.9%
ROA
-88.5%
2024 · 6.1%
Interest coverage
-5.46
2024 · 4.35
Debt
€212k
2024 · €187k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€145k
2024 · €119k
Debt > 1 year
€67k=
2024 · €67k
Income taxes
€465
2024 · €6k
Staff costs
€454k
2024 · €327k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€437k€243k
Fixed assets21/28€143k€117k
Intangible fixed assets21€7k€4k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€113k€92k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€9k€7k
Furniture and vehicles24€73k€55k
Other tangible fixed assets26€32k€30k
Financial fixed assets28€22k€22k=
Current assets29/58€294k€126k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€64k€50k
Stocks30/36€64k€50k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€60k€16k
Trade receivables40€43k€650
Other amounts receivable41€16k€15k
Current investments50/53€650€650=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€159k€31k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€11k€29k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€437k€243k
Equity10/15€246k€31k
Contributions10/11€12k€12k=
Reserves13€204k€192k
Tax-exempt reserves132€13k€629
Distributable reserves133€191k€191k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€30k€-173k
Provisions and deferred taxes16€3k€157
Deferred taxes168€3k€157
Amounts payable17/49€187k€212k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€67k€67k=
Financial debts170/4€67k€67k=
Amounts payable within one year42/48€119k€145k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€2k-
Trade debts44€50k€74k
Suppliers440/4€50k€74k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€17k€21k
Taxes450/3€6k€5k
Remuneration and social security454/9€11k€16k
Other amounts payable47/48€51k€50k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€13k-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€327k€454k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€37k€42k
Other operating charges640/8€17k€15k
Gross operating margin9900€429k€319k
Operating profit (loss)9901€48k€-191k
Financial income75/76B€402€143
Recurring financial income75€402€143
Financial charges65/66B€19k€27k
Recurring financial charges65€19k€27k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€29k€-218k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€4k€3k
Income taxes67/77€6k€465
Profit (loss) for the period9904€27k€-215k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€15k€13k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€42k€-203k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€72k€-173k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€29k€30k
Transfer to equity691/2€42k-
To other reserves6921€42k-

The notes to these accounts (11 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-215k ▼904%
Net result drops to €-215k, the lowest in the series.
10-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
31-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €116k
Net result €116k after 2 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial Equity above €200kEq €220k ▲112%
Equity rises from €104k to €220k.
06-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial Equity above €200kEq €211k ▲15.9%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €211k.
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €9k
Net result €9k after one loss-making year.
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
07-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
3 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Leuven · 4 establishment units since 1994
establishment approximate All 4 establishment units on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Oude Markt 443000 Leuven
Ground area
705 m²
Building footprint
523 m²
Volume, LiDAR
6,157 m³
4 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 16.7 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
4 establishment units
DE BLAUWE KATER
Mechelsestraat 51, 3000 LeuvenNACE 5530105
since 19942.067.782.157
DE WEERELT
Oude Markt 44, 3000 LeuvenNACE 5530105
since 20012.067.782.256
PAROCHIECENTRUM ONS HUIS
Goudsbloemstraat 28, 3000 LeuvenNACE 55401
since 20022.147.731.042
METAFOOR
Parijsstraat 34, 3000 LeuvenNACE 55401
since 20072.161.700.626
4 parcels
Flanders 4 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
24504E0210/00M000 Flanders 299 m² 1 · 170 m² 16.3 m · 4 fl.
24504D0237/00C000
ProtectedTownscape or village viewBurgerhuizen en stadswoningenSource ↗
Flanders 163 m² 1 · 146 m² 16.1 m · 4 fl.
24505F0553/02H000 Flanders 160 m² 1 · 135 m² 15.9 m · 5 fl.
24504D0413/00H000
ProtectedTownscape or village viewOude Markt en onmiddellijke omgevingSource ↗
Flanders 82 m² 1 · 71 m² 16.7 m · 5 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 3
4 of 4 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
2 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2024 · 1 entry · 2,000 EUR awarded · 2,000 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2024 1 2,000 EUR2,000 EUR
Schemes
Hinderpremie bij openbare werken
1 entry · 2,000 EUR · 2,000 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

3 sites
Leuven2.067.782.157
1 permission
Drankgelegenheid · since 02-01-2018
Leuven2.067.782.256
1 permission
Drankgelegenheid · since 18-03-2009
Leuven2.161.700.626
1 permission
Drankgelegenheid · since 27-10-2011

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 14,023 companies in sector 56301 we hold annual accounts for 4,893. 4,106 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded26-04-1994
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
55401
56301Cafés and bars
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 31 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 21-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.