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Belgian Boat Service

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Public limited companyfounded 197056 yrs activeWatersportlaan 12, 8620 Nieuwpoort, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0407.253.906
Summary

Belgian Boat Service has been active since 1970 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €15.36M and a net result of €56k. Equity is growing by ~7.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 93% of 10359 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
73 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability43▼-15
Solvency100▲+29
Growth78▲+20
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1.1M at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.01 against 1.81 in 2024; short-term debt: 11.5% and cash: 1.1% of total assets), and 12.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 56 years 0 60 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
87.2%
Return on assets
0.3%
Age of the figures
12 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 47
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
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 03-04-2026, 27 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
27 d early
2024
90 d early
2023
1 d early
2022
2 d late
2021
2 d early
2019
67 d late
2018
48 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-09-2026 and is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
24-09-2026 today30-09-2026 close30-04-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Equity
€15.36M▲ 567%
2024 · €2.30M
2018: €3.48M 2019: €1.89M 2021: €2.08M 2022: €2.35M 2023: €2.75M 2024: €2.30M
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€17.60M▲ 253%
2024 · €4.99M
2018: €7.97M 2019: €4.32M 2021: €3.33M 2022: €4.61M 2023: €4.50M 2024: €4.99M
2018 → 2025
Net result
€56k▼ 63.3%
2024 · €151k
2018: €10k 2019: €799k 2021: €1.08M 2022: €264k 2023: €404k 2024: €151k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€2.03M▲ 2.4%
2024 · €1.98M
2018: €5.97M 2019: €1.57M 2021: €1.84M 2022: €2.07M 2023: €2.46M 2024: €1.98M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€2.08M-€2.35M▲ 12.7%€2.75M▲ 17.2%€2.30M▼ 16.3%€15.36M▲ 567%
Operating result€1.35M-€426k▼ 68.5%€568k▲ 33.5%€306k▼ 46.2%€172k▼ 43.9%
Net result€1.08M-€264k▼ 75.5%€404k▲ 53.1%€151k▼ 62.6%€56k▼ 63.3%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€500k€1.00M€1.50MOperating result 2021: €1.35M€1.35MNet result 2021: €1.08M€1.08MOperating result 2022: €426k€426kNet result 2022: €264k€264kOperating result 2023: €568k€568kNet result 2023: €404k€404kOperating result 2024: €306k€306kNet result 2024: €151k€151kOperating result 2025: €172k€172kNet result 2025: €56k€56k20212022202320242025€0€200k€400k€600kOperating result 2023: €568k€568kNet result 2023: €404k€404kOperating result 2024: €306k€306kNet result 2024: €151k€151kOperating result 2025: €172k€172kNet result 2025: €56k€56k202320242025
The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2025 is 44% below 2024 and is the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €17.60M
Fixed assets €13.56M ▲ 2,339%
Current assets €4.05M ▼ 8.7%
Equity and liabilities €17.60M
Equity €15.36M ▲ 567%
Provisions €145k =
Debt €2.10M ▼ 17.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 50.9% to 11.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€281k
2024 · €368k
Cash flow
€165k
2024 · €214k
Current ratio
2.01
2024 · 1.81
Quick ratio
0.25
2024 · 0.41
Debt to equity
0.14
2024 · 1.10
ROE
0.4%
2024 · 6.6%
ROA
0.3%
2024 · 3.0%
Interest coverage
2.86
2024 · 4.31
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.02M
2024 · €2.45M
Debt > 1 year
€60k
2024 · €91k
Income taxes
€48k
2024 · €78k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 66 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€4.99M€17.60M
Fixed assets21/28€556k€13.56M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€546k€13.56M
Land and buildings22€318k€13.31M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€150k€135k
Furniture and vehicles24€56k€36k
Assets under construction and advance payments27€22k€78k
Financial fixed assets28€10k€0
Current assets29/58€4.44M€4.05M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€3.43M€3.54M
Stocks30/36€3.43M€3.54M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€216k€309k
Trade receivables40€216k€296k
Other amounts receivable41€0€13k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€764k€198k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€26k€4k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€4.99M€17.60M
Equity10/15€2.30M€15.36M
Contributions10/11€75k€75k=
Capital10€75k€75k=
Issued capital100€75k€75k=
Revaluation surpluses12-€13.00M
Reserves13€2.23M€2.28M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€100k€100k=
Legal reserve130€100k€100k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€393k€120k
Distributable reserves133€1.74M€2.06M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Provisions and deferred taxes16€145k€145k=
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€145k€145k=
Pensions and similar obligations160€145k€145k=
Amounts payable17/49€2.54M€2.10M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€91k€60k
Financial debts170/4€91k€60k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€2.45M€2.02M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€30k€31k
Trade debts44€381k€461k
Suppliers440/4€381k€461k
Advances received on contracts in progress46€98k€30k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€39k€30k
Taxes450/3€39k€30k
Other amounts payable47/48€1.90M€1.47M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0€22k
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€62k€109k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€58k€-177k
Other operating charges640/8€26k€22k
Gross operating margin9900€453k€126k
Operating profit (loss)9901€306k€172k
Financial income75/76B€9k€31k
Recurring financial income75€9k€31k
Financial charges65/66B€85k€98k
Recurring financial charges65€85k€98k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€230k€104k
Income taxes67/77€78k€48k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€151k€56k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€112k€273k
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689€0-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€264k€329k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€610k€329k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€347k€0
Transfer from equity791/2€253k€0
Transfer to equity691/2€264k€329k
To other reserves6921€264k€329k
Profit to be distributed694/7€600k€0
Return on contributions (dividend)694€600k€0
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90870.00.0=

The notes to these accounts (17 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 30-04-2027
2026
03-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
30-09
Financial Equity above €10MEq €15.36M ▲567%
7 profitable years in a row build equity to €15.36M.
30-01
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
29-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
02-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 2 days late
2022
28-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
30-09
Financial Highest result since 2018net €1.08M ▲35.2%
Operating result €1.35M, net result €1.08M, both a record.
30-09
Financial Equity above €2MEq €2.08M ▲10.5%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €2.08M.
2020
06-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 67 days late
2019
17-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 48 days late
17-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 413 days late
17-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 778 days late
17-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 1143 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
26 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Nieuwpoort · 1 establishment unit since 1970
establishment approximate The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Watersportlaan 128620 Nieuwpoort
Ground area
9,761 m²
Building footprint
4,037 m²
Volume, LiDAR
34,017 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 17.4 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
BELGIAN BOAT SERVICE
Watersportlaan -, 8620 NieuwpoortProduction of electricity from non-renewable sources
since 19702.004.738.986
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
38016A0012/00Y003 Flanders 6,007 m² 1 · 2,601 m² 9.4 m · 2 fl.
38016A0012/00K004 Flanders 3,754 m² 1 · 1,436 m² 17.4 m · 4 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2024 · 4 entries · 46,598 EUR awarded · 46,598 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2024 1 0 EUR18,500 EUR
2023 2 46,251 EUR27,925 EUR
2022 1 347 EUR173 EUR
Schemes
Ecologiepremie+
2 entries · 46,251 EUR · 46,251 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
2 entries · 347 EUR · 347 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 1,314 companies in sector 47639 we hold annual accounts for 624. 21 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded12-09-1970
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47639Retail sale of other sporting goods
95290Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 48 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.