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DE WIT

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Private limited companyfounded 1986active for 40 yearsNieuwebosstraat 1, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0428.422.967

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 30-07-2026 at the NBB all 40 filings

Turnover
≈ €640,000
Estimated: probably between €500,000 and €800,000
Total assets
€1.5m▼ 8.7%
2024 · €1.6m
Net result
€42,779▼ 47.2%
2024 · €81,028
Working capital
-€96,012▲ 18.2%
2024 · -€117,314
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
Operating result
€114,679
▼ 30.8% 2025
20182025
Net result
€42,779
▼ 47.2% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Equity
€276,858
▲ 3.0% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€1.5m
▼ 8.7% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Debt
€1.2m
▼ 11.0% 2025
20182025
Working capital
-€96,012
▲ 18.2% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Solvency
18.7%
▲ 2.1pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
0.76
▲ 0.02 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
2.9%
▼ 2.1pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
1.7
▼ 79.5% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.08m-€0.08m▼ 0.2%€0.02m▼ 74.0%€0.02m▼ 7.7%€0.08m▲ 342%€0.09m▲ 12.7%€0.2m▲ 83.2%€0.1m▼ 30.8%
Net result€0.02m-€0.03m▲ 40.3%-€0.002mwithin the sector's middle half-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 868%€0.04mabove the sector's middle half€0.02mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 42.3%€0.08mabove the sector's middle half▲ 293%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 47.2%
Equity€0.1m-€0.2m▲ 25.5%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 1.4%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 13.8%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 27.3%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 12.4%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 43.2%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 3.0%
Total assets€0.8m-€0.8m▲ 2.0%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.0%€0.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.0%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 106%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.5%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.5%€1.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 8.7%
Debt€0.7m-€0.7m▼ 2.1%€0.7m▲ 8.9%€0.7m▼ 3.1%€1.6m▲ 120%€1.5m▼ 6.3%€1.4m▼ 8.3%€1.2m▼ 11.0%
Working capital-€0.07m--€0.1m▼ 60.5%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 20.2%-€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 70.7%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 333%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 12.9%-€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 35.3%-€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 18.2%
Solvency15.1%-18.5%▲ 3.5pp17.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp15.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.6pp9.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.9pp11.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp16.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.3pp18.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.1pp
Current ratio0.68-0.61▼ 0.070.65within the sector's middle half▲ 0.040.85within the sector's middle half▲ 0.200.61within the sector's middle half▼ 0.240.59within the sector's middle half▼ 0.020.74within the sector's middle half▲ 0.150.76within the sector's middle half▲ 0.02
Return on assets (ROA)2.7%-3.8%▲ 1.0pp-0.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.0pp-2.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.2pp2.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.5pp1.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp5.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.8pp2.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.1pp
Staff (FTE)7.1-6.8▼ 4.2%4.3above the sector's middle half▼ 36.8%5.3▲ 23.3%4.5▼ 15.1%7.7▲ 71.1%8.3▲ 7.8%1.7within the sector's middle half▼ 79.5%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Accommodation (NACE 55). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.

The operating result for 2025 is 31% lower than in 2024.

Large changes and their cause
  • 2025 Staff (FTE) -80% on 2024. The accounts now follow the abbreviated format, last year the micro format.

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated or micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.

Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.5m
Fixed assets €1.2m ▼ 8.3%
Current assets €296,805 ▼ 10.0%
Equity and liabilities €1.5m
Equity €276,858 ▲ 3.0%
Debt €1.2m ▼ 11.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 83.4% to 81.3%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€222,241▼
2024 · €280,575
Cash flow
€150,341▼
2024 · €195,895
Debt to equity
4.36▼
2024 · 5.04
ROE
15.5%▼
2024 · 30.2%
Interest coverage
4.19▼
2024 · 4.49
Debt ≤ 1 year
€392,818▼
2024 · €447,136
Debt > 1 year
€812,108▼
2024 · €906,592
Income taxes
€21,887▼
2024 · €25,091
Staff costs
€88,821▼
2024 · €172,111
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-12-202131-12-202231-12-202331-12-202431-12-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date66910-
full-time1110-
part-time55810-
in full-time equivalents3.64.85.44-
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents3.34.25.33.81.7
On a permanent contract5565-
Joined11337247
Left213342317

Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts

Securities and guarantees

on own assets and for others
Item20212022202320242025
Mortgages, amount registered----€650,000
Carrying value of the mortgaged assets----€857,246

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20212022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets-€977,618€35,369--
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€22,039€119,195€121,032€114,867€107,562

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 58 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.6m€1.5m▼
Fixed assets21/28€1.3m€1.2m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.3m€1.2m▼
Land and buildings22€0.9m€0.9m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.4m€0.3m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.002m€241▼
Current assets29/58€0.3m€0.3m▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.001m€0▼
Stocks30/36€0.001m€0▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.3m€0.3m▼
Trade receivables40€0.02m€0.02m▼
Other amounts receivable41€0.3m€0.3m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€407€0.001m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.004m€0.003m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.6m€1.5m▼
Equity10/15€0.3m€0.3m▲
Contributions10/11€0.09m€0.09m=
Reserves13€0.09m€0.1m▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.003m€0.003m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€0.003m€0.003m=
Distributable reserves133€0.09m€0.1m▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.09m€0.09m=
Amounts payable17/49€1.4m€1.2m▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.9m€0.8m▼
Financial debts170/4€0.9m€0.8m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.4m€0.4m▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€0.1m€0.09m▼
Financial debts43€0.03m€0.01m▼
Credit institutions430/8€0.03m€0.01m▼
Trade debts44€0.04m€0.01m▼
Suppliers440/4€0.04m€0.01m▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€0.002m€0▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.03m€0.05m▲
Taxes450/3€0.03m€0.05m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.003m€0▼
Other amounts payable47/48€0.2m€0.2m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.001m€0.001m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.2m€0.09m▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.1m€0.1m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.04m€0.01m▼
Gross operating margin9900€0.5m€0.3m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.2m€0.1m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.003m€0.003m▲
Recurring financial income75€0.003m€0.003m▲
Financial charges65/66B€0.06m€0.05m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.06m€0.05m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.1m€0.06m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.03m€0.02m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.08m€0.04m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.08m€0.04m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.09m€0.1m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€0.007m€0.09m▲
Transfer from equity791/2-€0.03m
Transfer to equity691/2€0€0.04m▲
To other reserves6921€0€0.04m▲
Profit to be distributed694/7-€0.03m
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€0.03m
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)9087-1.7

The notes to these accounts have 13 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 30-07-2026.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€55,260€127,546€166,667€172,111€88,821▼ 48.4%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€80,948€85,572€21,686€22,039€119,195€121,032€114,867€107,562▼ 6.4%
Other operating charges640/8---€24,140€23,988€28,745€37,138€14,158▼ 61.9%
Gross operating margin9900€388,484€401,724€110,387€119,605€350,991€406,896€489,823€325,220▼ 33.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901€75,643€75,519€19,671€18,166€80,262€90,452€165,708€114,679▼ 30.8%
Financial income75/76B---€3,506€4,624€1,892€2,928€3,026▲ 3.3%
Recurring financial income75€4,440€6,657€8,527€3,506€4,624€1,892€2,928€3,026▲ 3.3%
Financial charges65/66B---€42,329€45,072€69,143€62,517€53,039▼ 15.2%
Recurring financial charges65€49,297€44,976€35,417€42,329€45,072€69,143€62,517€53,039▼ 15.2%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€30,786€37,200-€7,220-€20,657€39,814€23,201€106,119€64,666▼ 39.1%
Income taxes67/77€8,437€5,847-€5,053€323€4,034€2,570€25,091€21,887▼ 12.8%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€22,349€31,353-€2,166-€20,979€35,780€20,631€81,028€42,779▼ 47.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€22,349€31,353-€2,166-€20,979€35,780€20,631€81,028€42,779▼ 47.2%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€0.8m€0.8m€0.9m€0.8m€1.7m€1.7m€1.6m€1.5m▼ 8.7%
Fixed assets21/28€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.6m€1.5m€1.4m€1.3m€1.2m▼ 8.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.6m€1.5m€1.4m€1.3m€1.2m▼ 8.3%
Land and buildings22----€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 2.8%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.02m€0.5m€0.5m€0.4m€0.3m▼ 19.7%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.002m€0.02m€0.008m€0.002m€241▼ 89.8%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€0.6m€0----
Financial fixed assets28€0.001m--------
Current assets29/58€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 10.0%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.002m€0.002m€0.003m€0.002m€0.001m€0.004m€0.001m€0▼ 100%
Stocks30/36---€0.002m€0.001m€0.004m€0.001m€0▼ 100%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.09m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 9.7%
Trade receivables40---€92€0€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m▼ 14.8%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 9.4%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.04m€0.02m€0.05m€0.04m€0.04m€0.001m€407€0.001m▲ 73.1%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.001m€0.007m€0.003m€0.004m€0.003m▼ 25.0%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€0.8m€0.8m€0.9m€0.8m€1.7m€1.7m€1.6m€1.5m▼ 8.7%
Equity10/15€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 3.0%
Contributions10/11€0.09m€0.09m-€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m=
Reserves13€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.07m€0.09m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 9.0%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m=
Distributable reserves133---€0.03m€0.07m€0.09m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 9.3%
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.03m€0.03m€0.007m€0.007m€0.007m€0.09m€0.09m=
Amounts payable17/49€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€1.6m€1.5m€1.4m€1.2m▼ 11.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.5m€0.4m€0.4m€0.5m€1.2m€1.0m€0.9m€0.8m▼ 10.4%
Financial debts170/4---€0.5m€1.2m€1.0m€0.9m€0.8m▼ 10.4%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.2m€0.3m€0.4m€0.2m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m▼ 12.1%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€0.07m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.09m▼ 28.5%
Financial debts43-----€0.01m€0.03m€0.01m▼ 56.1%
Credit institutions430/8-----€0.01m€0.03m€0.01m▼ 56.1%
Trade debts44€0.03m€0.03m€0.006m€0.01m€0.02m€0.04m€0.04m€0.01m▼ 76.9%
Suppliers440/4---€0.01m€0.02m€0.04m€0.04m€0.01m▼ 76.9%
Advances received on contracts in progress46----€0.002m€0.001m€0.002m€0▼ 100%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.002m€0.006m€0.02m€0.03m€0.05m▲ 51.2%
Taxes450/3---€0.002m€0.005m€0.008m€0.03m€0.05m▲ 67.1%
Remuneration and social security454/9----€0.001m€0.007m€0.003m€0▼ 100%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 8.0%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3----€207€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m▲ 5.4%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€22,349€31,353-€2,166-€20,979€35,780€20,631€81,028€42,779▼ 47.2%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€80,948€85,572€21,686€22,039€119,195€121,032€114,867€107,562▼ 6.4%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€103,297€116,925€19,520€1,059€154,975€141,663€195,895€150,341▼ 23.3%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€78,218-€11,768€0-€977,618-€35,369€0€0-
Change in cash--€25,471€35,358-€16,040€2,043-€37,753-€232€298-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Historical observation

In July 2024, 3,984 companies had the same profile as DE WIT has now. Two years later, 96.5% were still going and 1.1% had gone bankrupt.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
96.5% was still going
2.3% stopped otherwise
1.1% went bankrupt

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of DE WIT itself: 0.7% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,446 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.5%
3 0.5% 0.6%
4 0.7% 0.8%
5 0.9% 0.9%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.

This is an observation about 3,984 companies, not a prediction for DE WIT. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.

Latest 10 of 40 filings with the National Bank
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31-12-2025 abbreviated format 30-07-2026 2026-00368698 PDF
31-12-2024 micro format 22-07-2025 2025-00298243 PDF
31-12-2023 micro format 29-10-2024 2024-00521332 PDF
31-12-2022 micro format 09-10-2023 2023-00481143 PDF
31-12-2021 micro format 31-08-2022 2022-20401694 PDF
31-12-2020 micro format 26-07-2021 2021-40300516 PDF
31-12-2019 micro format 30-10-2020 2020-66800084 PDF
31-12-2018 micro format 23-10-2019 2019-71100568 PDF
31-12-2017 micro format 26-09-2018 2018-65200282 PDF
31-12-2016 micro format 07-11-2017 2017-69300537 PDF

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