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DUBOIS FRERES

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Public limited companyfounded 198837 yrs activeRue Hanoteau 18, 5140 Sombreffe, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0436.189.994
Summary

DUBOIS FRERES has been active since 1988 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.76M and a net result of €77k. Equity is growing by ~4.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 95% of 186 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
79 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability72▲+57
Solvency100=
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €210k at 30 days acceptable
short-term debt: 0.5% and cash: 0.4% of total assets, and 0.7% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 37 years 0 40 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 22
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 22
higher
← 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 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
99.3%
Return on assets
2.8%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
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 07-04-2026, 115 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
115 d early
2024
27 d late
2023
1 d early
2022
72 d late
2021
107 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
32 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
24-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema

Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€77k
2024 · €-87k
2018: €81k 2019: €6k 2020: €55k 2021: €298k 2022: €105k 2023: €203k 2024: €-87k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€2.67M▲ 3.3%
2024 · €2.59M
2018: €1.99M 2019: €1.99M 2020: €2.05M 2021: €2.35M 2022: €2.46M 2023: €2.67M 2024: €2.59M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€2.47M-€2.57M▲ 4.2%€2.77M▲ 7.9%€2.69M▼ 3.2%€2.76M▲ 2.9%
Operating result€290k-€113k▼ 61.1%€260k▲ 130%€-122k€19k
Net result€298k-€105k▼ 64.8%€203k▲ 93.4%€-87k€77k
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-200k€0€200kOperating result 2021: €290k€290kNet result 2021: €298k€298kOperating result 2022: €113k€113kNet result 2022: €105k€105kOperating result 2023: €260k€260kNet result 2023: €203k€203kOperating result 2024: €-122k€-122kNet result 2024: €-87k€-87kOperating result 2025: €19k€19kNet result 2025: €77k€77k20212022202320242025€-200k€-100k€0€100k€200k€300kOperating result 2023: €260k€260kNet result 2023: €203k€203kOperating result 2024: €-122k€-122kNet result 2024: €-87k€-87kOperating result 2025: €19k€19kNet result 2025: €77k€77k202320242025
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €19k after a loss of €122k in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.78M
Fixed assets €97k ▼ 3.0%
Current assets €2.68M ▲ 3.2%
Equity and liabilities €2.78M
Equity €2.76M ▲ 2.9%
Debt €18k ▲ 22.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 0.6% to 0.7%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€22k
2024 · €-119k
Cash flow
€80k
2024 · €-84k
Debt to equity
0.01
2024 · 0.01
ROE
2.8%
2024 · -3.3%
ROA
2.8%
2024 · -3.2%
Interest coverage
17.87
2024 · -15.08
Debt ≤ 1 year
€14k
2024 · €15k
Income taxes
€-10k
2024 · €10k
A ratio outside any meaningful range has been withheld (balance sheet total €2.78M, equity €2.76M).
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 · 2025 against 2024 · 55 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.70M€2.78M
Fixed assets21/28€100k€97k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€100k€97k
Land and buildings22€99k€97k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€168€55
Furniture and vehicles24€1k€639
Financial fixed assets28€50€50=
Current assets29/58€2.60M€2.68M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€62k€123k
Trade receivables40€11k€826
Other amounts receivable41€50k€122k
Current investments50/53-€2.50M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€2.54M€11k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3k€49k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.70M€2.78M
Equity10/15€2.69M€2.76M
Contributions10/11€1.34M€1.34M=
Capital10€1.34M€1.34M=
Issued capital100€1.34M€1.34M=
Outside capital11€583€583=
Share premium1100/10€583€583=
Reserves13€1.43M€1.43M=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€333k€333k=
Legal reserve130€134k€134k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€199k€199k=
Distributable reserves133€1.10M€1.10M=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-87k€-9k
Amounts payable17/49€15k€18k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€15k€14k
Financial debts43-€4k
Credit institutions430/8-€4k
Trade debts44€9k€9k
Suppliers440/4€9k€9k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€5k-
Remuneration and social security454/9€5k-
Other amounts payable47/48€617€617=
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€5k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A-€826
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€71k-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€3k€3k=
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€-117k
Other operating charges640/8€20k€134k
Gross operating margin9900€-29k€39k
Operating profit (loss)9901€-122k€19k
Financial income75/76B€53k€49k
Recurring financial income75€53k€49k
Financial charges65/66B€8k€1k
Recurring financial charges65€8k€1k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-78k€67k
Income taxes67/77€10k€-10k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-87k€77k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-87k€77k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-87k€-9k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€810€-87k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90871.3-

The notes to these accounts (7 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
07-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €77k
Net result €77k after one loss-making year.
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 27 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-87k ▼143%
Net result drops to €-87k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-12
Financial Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 174.51
Current ratio from 79.25 to 174.51; short-term debt falls from €34k to €15k.
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
31-12
Financial Liquidity times 6current ratio 79.25
Current ratio from 14.07 to 79.25; short-term debt falls from €188k to €34k.
11-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 72 days late
2022
15-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 107 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €298k ▲440%
Operating result €290k, net result €298k, both a record.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 31 days late
2020
01-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 32 days late
Show earlier events
2019
31-12
Financial Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 31.98
Current ratio from 13.23 to 31.98; short-term debt falls from €162k to €64k.
26-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 26 days late
2018
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
6 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, Sombreffe · 1 establishment unit since 1989
establishment approximate The establishment unit on the map
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.

Rue Hanoteau 185140 Sombreffe
Ground area
4,445 m²
Building footprint
270 m²
Parcel 92114E0501/00E000, Wallonia. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Rue Hanoteau 18, 5140 Sombreffe
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
since 19892.041.590.969
1 parcel
Wallonia 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
92114E0501/00E000 Wallonia 4,445 m² 1 · 269 m² -
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.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 371 companies in sector 22210 we hold annual accounts for 293. 175 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded27-12-1988
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
22210Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 38 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.