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ARCUS

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Public limited companyfounded 1995active for 31 yearsWaversebaan 294, 3001 Leuven, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0457.094.880

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 30-04-2026 PDF all 30 filings

Turnover
≈ €330,000
Estimated: probably between €280,000 and €390,000
Total assets
€4.5m▼ 5.1%
2024 · €4.8m
Net result
-€171,625▼ 92.3%
2024 · -€89,271
Working capital
-€306,422▼ 16.0%
2024 · -€264,078
Multi-year overview
2019 to 2025, 7 financial years
Operating result
-€145,786
▼ 158% 2025
20192025
Net result
-€171,625
▼ 92.3% 2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Equity
€3.1m
▼ 5.3% 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Total assets
€4.5m
▼ 5.1% 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Debt
€1.5m
▼ 4.7% 2025
20192025
Working capital
-€306,422
▼ 16.0% 2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Solvency
67.6%
▼ 0.1pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Current ratio
0.70
▼ 0.05 2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Return on assets (ROA)
-3.8%
▼ 1.9pp 2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Staff (FTE)
1
= 2025
20192025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result-€0.006m--€0.05m▼ 716%-€0.05m▲ 0.5%-€0.1m▼ 109%-€0.04m▲ 63.1%-€0.06m▼ 58.2%-€0.1m▼ 158%
Net result-€0.04m--€0.07mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 94.1%-€0.06mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 8.6%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 76.3%€0.07mabove the sector's middle half-€0.09mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 92.3%
Equity€3.8m-€3.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.8%€3.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.7%€3.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.5%€3.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.0%€3.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.8%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.3%
Total assets€5.1m-€5.1mabove the sector's middle half=€5.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.4%€4.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.0%€6.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 34.9%€4.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 22.1%€4.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.1%
Debt€1.3m-€1.3m▲ 5.7%€1.3m▼ 4.4%€1.2m▼ 6.7%€2.7m▲ 129%€1.5m▼ 42.9%€1.5m▼ 4.7%
Working capital-€0.7m--€0.7mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 1.3%-€0.8mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 9.7%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half-€0.04mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 602%-€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 16.0%
Solvency75.3%-73.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.4pp74.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.5pp74.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.4pp56.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 18.0pp67.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 11.7pp67.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp
Current ratio0.03-0.14below the sector's middle half▲ 0.100.16below the sector's middle half▲ 0.021.42within the sector's middle half▲ 1.260.98below the sector's middle half▼ 0.430.75below the sector's middle half▼ 0.240.70below the sector's middle half▼ 0.05
Return on assets (ROA)-0.7%--1.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.7pp-1.3%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.1pp-2.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.2pp1.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 3.6pp-1.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 3.0pp-3.8%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.9pp
Staff (FTE)1.8-11=1=
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (NACE 70). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.

The operating result for 2025 is a loss of €145,786, larger than the loss of €56,542 in 2024. It is the lowest result since 2021.

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated or micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.

Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €4.5m
Fixed assets €3.8m ▼ 4.5%
Current assets €709,627 ▼ 8.4%
Equity and liabilities €4.5m
Equity €3.1m ▼ 5.3%
Debt €1.5m ▼ 4.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 32.3% to 32.4%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€50,880▼
2024 · €164,046
Cash flow
€25,041▼
2024 · €131,317
Debt to equity
0.48▲
2024 · 0.48
ROE
-5.6%▼
2024 · -2.7%
Interest coverage
2.02▼
2024 · 5.40
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.0m▼
2024 · €1.0m
Debt > 1 year
€449,998▼
2024 · €506,705
Income taxes
€631▼
2024 · €2,343
Staff costs
€89,475▲
2024 · €67,906
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item30-09-202330-09-202430-09-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date111
full-time111
part-time000
in full-time equivalents111
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents111
On a permanent contract111
Joined1--
Left0--

Source: social balance sheet in the 2023 to 2025 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item30-09-202130-09-202230-09-202330-09-202430-09-2025
Tangible fixed assets-€23,744€1.2m€111,200€17,428
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€158,894€163,546€165,876€220,588€196,666

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 55 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€4.8m€4.5m▼
Fixed assets21/28€4.0m€3.8m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.3m€2.1m▼
Land and buildings22€2.2m€2.1m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.02m€0.01m▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0.002m€0.001m▼
Financial fixed assets28€1.8m€1.8m=
Current assets29/58€0.8m€0.7m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.6m€0.2m▼
Trade receivables40€0.03m€0.06m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.6m€0.1m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.2m€0.5m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.004m€0.01m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€4.8m€4.5m▼
Equity10/15€3.2m€3.1m▼
Contributions10/11€1.8m€1.8m=
Capital10€1.8m€1.8m=
Issued capital100€1.8m€1.8m=
Reserves13€1.7m€1.7m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.07m€0.07m=
Legal reserve130€0.07m€0.07m=
Distributable reserves133€1.6m€1.6m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.3m-€0.4m▼
Amounts payable17/49€1.5m€1.5m▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.5m€0.4m▼
Financial debts170/4€0.5m€0.4m▼
Other amounts payable178/9€0.002m€0.003m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.0m€1.0m▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€0.09m€0.06m▼
Trade debts44€0.06m€0.08m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.06m€0.08m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.04m€0.04m▼
Taxes450/3€0.03m€0.03m▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.006m€0.007m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.9m€0.8m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€0.007m
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A-€0.006m
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.07m€0.09m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.2m€0.2m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.04m€0.05m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.3m€0.2m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.06m-€0.1m▼
Financial income75/76B€0€0▼
Recurring financial income75€0€0▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.03m€0.03m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.03m€0.03m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.09m-€0.2m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.002m€0.001m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.09m-€0.2m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.09m-€0.2m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€0.3m-€0.4m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€0.2m-€0.3m▼
Transfer from equity791/2€0.1m€0▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€0.1m€0▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€0.1m€0▼

The notes to these accounts have 10 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 30-04-2026.

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A---€14,280--€5,908-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€628€68,249€67,906€89,475▲ 31.8%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€155,997€158,886€158,894€163,546€165,876€220,588€196,666▼ 10.8%
Other operating charges640/8--€19,390€28,043€19,904€42,502€52,494▲ 23.5%
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€169,100----
Gross operating margin9900€176,683€152,430€131,781€264,337€218,280€274,455€192,850▼ 29.7%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€5,725-€46,724-€46,503-€96,980-€35,748-€56,542-€145,786▼ 158%
Financial income75/76B--€3,000€32€174,000€0€0▼ 100%
Recurring financial income75-€27€3,000€32€174,000€0€0▼ 100%
Non-recurring financial income76B----€0---
Financial charges65/66B--€20,299€14,782€10,491€30,386€25,208▼ 17.0%
Recurring financial charges65€30,677€23,948€20,299€14,782€10,491€30,386€25,208▼ 17.0%
Non-recurring financial charges66B----€0---
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€36,402-€70,645-€63,802-€111,730€127,760-€86,927-€170,994▼ 96.7%
Income taxes67/77--€735€2,057€58,613€2,343€631▼ 73.1%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€36,402-€70,645-€64,537-€113,787€69,148-€89,271-€171,625▼ 92.3%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€36,402-€70,645-€64,537-€113,787€69,148-€89,271-€171,625▼ 92.3%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€5.1m€5.1m€5.0m€4.6m€6.2m€4.8m€4.5m▼ 5.1%
Fixed assets21/28€5.1m€5.0m€4.8m€3.1m€4.1m€4.0m€3.8m▼ 4.5%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.7m€1.7m€1.5m€1.4m€2.4m€2.3m€2.1m▼ 7.9%
Land and buildings22--€1.4m€1.3m€2.3m€2.2m€2.1m▼ 7.6%
Furniture and vehicles24--€0.05m€0.06m€0.04m€0.02m€0.01m▼ 38.9%
Other tangible fixed assets26--€0.01m€0.008m€0.005m€0.002m€0.001m▼ 16.1%
Financial fixed assets28€3.3m€3.3m€3.3m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m=
Current assets29/58€0.03m€0.1m€0.2m€1.4m€2.0m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 8.4%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.008m€0.08m€0.1m€1.4m€1.0m€0.6m€0.2m▼ 73.1%
Trade receivables40--€0.09m€0.02m€0.04m€0.03m€0.06m▲ 65.4%
Other amounts receivable41--€0.03m€1.4m€1.0m€0.6m€0.1m▼ 81.5%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.02m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€1.0m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 226%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.009m€0.005m€0.004m€0.01m▲ 265%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€5.1m€5.1m€5.0m€4.6m€6.2m€4.8m€4.5m▼ 5.1%
Equity10/15€3.8m€3.8m€3.7m€3.4m€3.4m€3.2m€3.1m▼ 5.3%
Contributions10/11€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m=
Capital10--€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m=
Issued capital100--€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m=
Reserves13€2.0m€2.0m€2.0m€1.8m€1.8m€1.7m€1.7m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1--€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.07m€0.07m=
Legal reserve130--€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.07m€0.07m=
Distributable reserves133--€1.8m€1.6m€1.6m€1.6m€1.6m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.02m-€0.05m-€0.1m-€0.2m-€0.2m-€0.3m-€0.4m▼ 67.7%
Amounts payable17/49€1.3m€1.3m€1.3m€1.2m€2.7m€1.5m€1.5m▼ 4.7%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.5m€0.5m€0.3m€0.2m€0.6m€0.5m€0.4m▼ 11.2%
Financial debts170/4--€0.3m€0.2m€0.6m€0.5m€0.4m▼ 11.5%
Other amounts payable178/9----€0.002m€0.002m€0.003m▲ 67.3%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.8m€0.9m€1.0m€1.0m€2.1m€1.0m€1.0m▼ 2.2%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42--€0.1m€0.1m€0.09m€0.09m€0.06m▼ 32.1%
Trade debts44€0.002m€0.06m€0.07m€0.04m€1.1m€0.06m€0.08m▲ 18.1%
Suppliers440/4--€0.07m€0.04m€1.1m€0.06m€0.08m▲ 18.1%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€0.02m€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m▼ 3.1%
Taxes450/3--€0.02m€0.04m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m▼ 5.0%
Remuneration and social security454/9--€130-€0.006m€0.006m€0.007m▲ 6.4%
Other amounts payable47/48--€0.7m€0.8m€0.8m€0.9m€0.8m▼ 0.7%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3------€0.007m-
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.04m-€0.07m-€0.06m-€0.1m€0.07m-€0.09m-€0.2m▼ 92.3%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 10.8%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€0.1m€0.09m€0.09m€0.05m€0.2m€0.1m€0.03m▼ 80.9%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€0.07m€0€1.5m-€1.2m-€0.1m-€0.02m▲ 84.3%
Change in cash-€0.02m-€0.007m€0.004m€0.9m-€0.8m€0.4m-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Historical observation

In July 2024, 12,322 companies had the same profile as ARCUS has now. Two years later, 90.3% were still going and 0.7% had gone bankrupt.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a small loss
90.3% was still going
8.6% stopped otherwise
0.7% went bankrupt

Another 0.5% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of ARCUS itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,446 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.5%
3 0.5% 0.6%
4 0.7% 0.8%
5 0.9% 0.9%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.

This is an observation about 12,322 companies, not a prediction for ARCUS. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.

Latest 10 of 30 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
30-09-2025 micro format 30-04-2026 2026-00094933 PDF
30-09-2024 micro format 29-04-2025 2025-00079462 PDF
30-09-2023 micro format 29-03-2024 2024-00052836 PDF
30-09-2022 micro format 27-04-2023 2023-00068457 PDF
30-09-2021 micro format 29-06-2022 2022-20115832 PDF
30-09-2020 micro format 03-05-2021 2021-13100294 PDF
30-09-2019 abbreviated format 30-03-2020 2020-08000321 PDF
30-09-2018 abbreviated format 31-01-2019 2019-03700522 PDF
30-09-2017 abbreviated format 01-03-2018 2018-06000291 PDF
30-09-2016 abbreviated format 09-01-2017 2017-00700392 PDF

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