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Bristen

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 200322 yrs activeNoordkaai 14, 8930 Menen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0861.051.578

Bristen has been active since 2003 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €198k and a net result of €13k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±2.2% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 65% of 31616 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
87 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability75▲+3
Solvency96▲+6
Growth78▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €17k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.7 against 2.19 in 2024; short-term debt: 10.1% and cash: 21.6% of total assets), and 29.2% 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 riskneutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 70
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 70
lower
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 22 years 0 30 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
70.8%
Return on assets
4.7%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Growing equity
Reported equity is higher than in 2023 and did not fall compared with 2024. These amounts do not establish the cause of the change.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €198k
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 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
1 d early
2024
11 d late
2023
2 d early
2022
30 d late
2021
325 d late
2020
60 d late
2019
121 d late
← 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 months
Position in the running window
19-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema

Equity
€198k▲ 6.7%
2024 · €185k
2018: €162k 2019: €173k 2020: €179k 2021: €182k 2022: €166k 2023: €179k 2024: €185k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€279k▼ 1.5%
2024 · €283k
2018: €336k 2019: €335k 2020: €332k 2021: €327k 2022: €327k 2023: €292k 2024: €283k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€13k▲ 77.5%
2024 · €7k
2018: €9k 2019: €12k 2020: €7k 2021: €3k 2022: €7k 2023: €14k 2024: €7k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€48k▲ 45.5%
2024 · €33k
2018: €37k 2019: €59k 2020: €77k 2021: €62k 2022: €18k 2023: €37k 2024: €33k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€182k-€166k▼ 8.8%€179k▲ 7.7%€185k▲ 3.7%€198k▲ 6.7%
Operating result€26k-€16k▼ 39.8%€25k▲ 63.3%€16k▼ 35.2%€23k▲ 39.3%
Net result€3k-€7k▲ 143%€14k▲ 89.5%€7k▼ 45.5%€13k▲ 77.5%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€10k€20k€30kOperating result 2021: €26k€26kNet result 2021: €3k€3kOperating result 2022: €16k€16kNet result 2022: €7k€7kOperating result 2023: €25k€25kNet result 2023: €14k€14kOperating result 2024: €16k€16kNet result 2024: €7k€7kOperating result 2025: €23k€23kNet result 2025: €13k€13k20212022202320242025
The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 39% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €279k
Fixed assets €203k▼ 8.8%
Current assets €76k▲ 25.6%
Equity and liabilities €279k
Equity €198k▲ 6.7%
Debt €81k▼ 16.9%
The debt ratio falls from 34.5% to 29.2%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€44k
2024 · €41k
Cash flow
€34k
2024 · €32k
Solvency
70.8%
2024 · 65.5%
Current ratio
2.70
2024 · 2.19
Quick ratio
2.70
2024 · 2.19
Debt / equity
0.41
2024 · 0.53
ROE
6.7%
2024 · 4.0%
ROA
4.7%
2024 · 2.6%
Interest coverage
9.83
2024 · 8.02
Debt
€81k
2024 · €98k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€28k
2024 · €28k
Debt > 1 year
€53k
2024 · €70k
Income taxes
€5k
2024 · €4k
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€283k€279k
Fixed assets21/28€223k€203k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€223k€203k
Land and buildings22€223k€202k
Furniture and vehicles24-€959
Financial fixed assets28€110€110=
Current assets29/58€61k€76k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€3k€13k
Trade receivables40€2k€13k
Other amounts receivable41€2k-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€56k€60k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1k€3k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€283k€279k
Equity10/15€185k€198k
Contributions10/11€45k€45k=
Reserves13€140k€153k
Non-distributable reserves130/1€5k€5k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€5k€5k=
Distributable reserves133€136k€148k
Amounts payable17/49€98k€81k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€70k€53k
Financial debts170/4€70k€53k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€28k€28k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€16k€17k
Trade debts44€3k€2k
Suppliers440/4€3k€2k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€7k€9k
Taxes450/3€7k€7k
Remuneration and social security454/9-€1k
Other amounts payable47/48€833€1k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€314€25
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€25k€21k
Other operating charges640/8€3k€3k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€660-
Gross operating margin9900€45k€47k
Operating profit (loss)9901€16k€23k
Financial income75/76B€445€34
Recurring financial income75€445€34
Financial charges65/66B€5k€4k
Recurring financial charges65€5k€4k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€12k€18k
Income taxes67/77€4k€5k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€7k€13k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€7k€13k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€7k€13k
Transfer from equity791/2-€833
Transfer to equity691/2€7k€13k
To other reserves6921€7k€13k
Profit to be distributed694/7€833€833=
Return on contributions (dividend)694€833€833=

The notes to these accounts (9 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
11-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 11 days late
2024
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €14k ▲89.5%
Net result €14k, the highest in the series.
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 30 days late
21-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 325 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €3k ▼56.9%
Net result drops to €3k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
29-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 60 days late
2020
29-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 121 days late
2019
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 28 days late
2018
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 30 days late
2017
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
We have established no sitting directors for this company. We derive directors from published Gazette acts; while there are none, or none read, nothing appears here. That does not mean the company has none: the CBE keeps its own list of function holders, which we do not read.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Menen · 1 establishment unit since 2003
establishment The establishment unit on the map
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.

Noordkaai 148930 Menen
Ground area
178 m²
Building footprint
70 m²
Volume, LiDAR
412 m³
Parcel 34027E1005/00E010, Flanders · tallest building 9.7 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
BRISTEN
Noordkaai 14, 8930 MenenNACE 7414201
since 20032.134.332.570
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
34027E1005/00E010 Flanders 178 m² 1 · 70 m² 9.7 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 82,554 companies in sector 70200 we hold annual accounts for 52,573. 40,097 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded14-10-2003
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
70200Business and other management consultancy
70220Business consulting
74142
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 22 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 18-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.