Bright Plus
ActiveSummary
Bright Plus has been active since 1992 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €2.02M and a net result of €-366k. Equity is shrinking by ~10.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 57% of 289 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 1.4% (low).
Checked score
Score 2024
44
/ 100
Weak
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability24▼-25
Solvency65▼-6
Growth22▼-13
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.4%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €85k at 30 days only on tighter terms
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.91 against 2.06 in 2023; short-term debt: 49.8% and cash: 0.1% of total assets), but 60.4% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Six 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
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 78
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 78
lower
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2024Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
39.6%
Return on assets
-7.2%
Age of the figures
21 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 17-06-2025, 44 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
44 d early
2023
41 d early
2022
48 d early
2021
41 d early
2020
36 d early
2019
46 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema
Turnover
€15.42M▼ 0.9%
2023 · €15.56M
2018: €31.59M
2019: €29.84M
2020: €21.62M
2021: €23.87M
2022: €21.29M
2023: €15.56M
2018 → 2024
EBIT margin
0.3%▼ 1.0pp
2023 · 1.3%
2018: 10.9%
2019: 9.9%
2020: 3.2%
2021: 1.1%
2022: 11.1%
2023: 1.3%
2018 → 2024
Net result
€-366k
2023 · €85k
2018: €2.21M
2019: €1.80M
2020: €400k
2021: €-41k
2022: €1.57M
2023: €85k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€2.32M▼ 11.0%
2023 · €2.60M
2018: €2.00M
2019: €3.94M
2020: €4.43M
2021: €3.08M
2022: €2.64M
2023: €2.60M
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Turnover€21.62M-€23.87M▲ 10.4%€21.29M▼ 10.8%€15.56M▼ 26.9%€15.42M▼ 0.9%
Equity€4.30M-€2.81M▼ 34.7%€2.38M▼ 15.2%€2.47M▲ 3.6%€2.02M▼ 18.1%
Operating result€691k-€273k▼ 60.5%€2.36M▲ 767%€201k▼ 91.5%€46k▼ 77.1%
Net result€400k-€-41k€1.57M€85k▼ 94.6%€-366k
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2024 is 77% below 2023 and is the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €5.10M
Fixed assets
€245k ▼ 6.1%
Current assets
€4.86M ▼ 4.1%
Equity and liabilities €5.10M
Equity
€2.02M ▼ 18.1%
Debt
€3.08M ▲ 7.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 53.7% to 60.4%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€141k▼
2023 · €297k
Cash flow
€-270k▼
2023 · €182k
Current ratio
1.91▼
2023 · 2.06
Debt to equity
1.53▲
2023 · 1.16
ROE
-18.1%▼
2023 · 3.5%
ROA
-7.2%▼
2023 · 1.6%
Interest coverage
1.64▼
2023 · 4.75
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.54M▲
2023 · €2.46M
Income taxes
€425k▲
2023 · €193k
Staff costs
€13.14M▲
2023 · €13.09M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 63 lines
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€5.32M€5.10M▼
Fixed assets21/28€261k€245k▼
Intangible fixed assets21€55k€6k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€199k€233k▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23-€1k
Furniture and vehicles24€95k€92k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€104k€140k▲
Financial fixed assets28€7k€5k▼
Other financial fixed assets284/8€7k€5k▼
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€7k€5k▼
Current assets29/58€5.06M€4.86M▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€4.54M€4.27M▼
Trade receivables40€2.11M€1.35M▼
Other amounts receivable41€2.43M€2.92M▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€4k€4k=
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€523k€586k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€5.32M€5.10M▼
Equity10/15€2.47M€2.02M▼
Contributions10/11€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k=
Reserves13€7k€7k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k=
Distributable reserves133€805€805=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€2.40M€1.95M▼
Amounts payable17/49€2.86M€3.08M▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€2.46M€2.54M▲
Trade debts44€671k€589k▼
Suppliers440/4€671k€589k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1.79M€1.95M▲
Taxes450/3€333k€336k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€1.46M€1.61M▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€398k€543k▲
Income statement
Code20232024
Operating income70/76A€19.44M€19.23M▼
Turnover70€15.56M€15.42M▼
Other operating income74€3.89M€3.81M▼
Operating charges60/66A€19.24M€19.18M▼
Services and other goods61€5.99M€5.88M▼
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€13.09M€13.14M▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€97k€96k▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-951€-15k▼
Other operating charges640/8€61k€76k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€201k€46k▼
Financial income75/76B€144k€103k▼
Recurring financial income75€144k€103k▼
Income from current assets751€138k€86k▼
Other financial income752/9€6k€18k▲
Financial charges65/66B€67k€90k▲
Recurring financial charges65€67k€90k▲
Debt charges650€63k€86k▲
Other financial charges652/9€4k€4k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€278k€59k▼
Income taxes67/77€193k€425k▲
Taxes670/3€201k€425k▲
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€8k-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€85k€-366k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€85k€-366k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€2.40M€2.03M▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€2.31M€2.40M▲
Profit to be distributed694/7-€80k
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€80k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)9087202.7202.4▼
The notes to these accounts (47 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
17-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-366k ▼530%
Net result drops to €-366k, the lowest in the series.
20-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
13-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €1.57M
Net result €1.57M after one loss-making year.
20-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
25-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
15-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
31-12
Financial
Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 2.42
Current ratio from 1.05 to 2.42; short-term debt falls from €39.73M to €2.76M.
24-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
04-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
18-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema · 18 days late
2016
29-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
50 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Antwerpen · 15 establishment units since 1992
Cannot be placed on the map
This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.
Frankrijklei 1012000 AntwerpenGround area
6.9 ha
Building footprint
1.9 ha
Volume, LiDAR
263,324 m³
15 parcels, Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia · tallest building 79.3 m, ±19 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
15 establishment units
Bright Plus Maatschappelijke zetel
since 19922.142.975.171
Bright Plus Antwerpen
since 19952.059.786.090
Bright Plus Leuven
since 19982.059.786.486
Bright Plus Geel
since 19992.059.786.684
Bright Plus Hasselt
since 20012.059.786.288
Bright Plus Mechelen
since 20012.139.524.743
Show 9 more locations
Bright Plus Aalst
since 20042.139.523.951
Bright Plus Liège
since 20042.139.524.248
Bright Plus Kortrijk
since 20042.139.523.654
Bright Plus Roeselare
since 20062.152.075.256
Bright Plus Brussel
since 20082.168.220.808
Bright Plus HALLE
since 20082.175.437.014
Bright Plus Vilvoorde
since 20112.228.328.540
Bright Plus Gent
since 20122.228.328.243
Bright Plus Brugge
since 20242.367.459.796
15 parcels
Flanders
13
(86.7%)
Wallonia
1
(6.7%)
Brussels
1
(6.7%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23645C0156/00D002 | Flanders | 2.0 ha | 1 · 1,717 m² | 20.5 m · 6 fl. |
| 34353B0773/00A000 | Flanders | 9,552 m² | 1 · 4,212 m² | 2.0 m |
| 13373L0877/00F000 | Flanders | 9,356 m² | 1 · 892 m² | 25.9 m · 8 fl. |
| 11003A0291/00C002 | Flanders | 7,531 m² | 1 · 1,121 m² | 21.5 m · 6 fl. |
| 12402A0054/00D000 | Flanders | 3,845 m² | 1 · 1,741 m² | 6.1 m · 2 fl. |
| 21014A0112/00K002 | Brussels | 3,162 m² | 1 · 2,256 m² | 79.3 m · 19 fl. |
| 62806C0923/00M003 | Wallonia | 3,111 m² | 1 · 716 m² | 12.7 m · 4 fl. |
| 11808H1206/00Y007 | Flanders | 2,404 m² | 1 · 2,222 m² | 32.5 m · 2 fl. |
| 36017A1278/00R000 | Flanders | 2,024 m² | 1 · 1,005 m² | 28.0 m · 8 fl. |
| 23413H0074/00B004 | Flanders | 1,925 m² | 1 · 696 m² | 18.6 m · 5 fl. |
| 24502B0659/00F002 | Flanders | 1,862 m² | 1 · 1,393 m² | 18.2 m · 3 fl. |
| 41342B1477/00D000 | Flanders | 1,514 m² | 1 · 237 m² | 7.1 m · 2 fl. |
| 44062B0004/00P002 | Flanders | 1,317 m² | 1 · 242 m² | 12.2 m · 3 fl. |
| 71327G0232/00F005 | Flanders | 798 m² | 1 · 365 m² | 22.5 m · 3 fl. |
| 31512B0117/00R008 | Flanders | 489 m² | 1 · 132 m² | 12.6 m · 3 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 14
15 of 15 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).
Structure & network
Ownership & control
1 parent companyControl over this companyparent company per the LEI register1
株式会社リクルートホールディングス
東京都 千代田区, Japan
controls
Bright PlusBE 0447.485.645
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2024 · 6 entries · 18,591 EUR awarded · 18,591 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 2,663 EUR | 2,663 EUR |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,300 EUR | 3,378 EUR |
| 2022 | 3 | 13,628 EUR | 12,550 EUR |
Schemes
Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)
Vlaamse ondersteuningspremie (VOP) voor werkgevers (uitdovend stelsel)
Werkbaarheidscheque (stopgezet)
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Legal Entity Identifier
967600YNJHC31R7TQY04
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded14-05-1992
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
78200Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 32 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.