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Bethleem

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Non-profit associationfounded 1932active for 94 yearsRue des Combattants 4, 1400 Nivelles, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0409.071.863

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 11-05-2026 PDF all 20 filings

Turnover
≈ €320,000
Estimated: probably between €200,000 and €610,000
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€302,382
2024 · -€6,484
Working capital
€7.7m▲ 4.2%
2024 · €7.4m
Trend over the years

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

The operating result for 2025 is a profit of €25,657, after a loss of €149,245 in 2024.

Operating result€0.03m 2025 Net result€0.3m 2025

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.

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Activities of membership organisations (NACE 94). 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 dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result-€0.08m--€0.1m▼ 36.5%€0.3m€0.3m▲ 2.4%-€0.08m-€0.03m▲ 68.2%-€0.1m▼ 461%€0.03m
Net result€0.02m-€0.8m▲ 40×€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 71.6%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 149%-€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half€0.3mabove the sector's middle half-€0.006mwithin the sector's middle half€0.3mabove the sector's middle half
Equity€5.9m-€6.8m▲ 14.1%€7.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.5%€7.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.4%€7.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.2%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.9%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.1%€7.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.1%
Total assets€6.0m-€6.8m▲ 14.2%€7.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.3%€7.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.5%€7.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.3%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.0%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.1%€7.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.1%
Debt€0.005m-€0.02m▲ 224%€0.004m▼ 72.5%€0.008m▲ 90.6%€0.004m▼ 46.3%€0.009m▲ 108%€0.008m▼ 5.0%€0.009m▲ 2.2%
Working capital€5.9m-€6.8m▲ 13.7%€7.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%€7.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.6%€7.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.1%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.9%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.1%€7.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.2%
Solvency99.9%-99.8%▼ 0.1pp99.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.2pp99.9%above the sector's middle half=99.9%above the sector's middle half=99.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp99.9%above the sector's middle half=99.9%above the sector's middle half=
Return on assets (ROA)0.4%-12.3%▲ 12.0pp3.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.9pp7.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.4pp-6.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 14.4pp3.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 10.4pp-0.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.8pp3.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.0pp
Staff (FTE)1.2-1.5▲ 25.0%1.2below the sector's middle half▼ 20.0%1below the sector's middle half▼ 16.7%1below the sector's middle half=1below the sector's middle half=1below the sector's middle half=1below the sector's middle half=
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Activities of membership organisations (NACE 94). 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 turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €7.7m
Fixed assets €9,161 ▼ 41.7%
Current assets €7.7m ▲ 4.2%
Equity and liabilities €7.7m
Equity €7.7m ▲ 4.1%
Debt €8,544 ▲ 2.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total stays at 0.1%.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€32,753▲
2024 · -€126,417
Cash flow
€309,479▲
2024 · €16,344
Debt to equity
0.00▼
2024 · 0.00
ROE
3.9%▲
2024 · -0.1%
Interest coverage
1.30▲
2024 · -0.91
Debt ≤ 1 year
€8,544▲
2024 · €8,362
Supplier credit
30 days
Staff costs
€30,831▼
2024 · €32,225
A ratio outside any meaningful range has been withheld (balance sheet total €7.7m, equity €7.7m).
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20212022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets-€791€14,622€20,394€542
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€10,437€10,700€13,416€22,828€7,097

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as Bethleem: activities of religious organisations (NACE 94910). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €5m and €8.9m, founded between 1922 and 1955.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
Bethleem Nivelles1932€7.7m€7.7m€0.1m€0.3m12025
Zusters van de H. Vincentius a Paulo van Deftinge Temse1922€7.6m€7.5m€0.2m-€0.04m1.22025
Soeurs Blanches, Missionnaire de N.D. d'Afrique - Witte Zusters, Missionnarissen van O.L.V. van Afrika Evere1931€8.2m€0.9m€0.2m€0.08m1.62025
Congregatie van de Zusters der H. Engelen Lokeren1922€8.9m€8.9m€0.09m-€0.7m2.12025
Dekenaat Zuiderkempen regio Westerlo Herselt1922€5.0m€5.0m€0.1m-€0.02m0.52025
Zusters van Sint-Niklaas, Augustinessen Kortrijk1922€5.8m€5.8m€0.09m-€0.01m22025
Centraal Beheer van de Religieuzen Ursulinen van de Congregatie van Tildonk Antwerpen1955€8.9m€8.9m€0.1m-€0.1m0.82025

They were chosen from the 206 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity

Companies with the same profile, two years later

Historical observation

In July 2024, 17,041 companies had the same profile as Bethleem has now. Two years later, 0.5% had gone bankrupt and 94.4% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.5% went bankrupt
4.9% stopped otherwise
94.4% was still going

Another 0.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

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

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,445 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 17,041 companies, not a prediction for Bethleem. 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.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 39 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 11-05-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€7.4m€7.7m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.02m€0.009m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.02m€0.009m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.02m€0.009m▼
Current assets29/58€7.4m€7.7m▲
Current investments50/53€6.1m€6.4m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.3m€1.3m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.004m€0.003m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€7.4m€7.7m▲
Equity10/15€7.4m€7.7m▲
Contributions10/11€5.0m€5.0m=
Capital10€5.0m€5.0m=
Reserves13€0.1m€0.09m▼
Profit (loss) carried forward14€2.3m€2.6m▲
Amounts payable17/49€0.008m€0.009m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.008m€0.009m▲
Trade debts44€0.004m€0.004m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.004m€0.004m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.005m€0.005m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.005m€0.005m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Membership fees, donations, legacies and grants73-€0.07m
Non-recurring operating income76A-€0.1m
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61-€0.05m
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.03m€0.03m▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.02m€0.007m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.09m€0.06m▼
Gross operating margin9900-€0.008m€0.1m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.1m€0.03m▲
Financial income75/76B€0.3m€0.3m▲
Recurring financial income75€0.3m€0.3m▲
Financial charges65/66B€0.1m€0.03m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.1m€0.03m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.006m€0.3m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.006m€0.3m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.006m€0.3m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€2.3m€2.6m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€2.3m€2.3m▲
Withdrawal from contributions791€0.03m€0.008m▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90871.01.0=

The notes to these accounts have 8 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Membership fees, donations, legacies and grants73-------€73,028-
Non-recurring operating income76A---€400,000-€80,000-€100,000-
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61-------€48,097-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€27,812€28,898€30,351€32,225€30,831▼ 4.3%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€5,253€8,388€10,844€10,437€10,700€13,416€22,828€7,097▼ 68.9%
Other operating charges640/8---€33,228€60,813€44,946€86,274€63,995▼ 25.8%
Gross operating margin9900-€12,845-€21,237€370,023€374,669€16,838€62,108-€7,918€127,579-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€75,854-€103,519€295,953€303,192-€83,574-€26,605-€149,245€25,657-
Financial income75/76B---€268,496€271,490€268,225€281,702€301,980▲ 7.2%
Recurring financial income75€286,080€312,060€214,300€268,496€271,490€268,225€281,702€301,980▲ 7.2%
Financial charges65/66B----€19,395€662,939-€36,020€138,941€25,254▼ 81.8%
Recurring financial charges65€189,390€98,645€272,630-€19,395€662,939-€36,020€138,941€25,254▼ 81.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€20,835€109,896€237,624€591,083-€475,023€277,639-€6,484€302,382-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€20,835€836,429€237,624€591,083-€475,023€277,639-€6,484€302,382-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€20,835€836,429€237,624€591,083-€475,023€277,639-€6,484€302,382-
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€6.0m€6.8m€7.0m€7.6m€7.1m€7.4m€7.4m€7.7m▲ 4.1%
Fixed assets21/28€0.006m€0.03m€0.04m€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.009m▼ 41.7%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.006m€0.03m€0.04m€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.009m▼ 41.7%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.009m▼ 41.7%
Current assets29/58€5.9m€6.8m€7.0m€7.6m€7.1m€7.4m€7.4m€7.7m▲ 4.2%
Current investments50/53€4.8m€5.6m€5.3m€6.1m€5.6m€6.2m€6.1m€6.4m▲ 3.7%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.1m€1.2m€1.6m€1.5m€1.5m€1.2m€1.3m€1.3m▲ 6.6%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.005m€0.004m€0.006m€0.004m€0.003m▼ 36.8%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€6.0m€6.8m€7.0m€7.6m€7.1m€7.4m€7.4m€7.7m▲ 4.1%
Equity10/15€5.9m€6.8m€7.0m€7.6m€7.1m€7.4m€7.4m€7.7m▲ 4.1%
Contributions10/11----€5.0m€5.0m€5.0m€5.0m=
Capital10----€5.0m€5.0m€5.0m€5.0m=
Reserves13---€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.09m▼ 7.6%
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.9m€1.8m€1.9m€2.5m€2.0m€2.3m€2.3m€2.6m▲ 13.4%
Amounts payable17/49€0.005m€0.02m€0.004m€0.008m€0.004m€0.009m€0.008m€0.009m▲ 2.2%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.005m€0.02m€0.004m€0.008m€0.004m€0.009m€0.008m€0.009m▲ 2.2%
Trade debts44€148€0.009m€470€0.003m€171€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m▲ 3.1%
Suppliers440/4---€0.003m€171€0.004m€0.004m€0.004m▲ 3.1%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.005m€0.004m€0.004m€0.005m€0.005m▲ 1.4%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.005m€0.004m€0.004m€0.005m€0.005m▲ 1.4%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-----€4---
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€20,835€836,429€237,624€591,083-€475,023€277,639-€6,484€302,382-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€5,253€8,388€10,844€10,437€10,700€13,416€22,828€7,097▼ 68.9%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€26,089€844,817€248,467€601,520-€464,323€291,055€16,344€309,479▲ 19×
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€30,599-€19,750€0-€791-€14,622-€20,394-€542▲ 97.3%
Change in cash-€72,298€482,558-€142,099-€4,212-€281,308€32,696€82,268▲ 152%

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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31-12-2025 full format 11-05-2026 2026-00107246 PDF
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