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CHAFA

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 2003active for 22 yearsRue Simon Lobet 85, 4800 Verviers, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0862.359.296
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of CHAFA is 2.6% (moderate). The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (-€67,073) and a net result of €2,190. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 9% of 25,567 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2024). The company has been active since 2003 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Financials · financial year 2024, micro format

2025 annual accounts not yet filed, deadline passed on 31 July 2026 Financial year closed on 31 December 2025; filing due at the latest 7 months after the close (Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB filings, as of 27 October 2026.

Turnover
€488,074
EBIT margin
-1.9%
Net result
€2,190
2023 · -€70,136
Working capital
-€67,429▲ 3.5%
2023 · -€69,902
Trend over the years

2020 to 2024, 5 financial years 2018 to 2024, 7 financial years

The operating result returns to profit in 2024: €2,239 after a loss of €69,269 in 2023.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result€2,239 2024 Net result€2,190 2024

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Sector: the middle half of NACE 47, Retail trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2018201920202021202220232024
Turnover€488,074-
Operating result-€9,421-€4,653-€2,666€8,345-€18,613-€69,269▼ 272%€2,239
Net result-€10,642-€2,683-€4,394below the sector's middle half€6,731within the sector's middle half-€19,296below the sector's middle half-€70,136below the sector's middle half▼ 263%€2,190within the sector's middle half
EBIT margin-1.9%-
Equity€15,148-€17,831▲ 17.7%€13,437within the sector's middle half▼ 24.6%€20,169within the sector's middle half▲ 50.1%€873below the sector's middle half▼ 95.7%-€69,263below the sector's middle half-€67,073below the sector's middle half▲ 3.2%
Total assets€34,855-€30,343▼ 12.9%€28,732below the sector's middle half▼ 5.3%€37,369below the sector's middle half▲ 30.1%€69,092within the sector's middle half▲ 84.9%€52,425below the sector's middle half▼ 24.1%€66,843within the sector's middle half▲ 27.5%
Debt€19,707-€12,512▼ 36.5%€15,295▲ 22.2%€17,200▲ 12.5%€68,219▲ 297%€121,689▲ 78.4%€133,916▲ 10.0%
Working capital€16,604-€17,681▲ 6.5%€16,494within the sector's middle half▼ 6.7%€22,738within the sector's middle half▲ 37.9%€67within the sector's middle half▼ 99.7%-€69,902below the sector's middle half-€67,429below the sector's middle half▲ 3.5%
Solvency43.5%-58.8%▲ 15.3pp46.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 12.0pp54.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.2pp1.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 52.7pp-132.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 133.4pp-100.3%below the sector's middle half▲ 31.8pp
Current ratio1.93-2.41▲ 0.482.35within the sector's middle half▼ 0.072.69within the sector's middle half▲ 0.341.00within the sector's middle half▼ 1.690.43below the sector's middle half▼ 0.580.50below the sector's middle half▲ 0.07
Return on assets (ROA)-30.5%-8.8%▲ 39.4pp-15.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 24.1pp18.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 33.3pp-27.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 45.9pp-133.8%below the sector's middle half▼ 105.9pp3.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 137.1pp
above within below the middle half of NACE 47, Retail trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €66,843
Fixed assets €356 ▼ 44.2%
Current assets €66,487 ▲ 28.4%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€67,073
Debt€133,916
Equity is negative: debt (€133,916) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€66,843).
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€2,521▲
2023 · -€68,987
Cash flow
€2,473▲
2023 · -€69,854
Quick ratio
0.46▲
2023 · 0.39
Interest coverage
49.57▲
2023 · -79.16
Debt ≤ 1 year
€133,916▲
2023 · €121,689
No debt to equity: equity is negative, so debt divided by equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 1,449 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 2.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 92.3% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • negative equity
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
2.5% went bankrupt
4.8% stopped otherwise
92.3% still going

A further 0.5% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 2.6% 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 497,475 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.5%
3 0.5% 0.6%
4 0.7% 0.8%
5 0.9% 0.9%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% 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 1,449 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 · 2024 against 2023 · 41 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€52,425€66,843▲
Fixed assets21/28€638€356▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€638€356▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€638€356▼
Current assets29/58€51,787€66,487▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€4,800€4,800=
Stocks30/36€4,800€4,800=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€43,689€59,442▲
Trade receivables40€38,667€44,871▲
Other amounts receivable41€5,022€14,571▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€3,298€2,245▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€52,425€66,843▲
Equity10/15-€69,263-€67,073▲
Contributions10/11€19,000€19,000=
Capital10€19,000€19,000=
Issued capital100€19,000€19,000=
Reserves13€1,900€1,900=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,900€1,900=
Legal reserve130€1,900€1,900=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€90,163-€87,973▲
Amounts payable17/49€121,689€133,916▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€121,689€133,916▲
Trade debts44€58,694€55,848▼
Suppliers440/4€58,694€55,848▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1,148€1,148=
Taxes450/3€1,148€1,148=
Other amounts payable47/48€61,846€76,920▲
Income statement Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€17,465-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€282€282=
Other operating charges640/8€173€1,451▲
Gross operating margin9900-€51,349€3,972▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€69,269€2,239▲
Financial income75/76B€5€3▼
Recurring financial income75€5€3▼
Financial charges65/66B€872€51▼
Recurring financial charges65€872€51▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€70,136€2,190▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€70,136€2,190▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€70,136€2,190▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€90,163-€87,973▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€20,027-€90,163▼

The notes to these accounts (3 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Turnover70€488,074-------
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€32,902€4,800€17,465--
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€308€308€150€245€245€282€282=
Other operating charges640/8---€1,943€824€173€1,451▲ 741%
Gross operating margin9900-€7,125€6,853-€1,102€43,435-€12,744-€51,349€3,972-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€9,421€4,653-€2,666€8,345-€18,613-€69,269€2,239-
Financial income75/76B---€1€131€5€3▼ 47.3%
Recurring financial income75--€18€1€131€5€3▼ 47.3%
Financial charges65/66B---€1,614€814€872€51▼ 94.2%
Recurring financial charges65€1,221€1,970€1,746€1,614€814€872€51▼ 94.2%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€10,642€2,683-€4,394€6,731-€19,296-€70,136€2,190-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€10,642€2,683-€4,394€6,731-€19,296-€70,136€2,190-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€10,642€2,683-€4,394€6,731-€19,296-€70,136€2,190-
Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€34,855€30,343€28,732€37,369€69,092€52,425€66,843▲ 27.5%
Fixed assets21/28€458€150-€1,166€921€638€356▼ 44.2%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€458€150-€1,166€921€638€356▼ 44.2%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€1,166€921€638€356▼ 44.2%
Current assets29/58€34,397€30,193€28,732€36,203€68,171€51,787€66,487▲ 28.4%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€31,874€28,635€27,360€35,172€36,876€4,800€4,800=
Stocks30/36---€35,172€36,876€4,800€4,800=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€646€506€1,245€914€27,401€43,689€59,442▲ 36.1%
Trade receivables40---€117€26,481€38,667€44,871▲ 16.0%
Other amounts receivable41---€797€919€5,022€14,571▲ 190%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1,877€618€127€0€3,808€3,298€2,245▼ 31.9%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€117€87---
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€34,855€30,343€28,732€37,369€69,092€52,425€66,843▲ 27.5%
Equity10/15€15,148€17,831€13,437€20,169€873-€69,263-€67,073▲ 3.2%
Contributions10/11€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000=
Capital10---€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000=
Issued capital100---€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000=
Reserves13€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900=
Legal reserve130---€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€5,752-€3,069-€7,463-€731-€20,027-€90,163-€87,973▲ 2.4%
Amounts payable17/49€19,707€12,512€15,295€17,200€68,219€121,689€133,916▲ 10.0%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€17,793€12,512€12,238€13,465€68,104€121,689€133,916▲ 10.0%
Financial debts43----€7,059---
Credit institutions430/8----€7,059---
Trade debts44€7,092€4,134€697€4,001€55,508€58,694€55,848▼ 4.9%
Suppliers440/4---€0€55,508€58,694€55,848▼ 4.9%
Bills of exchange payable441---€4,001----
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€3,093-€1,148€1,148=
Taxes450/3---€3,093-€1,148€1,148=
Other amounts payable47/48---€6,372€5,537€61,846€76,920▲ 24.4%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€3,734€115---
Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€10,642€2,683-€4,394€6,731-€19,296-€70,136€2,190-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€308€308€150€245€245€282€282=
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€10,334€2,991-€4,244€6,976-€19,051-€69,854€2,473-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0--€0€0€0-
Change in cash--€1,259-€491-€127€3,808-€511-€1,053▼ 106%

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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Latest 10 of 21 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2024 micro format 31-10-2025 2025-00555733
31-12-2023 micro format 31-10-2025 2025-00555730
31-12-2022 micro format 15-05-2024 2024-00091703
31-12-2021 micro format 15-05-2024 2024-00091699
31-12-2020 micro format 24-08-2021 2021-53600073
31-12-2019 micro format 08-09-2020 2020-51900118
31-12-2018 micro format 05-08-2019 2019-43900062
31-12-2017 micro format 26-09-2018 2018-65700574
31-12-2016 micro format 30-08-2017 2017-54400008
31-12-2015 full format 30-08-2016 2016-53300176

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