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Brainbox

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Private limited companyfounded 1979active for 47 yearsRue de Gorimont 1, 5590 Ciney, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0419.684.653
Summary

Brainbox has been active since 1979 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €634,732 and a net result of €137,402. Equity is growing by about 12% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 48% of 2,429 sector peers (NACE 43, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€137,402▲ 41.3%
2024 · €97,246
Working capital
-€73,601▲ 54.0%
2024 · -€159,927
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years

The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 38% above 2024.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result€0.2m 2025 Net result€0.1m 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Sector: the middle half of NACE 43, Specialised construction activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.09m-€0.2m▲ 130%€0.3m▲ 18.8%€0.3m▲ 12.8%€0.2m▼ 48.0%€0.1m▼ 27.7%€0.2m▲ 38.2%
Net result€0.1m-€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 143%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.1%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 7.4%€0.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 35.5%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 33.6%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 41.3%
Equity€0.1m-€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 214%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 71.1%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.8%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 0.3%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 1.2%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 0.9%
Total assets€1.6m-€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.7%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 18.2%€1.8mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 11.9%€1.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 13.2%€1.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 0.6%
Debt€1.5m-€1.3m▼ 12.2%€1.1m▼ 12.3%€1.4m▲ 20.4%€1.1m▼ 17.3%€0.9m▼ 20.1%€0.9m▼ 0.4%
Working capital-€0.4m--€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 53.1%-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 86.2%-€0.002mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 93.7%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 6,763%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 50.6%-€0.07mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 54.0%
Solvency6.6%-20.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 13.5pp33.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 13.2pp32.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.2pp36.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.2pp41.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.0pp41.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp
Current ratio0.56-0.78below the sector's middle half▲ 0.220.97below the sector's middle half▲ 0.191.00below the sector's middle half▲ 0.030.90below the sector's middle half▼ 0.100.82below the sector's middle half▼ 0.070.92below the sector's middle half▲ 0.09
Return on assets (ROA)6.1%-14.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 8.1pp14.3%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.1pp11.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.1pp8.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.0pp6.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.9pp8.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.6pp
Staff (FTE)3.8-3.2within the sector's middle half▼ 15.8%4.1within the sector's middle half▲ 28.1%4.8within the sector's middle half▲ 17.1%4.9within the sector's middle half▲ 2.1%4.3within the sector's middle half▼ 12.2%3.4below the sector's middle half▼ 20.9%
above within below the middle half of NACE 43, Specialised construction activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with 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 €1.5m
Fixed assets €708,333 ▼ 11.5%
Current assets €834,771 ▲ 11.0%
Equity and liabilities €1.5m
Equity €634,732 ▼ 0.9%
Debt €908,371 ▼ 0.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 58.7% to 58.9%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€245,276▲
2024 · €207,892
Cash flow
€230,614▲
2024 · €195,137
Quick ratio
0.62▲
2024 · 0.45
Debt to equity
1.43▲
2024 · 1.42
ROE
21.6%▲
2024 · 15.2%
Interest coverage
31.75▲
2024 · 12.16
Debt ≤ 1 year
€908,371▼
2024 · €911,860
Income taxes
€46,259▲
2024 · €35,698
Staff costs
€149,983▼
2024 · €229,873
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 31,372 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93.5% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.5% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93.5% still going

A further 0.1% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,473 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 31,372 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 57 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.6m€1.5m▼
Fixed assets21/28€0.8m€0.7m▼
Intangible fixed assets21€0.03m€0.02m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.8m€0.7m▼
Land and buildings22€0.8m€0.7m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.007m€0.003m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.005m€0.003m▼
Current assets29/58€0.8m€0.8m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.3m€0.3m▼
Stocks30/36€0.3m€0.3m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.09m€0.06m▼
Trade receivables40€0.07m€0.05m▼
Other amounts receivable41€0.03m€0.007m▼
Current investments50/53€0.07m€0.1m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.1m€0.3m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.1m€0.09m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.6m€1.5m▼
Equity10/15€0.6m€0.6m▼
Contributions10/11€0.03m€0.03m=
Reserves13€0.5m€0.5m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.5m€0.5m=
Financial assistance1313€0.5m€0.5m=
Tax-exempt reserves132€0.04m€0.04m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€253€0.003m▲
Investment grants15€0.07m€0.06m▼
Amounts payable17/49€0.9m€0.9m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.9m€0.9m▼
Trade debts44€0.1m€0.2m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.1m€0.2m▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46€0.6m€0.6m▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.05m€0.03m▼
Taxes450/3€0.03m€0.009m▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.02m€0.02m▼
Other amounts payable47/48€0.1m€0.1m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.2m€0.1m▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.1m€0.09m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.02m€0.02m▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€464€0.002m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.5m€0.4m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.1m€0.2m▲
Financial income75/76B€0.04m€0.04m▼
Recurring financial income75€0.04m€0.04m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.02m€0.008m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.02m€0.008m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.1m€0.2m▲
Income taxes67/77€0.04m€0.05m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.1m€0.1m▲
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€0.008m-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.1m€0.1m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.1m€0.1m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€7€253▲
Transfer from equity791/2€0.5m-
Transfer to equity691/2€0.5m-
To other reserves6921€0.5m-
Profit to be distributed694/7€0.1m€0.1m▲
Return on contributions (dividend)694€0.1m€0.1m▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90874.33.4▼

The notes to these accounts (15 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€212,783€238,044€229,873€149,983▼ 34.8%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€108,067€91,619€89,800€91,419€95,214€97,890€93,212▼ 4.8%
Other operating charges640/8---€20,113€21,046€21,968€22,801▲ 3.8%
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€0€10,001€464€1,552▲ 234%
Gross operating margin9900€386,583€472,156€518,140€616,849€516,381€460,197€419,611▼ 8.8%
Operating profit (loss)9901€94,905€218,368€259,389€292,534€152,077€110,002€152,064▲ 38.2%
Financial income75/76B---€51,891€53,151€40,040€39,321▼ 1.8%
Recurring financial income75€45,054€51,402€55,836€51,891€53,151€40,040€39,321▼ 1.8%
Financial charges65/66B---€20,602€18,159€17,098€7,725▼ 54.8%
Recurring financial charges65€42,700€33,876€26,689€20,602€18,159€17,098€7,725▼ 54.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€97,259€235,893€288,537€323,823€187,069€132,944€183,661▲ 38.1%
Income taxes67/77€334€350€43,333€96,748€40,691€35,698€46,259▲ 29.6%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€96,925€235,543€245,204€227,075€146,377€97,246€137,402▲ 41.3%
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789-----€8,430--
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€96,925€235,543€245,204€227,075€146,377€105,676€137,402▲ 30.0%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.6m€1.7m€1.7m€2.0m€1.8m€1.6m€1.5m▼ 0.6%
Fixed assets21/28€1.1m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 11.5%
Intangible fixed assets21€0.03m€0.01m€0.02m€0.05m€0.04m€0.03m€0.02m▼ 41.2%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.1m€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 10.4%
Land and buildings22---€0.8m€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 10.0%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.01m€0.01m€0.007m€0.003m▼ 47.8%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.006m€0.004m€0.005m€0.003m▼ 23.2%
Current assets29/58€0.5m€0.6m€0.8m€1.1m€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m▲ 11.0%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29---€0.05m€0.06m---
Other amounts receivable291---€0.05m€0.06m---
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.1m€0.2m€0.3m€0.5m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 20.8%
Stocks30/36---€0.5m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 20.8%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.1m€0.1m€0.07m€0.05m€0.2m€0.09m€0.06m▼ 34.1%
Trade receivables40---€0.04m€0.1m€0.07m€0.05m▼ 16.4%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.02m€0.08m€0.03m€0.007m▼ 74.3%
Current investments50/53€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.4m€0.2m€0.07m€0.1m▲ 84.2%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.02m€0.01m€0.04m€0.02m€0.03m€0.1m€0.3m▲ 91.3%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.07m€0.05m€0.1m€0.09m▼ 5.9%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.6m€1.7m€1.7m€2.0m€1.8m€1.6m€1.5m▼ 0.6%
Equity10/15€0.1m€0.3m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m▼ 0.9%
Contributions10/11€0.03m--€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m=
Reserves13€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1-----€0.5m€0.5m=
Financial assistance1313-----€0.5m€0.5m=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€0.05m€0.05m€0.04m€0.04m=
Distributable reserves133---€0.5m€0.5m---
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.4m-€0.1m€0.1m€0.005m€0.01m€253€0.003m▲ 949%
Investment grants15---€0.09m€0.08m€0.07m€0.06m▼ 11.3%
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.006m€0.02m------
Amounts payable17/49€1.5m€1.3m€1.1m€1.4m€1.1m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 0.4%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.6m€0.5m€0.4m€0.2m€0.1m---
Financial debts170/4---€0.2m€0.1m---
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m€1.1m€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 0.4%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€0.1m€0.1m---
Trade debts44€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.2m▲ 25.9%
Suppliers440/4---€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.2m▲ 25.9%
Advances received on contracts in progress46---€0.5m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m▼ 9.6%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.1m€0.04m€0.05m€0.03m▼ 39.9%
Taxes450/3---€0.07m€0.005m€0.03m€0.009m▼ 66.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.03m€0.04m€0.02m€0.02m▼ 6.2%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▲ 38.6%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€0.02m----
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€96,925€235,543€245,204€227,075€146,377€97,246€137,402▲ 41.3%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€108,067€91,619€89,800€91,419€95,214€97,890€93,212▼ 4.8%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€204,992€327,162€335,004€318,495€241,591€195,137€230,614▲ 18.2%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€6,671-€34,206-€40,118-€49,475-€32,509-€1,223▲ 96.2%
Change in cash--€2,962€25,634-€21,296€9,440€120,316€133,820▲ 11.2%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Latest 10 of 46 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
30-09-2025 full format 18-03-2026 2026-00057523
30-09-2024 full format 03-04-2025 2025-00063107
30-09-2023 full format 11-03-2024 2024-00043515
30-09-2022 full format 13-03-2023 2023-00041201
30-09-2021 full format 15-02-2022 2022-05800130
30-09-2020 full format 19-03-2021 2021-08000276
30-09-2019 full format 12-02-2020 2020-05000196
30-09-2018 full format 02-04-2019 2019-09200158
30-09-2017 full format 16-03-2018 2018-07000224
30-09-2016 full format 14-03-2017 2017-06200373

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