CARBON
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CARBON has been active since 1977 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €577,327 and a net result of €85,965. Equity is growing by ~26.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 50% of 6537 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability75▲+5
Solvency58▲+21
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €35,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.52 against 1.16 in 2023; short-term debt: 60.7% and cash: 16.8% of total assets), but 67.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Five 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
Retail trade (NACE 47)
about 45% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 30-09-2025, 61 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
61 d late
2023
23 d late
2022
192 d late
2021
59 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
28 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 6 accounts on average 66 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 46% of the sector filed late.
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Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema
In the rankings
#9 oldest company in Mons, Wholesale and retail trade sector
Turnover
€63,873
EBIT margin
4.5%
Net result
€85,965▲ 219%
2023 · €26,960
Working capital
€554,438▲ 5.0%
2023 · €528,272
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20202021202220232024
Turnover€63,873
Operating result€2,856▼ 34.6%€355,008▲ 12,329%€194,115▼ 45.3%€37,513▼ 80.7%€114,954▲ 206%
Net result-€3,939▼ 78.7%€256,960€140,712▼ 45.2%€26,960▼ 80.8%€85,965▲ 219%
EBIT margin4.5%
Equity€66,730▼ 5.6%€323,690▲ 385%€464,402▲ 43.5%€491,362▲ 5.8%€577,327▲ 17.5%
Total assets€69,775▼ 17.8%€1.0m▲ 1,347%€1.1m▲ 12.1%€4.0m▲ 254%€1.8m▼ 56.0%
Debt€3,045▼ 78.6%€685,987▲ 22,429%€667,494▼ 2.7%€3.5m▲ 426%€1.2m▼ 66.2%
Working capital€43,486▼ 8.3%€443,853▲ 921%€536,838▲ 20.9%€528,272▼ 1.6%€554,438▲ 5.0%
Staff (FTE)1
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result recovers in 2024; 2024 is 206% above 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.8m
Fixed assets
€137,486 ▲ 8.9%
Current assets
€1.6m ▼ 58.1%
Equity and liabilities €1.8m
Equity
€577,327 ▲ 17.5%
Debt
€1.2m ▼ 66.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 87.7% to 67.3%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€124,573▲
2023 · €51,708
Cash flow
€95,585▲
2023 · €41,155
Current ratio
1.52▲
2023 · 1.16
Quick ratio
0.60▼
2023 · 0.71
Debt to equity
2.05▼
2023 · 7.15
ROE
14.9%▲
2023 · 5.5%
ROA
4.9%▲
2023 · 0.7%
Interest coverage
54.14▲
2023 · 16.89
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.1m▼
2023 · €3.3m
Debt > 1 year
€115,583▼
2023 · €166,001
Income taxes
€27,958▲
2023 · €7,491
Staff costs
€797▼
2023 · €15,517
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 14,684 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 96% are still going.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.2%
went bankrupt
3.5%
stopped otherwise
96%
still going
A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.4% 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 497,058 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 4 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 5 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| 7 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 8 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 9 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 10 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% 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 14,684 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
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover70 | €63,873 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €33,973 | €15,517 | €797 | ▼ 94.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | - | €5,966 | €12,845 | €14,195 | €9,619 | ▼ 32.2% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €7,704 | €14,061 | €15,713 | €18,849 | ▲ 20.0% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €2,000 | €20,000 | ▲ 900% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | -€2,796 | €368,678 | €254,994 | €84,937 | €164,220 | ▲ 93.3% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €2,856 | €355,008 | €194,115 | €37,513 | €114,954 | ▲ 206% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €90 | - | - | €1,271 | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | - | €90 | - | - | €1,271 | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €3,663 | €3,404 | €3,062 | €2,301 | ▼ 24.9% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €50 | €3,663 | €3,404 | €3,062 | €2,301 | ▼ 24.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €2,806 | €351,435 | €190,711 | €34,451 | €113,923 | ▲ 231% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €6,745 | €94,475 | €49,999 | €7,491 | €27,958 | ▲ 273% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€3,939 | €256,960 | €140,712 | €26,960 | €85,965 | ▲ 219% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€3,939 | €256,960 | €140,712 | €26,960 | €85,965 | ▲ 219% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €69,775 | €1.0m | €1.1m | €4.0m | €1.8m | ▼ 56.0% |
| Formation expenses20 | - | €7,694 | €4,587 | €2,787 | €986 | ▼ 64.6% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €23,244 | €137,264 | €138,818 | €126,305 | €137,486 | ▲ 8.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €23,244 | €137,264 | €138,818 | €126,305 | €137,486 | ▲ 8.9% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | €119,286 | €118,713 | €102,977 | €115,987 | ▲ 12.6% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | €10,736 | €10,891 | €22,164 | €18,938 | ▼ 14.6% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €7,241 | €9,215 | €1,164 | €2,561 | ▲ 120% |
| Current assets29/58 | €46,531 | €864,719 | €988,491 | €3.9m | €1.6m | ▼ 58.1% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | - | €507,236 | €212,394 | €1.5m | €985,620 | ▼ 34.9% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | €507,236 | €212,394 | €1.5m | €985,620 | ▼ 34.9% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1,638 | €135,852 | €650,704 | €2.3m | €340,103 | ▼ 85.2% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €135,298 | €650,151 | €940,253 | €294,532 | ▼ 68.7% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €553 | €553 | €1.4m | €45,571 | ▼ 96.6% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €44,892 | €220,776 | €122,363 | €61,830 | €296,020 | ▲ 379% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €855 | €3,031 | €3,031 | €3,031 | = |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €69,775 | €1.0m | €1.1m | €4.0m | €1.8m | ▼ 56.0% |
| Equity10/15 | €66,730 | €323,690 | €464,402 | €491,362 | €577,327 | ▲ 17.5% |
| Contributions10/11 | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | = |
| Capital10 | - | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | €267,000 | = |
| Reserves13 | €71,308 | €71,308 | €71,308 | €71,308 | €71,308 | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €31,380 | €31,380 | €31,380 | €31,380 | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | €26,700 | €26,700 | €26,700 | €26,700 | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | €4,680 | €4,680 | €4,680 | = |
| Other1319 | - | €4,680 | - | - | - | - |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | €17,369 | €17,369 | €17,369 | €17,369 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €22,559 | €22,559 | €22,559 | €22,559 | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€271,578 | -€14,618 | €126,093 | €153,053 | €239,019 | ▲ 56.2% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €3,045 | €685,987 | €667,494 | €3.5m | €1.2m | ▼ 66.2% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | - | €265,121 | €215,842 | €166,001 | €115,583 | ▼ 30.4% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | €265,121 | €215,842 | €166,001 | €115,583 | ▼ 30.4% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €3,045 | €420,866 | €451,653 | €3.3m | €1.1m | ▼ 68.0% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | €48,718 | €49,279 | €49,840 | €50,419 | ▲ 1.2% |
| Trade debts44 | €2,641 | €202,633 | €183,657 | €752,878 | €350,451 | ▼ 53.5% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €202,633 | €183,657 | €752,878 | €350,451 | ▼ 53.5% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | €300,157 | - | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €138,885 | €145,843 | €1.4m | €49,329 | ▼ 96.5% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €136,605 | €142,172 | €1.4m | €49,329 | ▼ 96.5% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €2,281 | €3,671 | €2,300 | - | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €30,629 | €72,873 | €841,650 | €620,138 | ▼ 26.3% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€3,939 | €256,960 | €140,712 | €26,960 | €85,965 | ▲ 219% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | - | €5,966 | €12,845 | €14,195 | €9,619 | ▼ 32.2% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | -€3,939 | €262,926 | €153,557 | €41,155 | €95,585 | ▲ 132% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€119,985 | -€14,399 | -€1,681 | -€20,800 | ▼ 1,137% |
| Change in cash | - | €175,884 | -€98,414 | -€60,532 | €234,189 | ▲ 487% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
30-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 61 days late
2024
31-12
Financial
Equity above €500,000Eq €577,327 ▲17.5%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €577,327.
23-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 23 days late
08-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 192 days late
2022
28-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 59 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €256,960
Net result €256,960 after 3 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €200,000Eq €323,690 ▲385%
Equity rises from €66,730 to €323,690.
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 31 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€3,939
Net result drops to -€3,939, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-12
Financial
Liquidity quadruplescurrent ratio 15.28
Current ratio from 4.33 to 15.28; short-term debt falls from €14,226 to €3,045.
28-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 28 days late
2019
17-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
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2018
16-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
17-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
2016
20-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
9 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, Mons · 1 establishment unit since 1977
Ground area
2,996 m²
Building footprint
1,611 m²
Volume, LiDAR
9,743 m³
2 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 9.3 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Rue de la Poire d'Or(C.) 26, 7033 Mons
since 19772.013.394.257
2 parcels
Wallonia
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53019A0246/00T000 | Wallonia | 2,163 m² | 1 · 1,156 m² | 9.3 m · 2 fl. |
| 53019A0246/00M000 | Wallonia | 833 m² | 1 · 454 m² | 6.5 m · 1 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded23-03-1977
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47811Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
46711Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
46180Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products
47789Other retail sale of new goods
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0417154141
Also
9925:BE0417154141
Registered
25-02-2025
Register as of 27 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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