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ARCANA

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Public limited companyfounded 198640 yrs activeRue des Droits de l'Homme 6, 7000 Mons, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0429.137.896

ARCANA has been active since 1986 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €145k and a net result of €-14k. Equity is shrinking by ~7.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 86% of 1740 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2024
78 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability52▲+29
Solvency100=
Growth32=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €11k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 4.48 against 4.06 in 2023; short-term debt: 10.6% and cash: 0.8% of total assets), and 19.5% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Eight signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 69
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 69
lower
← 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
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 40 years 0 50 y
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 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
80.5%
Return on assets
-7.6%
Age of the figures
21 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2023 and 2024); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Net result per financial year
18192021222324
2018 to 2024 · latest year €-14k
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 21-09-2025, 52 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
not confirmed
2024
52 d late
2023
68 d late
2022
30 d late
2021
30 d late
2020
3 d early
2019
31 d late
← before the deadline after the 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

Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema

Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€-14k▲ 36.8%
2023 · €-22k
2018: €-2k 2019: €-22k 2020: €-22k 2021: €3k 2022: €-16k 2023: €-22k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€66k▼ 5.7%
2023 · €70k
2018: €190k 2019: €170k 2020: €99k 2021: €88k 2022: €83k 2023: €70k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€193k-€196k▲ 1.6%€180k▼ 8.2%€159k▼ 12.0%€145k▼ 8.6%
Operating result€-18k-€5k€-9k€-18k▼ 92.5%€-15k▲ 13.8%
Net result€-22k-€3k€-16k€-22k▼ 33.5%€-14k▲ 36.8%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-30k€-20k€-10k€0€10kOperating result 2020: €-18k€-18kNet result 2020: €-22k€-22kOperating result 2021: €5k€5kNet result 2021: €3k€3kOperating result 2022: €-9k€-9kNet result 2022: €-16k€-16kOperating result 2023: €-18k€-18kNet result 2023: €-22k€-22kOperating result 2024: €-15k€-15kNet result 2024: €-14k€-14k20202021202220232024
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €15k in 2024 against €18k in 2023; the loss shrinks.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €180k
Fixed assets €95k▼ 18.5%
Current assets €85k▼ 8.5%
Equity and liabilities €180k
Equity €145k▼ 8.6%
Debt €35k▼ 31.0%
The debt ratio falls from 24.3% to 19.5%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€6k
2023 · €4k
Cash flow
€8k
2023 · €174
Solvency
80.5%
2023 · 75.7%
Current ratio
4.48
2023 · 4.06
Quick ratio
4.48
2023 · 4.06
Debt / equity
0.24
2023 · 0.32
ROE
-9.4%
2023 · -13.6%
ROA
-7.6%
2023 · -10.3%
Interest coverage
5.11
2023 · 2.05
Debt
€35k
2023 · €51k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€19k
2023 · €23k
Debt > 1 year
€16k
2023 · €28k
Income taxes
€167
2023 · €2k
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 · 2024 against 2023
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€210k€180k
Fixed assets21/28€116k€95k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€115k€93k
Land and buildings22€115k€93k
Financial fixed assets28€1k€1k=
Current assets29/58€93k€85k
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€80k€72k
Other amounts receivable291€80k€72k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€13k€12k
Trade receivables40€681€271
Other amounts receivable41€12k€12k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€2€1k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€210k€180k
Equity10/15€159k€145k
Contributions10/11€74k€74k=
Capital10€74k€74k=
Issued capital100€74k€74k=
Reserves13€96k€76k
Non-distributable reserves130/1€5k€5k=
Legal reserve130€5k€5k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€79k€59k
Distributable reserves133€12k€12k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-12k€-5k
Amounts payable17/49€51k€35k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€28k€16k
Financial debts170/4€28k€16k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€23k€19k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€12k€12k
Financial debts43€456-
Credit institutions430/8€456-
Trade debts44€4k€3k
Suppliers440/4€4k€3k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€265€829
Taxes450/3€265€829
Other amounts payable47/48€7k€3k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€400
Income statement Code20232024
Non-recurring operating income76A-€31k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€22k€22k
Other operating charges640/8€4k€2k
Gross operating margin9900€8k€8k
Operating profit (loss)9901€-18k€-15k
Financial income75/76B-€3k
Recurring financial income75-€3k
Non-recurring financial income76B-€3k
Financial charges65/66B€2k€1k
Recurring financial charges65€2k€1k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-20k€-13k
Income taxes67/77€2k€167
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-22k€-14k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€20k€20k=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-1k€6k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-12k€-5k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-10k€-12k

The notes to these accounts (9 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
21-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 52 days late
2024
07-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 68 days late
2023
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 30 days late
2022
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 30 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €3k
Net result €3k after 3 loss-making years.
28-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 31 days late
14-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 227 days late
14-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 592 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-22k
Net result drops to €-22k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2017
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema · 31 days late
2016
30-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema · 61 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
5 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, Mons
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.

Rue des Droits de l'Homme 67000 Mons
Ground area
407 m²
Building footprint
105 m²
Volume, LiDAR
967 m³
Parcel 53403G0155/00B006, Wallonia · tallest building 11.1 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 parcel
Wallonia 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
53403G0155/00B006 Wallonia 407 m² 1 · 105 m² 11.1 m · 3 fl.
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.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 2,267 companies in sector 69209 we hold annual accounts for 1,098. 850 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded16-06-1986
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
69202Legal and accounting activities
69209Other tax advisory services
74121
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 35 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 22-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.

Contact details

1 entry
E-mail:saarcana@hotmail.com
Enterprise