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AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT

Inactive
KBO/BCE: BE 0404.868.892

Absorbed by DEBA SQUARE in July 2024. The last annual accounts are for financial year 2023. The company was dissolved without liquidation.

AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENTInactive

Overview

Overview

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Absorbed by DEBA SQUARE merger by absorption, July 2024
Activity
“L'achat,la vente,le commerce,l'organisation et l'exploitation de jeux automatiques et de jeux d'adresse,la mise en…” (deed in French)From the articles, 4 activitiesNo NACE code in the KBO yet
Joint committee
149.04 Paritair Subcomité voor de metaalhandel · annual accounts 2023
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Not found in the Peppol Directory

Board and ownership

Shareholders

Financial position

No score
Annual accounts 2023
Gross margin
€86,904
▲ 92.6%
Turnover
≈ €240,000
estimated
Profit
€28,106
Equity
€73,303
▲ 62.2%
Total assets
€170,098
▲ 7.1%
Filed on 20-06-2024

Financials

Financials · financial year 2023, full format

Annual accounts 2023 filed on 20-06-2024 PDF all 47 filings

Turnover
≈ €240,000
Estimated: probably between €150,000 and €470,000
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€28,106
2022 · -€12,181
Working capital
-€23,691▲ 72.9%
2022 · -€87,497
Trend over the years

2019 to 2023, 5 financial years 2018 to 2023, 6 financial years

The operating result for 2023 is a profit of €34,031, after a loss of €8,521 in 2022. It is the highest result since 2019.

Operating result€34,031 2023 Net result€28,106 2023

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

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

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line201820192020202120222023
Operating result-€2,391-€6,925-€54,417-€31,762▲ 41.6%-€8,521▲ 73.2%€34,031
Net result-€4,178-€2,780-€55,145-€33,805▲ 38.7%-€12,181▲ 64.0%€28,106
Equity€203,548-€146,329▼ 28.1%€91,183▼ 37.7%€57,378▼ 37.1%€45,197▼ 21.2%€73,303▲ 62.2%
Total assets€488,926-€308,551▼ 36.9%€274,640▼ 11.0%€200,563▼ 27.0%€158,825▼ 20.8%€170,098▲ 7.1%
Debt€285,378-€162,222▼ 43.2%€183,456▲ 13.1%€143,185▼ 22.0%€113,628▼ 20.6%€96,795▼ 14.8%
Working capital-€91,216--€103,814▼ 13.8%-€118,299▼ 14.0%-€112,202▲ 5.2%-€87,497▲ 22.0%-€23,691▲ 72.9%
The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €170,098
Fixed assets €96,994 ▼ 26.9%
Current assets €73,103 ▲ 180%
Equity and liabilities €170,098
Equity €73,303 ▲ 62.2%
Debt €96,795 ▼ 14.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 71.5% to 56.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2023 value · change against 2022
EBITDA
€69,731▲
2022 · €28,365
Cash flow
€63,806▲
2022 · €24,705
Current ratio
0.76▲
2022 · 0.23
Debt to equity
1.32▼
2022 · 2.51
ROE
38.3%▲
2022 · -27.0%
ROA
16.5%▲
2022 · -7.7%
Interest coverage
11.77▲
2022 · 7.73
Debt ≤ 1 year
€96,795▼
2022 · €113,628
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2023 against 2022 · 42 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2023 (PDF), filed on 20-06-2024.

Balance sheet Code20222023
Assets
Total assets20/58€158,825€170,098▲
Fixed assets21/28€132,694€96,994▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€57,644€21,944▼
Furniture and vehicles24€5,311€1,754▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€52,333€20,190▼
Financial fixed assets28€75,050€75,050=
Current assets29/58€26,131€73,103▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€10,371€48,434▲
Trade receivables40€4,392€42,689▲
Other amounts receivable41€5,979€5,745▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€9,068€18,150▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€6,692€6,519▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€158,825€170,098▲
Equity10/15€45,197€73,303▲
Contributions10/11€61,500€61,500=
Capital10€61,500€61,500=
Issued capital100€61,500€61,500=
Reserves13€10,743€10,743=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6,150€6,150=
Legal reserve130€6,150€6,150=
Tax-exempt reserves132€2,348€2,348=
Distributable reserves133€2,245€2,245=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€27,046€1,060▲
Amounts payable17/49€113,628€96,795▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€113,628€96,795▼
Financial debts43€110,000€85,000▼
Other loans439€110,000€85,000▼
Trade debts44€3,628€11,795▲
Suppliers440/4€3,628€11,795▲
Income statement Code20222023
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€36,886€35,700▼
Other operating charges640/8€16,764€17,173▲
Gross operating margin9900€45,129€86,904▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€8,521€34,031▲
Financial income75/76B€10-
Recurring financial income75€10-
Financial charges65/66B€3,670€5,925▲
Recurring financial charges65€3,670€5,925▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€12,181€28,106▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€12,181€28,106▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€12,181€28,106▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€27,046€1,060▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€14,865-€27,046▼

The notes to these accounts have 4 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line201820192020202120222023Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€48,761€45,056€40,827€39,902€36,886€35,700▼ 3.2%
Other operating charges640/8---€15,409€16,764€17,173▲ 2.4%
Gross operating margin9900€61,677€61,493€5,249€23,549€45,129€86,904▲ 92.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€2,391€6,925-€54,417-€31,762-€8,521€34,031-
Financial income75/76B---€0€10--
Recurring financial income75--€1,389€0€10--
Financial charges65/66B---€2,043€3,670€5,925▲ 61.4%
Recurring financial charges65€1,787€2,872€2,117€2,043€3,670€5,925▲ 61.4%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€4,178€4,053-€55,145-€33,805-€12,181€28,106-
Income taxes67/77-€1,273-----
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€4,178€2,780-€55,145-€33,805-€12,181€28,106-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€4,178€2,780-€55,145-€33,805-€12,181€28,106-
Line201820192020202120222023Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€488,926€308,551€274,640€200,563€158,825€170,098▲ 7.1%
Fixed assets21/28€295,364€250,309€209,482€169,580€132,694€96,994▼ 26.9%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€220,314€175,259€134,432€94,530€57,644€21,944▼ 61.9%
Furniture and vehicles24---€8,868€5,311€1,754▼ 67.0%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€85,662€52,333€20,190▼ 61.4%
Financial fixed assets28€75,050€75,050€75,050€75,050€75,050€75,050=
Current assets29/58€193,562€58,242€65,157€30,983€26,131€73,103▲ 180%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€151,390€39,403€42,640€15,620€10,371€48,434▲ 367%
Trade receivables40---€9,641€4,392€42,689▲ 872%
Other amounts receivable41---€5,979€5,979€5,745▼ 3.9%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€41,782€12,614€16,286€8,700€9,068€18,150▲ 100%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€6,662€6,692€6,519▼ 2.6%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€488,926€308,551€274,640€200,563€158,825€170,098▲ 7.1%
Equity10/15€203,548€146,329€91,183€57,378€45,197€73,303▲ 62.2%
Contributions10/11€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500=
Capital10---€61,500€61,500€61,500=
Issued capital100---€61,500€61,500€61,500=
Reserves13€10,743€10,743€10,743€10,743€10,743€10,743=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€6,150€6,150€6,150=
Legal reserve130---€6,150€6,150€6,150=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€2,348€2,348€2,348=
Distributable reserves133---€2,245€2,245€2,245=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€131,305€74,086€18,940-€14,865-€27,046€1,060-
Amounts payable17/49€285,378€162,222€183,456€143,185€113,628€96,795▼ 14.8%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€284,778€162,056€183,456€143,185€113,628€96,795▼ 14.8%
Financial debts43---€135,000€110,000€85,000▼ 22.7%
Other loans439---€135,000€110,000€85,000▼ 22.7%
Trade debts44€100,397€14,395€58,456€8,185€3,628€11,795▲ 225%
Suppliers440/4---€8,185€3,628€11,795▲ 225%
Line201820192020202120222023Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€4,178€2,780-€55,145-€33,805-€12,181€28,106-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€48,761€45,056€40,827€39,902€36,886€35,700▼ 3.2%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€44,583€47,836-€14,319€6,097€24,705€63,806▲ 158%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0€0€0-
Change in cash--€29,168€3,672-€7,586€368€9,082▲ 25×

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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Latest 10 of 47 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2023 full format 20-06-2024 2024-00150410 PDF
31-12-2022 full format 27-06-2023 2023-00169716 PDF
31-12-2021 full format 24-06-2022 2022-20125385 PDF
31-12-2020 full format 08-09-2021 2021-66700273 PDF
31-12-2019 full format 10-07-2020 2020-28900507 PDF
31-12-2018 full format 30-08-2019 2019-59400566 PDF
31-12-2017 full format 27-06-2018 2018-24900241 PDF
31-12-2016 full format 27-06-2017 2017-23900493 PDF
31-12-2015 full format 16-06-2016 2016-18600307 PDF
31-12-2014 full format 24-06-2015 2015-21100487 PDF

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Board & ownership

Directors

Directors

Owners and capital

Shareholders

2 owners

Chain of control

  1. GPFI 100%
  2. DEBA SQUARE 100%
  3. AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT

Owners 2

Capital transactions

Shareholders according to the deeds
Stated in the act act of 29-11-2024 ↗
Stated in the act act of 05-08-2024 ↗
  • DEBA SQUARE all shares

Network & group

Acquisitions and mergers

1 transaction
Taken over by:DEBA SQUARE
BE 0449.587.872merger by absorption · Gazette deed of 29-11-2024 (3 acts) · effective 05-07-2024

Connections & network

Depth

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Timeline

Acts, filings and financial milestones

2024
29-11
Gazette deed Merger: absorbed by DEBA SQUARE
Dissolution of the company · Approval · Accounting effect14 points ▸
  • General meeting, 14-11-2024
  • Approval, “examen du projet de fusion, correctement accomplies” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “régime légal applicable, article 12:7” (deed in French)
  • Merger, “fusion par absorption, conditions du projet de fusion” (deed in French)
  • Accounting effect, 01-01-2024
  • DEBA SQUARE holds all the shares
  • Share cancellation, “annulées, actions émises par la société absorbée” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “tous les éléments à cette même date, transfert du patrimoine” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, 31-12-2023
  • Declaration, “situation comptable et fonds de commerce”, 31-12-2023 (deed in French)
  • Dissolution, “dissolution sans liquidation”, merger (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “effets de la fusion, intégralité du patrimoine actif et passif” (deed in French)
  • The act holds 2 more points.

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

05-08
Gazette deed Merger proposal: to be absorbed by DEBA SQUARE
Shareholding · Accounting effect11 points ▸
  • Board meeting, 05-07-2024
  • Merger, “fusion par absorption, transférera par suite de la dissolution sans liquidation l'intégralité de son patrimoine activement et passivement” (deed in French)
  • DEBA SQUARE holds all the shares
  • Other provision, “DEBA SQUARE” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT” (deed in French)
  • Accounting effect, 01-01-2024
  • Other provision, “droits spéciaux attachés aux titres” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “avantages particuliers attribués aux membres des organes d'administration” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “régime fiscal de la fusion, besoins légitimes financier et économique” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “motifs de la fusion par absorption” (deed in French)
  • Other provision, “droits d'enregistrement et TVA des apports, article 11 du Code de la TVA” (deed in French)

Open the act in the Belgian Official Gazette

20-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2023 filedPDF
full format · 41 days before the deadline
2023
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €28,106
The net result is €28,106, after 3 loss-making years.
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2022 filedPDF
full format · 34 days before the deadline
2022
24-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2021 filedPDF
full format · 37 days before the deadline
2021
08-09
NBB filing Annual accounts 2020 filedPDF
full format · 39 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€55,145
The net result drops to -€55,145, the lowest from 2018 to 2023.
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts 2019 filedPDF
full format · 21 days before the deadline
2019
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €2,780
The net result is €2,780, after one loss-making year.
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts 2018 filedPDF
full format · 30 days late
2018
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2017 filedPDF
full format · 34 days before the deadline
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2017
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2016 filedPDF
full format · 34 days before the deadline
2016
16-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2015 filedPDF
full format · 45 days before the deadline
2015
24-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2014 filedPDF
full format · 37 days before the deadline
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.

Sources:Publications in the Belgian Official GazetteFilings with the National Bank

History

AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT has filed 47 sets of annual accounts, the latest for financial year 2023.1 In 2024 the company was absorbed by merger into DEBA SQUARE.2

  1. 1National Bank, annual accounts 2023
  2. 2Belgian Official Gazette, 29-11-2024

Company details

Inactive

Absorbed by DEBA SQUARE in July 2024

AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT is no longer in the KBO register. DEBA SQUARE took it over in a merger by absorption, published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 29 November 2024.

Status
Inactive
Reason
Merger by absorptionBelgian Official Gazette, 29 November 2024 · act
Absorbed by
DEBA SQUARE · 0449.587.872
Last annual accounts
financial year to 31 December 2023
Last registered office
Avenue Des Croix De Guerre 120, 1120 Neder-Over-Heembeek (Bruxelles)as published on 29 November 2024
Legal form
Public limited company
First annual accounts
financial year 1977
Official KBO record

Purpose according to the articles of association

PurposeThe purpose describes the activities the company may carry out under its articles.
“L'achat,la vente,le commerce,l'organisation et l'exploitation de jeux automatiques et de jeux d'adresse,la mise en place d'expositions de…”
4 activities
  1. L'achat,la vente,le commerce,l'organisation et l'exploitation de jeux automatiques et de jeux d'adresse,la mise en place d'expositions de toutes sortes,l'exploitation de débits de boissons et de buffets.
  2. La société peut en outre accomplir tous actes,mobiliers et immobiliers,se rattachant directement ou indirectement à cet objet ou pouvant favoriser sa réalisation.
  3. Elle peut directement ou indirectement participer,collaborer ou fusionner avec d'autres sociétés qui poursuivent un objet similaîre ou connexe,ou dont la coopération pourrait lui être utile de quelque manière que ce soit.
  4. Elle peut accorder des prêts et fournir des garanties à des tiers.

Articles of association, deed of 05-08-2024 (in French)

Environmental permits

2 applications in Flanders since 2021 · 1 refused
Wijzigen van een publiciteitsinrichting
Discontinued on 21-09-2022submitted 13-09-2022authority: Blankenbergeproject 2022121272
Wijzigen van een publiciteitsinrichting
Refused on 29-10-2021submitted 31-08-2021authority: Blankenbergeproject 2021139265

Source: Omgevingsloket Vlaanderen.