ABILITY DESIGN
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The annual accounts of ABILITY DESIGN for fiscal year 2025 show a net loss of 84% of the equity at the start of that year. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2,123 and a net result of -€11,399. Equity is shrinking by ~21.5% per year and would, assuming unchanged policy, indicatively turn negative around fiscal year 2026. Its solvency ranks better than 13% of 313 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 1993 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability4▼-7
Solvency27▼-10
Growth58=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No publishable credit limit; credit only on tighter terms
Net loss of at least half of total assets or of the equity at the start of the financial year.
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.04 against 0.19 in 2024; short-term debt: 97.8% of total assets), and 97.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Six 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
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 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
2.2%
Return on assets
-11.8%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 18
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Printing and reproduction of recorded media (NACE 18)
about 11% fewer bankruptcies
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more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2024 and 2025); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Net result per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year -€11,399
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 13% of 313 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparisonPosition among 313 sector peers
Solvency
better than 13%
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strongest →
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 29-07-2026, 2 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
2 d early
2024
26 d late
2023
27 d late
2022
5 d early
2021
9 d early
2020
31 d early
2019
30 d early
← 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 3 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 6 days before the deadline, and 37% of the sector filed late.
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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
26-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Equity
€2,123▼ 84.3%
2024 · €13,522
Total assets
€96,354▼ 16.6%
2024 · €115,601
Net result
-€11,399▼ 50.0%
2024 · -€7,598
Working capital
-€90,432▼ 9.2%
2024 · -€82,798
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20212022202320242025
Operating result-€10,240-€465▲ 95.5%-€11,960▼ 2,472%-€6,735▲ 43.7%-€10,030▼ 48.9%
Net result-€11,455▼ 478%-€1,871▲ 83.7%-€12,791▼ 584%-€7,598▲ 40.6%-€11,399▼ 50.0%
Equity€35,782▼ 24.3%€33,911▼ 5.2%€21,120▼ 37.7%€13,522▼ 36.0%€2,123▼ 84.3%
Total assets€110,843▼ 16.2%€136,388▲ 23.0%€120,558▼ 11.6%€115,601▼ 4.1%€96,354▼ 16.6%
Debt€75,061▼ 11.8%€102,477▲ 36.5%€99,438▼ 3.0%€102,079▲ 2.7%€94,231▼ 7.7%
Working capital-€67,113▼ 35.9%-€69,893▼ 4.1%-€78,965▼ 13.0%-€82,798▼ 4.9%-€90,432▼ 9.2%
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 stays negative: a loss of €10,030 in 2025 against €6,735 in 2024; the loss grows.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €96,354
Fixed assets
€92,555 ▼ 3.9%
Current assets
€3,799 ▼ 80.3%
Equity and liabilities €96,354
Equity
€2,123 ▼ 84.3%
Debt
€94,231 ▼ 7.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 88.3% to 97.8%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
-€6,265▼
2024 · -€2,970
Cash flow
-€7,634▼
2024 · -€3,833
Current ratio
0.04▼
2024 · 0.19
Debt to equity
44.39▲
2024 · 7.55
ROE
-536.9%▼
2024 · -56.2%
ROA
-11.8%▼
2024 · -6.6%
Interest coverage
-4.58▼
2024 · -3.44
Debt ≤ 1 year
€94,231▼
2024 · €102,079
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €3,765 | €3,765 | €3,765 | €3,765 | €3,765 | = |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €3,031 | €3,095 | €3,403 | €3,522 | €3,632 | ▲ 3.1% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | -€3,444 | €6,395 | -€4,792 | €552 | -€2,633 | ▼ 577% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€10,240 | -€465 | -€11,960 | -€6,735 | -€10,030 | ▼ 48.9% |
| Financial charges65/66B | €1,215 | €1,406 | €831 | €863 | €1,369 | ▲ 58.6% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €1,215 | €1,406 | €831 | €863 | €1,369 | ▲ 58.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€11,455 | -€1,871 | -€12,791 | -€7,598 | -€11,399 | ▼ 50.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€11,455 | -€1,871 | -€12,791 | -€7,598 | -€11,399 | ▼ 50.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€11,455 | -€1,871 | -€12,791 | -€7,598 | -€11,399 | ▼ 50.0% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €110,843 | €136,388 | €120,558 | €115,601 | €96,354 | ▼ 16.6% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €107,615 | €103,850 | €100,085 | €96,320 | €92,555 | ▼ 3.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €107,615 | €103,850 | €100,085 | €96,320 | €92,555 | ▼ 3.9% |
| Land and buildings22 | €107,615 | €103,850 | €100,085 | €96,320 | €92,555 | ▼ 3.9% |
| Current assets29/58 | €3,228 | €32,538 | €20,473 | €19,281 | €3,799 | ▼ 80.3% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1,781 | €19,647 | €19,541 | €18,596 | €3,696 | ▼ 80.1% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €1,781 | €19,647 | €19,541 | €18,596 | €3,696 | ▼ 80.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €1,371 | €12,809 | €838 | €585 | - | - |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €76 | €82 | €94 | €100 | €103 | ▲ 3.0% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €110,843 | €136,388 | €120,558 | €115,601 | €96,354 | ▼ 16.6% |
| Equity10/15 | €35,782 | €33,911 | €21,120 | €13,522 | €2,123 | ▼ 84.3% |
| Contributions10/11 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | = |
| Capital10 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | = |
| Issued capital100 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | = |
| Reserves13 | €54,595 | €54,595 | €54,595 | €54,595 | €54,595 | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | €1,859 | €1,859 | €1,859 | €1,859 | €1,859 | = |
| Legal reserve130 | €1,859 | €1,859 | €1,859 | €1,859 | €1,859 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | €52,736 | €52,736 | €52,736 | €52,736 | €52,736 | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€37,405 | -€39,276 | -€52,067 | -€59,665 | -€71,064 | ▼ 19.1% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €75,061 | €102,477 | €99,438 | €102,079 | €94,231 | ▼ 7.7% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €4,666 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts170/4 | €4,666 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €70,341 | €102,431 | €99,438 | €102,079 | €94,231 | ▼ 7.7% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | €10,000 | €4,666 | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | - | €2,482 | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | - | €2,482 | - |
| Trade debts44 | €36,917 | €74,165 | €75,484 | €74,934 | €36,336 | ▼ 51.5% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €36,917 | €74,165 | €75,484 | €74,934 | €36,336 | ▼ 51.5% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €23,424 | €23,600 | €23,954 | €27,145 | €55,413 | ▲ 104% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €54 | €46 | - | - | - | - |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€11,455 | -€1,871 | -€12,791 | -€7,598 | -€11,399 | ▼ 50.0% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €3,765 | €3,765 | €3,765 | €3,765 | €3,765 | = |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | -€7,690 | €1,894 | -€9,026 | -€3,833 | -€7,634 | ▼ 99.2% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | - |
| Change in cash | - | €11,438 | -€11,971 | -€253 | - | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
29-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
26-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 26 days late
2024
27-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 27 days late
2023
26-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
22-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
30-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
01-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
29-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
27-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 27 days late
2017
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 29 days late
NBB filing
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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, Antwerpen · 1 establishment unit since 1993
Ground area
136 m²
Building footprint
136 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,163 m³
Parcel 11422C0291/00X002, Flanders · tallest building 11.2 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
ABILITY DESIGN BVBA
since 19932.064.793.765
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11422C0291/00X002 | Flanders | 136 m² | 1 · 136 m² | 11.2 m · 4 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
Founded07-12-1993
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
18130Pre-press and pre-media services
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.