John Chester & Hijos S.A.

RUC 0992278706001 · 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 2013.

Registry data

RUC: 0992278706001
Legal name: JOHN CHESTER & HIJOS S.A.
Trade name: MULTICENTER · MULTICENTER DOJO
Company type: Stock corporation (S.A.)
Size segment (SCVS): Microenterprise · 2011
Start of activities (SRI): October 10, 2002
Economic activity: Printing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals
ISIC code: C1811.01
Last year with filed statements: 2013
Location: Guayas

Financial statements

Debt ratio: 1406.1%
Revenue vs 2012: −67.9%

Revenue by year

$65.1 k

$20.9 k

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Net result by year

$1.1 k

−$37.7 k

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Employees by year

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

The income statement · 2013

Revenue $20,906
Expenses $58,606
Net result −$37,701

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, year by year
Year	Revenue	Net result	Assets	Equity	Employees
2013	$20,906	−$37,701	$3,776	−$49,312	—
2012	$65,096	$1,121	$3,632	−$11,611	—
2011	$45,306	$300	$3,903	−$12,409	2
2010	$39,629	$742	$5,627	$3,496	3
2009	$30,947	−$18,611	$7,797	−$12,926	3
2008	$15,068	−$30,802	$10,666	−$29,998	—
2007	$576	−$2,993	−$1,825	−$1,825	—
2006	$0	$0	$804	$804	—

In 2013 it recorded revenue of $20,906 and a net result of −$37,701.

Its 2013 revenue exceeds that of 19.2% of the 46,447 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Guayas, it exceeds 20.5% of the 19,601 on record.

Within its activity (ISIC code C1811.01, 54 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 7.4%; the trade’s typical margin was 3.1%.

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

Tax status (SRI)

updated September 3, 2026

RUC status: Suspended · Depuracion

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: October 10, 2002
Cessation of activities: May 10, 2015

Establishments · 2 registered, 0 open

HEAD OFFICE Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena S/N y Calle Primera - Calle Segunda Closed
Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena S/N y Calle Primera - Calle Segunda 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 John Chester & Hijos S.A.?

The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of JOHN CHESTER & HIJOS S.A. is 0992278706001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.

Is John Chester & Hijos S.A. active?

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

What trade name does John Chester & Hijos S.A. use?

It operates under the trade name MULTICENTER and MULTICENTER DOJO, according to the SRI’s RUC registry.

What does John Chester & Hijos S.A. do?

Its registered economic activity (ISIC C1811.01) is: Printing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals

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