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CLAES RETAIL GROUP

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Public limited companyfounded 1998active for 28 yearsCentrum-Zuid 3401, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium14 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0462.417.806
Summary

CLAES RETAIL GROUP has been active since 1998 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2026 annual accounts show equity of €53.1m and a net result of -€107,457. Equity is shrinking by about 9.9% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 61% of 125 sector peers (NACE 70, financial year 2026). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Overview

Activity
Business and other management consultancy
NACE 70200
Largest company by equity in Houthalen-Helchteren, Professional and technical services sector2 sites
Size
€86.4mtotal assets 2026
Staff
56 FTE
Equity
€53.1m
Loss
-€107,457
Standalone figures, without subsidiaries
Financial health
87 Excellent Checked score 2026
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.2%
Structure
Parent
GEQ · 99.98%
Board
11 members
Holdings
5
Accounts filed 29 days late
Why 87raises riskLiquidity: current ratio 0.21, cash €42,562, halvedLoss of €107,457, the second in a row (financial year 2026)lowers riskSize: 56 FTE, total assets €86.4m, files consolidated accountsFounded in 1998Show the evidence

Checked score

Score 2026
87 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially better than 32% of its sector peers (NACE 70, medium-sized)
Financial strength · tick = 2025
Average
Solvency 87-3
equity 61.5% of total assets
Liquidity 33-2
short-term debt 37.9% · cash 0.0%
Profitability 34-2
return on assets -0.1%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 2 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.1% (797 companies, NACE 70, medium-sized)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.2% 12-2024: 0.2%● unchanged vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 02-2025lowest value 04-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.4%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 08-2025highest value 10-2025: 0.2%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.2%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.2%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 0.4%▲ +0.2 percentage points vs 08-2026 10-2026: 0.2%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 09-2026
Credit of up to €4,600,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity insufficient (current ratio 0.21, compared with 0.31 in 2025, below 1; short-term debt: 37.9% and cash: 0% of total assets), and 38.5% 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 70, medium-sized): better than 52% on solvency, 18% on liquidity, 28% on profitability and 28% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 20-10-2026 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

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 0.21, cash €42,562, halved
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Size: 56 FTE, total assets €86.4m, files consolidated accounts
Companies of this size fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1998
Companies that have existed this long fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
raises risk · Loss of €107,457, the second in a row (financial year 2026)
NBB · annual accounts
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-01-2026 was due by 31-08-2026 and was filed on 29-09-2026, 29 days later. Nearly half (47%) of Belgian companies file late; of those that file 1 to 90 days late, 2.0% are now bankrupt, dissolved or in another special legal status, against 1.66% of all filers. A delay like this does not count in the score.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2026
29 days late
2025
67 days early
2024
51 days early
2023
26 days late
2022
61 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 25 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 70) for financial year 2024 is 9 days before the deadline, and 32% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-01-2027 and is due by 31-08-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 12 July (4 of the last 5 filed years within 76 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
21-10-2026 today31-01-2027 year end31-08-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2026 · full…
  2. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2026 · unclassified…
  3. Resignation: TECHSTYLE CONSULTING COMM V (director)Gazette deed

Key points

  • Risk: 3 loss-making years in a rowloss financial year 2026 -€107,457 View
  • Caution: Result fell in 2026from -€11,508 to -€107,457 ▼ 834% View
  • Caution: Among the weakest 5% on net resultsector median €145,865 · 125 companies -€107,457 View
  • Controlled by GEQknown shareholders 100% 99.98% View
  • A director leftlatest change 11-05-2026 · 11 in office 1 left View

By topic

Financials

Financial year
2026
Total assets
€86.4m
Loss
-€107,457
Solvency
61.5%
Turnover▼ 50.4%
Net result
20192024
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Board & ownership

Board
11 members
Parent
GEQ · 99.98%
Known shareholders
100%
  • JURADirector
  • AD REM MANAGEMENT BVDirector
  • Ann ClaesManaging director
  • Bart ClaesManaging director
  • Stella P.Director

and 6 other directors

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Network & group

Subsidiaries
10
Holdings
5
Connected companies
21
Mergers and asset contributions
1

10 subsidiaries

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Timeline

Events
74
Since
1999
Next accounts
by 31-08-2027
  1. 27-10-2025Resignations & appointments
  2. 27-10-2025Resignation: EXECUTIVE BV (director)
  3. 24-09-2025Annual accounts filed
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Company details

Sites
2
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Business and other management consultancyNACE 70200
Founded
13-01-1998
Year ends
31-01
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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Articles of association

Provisions read
2
Purpose
“Administratieve, consultancy, ondersteunende en leidinggevende activiteiten; onroerend…” (deed in Dutch)
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