DESMECHT
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DESMECHT has been active since 1991 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.4m and a net result of €189,052. Equity is growing by ~4.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 94% of 1672 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (very low).
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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability85▲+1
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €110,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 18.47 against 24.27 in 2024; short-term debt: 5.3% and cash: 23% of total assets), and 5.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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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
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
94.7%
Return on assets
13.1%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 08-06-2026, 53 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
53 d early
2024
56 d early
2023
63 d early
2022
118 d early
2021
152 d early
2020
61 d early
2019
63 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 81 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 6 days before the deadline, and 36% of the sector filed late.
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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. Usually files around 30 May (4 of the last 5 filed years within 56 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
28-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Equity
€1.4m▲ 2.5%
2024 · €1.3m
Total assets
€1.4m▲ 3.9%
2024 · €1.4m
Net result
€189,052▲ 14.1%
2024 · €165,745
Working capital
€1.3m▲ 2.7%
2024 · €1.3m
Trend over the years
Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Operating result€236,308▼ 17.7%€176,610▼ 25.3%€190,116▲ 7.6%€217,667▲ 14.5%€252,366▲ 15.9%
Net result€163,326above the sector's middle half▼ 17.4%€126,499above the sector's middle half▼ 22.5%€140,988above the sector's middle half▲ 11.5%€165,745above the sector's middle half▲ 17.6%€189,052above the sector's middle half▲ 14.1%
Equity€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 9.5%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.1%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.0%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.4%€1.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.5%
Total assets€1.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 14.4%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 2.4%€1.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 1.8%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 2.8%€1.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.9%
Debt€187,158▲ 58.6%€148,750▼ 20.5%€86,963▼ 41.5%€56,081▼ 35.5%€76,721▲ 36.8%
Working capital€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.6%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.6%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.3%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.6%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.7%
Solvency86.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 3.9pp89.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.1pp93.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.4pp96.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.4pp94.7%above the sector's middle half▼ 1.3pp
Current ratio7.05above the sector's middle half▼ 2.639.12above the sector's middle half▲ 2.0715.34above the sector's middle half▲ 6.2324.27above the sector's middle half▲ 8.9218.47above the sector's middle half▼ 5.80
Return on assets (ROA)12.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.7pp9.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.0pp10.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.2pp12.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.5pp13.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.2pp
Staff (FTE)7.7within the sector's middle half▼ 6.1%7within the sector's middle half▼ 9.1%6.5within the sector's middle half▼ 7.1%6within the sector's middle half▼ 7.7%6.3within the sector's middle half▲ 5.0%
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed three years in a row; 2025 is 16% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.4m
Fixed assets
€21,996 ▼ 9.4%
Current assets
€1.4m ▲ 4.1%
Equity and liabilities €1.4m
Equity
€1.4m ▲ 2.5%
Debt
€76,721 ▲ 36.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 4.0% to 5.3%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€260,420▲
2024 · €222,948
Cash flow
€197,106▲
2024 · €171,025
Quick ratio
15.42▼
2024 · 20.00
Debt to equity
0.06▲
2024 · 0.04
ROE
13.9%▲
2024 · 12.5%
Interest coverage
286.58▲
2024 · 269.95
Debt ≤ 1 year
€76,721▲
2024 · €56,081
Income taxes
€83,737▲
2024 · €73,300
Staff costs
€183,091▲
2024 · €160,583
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 31,349 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.4% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93% are still going.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.4%
went bankrupt
5.9%
stopped otherwise
93%
still going
A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.5% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.
How reliable is this rule?
Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,662 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 4 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 5 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| 7 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| 8 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 9 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 10 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 75% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.
An observation about 31,349 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €199,574 | €175,358 | €160,583 | €183,091 | ▲ 14.0% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €11,955 | €13,652 | €5,174 | €5,280 | €8,054 | ▲ 52.5% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €1,817 | €2,050 | €1,937 | €1,987 | ▲ 2.6% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €442,288 | €391,652 | €372,697 | €385,468 | €445,498 | ▲ 15.6% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €236,308 | €176,610 | €190,116 | €217,667 | €252,366 | ▲ 15.9% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €7,488 | €12,879 | €22,203 | €21,332 | ▼ 3.9% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €7,335 | €7,488 | €12,879 | €22,203 | €21,332 | ▼ 3.9% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €2,410 | €863 | €826 | €909 | ▲ 10.0% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €2,726 | €2,410 | €863 | €826 | €909 | ▲ 10.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €240,917 | €181,687 | €202,132 | €239,044 | €272,789 | ▲ 14.1% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €77,591 | €55,188 | €61,144 | €73,300 | €83,737 | ▲ 14.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €163,326 | €126,499 | €140,988 | €165,745 | €189,052 | ▲ 14.1% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789 | - | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €177,337 | €126,499 | €140,988 | €165,745 | €189,052 | ▲ 14.1% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.4m | ▲ 3.9% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €19,955 | €15,562 | €12,969 | €24,265 | €21,996 | ▼ 9.4% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €19,955 | €15,562 | €12,969 | €24,265 | €21,996 | ▼ 9.4% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | €7,389 | €6,647 | €7,291 | €8,845 | ▲ 21.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | €8,173 | €6,321 | €16,974 | €13,151 | ▼ 22.5% |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.4m | ▲ 4.1% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | €600,000 | €500,000 | €450,000 | €375,000 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | €600,000 | €500,000 | €450,000 | €375,000 | ▼ 16.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €236,831 | €210,870 | €227,585 | €239,219 | €233,776 | ▼ 2.3% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | €210,870 | €227,585 | €239,219 | €233,776 | ▼ 2.3% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €8,571 | €7,733 | €14,262 | €11,170 | €9,766 | ▼ 12.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €571 | €2,262 | €880 | €766 | ▼ 13.0% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €7,162 | €12,000 | €10,289 | €9,000 | ▼ 12.5% |
| Current investments50/53 | - | - | €300,107 | €458,188 | €466,322 | ▲ 1.8% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €274,650 | €535,475 | €292,458 | €202,256 | €331,175 | ▲ 63.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €2,413 | €0 | - | €755 | - |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.4m | ▲ 3.9% |
| Equity10/15 | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.4m | ▲ 2.5% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €46,331 | €46,331 | €46,331 | €46,331 | = |
| Reserves13 | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 2.6% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €4,633 | €4,633 | €4,633 | €4,633 | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | €4,633 | €4,633 | €4,633 | €4,633 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 2.6% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €4,199 | €2,320 | €807 | €1,552 | €1,604 | ▲ 3.3% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €187,158 | €148,750 | €86,963 | €56,081 | €76,721 | ▲ 36.8% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €187,158 | €148,750 | €86,963 | €56,081 | €76,721 | ▲ 36.8% |
| Trade debts44 | €83,519 | €65,609 | €59,118 | €37,875 | €41,700 | ▲ 10.1% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €65,609 | €59,118 | €37,875 | €41,700 | ▲ 10.1% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | €2,208 | €2,554 | €2,362 | €2,623 | ▲ 11.1% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €22,685 | €25,292 | €13,695 | €31,395 | ▲ 129% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €6,365 | €11,096 | €4,710 | €12,150 | ▲ 158% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €16,320 | €14,196 | €8,985 | €19,245 | ▲ 114% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €58,249 | €0 | €2,149 | €1,003 | ▼ 53.3% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €163,326 | €126,499 | €140,988 | €165,745 | €189,052 | ▲ 14.1% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €11,955 | €13,652 | €5,174 | €5,280 | €8,054 | ▲ 52.5% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €175,281 | €140,151 | €146,161 | €171,025 | €197,106 | ▲ 15.2% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€9,259 | -€2,580 | -€16,576 | -€5,785 | ▲ 65.1% |
| Change in cash | - | €260,825 | -€243,017 | -€90,202 | €128,918 | ▲ 243% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
08-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
05-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
29-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
04-04
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €126,499 ▼22.5%
Net result drops to €126,499, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
01-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €197,834 ▲26.3%
Operating result €287,227, net result €197,834, both a record.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €1mEq €1.1m ▲9.7%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.1m.
29-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
27-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 27 days late
2018
12-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
15-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
9 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, Brussel · 1 establishment unit since 1991
Ground area
440 m²
Building footprint
410 m²
Volume, LiDAR
4,084 m³
2 parcels, Brussels · tallest building 14.7 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
DESMECHT
since 19912.052.087.260
2 parcels
Brussels
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21812N0317/00D000 | Brussels | 347 m² | 1 · 317 m² | 14.7 m · 4 fl. |
| 21812N0319/00C000 | Brussels | 94 m² | 1 · 94 m² | 11.7 m · 3 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Food safety, FASFC
1 siteBrussel2.052.087.260
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded05-03-1991
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47279Other retail sale of food
73300Public relations and communication consultancy
10890Manufacture of food products
70200Business and other management consultancy
82100Office administrative and support services
82990Other business support services
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0443424117
Also
9925:BE0443424117
Registered
30-01-2025
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