What does DEN BRUINVIS do?

DEN BRUINVIS is filed with the CBE under the catch-all “Overige zakelijke dienstverlening”. Also registered: bar. Private Limited, started on 6 April 1995, 1 establishment.

What is the address of DEN BRUINVIS?

The registered office of DEN BRUINVIS is located at Kattestraat(HOM) 2 BIS, 2811 Mechelen.

Is DEN BRUINVIS still active?

No. The CBE lists DEN BRUINVIS with legal situation “Opening faillissement”. The date of the court ruling is published in the Belgian Official Gazette; the register does not carry it.

Is DEN BRUINVIS registered on Peppol?

No, DEN BRUINVIS is currently not registered on the Peppol network.

What is the enterprise number of DEN BRUINVIS?

The enterprise number of DEN BRUINVIS is BE0455149338.

When was DEN BRUINVIS founded?

DEN BRUINVIS was founded on 6 April 1995.

Who are the directors of DEN BRUINVIS?

According to the 2024 annual accounts, the directors of DEN BRUINVIS are: Chris VAN DE RIJCK, Jan VERBERGT.

Is DEN BRUINVIS a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Opening faillissement according to the CBE, started on 6 April 1995; 4 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2024; 2 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did DEN BRUINVIS make in 2024?

DEN BRUINVIS recorded a loss after taxes of € 2,819 in financial year 2024.

What is the revenue of DEN BRUINVIS?

As a small company, DEN BRUINVIS is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2024, its added value was € -2,637.

DEN BRUINVIS (Private Limited) - Mechelen - BE0455149338

Dossier DEN BRUINVIS, printed on 29 September 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0455149338/den-bruinvis. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

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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.

Negative equity NBB

More debt than assets in 2 of the last 4 fiscal years.
Two loss years in a row NBB

Negative result in 2023 and 2024.
Tight liquidity NBB

Cash and receivables cover 12 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Legal situation KBO

Opening faillissement according to the CBE.

Financials

Financial year 2024

DEN BRUINVIS from Mechelen, company number BE0455149338, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -2,819 after tax. For that financial year DEN BRUINVIS recorded a gross margin of € -2,637 and equity of € -3,732. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -3,376 to € -2,819. 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 July 3, 2025.

What it is worth Caution

€ -3,732

▼ € 2,819 vs 2023

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Loss Caution

€ -2,819

▲ 17 % less loss than in 2023

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 162

▼ 89% vs 2023

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Caution

Loss, nothing to pay out

Reserves fell to € -22,324.

Debts at end 2024

Bank debt

None

No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	Change 2023 → 2024
Gross margin	€ 2,685 Gross margin 2021: € 2,685 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,946 Gross margin 2022: € 1,946 ▼ 27% vs 2021 (€ 2,685) Unfavourable step	€ -3,202 Gross margin 2023: € -3,202 ▼ € 5,148 vs 2022 (€ 1,946) Unfavourable step	€ -2,637 Gross margin 2024: € -2,637 ▲ € 565 vs 2023 (€ -3,202) Favourable step	▲ € 565
Profit after taxes	€ 2,509 Profit after taxes 2021: € 2,509 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,766 Profit after taxes 2022: € 1,766 ▼ 30% vs 2021 (€ 2,509) Unfavourable step	€ -3,376 Profit after taxes 2023: € -3,376 ▼ € 5,142 vs 2022 (€ 1,766) Unfavourable step	€ -2,819 Profit after taxes 2024: € -2,819 ▲ € 557 vs 2023 (€ -3,376) Favourable step	▲ € 557
Equity	€ 2,298 Equity 2021: € 2,298 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,464 Equity 2022: € 2,464 ▲ 7% vs 2021 (€ 2,298) Favourable step	€ -913 Equity 2023: € -913 ▼ € 3,376 vs 2022 (€ 2,464) Unfavourable step	€ -3,732 Equity 2024: € -3,732 ▼ € 2,819 vs 2023 (€ -913) Unfavourable step	▼ € 2,819
Total debts	€ 264 Total debts 2021: € 264 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,600 Total debts 2022: € 1,600 ▲ € 1,336 vs 2021 (€ 264) Unfavourable step	€ 2,789 Total debts 2023: € 2,789 ▲ 74% vs 2022 (€ 1,600) Unfavourable step	€ 4,234 Total debts 2024: € 4,234 ▲ 52% vs 2023 (€ 2,789) Unfavourable step	▲ 52%
Cash	€ 1,512 Cash 2021: € 1,512 First fiscal year in the series	€ 2,089 Cash 2022: € 2,089 ▲ 38% vs 2021 (€ 1,512) Favourable step	€ 1,517 Cash 2023: € 1,517 ▼ 27% vs 2022 (€ 2,089) Unfavourable step	€ 162 Cash 2024: € 162 ▼ 89% vs 2023 (€ 1,517) Unfavourable step	▼ 89%
Retained profit	€ -16,294 Retained profit 2021: € -16,294 First fiscal year in the series	€ -16,128 Retained profit 2022: € -16,128 ▲ € 166 vs 2021 (€ -16,294) Favourable step	€ -19,505 Retained profit 2023: € -19,505 ▼ € 3,376 vs 2022 (€ -16,128) Unfavourable step	€ -22,324 Retained profit 2024: € -22,324 ▼ € 2,819 vs 2023 (€ -19,505) Unfavourable step	▼ € 2,819
Dividend	€ 0 Dividend 2021: € 0 First fiscal year in the series	€ 1,600 Dividend 2022: € 1,600 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2023: € 0 ▼ 100% vs 2022 (€ 1,600) Unchanged	€ 0 Dividend 2024: € 0 Unchanged (€ 0) Unchanged
Balance sheet total	€ 2,562 Balance sheet total 2021: € 2,562 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,064 Balance sheet total 2022: € 4,064 ▲ 59% vs 2021 (€ 2,562) Unchanged	€ 1,877 Balance sheet total 2023: € 1,877 ▼ 54% vs 2022 (€ 4,064) Unchanged	€ 502 Balance sheet total 2024: € 502 ▼ 73% vs 2023 (€ 1,877) Unchanged	▼ 73%

Key figures of DEN BRUINVIS, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.

What happened to DEN BRUINVIS?

What happened at DEN BRUINVIS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

DEN BRUINVIS is active according to the CBE. Legal situation: Opening faillissement.

Jul 3, 2025 New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 2,819. Source: NBB ↗
Jul 4, 1995 New establishment in Mechelen. KBO
Apr 6, 1995 Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
1995 Chris VAN DE RIJCK became a director. NBB
1995 Jan VERBERGT became a director. NBB

In short

From € 2,509 profit in 2021 to € 2,819 loss in 2024.

Best year ever: 2021, with € 2,509 profit.

Paid out € 1,600 in dividends to the owners in total.

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What was left

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Money in the bank

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Management

Chris VAN DE RIJCK Jan VERBERGT

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Directors

According to the 2024 annual accounts

Chris VAN DE RIJCK

Director

since 1995

Jan VERBERGT

Associate

since 1995

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Kattestraat(HOM) 2 BIS

2811 Mechelen

2.072.214.760

Kattestraat(HOM) 2

2811 Mechelen

Active since 4 July 1995

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0455.149.338

VAT number

BE 0455.149.338

Registered office

Kattestraat(HOM) 2 BIS, 2811 Mechelen

Names & denominations

DEN BRUINVIS

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Private limited company

Legal situation

Opening faillissement

Start date

6 April 1995

Peppol

Not registered

Activities · NACE

Overige zakelijke dienstverlening, neg

Cafés

Overige sportactiviteiten, neg

Cafés en bars

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