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Creative Stories

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Ringlaan 34 ·3560 Lummen, Belgium
KBO/BCE: BE 0787.200.530
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Age4 yrs

Summary

Conclusion

the dossier summarised in one paragraph

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Creative Stories is 0.9% (low). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €32k and a net result of €-5k. Equity is shrinking by ~11.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 49% of 445 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2022 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Based on the State Gazette, CBE and 3 annual accounts.

Signals

1 signal · with evidence
Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2024 and 2025); equity fell accordingly. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
View the result trend

Signals are derived from the filed annual accounts and the sector comparison. No composite score: each signal is separately verifiable at the source.

Filing behaviour

From the deposit records, complete market-wide
Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-06-2025 was due by 31-01-2026 and was filed on 30-01-2026, 1 days ahead of the deadline. This speaks to administrative punctuality and says nothing about the financial position.
The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-06-2026 and is due by 31-01-2027. Nothing is late today.
How we compute the deadline
The year end is derived from 3 filed financial years, each closing on 30-06. The statutory deadline is seven months after the close of the financial year (art. 3:10 par. 1 CAC, art. 3:47 par. 7 for ASBL and foundations). Applied to the financial year that closed on 30-06-2025, that is 31-01-2026.
Deadline per financial year
Year closed Due by Filed Variance Reference
30-06-2025 31-01-2026 30-01-2026 1 d early 2026-00024950
30-06-2024 31-01-2025 31-01-2025 on the day 2025-00022410
30-06-2023 31-01-2024 31-01-2024 on the day 2024-00021809

Source: the National Bank's deposit records. Those records are complete, including for years whose figures we have not read yet. Filing late covers nearly half the market and is therefore not scored; only not filing, being more than 90 days late and breaking a punctual record carry weight.

Trust signals

2 signals
More than 3 years active
Founded in 2022, past the statistically most fragile first 3 years.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.

Administrative Flags

No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.

Bankruptcy probability (12 mo)

Checked model v1 · free for everyone
0.9% Low
0%0,5%1,5%4%10%≥25%
Young company +Lower-failure-rate sector Annual accounts: weaker financial profile +

Statistical estimate based on public sources, not credit advice nor a finding of fact. How do we compute this?

Financials

TurnoverNot published (abbreviated filing)
EBIT marginNot published (abbreviated filing)
Net result€-5k-20.1%
Working capital€17k+13.0%

Annual accounts & ratios

Source: NBB · 2025
Annual accounts filed on 30-01-2026 with the NBB · fiscal year 2025 · micro
€-20k€0€20k€40kOperating result 2023: €50k€50kNet result 2023: €38k€38kOperating result 2024: €-284€-284Net result 2024: €-4k€-4kOperating result 2025: €-2k€-2kNet result 2025: €-5k€-5k202320242025
Operating resultNet result
Trajectory (indicative)
Projection over 3 fiscal years from the filed annual accounts, not a forecast, the extended trend.
declining Net result: declining trend of ~465%/year over 3 fiscal years, indicative, assuming unchanged policy.
€-100k€-50k€0€50k2026: €-26k (€-26k - €-26k)2027: €-47k (€-48k - €-47k)2028: €-69k (€-69k - €-68k)2023: €38k2024: €-4k2025: €-5k202320242025202620272028
Solid line = filed figures · dashed = extended trend · area = indicative range.
How do we compute this?

The trend is a robust median of all pairwise slopes between fiscal years (Theil-Sen), so a single odd year cannot hijack the line. For strictly positive series we also fit a log variant (compound annual growth) and keep whichever describes the figures best.

The area around the projection is 1.8 × the median absolute deviation from the trend, widening each year ahead (×1 / ×1.6 / ×2.2), with a minimum of 8% of the last value. It is an indicative range, not a statistical confidence interval.

A series whose deviations exceed 35% of its level is too volatile: we then deliberately show no projection. Every projection assumes unchanged policy and is blind to non-public information (order book, contracts, funding rounds).

Sector comparison
Fiscal year 2025 · NACE 74 · compared within the same schema type (micro schema)
Metric This company Sector median Position in the sector
Solvency 52.4% 53.8%
better than 49% of 445 sector peers
Net result €-5k €16k
better than 14% of 445 sector peers
Equity €32k €38k
better than 46% of 445 sector peers
Gross operating margin €14k €32k
better than 31% of 445 sector peers
Total assets €62k €84k
better than 39% of 445 sector peers
Median and position computed from NBB annual accounts filed by sector peers; own figures from the latest filed accounts.
Sector position over time
Percentile per fiscal year versus peers that filed figures, computed year by year (a year without enough peers is absent).
Solvency P49
2023: P44 · n=11652024: P49 · n=14822025: P49 · n=4452023 2025
Stable position over 2023-2025 · n=445-1482
Net result P14
2023: P79 · n=11642024: P18 · n=14842025: P14 · n=4452023 2025
Weakening position over 2023-2025 · n=445-1484
Equity P46
2023: P63 · n=11662024: P55 · n=14842025: P46 · n=4452023 2025
Weakening position over 2023-2025 · n=445-1484
Gross operating margin P31
2023: P73 · n=11632024: P37 · n=14822025: P31 · n=4452023 2025
Weakening position over 2023-2025 · n=445-1482
Describes the position versus peers, not a forecast.
EBITDA
€13k
-6.0% 23-25
Net profit
€-5k
-20.1% 23-25
Cash flow
€11k
+4.0% 23-25
Total assets
€62k
-18.4% 23-25
Equity
€32k
-12.5% 23-25
Working capital
€17k
+13.0% 23-25
Income taxes
€1k
-38.0% 23-25
Debt
€29k
-24.1% 23-25
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Debt ≤ 1y
€14k
-11.5% 23-25
Debt > 1y
€15k
-35.2% 23-25
Current ratio
2.20
+13.4% 23-25
Quick ratio
2.20
+13.4% 23-25
Solvency
52.4%
+7.3% 23-25
Debt / equity
0.91
-13.3% 23-25
ROE
-14.3%
-37.2% 23-25
ROA
-7.5%
-47.2% 23-25
Interest coverage
8.88
+7.6% 23-25
Figures by fiscal year
Fiscal year2025
Depositmicro
Revenue-
EBITDA€13k
Net profit€-5k
Cash flow€11k
Staff costs-
Income taxes€1k
Dividends-
Total assets€62k
Equity€32k
Debt€29k
of which ≤ 1y€14k
of which > 1y€15k
Working capital€17k
Employees (FTE)-
Ratios (computed)
2025
Current ratio2.20
Quick ratio2.20
Working capital ratio27.2%
Solvency52.4%
Debt / equity0.91
Long-term debt ratio0.46
Interest coverage8.88
Gross margin-
Net margin-
ROA-7.5%
ROE-14.3%
EBITDA margin-
Days sales outstanding-
Days payable outstanding-
Inventory turnover-
Days inventory (DSI)-
Balance-sheet composition 2025
Full annual accounts (24 line items)
Filed balance sheet and income statement, exactly as deposited with the NBB.
Line item Code2025
Balance sheet, Assets
TOTAL ASSETS 20/58€62k
Fixed assets 21/28€31k
Intangible fixed assets 21€2k
Tangible fixed assets 22/27€25k
Financial fixed assets 28€4k
Current assets 29/58€31k
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41€15k
Cash & bank 54/58€16k
Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities
TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES 10/49€62k
Equity 10/15€32k
Contributions / capital 10/11€3k
Reserves 13€30k
Amounts payable 17/49€29k
Amounts payable after one year 17€15k
Amounts payable within one year 42/48€14k
Trade debts payable within one year 44€19
Income statement
Gross operating margin 9900€14k
Operating result 9901€-2k
Financial income 75€362
Financial charges 65€1k
Result before taxes 9903€-3k
Income taxes 67/77€1k
Net result for the period 9904€-5k
Result to be appropriated 9905€-5k
This table shows the latest fiscal year. 2 prior years, with figures and ratios, belong to a paid plan. See plans →
Ratios computed by Checked.

Health barometer

FY 2025 · computed
70 / 100 Healthy
050100
Computed from 5 of the 6 factors this model weighs. The rest cannot be derived from the filed figures, or need a prior year to compare against.

The full score breakdown, per-year score history and the indicative credit limit are in Kantoor S.

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Computed by Checked from the NBB filing for FY 2025. Indicative, not credit advice.

Structure & network

Locations & real estate

Registered office

on the map · from the address register
exact location from the address register On OpenStreetMap
2 companies at this address See who is registered here

Establishment units

1 location
Simple Stories
Ringlaan 34, 3560 LummenZetten van tekst en beeld op film, fotografisch of normaal papier
since 20222.332.218.510
Physical sites registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE).
Parcels1
Ground area2,989 m²
Buildings1
Building footprint879 m²
Volume (LiDAR)9,317 m³
Tallest building19.3 m · ±5 fl.

Real-estate footprint

Source: CBE × cadastre · address linking

Parcels linked to this company through its CBE addresses (seat, establishment units, branches), cross-referenced with the cadastral parcel plan. This shows where the company operates, not a deeds register.

Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
71542D1623/00N000 Flanders 2,989 m² 1 · 879 m² 19.3 m · 5 fl.
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Publications

Lifecycle & Insolvency Signals

No insolvency signals in the Belgian State Gazette

Belgian State Gazette · acts

0 of 1 acts read

We know of 1 Belgian State Gazette act for this company. It has not been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

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The insolvency signals above come from a separate source; the KBO register is the second source and appears as the legal situation on this page.

Analysis

Financial profile

5 of 5 axes measured
Health70Profitability0Solvency96Growth32Stability94
58 / 100

Mixed profile: strong on solvency, weaker on profitability.

All 5 axes are computed from data Checked has read.

Health 70
Profitability 0
Solvency 96
Growth 32
Stability 94

Credit advice

verdict per customer and amount

May this customer buy amount X on invoice? Enter the amount and the payment term. This page computes a GREEN, AMBER or RED verdict from them, with a suggested ceiling and concrete conditions.

Based on official sources (NBB, CBE, State Gazette). Indicative, not credit advice.

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Company registry

Company registry (CBE)

Crossroads Bank
Activities
Activiteiten van fotografen, met uitzondering van persfotografen74201Activiteiten van fotografen, met uitzondering van persfotografen74201Activiteiten van grafische designers74103Grafisch ontwerp en visuele communicatie74120Overige fotografische activiteiten74209Overige fotografische activiteiten74209
Primary activity highlighted.
Names & trade names
Legal nameNL Creative Stories
Registered office
Ringlaan 34
3560 Lummen, Belgium
Official data from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Available for every registered company.