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CARA

Active Public limited companyfounded 1988active for 38 yearsSint Lenaartseweg 50, 2320 HoogstratenKBO/BCE: BE 0434.914.049
CARA
Financial year 2025
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Annual accounts 2025

abbreviated format, filed on 02-07-2026, 29 days before the deadline
€1.5m
▼ 1.5%
€1.3m
▼ 5.7%
€1.3m
▼ 3.1%
€966,836
▲ 4.2%
83.7%
▼ 6.5 percentage points
4.32
▼ 3.12

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.

Turnover ≈ €2.6m. Estimated: probably between €1.8m and €4.3m.

Money flows

no detail for 2025

Balance sheet

balance sheet total €4.9m on 31-12-2025
What the company ownsHow it is paid for

in €m

in €m

Position in the sector

Compare with sector

83.7%

Higher than 93% of 1,014 companies in 2025.

4.32

Higher than 89% of 1,004 companies in 2025.

18.2%

Higher than 85% of 1,006 companies in 2025.

CARA Middle half of the sector 80% of the sector Abbreviated accounts in food products (NACE 10)

Net result: top quarter · Equity: top quarter · Balance sheet total: top quarter · Working capital: top quarter · Staff: bottom quarter

Staff

€55,709

Staff costs divided by the average number of full-time equivalents.

-1 person

people who joined people who left

In 2025, nobody joined and 1 person left.

Filed annual accounts

as filed with the National Bank, click a year to choose it
Line Trend20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006
Balance sheet: assets
20/58 4.9m4.1m3.5m3.2m2.3m2.0m2.0m1.6m1.6m1.4m877,230845,756790,674682,133625,030674,376676,509780,910572,247543,161
21/28 1.5m1.1m1.2m1.0m250,508324,128388,151419,583413,392473,820266,954261,758302,244338,100356,681401,182404,002382,843141,339128,957
22/27 1.5m1.1m1.2m1.0m250,508324,128388,151419,583413,392473,820266,954261,758302,244338,100356,681401,182404,002382,843141,339128,957
22 965,803985,6271.0m1.0m223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326223,326--
23 419,57222,978144,161--22,34054,551144,108130,849193,2299,92136,67862,32683,34485,961112,320147,465104,81571,42235,039
24 72,78891,5871,831-23,97472,329101,21540,16344,23438,53610,297-11,74023,47936,34451,38715,96434,35646,47367,375
25 ---2813,207---------------
28 ---750----------------
29/58 3.5m3.0m2.3m2.2m2.0m1.7m1.6m1.2m1.2m915,241610,276583,999488,430344,033268,349273,194272,507398,067430,908414,204
29 ----------------74,36874,36874,36874,368
291 ----------------74,36874,36874,36874,368
3 367,530241,397162,514234,888125,917114,991156,619137,433155,91497,82453,55186,79687,59861,19133,69051,74325,04058,98283,04138,910
30/36 367,530241,397162,514234,888125,917114,991156,619137,433155,91497,82453,55186,79687,59861,19133,69051,74325,04058,98283,04138,910
40/41 635,289613,119402,676458,954444,890301,335494,660421,017372,972332,802258,725270,937352,049244,292199,025220,916133,443240,624267,584201,339
40 615,037601,775355,786412,426380,068225,674413,614312,523334,198331,183257,326270,447350,359214,134196,719203,835132,916233,180262,720193,003
41 20,25211,34446,89046,52864,82275,66181,045108,49438,7731,6201,4004901,69030,1572,30617,0825277,4444,8638,336
50/53 1.2m1.1m1.0m997,365993,12649,55949,55949,55949,559----------60,000
54/58 1.2m1.0m678,319411,605417,0861.2m890,008567,512593,140484,614298,000226,02947,59737,36135,63534938,68124,093-35,180
490/1 20,09332,91043,26053,28854,54212,88411,02411,7361,633--2361,1871,189-186975-5,9154,407
Balance sheet: equity and liabilities
10/49 4.9m4.1m3.5m3.2m2.3m2.0m2.0m1.6m1.6m1.4m877,230845,756790,674682,133625,030674,376676,509780,910572,247543,161
10/15 4.1m3.7m3.0m2.6m2.1m1.8m1.7m1.3m1.0m783,504601,811483,332384,111347,907302,307295,102287,665250,506240,314222,779
10/11 86,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,875
10 86,87586,87586,87586,87586,875---------------
100 86,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,87586,875
13 3.9m3.4m2.8m2.3m1.8m1.6m1.4m1.0m769,826538,931357,239156,59057,36957,55257,73557,91758,10058,28358,64858,648
130/1 8,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,688--------------
130 8,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6888,6878,6888,6888,687
132 -----56,51166,65584,361111,56469,13848,39548,49948,68248,86449,04749,23049,41349,59549,96149,961
133 3.9m3.4m2.8m2.3m1.8m1.5m1.4m925,140649,574461,106300,15799,404--------
14 157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697239,867239,867203,480157,697150,310142,690105,34894,79177,256
16 -----3,4097,67015,63227,71510,681-701923154385606838061,05110,052
160/5 -------------------9,000
168 -----3,4097,67015,63227,71510,681-701923154385606838061,0511,052
17/49 806,308398,652408,003621,853209,415187,932302,290328,449544,496594,876275,419362,355406,371333,911322,286378,713388,161529,598330,881310,330
17 ------13,07264,985116,304167,032--5,69124,09141,89377,226125,913289,78356,78591,194
170/4 ------13,07264,985116,304167,032--5,69124,09141,89377,226125,913289,78356,78591,194
42/48 806,308398,652408,003621,853209,415187,932289,217263,464417,779417,429264,954351,667378,684298,821271,113297,304255,781234,575268,049202,631
42 -----13,07251,91351,31850,72950,146-5,69118,40117,80135,33340,57936,67538,72234,41032,982
43 -------------1,5351,5352,684-89241,8852,560
430/8 -------------1,5351,5352,684-89241,8852,560
44 340,41987,696134,860394,266174,725100,546179,550149,499223,020218,981110,847168,912205,761134,65882,941111,000147,96194,041121,27180,338
440/4 340,41987,696134,860394,266174,725100,546179,550149,499223,020218,981110,847168,912205,761134,65882,941111,000147,96194,041121,27180,338
45 30,88235,39184,64166,63734,69074,31457,75562,64616,40820,67926,48549,44223,99010,70117,17912,47225,68440,6997,61524,529
450/3 19,99125,64374,21256,87426,73267,62249,28643,6902,7504,3273,34131,3458,1225,1295,373-12,5019,035-8,196
454/9 10,8919,74810,4299,7637,9586,6928,46818,95613,65816,35323,14418,09715,8695,57211,80612,47213,18331,6647,61516,333
47/48 435,006275,565188,501160,949----127,622127,622127,622127,622130,532134,125134,125130,56845,46160,22162,86862,222
492/3 --------10,41410,41410,46510,68821,99610,9989,2804,1846,4675,2406,04816,505
Income statement
70 ---------------998,839876,576955,313696,551679,733
76A -61,23511,48815,372---250-52,373--4,000------4,580
9900 1.5m1.5m1.2m1.1m837,614527,107904,326656,185665,293657,895423,719329,714232,039270,374201,009214,514282,528258,108178,990178,210
60/61 ---------------866,923682,800759,397571,395536,564
62 150,413134,542144,381133,043110,24091,907114,274134,052161,034186,937147,38990,83696,61178,76075,02980,240107,227136,37099,078102,533
630 67,46633,21523,26271,53946,87164,023137,152133,43198,000139,42442,81249,97059,58798,53192,764105,485104,10190,49957,11147,014
631/4 ---------------1,175--1,175--
635/8 -------------------9,0009,000
640/8 21,73517,99329,26214,16313,30111,46513,66111,81611,47415,67511,54110,27711,0079,8138,2479,4516,6693,0634,0575,906
9901 1.3m1.4m996,219927,392667,203359,712639,238376,886394,784315,859221,977178,63164,83483,27026,14319,33764,53127,00027,74413,757
75/76B 26,58455,84933,41610,9938,4754,6255,0762,6171,633-4719518289293,3126,2166,2016,6906,595
75 26,58455,84933,41610,9938,4754,6255,0762,6171,633-4719518289293,3126,2166,2016,6906,595
65/66B 4,91284,51215,11627,9223,4371,6643,0916,42517,26214,15911,04512,51213,72917,18414,86410,80118,26418,86011,68211,097
65 4,91284,51215,11627,9223,4371,6643,0916,42517,26214,15911,04512,51213,72917,18414,86410,80118,26418,86011,68211,097
9903 1.3m1.3m1.0m910,464672,241362,673641,223373,078379,156301,700210,980166,31455,28666,17511,30811,84852,48314,34122,75313,835
780 ----3,409---------------
67/77 403,439435,273328,926275,844227,385118,450231,884136,800131,227109,32792,57067,21619,20620,6974,2264,53415,4474,3955,2181,859
9904 899,370894,838685,592634,619448,265248,484417,301248,362230,895181,692118,47999,22136,20345,6017,2057,43737,15910,19117,53512,099
789 ----56,51110,14517,70527,2048,29713,829104183183183183183183366-183
689 --------50,72434,572----------
9905 899,370894,838685,592634,619504,776258,629435,006275,565188,468160,949118,58399,40436,38645,7837,3887,61937,34210,55717,53512,282
Appropriation of the result
9906 1.1m1.1m843,289792,317662,473416,326592,704433,262346,166318,647358,450339,270239,867203,480157,697150,310142,690105,34894,79177,256
14P 157,697157,697157,697157,697157,697---------------
791/2 435,006275,565188,468160,949200,75399,404--------------
691/2 899,370894,838685,592634,619504,776258,629435,006275,565188,468160,949200,75399,404--------
6921 899,370894,838685,592634,619504,776258,629435,006275,565188,468160,949200,75399,404--------
694/7 435,006275,565188,468160,949200,75399,404--------------
694 435,006275,565188,468160,949200,75399,404--------------
Social balance sheet
9087 2.72.32.72.72.72.72.733.64.83.42.52.5222.13.64.333.3
Hours worked1013 4,3193,8524,3204,4683,8873,3234,4594,9565,9617,3635,8013,6013,8073,4213,3603,5405,1356,5215,1005,358
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The accounts for 18 older financial years (1988-2005) were filed as documents without figures as data, scans for example.

The notes to these accounts have 6 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.

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 02-07-2026.

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Filings

each dot is a set of accounts, on the day it reached the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 abbreviated format 02-07-2026 2026-00250471 PDF
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 14-06-2025 2025-00147212 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 26-06-2024 2024-00179813 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 20-06-2023 2023-00144724 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 23-06-2022 2022-20097328 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 24-03-2021 2021-08600304 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 29-06-2020 2020-23600232 PDF
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 21-06-2019 2019-20900322 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 29-06-2018 2018-25900515 PDF
31-12-2016 abbreviated format 07-07-2017 2017-29000270 PDF
31-12-2015 abbreviated format 17-06-2016 2016-19900573 PDF
31-12-2014 abbreviated format 08-07-2015 2015-28100429 PDF
31-12-2013 abbreviated format 19-06-2014 2014-18900342 PDF
31-12-2012 abbreviated format 13-06-2013 2013-17200591 PDF
31-12-2011 abbreviated format 25-07-2012 2012-35700494 PDF
31-12-2010 abbreviated format 23-06-2011 2011-20100485 PDF
31-12-2009 abbreviated format 10-06-2010 2010-18100159 PDF
31-12-2008 abbreviated format 23-06-2009 2009-27500218 PDF
31-12-2007 abbreviated format 11-06-2008 2008-22600068 PDF
31-12-2006 abbreviated format 21-06-2007 2007-27000055 PDF
31-12-2005 abbreviated format 28-06-2006 2006-34504023 PDF
31-12-2004 abbreviated format 24-06-2005 2005-33102471 PDF
31-12-2003 abbreviated format 22-06-2004 2004-29004352 PDF
31-12-2002 abbreviated format 13-06-2003 2003-23502743 PDF
31-12-2001 abbreviated format 03-07-2002 2002-32803850 PDF
31-12-2000 abbreviated format 04-07-2001 2001-33504190 PDF
31-12-1999 abbreviated format 30-06-2000 2000-34204027 PDF
31-12-1998 abbreviated format 25-06-1999 1999-23800127 PDF
31-12-1997 abbreviated format 24-06-1998 1998-21803958 PDF
31-12-1996 abbreviated format 02-07-1997 1997-26003230 PDF
31-12-1995 abbreviated format 08-07-1996 1996-32203947 PDF
31-12-1994 abbreviated format 13-07-1995 1995-39401021 PDF
31-12-1993 abbreviated format 13-07-1994 1994-29500949 PDF
31-12-1992 abbreviated format 07-07-1993 1993-24201131 PDF
31-12-1991 abbreviated format 09-07-1992 1992-20801519 PDF
31-12-1990 abbreviated format 08-07-1991 1991-16704950 PDF
31-12-1989 abbreviated format 03-07-1990 1990-14804809 PDF
31-12-1988 abbreviated format 03-07-1989 1989-13704711 PDF

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government 2023 to 2025, 3 entries, €7,430 awarded, €7,430 paid

Subsidies voor internationaal ondernemen
€4,500
Hinderpremie bij openbare werken
€2,000
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
€930
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2025 1 €4,500€4,500
2024 1 €930€930
2023 1 €2,000€2,000

Key figures and ratios

per financial year, computed from the annual accounts
Line Trend20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006
1.3m1.4m1.0m998,931714,074423,735776,390510,317492,785455,283264,789228,601124,420181,801118,907124,823168,632117,49984,85560,771
966,836928,053708,854706,159495,135312,507554,454381,793328,895321,116161,291149,19195,790144,13299,969112,922141,260100,69174,64659,113
425,43897,347159,379845,73611,0500105,721139,62237,573355,83648,0089,48423,73079,95048,264102,666128,978332,00372,31157,167
211,017323,807266,714-5,481-800,499327,577322,496-25,628108,526186,61471,971178,43210,2361,72735,286-38,33214,588---
2.7m2.6m1.9m1.5m1.8m1.5m1.3m923,794755,439497,811345,322232,332109,74645,212-2,764-24,10916,726163,492162,859211,573
---------------1.9%7.4%2.8%4.0%2.0%
83.7%90.2%88.2%80.4%90.8%90.5%84.4%78.6%63.9%56.4%68.6%57.1%48.6%51.0%48.4%43.8%42.5%32.1%42.0%41.0%
4.327.445.653.479.729.035.544.512.812.192.301.661.291.150.990.921.071.701.612.04
3.866.835.253.099.128.415.003.982.441.962.101.411.060.950.870.740.971.451.301.85
0.200.110.130.240.100.100.180.260.540.760.460.751.060.961.071.281.352.111.381.39
21.8%24.4%22.5%24.9%21.6%13.6%24.8%19.7%22.8%23.2%19.7%20.5%9.4%13.1%2.4%2.5%12.9%4.1%7.3%5.4%
18.2%22.0%19.8%20.0%19.6%12.3%21.0%15.5%14.6%13.1%13.5%11.7%4.6%6.7%1.2%1.1%5.5%1.3%3.1%2.2%
over 10016.4767.4435.78over 100---------------
---------------74 days55 days89 days138 days104 days
---------------47 days79 days45 days77 days55 days

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. Cash flow is therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement. Investment is the acquisitions in the notes and, without them, the balance-sheet move.

Social balance sheet

Item31-12-202531-12-202431-12-202331-12-202231-12-2021
Employees at the balance-sheet date23333
full-time23222
part-time--111
in full-time equivalents232.72.72.7
2.72.32.72.72.7
On a permanent contract23333
Joined01---
Left11---
Training hours---90-

Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20252024202320222021
Tangible fixed assets€425,438€97,347€159,379€844,986€11,050
Financial fixed assets---€750-
€67,466€33,215€23,262€71,539€46,871

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Insights on CARA

The operating result for 2025 is 6% lower than in 2024.

Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 9.8% to 16.3%. Equity and debt are higher.

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