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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 1 of the last 2 fiscal years.
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Busy address KBO
31 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
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Legal situation KBO
Opening faillissement according to the CBE.
Financials
Financial year 2022
Ben - Air Flight Academy from Antwerpen, company number BE0420916553, closed financial year 2022 with a result of € -538,731 after tax. For that financial year Ben - Air Flight Academy recorded a gross margin of € -315,630 and equity of € -461,046. Compared with financial year 2021, the result moved from € 778,407 to € -538,731. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 3, 2023.
€ -461,046
▼ € 538,731 vs 2021
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -538,731
▼ still € 778,407 profit in 2021
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 4,705
▼ 99% vs 2021
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -1.8 million.
People and assets in 2022
1.6
▼ 0.3 vs 2021
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 104,447
▼ 21% vs 2021
€ 65,300 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 102,295
▼ 32% vs 2021
Of which on lease € 98,208.
Debts at end 2022
€ 193,617
▲ 45% vs 2021
€ 71,636 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 283,687
▲ 207% vs 2021
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 18,411
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2021 | 2022 | Change 2021 → 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 999,593 | € -315,630 | ▼ € 1.3 million |
| Profit after taxes | € 778,407 | € -538,731 | ▼ € 1.3 million |
| Equity | € 77,686 | € -461,046 | ▼ € 538,731 |
| Total debts | € 888,044 | € 1,258,126 | ▲ 42% |
| Cash | € 493,620 | € 4,705 | ▼ 99% |
| Retained profit | € -1,302,114 | € -1,840,846 | ▼ € 538,731 |
| Bank debt | € 133,515 | € 193,617 | ▲ 45% |
| Balance sheet total | € 965,730 | € 797,080 | ▼ 17% |
| Employees (FTE) | 1.9 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.3 |
Key figures of Ben - Air Flight Academy, fiscal years 2021 to 2022, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2023 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2024.
What happened to Ben - Air Flight Academy?
What happened at Ben - Air Flight Academy in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
Ben - Air Flight Academy is active according to the CBE. Legal situation: Opening faillissement.
- Maria Lenaerts stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2022: loss of € 538,731 (▼ € 1.3 million vs 2021). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Wilhelmus Deutz stepped down as director. NBB
- Deutz Executive Aviation BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Maria Lenaerts became a director. NBB
- Wilhelmus Deutz became a director. NBB
- Deutz Executive Aviation BV became a director. NBB
- New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
In short
From € 778,407 profit in 2021 to € 538,731 loss in 2022.
Paid € 173 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2021, with € 778,407 profit.
On average € 526,100 of value added per employee in 2021.
Management
Directors
According to the 2022 annual accounts
since 2021 · until 2023
Managing director · represented by Phillipus Deutz
since 2021 · until 2023
Maria Lenaerts
Director
since 2023 · until 2029
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Luchthavenlei 1 box 33
2100 Antwerpen
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 31 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →Royal Antwerp Aviation Club
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€ 93 million revenue · 2025
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€ 527,727 gross margin · 2025
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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
Technologies
Hosting & Email
Email provider
Self-hosted
Hosting
CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Domain
Domain
deutz.aero
Registered
2025-07-12
Registrar
EnCirca, Inc.
Expires
2026-07-12
Website info
Features
Security
Network
Details
- Company number
- 0420.916.553
- VAT number
- BE 0420.916.553
- Registered office
- Luchthavenlei 1 bus 33, 2100 Antwerpen
- Names & denominations
- Ben - Air Flight Academy · B.A.F.A.
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Opening faillissement
- Start date
- 19 November 1980
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Contact
- deutz.aero
- Activities · NACE
Vlieg- en vaaronderricht
Verhuur van luchtvaartuigen
Overige vormen van onderwijs
Personenvervoer door de lucht
Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen
Luchtvaart zonder dienstregeling