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Between the Brackets

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Public limited companyfounded 2007active for 19 yearsVeldkant 31, 2550 Kontich, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0888.899.585

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 27-07-2026 at the NBB all 18 filings

Turnover
€1.1m▼ 3.7%
2024 · €1.2m
EBIT margin
-7.5%▼ 4.8pp
2024 · -2.6%
Net result
-€107,048▼ 145%
2024 · -€43,666
Working capital
-€269,377▼ 65.8%
2024 · -€162,496
Trend over the years

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

The operating result for 2025 is a loss of €84,755, larger than the loss of €30,886 in 2024.

Turnover€1.1m 2025 Operating result-€0.08m 2025 Net result-€0.1m 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 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NACE 62). 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, current ratio, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€3.0m-€3.2m▲ 8.0%€2.4m▼ 24.9%€2.7m▲ 12.1%€3.6m▲ 34.2%€2.2m▼ 38.3%€1.2m▼ 47.1%€1.1m▼ 3.7%
Operating result€0.03m-€0.07m▲ 133%-€0.02m-€0.2m▼ 623%-€0.09m▲ 46.0%€0.007m-€0.03m-€0.08m▼ 174%
Net result€0.01m-€0.04m▲ 249%-€0.03mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 472%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 40.1%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 89.2%-€0.04mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 311%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 145%
EBIT margin1.0%-2.2%▲ 1.2pp-0.9%▼ 3.2pp-5.8%▼ 4.9pp-2.4%▲ 3.5pp0.3%▲ 2.7pp-2.6%▼ 2.9pp-7.5%▼ 4.8pp
Equity€0.3m-€0.4m▲ 10.9%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 7.5%-€0.009mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 1,140%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 10.0%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 37.2%-€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 66.5%
Total assets€0.9m-€1.0m▲ 3.8%€0.9mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 9.2%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 26.5%€0.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 3.5%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 55.3%€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 57.4%€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 76.4%
Debt€0.6m-€0.6m▼ 0.3%€0.5m▼ 10.4%€0.7m▲ 24.5%€0.8m▲ 18.4%€0.4m▼ 46.3%€0.3m▼ 30.9%€0.5m▲ 70.7%
Working capital€0.3m-€0.4m▲ 11.5%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.8%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 674%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 8.9%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 35.5%-€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 65.8%
Solvency36.9%-39.4%▲ 2.5pp40.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.8pp-1.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 41.5pp-15.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 14.5pp-39.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 23.1pp-125.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 86.6pp-118.6%below the sector's middle half▲ 7.0pp
Current ratio1.58-1.64▲ 0.071.67within the sector's middle half▲ 0.030.98below the sector's middle half▼ 0.690.86below the sector's middle half▼ 0.120.71below the sector's middle half▼ 0.150.44below the sector's middle half▼ 0.280.45below the sector's middle half▲ 0.02
Return on assets (ROA)1.2%-3.9%▲ 2.7pp-3.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.1pp-25.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 22.0pp-14.6%below the sector's middle half▲ 10.6pp-3.5%below the sector's middle half▲ 11.0pp-34.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 30.6pp-47.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.3pp
Staff (FTE)6.7-7.5▲ 11.9%6.8within the sector's middle half▼ 9.3%6.2within the sector's middle half▼ 8.8%4.7within the sector's middle half▼ 24.2%3.3within the sector's middle half▼ 29.8%3within the sector's middle half▼ 9.1%3.2below the sector's middle half▲ 6.7%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NACE 62). 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.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €226,017
Fixed assets €1,997 ▲ 24.9%
Current assets €224,020 ▲ 77.1%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€267,946
Debt€493,397
Equity is negative. Debt (€493,397) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€226,017).
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
-€83,716▼
2024 · -€29,779
Cash flow
-€106,009▼
2024 · -€42,558
Interest coverage
-3.86▼
2024 · -2.45
Debt ≤ 1 year
€493,397▲
2024 · €289,013
Income taxes
€632▲
2024 · €613
Customer credit
59 days▲
2024 · 35 days
Supplier credit
68 days▲
2024 · 37 days
Staff costs
€259,931▲
2024 · €237,746
Debt to equity is not shown because equity is negative. Debt divided by negative equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as Between the Brackets: computer consultancy and computer facilities management (NACE 62200). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €160,000 and €302,000, founded between 1999 and 2012.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
Between the Brackets Kontich2007€0.2m-€0.3m€0.2m€1.1m-€0.1m3.22025
RETAILDETAIL Antwerpen2009€0.2m-€0.09m€0.3m--€0.1m32025
CELCIUS Kuurne2001€0.2m€0.008m€0.2m-€0.03m22025
BRIDGERS TECHNOLOGY Brussel2004€0.2m-€0.2m€0.2m€0.9m€0.009m3.22025
ESPERITY Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe2012€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m-€0.008m2.52025
BCT Hasselt1999€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m-€0.01m2.62024
BG ADVIES BELGIUM Brasschaat2006€0.3m€0.1m€0.2m-€0.03m1.72025

They were chosen from the 18,969 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, 6,907 companies had the same profile as Between the Brackets has now. Two years later, 5.8% had gone bankrupt and 85.5% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 10 to 20 years old
  • negative equity
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
5.8% went bankrupt
8.1% stopped otherwise
85.5% was still going

Another 0.6% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of Between the Brackets itself: 2.2% 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 6,907 companies, not a prediction for Between the Brackets. 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 · 48 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 27-07-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€0.1m€0.2m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.002m€0.002m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.002m€0.002m▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.002m€0.002m▲
Current assets29/58€0.1m€0.2m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.1m€0.2m▲
Trade receivables40€0.1m€0.2m▲
Other amounts receivable41€294-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.007m€0.04m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.006m€0.004m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€0.1m€0.2m▲
Equity10/15-€0.2m-€0.3m▼
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€0.006m€0.006m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130€0.006m€0.006m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.2m-€0.3m▼
Provisions and deferred taxes16-€0.001m
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5-€0.001m
Pensions and similar obligations160-€0.001m
Amounts payable17/49€0.3m€0.5m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.3m€0.5m▲
Trade debts44€0.1m€0.2m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.1m€0.2m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.03m€0.04m▲
Taxes450/3€0.002m€0.006m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.03m€0.03m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.2m€0.3m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Turnover70€1.2m€1.1m▼
Non-recurring operating income76A-€0.04m
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€1.0m€1.0m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.2m€0.3m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.001m€0.001m▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€0.001m
Other operating charges640/8€0.002m€0.003m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.2m€0.2m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.03m-€0.08m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.01m€0.02m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.01m€0.02m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.04m-€0.1m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.001m€0.001m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.04m-€0.1m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.04m-€0.1m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€0.2m-€0.3m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€0.2m-€0.2m▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90873.03.2▲

The notes to these accounts have 7 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70€3.0m€3.2m€2.4m€2.7m€3.6m€2.2m€1.2m€1.1m▼ 3.7%
Non-recurring operating income76A---€58€0--€0.04m-
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61---€2.4m€3.4m€2.0m€1.0m€1.0m▲ 2.1%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€0.4m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 9.3%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m€0.002m€0.002m€0.003m€0.001m€0.001m▼ 6.2%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4----€266---€0.001m-
Other operating charges640/8---€0.004m€0.003m€0.002m€0.002m€0.003m▲ 41.7%
Gross operating margin9900€0.5m€0.5m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 14.5%
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.03m€0.07m-€0.02m-€0.2m-€0.09m€0.007m-€0.03m-€0.08m▼ 174%
Financial income75/76B---€264€2----
Recurring financial income75€291€386€497€264€2----
Financial charges65/66B---€0.005m€0.01m€0.02m€0.01m€0.02m▲ 78.1%
Recurring financial charges65€0.006m€0.007m€0.007m€0.005m€0.01m€0.02m€0.01m€0.02m▲ 78.1%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.03m€0.07m-€0.03m-€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.01m-€0.04m-€0.1m▼ 147%
Income taxes67/77€0.01m€0.03m€0.001m€0.002m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m▲ 3.0%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.01m€0.04m-€0.03m-€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.01m-€0.04m-€0.1m▼ 145%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.01m€0.04m-€0.03m-€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.01m-€0.04m-€0.1m▼ 145%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€937,722€973,669€884,121€649,522€672,375€300,865€128,115€226,017▲ 76.4%
Fixed assets21/28€5,559€4,043€1,618€5,632€3,563€2,706€1,598€1,997▲ 24.9%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€5,559€4,043€1,618€5,632€3,563€2,706€1,598€1,997▲ 24.9%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€5,064€3,441€2,706€1,598€1,997▲ 24.9%
Furniture and vehicles24---€568€123----
Current assets29/58€932,163€969,626€882,502€643,890€668,812€298,159€126,516€224,020▲ 77.1%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€900,545€946,041€790,623€618,994€649,735€284,020€114,207€182,495▲ 59.8%
Trade receivables40---€618,994€649,735€284,020€113,913€182,495▲ 60.2%
Other amounts receivable41------€294--
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€23,626€13,114€13,391€13,972€9,199€10,415€6,662€37,232▲ 459%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€10,924€9,878€3,725€5,648€4,293▼ 24.0%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€937,722€973,669€884,121€649,522€672,375€300,865€128,115€226,017▲ 76.4%
Equity10/15€346,004€383,788€355,157-€8,594-€106,609-€117,232-€160,898-€267,946▼ 66.5%
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Capital10---€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Issued capital100---€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Reserves13€325,860€365,188€293,128€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Legal reserve130---€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1,544-€29-€76,794-€174,809-€185,432-€229,098-€336,146▼ 46.7%
Provisions and deferred taxes16--€266----€565-
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5-------€565-
Pensions and similar obligations160-------€565-
Amounts payable17/49€591,718€589,881€528,697€658,116€778,984€418,097€289,013€493,397▲ 70.7%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€591,718€589,881€528,697€658,116€778,984€418,097€289,013€493,397▲ 70.7%
Trade debts44€465,417€494,656€446,782€419,432€359,078€153,323€99,704€185,582▲ 86.1%
Suppliers440/4---€419,432€359,078€153,323€99,704€185,582▲ 86.1%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€53,508€61,925€36,728€29,634€35,220▲ 18.8%
Taxes450/3---€9,774€16,713€7,364€1,838€5,601▲ 205%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€43,734€45,212€29,364€27,796€29,619▲ 6.6%
Other amounts payable47/48---€185,176€357,980€228,047€159,674€272,595▲ 70.7%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€10,833€37,784-€28,631-€163,752-€98,014-€10,624-€43,666-€107,048▼ 145%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€2,956€3,168€2,961€2,469€2,350€2,517€1,107€1,039▼ 6.2%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€13,789€40,952-€25,670-€161,283-€95,664-€8,107-€42,558-€106,009▼ 149%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€1,652-€536-€6,482-€281-€1,659€0-€1,437-
Change in cash--€10,512€277€581-€4,772€1,215-€3,753€30,571-

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 27-07-2026 2026-00342430 NBB
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 07-07-2025 2025-00250517 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 11-07-2024 2024-00265048 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 31-08-2023 2023-00417059 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 28-07-2022 2022-20249396 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 28-06-2021 2021-25600012 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 15-10-2020 2020-61600511 PDF
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 21-06-2019 2019-21300094 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 27-07-2018 2018-39500578 PDF
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