Automatic Alarm
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, full format
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 01-07-2026 at the NBB all 48 filings
Turnover
€723,372▼ 43.3%
2024 · €1.3m
EBIT margin
-7.4%▼ 23.9pp
2024 · 16.6%
Net result
-€13,339
2024 · €202,304
Working capital
€1.8m▼ 1.0%
2024 · €1.9m
In the rankings
#2 oldest company in Machelen, Construction sector#5 company by equity in Machelen, Construction sector#8 company by total assets in Machelen, Construction sector
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial yearsTurnover
€723,372
▼ 43.3%
2025
20182025
Operating result
-€53,483
2025
20182025
Net result
-€13,339
2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20182025
EBIT margin
-7.4%
▼ 23.9pp
2025
20182025
Equity
€1.7m
▼ 0.8%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€2.1m
▼ 14.6%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Debt
€335,175
▼ 50.4%
2025
20182025
Working capital
€1.8m
▼ 1.0%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Solvency
82.6%
▲ 11.5pp
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
8.98
▲ 4.71
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
-0.6%
▼ 9.0pp
2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
7.4
▼ 16.9%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€1.5m-€1.2m▼ 19.1%€1.1m▼ 11.3%€0.8m▼ 25.0%€0.9m▲ 14.6%€0.8m▼ 19.7%€1.3m▲ 69.5%€0.7m▼ 43.3%
Operating result€0.2m-€0.3m▲ 117%€0.2m▼ 36.7%€0.1m▼ 53.4%-€0.06m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 18.7%-€0.05m
Net result€0.1m-€0.2m▲ 117%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 30.6%€0.07mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 58.3%-€0.03mbelow the sector's middle half€0.2mabove the sector's middle half€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 11.1%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half
EBIT margin10.3%-27.6%▲ 17.3pp19.7%▼ 7.9pp12.2%▼ 7.5pp-6.1%▼ 18.3pp23.6%▲ 29.7pp16.6%▼ 7.1pp-7.4%▼ 23.9pp
Equity€0.9m-€1.1m▲ 26.0%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 14.3%€1.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.2%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.5%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.6%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.3%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%
Total assets€1.6m-€1.7m▲ 6.7%€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 20.2%€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€2.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 11.0%€2.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 22.6%€2.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 11.4%€2.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 14.6%
Debt€0.7m-€0.5m▼ 19.9%€0.7m▲ 32.9%€0.6m▼ 8.8%€0.9m▲ 40.1%€1.2m▲ 33.3%€0.7m▼ 43.1%€0.3m▼ 50.4%
Working capital€1.1m-€1.3m▲ 23.2%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.0%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.8%€1.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.2%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 14.5%€1.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.6%€1.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.0%
Solvency58.0%-68.5%▲ 10.5pp65.1%above the sector's middle half▼ 3.3pp68.3%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.2pp60.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 8.3pp55.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.4pp71.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 15.5pp82.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 11.5pp
Current ratio3.18-4.79▲ 1.613.63above the sector's middle half▼ 1.163.99above the sector's middle half▲ 0.362.78above the sector's middle half▼ 1.212.48within the sector's middle half▼ 0.294.27above the sector's middle half▲ 1.798.98above the sector's middle half▲ 4.71
Return on assets (ROA)7.0%-14.1%▲ 7.2pp8.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.0pp3.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.8pp-1.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.9pp6.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.2pp8.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp-0.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 9.0pp
Staff (FTE)12.2-8.4▼ 31.1%8within the sector's middle half▼ 4.8%9.1within the sector's middle half▲ 13.8%10.6within the sector's middle half▲ 16.5%7.6within the sector's middle half▼ 28.3%8.9within the sector's middle half▲ 17.1%7.4within the sector's middle half▼ 16.9%
above
within
below
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Specialised construction activities (NACE 43). 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 €53,483, after a profit of €210,997 in 2024. It is the lowest result since 2022.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Equity and liabilities €2.1m
Equity
€1.7m ▼ 0.8%
Provisions
€24,016 =
Debt
€335,175 ▼ 50.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 27.9% to 16.2%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
Debt to equity
0.20▼
2024 · 0.39
ROE
-0.8%▼
2024 · 11.7%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€230,373▼
2024 · €566,906
Debt > 1 year
€62,919=
2024 · €62,919
Income taxes
€3,988▼
2024 · €71,088
Customer credit
102 days▲
2024 · 98 days
Supplier credit
179 days▼
2024 · 255 days
Staff costs
€551,399▼
2024 · €608,999
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Revenue breakdown
By geographic market 2019
- België €1,228,576100.0%
Source: 2019 accounts, page 17, filing 2020-25700060
The 2020 accounts state only “omzet” in the revenue breakdown.
Staff
| Item | 31-12-2021 | 31-12-2022 | 31-12-2023 | 31-12-2024 | 31-12-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| full-time | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| part-time | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| in full-time equivalents | 9 | 10 | 6.5 | 9 | 6 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 9.1 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| On a permanent contract | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Joined | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Left | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts
Auditor
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee for the audit | €9,675 | €10,634 | €16,763 | €17,153 | €17,490 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (relations with the auditor)
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.2m | €1.6m | €0.9m | ▼ 42.3% |
| Turnover70 | €1.5m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €0.8m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €1.3m | €0.7m | ▼ 43.3% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 37.8% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | - | €0.009m | - | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.0m | €1.3m | €1.0m | ▼ 29.2% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.2m | ▼ 57.2% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.2m | ▼ 57.2% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 31.2% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▼ 9.5% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | - | - | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | -€269 | - | €0.03m | -€0.001m | €0 | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.004m | €0.001m | €0.002m | €0.001m | ▼ 59.3% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.1m | -€0.06m | €0.2m | €0.2m | -€0.05m | - |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.04m | ▼ 29.5% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.007m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.04m | ▼ 29.5% |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.08m | €0.06m | €0.04m | ▼ 29.5% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0 | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 41.9% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 41.9% |
| Debt charges650 | - | €182 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 41.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.1m | -€0.04m | €0.3m | €0.3m | -€0.009m | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.05m | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.04m | -€0.008m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.004m | ▼ 94.4% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €0.04m | - | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.004m | ▼ 94.6% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | - | €0.008m | - | €0.002m | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.07m | -€0.03m | €0.2m | €0.2m | -€0.01m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.07m | -€0.03m | €0.2m | €0.2m | -€0.01m | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €1.6m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.7m | €2.4m | €2.1m | ▼ 14.6% |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.6m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.7m | €2.4m | €2.1m | ▼ 14.6% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.07m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1.1m | €1.6m | €1.9m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.7m | €2.4m | €2.0m | ▼ 15.4% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 40.8% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €1.8m | €1.8m | €2.2m | €2.1m | €1.8m | ▼ 11.2% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.3m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.003m | €0.004m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.03m | ▲ 188% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.003m | €0.009m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 30.4% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €1.6m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.7m | €2.4m | €2.1m | ▼ 14.6% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.9m | €1.1m | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.3m | €1.5m | €1.7m | €1.7m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €0.7m | €0.9m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.3m | €1.5m | €1.5m | ▼ 0.9% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €269 | €269 | €269 | - | - | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €0.7m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.9m | €1.2m | €0.7m | €0.3m | ▼ 50.4% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Other amounts payable178/9 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.5m | €0.3m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.8m | €1.1m | €0.6m | €0.2m | ▼ 59.4% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €1.1m | €0.5m | €0.2m | ▼ 61.9% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.7m | €1.1m | €0.5m | €0.2m | ▼ 61.9% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | €0.007m | €0.002m | €0 | - | - | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.03m | ▼ 34.6% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.007m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.001m | ▼ 92.3% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.03m | ▼ 15.2% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.05m | €0.04m | ▼ 9.6% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €108,503 | €235,654 | €163,645 | €68,223 | -€33,685 | €182,128 | €202,304 | -€13,339 | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €108,503 | €235,654 | €163,645 | €68,223 | -€33,685 | €182,128 | €202,304 | -€13,339 | - |
| Change in cash | - | -€265,027 | -€375 | -€70,056 | €949 | €6,383 | €613 | €20,217 | ▲ 33× |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 12,322 companies had the same profile as Automatic Alarm 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 Automatic Alarm itself: 0.5% 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.
| 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 Automatic Alarm. 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 48 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 01-07-2026 | 2026-00243251 | |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 30-06-2025 | 2025-00210569 | |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 12-07-2024 | 2024-00250624 | |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 17-08-2023 | 2023-00335084 | |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 07-07-2022 | 2022-20162891 | |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 01-07-2021 | 2021-31300502 | |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 02-07-2020 | 2020-25700060 | |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 08-07-2019 | 2019-30300336 | |
| 31-12-2017 | full format | 05-07-2018 | 2018-29700025 | |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 17-07-2017 | 2017-32700010 |