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BABYLUX

Active Private limited companyfounded 1995active for 31 yearsSluisbaan 46, 7784 Comines-WarnetonKBO/BCE: BE 0456.168.036 #2 company by staff growth in Comines-Warneton

Lifetime

17 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 29 filings since 1996
Gross marginpeak €2.5m (2019)
-not published
Resultlowest -€11,809 (2011)
€2.2m▲ 122%
Equitypeak €10.3m (2025)
€10.3m▲ 27.4%
Debts
€9.3m▲ 48.5%
Staffpeak 30.5 FTE (2025)
30.5 FTE▲ 29.2%
Board6 names since 1995
4 directorsCarol Jeannine Patricia DEVOS and 3 others
Owners2 names in the annual accounts
30%FLEXWEB
Documentsfilings and deeds
26-03-202635 days before the deadline
2025financial year
Turnover from €41.3m to €57.2mResult from €1.0m to €2.2mStaff from 23.6 FTE to 30.5 FTEEquity from €8.1m to €10.3mDebts from €6.2m to €9.3mCash from €1.3m to €2.9m

Key points

from the 2025 annual accounts

Equity

€10.3m ▲ 27.4%

BABYLUX has made a profit without a break since 2012.

Result

€2.2m ▲ 122%
€1m2024€2.2m2025

The result rose in 2025 from €1.0m to €2.2m.

Debts

€9.3m ▲ 48.5%
Financial debts
+1.4
Suppliers
+1.1
Taxes and wages
+0.4
The rest
+0.1

Debts rose by €3.0m in 2025.

Checked score

96
Excellent
Financially stronger than 70% of small companies in wholesale trade (NACE 46)
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

The dashed line is the sector median: 0.2% across 4,376 companies (NACE 46, small).

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Last 24 months 12-2024: < 0.1% 01-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2024lowest value 02-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.1%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.1%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.1%● unchanged vs 02-2026highest value 04-2026: < 0.1%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 03-2026 05-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026 11-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2026

Financial strength
Strong

Solvency
78-4equity 52.8% of total assets
Liquidity
52+1short-term debt 35.4% · cash 14.5%
Profitability
70+7return on assets 11.4%

Score breakdown

lowers risk
Founded in 1995
Size: turnover €57.2m, 30.5 FTE, total assets €19.6m
Liquidity: current ratio 2.43, cash €2.9m
Profit of €2.2m (financial year 2025)
Calculation

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 46, small). It does better than 62% of them on solvency, 68% on liquidity, 60% on profitability and 91% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 05-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

The probability rests on the annual accounts with balance sheet date 30-09-2025.

Of the companies with a bankruptcy probability in the very low class on 30-06-2025, 0.1% went bankrupt within twelve months.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).

Comparable companies, two years later

In July 2024, 20,137 companies had the same profile as BABYLUX has now. Each dot stands for 51 companies, two years later.

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

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

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,447 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 20,137 companies, not a prediction for BABYLUX. 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.

Credit verdict

Credit of up to €950,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable

Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 2.43 (2.9 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 35.4% and cash 14.5% of total assets. 47.2% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.

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Signals

5 signals, none raises the risk
Five signals.
lowers riskneutral
lowers risk · Founded in 1995
Companies that have existed this long fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Size: turnover €57.2m, 30.5 FTE, total assets €19.6m
Companies of this size fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Liquidity: current ratio 2.43, cash €2.9m
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Profit of €2.2m (financial year 2025)
NBB · annual accounts
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 26-03-2026, 35 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
35 days early
2024
16 days early
2023
7 days early
2022
27 days early
2021
9 days early
2020
6 days late
2019
35 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 18 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 46), the median for financial year 2024 was 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2026 is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 14 April (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
30-09-2026 year end06-11-2026 today30-04-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
That holds for every publication since 2021.
KBO publications

Board and ownership

CJ
Director, since 01-10-1995
RR
Director, since 04-10-1995
JM
Director, Jimmy DECOCK, since 01-01-2021
F
Flexweb
Director, Channing Techel, since 13-03-2024
AB
AUDITAS BEDRIJFSREVISOREN BV
Auditor, Stephanie Libbrecht
  • FLEXWEB 30%score 93equity €2.6m (2025) · 2025 annual accounts of FLEXWEB
Board & ownership

Recent changes

Registered in the Peppol Directory Reachable for e-invoices through 0208:0456168036
Appointment: Flexweb (director) Permanent representative: Channing Techel · General meeting of 13-03-2024 · Gazette deed
Reappointment: Auditas Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor) General meeting of 18-03-2023 · Gazette deed
New establishment in Waregem Gentseweg 604
All 46 events

Comparable companies

same main activity, similar in size and age
Company Turnover EBIT margin Solvency Staff
BABYLUX Comines-Warneton €57.2m 4.7% 52.8% 30.5
CULTUREL - LUDIQUE - DIVERTISSEMENT DISTRIBUTION Fernelmont €40.1m -2.8% 4.8% 41.1
UNIVERSAL MUSIC Brussels €46.3m 2.8% 47.2% 34
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions Blegny €61.0m 17.6% 4.8% 53.9
OPTION TAPE SPECIALTIES Temse €28.3m 17.5% 30.9% 42.3
WATKINS EUROPE Dilsen-Stokkem €32.0m 16.5% 59.5% 13.5
EVODIS Temse €74.3m 8.1% 39.8% 38.9
-10%0%10%20%€50m€500m€5bnBABYLUXEBIT margin

Grey: the largest companies of the sector (wholesale trade (NACE 46)), without their names. Blue: the sector peers from the table.

These companies have the same main activity as BABYLUX: wholesale of other household goods (NACE 46499). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €19m and €65m, founded between 1992 and 2003.

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Active since 01-09-1995Normal situation
Activity
Wholesale of other household goodsNACE 46499and 1 other
Joint committees
100Auxiliary committee for blue-collar workers
201Independent retail · annual accounts 30-09-2025
Establishment units
2.073.581.9657784 Comines-Warneton, since 23-10-1995
2.340.362.3528793 Waregem, since 01-03-2023
Financial year end
30 September
Peppol
Reachable since 03-09-2025
Company details

Annual accounts to 30-09-2025

Total assets
€19.6m▲ 36.6%
Employeeson 30-09-2025
38▲ 35.7%
Filing
Filed on 26-03-2026, 35 days before the end of the filing period
Financials

Insights on BABYLUX

BABYLUX has been active since 1995 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €10.3m and a net result of €2.2m.

Equity has been growing by about 26% per year since 2019. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.

Key facts about BABYLUX

What is the company number of BABYLUX?
The company number of BABYLUX is 0456.168.036. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0456.168.036.
Where is BABYLUX based?
The registered office is at Sluisbaan 46, 7784 Comines-Warneton.Company details
What does BABYLUX do?
According to the KBO register, the main activity is wholesale of other household goods (NACE 46499).
What is the legal form of BABYLUX?
BABYLUX is a private limited company (BV).
When was BABYLUX founded?
BABYLUX was founded on 01-09-1995.
Is BABYLUX still active?
Yes, BABYLUX is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
How many employees does BABYLUX have?
BABYLUX had an average of 30.5 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
Which joint committee does BABYLUX fall under?
In its 30-09-2025 annual accounts, BABYLUX states joint committees 100 (Auxiliary committee for blue-collar workers) and 201 (Independent retail).
What is the turnover of BABYLUX?
The turnover of BABYLUX was €57.2m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
Is BABYLUX profitable?
In financial year 2025, BABYLUX made a profit of €2.2m.
Where can I find the annual accounts of BABYLUX?
BABYLUX filed 29 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
When are the next annual accounts of BABYLUX due?
BABYLUX must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 30-04-2027.Timeline

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