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ABSORB

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Private limited companyfounded 199234 yrs activeBrusselsesteenweg 261, 9050 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0446.629.669
Summary

ABSORB has been active since 1992 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.3m and a net result of €3,040. Equity is growing by ~4.9% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 69% of 920 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (low).

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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability55▲+17
Solvency85▲+5
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €80,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.62 against 1.46 in 2024; short-term debt: 37.9% and cash: 0.9% of total assets), and 39.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Five 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 date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 34 years 0 40 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 77
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Rental and leasing activities (NACE 77)
about 44% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
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
60.2%
Return on assets
0.1%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 11-08-2026, 11 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 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
11 d late
2024
on the day
2023
1 d early
2022
71 d late
2021
79 d late
2020
61 d late
2019
97 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 45 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 3 days before the deadline, and 38% 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.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
26-09-2026 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

On 14 February 1992, ABSORB was incorporated.1 Total assets went from EUR 2.4 million in 2018 to EUR 2.1 million in 2025 and headcount from 33.8 to 33.6 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, abbreviated schema

Equity
€1.3m▲ 0.2%
2024 · €1.3m
Total assets
€2.1m▼ 8.6%
2024 · €2.3m
Net result
€3,040
2024 · -€41,138
Working capital
€500,862▲ 12.9%
2024 · €443,681
Trend over the years

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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Operating result€162,037▲ 88.2%€236,578▲ 46.0%€110,399▼ 53.3%-€21,128€8,652
Net result€64,579▲ 21.5%€191,694▲ 197%€69,635▼ 63.7%-€41,138€3,040
Equity€1.1m▲ 6.5%€1.2m▲ 18.2%€1.3m▲ 5.6%€1.3m▼ 3.1%€1.3m▲ 0.2%
Total assets€2.2m▲ 3.0%€2.4m▲ 10.2%€2.4m▲ 2.1%€2.3m▼ 5.3%€2.1m▼ 8.6%
Debt€1.1m=€1.2m▲ 2.7%€1.1m▼ 1.6%€1.0m▼ 7.8%€843,410▼ 19.4%
Working capital€269,415▲ 68.2%€388,454▲ 44.2%€475,126▲ 22.3%€443,681▼ 6.6%€500,862▲ 12.9%
Staff (FTE)36.4=36.4=36.4=33.7▼ 7.4%33.6▼ 0.3%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€100,000€0€100,000€200,000Operating result 2021: €162,037€162,037Net result 2021: €64,579€64,579Operating result 2022: €236,578€236,578Net result 2022: €191,694€191,694Operating result 2023: €110,399€110,399Net result 2023: €69,635€69,635Operating result 2024: -€21,128-€21,128Net result 2024: -€41,138-€41,138Operating result 2025: €8,652€8,652Net result 2025: €3,040€3,04020212022202320242025-€50,000€0€50,000€100,000Operating result 2023: €110,399€110,000Net result 2023: €69,635€69,600Operating result 2024: -€21,128-€21,100Net result 2024: -€41,138-€41,100Operating result 2025: €8,652€8,650Net result 2025: €3,040€3,040202320242025
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €8,652 after a loss of €21,128 in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.1m
Fixed assets €815,047 ▼ 11.4%
Current assets €1.3m ▼ 6.8%
Equity and liabilities €2.1m
Equity €1.3m ▲ 0.2%
Debt €843,410 ▼ 19.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 45.1% to 39.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€127,927▲
2024 · €106,124
Cash flow
€122,315▲
2024 · €86,114
Current ratio
1.62▲
2024 · 1.46
Quick ratio
1.61▲
2024 · 1.45
Debt to equity
0.66▼
2024 · 0.82
ROE
0.2%▲
2024 · -3.2%
ROA
0.1%▲
2024 · -1.8%
Interest coverage
4.33▲
2024 · 2.62
Debt ≤ 1 year
€803,761▼
2024 · €955,831
Debt > 1 year
€25,181▼
2024 · €70,731
Income taxes
€1,901▼
2024 · €4,272
Staff costs
€1.6m▼
2024 · €1.6m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 56 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.3m€2.1m▼
Fixed assets21/28€919,902€815,047▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€919,902€815,047▼
Land and buildings22€672,640€670,133▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€40,320€20,577▼
Furniture and vehicles24€3,788€50,799▲
Leasing and similar rights25€203,154€73,539▼
Current assets29/58€1.4m€1.3m▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€13,431€9,378▼
Stocks30/36€13,431€9,378▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.3m€1.2m▼
Trade receivables40€449,318€310,977▼
Other amounts receivable41€890,449€930,765▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€16,453€18,762▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€29,861€34,741▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.3m€2.1m▼
Equity10/15€1.3m€1.3m▲
Contributions10/11€257,992€257,992=
Reserves13€1.0m€1.0m▲
Distributable reserves133€1.0m€1.0m▲
Amounts payable17/49€1.0m€843,410▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€70,731€25,181▼
Financial debts170/4€70,731€25,181▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€955,831€803,761▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€173,639€122,202▼
Financial debts43€60,131€45,420▼
Credit institutions430/8€60,131€45,420▼
Trade debts44€250,052€183,389▼
Suppliers440/4€250,052€183,389▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€0-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€236,998€231,920▼
Taxes450/3€18,858€35,105▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€218,140€196,815▼
Other amounts payable47/48€235,011€220,831▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€19,632€14,468▼
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.6m€1.6m▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€127,252€119,275▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€640€2,129▲
Other operating charges640/8€84,307€61,488▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€2,364
Gross operating margin9900€1.8m€1.8m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€21,128€8,652▲
Financial income75/76B€24,823€25,860▲
Recurring financial income75€24,823€25,860▲
Financial charges65/66B€40,561€29,571▼
Recurring financial charges65€40,561€29,571▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€36,866€4,941▲
Income taxes67/77€4,272€1,901▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€41,138€3,040▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€41,138€3,040▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€41,138€3,040▲
Transfer from equity791/2€41,138€0▼
Transfer to equity691/2€0€3,040▲
To other reserves6921€0€3,040▲
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908733.733.6▼

The notes to these accounts (16 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A€496€25,273€250€0--
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.4m€1.5m€1.6m€1.6m€1.6m▼ 0.7%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€99,461€84,228€130,261€127,252€119,275▼ 6.3%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€6,553€5,350€20,002€640€2,129▲ 233%
Other operating charges640/8€29,558€20,572€54,766€84,307€61,488▼ 27.1%
Non-recurring operating charges66A€44,400€0--€2,364-
Gross operating margin9900€1.7m€1.9m€1.9m€1.8m€1.8m▼ 0.5%
Operating profit (loss)9901€162,037€236,578€110,399-€21,128€8,652▲ 141%
Financial income75/76B€3,288€24,519€26,847€24,823€25,860▲ 4.2%
Recurring financial income75€3,288€24,519€26,847€24,823€25,860▲ 4.2%
Financial charges65/66B€24,698€29,043€38,304€40,561€29,571▼ 27.1%
Recurring financial charges65€24,698€29,043€38,304€40,561€29,571▼ 27.1%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€140,628€232,053€98,942-€36,866€4,941▲ 113%
Income taxes67/77€76,048€40,360€29,307€4,272€1,901▼ 55.5%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€64,579€191,694€69,635-€41,138€3,040▲ 107%
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€83,092€0----
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€147,671€191,694€69,635-€41,138€3,040▲ 107%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.2m€2.4m€2.4m€2.3m€2.1m▼ 8.6%
Fixed assets21/28€884,970€1.1m€1.0m€919,902€815,047▼ 11.4%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€884,970€1.1m€1.0m€919,902€815,047▼ 11.4%
Land and buildings22€699,590€679,765€668,628€672,640€670,133▼ 0.4%
Plant, machinery and equipment23€53,713€75,328€54,948€40,320€20,577▼ 49.0%
Furniture and vehicles24€5,651€5,034€3,300€3,788€50,799▲ 1,241%
Leasing and similar rights25€126,016€350,781€286,785€203,154€73,539▼ 63.8%
Current assets29/58€1.3m€1.3m€1.4m€1.4m€1.3m▼ 6.8%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€9,209€11,603€13,802€13,431€9,378▼ 30.2%
Stocks30/36€9,209€11,603€13,802€13,431€9,378▼ 30.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.2m€1.2m€1.4m€1.3m€1.2m▼ 7.3%
Trade receivables40€849,988€689,898€531,082€449,318€310,977▼ 30.8%
Other amounts receivable41€397,662€541,711€835,029€890,449€930,765▲ 4.5%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€30,408€27,679€31,986€16,453€18,762▲ 14.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€4,311€16,461€23,572€29,861€34,741▲ 16.3%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.2m€2.4m€2.4m€2.3m€2.1m▼ 8.6%
Equity10/15€1.1m€1.2m€1.3m€1.3m€1.3m▲ 0.2%
Contributions10/11€257,992€257,992€257,992€257,992€257,992=
Reserves13€795,038€986,731€1.1m€1.0m€1.0m▲ 0.3%
Non-distributable reserves130/1€25,799€25,799€0---
Reserves not available under the articles1311€25,799€25,799€0---
Tax-exempt reserves132€0-----
Distributable reserves133€769,239€960,932€1.1m€1.0m€1.0m▲ 0.3%
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0-----
Amounts payable17/49€1.1m€1.2m€1.1m€1.0m€843,410▼ 19.4%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€89,137€242,751€159,041€70,731€25,181▼ 64.4%
Financial debts170/4€89,137€242,751€159,041€70,731€25,181▼ 64.4%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.0m€898,899€960,346€955,831€803,761▼ 15.9%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€100,407€136,076€207,546€173,639€122,202▼ 29.6%
Financial debts43€102,317€50,000€58,568€60,131€45,420▼ 24.5%
Credit institutions430/8€102,317€50,000€58,568€60,131€45,420▼ 24.5%
Trade debts44€241,577€114,102€178,783€250,052€183,389▼ 26.7%
Suppliers440/4€241,577€114,102€178,783€250,052€183,389▼ 26.7%
Advances received on contracts in progress46€28€0€5,360€0--
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€279,770€309,812€243,507€236,998€231,920▼ 2.1%
Taxes450/3€64,708€99,105€48,164€18,858€35,105▲ 86.2%
Remuneration and social security454/9€215,062€210,707€195,343€218,140€196,815▼ 9.8%
Other amounts payable47/48€298,064€288,909€266,581€235,011€220,831▼ 6.0%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€12,217€11,888€15,388€19,632€14,468▼ 26.3%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€64,579€191,694€69,635-€41,138€3,040▲ 107%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€99,461€84,228€130,261€127,252€119,275▼ 6.3%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€164,041€275,921€199,897€86,114€122,315▲ 42.0%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€310,167-€33,014-€33,494-€14,420▲ 56.9%
Change in cash--€2,729€4,307-€15,533€2,308▲ 115%

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
11-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema · 11 days late
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €3,040
Net result €3,040 after one loss-making year.
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
10-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 71 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €191,694 ▲197%
Operating result €236,578, net result €191,694, both a record.
18-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 79 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Equity above €1mEq €1.1m ▲6.5%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.1m.
30-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 61 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €53,137
Net result €53,137 after one loss-making year.
05-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 97 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€97,502
Net result drops to -€97,502, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
Show earlier events
24-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 55 days late
2018
28-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 59 days late
2017
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 28 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
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, Gent · 2 establishment units since 1992
seat establishment All 2 establishment units on the map
Ground area
5,396 m²
Building footprint
867 m²
Volume, LiDAR
7,028 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 22.3 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 companies at this address See who is registered here
2 establishment units
Brusselsesteenweg 261, 9050 Gent
NACE 7470001
since 19922.057.030.993
Buntstraat
Buntstraat 90, 9940 EvergemOther building cleaning and industrial cleaning
since 20172.265.242.978
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44302E1499/00_000 Flanders 4,885 m² 1 · 712 m² 8.8 m · 3 fl.
44362B0242/00H003 Flanders 511 m² 1 · 154 m² 22.3 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels 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 · 3,489 EUR awarded · 2,739 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 2 0 EUR0 EUR
2023 1 750 EUR0 EUR
2022 1 2,739 EUR2,739 EUR
Schemes
1 entry · 2,739 EUR · 2,739 EUR paid · Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken
3 entries · 750 EUR · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded14-02-1992
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
77399Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
81210General cleaning of buildings
81220Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning

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