Buscapersona S.A. (Buscape)

RUC 0991251200001 · Guayas

This company is no longer in the current registry of the Superintendencia de Compañías. Its file is kept here as historical record, with the financial statements it filed through 2010.

Registry data

RUC: 0991251200001
Legal name: BUSCAPERSONA S.A. (BUSCAPE)
Trade name: BUSCAPERSONA
Company type: Stock corporation (S.A.)
Size segment (SCVS): Microenterprise · 2010
Start of activities (SRI): January 7, 1993
Economic activity: Creation of the complete programme schedule of a television channel, from purchasing programme components (films, documentaries, etc.) to producing self-produced programme components (local news, live reports), or a combination of both. The complete television programme may be broadcast by the producing units or produced for transmission by third-party distributors, such as cable companies or satellite television providers. Includes the programming of video-on-demand channels
ISIC code: J6020.01
Last year with filed statements: 2010
Location: Guayas

Financial statements

Current ratio: 14.99
Debt ratio: 95.5%
Net margin: −1.8%
Return on equity (ROE): −5.2%
Revenue vs 2009: −6.4%

Revenue by year 2000 → 2010 · −88.4%

$802 k

$1.2 M

$92.9 k

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Net result by year

−$590 k

−$1.6 k

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Employees by year 2008 → 2010 · −60.0%

2008 2009 2010

The income statement · 2010

Revenue $92,920
Cost of sales $29,393
Expenses $65,158
Net result −$1,632

Balance sheet structure · 2010

What it owns

Current assets $270,476 39%
Non-current assets $424,988 61%

How it is financed

Current liabilities $18,041 3%
Non-current liabilities $646,000 93%
Equity $31,422 5%

“Current” means within one year: what can be turned into cash, or what has to be paid, in that span.

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, year by year
Year	Revenue	Net result	Assets	Equity	Employees
2010	$92,920	−$1,632	$695,464	$31,422	2
2009	$99,281	−$9,985	$689,677	$33,054	5
2008	$114,626	−$8,414	$725,518	$75,004	5
2007	$204,750	−$43,999	$776,192	$97,399	—
2006	$276,165	−$142,862	$853,553	$141,398	—
2005	$485,411	−$31,762	$1,259,427	$58,674	—
2004	$474,042	−$23,146	$1,210,917	$97,358	—
2003	$754,240	−$6,003	$764,440	$123,479	—
2002	$1,103,396	−$5,705	$943,330	$132,982	—
2001	$1,166,919	−$20,318	$1,209,930	$132,476	—
2000	$801,962	−$590,043	$1,602,484	$152,531	—

In 2010 it recorded revenue of $92,920 and a net result of −$1,632, a margin of −1.8%.

Its 2010 revenue exceeds that of 40.3% of the 37,879 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Guayas, it exceeds 43.2% of the 16,106 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code J6020.01, 49 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 32.7%; the trade’s typical margin was 1.7%.

Values in US dollars, as filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, Ecuador’s corporate regulator.

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 1, 2026

RUC status: Deregistered · Extincion

Phantom taxpayer: No
Nonexistent transactions: No

Tax regime: General regime The set of rules under which it files its taxes
Required to keep accounting books: Yes
Withholding agent: No When paying third parties, it withholds taxes and remits them to the SRI
Special taxpayer: No Designated by the SRI for its size, with additional filing obligations
Start of activities: January 7, 1993
Cessation of activities: August 7, 2023
Resumption of activities: April 5, 2016

Establishments · 7 registered, 0 open

HEAD OFFICE Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av Juan Tanca Marengo SL 29 y a Lado de Sumelec Closed
Pichincha / Quito / la Concepción / Gaspar de Villarroel S/N y Avenida Amazonas Closed
Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Avenida del Periodista S/N y Doctor Juan Bautista Arzube Closed
Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Juan Tanca Marengo S/N y Av. Constitucion. Closed
Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. San Jorge 110 y Av. Kennedy - Primera Peatonal Closed
Pichincha / Quito / la Magdalena / Av. Pedro Vicente Maldonado 14-205 Closed
Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Avenida Veinticinco de Julio S/N y Jose de la Cuadra Closed

Tax status according to the public records of the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority). The risk designations are the SRI’s, not a rating by this site: phantom taxpayer means the SRI considers the company to have no real activity at its declared address, and nonexistent transactions means it invoiced operations the SRI determined never took place.

Activity classification (ISIC)

Frequently asked questions

What is the RUC of Buscapersona S.A. (Buscape)?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of BUSCAPERSONA S.A. (BUSCAPE) is 0991251200001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is Buscapersona S.A. (Buscape) active?

No. Its legal status in the registry is Fuera del Registro Vigente.

What trade name does Buscapersona S.A. (Buscape) use?

It operates under the trade name BUSCAPERSONA, according to the SRI’s RUC registry.

What does Buscapersona S.A. (Buscape) do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC J6020.01) is: Creation of the complete programme schedule of a television channel, from purchasing programme components (films, documentaries, etc.) to producing self-produced programme components (local news, live reports), or a combination of both. The complete television programme may be broadcast by the producing units or produced for transmission by third-party distributors, such as cable companies or satellite television providers. Includes the programming of video-on-demand channels

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Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from