Amarant
ActiveSummary
Amarant has been active since 1963 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €356,602 and a net result of €46,463. Equity is growing by ~11.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 73% of 10645 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).
Overview
What they do
Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
NACE 47621NACE 47620NACE 52470
1 site
How big
€587,298total assets 2025
- Staff
- 7.3 FTE
- Equity
- €356,602
- Profit
- €46,463
Turnover not published (abridged schema)
Who decides
Accounts 112 d early0 of 13 deeds read
Why 91- Higher-failure-rate sector+ Lower-risk legal form+ Long track record+ Annual accounts: healthy financial profileLatest accounts filed on timeShow the evidence
Checked score
Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability79▲+65
Solvency86▲+2
Growth78▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
< 0.1%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €30,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 4.81 against 3.3 in 2024; short-term debt: 20.1% and cash: 77.7% of total assets), and 39.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Retail trade (NACE 47)
about 45% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
60.7%
Return on assets
7.9%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 10-04-2026, 112 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
112 d early
2024
125 d early
2023
72 d late
2022
80 d early
2021
116 d early
2020
72 d early
2019
43 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 68 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 47% of the sector filed late.
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 10 April (4 of the last 5 filed years within 32 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
01-10-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
- Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2025 · abbreviated…
- Back to profitnet €46,463
- Annual accounts filedfiscal year 2024 · abbreviated…
Financials
Fiscal year 2025Total assets €587,298Profit €46,463Solvency 60.7%Liquidity 4.81
Total assets
€587,298▲ 11.8%
2018 - 2025
Net result
€46,463
2018 - 2025
Equity
€356,602▲ 15.0%
2018 - 2025
Staff (FTE)
7.3▼ 9.9%
2018 - 2025
Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Trend over the years
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
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In per cent
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Ratio
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In full-time equivalents (FTE)
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Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Operating result-€96,295€137,442-€15,727-€18,665▼ 18.7%€45,284
Net result-€96,089below the sector's middle half€138,865above the sector's middle half-€17,603below the sector's middle half-€18,893below the sector's middle half▼ 7.3%€46,463within the sector's middle half
Equity€207,770within the sector's middle half▼ 31.6%€346,635within the sector's middle half▲ 66.8%€329,032within the sector's middle half▼ 5.1%€310,139within the sector's middle half▼ 5.7%€356,602within the sector's middle half▲ 15.0%
Total assets€399,940below the sector's middle half▼ 12.1%€580,009within the sector's middle half▲ 45.0%€531,322within the sector's middle half▼ 8.4%€525,284within the sector's middle half▼ 1.1%€587,298within the sector's middle half▲ 11.8%
Debt€155,960▲ 35.8%€193,374▲ 24.0%€162,290▼ 16.1%€175,145▲ 7.9%€130,696▼ 25.4%
Working capital€256,889within the sector's middle half▼ 23.6%€391,451within the sector's middle half▲ 52.4%€369,553within the sector's middle half▼ 5.6%€348,017within the sector's middle half▼ 5.8%€450,963above the sector's middle half▲ 29.6%
Solvency52.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 14.8pp59.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.8pp61.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.2pp59.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.9pp60.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp
Current ratio3.32above the sector's middle half▼ 1.683.50above the sector's middle half▲ 0.173.84above the sector's middle half▲ 0.343.30above the sector's middle half▼ 0.544.81above the sector's middle half▲ 1.51
Return on assets (ROA)-24.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 52.5pp23.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 48.0pp-3.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 27.3pp-3.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.3pp7.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 11.5pp
Staff (FTE)6.1within the sector's middle half▼ 12.9%6.6within the sector's middle half▲ 8.2%6.6within the sector's middle half=8.1above the sector's middle half▲ 22.7%7.3within the sector's middle half▼ 9.9%
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result and balance sheet
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €45,284 after a loss of €18,665 in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €587,298
Fixed assets
€18,014 ▼ 30.6%
Current assets
€569,284 ▲ 14.0%
Equity and liabilities €587,298
Equity
€356,602 ▲ 15.0%
Provisions
€100,000 ▲ 150%
Debt
€130,696 ▼ 25.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 33.3% to 22.3%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€53,224▲
2024 · -€10,213
Cash flow
€54,403▲
2024 · -€10,441
Debt to equity
0.37▼
2024 · 0.56
ROE
13.0%▲
2024 · -6.1%
Interest coverage
53.90▲
2024 · -10.81
Debt ≤ 1 year
€118,321▼
2024 · €151,313
Staff costs
€571,908▼
2024 · €590,282
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 31,371 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93% are still going.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.5%
went bankrupt
5.9%
stopped otherwise
93%
still going
A further 0.1% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of < 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.
How reliable is this rule?
Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,341 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.
An observation about 31,371 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.
Filed annual accounts
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | €413 | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €532,193 | €531,721 | €510,152 | €590,282 | €571,908 | ▼ 3.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €16,445 | €14,409 | €12,288 | €8,452 | €7,941 | ▼ 6.1% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €883 | €1,369 | ▲ 55.0% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | €995 | €260 | - | - | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €452,342 | €688,357 | €506,973 | €580,952 | €686,502 | ▲ 18.2% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€96,295 | €137,442 | -€15,727 | -€18,665 | €45,284 | ▲ 343% |
| Financial income75/76B | €675 | €2,037 | €342 | €717 | €2,167 | ▲ 202% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €675 | €2,037 | €342 | €717 | €2,167 | ▲ 202% |
| Financial charges65/66B | €469 | €614 | €2,218 | €944 | €988 | ▲ 4.6% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €469 | €614 | €2,218 | €944 | €988 | ▲ 4.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€96,089 | €138,865 | -€17,603 | -€18,893 | €46,463 | ▲ 346% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€96,089 | €138,865 | -€17,603 | -€18,893 | €46,463 | ▲ 346% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€96,089 | €138,865 | -€17,603 | -€18,893 | €46,463 | ▲ 346% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €399,940 | €580,009 | €531,322 | €525,284 | €587,298 | ▲ 11.8% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €32,337 | €31,666 | €31,450 | €25,954 | €18,014 | ▼ 30.6% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €7,416 | €12,369 | €8,534 | €5,689 | €2,845 | ▼ 50.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €10,737 | €5,113 | €8,733 | €6,081 | €985 | ▼ 83.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €10,412 | €4,853 | €8,733 | €6,081 | €985 | ▼ 83.8% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €325 | €260 | - | - | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €14,184 | €14,184 | €14,184 | €14,184 | €14,184 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €367,603 | €548,343 | €499,872 | €499,330 | €569,284 | ▲ 14.0% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €90,091 | €159,977 | €91,356 | €91,897 | €60,100 | ▼ 34.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | €57,593 | €75,405 | €33,119 | €7,182 | €2,688 | ▼ 62.6% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €32,498 | €84,573 | €58,237 | €84,715 | €57,412 | ▼ 32.2% |
| Current investments50/53 | €50,000 | €50,000 | €50,000 | €50,000 | €50,000 | = |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €227,512 | €338,365 | €357,603 | €356,179 | €456,438 | ▲ 28.1% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €913 | €1,253 | €2,745 | ▲ 119% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €399,940 | €580,009 | €531,322 | €525,284 | €587,298 | ▲ 11.8% |
| Equity10/15 | €207,770 | €346,635 | €329,032 | €310,139 | €356,602 | ▲ 15.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €207,770 | €346,635 | €329,032 | €310,139 | €356,602 | ▲ 15.0% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €36,210 | €40,000 | €40,000 | €40,000 | €100,000 | ▲ 150% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €36,210 | €40,000 | €40,000 | €40,000 | €100,000 | ▲ 150% |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | €36,210 | €40,000 | €40,000 | €40,000 | €100,000 | ▲ 150% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €155,960 | €193,374 | €162,290 | €175,145 | €130,696 | ▼ 25.4% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €110,714 | €156,891 | €130,319 | €151,313 | €118,321 | ▼ 21.8% |
| Trade debts44 | €26,111 | €39,004 | €38,732 | €33,185 | €23,410 | ▼ 29.5% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €26,111 | €39,004 | €38,732 | €33,185 | €23,410 | ▼ 29.5% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €82,430 | €115,860 | €89,032 | €118,128 | €93,829 | ▼ 20.6% |
| Taxes450/3 | €16,564 | €34,687 | €21,730 | €24,267 | €17,948 | ▼ 26.0% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €65,866 | €81,173 | €67,302 | €93,860 | €75,881 | ▼ 19.2% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €45,247 | €36,483 | €31,971 | €23,832 | €12,374 | ▼ 48.1% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€96,089 | €138,865 | -€17,603 | -€18,893 | €46,463 | ▲ 346% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €16,445 | €14,409 | €12,288 | €8,452 | €7,941 | ▼ 6.1% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | -€79,645 | €153,274 | -€5,315 | -€10,441 | €54,403 | ▲ 621% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€13,738 | -€12,072 | -€2,956 | €0 | ▲ 100% |
| Change in cash | - | €110,853 | €19,237 | -€1,423 | €100,259 | ▲ 7,145% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
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Timeline
15 eventsLatest 10-04-2026Next filing 31-07-2027
History
Acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
10-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €46,463
Net result €46,463 after 2 loss-making years.
28-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
11-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 72 days late
2023
12-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €138,865
Net result €138,865 after one loss-making year.
06-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€96,089
Net result drops to -€96,089, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
20-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial
Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 5.00
Current ratio from 2.33 to 5.00; short-term debt falls from €175,604 to €84,065.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €200,000Eq €303,859 ▲74.5%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €303,859.
18-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
Show earlier events
18-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 323 days late
2018
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
2017
08-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 8 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Support & recognitions
1 funding sourceFlanders €1.6m1 register with a recognition
Flemish government
€1.6m
awarded · 2022 - 2025
Work and economy
3
current recognitions
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 9 entries · €1.6m awarded · €1.5m paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | €412,359 | €445,159 |
| 2024 | 2 | €393,300 | €358,697 |
| 2023 | 2 | €377,417 | €427,858 |
| 2022 | 2 | €377,481 | €293,520 |
Schemes
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Dual-learning approval
3 live approvals · 1 endedOnthaal, organisatie en sales duaal (so)
Polyvalent administratief ondersteuner (vwo)
Polyvalent administratief ondersteuner duaal (so)
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Administratief medewerker (so)
Company details
Non-profit association · founded 19-12-1963Year ends 31-12Peppol reachable1 site
Register details
Identification
Legal formNon-profit association
Founded19-12-1963
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47621Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
85599Other education
Contact
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0410631187
Registered
27-03-2026
If you follow this company, Checked tells you the day it leaves the Peppol register.
Register as of 1 October 2026 · Peppol Directory
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.
Sites & property
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2006
Ground area
217 m²
Building footprint
142 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,974 m³
Parcel 44804D2841/00L029, Flanders · tallest building 16.0 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2
companies at this address
See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
Amarant
since 2006unit no. 2.155.633.869
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44804D2841/00L029 | Flanders | 217 m² | 1 · 142 m² | 16.0 m · 5 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
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