DE HOUTROOS
ActiveSummary
DE HOUTROOS has been active since 1990 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €374k and a net result of €52k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.8% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 94% of 26043 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (low).
Checked score
Score 2024
59
/ 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. A confirmed filing finding caps the score. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability84▲+30
Solvency100=
Growth78▲+46
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €22k at 30 days only on tighter terms
Liquidity ample (current ratio 10.42 against 9.22 in 2023; short-term debt: 9.5% and cash: 68.2% of total assets), and 9.5% 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
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 · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 47
higher
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2024Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
90.5%
Return on assets
12.5%
Age of the figures
21 mo
lowers risk · Growing equity
Reported equity is higher than in 2022 and did not fall compared with 2023. These amounts do not establish the cause of the change.
NBB · annual accounts 2024Equity per financial year
18192021222324
2018 to 2024 · latest year €374k
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 07-02-2026, 191 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
191 d late
2023
65 d late
2022
60 d late
2021
31 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
31 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema
Equity
€374k▲ 16.0%
2023 · €322k
2018: €346k
2019: €337k
2020: €351k
2021: €341k
2022: €329k
2023: €322k
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€413k▲ 14.4%
2023 · €361k
2018: €552k
2019: €470k
2020: €430k
2021: €462k
2022: €406k
2023: €361k
2018 → 2024
Net result
€52k▲ 1,437%
2023 · €3k
2018: €7k
2019: €-8k
2020: €14k
2021: €-2k
2022: €-3k
2023: €3k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€369k▲ 16.3%
2023 · €317k
2018: €330k
2019: €317k
2020: €329k
2021: €319k
2022: €327k
2023: €317k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€351k-€341k▼ 2.9%€329k▼ 3.5%€322k▼ 2.0%€374k▲ 16.0%
Operating result€22k-€300▼ 98.6%€93▼ 68.8%€5k▲ 5,211%€73k▲ 1,373%
Net result€14k-€-2k€-3k▼ 39.9%€3k€52k▲ 1,437%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2024 is 1,373% above 2023 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €413k
Fixed assets
€5k ▼ 2.5%
Current assets
€408k ▲ 14.7%
Equity and liabilities €413k
Equity
€374k ▲ 16.0%
Debt
€39k ▲ 1.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 10.7% to 9.5%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€73k▲
2023 · €5k
Cash flow
€52k▲
2023 · €3k
Current ratio
10.42▲
2023 · 9.22
Quick ratio
7.66▲
2023 · 4.87
Debt to equity
0.10▼
2023 · 0.12
ROE
13.8%▲
2023 · 1.0%
ROA
12.5%▲
2023 · 0.9%
Interest coverage
64.15▲
2023 · 4.13
Debt ≤ 1 year
€39k▲
2023 · €39k
Income taxes
€21k▲
2023 · €481
Staff costs
€42k▲
2023 · €41k
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 · 50 lines
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€361k€413k▲
Fixed assets21/28€5k€5k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€192€73▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€192€73▼
Financial fixed assets28€5k€5k=
Current assets29/58€356k€408k▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€168k€108k▼
Stocks30/36€168k€108k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€25k€16k▼
Trade receivables40€17k€6k▼
Other amounts receivable41€9k€11k▲
Current investments50/53-€138
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€161k€282k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€2k€2k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€361k€413k▲
Equity10/15€322k€374k▲
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€304k€355k▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€2k-
Reserves not available under the articles1311€2k-
Distributable reserves133€302k€355k▲
Amounts payable17/49€39k€39k▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€39k€39k▲
Trade debts44€14k€8k▼
Suppliers440/4€14k€8k▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€5k€0▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€9k€31k▲
Taxes450/3€6k€27k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€3k€4k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€10k€0▼
Income statement
Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€41k€42k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€120€120=
Other operating charges640/8€3k€8k▲
Gross operating margin9900€49k€123k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€5k€73k▲
Financial income75/76B€99€426▲
Recurring financial income75€99€426▲
Financial charges65/66B€1k€1k▼
Recurring financial charges65€1k€1k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€4k€72k▲
Income taxes67/77€481€21k▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€3k€52k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€3k€52k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€3k€52k▲
Transfer from equity791/2€10k-
Transfer to equity691/2€3k€52k▲
To the legal reserve6920-€0
To other reserves6921€3k€52k▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€10k-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€10k-
The notes to these accounts (6 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2026
07-02
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 191 days late
2024
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €52k ▲1437%
Operating result €73k, net result €52k, both a record.
04-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 65 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €3k
Net result €3k after 2 loss-making years.
29-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 60 days late
2022
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 31 days late
2021
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 31 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €14k
Net result €14k after one loss-making year.
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 31 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-8k ▼206%
Net result drops to €-8k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 29 days late
2018
22-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 22 days late
2017
26-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 26 days late
2016
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
2 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, Erpe-Mere · 1 establishment unit since 1991
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.
Oudenaardsesteenweg 8939420 Erpe-MereGround area
1,065 m²
Building footprint
546 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,281 m³
Parcel 41009A0410/00E002, Flanders · tallest building 6.3 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
DE HOUTROOS BVBA
since 19912.050.902.870
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41009A0410/00E002 | Flanders | 1,065 m² | 1 · 546 m² | 6.3 m · 1 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.
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded21-12-1990
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47551Retail sale of household furniture
47791Retail sale of antiques
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 34 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.