CONTROL & PROTECTION AUTOMATION
ActiveSummary
CONTROL & PROTECTION AUTOMATION has been active since 1996 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity (€-1.49M) and a net result of €74k. Equity is shrinking by ~36.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 5% of 4867 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
50
/ 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability83▲+83
Solvency0=
Growth39▲+17
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.29 against 0.35 in 2024; short-term debt: 332% and cash: 1.8% of total assets), and equity is negative.
Credit check for your own amount and term
Signals
Six 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 · 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 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
-232.1%
Return on assets
11.5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 5% of 4867 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparisonPosition among 4867 sector peers
Solvency
better than 5%
← weakest
strongest →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 31-08-2026, 31 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
31 d late
2024
92 d late
2023
30 d late
2022
31 d late
2021
22 d late
2021
30 d late
2020
1 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
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 monthsPosition in the running window
24-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema
Turnover
€3.36M▼ 12.0%
2020 · €3.81M
2019: €4.09M
2020: €3.81M
2019 → 2021
EBIT margin
-16.1%▼ 3.9pp
2020 · -12.2%
2019: 1.7%
2020: -12.2%
2019 → 2021
Net result
€74k
2024 · €-403k
2019: €8k
2020: €-487k
2021: €-564k
2021: €64k
2022: €362
2023: €-397k
2024: €-403k
2019 → 2025
Working capital
€-1.52M▲ 5.6%
2024 · €-1.60M
2019: €249k
2020: €-379k
2021: €-967k
2021: €-789k
2022: €-861k
2023: €-1.23M
2024: €-1.60M
2019 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€-764k-€-764k=€-1.16M▼ 52.0%€-1.56M▼ 34.7%€-1.49M▲ 4.7%
Operating result€75k-€19k▼ 74.3%€-360k€-368k▼ 2.1%€88k
Net result€64k-€362▼ 99.4%€-397k€-403k▼ 1.5%€74k
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €88k after a loss of €368k in 2024, the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €642k
Fixed assets
€26k ▼ 35.8%
Current assets
€616k ▼ 29.3%
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€104k▲
2024 · €-344k
Cash flow
€89k▲
2024 · €-379k
Solvency
-232.1%▼
2024 · -171.6%
Current ratio
0.29▼
2024 · 0.35
Debt to equity
-1.43▲
2024 · -1.58
ROA
11.5%▲
2024 · -44.2%
Interest coverage
6.94▲
2024 · -9.14
Debt
€2.13M▼
2024 · €2.48M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.13M▼
2024 · €2.48M
Income taxes
€0▲
2024 · €-969
Staff costs
€1.05M▲
2024 · €1.03M
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 · 2025 against 2024 · 55 lines
Balance sheet
Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€911k€642k▼
Fixed assets21/28€40k€26k▼
Intangible fixed assets21€4k€4k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€36k€22k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€4k€0▼
Furniture and vehicles24€14k€11k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€18k€11k▼
Financial fixed assets28€363€363=
Current assets29/58€871k€616k▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0-
Contracts in progress37€0-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€758k€604k▼
Trade receivables40€735k€529k▼
Other amounts receivable41€24k€76k▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€107k€12k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5k€0▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€911k€642k▼
Equity10/15€-1.56M€-1.49M▲
Contributions10/11€72k€72k=
Capital10€72k€72k=
Issued capital100€72k€72k=
Reserves13€150k€150k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€7k€7k=
Legal reserve130€7k€7k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€2k€2k=
Distributable reserves133€141k€141k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-1.79M€-1.71M▲
Amounts payable17/49€2.48M€2.13M▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€2.48M€2.13M▼
Financial debts43€250k€227k▼
Credit institutions430/8€250k€227k▼
Other loans439€0-
Trade debts44€317k€75k▼
Suppliers440/4€317k€75k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€552k€449k▼
Taxes450/3€123k€120k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€430k€329k▼
Other amounts payable47/48€1.36M€1.38M▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€998
Income statement
Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.03M€1.05M▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€24k€16k▼
Other operating charges640/8€20k€10k▼
Gross operating margin9900€711k€1.16M▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€-368k€88k▲
Financial income75/76B€1k€427▼
Recurring financial income75€1k€427▼
Financial charges65/66B€38k€15k▼
Recurring financial charges65€38k€15k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-404k€74k▲
Income taxes67/77€-969€0▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-403k€74k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-403k€74k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-1.79M€-1.71M▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-1.38M€-1.79M▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908711.912.0▲
The notes to these accounts (14 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema · 31 days late
2025
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €74k
Net result €74k after 2 loss-making years.
31-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 92 days late
2024
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 30 days late
2023
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2022
22-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 22 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €64k
Net result €64k after 2 loss-making years.
30-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 30 days late
31-03
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-564k
Net result drops to €-564k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2020
30-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2019
27-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 27 days late
2018
06-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 6 days late
2017
31-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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, Antwerpen · 1 establishment unit since 1996
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.
Neerlandweg 252610 AntwerpenGround area
815 m²
Building footprint
1,304 m²
Volume, LiDAR
8,053 m³
Parcel 11463D0430/00W000, Flanders · tallest building 8.9 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Control & Protection Automation
since 19962.076.263.917
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11463D0430/00W000 | Flanders | 815 m² | 1 · 1,304 m² | 8.9 m · 2 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.
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2023 to 2024 · 2 entries · 842 EUR awarded · 842 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 392 EUR | 392 EUR |
| 2023 | 1 | 450 EUR | 450 EUR |
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
Similar companies · same sector, comparable size
VHF 07
BE 0892.034.467
Tienen · Eq €222,710
R.O.
BE 0445.174.867
Ittre · Eq €222,796
HOT GLASS HANDLING TRADING
BE 0501.574.330
Brugge · Eq €220,243
G² EVENTS
BE 0507.666.920
Pont-à-Celles · Eq €224,811
ROBUTECH
BE 0883.624.864
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · Eq €226,819
Of 1,075 companies in sector 46140 we hold annual accounts for 644. 492 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector
Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded29-02-1996
Fiscal year end31-12
Abbreviation NL
CPA
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
46140Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft
71121Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
43240Other construction installation
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 29 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.