BOEKHANDEL J. DE SLEGTE
ActiveBOEKHANDEL J. DE SLEGTE has been active since 1995 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.64M and a net result of €120k. Equity is growing by ~15.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 79% of 10289 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.8% (low).
Checked score
Score 2025
74
/ 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability75=
Solvency93▲+5
Growth63=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.8%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €120k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.79 against 2.51 in 2024; short-term debt: 30.1% and cash: 10% of total assets), and 32.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term
Signals
Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
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 · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
67.9%
Return on assets
5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 30-07-2026, 1 day ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
1 d early
2024
13 d late
2023
29 d late
2022
31 d late
2021
61 d late
2021
12 d early
2020
6 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
19-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Source amounts without an identifiable currency are assumed to be EUR.
Turnover
€3.60M=
2019 · €3.60M
2019: €3.60M
2019 → 2020
EBIT margin
3.7%=
2019 · 3.7%
2019: 3.7%
2019 → 2020
Net result
€120k▼ 7.0%
2024 · €129k
2019: €71k
2020: €740k
2021: €740k
2021: €154k
2022: €166k
2023: €152k
2024: €129k
2019 → 2025
Working capital
€1.30M▲ 5.7%
2024 · €1.23M
2019: €-262k
2020: €16k
2021: €718k
2021: €912k
2022: €989k
2023: €1.09M
2024: €1.23M
2019 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€1.08M-€1.24M▲ 15.5%€1.39M▲ 12.3%€1.52M▲ 9.2%€1.64M▲ 7.9%
Operating result€195k-€245k▲ 25.3%€231k▼ 5.5%€208k▼ 9.8%€196k▼ 6.1%
Net result€154k-€166k▲ 7.9%€152k▼ 8.5%€129k▼ 15.4%€120k▼ 7.0%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2025 is 6% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.42M
Fixed assets
€389k▲ 2.8%
Current assets
€2.03M▼ 0.9%
Equity and liabilities €2.42M
Equity
€1.64M▲ 7.9%
Debt
€777k▼ 14.2%
The debt ratio falls from 37.3% to 32.1%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€257k▼
2024 · €268k
Cash flow
€182k▼
2024 · €188k
Solvency
67.9%▲
2024 · 62.7%
Current ratio
2.79▲
2024 · 2.51
Quick ratio
1.84▲
2024 · 1.69
Debt / equity
0.47▼
2024 · 0.59
ROE
7.3%▼
2024 · 8.5%
ROA
5.0%▼
2024 · 5.3%
Interest coverage
6.91▼
2024 · 7.82
Debt
€777k▼
2024 · €905k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€728k▼
2024 · €817k
Debt > 1 year
€22k▼
2024 · €48k
Income taxes
€51k▼
2024 · €55k
Staff costs
€1.51M▲
2024 · €1.38M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet
Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.43M€2.42M▼
Fixed assets21/28€378k€389k▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€377k€389k▲
Land and buildings22€0-
Plant, machinery and equipment23€39k€31k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€60k€54k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€279k€304k▲
Financial fixed assets28€1k€0▼
Current assets29/58€2.05M€2.03M▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€665k€694k▲
Stocks30/36€665k€694k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€986k€996k▲
Trade receivables40€323k€275k▼
Other amounts receivable41€663k€721k▲
Current investments50/53€113k€85k▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€273k€241k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€11k€13k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.43M€2.42M▼
Equity10/15€1.52M€1.64M▲
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€1.50M€1.60M▲
Distributable reserves133€1.50M€1.60M▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€2k€22k▲
Amounts payable17/49€905k€777k▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€48k€22k▼
Financial debts170/4€48k€22k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€817k€728k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€25k€26k▲
Financial debts43€136k€142k▲
Credit institutions430/8€136k€142k▲
Trade debts44€391k€287k▼
Suppliers440/4€391k€287k▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€17k€2k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€192k€228k▲
Taxes450/3€39k€63k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€153k€164k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€56k€43k▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€41k€27k▼
Income statement
Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.38M€1.51M▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€59k€62k▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-56k€110k▲
Other operating charges640/8€58k€88k▲
Gross operating margin9900€1.65M€1.97M▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€208k€196k▼
Financial income75/76B€10k€12k▲
Recurring financial income75€10k€12k▲
Financial charges65/66B€34k€37k▲
Recurring financial charges65€34k€37k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€184k€170k▼
Income taxes67/77€55k€51k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€129k€120k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€129k€120k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€202k€122k▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€73k€2k▼
Transfer to equity691/2€200k€100k▼
To other reserves6921€200k€100k▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908731.631.3▼
The notes to these accounts (20 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
30-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
13-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 13 days late
2024
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
2023
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2022
30-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 61 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Equity above €1MEq €1.08M ▲16.7%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.08M.
18-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
30-04
Financial
Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 2.03
Current ratio from 1.01 to 2.03; short-term debt falls from €1.40M to €700k.
2020
24-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
30-04
Financial
Equity above €500kEq €814k ▲987%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €814k.
2019
29-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2018
31-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2017
30-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
6 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, Antwerpen · 4 establishment units since 1995
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.
Wapper 52000 AntwerpenGround area
1,453 m²
Building footprint
1,384 m²
Volume, LiDAR
14,784 m³
4 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 21.6 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
4 establishment units
Boekhandel J. De Slegte
since 19952.072.221.292
Boekhandel J. De Slegte
since 19952.072.221.490
Boekhandel J. De Slegte
since 19952.072.221.688
Boekhandel J. De Slegte
since 19982.072.221.787
4 parcels
Flanders
4
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12025D0369/00H000 | Flanders | 594 m² | 1 · 586 m² | 16.4 m · 3 fl. |
| 44803C1074/00E000 | Flanders | 358 m² | 1 · 295 m² | 18.6 m · 3 fl. |
| 11803C1360/00V000 | Flanders | 282 m² | 1 · 284 m² | 19.0 m · 2 fl. |
| 24502B0621/00H000 | Flanders | 219 m² | 1 · 219 m² | 21.6 m · 5 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 3
4 of 4 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
2 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded18-04-1995
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
47620Retail trade
47621Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
47792Retail sale of second-hand clothing
47793Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing
52470
52502
47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances
52450
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 31 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Data from official sources, last processed on 19-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.