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Demeco

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Public limited companyfounded 195472 yrs activeBarrage 100, 8793 Waregem, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0405.404.867

Demeco has been active since 1954 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.69M and a net result of €-186k. Equity is shrinking by ~3.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 40% of 153 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
28 / 100
Weak▼ -7 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0=
Solvency64▼-3
Growth58=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €45k at 30 days only on tighter terms
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.63 against 0.71 in 2024), and 51.6% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Eight signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 13
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 13
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 72 years 0 80 y
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
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
48.4%
Return on assets
-5.3%
Age of the figures
8 mo
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2024 and 2025); equity fell accordingly. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Net result per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year -€186k
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 31-08-2026, 31 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
31 d late
2024
25 d late
2023
30 d late
2022
31 d late
2021
31 d late
2020
27 d late
2019
31 d late
← 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
13-09-2026 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
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€-186k▲ 3.8%
2024 · €-194k
2018: €-287k 2019: €-3k 2020: €189k 2021: €49k 2022: €-71k 2023: €-338k 2024: €-194k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-590k▼ 31.3%
2024 · €-449k
2018: €-476k 2019: €-362k 2020: €-106k 2021: €292k 2022: €289k 2023: €-122k 2024: €-449k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€2.48M-€2.41M▼ 2.9%€2.07M▼ 14.0%€1.88M▼ 9.4%€1.69M▼ 9.9%
Operating result€78k-€-18k€-293k▼ 1,550%€-145k▲ 50.4%€-132k▲ 9.1%
Net result€49k-€-71k€-338k▼ 376%€-194k▲ 42.7%€-186k▲ 3.8%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-400k€-200k€0Operating result 2021: €78k€78kNet result 2021: €49k€49kOperating result 2022: €-18k€-18kNet result 2022: €-71k€-71kOperating result 2023: €-293k€-293kNet result 2023: €-338k€-338kOperating result 2024: €-145k€-145kNet result 2024: €-194k€-194kOperating result 2025: €-132k€-132kNet result 2025: €-186k€-186k20212022202320242025
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €132k in 2025 against €145k in 2024; the loss shrinks.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €3.49M
Fixed assets €2.49M▼ 3.3%
Current assets €1.00M▼ 10.6%
Equity and liabilities €3.49M
Equity €1.69M▼ 9.9%
Provisions €40k▼ 9.1%
Debt €1.76M▼ 0.8%
The debt ratio rises from 48.0% to 50.4%: equity shrinks faster than debt is paid down.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€-14k
2024 · €-46k
Cash flow
€-68k
2024 · €-94k
Solvency
48.4%
2024 · 50.8%
Current ratio
0.63
2024 · 0.71
Quick ratio
0.63
2024 · 0.71
Debt / equity
1.04
2024 · 0.95
ROE
-11.0%
2024 · -10.3%
ROA
-5.3%
2024 · -5.2%
Interest coverage
-0.24
2024 · -0.87
Debt
€1.76M
2024 · €1.77M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.59M
2024 · €1.57M
Debt > 1 year
€167k
2024 · €201k
Income taxes
€75
2024 · €146
Staff costs
€301k
2024 · €313k
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€3.69M€3.49M
Fixed assets21/28€2.57M€2.49M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.57M€2.49M
Land and buildings22€2.49M€2.42M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€85k€63k
Financial fixed assets28€893€893=
Current assets29/58€1.12M€1.00M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€861k€916k
Trade receivables40€511k€566k
Other amounts receivable41€350k€350k=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€246k€75k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€17k€13k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€3.69M€3.49M
Equity10/15€1.88M€1.69M
Contributions10/11€1.12M€1.12M=
Capital10€1.12M€1.12M=
Issued capital100€1.12M€1.12M=
Reserves13€755k€569k
Non-distributable reserves130/1€112k€112k=
Legal reserve130€112k€112k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€412k€405k
Distributable reserves133€231k€52k
Provisions and deferred taxes16€44k€40k
Deferred taxes168€44k€40k
Amounts payable17/49€1.77M€1.76M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€201k€167k
Financial debts170/4€201k€167k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.57M€1.59M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€34k€35k
Trade debts44€193k€254k
Suppliers440/4€193k€254k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€96k€55k
Taxes450/3€62k€22k
Remuneration and social security454/9€34k€33k
Other amounts payable47/48€1.25M€1.25M=
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€167€0
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€313k€301k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€100k€118k
Other operating charges640/8€90k€79k
Gross operating margin9900€358k€366k
Operating profit (loss)9901€-145k€-132k
Financial income75/76B€264€0
Recurring financial income75€264€0
Financial charges65/66B€52k€58k
Recurring financial charges65€52k€58k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-198k€-190k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€4k€4k=
Income taxes67/77€146€75
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-194k€-186k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€8k€8k=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-186k€-179k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-186k€-179k
Transfer from equity791/2€186k€179k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90875.35.0

The notes to these accounts (13 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
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema · 31 days late
2025
25-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 25 days late
2024
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 30 days late
2023
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-338k
Net result drops to €-338k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2022
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2021
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 27 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €189k
Net result €189k after 2 loss-making years.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2019
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 30 days late
2018
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2017
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · 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
6 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, Waregem · 1 establishment unit since 1954
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.

Barrage 1008793 Waregem
Ground area
3.0 ha
Building footprint
1.8 ha
Volume, LiDAR
126,985 m³
Parcel 34035A0461/00D002, Flanders · tallest building 36.8 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
DEMECO
Barrage 100, 8793 WaregemManufacture of paper and paper products
since 19542.003.355.252
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
34035A0461/00D002 Flanders 3.0 ha 1 · 1.8 ha 36.8 m · 2 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.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 136 companies in sector 13200 we hold annual accounts for 84. 65 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded26-04-1954
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
13200Manufacture of textiles
13930Manufacture of textiles
17210
47551Retail sale of household furniture
47591Retail trade
52441
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 49 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 12-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.