BIG
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, micro format
2025 annual accounts filed 31 days after the deadline Filed on 31 May 2026, deadline 30 April 2026 (7 months after the close on 30 September 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00141170.
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 31-05-2026 PDF all 30 filings
Turnover
≈ €500,000
Estimated: probably between €350,000 and €660,000
Total assets
€1.5m▼ 12.2%
2024 · €1.7m
Net result
-€179,216
2024 · €183,908
Working capital
-€603,365
2024 · €519,172
Multi-year overview
2019 to 2025, 7 financial yearsOperating result
-€171,678
2025
20192025
Net result
-€179,216
2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Equity
€356,036
▼ 33.5%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Total assets
€1.5m
▼ 12.2%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Debt
€1.2m
▼ 2.6%
2025
20192025
Working capital
-€603,365
2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Solvency
23.4%
▼ 7.5pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Current ratio
0.48
▼ 0.96
2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Return on assets (ROA)
-11.8%
▼ 22.4pp
2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20192025
Staff (FTE)
1
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2025
20192025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.2m-€0.2m▲ 21.0%€0.2m▲ 6.3%€0.3m▲ 6.2%€0.2m▼ 5.8%€0.3m▲ 3.7%-€0.2m
Net result€0.2m-€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 21.5%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.1%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 9.0%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 10.7%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.2%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half
Equity-€0.4m--€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 51.1%-€0.009mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 95.8%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 93.7%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 52.3%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 33.5%
Total assets€0.6m-€0.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 21.8%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 32.6%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 25.6%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 19.7%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 16.2%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 12.2%
Debt€1.1m-€1.0m▼ 8.8%€1.0m▲ 3.6%€1.1m▲ 6.3%€1.1m▲ 7.1%€1.2m▲ 5.1%€1.2m▼ 2.6%
Working capital-€0.4m--€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 47.2%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 94.1%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 98.7%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 49.4%-€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half
Solvency-72.7%--29.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 43.5pp-0.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 28.3pp14.6%below the sector's middle half▲ 15.5pp23.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.0pp30.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.3pp23.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.5pp
Current ratio0.59-0.77below the sector's middle half▲ 0.180.99below the sector's middle half▲ 0.221.16within the sector's middle half▲ 0.181.31within the sector's middle half▲ 0.141.44within the sector's middle half▲ 0.130.48below the sector's middle half▼ 0.96
Return on assets (ROA)30.6%-30.5%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp21.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.4pp15.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.8pp11.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.9pp10.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp-11.8%below the sector's middle half▼ 22.4pp
Staff (FTE)0.8-0.8within the sector's middle half=1▲ 25.0%1=0.9▼ 10.0%1▲ 11.1%1=
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The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Advertising, market research and public relations activities (NACE 73). 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 operating result for 2025 is a loss of €171,678, after a profit of €253,125 in 2024. It is the lowest result since 2021.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.5m
Fixed assets
€973,700 ▲ 28×
Current assets
€549,016 ▼ 67.7%
Equity and liabilities €1.5m
Equity
€356,036 ▼ 33.5%
Debt
€1.2m ▼ 2.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 69.1% to 76.6%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€59,772▼
2024 · €259,143
Cash flow
€52,233▼
2024 · €189,926
Quick ratio
0.35▼
2024 · 0.55
Debt to equity
3.28▲
2024 · 2.24
ROE
-50.3%▼
2024 · 34.4%
Interest coverage
14.98▼
2024 · 73.20
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.2m▼
2024 · €1.2m
Debt > 1 year
€12,413▼
2024 · €17,124
Income taxes
€3,549▼
2024 · €65,708
Staff costs
€96,040▲
2024 · €94,424
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Staff
| Item | 30-09-2021 | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| full-time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| part-time | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| in full-time equivalents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 |
| On a permanent contract | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts
Investments
| Item | 30-09-2021 | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €2,000 | €5,570 | - | €35,386 | €213,060 |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €3,415 | €1,661 | €2,230 | €6,018 | €231,450 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | €50 | - | - | - | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €67,714 | €80,338 | €91,039 | €94,424 | €96,040 | ▲ 1.7% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €1,081 | €3,048 | €3,415 | €1,661 | €2,230 | €6,018 | €231,450 | ▲ 38× |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €53,408 | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €2,113 | €1,326 | €2,510 | €2,457 | €34,838 | ▲ 14× |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | - | - | - | €13,691 | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €252,540 | €301,778 | €317,336 | €342,476 | €339,970 | €356,024 | €257,750 | ▼ 27.6% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €189,823 | €229,685 | €244,095 | €259,151 | €244,191 | €253,125 | -€171,678 | - |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €2,093 | €290 | €169 | €30 | - | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | €2 | €133 | €2,093 | €290 | €169 | €30 | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €1,681 | €3,128 | €5,055 | €3,540 | €3,990 | ▲ 12.7% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €2,035 | €1,776 | €1,681 | €3,128 | €5,055 | €3,540 | €3,990 | ▲ 12.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €187,789 | €228,042 | €244,507 | €256,314 | €239,306 | €249,615 | -€175,667 | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €204 | €190 | €35,189 | €65,874 | €69,335 | €65,708 | €3,549 | ▼ 94.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €187,585 | €227,852 | €209,318 | €190,439 | €169,970 | €183,908 | -€179,216 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €187,585 | €227,852 | €209,318 | €190,439 | €169,970 | €183,908 | -€179,216 | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.7m | €1.5m | ▼ 12.2% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.008m | €0.005m | €0.004m | €0.008m | €0.006m | €0.04m | €1.0m | ▲ 28× |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.002m | €0.001m | €477 | - | - | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.005m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.006m | €0.005m | €0.03m | €1.0m | ▲ 28× |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €0.002m | €0.006m | €0.005m | €0.03m | €0.03m | ▼ 18.6% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.9m | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.7m | €0.5m | ▼ 67.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €0.2m | ▼ 85.7% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €0.2m | ▼ 85.7% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.4m | ▼ 33.7% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.3m | ▼ 35.0% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €0.04m | €0.08m | €0.07m | €0.03m | €0.03m | ▼ 12.6% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.01m | €0.005m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.1m | €0.04m | ▼ 65.2% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.7m | €1.5m | ▼ 12.2% |
| Equity10/15 | -€0.4m | -€0.2m | -€0.009m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.4m | ▼ 33.5% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.3m | ▼ 34.7% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.3m | ▼ 34.8% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€0.5m | -€0.2m | -€0.03m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.1m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.2m | ▼ 2.6% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.03m | - | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 27.5% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 27.5% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.2m | ▼ 2.3% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.006m | = |
| Trade debts44 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.5m | ▲ 20.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.5m | ▲ 20.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €0.04m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.003m | ▼ 95.3% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €0.04m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.07m | - | - |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.003m | ▼ 0.3% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | ▼ 5.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | -€0.2m | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.001m | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.006m | €0.2m | ▲ 38× |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.05m | ▼ 72.5% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€0.001m | -€0.002m | -€0.006m | €0 | -€0.04m | -€1.2m | ▼ 3,207% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.009m | €0.2m | -€0.06m | -€0.05m | €0.04m | -€0.07m | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 1,221 companies had the same profile as BIG has now. Two years later, 88.6% were still going and 3.8% had gone bankrupt.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 10 to 30%
- a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
88.6%
was still going
7.4%
stopped otherwise
3.8%
went bankrupt
Another 0.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
The bankruptcy probability of BIG itself is lower: 0.7% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about BIG than the profile alone.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,446 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.
| 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 1,221 companies, not a prediction for BIG. 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.
Latest 10 of 30 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-09-2025 | micro format | 31-05-2026 | 2026-00141170 | |
| 30-09-2024 | micro format | 30-05-2025 | 2025-00124220 | |
| 30-09-2023 | micro format | 30-05-2024 | 2024-00103818 | |
| 30-09-2022 | micro format | 31-05-2023 | 2023-00109746 | |
| 30-09-2021 | micro format | 27-05-2022 | 2022-20047921 | |
| 30-09-2020 | micro format | 05-05-2021 | 2021-13400382 | |
| 30-09-2019 | micro format | 30-05-2020 | 2020-14000117 | |
| 30-09-2018 | abbreviated format | 07-05-2019 | 2019-12500477 | |
| 30-09-2017 | abbreviated format | 30-04-2018 | 2018-11500138 | |
| 30-09-2016 | abbreviated format | 26-04-2017 | 2017-10400181 |