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DECO

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Public limited companyfounded 1994active for 32 yearsZandstraat 450, 8200 Brugge, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0453.218.444

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 09-06-2026 PDF all 31 filings

Turnover
≈ €870,000
Estimated: probably between €690,000 and €1.3m
Total assets
€748,508▼ 6.5%
2024 · €800,411
Net result
€198,180▲ 84.0%
2024 · €107,688
Working capital
€384,849▼ 8.2%
2024 · €419,100
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
Operating result
€230,423
▲ 94.9% 2025
20182025
Net result
€198,180
▲ 84.0% 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Equity
€444,822
▲ 0.3% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€748,508
▼ 6.5% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Debt
€303,686
▼ 14.9% 2025
20182025
Working capital
€384,849
▼ 8.2% 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Solvency
59.4%
▲ 4.0pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
2.28
▼ 0.29 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
26.5%
▲ 13.0pp 2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
1.7
▼ 15.0% 2025
lowest quarter of the sector
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.1m-€0.1m▼ 9.6%€0.1m▲ 17.5%€0.1m▲ 29.3%€0.1m▼ 0.9%€0.1m▼ 3.2%€0.1m▼ 17.0%€0.2m▲ 94.9%
Net result€0.1m-€0.1m▼ 6.6%€0.09mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 14.1%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 27.4%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 1.1%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 7.9%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 10.7%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 84.0%
Equity€3.2m-€0.3m▼ 90.1%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 3.3%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 33.8%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.1%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%
Total assets€3.4m-€3.4m▼ 0.5%€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 85.0%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 48.2%€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 16.0%€0.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 11.3%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 12.8%€0.7mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 6.5%
Debt€0.2m-€3.1m▲ 14×€0.2m▼ 93.8%€0.4m▲ 123%€0.2m▼ 54.5%€0.3m▲ 36.9%€0.4m▲ 33.7%€0.3m▼ 14.9%
Working capital€3.2m-€0.3m▼ 90.1%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 45.6%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 68.5%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 10.2%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 29.8%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.2%
Solvency93.6%-9.3%▼ 84.3pp62.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 53.2pp43.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 18.9pp69.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 25.8pp62.4%above the sector's middle half▼ 7.0pp55.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.0pp59.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.0pp
Current ratio15.63-1.10▼ 14.532.66above the sector's middle half▲ 1.561.41within the sector's middle half▼ 1.263.34above the sector's middle half▲ 1.942.48above the sector's middle half▼ 0.872.58above the sector's middle half▲ 0.102.28within the sector's middle half▼ 0.29
Return on assets (ROA)3.1%-3.0%▼ 0.2pp17.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 14.0pp14.6%above the sector's middle half▼ 2.4pp17.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.0pp17.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.5pp13.5%above the sector's middle half▼ 3.6pp26.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 13.0pp
Staff (FTE)10-10=10within the sector's middle half=10within the sector's middle half=2below the sector's middle half▼ 80.0%2below the sector's middle half=2below the sector's middle half=1.7below the sector's middle half▼ 15.0%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Land transport and transport via pipelines (NACE 49). 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 95% higher than in 2024 and the highest since 2021. It is a recovery after the fall in 2024.

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated 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 €748,508
Fixed assets €63,703 ▼ 44.9%
Current assets €684,805 =
Equity and liabilities €748,508
Equity €444,822 ▲ 0.3%
Debt €303,686 ▼ 14.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 44.6% to 40.6%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€282,319▲
2024 · €170,942
Cash flow
€250,075▲
2024 · €160,394
Debt to equity
0.68▼
2024 · 0.80
ROE
44.6%▲
2024 · 24.3%
Interest coverage
over 100
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€299,955▲
2024 · €265,711
Debt > 1 year
€3,731▼
2024 · €89,497
Income taxes
€34,064▲
2024 · €19,014
Staff costs
€123,171▼
2024 · €154,454
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 date102221
full-time102221
part-time00000
in full-time equivalents102221
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents9.22221.7
On a permanent contract102221
Joined11--0
Left19--1
Training hours14----

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

Securities and guarantees

on own assets and for others
Item20212022202320242025
Debts secured on the company's own assets-€89,782€69,920€48,059€24,149
Carrying value of the other pledged assets-€92,672€70,776€48,880€26,985

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€125,000€109,478€1,600--
Intangible fixed assets€50,000----
Financial fixed assets€135€195--€0
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€18,970€46,807€52,735€52,707€51,896

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

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 2 entries · €3,062 awarded · €3,062 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2025 1 €62€62
2022 1 €3,000€3,000
Schemes
1 entry · €3,000 · €3,000 paid · Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken
1 entry · €62 · €62 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 60 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€800,411€748,508▼
Fixed assets21/28€115,599€63,703▼
Intangible fixed assets21€34,944€29,944▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€79,916€33,020▼
Furniture and vehicles24€31,035€6,035▼
Leasing and similar rights25€48,880€26,985▼
Financial fixed assets28€739€739=
Current assets29/58€684,812€684,805=
Amounts receivable after more than one year29-€20,000
Other amounts receivable291-€20,000
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€342,806€228,263▼
Trade receivables40€320,056€210,659▼
Other amounts receivable41€22,751€17,604▼
Current investments50/53€200,000€0▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€136,805€436,542▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5,200€0▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€800,411€748,508▼
Equity10/15€443,642€444,822▲
Contributions10/11€63,000€63,000=
Capital10€63,000€63,000=
Issued capital100€63,000€63,000=
Reserves13€380,642€381,822▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6,300€6,300=
Legal reserve130€6,300€6,300=
Tax-exempt reserves132€37,500€37,500=
Distributable reserves133€336,842€338,022▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€356,769€303,686▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€89,497€3,731▼
Financial debts170/4€25,997€3,731▼
Other amounts payable178/9€63,500€0▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€265,711€299,955▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€22,062€20,418▼
Trade debts44€96,256€71,184▼
Suppliers440/4€96,256€71,184▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€40,713€11,353▼
Taxes450/3€10,881€950▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€29,832€10,403▼
Other amounts payable47/48€106,681€197,000▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€1,560€0▼
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€154,454€123,171▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€52,707€51,896▼
Other operating charges640/8€5,232€878▼
Gross operating margin9900€330,628€406,367▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€118,235€230,423▲
Financial income75/76B€9,504€2,907▼
Recurring financial income75€9,504€2,907▼
Financial charges65/66B€1,037€1,087▲
Recurring financial charges65€1,037€1,087▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€126,702€232,243▲
Income taxes67/77€19,014€34,064▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€107,688€198,180▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€107,688€198,180▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€107,688€198,180▲
Transfer to equity691/2€1,007€1,180▲
To other reserves6921€1,007€1,180▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€106,681€197,000▲
Return on contributions (dividend)694€56,000€101,000▲
Directors or managers695€50,681€96,000▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90872.01.7▼

The notes to these accounts have 20 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 09-06-2026.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€472,337€147,175€153,554€154,454€123,171▼ 20.3%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630---€18,970€46,807€52,735€52,707€51,896▼ 1.5%
Other operating charges640/8---€1,016€15,918€1,298€5,232€878▼ 83.2%
Gross operating margin9900€581,802€576,664€632,126€640,797€357,096€350,066€330,628€406,367▲ 22.9%
Operating profit (loss)9901€108,107€97,682€114,810€148,473€147,196€142,479€118,235€230,423▲ 94.9%
Financial income75/76B---€104€3,711€1,046€9,504€2,907▼ 69.4%
Recurring financial income75€46,060€46,355€1,163€104€3,711€1,046€9,504€2,907▼ 69.4%
Financial charges65/66B---€509€1,645€1,266€1,037€1,087▲ 4.8%
Recurring financial charges65€455€521€207€509€1,645€1,266€1,037€1,087▲ 4.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€153,713€143,516€115,767€148,068€149,263€142,259€126,702€232,243▲ 83.3%
Income taxes67/77€45,464€42,449€28,942€37,440€37,410€21,601€19,014€34,064▲ 79.1%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€108,248€101,067€86,825€110,627€111,853€120,658€107,688€198,180▲ 84.0%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€108,248€101,067€86,825€110,627€111,853€120,658€107,688€198,180▲ 84.0%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€3.4m€3.4m€0.5m€0.8m€0.6m€0.7m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 6.5%
Fixed assets21/28€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.06m▼ 44.9%
Intangible fixed assets21---€0.05m€0.04m€0.04m€0.03m€0.03m▼ 14.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27---€0.1m€0.2m€0.1m€0.08m€0.03m▼ 58.7%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.1m€0.08m€0.06m€0.03m€0.006m▼ 80.6%
Leasing and similar rights25----€0.09m€0.07m€0.05m€0.03m▼ 44.8%
Financial fixed assets28€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m=
Current assets29/58€3.4m€3.4m€0.5m€0.6m€0.4m€0.5m€0.7m€0.7m=
Amounts receivable after more than one year29-------€0.02m-
Other amounts receivable291-------€0.02m-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.4m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m▼ 33.4%
Trade receivables40---€0.08m€0.1m€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m▼ 34.2%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.07m€0.07m€0.04m€0.02m€0.02m▼ 22.6%
Current investments50/53€2.4m€2.5m€0---€0.2m€0▼ 100%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.6m€0.7m€0.3m€0.5m€0.2m€0.3m€0.1m€0.4m▲ 219%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0€72€0.002m€0.005m€0▼ 100%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€3.4m€3.4m€0.5m€0.8m€0.6m€0.7m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 6.5%
Equity10/15€3.2m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m▲ 0.3%
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€3.2m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m▲ 0.3%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m=
Distributable reserves133---€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 0.4%
Profit (loss) carried forward14---€0€0€0€0€0-
Amounts payable17/49€0.2m€3.1m€0.2m€0.4m€0.2m€0.3m€0.4m€0.3m▼ 14.9%
Amounts payable after more than one year17----€0.07m€0.05m€0.09m€0.004m▼ 95.8%
Financial debts170/4----€0.07m€0.05m€0.03m€0.004m▼ 85.6%
Other amounts payable178/9------€0.06m€0▼ 100%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.2m€3.1m€0.2m€0.4m€0.1m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 12.9%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42----€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m▼ 7.5%
Trade debts44€0.05m€0.05m€0.05m€0.3m€0.09m€0.06m€0.1m€0.07m▼ 26.0%
Suppliers440/4---€0.3m€0.09m€0.06m€0.1m€0.07m▼ 26.0%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.06m€0.02m€0.02m€0.04m€0.01m▼ 72.1%
Taxes450/3---€0.003m€0.004m€0.001m€0.01m€0.001m▼ 91.3%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.06m€0.01m€0.01m€0.03m€0.01m▼ 65.1%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.1m€0€0.1m€0.1m€0.2m▲ 84.7%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-----€373€0.002m€0▼ 100%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€108,248€101,067€86,825€110,627€111,853€120,658€107,688€198,180▲ 84.0%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630---€18,970€46,807€52,735€52,707€51,896▼ 1.5%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€108,248€101,067€86,825€129,598€158,660€173,393€160,394€250,075▲ 55.9%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0-€175,135-€109,538-€1,600€0€0-
Change in cash-€92,115-€406,508€166,962-€243,050€123,650-€196,041€299,737-

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, 31,368 companies had the same profile as DECO has now. Two years later, 93.5% were still going and 0.5% had gone bankrupt.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
93.5% was still going
5.9% stopped otherwise
0.5% went bankrupt

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

That fits the bankruptcy probability of DECO itself: 0.1% 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 31,368 companies, not a prediction for DECO. 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 31 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 abbreviated format 09-06-2026 2026-00147251 PDF
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 31-07-2025 2025-00352620 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 27-06-2024 2024-00173411 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 07-06-2023 2023-00117198 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 02-06-2022 2022-20046639 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 03-06-2021 2021-17500139 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 09-06-2020 2020-16200546 PDF
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 06-06-2019 2019-17800247 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 26-06-2018 2018-24000298 PDF
31-12-2016 abbreviated format 13-06-2017 2017-17300008 PDF

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