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Caracole

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Private limited companyfounded 20169 yrs activeZuivelmarkt 16, 3500 Hasselt, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0667.774.823

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Caracole is 1.9% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €88k and a net result of €-26k. Equity is growing by ~14.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 47% of 3644 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2016 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2025
43 / 100
Weak
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability25▼-17
Solvency52▼-3
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.9% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €3.5k at 30 days only on tighter terms
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.1 against 0.85 in 2024; short-term debt: 56.2% and cash: 15.7% of total assets), and 72.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 56
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 56
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
27.1%
Return on assets
-8.1%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2024 and 2025); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Net result per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €-26k
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 02-07-2026, 29 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 9 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
29 d early
2024
45 d early
2023
8 d early
2022
12 d early
2021
34 d early
2020
44 d early
2019
16 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 months
Position in the running window
18-09-2026 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, abbreviated schema

Equity
€88k▼ 23.0%
2024 · €114k
2018: €24k 2019: €14k 2020: €36k 2021: €102k 2022: €118k 2023: €120k 2024: €114k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€324k▼ 13.7%
2024 · €376k
2018: €394k 2019: €391k 2020: €328k 2021: €419k 2022: €479k 2023: €441k 2024: €376k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€-26k▼ 393%
2024 · €-5k
2018: €16k 2019: €-10k 2020: €22k 2021: €66k 2022: €15k 2023: €2k 2024: €-5k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€18k
2024 · €-23k
2018: €-46k 2019: €-72k 2020: €-41k 2021: €5k 2022: €-31k 2023: €-38k 2024: €-23k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€102k-€118k▲ 15.1%€120k▲ 1.6%€114k▼ 4.5%€88k▼ 23.0%
Operating result€81k-€24k▼ 70.3%€23k▼ 2.7%€2k▼ 89.6%€257▼ 89.5%
Net result€66k-€15k▼ 76.7%€2k▼ 88.0%€-5k€-26k▼ 393%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-50k€0€50k€100kOperating result 2021: €81k€81kNet result 2021: €66k€66kOperating result 2022: €24k€24kNet result 2022: €15k€15kOperating result 2023: €23k€23kNet result 2023: €2k€2kOperating result 2024: €2k€2kNet result 2024: €-5k€-5kOperating result 2025: €257€257Net result 2025: €-26k€-26k20212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen four years in a row; 2025 is 90% below 2024 and is the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €324k
Fixed assets €124k▼ 48.7%
Current assets €200k▲ 49.8%
Equity and liabilities €324k
Equity €88k▼ 23.0%
Debt €236k▼ 9.6%
The debt ratio rises from 69.6% to 72.9%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€51k
2024 · €57k
Cash flow
€25k
2024 · €49k
Solvency
27.1%
2024 · 30.4%
Current ratio
1.10
2024 · 0.85
Quick ratio
0.58
2024 · 0.33
Debt / equity
2.69
2024 · 2.29
ROE
-29.9%
2024 · -4.7%
ROA
-8.1%
2024 · -1.4%
Interest coverage
1.98
2024 · 2.95
Debt
€236k
2024 · €261k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€182k
2024 · €157k
Debt > 1 year
€54k
2024 · €105k
Income taxes
€658
2024 · €6k
Staff costs
€271k
2024 · €219k
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€376k€324k
Fixed assets21/28€242k€124k
Intangible fixed assets21€7k€4k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€233k€118k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€47k€37k
Furniture and vehicles24€96k€15k
Leasing and similar rights25€12k€5k
Other tangible fixed assets26€79k€60k
Financial fixed assets28€2k€2k
Current assets29/58€134k€200k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€82k€95k
Stocks30/36€82k€95k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€43k€40k
Trade receivables40€28k€22k
Other amounts receivable41€15k€17k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€177€51k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€9k€14k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€376k€324k
Equity10/15€114k€88k
Contributions10/11€10k€10k=
Reserves13€104k€78k
Distributable reserves133€104k€78k
Amounts payable17/49€261k€236k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€105k€54k
Financial debts170/4€105k€54k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€157k€182k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€62k€49k
Financial debts43€2k€2k
Credit institutions430/8€2k€2k
Trade debts44€22k€58k
Suppliers440/4€22k€58k
Advances received on contracts in progress46€13k€14k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€57k€59k
Taxes450/3€28k€29k
Remuneration and social security454/9€29k€30k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€219k€271k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€55k€51k
Other operating charges640/8€4k€5k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€20k€31k
Gross operating margin9900€300k€358k
Operating profit (loss)9901€2k€257
Financial income75/76B€17k-
Recurring financial income75€17k-
Financial charges65/66B€19k€26k
Recurring financial charges65€19k€26k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€456€-26k
Income taxes67/77€6k€658
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-5k€-26k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-5k€-26k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-5k€-26k
Transfer from equity791/2€5k€26k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90875.816.4

The notes to these accounts (25 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
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-26k
Net result drops to €-26k, the lowest in the series.
16-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
23-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €66k ▲204%
Operating result €81k, net result €66k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €100kEq €102k ▲185%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €102k.
17-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €22k
Net result €22k after one loss-making year.
15-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
24-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
20-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 20 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
5 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, Hasselt · 1 establishment unit since 2016
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.

Zuivelmarkt 163500 Hasselt
Ground area
332 m²
Building footprint
131 m²
Volume, LiDAR
826 m³
Parcel 71022H0242/00K000, Flanders · tallest building 10.4 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Caracole
Zuivelmarkt 16, 3500 HasseltRetail trade
since 20162.260.786.126
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
71022H0242/00K000
ProtectedMonumentBurgerhuis in classicistische stijlSource ↗
Flanders 332 m² 1 · 131 m² 10.4 m · 3 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.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Hasselt2.260.786.126
2 permissions
Toelating · Eetgelegenheid · since 01-02-2017
Toelating · Traiteur · since 01-02-2017

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 20,495 companies in sector 56111 we hold annual accounts for 11,453. 9,697 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded15-12-2016
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
56101Full-service restaurants
56111Full-service restaurants
56102Limited-service restaurants
56112Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 9 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 17-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.