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LIBRAIRIE L' ECRITOIRE

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Private limited companyfounded 201214 yrs activeRue de Gouy 27, 7160 Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0844.818.035

LIBRAIRIE L' ECRITOIRE has been active since 2012 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €20k and a net result of €-824. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 51% of 18039 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.9% (low).

Checked score

Score 2025
58 / 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability22▼-61
Solvency61▲+5
Growth65=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.9% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.56 against 1.36 in 2024; short-term debt: 59.5% and cash: 51.3% of total assets), but 64.4% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
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 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
35.6%
Return on assets
-1.5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 14 years 0 20 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 10-08-2026, 10 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 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
10 d late
2024
4 d late
2023
9 d early
2022
24 d late
2021
72 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
88 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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
16-09-2026 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, micro schema

Turnover
€1.02M▲ 2.0%
2018 · €1.00M
2018: €1.00M
2018 → 2019
EBIT margin
-1.9%▼ 1.2pp
2018 · -0.7%
2018: -0.7%
2018 → 2019
Net result
€-824
2024 · €7k
2018: €-7k 2019: €-21k 2021: €-7k 2022: €34k 2023: €14k 2024: €7k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€18k▲ 14.0%
2024 · €16k
2018: €-27k 2019: €-44k 2020: €-44k 2021: €-41k 2022: €-2k 2023: €10k 2024: €16k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€-35k-€-216▲ 99.4%€13k€21k▲ 54.2%€20k▼ 4.0%
Operating result€-7k-€42k€15k▼ 64.4%€7k▼ 50.3%€86▼ 98.8%
Net result€-7k-€34k€14k▼ 60.6%€7k▼ 46.7%€-824
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-20k€0€20k€40kOperating result 2021: €-7k€-7kNet result 2021: €-7k€-7kOperating result 2022: €42k€42kNet result 2022: €34k€34kOperating result 2023: €15k€15kNet result 2023: €14k€14kOperating result 2024: €7k€7kNet result 2024: €7k€7kOperating result 2025: €86€86Net result 2025: €-824€-82420212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2025 is 99% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €55k
Fixed assets €4k▼ 8.6%
Current assets €51k▼ 15.7%
Equity and liabilities €55k
Equity €20k▼ 4.0%
Debt €36k▼ 20.3%
The debt ratio falls from 68.5% to 64.4%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€612
2024 · €8k
Cash flow
€-298
2024 · €8k
Solvency
35.6%
2024 · 31.5%
Current ratio
1.56
2024 · 1.36
Quick ratio
0.92
2024 · 0.81
Debt / equity
1.81
2024 · 2.18
ROE
-4.2%
2024 · 35.1%
ROA
-1.5%
2024 · 11.1%
Interest coverage
0.67
2024 · 10.34
Debt
€36k
2024 · €45k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€33k
2024 · €45k
Debt > 1 year
€3k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€65k€55k
Fixed assets21/28€4k€4k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€3k€3k
Furniture and vehicles24€482€253
Other tangible fixed assets26€2k€2k
Financial fixed assets28€1k€1k=
Current assets29/58€61k€51k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€25k€21k
Stocks30/36€25k€21k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2k€802
Trade receivables40€366€33
Other amounts receivable41€2k€769
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€31k€28k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3k€1k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€65k€55k
Equity10/15€21k€20k
Contributions10/11€33k€33k=
Reserves13€2k€2k=
Distributable reserves133€2k€2k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-15k€-16k
Amounts payable17/49€45k€36k
Amounts payable after more than one year17-€3k
Financial debts170/4-€3k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€45k€33k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€607€2k
Trade debts44€25k€22k
Suppliers440/4€25k€22k
Other amounts payable47/48€19k€9k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€6
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€54-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€494€526
Other operating charges640/8€624€638
Gross operating margin9900€9k€1k
Operating profit (loss)9901€7k€86
Financial income75/76B€584-
Recurring financial income75€584-
Financial charges65/66B€763€910
Recurring financial charges65€763€910
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€7k€-824
Profit (loss) for the period9904€7k€-824
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€7k€-824
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-15k€-16k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-22k€-15k

The notes to these accounts (9 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
10-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema · 10 days late
2025
04-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 4 days late
2024
22-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
24-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 24 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €34k
Net result €34k after one loss-making year.
11-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 72 days late
2021
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 31 days late
2020
27-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 88 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-21k
Net result drops to €-21k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
26-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 26 days late
2018
22-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 22 days late
2017
25-07
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
3 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, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · 1 establishment unit since 2012
establishment 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 de Gouy 277160 Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
Ground area
218 m²
Building footprint
72 m²
Volume, LiDAR
710 m³
Parcel 52010A0715/00G000, Wallonia · tallest building 11.3 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
L'Ecritoire
Rue de Gouy 27, 7160 Chapelle-lez-HerlaimontRetail sale of chocolate and confectionery
since 20122.208.656.643
1 parcel
Wallonia 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
52010A0715/00G000 Wallonia 218 m² 1 · 72 m² 11.3 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 site
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont2.208.656.643
1 permission
Verkooppunt LM>3 maand · since 07-01-2013

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 2,347 companies in sector 47621 we hold annual accounts for 1,246. 935 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded29-03-2012
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
47620Retail trade
47621Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
47242Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery
47252Retail sale of beverages, general range
47260Retail trade
82100Office administrative and support services
82190Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 14 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 16-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.