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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 2 of the last 3 fiscal years.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2022 and 2023.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 14 % of short-term debt in 2023; threshold 65 %.
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Legal situation KBO
Opening faillissement according to the CBE.
Financials
Financial year 2023
STAALCO from Gistel, company number BE0864344234, closed financial year 2023 with a result of € -20,912 after tax. For that financial year STAALCO recorded a gross margin of € 280,066 and equity of € -80,575. Compared with financial year 2022, the result moved from € -126,870 to € -20,912. 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 31, 2024.
€ -80,575
▼ € 20,912 vs 2022
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -20,912
▲ 84 % less loss than in 2022
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 13,444
▼ 78% vs 2022
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -853,575.
People and assets in 2023
5.1
▲ 1.8 vs 2022
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 201,111
▲ 69% vs 2022
€ 39,400 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.
€ 65,412
▲ € 59,826 vs 2022
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2023
€ 950,818
▼ 8% vs 2022
€ 129,389 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.
€ 394,844
▼ 47% vs 2022
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 158,567
▼ 43% vs 2022
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change 2022 → 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 201,168 | € 121,106 | € 280,066 | ▲ 131% |
| Profit after taxes | € -59,287 | € -126,870 | € -20,912 | ▲ € 105,958 |
| Equity | € 67,207 | € -59,663 | € -80,575 | ▼ € 20,912 |
| Total debts | € 2,291,210 | € 2,820,514 | € 2,849,670 | ▲ 1% |
| Cash | € 9,316 | € 60,423 | € 13,444 | ▼ 78% |
| Land & buildings | € 693,078 | € 669,458 | € 703,877 | ▲ 5% |
| Retained profit | € -705,793 | € -832,663 | € -853,575 | ▼ € 20,912 |
| Bank debt | € 1,136,094 | € 1,037,385 | € 950,818 | ▼ 8% |
| Balance sheet total | € 2,358,418 | € 2,760,851 | € 2,769,095 | |
| Employees (FTE) | 3 | 3.3 | 5.1 | ▲ 1.8 |
Key figures of STAALCO, 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 STAALCO?
What happened at STAALCO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
STAALCO is active according to the CBE. Legal situation: Opening faillissement.
- New annual accounts for financial year 2023: loss of € 20,912. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gistel. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 59,287 loss in 2021 to € 20,912 loss in 2023.
Paid € 995 in corporate taxes since 2021.
On average € 54,900 of value added per employee in 2023.
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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
The stake of STOCK SUPER SHOP comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.
STAALCOBehind STAALCO are Stefaan Stael and Frans Stael. The shares are held by STOCK SUPER SHOP (48%).
Directors
According to the 2023 annual accounts
Shareholders
48%
Participations
No participations in other companies reported.
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Rochesterlaan 1
8470 Gistel
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Details
- Company number
- 0864.344.234
- VAT number
- BE 0864.344.234
- Registered office
- Rochesterlaan 1, 8470 Gistel
- Names & denominations
- STAALCO
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Opening faillissement
- Start date
- 26 March 2004
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