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PBS

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 199629 yrs activeBarrierstraat 32, 3960 Bree, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0459.324.494
Summary

PBS has been active since 1996 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €184k and a net result of €22k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±1.6% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 76% of 9517 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

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Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability80▼-3
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €16k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 4.09 against 3.78 in 2023; short-term debt: 23% and cash: 48.8% of total assets), and 23% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 82
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities (NACE 82)
about 37% fewer bankruptcies
← 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 date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 29 years 0 30 y
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 27-06-2025, 34 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
34 d early
2023
27 d early
2022
23 d early
2021
31 d early
2020
2 d late
2019
32 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
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 2024, micro schema

Equity
€184k▼ 2.5%
2023 · €188k
2018: €169klowest in 7 years 2019: €178k▲ +5.1% vs 2018 2020: €177k▼ -0.3% vs 2019 2021: €182k▲ +2.8% vs 2020 2022: €193k▲ +5.8% vs 2021highest in 7 years 2023: €188k▼ -2.5% vs 2022 2024: €184k▼ -2.5% vs 2023
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€238k▼ 2.7%
2023 · €245k
2018: €182klowest in 7 years 2019: €195k▲ +6.9% vs 2018 2020: €246k▲ +26.1% vs 2019highest in 7 years 2021: €232k▼ -5.7% vs 2020 2022: €227k▼ -2.1% vs 2021 2023: €245k▲ +7.9% vs 2022 2024: €238k▼ -2.7% vs 2023
2018 → 2024
Net result
€22k▼ 21.3%
2023 · €28k
2018: €19k 2019: €9k▼ -53.8% vs 2018lowest in 7 years 2020: €29k▲ +236% vs 2019highest in 7 years 2021: €27k▼ -6.7% vs 2020 2022: €25k▼ -7.2% vs 2021 2023: €28k▲ +11.2% vs 2022 2024: €22k▼ -21.3% vs 2023
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€169k▲ 7.1%
2023 · €158k
2018: €158k 2019: €168k▲ +6.5% vs 2018 2020: €125k▼ -25.5% vs 2019lowest in 7 years 2021: €137k▲ +9.5% vs 2020 2022: €152k▲ +10.9% vs 2021 2023: €158k▲ +3.7% vs 2022 2024: €169k▲ +7.1% vs 2023highest in 7 years
2018 → 2024
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€177k-€182k▲ 2.8%€193k▲ 5.8%€188k▼ 2.5%€184k▼ 2.5% 2020: €177klowest in 5 years 2021: €182k▲ +2.8% vs 2020 2022: €193k▲ +5.8% vs 2021highest in 5 years 2023: €188k▼ -2.5% vs 2022 2024: €184k▼ -2.5% vs 2023
Operating result€40k-€40k▼ 1.7%€35k▼ 11.7%€39k▲ 12.6%€31k▼ 20.3% 2020: €40khighest in 5 years 2021: €40k▼ -1.7% vs 2020 2022: €35k▼ -11.7% vs 2021 2023: €39k▲ +12.6% vs 2022 2024: €31k▼ -20.3% vs 2023lowest in 5 years
Net result€29k-€27k▼ 6.7%€25k▼ 7.2%€28k▲ 11.2%€22k▼ 21.3% 2020: €29khighest in 5 years 2021: €27k▼ -6.7% vs 2020 2022: €25k▼ -7.2% vs 2021 2023: €28k▲ +11.2% vs 2022 2024: €22k▼ -21.3% vs 2023lowest in 5 years
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€20k€40kOperating result 2020: €40k€40kNet result 2020: €29k€29kOperating result 2021: €40k€40kNet result 2021: €27k€27kOperating result 2022: €35k€35kNet result 2022: €25k€25kOperating result 2023: €39k€39kNet result 2023: €28k€28kOperating result 2024: €31k€31kNet result 2024: €22k€22k20202021202220232024€0€10k€20k€30k€40kOperating result 2022: €35k€35kNet result 2022: €25k€25kOperating result 2023: €39k€39kNet result 2023: €28k€28kOperating result 2024: €31k€31kNet result 2024: €22k€22k202220232024
The operating result falls in 2024; 2024 is 20% below 2023 and is the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €238k
Fixed assets €14k ▼ 52.5%
Current assets €224k ▲ 4.3%
Equity and liabilities €238k
Equity €184k ▼ 2.5%
Debt €55k ▼ 3.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 23.2% to 23.0%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€47k▼
2023 · €55k
Cash flow
€38k▼
2023 · €44k
Current ratio
4.09▲
2023 · 3.78
Debt to equity
0.30▼
2023 · 0.30
ROE
12.0%▼
2023 · 14.8%
ROA
9.2%▼
2023 · 11.4%
Interest coverage
42.76▼
2023 · 56.67
Debt ≤ 1 year
€55k▼
2023 · €57k
Income taxes
€11k▼
2023 · €13k
Staff costs
€27k▲
2023 · €17k
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 · 49 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€245k€238k▼
Fixed assets21/28€30k€14k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€30k€14k▼
Land and buildings22€2k€2k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€15k€9k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€13k€3k▼
Financial fixed assets28€62€0▼
Current assets29/58€215k€224k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€131k€107k▼
Trade receivables40€17k€17k▲
Other amounts receivable41€114k€90k▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€83k€116k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1k€493▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€245k€238k▼
Equity10/15€188k€184k▼
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€170k€165k▼
Non-distributable reserves130/1€2k€2k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€2k€2k=
Distributable reserves133€168k€163k▼
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€57k€55k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€57k€55k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€4k€4k=
Trade debts44€5k€3k▼
Suppliers440/4€5k€3k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€15k€17k▲
Taxes450/3€12k€10k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€4k€7k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€33k€30k▼
Income statement Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€17k€27k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€16k€16k▼
Other operating charges640/8€750€513▼
Gross operating margin9900€73k€74k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€39k€31k▼
Financial income75/76B€2k€2k▲
Recurring financial income75€2k€2k▲
Financial charges65/66B€976€1k▲
Recurring financial charges65€976€1k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€41k€33k▼
Income taxes67/77€13k€11k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€28k€22k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€28k€22k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€28k€22k▼
Transfer from equity791/2€33k€27k▼
Transfer to equity691/2€28k€22k▼
To other reserves6921€28k€22k▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€33k€27k▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€33k€27k▼

The notes to these accounts (8 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Accounts by statement
Line20202021202220232024Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€15k€15k€17k€27k▲ 58.8%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€11k€14k€15k€16k€16k▼ 1.2%
Other operating charges640/8-€922€667€750€513▼ 31.6%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€240----
Gross operating margin9900€66k€69k€66k€73k€74k▲ 2.1%
Operating profit (loss)9901€40k€40k€35k€39k€31k▼ 20.3%
Financial income75/76B-€2k€2k€2k€2k▲ 2.0%
Recurring financial income75€2k€2k€2k€2k€2k▲ 2.0%
Financial charges65/66B-€918€768€976€1k▲ 13.0%
Recurring financial charges65€1k€918€768€976€1k▲ 13.0%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€41k€41k€37k€41k€33k▼ 19.8%
Income taxes67/77€12k€14k€11k€13k€11k▼ 16.6%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€29k€27k€25k€28k€22k▼ 21.3%
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789-€5k----
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€29k€32k€25k€28k€22k▼ 21.3%
Line20202021202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€246k€232k€227k€245k€238k▼ 2.7%
Fixed assets21/28€55k€45k€41k€30k€14k▼ 52.5%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€55k€45k€41k€30k€14k▼ 52.4%
Land and buildings22-€3k€3k€2k€2k▼ 20.0%
Plant, machinery and equipment23-€13k€18k€15k€9k▼ 36.3%
Furniture and vehicles24-€29k€20k€13k€3k▼ 75.8%
Financial fixed assets28€62€62€62€62€0▼ 100%
Current assets29/58€191k€187k€186k€215k€224k▲ 4.3%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€131k€148k€145k€131k€107k▼ 18.0%
Trade receivables40-€21k€19k€17k€17k▲ 1.8%
Other amounts receivable41-€128k€126k€114k€90k▼ 20.9%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€60k€38k€41k€83k€116k▲ 40.3%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€452€220€1k€493▼ 59.8%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€246k€232k€227k€245k€238k▼ 2.7%
Equity10/15€177k€182k€193k€188k€184k▼ 2.5%
Contributions10/11-€19k€19k€19k€19k=
Reserves13€159k€164k€174k€170k€165k▼ 2.7%
Non-distributable reserves130/1-€2k€2k€2k€2k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311-€2k€2k€2k€2k=
Distributable reserves133-€162k€173k€168k€163k▼ 2.8%
Profit (loss) carried forward14---€0€0-
Amounts payable17/49€68k€49k€34k€57k€55k▼ 3.6%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€3k-----
Amounts payable within one year42/48€65k€49k€34k€57k€55k▼ 3.6%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42-€7k€4k€4k€4k=
Trade debts44€2k€5k€3k€5k€3k▼ 26.2%
Suppliers440/4-€5k€3k€5k€3k▼ 26.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€13k€13k€15k€17k▲ 14.2%
Taxes450/3-€10k€10k€12k€10k▼ 10.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9-€3k€3k€4k€7k▲ 93.4%
Other amounts payable47/48-€24k€14k€33k€30k▼ 9.2%
Line20202021202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€29k€27k€25k€28k€22k▼ 21.3%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€11k€14k€15k€16k€16k▼ 1.2%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€40k€41k€40k€44k€38k▼ 14.0%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€-4k€-11k€-6k€62▲ 101%
Change in cash-€-22k€3k€42k€33k▼ 20.1%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
04-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
08-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
02-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 2 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €29k ▲236%
Operating result €40k, net result €29k, both a record.
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €9k ▼53.8%
Net result drops to €9k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
08-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
03-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema
2016
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
0 of 3 acts read
About the unread acts

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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, Bree · 1 establishment unit since 1996
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
881 m²
Building footprint
189 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,018 m³
Parcel 72402A0163/00D000, Flanders · tallest building 8.5 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
Barrierstraat 32, 3960 Bree
Scientific research and development
since 19962.079.325.850
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
72402A0163/00D000 Flanders 881 m² 1 · 188 m² 8.5 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
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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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded27-11-1996
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
62200Computer consultancy and computer facilities management
82990Other business support services

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