COOK & BOOK
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The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of COOK & BOOK is 2.2% (moderate). The 2024 annual accounts show negative equity (€-16k) and a net result of €11k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.6% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 6% of 517 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The company has been active since 2014 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Checked score
Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability100▲+100
Solvency0=
Growth58▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
2.2%
Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.57 against 0.11 in 2023; short-term debt: 164.9% and cash: 14.3% of total assets), and equity is negative.
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Signals
Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk
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
-64.9%
Return on assets
44%
Age of the figures
21 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 77
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Rental and leasing activities (NACE 77)
about 44% more 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 dateAge against the risk zone
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 6% of 517 sector peers (2024).
NBB · sector comparisonPosition among 517 sector peers
Solvency
better than 6%
← weakest
strongest →
raises risk · Filed more than 90 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 22-12-2025, 144 days past the deadline. Measured on financial year 2023: companies more than 90 days late are in an abnormal legal state today in 5.61% of cases, against 1.66% across all filers.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
144 d late
2023
293 d late
2022
659 d late
2021
18 d late
2020
86 d late
2019
61 d late
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after the deadline →
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History
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Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€11k
2023 · €-184k
Working capital
€-18k▲ 44.2%
2023 · €-31k
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20202021202220232024
Operating result€-7k€-5k▲ 28.1%€-6k▼ 15.0%€-148k▼ 2,531%€11k
Net result€-962€2k€2k▼ 10.1%€-184k€11k
Equity€153k▼ 0.6%€155k▲ 1.6%€157k▲ 1.4%€-27k€-16k▲ 40.4%
Total assets€207k▲ 1.8%€208k▲ 0.6%€198k▼ 5.0%€8k▼ 95.8%€25k▲ 196%
Debt€54k▲ 9.4%€53k▼ 2.0%€41k▼ 23.5%€35k▼ 13.5%€41k▲ 15.5%
Working capital€139k▲ 1.5%€144k▲ 3.9%€150k▲ 3.5%€-31k€-18k▲ 44.2%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result returns to profit in 2024: €11k after a loss of €148k in 2023, the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €25k
Fixed assets
€2k ▼ 66.7%
Current assets
€23k ▲ 501%
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€14k▲
2023 · €-145k
Cash flow
€14k▲
2023 · €-181k
Solvency
-64.9%▲
2023 · -321.8%
Current ratio
0.57▲
2023 · 0.11
Debt to equity
-2.54▼
2023 · -1.31
ROA
44.0%
Interest coverage
134.07▲
2023 · -4.06
Debt ≤ 1 year
€41k▲
2023 · €35k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €3k | €3k | €3k | €3k | €3k | = |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | €150k | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €348 | €348 | €674 | €3k | ▲ 276% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €20 | €0 | ▼ 100.0% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €-3k | €-2k | €-2k | €5k | €17k | ▲ 206% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €-7k | €-5k | €-6k | €-148k | €11k | ▲ 107% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €9k | €9k | - | - | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | €9k | €9k | €9k | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €1k | €487 | €36k | €104 | ▼ 99.7% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €3k | €1k | €487 | €36k | €104 | ▼ 99.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €-657 | €3k | €3k | €-184k | €11k | ▲ 106% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €306 | €898 | €884 | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €-962 | €2k | €2k | €-184k | €11k | ▲ 106% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €-962 | €2k | €2k | €-184k | €11k | ▲ 106% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €207k | €208k | €198k | €8k | €25k | ▲ 196% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €14k | €11k | €8k | €5k | €2k | ▼ 66.7% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €14k | €11k | €8k | €5k | €2k | ▼ 66.7% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €20 | €20 | €20 | €0 | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €194k | €198k | €190k | €4k | €23k | ▲ 501% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €193k | €197k | €190k | €4k | €20k | ▲ 460% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €5k | - | €3k | €20k | ▲ 550% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €192k | €190k | €514 | €197 | ▼ 61.7% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €928 | €648 | €17 | €356 | €4k | ▲ 896% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €207k | €208k | €198k | €8k | €25k | ▲ 196% |
| Equity10/15 | €153k | €155k | €157k | €-27k | €-16k | ▲ 40.4% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €121k | €121k | €121k | €121k | = |
| Reserves13 | €12k | €12k | €12k | €12k | €12k | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €12k | €12k | €12k | €12k | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | €12k | €12k | €12k | €12k | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €20k | €22k | €24k | €-160k | €-149k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €54k | €53k | €41k | €35k | €41k | ▲ 15.5% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €54k | €53k | €41k | €35k | €41k | ▲ 15.5% |
| Trade debts44 | €10k | €10k | €12k | €6k | €13k | ▲ 109% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €10k | €12k | €6k | €13k | ▲ 109% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €15k | €884 | €884 | €2k | ▲ 162% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €15k | €884 | €884 | €2k | ▲ 162% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €28k | €28k | €28k | €25k | ▼ 10.7% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €-962 | €2k | €2k | €-184k | €11k | ▲ 106% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €3k | €3k | €3k | €3k | €3k | = |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €2k | €5k | €5k | €-181k | €14k | ▲ 108% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €0 | €20 | €0 | ▼ 100.0% |
| Change in cash | - | €-280 | €-631 | €340 | €3k | ▲ 840% |
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
22-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 144 days late
20-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 293 days late
20-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 659 days late
2024
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €11k
Net result €11k after one loss-making year.
2023
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-184k
Net result drops to €-184k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2022
18-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 18 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €2k
Net result €2k after one loss-making year.
25-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 86 days late
2020
30-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 61 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Equity above €150kEq €154k ▲5.8%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €154k.
25-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 56 days late
2018
28-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 28 days late
2017
17-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
2016
29-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema · 60 days 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
4 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, Elsene · 1 establishment unit since 2014
Ground area
1,574 m²
Building footprint
1,579 m²
Volume, LiDAR
46,471 m³
Parcel 21807G0135/00T003, Brussels · tallest building 46.6 m, ±13 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
COOK & BOOK
since 20142.241.982.081
1 parcel
Brussels
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21807G0135/00T003 | Brussels | 1,574 m² | 1 · 1,579 m² | 46.6 m · 13 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.
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded18-06-2014
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
77400Rental and leasing activities
Contact
E-mail
cedric-akcfinances@skynet.beElsene
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