MATERIA NOVA
ActiveMATERIA NOVA has been active since 1999 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €5.80M and a net result of €185k. Equity is growing by ~5.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 30% of 211 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
70
/ 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability80▲+1
Solvency43▲+2
Growth44▼-2
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
< 0.1%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €250k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.21 against 2.93 in 2024; short-term debt: 30.5% and cash: 2% of total assets), but 81.6% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term
Signals
Nine 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
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 72
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 72
lower
← 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
18.4%
Return on assets
0.6%
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 16-07-2026, 15 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
15 d early
2024
27 d early
2023
13 d early
2022
7 d early
2021
5 d early
2020
29 d early
2019
2 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
17-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Turnover
€2.58M▼ 13.7%
2024 · €2.98M
2018: €2.94M
2019: €3.22M
2020: €3.39M
2021: €3.15M
2022: €2.43M
2023: €3.03M
2024: €2.98M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
14.8%▲ 5.9pp
2024 · 8.9%
2018: 19.2%
2019: 2.9%
2020: 14.5%
2021: 3.8%
2022: -47.6%
2023: -4.1%
2024: 8.9%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€185k▲ 442%
2024 · €34k
2018: €570k
2019: €90k
2020: €473k
2021: €77k
2022: €-1.27M
2023: €-233k
2024: €34k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€11.59M▼ 30.7%
2024 · €16.74M
2018: €3.87M
2019: €3.39M
2020: €2.35M
2021: €1.83M
2022: €8.49M
2023: €10.51M
2024: €16.74M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€3.15M-€2.43M▼ 22.8%€3.03M▲ 24.7%€2.98M▼ 1.5%€2.58M▼ 13.7%
Equity€4.32M-€2.95M▼ 31.8%€5.59M▲ 89.9%€5.53M▼ 1.1%€5.80M▲ 4.9%
Operating result€120k-€-1.16M€-125k▲ 89.2%€267k€382k▲ 43.2%
Net result€77k-€-1.27M€-233k▲ 81.7%€34k€185k▲ 442%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed three years in a row; 2025 is 43% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €31.55M
Fixed assets
€10.34M▲ 1.3%
Current assets
€21.21M▼ 16.5%
Equity and liabilities €31.55M
Equity
€5.80M▲ 4.9%
Debt
€25.75M▼ 14.4%
The debt ratio falls from 84.5% to 81.6%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€2.26M▲
2024 · €1.59M
Cash flow
€2.06M▲
2024 · €1.36M
Solvency
18.4%▲
2024 · 15.5%
Current ratio
2.21▼
2024 · 2.93
Quick ratio
2.21▼
2024 · 2.93
Debt / equity
4.44▼
2024 · 5.44
ROE
3.2%▲
2024 · 0.6%
ROA
0.6%▲
2024 · 0.1%
Interest coverage
19.88▲
2024 · 8.32
Debt
€25.75M▼
2024 · €30.09M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€9.62M▲
2024 · €8.67M
Debt > 1 year
€3.43M▼
2024 · €3.69M
Income taxes
€32k▼
2024 · €32k
Staff costs
€6.25M▲
2024 · €5.64M
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€35.62M€31.55M▼
Fixed assets21/28€10.21M€10.34M▲
Intangible fixed assets21€532k€1.38M▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€8.21M€7.48M▼
Land and buildings22€3.21M€2.96M▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€4.75M€4.20M▼
Furniture and vehicles24€28k€56k▲
Other tangible fixed assets26€216k€265k▲
Financial fixed assets28€1.47M€1.47M=
Affiliated companies280/1€1.25M€1.25M=
Participating interests280€1.25M€1.25M=
Companies linked by participating interests282/3€19k€19k=
Participating interests282€19k€19k=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€202k€202k=
Shares284€2k€2k=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€200k€200k=
Current assets29/58€25.41M€21.21M▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0€0=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€24.76M€20.30M▼
Trade receivables40€1.23M€1.30M▲
Other amounts receivable41€23.53M€19.00M▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€206k€625k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€444k€289k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€35.62M€31.55M▼
Equity10/15€5.53M€5.80M▲
Contributions10/11€10k€10k=
Capital10€10k€10k=
Reserves13€467k€467k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€895k€1.08M▲
Investment grants15€4.16M€4.24M▲
Amounts payable17/49€30.09M€25.75M▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€3.69M€3.43M▼
Financial debts170/4€3.69M€3.43M▼
Credit institutions173€2.02M€1.89M▼
Other loans174€1.67M€1.54M▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€8.67M€9.62M▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€262k€270k▲
Financial debts43€725k€890k▲
Credit institutions430/8€725k€890k▲
Trade debts44€500k€1.03M▲
Suppliers440/4€500k€1.03M▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46€1k€1k=
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1.02M€1.11M▲
Taxes450/3€180k€140k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€837k€971k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€17.73M€12.70M▼
Income statement
Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€9.58M€10.95M▲
Turnover70€2.98M€2.58M▼
Other operating income74€543k€249k▼
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Operating charges60/66A€9.32M€10.56M▲
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€601k€619k▲
Purchases600/8€601k€619k▲
Services and other goods61€1.61M€1.66M▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€5.64M€6.25M▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1.32M€1.88M▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-3k€792▲
Other operating charges640/8€146k€151k▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€3k
Operating profit (loss)9901€267k€382k▲
Financial income75/76B€6k€7k▲
Recurring financial income75€6k€7k▲
Income from financial fixed assets750€3k€7k▲
Income from current assets751€1k€0▼
Other financial income752/9€2k€53▼
Financial charges65/66B€206k€172k▼
Recurring financial charges65€206k€172k▼
Debt charges650€191k€114k▼
Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651-€41k
Other financial charges652/9€15k€17k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€66k€216k▲
Income taxes67/77€32k€32k▼
Taxes670/3€32k€32k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€34k€185k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€34k€185k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€895k€1.08M▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€861k€895k▲
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908768.575.4▲
The notes to these accounts (92 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
01-09
State Gazette act
Resignations & appointmentsGeneral meeting · Auditor appointment · Permanent representative21 facts ▸
State Gazette act
Resignations & appointments
General meeting · Auditor appointment · Permanent representative21 facts ▸
- General meeting, 2026-06-26
- Auditor appointment, Joiris - Rousseaux, Reviseurs d'entreprises associés (commissaire)
- Permanent representative, Bernard Rousseaux
- Director reappointment, Marie-George OLIVIER (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Laurence DENIS (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Christine LEVEQUE (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Philippe DUBOIS (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Philippe METTENS (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Patrick DI STEFANO (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Serge DEMOULIN (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Jean-Christophe BOGAERT (administrateur)
- Director reappointment, Marc VAN DEN NESTE (administrateur)
- +9 further facts in this act
16-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
04-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €34k
Net result €34k after 2 loss-making years.
18-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
31-12
Financial
Equity above €5MEq €5.59M ▲89.9%
Equity rises from €2.95M to €5.59M.
24-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-1.27M ▼1746%
Net result drops to €-1.27M, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
26-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
02-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
29-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
03-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
14-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 14 days late
2017
07-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
under verification, no change since 2026
This board is reconstructed from a single act (26357494). A Gazette act generally publishes only CHANGES, not a full roll call, so directors unchanged since then may be missing here. The KBO register holds the complete list of function holders.
Christine LEVEQUE
CurrentDirector · since 26-06-2026
DUBOIS Philippe
CurrentDirector · since 26-06-2026
Jean-Christophe BOGAERT
CurrentDirector · since 26-06-2026
Laurence DENIS
CurrentDirector · since 26-06-2026
Marc VAN DEN NESTE
CurrentDirector · since 26-06-2026
Marie-George OLIVIER
CurrentDirector · since 26-06-2026
+ 5 not shown in this overview
26-06-2026
Christine LEVEQUE: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
DUBOIS Philippe: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Jean-Christophe BOGAERT: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Laurence DENIS: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Marc VAN DEN NESTE: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Marie-George OLIVIER: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Michel Beguin: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Patrick DI STEFANO: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Philippe METTENS: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Rony SNYDERS: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Serge DEMOULIN: Mandate renewed as Director
26-06-2026
Anne GOLDBERG: Resigned as Director
26-06-2026
Ruddy WATTIEZ: Resigned as Director
30-06-2025
Adriano Panepinto: Resigned as Director
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Mons · 5 establishment units since 1999
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.
Avenue Nicolas Copernic 37000 MonsGround area
6.6 ha
Building footprint
7,336 m²
Volume, LiDAR
36,371 m³
5 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 13.4 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
5 establishment units
MATERIA NOVA
since 19992.155.210.831
MATERIA NOVA ASBL site EPARGNE
since 19992.235.348.370
MATERIA NOVA ASBL - site Pentagone
since 19992.235.348.568
MATERIA NOVA ASBL site NATISS
since 20082.235.347.974
Materia Nova - Site Mano C
since 20212.346.360.417
5 parcels
Wallonia
5
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53404B0706/00R077 | Wallonia | 4.3 ha | 1 · 2,654 m² | 13.4 m · 2 fl. |
| 53402A0191/00Y002 | Wallonia | 8,887 m² | 1 · 1,668 m² | - |
| 51024A0444/00C003 | Wallonia | 7,079 m² | 1 · 1,090 m² | - |
| 53402A0191/00B009 | Wallonia | 6,602 m² | 1 · 1,872 m² | 9.8 m · 3 fl. |
| 53053D0236/00P007 | Wallonia | 275 m² | 1 · 51 m² | 8.6 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 4
5 of 5 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Statutory auditor
1 auditor| JOIRIS, ROUSSEAUX ET Co, REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES ASSOCIESCurrent Commissaire · represented by Bernard Rousseaux | 26-06-2026 → present |
Structure & network
Connections & network
43 connected companiesLinked via shared directors
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Public money · subsidies and aid
Federal government
2024 to 2025 · 5 entries · 608,225 EUR in total| Year | Department | Transactions | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Defensie | 3 | 360,259 EUR |
| 2024 | Defensie | 2 | 247,966 EUR |
Budget allocations
Inkomensoverdracht R&D naar AOI
Inkomensoverdracht R&D naar bedrijven
European Union, budget
2022 to 2024 · 4 entries · 1,318,175 EUR in total| Year | Entries | awarded |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 5,922 EUR |
| 2023 | 1 | 144,150 EUR |
| 2022 | 2 | 1,168,104 EUR |
Projects
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101084422 - SUNREY - BOOSTING SUSTAINABILITY, RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF PEROVSKITE PV THROUGH NOVEL MATERIALS AND PROCESS ENGINEERING.
101112629 - HYDROMINE - DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROGEN-ORIENTED MUNICIPAL WASTE REFINERY BASED ON A NOVEL BOREHOLE GASIFICATION PROCESS COMBINED WITH ADVANCED GAS SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
826312 - GREENER - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
European research
16 projects · 3 as coordinator · 6,253,827 EUR EU contributionProgrammes
h2020
HORIZON
fp7
Projects
Developing the supply chains for industrial hemp fibre and bio-based resins towards high performance circular bio-based composites
Sustainable surface protection by glass-like hybrid and biomaterials coatings
High Aspect Ratio Carbon-based Nanocomposites
Low-toxic cost-efficient environment-friendly antifouling materials
Coatings with Hydrophobic and/or Omniphobic Properties against INsect contamination.
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Microwave Microscopy for Advanced and Efficient Materials Analysis and Production
Development of SmarT Eco-friendly anticontamination technologies for LAminaR wings
InteGRated systems for Effective ENvironmEntal Remediation
Boosting SUstaiNability, Reliability and EfficiencY of perovskite PV through novel materials and process engineering.
IMPROVING THE AIRCRAFT SAFETY BY SELF HEALING STRUCTURE AND PROTECTING NANOFILLERS
Continuous, highly precise, metal-free polymerisation of PLA using alternative energies for reactive extrusion
Materials Technologies for performance improvement of Cooling Systems in Power Plants
BreakIng FrOntiers in sustainable and circular biocomposites with high performance for multi-sector applications
SANDWICH MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE
NanoFabNet - International Hub for sustainable industrial-scale Nanofabrication
"Belgian Researchers Animating a Night on the theme of ""Science at home"""
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formNon-profit association
Founded29-12-1999
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
72109Other research and development on natural sciences
73100
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 20 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.