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De Watering

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Public limited companyfounded 197254 yrs activeEdmond Van Hoofstraat 9, 2400 Mol, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0411.986.120

De Watering has been active since 1972 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €16.85M and a net result of €529k. Equity is growing by ~3.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 47% of 4506 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
62 / 100
Healthy▲ +32 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability16▲+16
Solvency50▲+9
Growth51=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1.1M at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.77 against 0.63 in 2024), and 64.6% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers riskneutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 01
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 01
lower
← 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 date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 54 years 0 60 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
35.4%
Return on assets
1.1%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 27-08-2026, 27 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 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
27 d late
2024
7 d early
2023
28 d late
2022
12 d early
2021
61 d early
2020
26 d early
2019
46 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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 months
Position in the running window
16-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema

Turnover
€3.02M▲ 10.2%
2022 · €2.74M
2018: €2.45M 2019: €2.50M 2020: €2.52M 2021: €2.47M 2022: €2.74M
2018 → 2023
EBIT margin
23.2%▼ 16.4pp
2022 · 39.6%
2018: 62.7% 2019: 61.5% 2020: 61.9% 2021: 76.8% 2022: 39.6%
2018 → 2023
Net result
€529k
2024 · €-22k
2018: €1.05M 2019: €1.07M 2020: €1.13M 2021: €1.39M 2022: €778k 2023: €177k 2024: €-22k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-4.20M▲ 50.2%
2024 · €-8.43M
2018: €-2.64M 2019: €-1.40M 2020: €-843k 2021: €650k 2022: €-1.93M 2023: €-11.87M 2024: €-8.43M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€2.47M-€2.74M▲ 10.7%€3.02M▲ 10.2%
Equity€15.39M-€16.17M▲ 5.1%€16.35M▲ 1.1%€16.33M▼ 0.1%€16.85M▲ 3.2%
Operating result€1.90M-€1.08M▼ 42.9%€699k▼ 35.5%€845k▲ 20.9%€1.46M▲ 72.7%
Net result€1.39M-€778k▼ 43.8%€177k▼ 77.3%€-22k€529k
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-500k€0€500k€1.00M€1.50M€2.00MOperating result 2021: €1.90M€1.90MNet result 2021: €1.39M€1.39MOperating result 2022: €1.08M€1.08MNet result 2022: €778k€778kOperating result 2023: €699k€699kNet result 2023: €177k€177kOperating result 2024: €845k€845kNet result 2024: €-22k€-22kOperating result 2025: €1.46M€1.46MNet result 2025: €529k€529k20212022202320242025
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 73% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €47.59M
Fixed assets €33.71M▼ 9.8%
Current assets €13.88M▼ 1.4%
Equity and liabilities €47.59M
Equity €16.85M▲ 3.2%
Provisions €137k▼ 7.7%
Debt €30.60M▼ 12.5%
The debt ratio falls from 68.0% to 64.3%: equity grows while debt is paid down.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€2.95M
2024 · €2.27M
Cash flow
€2.02M
2024 · €1.41M
Solvency
35.4%
2024 · 31.7%
Current ratio
0.77
2024 · 0.63
Quick ratio
0.77
2024 · 0.63
Debt / equity
1.82
2024 · 2.14
ROE
3.1%
2024 · -0.1%
ROA
1.1%
2024 · 0.0%
Interest coverage
3.26
2024 · 2.54
Debt
€30.60M
2024 · €34.95M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€18.08M
2024 · €22.50M
Debt > 1 year
€12.00M=
2024 · €12.00M
Income taxes
€199k
2024 · €17k
Staff costs
€860k
2024 · €851k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€51.43M€47.59M
Fixed assets21/28€37.35M€33.71M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€29.22M€28.10M
Land and buildings22€28.94M€27.91M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0-
Furniture and vehicles24€281k€193k
Financial fixed assets28€8.13M€5.60M
Current assets29/58€14.07M€13.88M
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€760k€500k
Other amounts receivable291€760k€500k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.06M€2.09M
Trade receivables40€451k€17k
Other amounts receivable41€610k€2.08M
Current investments50/53-€8.88M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€12.24M€2.32M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€14k€93k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€51.43M€47.59M
Equity10/15€16.33M€16.85M
Contributions10/11€1.60M€1.60M=
Capital10€1.60M€1.60M=
Issued capital100€1.60M€1.60M=
Reserves13€14.73M€15.25M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€160k€160k=
Legal reserve130€160k€160k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€1.20M€1.16M
Distributable reserves133€13.37M€13.93M
Provisions and deferred taxes16€149k€137k
Deferred taxes168€149k€137k
Amounts payable17/49€34.95M€30.60M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€12.00M€12.00M=
Other amounts payable178/9€12.00M€12.00M=
Amounts payable within one year42/48€22.50M€18.08M
Trade debts44€52k€87k
Suppliers440/4€52k€87k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€280k€177k
Taxes450/3€148k€41k
Remuneration and social security454/9€132k€136k
Other amounts payable47/48€22.17M€17.82M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€448k€517k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€303k€7k
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€851k€860k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1.43M€1.49M
Other operating charges640/8€397k€481k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€264k€0
Gross operating margin9900€3.79M€4.29M
Operating profit (loss)9901€845k€1.46M
Financial income75/76B€34k€270k
Recurring financial income75€34k€270k
Financial charges65/66B€896k€1.01M
Recurring financial charges65€896k€904k
Non-recurring financial charges66B-€110k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-17k€716k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€11k€11k=
Income taxes67/77€17k€199k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-22k€529k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€34k€34k=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€12k€563k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€12k€563k
Transfer to equity691/2€12k€563k
To other reserves6921€12k€563k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90878.58.0

The notes to these accounts (18 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema · 27 days late
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €529k
Net result €529k after one loss-making year.
24-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-22k ▼112%
Net result drops to €-22k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 28 days late
2023
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
31-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €1.39M ▲22.7%
Operating result €1.90M, net result €1.39M, both a record.
05-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
15-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
08-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
10 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, Mol · 1 establishment unit since 1972
establishment The establishment unit on the map
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.

Edmond Van Hoofstraat 92400 Mol
Ground area
2,936 m²
Building footprint
232 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,306 m³
Parcel 13434F0643/00P000, Flanders · tallest building 31.5 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Edmond Van Hoofstraat 9, 2400 Mol
NACE 70201
since 19722.230.351.583
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
13434F0643/00P000 Flanders 2,936 m² 1 · 232 m² 31.5 m · 3 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

2025 · 1 entry · 771 EUR awarded · 771 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 1 771 EUR771 EUR
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
1 entry · 771 EUR · 771 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded14-01-1972
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
01500Mixed farming
68203Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land
68201Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 49 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 16-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.

Contact details

2 entries
E-mail:alfons.eyckmans@almaw.be
Establishment Mol 2.230.351.583
Phone:014 31 58 91
Establishment Mol 2.230.351.583