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STS

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Private limited companyfounded 200125 yrs activeAntwerpsesteenweg 449, 2500 Lier, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0473.790.362
Summary

STS has been active since 2001 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €209,613 and a net result of €34,960. Equity is growing by ~10.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 71% of 18716 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability81▲+7
Solvency84▼-1
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €16,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.53 against 2.88 in 2024; short-term debt: 30.3% and cash: 20.7% of total assets), and 40.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Four 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 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Retail trade (NACE 47)
about 45% more 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 25 years 0 30 y
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
59.2%
Return on assets
9.9%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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 30-06-2026, 31 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
31 d early
2024
8 d early
2023
64 d late
2022
36 d late
2021
76 d late
2020
58 d late
2019
91 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 41 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 47% of the sector filed late.

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. Usually files around 5 September (4 of the last 5 filed years within 44 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
30-09-2026 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

History

STS was incorporated on 11 January 2001.1 Total assets rose from EUR 217,190 in 2018 to EUR 354,114 in 2025 and headcount from 5.5 to 5.8 full-time equivalents.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

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Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema

Equity
€209,613▲ 13.5%
2024 · €184,653
Total assets
€354,114▲ 15.7%
2024 · €306,142
Net result
€34,960▲ 150%
2024 · €13,962
Working capital
€164,199▲ 8.1%
2024 · €151,938
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
No line ticked in this group.
In per cent
No line ticked in this group.
Ratio
No line ticked in this group.
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
No line ticked in this group.

Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Operating result-€5,034€12,873€20,801▲ 61.6%€27,408▲ 31.8%€55,998▲ 104%
Net result-€10,239below the sector's middle half€4,268within the sector's middle half€11,416within the sector's middle half▲ 167%€13,962within the sector's middle half▲ 22.3%€34,960above the sector's middle half▲ 150%
Equity€155,007above the sector's middle half▼ 6.2%€159,275above the sector's middle half▲ 2.8%€170,691above the sector's middle half▲ 7.2%€184,653above the sector's middle half▲ 8.2%€209,613above the sector's middle half▲ 13.5%
Total assets€313,195within the sector's middle half▲ 17.8%€238,000within the sector's middle half▼ 24.0%€310,641within the sector's middle half▲ 30.5%€306,142within the sector's middle half▼ 1.4%€354,114above the sector's middle half▲ 15.7%
Debt€158,188▲ 57.3%€78,725▼ 50.2%€139,950▲ 77.8%€121,489▼ 13.2%€144,501▲ 18.9%
Working capital€140,334above the sector's middle half▼ 17.8%€138,056above the sector's middle half▼ 1.6%€127,838above the sector's middle half▼ 7.4%€151,938above the sector's middle half▲ 18.9%€164,199above the sector's middle half▲ 8.1%
Solvency49.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 12.7pp66.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 17.4pp54.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 12.0pp60.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.4pp59.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.1pp
Current ratio1.90within the sector's middle half▼ 1.112.75above the sector's middle half▲ 0.852.45within the sector's middle half▼ 0.302.88above the sector's middle half▲ 0.432.53within the sector's middle half▼ 0.35
Return on assets (ROA)-3.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 26.6pp1.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.1pp3.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.9pp4.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.9pp9.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.3pp
Staff (FTE)6.1▲ 13.0%6.7▲ 9.8%6.1▼ 9.0%6.9▲ 13.1%5.8▼ 15.9%
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€20,000€0€20,000€40,000€60,000Operating result 2021: -€5,034-€5,034Net result 2021: -€10,239-€10,239Operating result 2022: €12,873€12,873Net result 2022: €4,268€4,268Operating result 2023: €20,801€20,801Net result 2023: €11,416€11,416Operating result 2024: €27,408€27,408Net result 2024: €13,962€13,962Operating result 2025: €55,998€55,998Net result 2025: €34,960€34,96020212022202320242025€0€20,000€40,000€60,000Operating result 2023: €20,801€20,800Net result 2023: €11,416€11,400Operating result 2024: €27,408€27,400Net result 2024: €13,962€14,000Operating result 2025: €55,998€56,000Net result 2025: €34,960€35,000202320242025
The operating result has risen four years in a row; 2025 is 104% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €354,114
Fixed assets €82,463 ▲ 12.2%
Current assets €271,651 ▲ 16.8%
Equity and liabilities €354,114
Equity €209,613 ▲ 13.5%
Debt €144,501 ▲ 18.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 39.7% to 40.8%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€78,599▲
2024 · €50,434
Cash flow
€57,561▲
2024 · €36,988
Quick ratio
1.75▲
2024 · 1.74
Debt to equity
0.69▲
2024 · 0.66
ROE
16.7%▲
2024 · 7.6%
Interest coverage
12.49▲
2024 · 8.51
Debt ≤ 1 year
€107,452▲
2024 · €80,724
Debt > 1 year
€37,049▼
2024 · €40,765
Income taxes
€15,607▲
2024 · €8,303
Staff costs
€248,763▲
2024 · €200,307
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 31,371 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.5% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93% still going

A further 0.1% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.5% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,340 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.5%
3 0.5% 0.6%
4 0.7% 0.8%
5 0.9% 1.0%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 31,371 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 54 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€306,142€354,114▲
Fixed assets21/28€73,480€82,463▲
Intangible fixed assets21€1,066€533▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€72,054€81,569▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€6,005€8,599▲
Furniture and vehicles24€61,988€65,207▲
Other tangible fixed assets26€4,060€7,763▲
Financial fixed assets28€361€361=
Current assets29/58€232,662€271,651▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€91,986€83,699▼
Stocks30/36€91,986€83,699▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€53,236€108,229▲
Trade receivables40€52,202€108,229▲
Other amounts receivable41€1,034-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€80,787€73,432▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€6,653€6,292▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€306,142€354,114▲
Equity10/15€184,653€209,613▲
Contributions10/11€20,460€20,460=
Reserves13€164,193€189,153▲
Tax-exempt reserves132€27,500€27,500=
Distributable reserves133€136,693€161,653▲
Amounts payable17/49€121,489€144,501▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€40,765€37,049▼
Financial debts170/4€40,765€37,049▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€80,724€107,452▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€27,663€36,227▲
Trade debts44€19,724€22,713▲
Suppliers440/4€19,724€22,713▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€25,514€40,674▲
Taxes450/3€6,797€17,670▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€18,717€23,004▲
Other amounts payable47/48€7,823€7,838▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€200,307€248,763▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€23,027€22,601▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€657
Other operating charges640/8€10,674€10,304▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€280
Gross operating margin9900€261,415€338,603▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€27,408€55,998▲
Financial income75/76B€780€863▲
Recurring financial income75€780€863▲
Financial charges65/66B€5,923€6,295▲
Recurring financial charges65€5,923€6,295▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€22,265€50,567▲
Income taxes67/77€8,303€15,607▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€13,962€34,960▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€13,962€34,960▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€13,962€34,960▲
Transfer from equity791/2-€10,000
Transfer to equity691/2€13,962€34,960▲
To other reserves6921€13,962€34,960▲
Profit to be distributed694/7-€10,000
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€10,000

The notes to these accounts (12 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A--€905---
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€201,337€208,023€219,731€200,307€248,763▲ 24.2%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€5,203€4,955€14,885€23,027€22,601▼ 1.8%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€4,281€576-€657-
Other operating charges640/8€8,874€14,206€13,688€10,674€10,304▼ 3.5%
Non-recurring operating charges66A----€280-
Gross operating margin9900€210,380€244,338€269,683€261,415€338,603▲ 29.5%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€5,034€12,873€20,801€27,408€55,998▲ 104%
Financial income75/76B€592€458€438€780€863▲ 10.6%
Recurring financial income75€592€458€438€780€863▲ 10.6%
Financial charges65/66B€5,314€3,168€1,857€5,923€6,295▲ 6.3%
Recurring financial charges65€5,074€2,927€1,857€5,923€6,295▲ 6.3%
Non-recurring financial charges66B€240€241----
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€9,756€10,163€19,382€22,265€50,567▲ 127%
Income taxes67/77€482€5,895€7,966€8,303€15,607▲ 88.0%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€10,239€4,268€11,416€13,962€34,960▲ 150%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€10,239€4,268€11,416€13,962€34,960▲ 150%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€313,195€238,000€310,641€306,142€354,114▲ 15.7%
Fixed assets21/28€17,567€21,219€94,615€73,480€82,463▲ 12.2%
Intangible fixed assets21€2,665€2,132€1,599€1,066€533▼ 50.0%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€14,567€18,752€92,680€72,054€81,569▲ 13.2%
Plant, machinery and equipment23€5,478€5,458€6,788€6,005€8,599▲ 43.2%
Furniture and vehicles24€4,436€8,501€81,977€61,988€65,207▲ 5.2%
Other tangible fixed assets26€4,653€4,792€3,915€4,060€7,763▲ 91.2%
Financial fixed assets28€336€336€336€361€361=
Current assets29/58€295,628€216,781€216,026€232,662€271,651▲ 16.8%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€133,373€112,360€89,763€91,986€83,699▼ 9.0%
Stocks30/36€133,373€112,360€89,763€91,986€83,699▼ 9.0%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€55,192€21,611€38,573€53,236€108,229▲ 103%
Trade receivables40€53,175€19,594€37,539€52,202€108,229▲ 107%
Other amounts receivable41€2,018€2,018€1,034€1,034--
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€105,856€80,714€83,126€80,787€73,432▼ 9.1%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1,206€2,096€4,564€6,653€6,292▼ 5.4%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€313,195€238,000€310,641€306,142€354,114▲ 15.7%
Equity10/15€155,007€159,275€170,691€184,653€209,613▲ 13.5%
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600€20,460€20,460€20,460=
Reserves13€136,407€140,675€150,231€164,193€189,153▲ 15.2%
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,860€1,860----
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1,860€1,860----
Tax-exempt reserves132€27,500€27,500€27,500€27,500€27,500=
Distributable reserves133€107,047€111,315€122,731€136,693€161,653▲ 18.3%
Amounts payable17/49€158,188€78,725€139,950€121,489€144,501▲ 18.9%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€2,894-€51,761€40,765€37,049▼ 9.1%
Financial debts170/4€2,894-€51,761€40,765€37,049▼ 9.1%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€155,293€78,725€88,189€80,724€107,452▲ 33.1%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€30,525€27,434€27,579€27,663€36,227▲ 31.0%
Trade debts44€74,114€9,643€19,996€19,724€22,713▲ 15.2%
Suppliers440/4€74,114€9,643€19,996€19,724€22,713▲ 15.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€40,987€34,419€33,581€25,514€40,674▲ 59.4%
Taxes450/3€5,694€13,621€16,615€6,797€17,670▲ 160%
Remuneration and social security454/9€35,293€20,798€16,966€18,717€23,004▲ 22.9%
Other amounts payable47/48€9,667€7,229€7,032€7,823€7,838▲ 0.2%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€10,239€4,268€11,416€13,962€34,960▲ 150%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€5,203€4,955€14,885€23,027€22,601▼ 1.8%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€5,036€9,222€26,301€36,988€57,561▲ 55.6%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€8,606-€88,281-€1,892-€31,584▼ 1,569%
Change in cash--€25,142€2,412-€2,339-€7,354▼ 214%

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

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
31-12
Financial Equity above €200,000Eq €209,613 ▲13.5%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €209,613.
23-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
03-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 64 days late
2023
05-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 36 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €4,268
Net result €4,268 after one loss-making year.
15-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 76 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€10,239
Net result drops to -€10,239, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
27-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 58 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €61,917 ▲67.3%
Operating result €73,882, net result €61,917, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €150,000Eq €165,246 ▲59.9%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €165,246.
30-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 91 days late
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2019
31-12
Financial Equity above €100,000Eq €103,329 ▲55.8%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €103,329.
18-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 49 days late
2018
25-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 56 days late
2017
27-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 58 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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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, Lier · 1 establishment unit since 2001
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
947 m²
Building footprint
264 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,192 m³
Parcel 12393F0694/00Z000, Flanders · tallest building 8.0 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
STS
Antwerpsesteenweg 449, 2500 LierScientific research and development
since 20012.100.065.440
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
12393F0694/00Z000 Flanders 947 m² 1 · 264 m² 8.0 m · 1 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.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 9 entries · 10,445 EUR awarded · 10,445 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 3 3,479 EUR3,479 EUR
2024 2 2,000 EUR2,716 EUR
2023 2 1,966 EUR1,250 EUR
2022 2 3,000 EUR3,000 EUR
Schemes
2 entries · 4,000 EUR · 4,000 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
2 entries · 3,000 EUR · 3,000 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
2 entries · 2,250 EUR · 2,250 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
3 entries · 1,195 EUR · 1,195 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Dual-learning approval

3 live approvals · 13 ended
Datacommunicatie- en netwerkinstallaties duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2025 to 2030
Winkelmedewerker (vwo)
Goedgekeurd · 2022 to 2027
Winkelmedewerker duaal (so)
Goedgekeurd · 2022 to 2027
Show 13 ended approvals
Aanvuller (so)
discontinued · 2022 to 2025
Kassier (so)
discontinued · 2022 to 2025
Pc-technicus (so)
discontinued · 2022 to 2025
Verkoper (so)
discontinued · 2022 to 2025
Winkelbediende (so)
discontinued · 2022 to 2025
Administratief medewerker (so)
ended · 2018 to 2023
Polyvalent administratief ondersteuner (vwo)
ended · 2018 to 2023
Polyvalent administratief ondersteuner duaal (so)
ended · 2018 to 2023
Aanvuller (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022
Kassier (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022
Pc-technicus (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022
Verkoper (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022
Winkelbediende (so)
ended · 2017 to 2022

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded11-01-2001
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47400Retail sale of information and communication equipment
95100Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment
E-invoicing
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Peppol ID 0208:0473790362
Registered 04-09-2025

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