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CAREX

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Private limited companyfounded 200125 yrs activeFrans Smetstraat 4, 9140 Temse, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0475.538.342
Summary

CAREX has been active since 2001 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €155,205 and a net result of €26,104. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.9% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 92% of 9537 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability67▼-24
Solvency100=
Growth78▲+20
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €12,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 11.65 against 17.22 in 2024; short-term debt: 8.6% and cash: 9% of total assets), and 8.6% 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○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 71
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (NACE 71)
about 56% fewer bankruptcies
← 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
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 25 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
91.4%
Return on assets
15.4%
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 €155,205
neutral · A punctual record breaks
This company filed 5 consecutive financial years on time. The year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 31-08-2026, 31 days late. Weigh it accordingly: a break into the 1-to-90-day band measures 1.41% abnormal legal state, below the 1.66% market average. It is a change in behaviour, not evidence of elevated risk.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
31 d late
2024
1 d early
2023
33 d early
2022
41 d early
2021
44 d early
2020
38 d early
2019
14 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 16 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 8 days before the deadline, and 33% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
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
27-09-2026 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

History

CAREX was incorporated on 3 September 2001.1 Total assets went from EUR 170,823 in 2018 to EUR 169,776 in 2025.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

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Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema

Equity
€155,205▲ 6.8%
2024 · €145,347
Total assets
€169,776▲ 10.0%
2024 · €154,301
Net result
€26,104▼ 6.6%
2024 · €27,948
Working capital
€155,176▲ 6.9%
2024 · €145,217
Trend over the years

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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Operating result€37,254▲ 4.7%€30,988▼ 16.8%€32,518▲ 4.9%€40,817▲ 25.5%€36,535▼ 10.5%
Net result-€58,207€15,421€32,613▲ 111%€27,948▼ 14.3%€26,104▼ 6.6%
Equity€123,733▼ 32.0%€104,154▼ 15.8%€136,767▲ 31.3%€145,347▲ 6.3%€155,205▲ 6.8%
Total assets€137,967▼ 28.1%€110,040▼ 20.2%€142,688▲ 29.7%€154,301▲ 8.1%€169,776▲ 10.0%
Debt€14,235▲ 45.0%€5,886▼ 58.7%€5,921▲ 0.6%€8,954▲ 51.2%€14,571▲ 62.7%
Working capital€104,755▼ 31.2%€91,502▼ 12.7%€130,210▲ 42.3%€145,217▲ 11.5%€155,176▲ 6.9%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€75,000-€50,000-€25,000€0€25,000€50,000Operating result 2021: €37,254€37,254Net result 2021: -€58,207-€58,207Operating result 2022: €30,988€30,988Net result 2022: €15,421€15,421Operating result 2023: €32,518€32,518Net result 2023: €32,613€32,613Operating result 2024: €40,817€40,817Net result 2024: €27,948€27,948Operating result 2025: €36,535€36,535Net result 2025: €26,104€26,10420212022202320242025€0€20,000€40,000Operating result 2023: €32,518€32,500Net result 2023: €32,613€32,600Operating result 2024: €40,817€40,800Net result 2024: €27,948€27,900Operating result 2025: €36,535€36,500Net result 2025: €26,104€26,100202320242025
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 10% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €169,776
Fixed assets €28 ▼ 78.2%
Current assets €169,748 ▲ 10.1%
Equity and liabilities €169,776
Equity €155,205 ▲ 6.8%
Debt €14,571 ▲ 62.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 5.8% to 8.6%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€36,636▼
2024 · €47,244
Cash flow
€26,206▼
2024 · €34,375
Current ratio
11.65▼
2024 · 17.22
Debt to equity
0.09▲
2024 · 0.06
ROE
16.8%▼
2024 · 19.2%
ROA
15.4%▼
2024 · 18.1%
Interest coverage
3.49▼
2024 · 8.94
Debt ≤ 1 year
€14,571▲
2024 · €8,954
Income taxes
€16,784▲
2024 · €11,830
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 31,324 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.4% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.4% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93% 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 0.2% 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%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
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 31,324 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 · 48 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€154,301€169,776▲
Formation expenses20€0-
Fixed assets21/28€130€28▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€130€28▼
Land and buildings22€0-
Furniture and vehicles24€130€28▼
Current assets29/58€154,171€169,748▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€14,366€12,910▼
Trade receivables40€11,853€10,900▼
Other amounts receivable41€2,512€2,010▼
Current investments50/53€130,663€140,080▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€8,616€15,323▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€526€1,434▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€154,301€169,776▲
Equity10/15€145,347€155,205▲
Contributions10/11€12,400€12,400=
Reserves13€131,030€140,887▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,860€1,860=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1,860€1,860=
Tax-exempt reserves132€21,798€21,798=
Distributable reserves133€107,372€117,229▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1,917€1,917=
Amounts payable17/49€8,954€14,571▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€8,954€14,571▲
Trade debts44€1,082€1,415▲
Suppliers440/4€1,082€1,415▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€4,719€7,228▲
Taxes450/3€4,719€7,228▲
Other amounts payable47/48€3,152€5,929▲
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€6,427€101▼
Other operating charges640/8€1,921€1,181▼
Gross operating margin9900€49,165€37,817▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€40,817€36,535▼
Financial income75/76B€4,245€16,851▲
Recurring financial income75€4,245€16,851▲
Financial charges65/66B€5,284€10,498▲
Recurring financial charges65€5,284€10,498▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€39,778€42,888▲
Income taxes67/77€11,830€16,784▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€27,948€26,104▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€27,948€26,104▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€29,865€28,021▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€1,917€1,917=
Transfer from equity791/2€19,368€16,246▼
Transfer to equity691/2€27,948€26,104▼
To other reserves6921€27,948€26,104▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€19,368€16,246▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€19,368€16,246▼

The notes to these accounts (10 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20212022202320242025Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€10,609€6,326€6,399€6,427€101▼ 98.4%
Other operating charges640/8€1,627€1,479€1,796€1,921€1,181▼ 38.5%
Gross operating margin9900€49,489€38,793€40,714€49,165€37,817▼ 23.1%
Operating profit (loss)9901€37,254€30,988€32,518€40,817€36,535▼ 10.5%
Financial income75/76B€795€3,299€2,256€4,245€16,851▲ 297%
Recurring financial income75€795€3,299€2,256€4,245€16,851▲ 297%
Financial charges65/66B€86,498€8,807-€9,446€5,284€10,498▲ 98.7%
Recurring financial charges65€86,498€8,807-€9,446€5,284€10,498▲ 98.7%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€48,449€25,481€44,220€39,778€42,888▲ 7.8%
Income taxes67/77€9,758€10,059€11,607€11,830€16,784▲ 41.9%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€58,207€15,421€32,613€27,948€26,104▼ 6.6%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€58,207€15,421€32,613€27,948€26,104▼ 6.6%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€137,967€110,040€142,688€154,301€169,776▲ 10.0%
Formation expenses20--€0€0--
Fixed assets21/28€18,978€12,652€6,557€130€28▼ 78.2%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€18,978€12,652€6,557€130€28▼ 78.2%
Land and buildings22€18,978€12,652€6,326€0--
Furniture and vehicles24--€231€130€28▼ 78.2%
Current assets29/58€118,990€97,388€136,131€154,171€169,748▲ 10.1%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€11,444€10,850€11,219€14,366€12,910▼ 10.1%
Trade receivables40€9,656€10,842€11,219€11,853€10,900▼ 8.0%
Other amounts receivable41€1,788€9-€2,512€2,010▼ 20.0%
Current investments50/53€96,670€74,830€110,463€130,663€140,080▲ 7.2%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€10,343€11,487€13,870€8,616€15,323▲ 77.8%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€533€221€578€526€1,434▲ 173%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€137,967€110,040€142,688€154,301€169,776▲ 10.0%
Equity10/15€123,733€104,154€136,767€145,347€155,205▲ 6.8%
Contributions10/11€12,400€12,400€12,400€12,400€12,400=
Reserves13€109,415€89,837€122,449€131,030€140,887▲ 7.5%
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Tax-exempt reserves132€21,798€21,798€21,798€21,798€21,798=
Distributable reserves133€85,757€66,179€98,792€107,372€117,229▲ 9.2%
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1,917€1,917€1,917€1,917€1,917=
Amounts payable17/49€14,235€5,886€5,921€8,954€14,571▲ 62.7%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€14,235€5,886€5,921€8,954€14,571▲ 62.7%
Trade debts44€979€1,745€1,574€1,082€1,415▲ 30.7%
Suppliers440/4€979€1,745€1,574€1,082€1,415▲ 30.7%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€5,285€4,131€4,347€4,719€7,228▲ 53.2%
Taxes450/3€5,285€4,131€4,347€4,719€7,228▲ 53.2%
Other amounts payable47/48€7,971€10-€3,152€5,929▲ 88.1%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€58,207€15,421€32,613€27,948€26,104▼ 6.6%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€10,609€6,326€6,399€6,427€101▼ 98.4%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€47,599€21,747€39,012€34,375€26,206▼ 23.8%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0-€304€0€0-
Change in cash-€1,144€2,383-€5,254€6,707▲ 228%

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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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema · 31 days late
2025
31-12
Financial Equity above €150,000Eq €155,205 ▲6.8%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €155,205.
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €32,613 ▲111%
Net result €32,613, the highest in the series.
20-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2022
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €15,421
Net result €15,421 after one loss-making year.
17-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€58,207
Net result drops to -€58,207, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
14-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 14 days late
2019
26-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
25-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro 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
1 act for this company is 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, Temse · 1 establishment unit since 2001
seat establishment approximate The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
260 m²
Building footprint
26 m²
Volume, LiDAR
56 m³
Parcel 46025B0754/00D003, Flanders · tallest building 2.6 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Frans Smetstraat 4, 9140 Temse
Manufacture of basic metals
since 20012.101.409.087
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
46025B0754/00D003 Flanders 260 m² 1 · 26 m² 2.6 m · 1 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

967600MSDA2Z9FTW7Q63
live in the LEI register

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded03-09-2001
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
71121Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
70200Business and other management consultancy
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0475538342
Also 9925:BE0475538342
Registered 19-10-2025

Register as of 27 September 2026 · Peppol Directory

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