COLUMBA SOFTWARE
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COLUMBA SOFTWARE has been active since 2013 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €1.37M and a net result of €-265k. Equity is growing by ~71.8% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 78% of 2832 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
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Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability51▼-14
Solvency98▼-2
Growth41=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €95k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.87 against 1.43 in 2023; short-term debt: 26.9% and cash: 3.6% of total assets), and 26.9% 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 · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 62
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NACE 62)
about 64% fewer bankruptcies
← 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 2024Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
73.1%
Return on assets
-14.1%
Age of the figures
21 mo
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 · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2023 and 2024); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2024Net result per financial year
18192021222324
2018 to 2024 · latest year €-265k
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 12-06-2025, 49 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
49 d early
2023
57 d early
2022
39 d early
2021
35 d early
2020
46 d early
2019
50 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2024, abbreviated schema
Turnover
€1.42M▼ 65.5%
2021 · €4.11M
2019: €1.65M
2020: €1.51M▼ -8.7% vs 2019
2021: €4.11M▲ +173% vs 2020highest in 4 years
2022: €1.42M▼ -65.5% vs 2021lowest in 4 years
2019 → 2022
EBIT margin
-2.5%▼ 51.0pp
2021 · 48.5%
2019: 1.0%
2020: -2.3%▼ -318% vs 2019
2021: 48.5%▲ +2225% vs 2020highest in 4 years
2022: -2.5%▼ -105% vs 2021lowest in 4 years
2019 → 2022
Net result
€-265k▼ 280%
2023 · €-70k
2018: €-7k
2019: €2k▲ +133% vs 2018
2020: €-34k▼ -1513% vs 2019
2021: €1.48M▲ +4394% vs 2020highest in 7 years
2022: €-78k▼ -105% vs 2021
2023: €-70k▲ +10.8% vs 2022
2024: €-265k▼ -280% vs 2023lowest in 7 years
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€-65k
2023 · €201k
2018: €-287k
2019: €-241k▲ +16.1% vs 2018
2020: €-401k▼ -66.1% vs 2019lowest in 7 years
2021: €1.64M▲ +510% vs 2020highest in 7 years
2022: €1.16M▼ -29.4% vs 2021
2023: €201k▼ -82.6% vs 2022
2024: €-65k▼ -132% vs 2023
2018 → 2024
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Turnover€1.51M-€4.11M▲ 173%€1.42M▼ 65.5%
2020: €1.51M
2021: €4.11M▲ +173% vs 2020highest in 3 years
2022: €1.42M▼ -65.5% vs 2021lowest in 3 years
Equity€301k-€1.78M▲ 491%€1.70M▼ 4.4%€1.63M▼ 4.1%€1.37M▼ 16.2%
2020: €301klowest in 5 years
2021: €1.78M▲ +491% vs 2020highest in 5 years
2022: €1.70M▼ -4.4% vs 2021
2023: €1.63M▼ -4.1% vs 2022
2024: €1.37M▼ -16.2% vs 2023
Operating result€-34k-€1.99M€-36k€-76k▼ 111%€-284k▼ 275%
2020: €-34k
2021: €1.99M▲ +5891% vs 2020highest in 5 years
2022: €-36k▼ -102% vs 2021
2023: €-76k▼ -111% vs 2022
2024: €-284k▼ -275% vs 2023lowest in 5 years
Net result€-34k-€1.48M€-78k€-70k▲ 10.8%€-265k▼ 280%
2020: €-34k
2021: €1.48M▲ +4394% vs 2020highest in 5 years
2022: €-78k▼ -105% vs 2021
2023: €-70k▲ +10.8% vs 2022
2024: €-265k▼ -280% vs 2023lowest in 5 years
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €284k in 2024 against €76k in 2023; the loss grows and 2024 has the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.87M
Fixed assets
€1.43M ▲ 0.1%
Current assets
€439k ▼ 34.6%
Equity and liabilities €1.87M
Equity
€1.37M ▼ 16.2%
Debt
€504k ▲ 7.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 22.4% to 26.9%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€29k▼
2023 · €132k
Cash flow
€48k▼
2023 · €138k
Current ratio
0.87▼
2023 · 1.43
Debt to equity
0.37▲
2023 · 0.29
ROE
-19.4%▼
2023 · -4.3%
ROA
-14.1%▼
2023 · -3.3%
Interest coverage
7.91▼
2023 · 48.01
Debt ≤ 1 year
€504k▲
2023 · €471k
Income taxes
€868▼
2023 · €961
Staff costs
€766k▼
2023 · €1.05M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 43 lines
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.10M€1.87M▼
Fixed assets21/28€1.43M€1.43M▲
Intangible fixed assets21€960k€1.41M▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€10k€13k▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€9k€12k▲
Furniture and vehicles24€684€369▼
Financial fixed assets28€461k€12k▼
Current assets29/58€672k€439k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€231k€121k▼
Trade receivables40€179k€59k▼
Other amounts receivable41€52k€62k▲
Current investments50/53€201k€251k▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€240k€67k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.10M€1.87M▼
Equity10/15€1.63M€1.37M▼
Contributions10/11€339k€339k=
Reserves13€20k€20k=
Distributable reserves133€20k€20k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.27M€1.01M▼
Amounts payable17/49€471k€504k▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€471k€504k▲
Trade debts44€139k€156k▲
Suppliers440/4€139k€156k▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€154k€170k▲
Taxes450/3€21k€95▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€133k€170k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€178k€178k=
Income statement
Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.05M€766k▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€208k€312k▲
Other operating charges640/8€2k€4k▲
Gross operating margin9900€1.19M€799k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€-76k€-284k▼
Financial income75/76B€10k€24k▲
Recurring financial income75€10k€24k▲
Financial charges65/66B€3k€4k▲
Recurring financial charges65€3k€4k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-69k€-264k▼
Income taxes67/77€961€868▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-70k€-265k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-70k€-265k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.27M€1.01M▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€1.34M€1.27M▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908715.413.0▼
The notes to these accounts (17 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Accounts by statement
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover70 | €1.51M | €4.11M | €1.42M | - | - | - |
| Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61 | - | €897k | €420k | - | - | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €1.00M | €936k | €1.05M | €766k | ▼ 27.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €179k | €228k | €110k | €208k | €312k | ▲ 50.5% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €1k | €5k | €2k | €4k | ▲ 123% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €1.06M | €3.23M | €1.02M | €1.19M | €799k | ▼ 32.8% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €-34k | €1.99M | €-36k | €-76k | €-284k | ▼ 275% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €362 | €5k | €10k | €24k | ▲ 142% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €908 | €362 | €4k | €10k | €24k | ▲ 142% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | €88 | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €6k | €11k | €3k | €4k | ▲ 31.9% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €3k | €6k | €11k | €3k | €4k | ▲ 31.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €-36k | €1.99M | €-43k | €-69k | €-264k | ▼ 284% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €-2k | €507k | €35k | €961 | €868 | ▼ 9.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €-34k | €1.48M | €-78k | €-70k | €-265k | ▼ 280% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €-34k | €1.48M | €-78k | €-70k | €-265k | ▼ 280% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €899k | €3.40M | €2.69M | €2.10M | €1.87M | ▼ 11.0% |
| Formation expenses20 | €591 | €394 | €197 | - | - | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €701k | €137k | €542k | €1.43M | €1.43M | ▲ 0.1% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €624k | €81k | €517k | €960k | €1.41M | ▲ 46.7% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €71k | €49k | €17k | €10k | €13k | ▲ 25.1% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | €17k | - | - | - | - |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | €10k | €9k | €9k | €12k | ▲ 30.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €20k | €8k | €684 | €369 | ▼ 46.0% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | €2k | - | - | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €7k | €7k | €8k | €461k | €12k | ▼ 97.5% |
| Current assets29/58 | €197k | €3.27M | €2.15M | €672k | €439k | ▼ 34.6% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €128k | €3.12M | €99k | €231k | €121k | ▼ 47.7% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €3.10M | €46k | €179k | €59k | ▼ 67.2% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €25k | €53k | €52k | €62k | ▲ 19.7% |
| Current investments50/53 | - | - | €201k | €201k | €251k | ▲ 25.2% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €69k | €144k | €1.85M | €240k | €67k | ▼ 72.0% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €899k | €3.40M | €2.69M | €2.10M | €1.87M | ▼ 11.0% |
| Equity10/15 | €301k | €1.78M | €1.70M | €1.63M | €1.37M | ▼ 16.2% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €339k | €339k | €339k | €339k | = |
| Reserves13 | €20k | €20k | €20k | €20k | €20k | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €20k | €20k | €20k | €20k | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €-58k | €1.42M | €1.34M | €1.27M | €1.01M | ▼ 20.8% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €598k | €1.62M | €990k | €471k | €504k | ▲ 7.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €598k | €1.62M | €990k | €471k | €504k | ▲ 7.2% |
| Financial debts43 | - | €15k | €9k | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | €15k | €9k | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €79k | €134k | €634k | €139k | €156k | ▲ 12.7% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €134k | €634k | €139k | €156k | ▲ 12.7% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €1.15M | €157k | €154k | €170k | ▲ 10.5% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €1.04M | - | €21k | €95 | ▼ 99.5% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €112k | €157k | €133k | €170k | ▲ 27.7% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €323k | €190k | €178k | €178k | = |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €-34k | €1.48M | €-78k | €-70k | €-265k | ▼ 280% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €179k | €228k | €110k | €208k | €312k | ▲ 50.5% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €145k | €1.71M | €32k | €138k | €48k | ▼ 65.4% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €336k | €-515k | €-1.10M | €-314k | ▲ 71.4% |
| Change in cash | - | €75k | €1.71M | €-1.61M | €-173k | ▲ 89.3% |
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
12-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-265k
Net result drops to €-265k, the lowest in the series.
04-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
22-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
26-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €1.48M
Net result €1.48M after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial
Liquidity times 6current ratio 2.01
Current ratio from 0.33 to 2.01.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €1MEq €1.78M ▲491%
Equity rises from €301k to €1.78M.
15-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
11-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €2k
Net result €2k after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €200kEq €335k ▲2,486%
Equity rises from €13k to €335k.
Show earlier events
01-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
29-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
06-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
2016
01-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 1 day late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
7 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, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2014
Ground area
1.9 ha
Building footprint
1,241 m²
Volume, LiDAR
19,773 m³
Parcel 44032A0472/00R003, Flanders · tallest building 18.8 m, ±5 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
Orbit GT Belgium
since 20142.227.208.189
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44032A0472/00R003 | Flanders | 1.9 ha | 1 · 1,241 m² | 18.8 m · 5 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.
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 7 entries · 21,909 EUR awarded · 21,872 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 464 EUR | 662 EUR |
| 2024 | 2 | 8,408 EUR | 8,192 EUR |
| 2023 | 2 | 9,385 EUR | 10,134 EUR |
| 2022 | 1 | 3,652 EUR | 2,884 EUR |
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded31-12-2013
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
62100Computer programming
71121Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
62900Other information technology and computer services
62200Computer consultancy and computer facilities management
Contact
E-mail
peterbonne3d@gmail.com
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