DE GROOTE PASCAL
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DE GROOTE PASCAL has been active since 2008 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €3.8m and a net result of -€159,118. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 30% of 10,757 sector peers (NACE 70, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format
In the rankings
#4 company by total assets in Lochristi, Professional and technical services sector#6 company by equity in Lochristi, Professional and technical services sector
Equity
€3.8m▼ 4.6%
2024 · €4.0m
Total assets
€13.1m▼ 1.2%
2024 · €13.2m
Net result
-€159,118▼ 1,251%
2024 · -€11,780
Working capital
-€8.6m▼ 1.4%
2024 · -€8.5m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 99% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Operating result€0.04m
2025
Net result-€0.2m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€13.1m
2025
Equity€3.8m
2025
Debt€9.3m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€8.6m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
Return on assets (ROA)-1.2%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency29.1%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.02
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 70, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities: 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
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Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.02m-€0.02m▼ 9.0%-€0.009m€0.004m€0.003m▼ 31.7%€0.02m▲ 555%€0.04m▲ 99.4%
Net result€0.01m-€0.01mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 14.8%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half€0.002mbelow the sector's middle half€0.001mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 43.1%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 1,251%
Equity€0.04m-€0.05mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 19.5%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 20.5%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 5.8%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 3.1%€4.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 94×€3.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.6%
Total assets€0.1m-€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 8.4%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 11.1%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 8.6%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 2.3%€13.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 104×€13.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.2%
Debt€0.08m-€0.08m▲ 2.7%€0.08m▼ 5.4%€0.08m▲ 9.9%€0.09m▲ 1.8%€9.3m▲ 108×€9.3m▲ 0.2%
Working capital-€0.01m-€0.005mwithin the sector's middle half-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.003mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 84.0%-€0.003mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 2.2%-€8.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 293,140%-€8.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 1.4%
Solvency34.2%-37.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.5pp33.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.0pp32.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp33.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.3pp30.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.1pp29.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.0pp
Current ratio0.85-1.06within the sector's middle half▲ 0.210.77below the sector's middle half▼ 0.290.97below the sector's middle half▲ 0.200.97below the sector's middle half=0.03below the sector's middle half▼ 0.930.02below the sector's middle half▼ 0.02
Return on assets (ROA)9.4%-7.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.0pp-8.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 16.1pp1.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 10.5pp1.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp-0.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.1pp-1.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.1pp
Staff (FTE)0within the sector's middle half
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within
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the middle half of NACE 70, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities: 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro format does not require them.
Why a figure moved sharply
- 2025 Net result -1,251% on 2024. The accounts now follow the abbreviated format, last year the micro format.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €13.1m
Fixed assets
€12.9m ▼ 0.1%
Current assets
€149,302 ▼ 49.6%
Equity and liabilities €13.1m
Equity
€3.8m ▼ 4.6%
Debt
€9.3m ▲ 0.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 69.9% to 70.9%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€50,352▲
2024 · €34,433
Cash flow
-€148,604▼
2024 · €2,676
Quick ratio
0.01▼
2024 · 0.03
Debt to equity
2.44▲
2024 · 2.32
ROE
-4.2%▼
2024 · -0.3%
Interest coverage
0.17▼
2024 · 1.11
Debt ≤ 1 year
€8.7m▼
2024 · €8.8m
Income taxes
€221▼
2024 · €628
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | - | - | €4,170 | - |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €15,396 | €15,123 | €13,952 | €18,006 | €12,831 | €14,456 | €10,514 | ▼ 27.3% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €1,780 | €2,024 | €2,131 | €1,927 | ▼ 9.6% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €33,424 | €32,181 | €6,974 | €24,250 | €17,905 | €36,564 | €52,278 | ▲ 43.0% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €16,714 | €15,218 | -€9,172 | €4,464 | €3,049 | €19,977 | €39,838 | ▲ 99.4% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | - | €0 | €0 | €89,440 | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | - | - | - | - | €0 | €0 | €89,440 | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €1,308 | €326 | €31,129 | €288,174 | ▲ 826% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €301 | €440 | €414 | €339 | €326 | €31,129 | €288,174 | ▲ 826% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | €970 | €0 | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €16,414 | €14,778 | -€9,586 | €3,156 | €2,723 | -€11,152 | -€158,897 | ▼ 1,325% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €5,184 | €5,208 | €393 | €896 | €1,437 | €628 | €221 | ▼ 64.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €11,230 | €9,570 | -€9,978 | €2,260 | €1,287 | -€11,780 | -€159,118 | ▼ 1,251% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €11,230 | €9,570 | -€9,978 | €2,260 | €1,287 | -€11,780 | -€159,118 | ▼ 1,251% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €13.2m | €13.1m | ▼ 1.2% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €12.9m | €12.9m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.01m | ▼ 71.6% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.01m | ▼ 27.3% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €122 | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.007m | €366 | ▼ 94.7% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | - | - | - | - | - | €12.9m | €12.9m | ▲ 0.1% |
| Current assets29/58 | €0.07m | €0.09m | €0.06m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.3m | €0.1m | ▼ 49.6% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.008m | €0.002m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.07m | ▲ 40.9% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.07m | ▲ 40.9% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.06m | €0.05m | ▼ 17.2% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | ▲ 66.7% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €0 | €0.002m | €0.05m | €0.03m | ▼ 35.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.03m | €0.06m | €0.02m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.2m | €0.03m | ▼ 84.5% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.003m | ▲ 36.1% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €13.2m | €13.1m | ▼ 1.2% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €4.0m | €3.8m | ▼ 4.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.01m | €0 | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €4.0m | €4.0m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.01m | ▼ 70.6% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0 | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0 | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.01m | ▼ 70.6% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €0.001m | €0.001m | -€0.008m | -€0.006m | -€0.004m | -€0.01m | -€0.2m | ▼ 1,123% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.09m | €9.3m | €9.3m | ▲ 0.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.09m | €8.8m | €8.7m | ▼ 0.3% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €0.06m | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | - | - | €7.8m | €8.0m | ▲ 2.6% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | - | - | €7.8m | €0.2m | ▼ 97.4% |
| Other loans439 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €7.8m | - |
| Trade debts44 | €0.01m | €0.003m | €0.005m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.005m | ▼ 70.3% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.005m | ▼ 70.3% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.009m | €0.01m | €0.01m | ▲ 7.2% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.006m | €0.01m | €0.01m | ▲ 9.3% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.003m | = |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | - | €0.06m | €1.0m | €0.8m | ▼ 22.1% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▲ 9.2% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.01m | €0.01m | -€0.01m | €0.002m | €0.001m | -€0.01m | -€0.2m | ▼ 1,251% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | ▼ 27.3% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.004m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.003m | -€0.1m | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€0.006m | -€0.03m | -€0.005m | -€0.01m | -€12.9m | €0.008m | - |
| Change in cash | - | €0.03m | -€0.04m | €0.03m | -€0.03m | €0.2m | -€0.2m | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 17 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-06-2025 | abbreviated format | 29-01-2026 | 2026-00018286 |
| 30-06-2024 | micro format | 09-01-2025 | 2025-00002177 |
| 30-06-2023 | micro format | 10-01-2024 | 2024-00546375 |
| 30-06-2022 | micro format | 25-01-2023 | 2023-00007539 |
| 30-06-2021 | micro format | 26-01-2022 | 2022-01800174 |
| 30-06-2020 | micro format | 31-12-2020 | 2020-77500449 |
| 30-06-2019 | micro format | 14-02-2020 | 2020-04900562 |
| 30-06-2018 | micro format | 25-02-2019 | 2019-05700386 |
| 30-06-2017 | micro format | 27-02-2018 | 2018-05700427 |
| 30-06-2016 | abbreviated format | 17-02-2017 | 2017-04600411 |
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