Sounds Better
ActiveSounds Better has been active since 2012 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €59k and a net result of €11k. Equity is growing by ~26.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 20% of 527 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.8% (low).
Checked score
Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability90▼-10
Solvency15▼-1
Growth52=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.8%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €3k at 30 days only on tighter terms
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.98 against 1.03 in 2024), and 93.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term
Signals
Seven 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 43
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 43
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 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
6.7%
Return on assets
1.2%
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 dateAge against the risk zone
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 20% of 527 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparisonPosition among 527 sector peers
Solvency
better than 20%
← weakest
strongest →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 24-08-2026, 24 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
24 d late
2024
41 d early
2023
19 d late
2022
45 d early
2021
44 d early
2020
43 d early
2019
39 d early
← 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 monthsPosition in the running window
16-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Equity
€59k▲ 21.8%
2024 · €48k
2018: €-2k
2019: €14k
2020: €14k
2021: €44k
2022: €98k
2023: €21k
2024: €48k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€873k▲ 12.0%
2024 · €779k
2018: €133k
2019: €188k
2020: €289k
2021: €458k
2022: €844k
2023: €939k
2024: €779k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€11k▼ 61.9%
2024 · €28k
2018: €37k
2019: €16k
2020: €602
2021: €30k
2022: €53k
2023: €-77k
2024: €28k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-7k
2024 · €8k
2018: €-15k
2019: €-5k
2020: €-3k
2021: €23k
2022: €35k
2023: €24k
2024: €8k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€44k-€98k▲ 121%€21k▼ 78.9%€48k▲ 134%€59k▲ 21.8%
Operating result€57k-€80k▲ 41.4%€-70k€56k€24k▼ 57.4%
Net result€30k-€53k▲ 77.7%€-77k€28k€11k▼ 61.9%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 57% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €873k
Fixed assets
€502k▲ 12.4%
Current assets
€371k▲ 11.5%
Equity and liabilities €873k
Equity
€59k▲ 21.8%
Debt
€814k▲ 11.4%
The debt ratio falls from 93.8% to 93.3%: equity grows faster than debt.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€70k▼
2024 · €93k
Cash flow
€56k▼
2024 · €65k
Solvency
6.7%▲
2024 · 6.2%
Current ratio
0.98▼
2024 · 1.03
Quick ratio
0.64▲
2024 · 0.53
Debt / equity
13.83▼
2024 · 15.13
ROE
17.9%▼
2024 · 57.2%
ROA
1.2%▼
2024 · 3.5%
Interest coverage
2.50▼
2024 · 3.20
Debt
€814k▲
2024 · €731k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€378k▲
2024 · €325k
Debt > 1 year
€433k▲
2024 · €403k
Income taxes
€170▼
2024 · €240
Staff costs
€314k▼
2024 · €359k
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€779k€873k▲
Fixed assets21/28€446k€502k▲
Intangible fixed assets21€3k€6k▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€443k€495k▲
Land and buildings22€386k€416k▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€1k€30k▲
Furniture and vehicles24€56k€49k▼
Current assets29/58€333k€371k▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€162k€129k▼
Stocks30/36€84k€78k▼
Contracts in progress37€78k€51k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€132k€196k▲
Trade receivables40€99k€176k▲
Other amounts receivable41€34k€20k▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€31k€44k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€8k€2k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€779k€873k▲
Equity10/15€48k€59k▲
Contributions10/11€6k€6k=
Reserves13€90k€90k=
Distributable reserves133€90k€90k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-48k€-37k▲
Amounts payable17/49€731k€814k▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€403k€433k▲
Financial debts170/4€403k€433k▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€325k€378k▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€43k€49k▲
Financial debts43-€125k
Credit institutions430/8-€125k
Trade debts44€164k€93k▼
Suppliers440/4€164k€93k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€9k€9k▲
Taxes450/3€392€389▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€8k€9k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€109k€102k▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€3k€3k▲
Income statement
Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€359k€314k▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€38k€46k▲
Other operating charges640/8€3k€3k▲
Gross operating margin9900€455k€387k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€56k€24k▼
Financial income75/76B€1k€15k▲
Recurring financial income75€1k€15k▲
Financial charges65/66B€29k€28k▼
Recurring financial charges65€29k€28k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€28k€11k▼
Income taxes67/77€240€170▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€28k€11k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€28k€11k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-48k€-37k▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-75k€-48k▲
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90874.94.8▼
The notes to these accounts (18 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
24-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema · 24 days late
2025
20-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €28k
Net result €28k after one loss-making year.
19-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 19 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-77k ▼244%
Net result drops to €-77k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
16-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €53k ▲77.7%
Operating result €80k, net result €53k, both a record.
17-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
18-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
22-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
24-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
02-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
25-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 56 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, Zwevegem · 1 establishment unit since 2012
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.
Moenkouterstraat(M) 38552 ZwevegemGround area
8,625 m²
Building footprint
473 m²
Volume, LiDAR
110 m³
Parcel 34028C0573/00F003, Flanders · tallest building 1.1 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Sounds Better
since 20122.210.282.976
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34028C0573/00F003 | Flanders | 8,625 m² | 1 · 473 m² | 1.1 m |
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.
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 4 entries · 1,419 EUR awarded · 1,419 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 57 EUR | 57 EUR |
| 2024 | 1 | 72 EUR | 72 EUR |
| 2023 | 1 | 198 EUR | 198 EUR |
| 2022 | 1 | 1,092 EUR | 1,092 EUR |
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
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Of 22,740 companies in sector 43211 we hold annual accounts for 10,275. 8,646 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector
Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded11-06-2012
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
43211General electrical installation work
90393Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services
46180Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products
77222Rental and leasing activities
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 13 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Data from official sources, last processed on 14-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.