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ARCO

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Public limited companyfounded 199432 yrs activeWaterstraat 78, 3740 Bilzen-Hoeselt, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0452.630.704

ARCO has been active since 1994 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €242k and a net result of €7k. Equity is growing by ~9.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 95% of 8968 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2024
83 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability72▲+2
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €20k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 58.47 against 12.85 in 2023; short-term debt: 1.2% and cash: 24.6% of total assets), and 1.2% 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 riskneutral
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 32 years 0 40 y
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 03-06-2025, 58 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
58 d early
2023
57 d early
2022
54 d early
2021
47 d early
2020
53 d early
2019
39 d early
← 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, micro schema

Equity
€242k▲ 3.1%
2023 · €235k
2018: €158k 2019: €160k 2020: €163k 2021: €170k 2022: €232k 2023: €235k
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€245k▼ 1.4%
2023 · €249k
2018: €161k 2019: €160k 2020: €164k 2021: €171k 2022: €247k 2023: €249k
2018 → 2024
Net result
€7k▲ 189%
2023 · €2k
2018: €2k 2019: €2k 2020: €3k 2021: €7k 2022: €63k 2023: €2k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€169k▲ 4.2%
2023 · €162k
2018: €29k 2019: €39k 2020: €52k 2021: €62k 2022: €152k 2023: €162k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€163k-€170k▲ 4.2%€232k▲ 37.1%€235k▲ 1.1%€242k▲ 3.1%
Operating result€5k-€10k▲ 106%€88k▲ 779%€2k▼ 97.5%€14k▲ 513%
Net result€3k-€7k▲ 130%€63k▲ 813%€2k▼ 96.0%€7k▲ 189%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€25k€50k€75k€100kOperating result 2020: €5k€5kNet result 2020: €3k€3kOperating result 2021: €10k€10kNet result 2021: €7k€7kOperating result 2022: €88k€88kNet result 2022: €63k€63kOperating result 2023: €2k€2kNet result 2023: €2k€2kOperating result 2024: €14k€14kNet result 2024: €7k€7k20202021202220232024
The operating result recovers in 2024; 2024 is 513% above 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €245k
Fixed assets €73k▲ 0.6%
Current assets €172k▼ 2.3%
Equity and liabilities €245k
Equity €242k▲ 3.1%
Debt €3k▼ 78.5%
The debt ratio falls from 5.5% to 1.2%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€23k
2023 · €11k
Cash flow
€16k
2023 · €11k
Solvency
98.8%
2023 · 94.5%
Current ratio
58.47
2023 · 12.85
Quick ratio
58.47
2023 · 12.85
Debt / equity
0.01
2023 · 0.06
ROE
3.0%
2023 · 1.1%
ROA
2.9%
2023 · 1.0%
Interest coverage
203.09
2023 · 58.33
Debt
€3k
2023 · €14k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€3k
2023 · €14k
Income taxes
€9k
2023 · €1k
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€249k€245k
Fixed assets21/28€73k€73k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€73k€73k
Land and buildings22€63k€58k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€9k€15k
Furniture and vehicles24€974€334
Current assets29/58€176k€172k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€6k€11k
Trade receivables40€4k€11k
Other amounts receivable41€2k-
Current investments50/53€100k€100k=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€70k€60k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€663€1k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€249k€245k
Equity10/15€235k€242k
Contributions10/11€68k€68k=
Capital10€68k€68k=
Issued capital100€68k€68k=
Reserves13€167k€174k
Non-distributable reserves130/1€7k€7k=
Legal reserve130€7k€7k=
Distributable reserves133€160k€167k
Amounts payable17/49€14k€3k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€14k€3k
Trade debts44€647€620
Suppliers440/4€647€620
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€13k€2k
Taxes450/3€13k€2k
Income statement Code20232024
Non-recurring operating income76A€2k€2k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€8k€9k
Other operating charges640/8€2k€3k
Gross operating margin9900€13k€26k
Operating profit (loss)9901€2k€14k
Financial income75/76B€2k€3k
Recurring financial income75€2k€3k
Financial charges65/66B€182€112
Recurring financial charges65€182€112
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€4k€16k
Income taxes67/77€1k€9k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2k€7k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€2k€7k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€2k€7k
Transfer to equity691/2€2k€7k
To other reserves6921€2k€7k

The notes to these accounts (4 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
03-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
31-12
Financial Liquidity times 5current ratio 58.47
Current ratio from 12.85 to 58.47; short-term debt falls from €14k to €3k.
04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
07-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €63k ▲813%
Operating result €88k, net result €63k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €200kEq €232k ▲37.1%
5 profitable years in a row build equity to €232k.
14-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
08-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
22-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
31-12
Financial Liquidity times 6current ratio 61.18
Current ratio from 9.55 to 61.18; short-term debt falls from €3k to €643.
06-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
05-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
07-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema
2016
09-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
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, Bilzen-Hoeselt · 1 establishment unit since 1994
establishment The establishment unit on the map
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.

Waterstraat 783740 Bilzen-Hoeselt
Ground area
975 m²
Building footprint
333 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,025 m³
Parcel 73056B0302/00T000, Flanders · tallest building 10.3 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Waterstraat 78, 3740 Bilzen-Hoeselt
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
since 19942.067.158.387
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
73056B0302/00T000 Flanders 975 m² 1 · 333 m² 10.2 m · 2 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 2,715 companies in sector 73200 we hold annual accounts for 1,785. 1,337 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded02-05-1994
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
73200Market research and public opinion polling
74131
01121
01130Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers
14130Manufacture of wearing apparel
14210Manufacture of outerwear
18221
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 31 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 21-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.