De Bezige Bij & Co
ActiveSummary
De Bezige Bij & Co has been active since 1999 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €53k and a net result of €21k. Equity is growing by ~13.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 43% of 5894 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.8% (low).
Checked score
Score 2024
68
/ 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability86▼-14
Solvency60▼-1
Growth52▼-26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.8%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €3.5k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.35 against 1.49 in 2023; short-term debt: 39% and cash: 21.7% of total assets), and 65.2% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term
Signals
Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 81
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 81
higher
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
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 · 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
34.8%
Return on assets
13.6%
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 20-06-2025, 41 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 9 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
41 d early
2023
40 d early
2022
13 d early
2021
30 d early
2020
8 d early
2019
on the day
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema
Equity
€53k▼ 17.3%
2023 · €65k
2018: €28k
2019: €34k
2020: €37k
2021: €28k
2022: €49k
2023: €65k
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€153k▼ 13.7%
2023 · €178k
2018: €108k
2019: €103k
2020: €110k
2021: €79k
2022: €90k
2023: €178k
2018 → 2024
Net result
€21k▼ 59.1%
2023 · €51k
2018: €28k
2019: €21k
2020: €18k
2021: €-8k
2022: €20k
2023: €51k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€21k▼ 24.1%
2023 · €28k
2018: €22k
2019: €31k
2020: €32k
2021: €21k
2022: €39k
2023: €28k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€37k-€28k▼ 23.0%€49k▲ 72.4%€65k▲ 32.6%€53k▼ 17.3%
Operating result€24k-€-8k€26k€66k▲ 153%€31k▼ 53.4%
Net result€18k-€-8k€20k€51k▲ 148%€21k▼ 59.1%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result falls in 2024; 2024 is 53% below 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €153k
Fixed assets
€73k ▼ 21.9%
Current assets
€81k ▼ 4.7%
Equity and liabilities €153k
Equity
€53k ▼ 17.3%
Debt
€100k ▼ 11.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 63.6% to 65.2%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€52k▼
2023 · €76k
Cash flow
€42k▼
2023 · €60k
Current ratio
1.35▼
2023 · 1.49
Quick ratio
1.33▼
2023 · 1.44
Debt to equity
1.87▲
2023 · 1.75
ROE
39.0%▼
2023 · 78.7%
ROA
13.6%▼
2023 · 28.6%
Interest coverage
14.75▼
2023 · 37.96
Debt ≤ 1 year
€60k▲
2023 · €57k
Debt > 1 year
€40k▼
2023 · €56k
Income taxes
€7k▼
2023 · €14k
Staff costs
€202k▲
2023 · €200k
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 · 56 lines
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€178k€153k▼
Fixed assets21/28€93k€73k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€92k€72k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€638€1k▲
Furniture and vehicles24€84k€64k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€8k€7k▼
Financial fixed assets28€920€920=
Current assets29/58€85k€81k▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€2k€993▼
Stocks30/36€2k€993▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€62k€41k▼
Trade receivables40€54k€34k▼
Other amounts receivable41€8k€7k▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€15k€33k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5k€5k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€178k€153k▼
Equity10/15€65k€53k▼
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€46k€35k▼
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0-
Reserves not available under the articles1311€0-
Distributable reserves133€46k€35k▼
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€113k€100k▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€56k€40k▼
Financial debts170/4€56k€40k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€57k€60k▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€18k€16k▼
Financial debts43-€3k
Other loans439-€3k
Trade debts44€11k€5k▼
Suppliers440/4€11k€5k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€15k€16k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€15k€16k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€13k€20k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€173€0▼
Income statement
Code20232024
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€200k€202k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€9k€21k▲
Other operating charges640/8€2k€2k▲
Gross operating margin9900€277k€256k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€66k€31k▼
Financial income75/76B€73€97▲
Recurring financial income75€73€97▲
Financial charges65/66B€2k€4k▲
Recurring financial charges65€2k€4k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€65k€28k▼
Income taxes67/77€14k€7k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€51k€21k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€51k€21k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€51k€21k▼
Transfer from equity791/2€25k€12k▼
Transfer to equity691/2€41k€820▼
To other reserves6921€41k€820▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€35k€32k▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€35k€32k▼
The notes to these accounts (13 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
20-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
21-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €51k ▲148%
Operating result €66k, net result €51k, both a record.
18-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €20k
Net result €20k after one loss-making year.
01-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-8k ▼148%
Net result drops to €-8k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
23-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
02-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
03-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
4 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, Kapellen · 1 establishment unit since 1999
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.
Driehoevenseweg 522950 KapellenGround area
597 m²
Building footprint
98 m²
Volume, LiDAR
680 m³
Parcel 11023A0055/00E000, Flanders · tallest building 8.5 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
De Bezige Bij & Co
since 19992.090.076.519
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11023A0055/00E000 | Flanders | 597 m² | 1 · 98 m² | 8.5 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
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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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded05-01-1999
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
81210General cleaning of buildings
81220Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 9 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.