Warning lights
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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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 64 % of short-term debt in 2023; threshold 65 %.
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Annual account missing NBB
Fiscal year 2024 was expected before 31 July 2025 and has not been filed.
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Not on Peppol Peppol
Not registered in the Peppol network, mandatory for VAT-liable companies since 1 January 2026.
Financials
Financial year 2023
VH-Horses & Metals from Laakdal, company number BE0746869316, closed financial year 2023 with a result of € -13,336 after tax. For that financial year VH-Horses & Metals recorded a gross margin of € -6,811 and equity of € 19,365. Compared with financial year 2022, the result moved from € 11,093 to € -13,336. The company made a loss. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 28, 2024.
€ 19,365
▼ 41% vs 2022
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -13,336
▼ still € 11,093 profit in 2022
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 18
▼ € 4,501 vs 2022
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -635.
People and assets in 2023
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 2,797
▼ 36% vs 2022
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2023
€ 2,069
Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.
€ 18,573
▲ € 17,972 vs 2022
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change 2022 → 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 5,177 | € 15,588 | € -6,811 | ▼ € 22,398 |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,609 | € 11,093 | € -13,336 | ▼ € 24,429 |
| Equity | € 21,609 | € 32,702 | € 19,365 | ▼ 41% |
| Total debts | € 25,779 | € 13,471 | € 20,642 | ▲ 53% |
| Cash | € 12 | € 4,519 | € 18 | ▼ € 4,501 |
| Land & buildings | € 5,000 | € 4,500 | € 4,000 | ▼ 11% |
| Retained profit | € 1,609 | € 12,702 | € -635 | ▼ € 13,336 |
| Bank debt | € 4,220 | € 0 | € 2,069 | |
| Balance sheet total | € 47,388 | € 46,172 | € 40,007 | ▼ 13% |
Key figures of VH-Horses & Metals, fiscal years 2021 to 2023, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2024 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2025.
What happened to VH-Horses & Metals?
What happened at VH-Horses & Metals in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2023: loss of € 13,336 (▼ € 24,429 vs 2022). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Wuustwezel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 1,609 profit in 2021 to € 13,336 loss in 2023.
Paid € 601 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 11,093 profit.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Management
Behind VH-Horses & Metals is Gunther Vanhees.
Directors
According to the 2023 annual accounts
Gunther Vanhees
Administrator-manager
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Kattestraat 8
2430 Laakdal
Meerseweg 54
2990 Wuustwezel
Active since 13 May 2020
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0746.869.316
- VAT number
- BE 0746.869.316
- Registered office
- Kattestraat 8, 2430 Laakdal
- Names & denominations
- VH-Horses & Metals
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 13 May 2020
- Peppol
- Not registered
- Activities · NACE
Fokken en houden van paarden en andere paardachtigen
Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de veeteelt
Vervaardiging van metalen constructiewerken en delen daarvan
Groothandel in levend vee
Africhten van huisdieren
Reparatie en onderhoud van machines