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The Drifter

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Private limited companyfounded 2023Steendam 53, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0799.589.707

A bankruptcy procedure is open for The Drifter according to publications in the Belgian State Gazette; curator: TIM DE MOERLOOSE.

Summary

The file additionally contains 2 judicial reorganisations. The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (€-75k) and a net result of €-35k.

Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Equity per financial year
2324
2023 to 2024 · latest year €-75k
raises risk · Register: open bankruptcy
The KBO register records the legal situation: open bankruptcy. This is today's state according to the register itself; the register carries no start date.
KBO · legal situation
raises risk · Open bankruptcy
Active bankruptcy procedure in the Belgisch Staatsblad. Claims are handled by the appointed curator.
Belgian State Gazette
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 31-08-2025, 31 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 2 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
31 d late
2023
21 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
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 2024, micro schema

Equity
€-75k▼ 88.0%
2023 · €-40k
2023: €-40k
2023 → 2024
Total assets
€152k▼ 13.3%
2023 · €175k
2023: €175k
2023 → 2024
Net result
€-35k▲ 21.8%
2023 · €-45k
2023: €-45k
2023 → 2024
Working capital
€-108k▼ 52.4%
2023 · €-71k
2023: €-71k
2023 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20232024Trend
Equity€-40k-€-75k▼ 88.0%
Operating result€-39k-€-29k▲ 25.7%
Net result€-45k-€-35k▲ 21.8%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-60k€-40k€-20k€0Operating result 2023: €-39k€-39kNet result 2023: €-45k€-45kOperating result 2024: €-29k€-29kNet result 2024: €-35k€-35k20232024€-60k€-40k€-20k€0Operating result 2023: €-39k€-39kNet result 2023: €-45k€-45kOperating result 2024: €-29k€-29kNet result 2024: €-35k€-35k20232024
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €29k in 2024 against €39k in 2023; the loss shrinks.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €152k
Fixed assets €134k ▼ 12.3%
Current assets €18k ▼ 20.7%
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€-8k
2023 · €-27k
Cash flow
€-14k
2023 · €-33k
Solvency
-49.1%
2023 · -22.6%
Current ratio
0.14
2023 · 0.24
Quick ratio
0.01
2023 · 0.03
Debt to equity
-3.04
2023 · -5.42
ROA
-23.0%
2023 · -25.5%
Interest coverage
-1.34
2023 · -4.41
Debt
€227k
2023 · €215k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€126k
2023 · €93k
Debt > 1 year
€101k
2023 · €122k
Income taxes
€56
Staff costs
€60k
2023 · €61k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 44 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€175k€152k
Fixed assets21/28€153k€134k
Intangible fixed assets21€92k€82k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€58k€49k
Land and buildings22€23k€21k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€30k€24k
Furniture and vehicles24€5k€4k
Financial fixed assets28€3k€3k=
Current assets29/58€22k€18k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€20k€16k
Stocks30/36€20k€16k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2k€1k
Trade receivables40€2k€741
Other amounts receivable41€438€668
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€489€14
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€175k€152k
Equity10/15€-40k€-75k
Contributions10/11€5k€5k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-45k€-80k
Amounts payable17/49€215k€227k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€122k€101k
Financial debts170/4€122k€101k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€93k€126k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€23k€36k
Trade debts44€30k€60k
Suppliers440/4€30k€60k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€19k€26k
Taxes450/3€19k€26k
Other amounts payable47/48€22k€4k
Income statement Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€61k€60k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€12k€20k
Other operating charges640/8€834€6k
Gross operating margin9900€36k€58k
Operating profit (loss)9901€-39k€-29k
Financial income75/76B€0-
Recurring financial income75€0-
Financial charges65/66B€6k€6k
Recurring financial charges65€6k€6k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-45k€-35k
Income taxes67/77-€56
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-45k€-35k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-45k€-35k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-45k€-80k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€-45k

The notes to these accounts (10 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

2026
21-09
Bankruptcy Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent, afdeling Gent · THE DRIFTER BV STEENDAM 53, 9000 GENT · event 15-09-2026
2025
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 31 days late
10-06
Judicial reorganisation Plan homologation
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent · 20250002 · event 03-06-2025
18-03
Judicial reorganisation Opening
Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent · collectif · event 11-03-2025
2024
21-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 21 days late
SignalNBB filing

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
1 act for this company is 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, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2023
establishment The establishment unit 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.

Steendam 539000 Gent
Ground area
229 m²
Building footprint
177 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,305 m³
Parcel 44802B0779/00_000, Flanders · tallest building 11.8 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
The Drifter
Steendam 53, 9000 GentManufacture of beverages
since 20232.342.825.063
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44802B0779/00_000 Flanders 229 m² 1 · 177 m² 11.8 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Insolvency mandates

1 mandate
Role Name Tenure
Curator TIM DE MOERLOOSE
LEIEKAAI 25 C-D, 9000 GENT-
15-09-2026present

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Gent2.342.825.063
1 permission
Drankgelegenheid · since 17-10-2024

Similar companies · same sector and region

This company's figures show no positive equity and no headcount, so a size comparison is not possible. These companies share only the sector and the region. Of 14,018 companies in sector 56301 we hold annual accounts for 4,891. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded16-03-2023
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
56301Cafés and bars
11010Manufacture of beverages
11070Manufacture of beverages
47251Retail sale of wines and spirits
56220Contract catering and other food service activities
82300Organisation of conventions and trade shows
85593Socio-cultural adult education
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 2 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.