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Atomium

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Non-profit associationfounded 1955active for 71 yearsAtomiumplein 1, 1020 Brussel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0407.837.587
Summary

Atomium has been active since 1955 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €19.6m and a net result of €1.4m. Equity is growing by about 9.6% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 89% of 72 sector peers (NACE 91, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

2025 annual accounts filed late (17 days) Filed on 17 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00407404.

Turnover
€11.3m▼ 5.6%
2024 · €12.0m
EBIT margin
12.6%▼ 19.5pp
2024 · 32.0%
Net result
€1.4m▼ 63.4%
2024 · €3.7m
Working capital
€15.6m▲ 3.4%
2024 · €15.1m
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2025 is 63% below 2024.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Turnover€11.3m 2025 Operating result€1.4m 2025 Net result€1.4m 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Sector: the middle half of NACE 91, Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€3.9m€9.2m▲ 137%€11.6m▲ 26.3%€12.0m▲ 3.2%€11.3m▼ 5.6%
Operating result€0.4m-€0.05m▼ 87.6%-€1.2m€0.8m€3.4m▲ 311%€5.1m▲ 48.7%€3.8m▼ 24.6%€1.4m▼ 63.0%
Net result€0.4m--€1.2mbelow the sector's middle half€0.8mabove the sector's middle half€3.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 313%€5.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 48.1%€3.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 25.0%€1.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 63.4%
EBIT margin21.5%37.3%▲ 15.7pp43.9%▲ 6.6pp32.0%▼ 11.8pp12.6%▼ 19.5pp
Equity€11.2m-€11.5m▲ 3.0%€9.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 16.1%€9.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%€12.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 25.9%€16.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 34.1%€19.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 17.8%€19.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.7%
Total assets€14.6m-€14.7m▲ 0.5%€13.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.9%€12.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.4%€15.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 24.4%€19.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 25.2%€21.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 11.3%€22.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.8%
Debt€3.4m-€3.1m▼ 7.7%€3.7m▲ 18.1%€2.7m▼ 27.6%€3.2m▲ 18.9%€2.9m▼ 8.4%€2.2m▼ 25.3%€3.1m▲ 43.2%
Working capital€1.8m-€3.0m▲ 72.0%€3.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.2%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 3.9%€6.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 117%€11.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 72.8%€15.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 29.2%€15.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%
Solvency76.5%-78.4%▲ 1.9pp72.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.2pp78.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 6.0pp79.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.0pp84.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.6pp89.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.0pp86.3%above the sector's middle half▼ 3.5pp
Current ratio2.56-3.51▲ 0.954.99above the sector's middle half▲ 1.493.81within the sector's middle half▼ 1.184.93within the sector's middle half▲ 1.127.25above the sector's middle half▲ 2.3210.88above the sector's middle half▲ 3.646.68above the sector's middle half▼ 4.21
Return on assets (ROA)2.7%--8.9%below the sector's middle half6.7%above the sector's middle half▲ 15.5pp22.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 15.5pp26.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.0pp17.6%above the sector's middle half▼ 8.5pp6.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 11.6pp
Staff (FTE)40.4-39.9▼ 1.2%38.5above the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%32.4above the sector's middle half▼ 15.8%37.4above the sector's middle half▲ 15.4%40.2above the sector's middle half▲ 7.5%42.2above the sector's middle half▲ 5.0%45.1above the sector's middle half▲ 6.9%
above within below the middle half of NACE 91, Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €22.7m
Fixed assets €4.4m ▼ 6.0%
Current assets €18.4m ▲ 10.4%
Equity and liabilities €22.7m
Equity €19.6m ▲ 2.7%
Debt €3.1m ▲ 43.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 10.2% to 13.7%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€2.7m▼
2024 · €5.1m
Cash flow
€2.7m▼
2024 · €5.0m
Quick ratio
6.46▼
2024 · 10.61
Debt to equity
0.16▲
2024 · 0.11
ROE
7.0%▼
2024 · 19.6%
Interest coverage
85.98▼
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.7m▲
2024 · €1.5m
Debt > 1 year
€312,500▼
2024 · €625,000
Staff costs
€3.4m▲
2024 · €3.1m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 20,139 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 95.0% are still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.2% went bankrupt
4.7% stopped otherwise
95.0% still going

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of < 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,472 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 20,139 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 70 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€21.3m€22.7m▲
Fixed assets21/28€4.6m€4.4m▼
Intangible fixed assets21€0.008m€0.06m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€4.6m€4.3m▼
Land and buildings22€0.001m€420▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€2.5m€2.1m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€2.1m€2.2m▲
Financial fixed assets28€0.03m€0.01m▼
Other financial fixed assets284/8€0.03m€0.01m▼
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€0.03m€0.01m▼
Current assets29/58€16.6m€18.4m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.4m€0.6m▲
Stocks30/36€0.4m€0.6m▲
Goods purchased for resale34€0.4m€0.6m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.4m€2.1m▲
Trade receivables40€1.2m€2.0m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.2m€0.2m▼
Current investments50/53€0.8m€12.3m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€13.9m€3.2m▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.03m€0.08m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€21.3m€22.7m▲
Equity10/15€19.1m€19.6m▲
Contributions10/11€0.007m€0.007m=
Capital10€0.007m€0.007m=
Reserves13€17.4m€18.8m▲
Investment grants15€1.7m€0.8m▼
Amounts payable17/49€2.2m€3.1m▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.6m€0.3m▼
Financial debts170/4€0.6m€0.3m▼
Credit institutions173€0.6m€0.3m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.5m€2.7m▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€0.3m€0.3m=
Trade debts44€0.7m€1.3m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.7m€1.3m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.5m€1.1m▲
Taxes450/3€0.1m€0.7m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.4m€0.4m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.02m€0.05m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€13.5m€12.7m▼
Turnover70€12.0m€11.3m▼
Membership fees, donations, legacies and grants73€1.2m€1.1m▼
Other operating income74€0.3m€0.3m▲
Non-recurring operating income76A€0.004m€0.01m▲
Operating charges60/66A€9.6m€11.3m▲
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€0.9m€0.9m▼
Purchases600/8€1.0m€1.1m▲
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609-€0.07m-€0.2m▼
Services and other goods61€4.0m€4.8m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€3.1m€3.4m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1.2m€1.3m▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€0.02m-€0.02m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.3m€0.3m▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€0.02m€0.6m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€3.8m€1.4m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.02m€0.06m▲
Recurring financial income75€0.02m€0.06m▲
Income from financial fixed assets750-€0.06m
Income from current assets751€0.02m€0.002m▼
Other financial income752/9€0.006m-
Financial charges65/66B€0.1m€0.1m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.1m€0.1m▼
Debt charges650€0.04m€0.03m▼
Other financial charges652/9€0.08m€0.08m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€3.7m€1.4m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€3.7m€1.4m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€3.7m€1.4m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€3.7m€1.4m▼
Withdrawal from contributions791€0.09m€2.0m▲
Addition to contributions691€3.8m€3.3m▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)908742.245.1▲

The notes to these accounts (50 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Operating income70/76A-----€13.5m€13.5m€12.7m▼ 5.3%
Turnover70---€3.9m€9.2m€11.6m€12.0m€11.3m▼ 5.6%
Membership fees, donations, legacies and grants73---€2.3m€1.3m€1.3m€1.2m€1.1m▼ 6.1%
Other operating income74-----€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 10.0%
Non-recurring operating income76A---€0.003m€0.004m€0.1m€0.004m€0.01m▲ 185%
Operating charges60/66A-----€8.4m€9.6m€11.3m▲ 17.8%
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61---€1.9m€3.5m----
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60-----€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 3.4%
Purchases600/8-----€1.0m€1.0m€1.1m▲ 9.0%
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609-----€0.002m-€0.07m-€0.2m▼ 188%
Services and other goods61-----€3.2m€4.0m€4.8m▲ 20.5%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€2.2m€2.4m€2.7m€3.1m€3.4m▲ 9.5%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.6m€1.5m€1.4m€1.4m€1.3m€1.3m€1.2m€1.3m▲ 3.5%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4---€0--€0.02m-€0.02m-
Other operating charges640/8---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 3.4%
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€0.02m€0.009m€0.005m€0.02m€0.6m▲ 2,547%
Gross operating margin9900€3.9m€5.6m€2.7m€4.5m€7.4m----
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.4m€0.05m-€1.2m€0.8m€3.4m€5.1m€3.8m€1.4m▼ 63.0%
Financial income75/76B---€0.007m€0.006m€0.02m€0.02m€0.06m▲ 159%
Recurring financial income75€0.005m€0.004m€0.004m€0.007m€0.006m€0.02m€0.02m€0.06m▲ 159%
Income from financial fixed assets750-------€0.06m-
Income from current assets751------€0.02m€0.002m▼ 87.9%
Other financial income752/9-----€0.02m€0.006m--
Financial charges65/66B---€0.02m€0.06m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▼ 7.7%
Recurring financial charges65€0.02m€0.01m€0.008m€0.02m€0.06m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▼ 7.7%
Debt charges650-----€0.04m€0.04m€0.03m▼ 21.8%
Other financial charges652/9-----€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m▼ 0.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.4m€0.04m-€1.2m€0.8m€3.4m€5.0m€3.7m€1.4m▼ 63.4%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.4m--€1.2m€0.8m€3.4m€5.0m€3.7m€1.4m▼ 63.4%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.4m--€1.2m€0.8m€3.4m€5.0m€3.7m€1.4m▼ 63.4%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€14.6m€14.7m€13.4m€12.3m€15.3m€19.1m€21.3m€22.7m▲ 6.8%
Fixed assets21/28€11.7m€10.5m€9.3m€8.0m€6.8m€5.6m€4.6m€4.4m▼ 6.0%
Intangible fixed assets21-€0.002m€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.008m€0.008m€0.06m▲ 706%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€11.7m€10.5m€9.3m€8.0m€6.8m€5.5m€4.6m€4.3m▼ 6.9%
Land and buildings22---€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€420▼ 35.7%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€6.0m€4.7m€3.5m€2.5m€2.1m▼ 15.5%
Furniture and vehicles24---€2.0m€2.0m€2.1m€2.1m€2.2m▲ 3.5%
Financial fixed assets28€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.03m€0.01m▼ 48.1%
Other financial fixed assets284/8-----€0.01m€0.03m€0.01m▼ 48.1%
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8-----€0.01m€0.03m€0.01m▼ 48.1%
Current assets29/58€2.9m€4.2m€4.1m€4.2m€8.5m€13.6m€16.6m€18.4m▲ 10.4%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.4m€0.3m€0.4m€0.3m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.6m▲ 45.0%
Stocks30/36---€0.3m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.6m▲ 45.0%
Goods purchased for resale34-----€0.4m€0.4m€0.6m▲ 45.0%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.6m€0.7m€1.6m€1.1m€1.3m€2.3m€1.4m€2.1m▲ 48.8%
Trade receivables40---€0.9m€1.0m€1.9m€1.2m€2.0m▲ 66.0%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.3m€0.3m€0.4m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 33.9%
Current investments50/53------€0.8m€12.3m▲ 1,436%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.8m€3.2m€2.1m€2.7m€6.8m€10.9m€13.9m€3.2m▼ 77.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.04m€0.03m€0.04m€0.03m€0.08m▲ 132%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€14.6m€14.7m€13.4m€12.3m€15.3m€19.1m€21.3m€22.7m▲ 6.8%
Equity10/15€11.2m€11.5m€9.7m€9.6m€12.1m€16.2m€19.1m€19.6m▲ 2.7%
Contributions10/11------€0.007m€0.007m=
Capital10------€0.007m€0.007m=
Reserves13---€5.3m€8.7m€13.7m€17.4m€18.8m▲ 7.9%
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.9m-€1.3m-€2.4m€0-----
Investment grants15---€4.3m€3.4m€2.5m€1.7m€0.8m▼ 52.1%
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.05m€0.05m€0.03m------
Amounts payable17/49€3.4m€3.1m€3.7m€2.7m€3.2m€2.9m€2.2m€3.1m▲ 43.2%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€2.2m€1.9m€1.9m€1.6m€1.3m€0.9m€0.6m€0.3m▼ 50.0%
Financial debts170/4---€1.6m€1.3m€0.9m€0.6m€0.3m▼ 50.0%
Credit institutions173-----€0.9m€0.6m€0.3m▼ 50.0%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.1m€1.2m€0.8m€1.1m€1.7m€1.9m€1.5m€2.7m▲ 80.0%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m=
Trade debts44€0.6m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.8m€0.9m€0.7m€1.3m▲ 92.0%
Suppliers440/4---€0.4m€0.8m€0.9m€0.7m€1.3m▲ 92.0%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.3m€0.5m€0.6m€0.5m€1.1m▲ 111%
Taxes450/3---€0.03m€0.09m€0.2m€0.1m€0.7m▲ 490%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.2m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m▲ 5.8%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€460€0.2m€0.1m€0.02m€0.05m▲ 147%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.4m--€1.2m€0.8m€3.4m€5.0m€3.7m€1.4m▼ 63.4%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€0.6m€1.5m€1.4m€1.4m€1.3m€1.3m€1.2m€1.3m▲ 3.5%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€1.0m€1.5m€0.2m€2.2m€4.7m€6.3m€5.0m€2.7m▼ 46.8%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€0.2m-€0.3m-€0.08m-€0.08m-€0.07m-€0.3m-€1.0m▼ 214%
Change in cash-€1.4m-€1.1m€0.6m€4.1m€4.1m€3.1m-€10.7m-

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31-12-2025 abbreviated format 17-08-2026 2026-00407404
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 23-06-2025 2025-00170871
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 25-06-2024 2024-00162220
31-12-2022 full format 30-06-2023 2023-00192809
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31-12-2020 full format 15-07-2021 2021-37200382
31-12-2019 full format 28-05-2020 2020-13500250
31-12-2018 full format 22-07-2019 2019-36100004
31-12-2017 full format 19-06-2018 2018-20200260
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