FinScan

Sources and references

FinScan only works from official sources. Here they are, with what each one provides.

Updated on October 10, 2026

Annual accounts

Central Balance Sheet Office of the National Bank of Belgium. All Belgian companies subject to disclosure file their annual accounts there. It is the only source of the amounts shown by FinScan. Public and free consultation at consult.cbso.nbb.be.

The filing formats (full, abridged and micro) and the list of headings are published by the National Bank at nbb.be.

Company identity

Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (BCE/KBO). The register of the FPS Economy gives the enterprise number, legal form, registered office, activities (NACE codes) and functions. Public consultation at kbopub.economie.fgov.be.

  • Code of Companies and Associations (CSA/WVV), including the obligation to file accounts (art. 3:10 and following) and the alarm bell procedure when net assets are negative or insufficient (art. 5:153 for the SRL/BV, art. 7:228 for the SA/NV). Consolidated text on Justel.
  • Royal Decree of 29 April 2019 implementing the Code, which sets the content of the annual accounts formats.
  • Accounting Standards Commission (CNC/CBN), which publishes interpretative opinions on Belgian accounting law: cnc-cbn.be.

Belgian Official Gazette. Company deeds (incorporation, amendment of articles, appointment of directors, dissolution) are published there: ejustice.just.fgov.be.

Central solvency register (RegSol). Bankruptcy and judicial reorganisation proceedings are recorded there: regsol.be.

Customer references

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