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Active BE 0837.746.735Public limited company

PREFER METAL

Sart d'Avette 110 ·4400 Flémalle, Belgium· 15 yrs active
Sector: Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven (82920)
Conclusion Checked

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of PREFER METAL is 0.3% (very low). The company has been active since 2011 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 15 yrs
Board 5
Locations 1
Publications 10
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo) Checked model v1 · free
0.3% Very low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Lower-failure-rate sector −Lower-risk legal form −Long track record −

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
Established
Founded in 2011, 15 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 (volledig). The annual accounts are being processed.
Filings on record
Fiscal year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 volledig 28-04-2026 2026-00091101
31-12-2024 volledig 13-06-2025 2025-00146027
31-12-2023 volledig 21-05-2024 2024-00093048
31-12-2022 volledig 08-05-2023 2023-00082701
31-12-2021 volledig 12-07-2022 2022-20181312
31-12-2020 volledig 18-05-2021 2021-14400116
31-12-2019 volledig 12-05-2020 2020-11900240
31-12-2018 volledig 24-05-2019 2019-14200427
31-12-2017 volledig 15-05-2018 2018-12700362
31-12-2016 volledig 15-05-2017 2017-12100239
Directors & mandates 11 directors
Current directors & mandates
  • Christian SCHMETS
    Auditor
    State Gazette act 23105033 (11-08-2023)
    Current
    11-08-2023 → present
  • Germain PORTIER
    Administrator
    State Gazette act 23105033 (11-08-2023)
    Current
    06-07-2018 → present
    3 events
    • 11-08-2023 Appointed· Administrator
    • 28-10-2020 Appointed· Director
    • 06-07-2018 Appointed· Director
  • Raphaël GRIMONT
    Director
    State Gazette act 24040124 (06-03-2024)
    Current
    06-07-2018 → present
    5 events
    • 06-03-2024 Appointed· Director
    • 06-03-2024 Appointed· Managing director
    • 11-08-2023 Appointed· Administrator
    • 28-10-2020 Appointed· Director
    • 06-07-2018 Appointed· Director
  • Paul PORTIER
    Director
    State Gazette act 24040124 (06-03-2024)
    Current
    13-06-2017 → present
    6 events
    • 06-03-2024 Appointed· Director
    • 06-03-2024 Appointed· Président du conseil d'administration
    • 11-08-2023 Appointed· Administrator
    • 28-10-2020 Appointed· Managing director
    • 06-07-2018 Appointed· Managing director
    • 13-06-2017 Appointed· Administrator
  • Pierre PORTIER
    Administrator
    State Gazette act 23105033 (11-08-2023)
    Current
    13-06-2017 → present
    5 events
    • 11-08-2023 Appointed· Administrator
    • 28-10-2020 Appointed· Président du conseil
    • 06-07-2018 Appointed· Président du conseil
    • 13-06-2017 Appointed· Administrator
    • 23-12-2014 Resigned· Director
Historic, not recently confirmed (5)
These mandates remain open in the register but have not been confirmed by a new act in over six years. They do not count as active directors.
  • Christian Schmetz
    Director
    State Gazette act 19078307 (13-06-2019)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2019
  • Emmanuel Porignon
    Administrator
    State Gazette act 17082031 (13-06-2017)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2017
  • Félix Fank
    Auditor
    State Gazette act 17082031 (13-06-2017)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2017
    2 events
    • 13-06-2017 Resigned· Auditor
    • 13-06-2017 Appointed· Auditor
  • Nicolas Limbioul
    Administrator
    State Gazette act 17082031 (13-06-2017)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2017
  • S.A. Groupe Gustave Portier Industries
    Director
    State Gazette act 14226638 (23-12-2014)
    Not recently confirmed
    last confirmed in an act from 2014
Permanent representatives (1)
These people represent a legal-person director (a management company, for instance). They hold no board mandate of their own and do not count as directors.
  • Pierre PORTIER
    Représentant permanent
    State Gazette act 14226638 (23-12-2014)
    Permanent representative
    23-12-2014 → present
Former directors (1)
  • Philippe PORTIER
    Director
    State Gazette act 15111252 (03-08-2015)
    Former
    - → 03-08-2015
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.
Statutory auditor 1 auditor
Statutory auditor IRE/IBR number Tenure
Christian SchmetzCurrent
Commissaire
 - 28-10-2020 → present
Appointed statutory auditor from the Belgian State Gazette. The IRE/IBR number refers to the register of the Institute of Registered Auditors.
Legal Structure
NACE primary Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven(82920)
Legal form Public limited company(014)
Incorporation11-07-2011
StatusActive
Postal code4400
Establishment units 1 location
LOGFER
Bld Ernest-Solvay 208, 4000 LiègeOpslag
since 20112.200.896.841
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.

Wallonia 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
62007A0161/00G000 Wallonia 1,543 m² 1 · 397 m² 8.7 m · 2 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Updates 20 events

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

2026
28-04-2026
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · volledig
2025
13-06-2025
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · volledig
2024
21-05-2024
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · volledig
06-03-2024
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
2023
11-08-2023
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
08-05-2023
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · volledig
2022
12-07-2022
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · volledig
2021
18-05-2021
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · volledig
2020
28-10-2020
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
12-05-2020
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · volledig
16-04-2020
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
v3.2
2019
13-06-2019
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
24-05-2019
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · volledig
2018
06-07-2018
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
15-05-2018
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · volledig
2017
13-06-2017
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
15-05-2017
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · volledig
2015
03-08-2015
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
08-05-2015
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
v3.2
2014
23-12-2014
State Gazette act Director changes
v3.2
Belgian State Gazette reading coverage 0 of 16 acts read

We know of 16 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 10 acts
All acts · 10 updated 2 years ago
2024
06-03-2024 4 directors appointed Director changes
  • Paul PORTIER, Bestuurder
  • Raphaël GRIMONT, Bestuurder
  • Paul PORTIER, Président du conseil d'administration
  • Raphaël GRIMONT, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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2023
11-08-2023 5 directors appointed Director changes
  • Pierre PORTIER, Administrator
  • Paul PORTIER, Administrator
  • Raphaël GRIMONT, Administrator
  • Germain PORTIER, Administrator
  • Christian SCHMETS, Auditor
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2020
28-10-2020 5 directors appointed Director changes
  • Pierre Portier, Président du conseil
  • Paul Portier, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • Grimont Raphaël, Bestuurder
  • Portier Germain, Bestuurder
  • Christian Schmetz, Commissaire
Summary: v3.2
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16-04-2020 Articles of association amended Statutes amendment
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2019
13-06-2019 Christian Schmetz appointed as director Director changes
  • Christian Schmetz, Bestuurder
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2018
06-07-2018 4 directors appointed Director changes
  • Pierre Portier, Président du conseil
  • Paul Portier, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
  • Raphaël Grimont, Bestuurder
  • Germain Portier, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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2017
13-06-2017 5 directors appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • Félix Fank, Auditor
  • Paul Portier, Administrator
  • Nicolas Limbioul, Administrator
  • Pierre Portier, Administrator
  • Emmanuel Porignon, Administrator
  • Félix Fank, Auditor
Summary: v3.2
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2015
03-08-2015 Philippe PORTIER resigns as director Director changes
  • Philippe PORTIER, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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08-05-2015 Articles of association amended Statutes amendment
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2014
23-12-2014 2 directors appointed, 1 resigning Director changes
  • S.A. Groupe Gustave Portier Industries, Bestuurder
  • Pierre PORTIER, Représentant permanent
  • Pierre PORTIER, Bestuurder
Summary: v3.2
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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
Verspanend bewerken van metalen25530Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven82920
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameFR PREFER METAL
Registered office
Sart d'Avette 110
4400 Flémalle, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.
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