Van Bignoot
- 0422.113.019
- BE0422113019
- Mageleinstraat 6, 9000 Gent
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- 1 October 1981
Profile
Official information from the CBE (FPS Economy).
Van Bignoot is a Belgian company (Société à responsabilité limitée) whose registered office is established at 9000 Gent. Its main activity falls under “Commerce de détail d'antiquités” (NACE 47791).
- Legal form
- Société à responsabilité limitée
- Legal situation
- Situation normale
- Date of incorporation
- 1 October 1981
- Main activity (NACE)
- 47791Commerce de détail d'antiquités
Secondary activities
11 additional NACE codes declared.
- 47770Commerce de détail d’articles d’horlogerie et de bijouterie
- 52484Commerce de détail spécialisé d'horlogerie et de bijouterie
- 47770Commerce de détail d’articles d’horlogerie et de bijouterie
- 47551Commerce de détail de mobilier de maison
- 52484Commerce de détail spécialisé d'horlogerie et de bijouterie
- 52501Commerce de détail d'antiquités
- 52441Commerce de détail de meubles
- 47770Commerce de détail d'articles d'horlogerie et de bijouterie en magasin spécialisé
Anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance
Is this activity subject to the Belgian anti-money-laundering obligations? An indicative assessment based on the declared NACE code.
Given its declared activity (“Commerce de détail d'antiquités”), Van Bignoot may be subject to anti-money-laundering obligations, under the conditions below.
Only the diamond trade and the trade in works of art or movable goods over 50 years old (from €10,000) make you an obliged entity. Other high-value goods are not covered.
Conditions: Diamond dealers are fully obliged entities (31°). Buyers, sellers and intermediaries in works of art or movable goods over 50 years old are, when the listed price is at least €10,000 (31°/1). For other dealers, the cash payment ceiling (€3,000, art. 67 §2) applies without making them obliged entities.
- Identification and verification of the client's identity (KYC)
- Identification of the ultimate beneficial owners (UBO register)
- Assessment of money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks
- Ongoing diligence and monitoring of transactions
- Reporting suspicions to the CTIF
- Retention of the documents and appointment of an AMLCO
Legal basis: art. 5, §1, 31° and 31°/1 of the Act of 18 September 2017.
General information based on the declared NACE activity code; it is not legal advice. Whether the obligations actually apply depends on the activity effectively carried out.
Your risk analysis on this company
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What is the geographic exposure of the client and of its transactions?
Belgium only· Registered office published in the register
What is the company's solvency and lifecycle status?
Trading, no proceedings· Legal situation published in the register
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Establishments
1 active establishment unit declared with the CBE.
Finances & financial health
Annual accounts filed with the Central Balance Sheet Office (CBSO, National Bank of Belgium) and an aggregate health score (Altman Z″ model, completed with qualitative factors).
Equity & result
| Financial year | Equity | Result | Turnover / gross margin | Headcount (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €692,810 | -€87,004 | €5,315gross margin | 1 |
| 2023 | €772,315 | €5,820 | €105,899gross margin | – |
| 2022 | €766,495 | €4,257 | €109,104gross margin | 1,5 |
| 2021 | – | – | - | – |
Financial ratios
Solvency, liquidity and profitability, computed year by year from the filed annual accounts.
Equity / balance sheet total
Current assets / debts due within one year
This year's filing does not carry the item the calculation needs.
Result for the year / turnover
This year's filing does not carry the item the calculation needs.
Operating result / turnover
This year's filing does not carry the item the calculation needs.
Debts due after one year / balance sheet total
Result for the year / equity
Balance sheet structure
| Ratio | 2026 | 2023 | 2022 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvency | 65,5% 3,5% | 62% 4% | 58% | |
| Liquidity | 2,84 x 0,3 | 2,54 x 0,25 | 2,29 x | |
| Net margin | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | - | - | - | - |
| Long-term debt | - | - | - | - |
| Return on equity | -12,6% 13,3% | 0,8% 0,2% | 0,6% |
Ratios computed by AML Company from the items filed in the balance sheet and the income statement. They are not filed figures as such: the underlying amounts appear in the key figures above.
Filing history (6)▾
| Financial year | Filing | Filing type | Model | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2025 → 31/03/2026 | 21/09/2026 | Initial | m81-f | BNB |
| 01/04/2022 → 31/03/2023 | 07/09/2023 | Initial | m81-f | BNB |
| 01/04/2021 → 31/03/2022 | 31/10/2022 | Initial | m81-f | BNB |
| 01/04/2020 → 31/03/2021 | 29/10/2021 | Initial | m81-f | BNB |
| 01/04/2019 → 31/03/2020 | 12/11/2020 | Initial | m01-f | BNB |
| 01/04/2018 → 31/03/2019 | 21/09/2019 | Initial | m01-f | BNB |
Source: CBSO (NBB) filings, Belgian chart-of-accounts headings 9904 (result), 10/15 (equity), 9900 (gross margin), 9087 (workforce in FTE). Data available for filings from 2022 onwards.
The grade, the score out of 100, the Altman Z″ zone and the list of public alerts are for members only.
Notices in the Belgian Official Gazette
Official acts and notices: incorporation, changes to the articles, appointments, dissolutions.
- ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN13 August 2025
- ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN31 March 2025
- ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN - WIJZIGING RECHTSVORM30 December 2020
- MAATSCHAPPELIJKE ZETEL19 December 2019
Source: Belgian Official Gazette (FPS Justice). The links open the official PDFs.
What the Van Bignoot record does not say
Two readings of the register the raw data does not give: anti-money-laundering scope, and whether the filing deadline was met.
Is Van Bignoot subject to anti-money-laundering obligations in Belgium?
Did Van Bignoot file its annual accounts on time?
Company timeline
Every dated event in the company's life, from filed accounts to notices published in the Belgian Official Gazette, in a single thread.
10 AI-analysed dimensions are not shown.
- 2026
- 21 September 2026Annual accounts filed·Financial year ended 31 March 2026 · Model m81-fFiled accounts2026-00517779
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 7 September 2023Annual accounts filed·Financial year ended 31 March 2023 · Model m81-fFiled accounts2023-00438803
- 2022
- 31 October 2022Annual accounts filed·Financial year ended 31 March 2022 · Model m81-fFiled accounts2022-20478109
- 2021
- 29 October 2021Annual accounts filed·Financial year ended 31 March 2021 · Model m81-fFiled accounts2021-75800396
- 2020
- 12 November 2020Annual accounts filed·Financial year ended 31 March 2020 · Model m01-fFiled accounts2020-70200270
- 2019
- 21 September 2019Annual accounts filed·Financial year ended 31 March 2019 · Model m01-fFiled accounts2019-65500368
- 2015
Registry record since 7 September 2026
The KBO publishes its changes as a monthly delta and never restates the past: our record starts on that date, not at the company's incorporation. No change recorded since that date. A missing row says nothing about the company, only about how far back our record goes.
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