LIBRAIRIE BLAMPAIN
ActiveSummary
LIBRAIRIE BLAMPAIN has been active since 1989 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €160k and a net result of €-12k. Equity is growing by ~5.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 75% of 26043 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.7% (low).
Checked score
Score 2024
61
/ 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability16▼-59
Solvency87▲+3
Growth52▼-26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.7%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €9k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.77 against 2.6 in 2023; short-term debt: 29% and cash: 13.4% of total assets), and 37.6% 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
Sector 47
higher
← 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
62.4%
Return on assets
-4.6%
Age of the figures
21 mo
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 07-10-2025, 68 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
68 d late
2023
86 d late
2022
on the day
2021
16 d late
2020
83 d late
2019
60 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€-12k
2023 · €14k
2018: €-9k
2019: €35k
2020: €23k
2021: €6k
2022: €-3k
2023: €14k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€131k▼ 5.0%
2023 · €138k
2018: €38k
2019: €83k
2020: €118k
2021: €130k
2022: €127k
2023: €138k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€154k-€161k▲ 4.0%€158k▼ 1.8%€171k▲ 8.8%€160k▼ 6.8%
Operating result€22k-€8k▼ 62.7%€-3k€9k€-13k
Net result€23k-€6k▼ 72.8%€-3k€14k€-12k
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result turns negative in 2024: a loss of €13k after €9k in 2023, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €256k
Fixed assets
€50k ▼ 22.1%
Current assets
€205k ▼ 8.6%
Equity and liabilities €256k
Equity
€160k ▼ 6.8%
Debt
€96k ▼ 18.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 40.8% to 37.6%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€1k▼
2023 · €23k
Cash flow
€3k▼
2023 · €27k
Current ratio
2.77▲
2023 · 2.60
Quick ratio
0.62▼
2023 · 1.01
Debt to equity
0.60▼
2023 · 0.69
ROE
-7.3%▼
2023 · 8.1%
ROA
-4.6%▼
2023 · 4.8%
Interest coverage
0.33▼
2023 · 10.19
Debt ≤ 1 year
€74k▼
2023 · €86k
Debt > 1 year
€22k▼
2023 · €32k
Income taxes
€23▼
2023 · €4k
Staff costs
€83k▼
2023 · €88k
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 · 52 lines
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€289k€256k▼
Fixed assets21/28€65k€50k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€56k€42k▼
Land and buildings22€31k€23k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€2k€1k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€24k€18k▼
Financial fixed assets28€9k€9k=
Current assets29/58€225k€205k▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€138k€160k▲
Stocks30/36€138k€160k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2k€11k▲
Trade receivables40€2k€1k▼
Other amounts receivable41-€10k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€84k€34k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1k-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€289k€256k▼
Equity10/15€171k€160k▼
Contributions10/11€45k€45k=
Outside capital11€45k€45k=
Other1109/19€45k€45k=
Reserves13€104k€104k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€4k€4k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€4k€4k=
Distributable reserves133€100k€100k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€22k€10k▼
Amounts payable17/49€118k€96k▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€32k€22k▼
Financial debts170/4€32k€22k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€86k€74k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€9k€10k▲
Trade debts44€11k€2k▼
Suppliers440/4€11k€2k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€18k€14k▼
Taxes450/3€3k€2k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€16k€12k▼
Other amounts payable47/48€48k€48k=
Income statement
Code20232024
Non-recurring operating income76A-€515
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€88k€83k▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€13k€14k▲
Other operating charges640/8€3k€3k▲
Gross operating margin9900€114k€88k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€9k€-13k▼
Financial income75/76B€11k€5k▼
Recurring financial income75€11k€5k▼
Financial charges65/66B€2k€3k▲
Recurring financial charges65€2k€3k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€18k€-12k▼
Income taxes67/77€4k€23▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€14k€-12k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€14k€-12k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€22k€10k▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€8k€22k▲
The notes to these accounts (5 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
07-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 68 days late
2024
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-12k ▼184%
Net result drops to €-12k, the lowest in the series.
25-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 86 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €14k
Net result €14k after one loss-making year.
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
16-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 16 days late
2021
22-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 83 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Equity above €150kEq €154k ▲17.2%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €154k.
29-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 60 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €35k
Net result €35k after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €100kEq €132k ▲36.2%
Equity rises from €97k to €132k.
27-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 58 days late
Show earlier events
2018
21-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 52 days late
2017
22-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 53 days late
2016
15-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema · 46 days late
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, Profondeville · 1 establishment unit since 1989
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.
Place de l' Armistice(B.V.) 195170 ProfondevilleGround area
556 m²
Building footprint
120 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,044 m³
Parcel 92014C0961/00B003, Wallonia · tallest building 11.2 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
LIBRAIRIE BLAMPAIN
since 19892.045.157.502
1 parcel
Wallonia
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92014C0961/00B003 | Wallonia | 556 m² | 1 · 120 m² | 11.2 m · 3 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.
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Food safety, FASFC
1 siteProfondeville2.045.157.502
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded30-06-1989
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47621Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 35 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.