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ECOV

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Public limited companyfounded 1994active for 32 yearsDijle 17A, 2800 Mechelen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0452.683.855
Summary

ECOV has been active since 1994 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €3.5m and a net result of €602,854. Equity has been shrinking by about 3.6% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 49% of 280 sector peers (NACE 38, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Overview

Overview

Official details

Source: KBO
Status
Active since 31-03-1994 Normal situation
Activity
Materials recovery from waste NACE 38210and 1 other
Establishment unit
2.067.028.131 2800 Mechelen, since 03-04-1998
Financial year end
31 December
Peppol
Reachable since 11-12-2025

Board and ownership

Board
and 1 other
Shareholders
  • Katoen Natie Group SAannual accounts 2025
  • Veolia Environnementannual accounts 2025
  • INDAVER· score 87annual accounts 2025
and 1 other shareholder

Financial position

94 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
< 0.1%
Annual accounts 2025
Turnover
€17.8m
▼ 0.7%
Profit
€602,854
Equity
€3.5m
▲ 20.7%
Total assets
€8.8m
▼ 28.2%
Employees on 31-12-2025
1
▼ 80.0%
Score breakdownraises riskSector: Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities (NACE 38)lowers riskSize: turnover €17.8m, 2.6 FTE, total assets €8.8mLiquidity: current ratio 2.05, cash €2.2mFounded in 1994Show the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
94 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially stronger than 54% of micro companies in waste collection and treatment (NACE 38)
Financial strength · tick: 2024
Strong
Solvency 65+16
equity 39.9% of total assets
Liquidity 56+34
short-term debt 48.8% · cash 24.5%
Profitability 61+41
return on assets 6.8%
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.5% (519 companies, NACE 38, micro)
Last 24 months 12-2024: 0.7% 01-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 05-2025highest value 07-2025: 0.4%▼ -0.3 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: < 0.1%▼ -0.4 percentage points vs 06-2026 08-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 08-2026lowest value 10-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 09-2026lowest value 11-2026: < 0.1%● unchanged vs 10-2026lowest value
Credit of up to €330,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity is ample, with a current ratio of 2.05 (0.84 in 2024), above the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 48.8% and cash 24.5% of total assets. However, 60.1% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
Calculation

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 38, micro). It does better than 54% of them on solvency, 64% on liquidity, 40% on profitability and 60% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 03-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
lowers risk · Size: turnover €17.8m, 2.6 FTE, total assets €8.8m
Companies of this size fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Liquidity: current ratio 2.05, cash €2.2m
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1994
Companies that have existed this long fail less often. How much that weighs depends on the rest of the company's profile.
KBO
raises risk · Sector: Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities (NACE 38)
KBO
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 05-06-2026, 56 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
56 days early
2024
59 days early
2023
55 days early
2022
62 days early
2021
45 days early
2020
60 days early
2019
53 days late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 41 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 38), the median for financial year 2024 was 8 days before the deadline, and 32% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 5 June (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
04-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
That holds for every publication since 2021.
KBO publications

Financials

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 05-06-2026 PDF all 28 filings

Turnover
€17.8m▼ 0.7%
2024 · €17.9m
EBIT margin
1.9%▲ 3.3pp
2024 · -1.4%
Net result
€602,854
2024 · -€319,609
Working capital
€4.5m
2024 · -€1.4m
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
Turnover
€17.8m
▼ 0.7% 2025
20182025
Operating result
€338,970
2025
20182025
Net result
€602,854
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
EBIT margin
1.9%
▲ 3.3pp 2025
20182025
Equity
€3.5m
▲ 20.7% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€8.8m
▼ 28.2% 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Debt
€4.8m
▼ 45.1% 2025
20182025
Working capital
€4.5m
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Solvency
39.9%
▲ 16.1pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
2.05
▲ 1.21 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
6.8%
▲ 9.4pp 2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
2.6
▼ 51.9% 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
Turnover€14.2m-€14.7m▲ 3.6%€15.8m▲ 7.5%€17.6m▲ 11.3%€17.5m▼ 0.2%€16.4m▼ 6.5%€17.9m▲ 9.4%€17.8m▼ 0.7%
Operating result€0.02m--€0.04m-€0.04m▲ 4.7%€0.4m€0.2m▼ 49.4%-€0.1m-€0.2m▼ 99.3%€0.3m
Net result€0.07m-€0.05m▼ 34.3%€0.005mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 90.1%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 84×€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 59.5%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 103%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half
EBIT margin0.1%--0.3%▼ 0.5pp-0.3%=2.6%▲ 2.8pp1.3%▼ 1.3pp-0.8%▼ 2.0pp-1.4%▼ 0.6pp1.9%▲ 3.3pp
Equity€5.4m-€3.7m▼ 31.1%€3.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 2.0%€3.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%€3.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 2.0%€3.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 6.7%€2.9mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 12.0%€3.5mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 20.7%
Total assets€14.9m-€13.6m▼ 8.8%€14.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 8.3%€12.8mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 13.3%€13.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 1.6%€13.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 4.7%€12.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 9.8%€8.8mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 28.2%
Debt€9.6m-€9.9m▲ 3.7%€11.1m▲ 12.2%€9.2m▼ 17.7%€9.3m▲ 0.9%€9.9m▲ 7.1%€8.8m▼ 11.3%€4.8m▼ 45.1%
Working capital-€1.5m--€2.9m▼ 97.5%-€2.7mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 7.8%-€2.3mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 14.0%-€1.9mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 19.0%-€1.5mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 17.0%-€1.4mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 7.6%€4.5mabove the sector's middle half
Solvency35.8%-27.1%▼ 8.8pp24.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.6pp28.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.8pp27.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.0pp24.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.0pp23.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.6pp39.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 16.1pp
Current ratio0.85-0.71▼ 0.140.76below the sector's middle half▲ 0.050.75below the sector's middle half▼ 0.010.80below the sector's middle half▲ 0.050.84below the sector's middle half▲ 0.050.84below the sector's middle half▼ 0.012.05within the sector's middle half▲ 1.21
Return on assets (ROA)0.5%-0.3%▼ 0.1pp0.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.3pp3.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.0pp1.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.8pp-1.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 2.4pp-2.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.4pp6.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.4pp
Staff (FTE)8.3-6.3▼ 24.1%5.9below the sector's middle half▼ 6.3%7within the sector's middle half▲ 18.6%6.1below the sector's middle half▼ 12.9%7.1within the sector's middle half▲ 16.4%5.4below the sector's middle half▼ 23.9%2.6below the sector's middle half▼ 51.9%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities (NACE 38). 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 a profit of €338,970, after a loss of €244,971 in 2024.

Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €8.8m
Fixed assets €1,262 ▼ 100.0%
Current assets €8.8m ▲ 20.3%
Equity and liabilities €8.8m
Equity €3.5m ▲ 20.7%
Provisions €481,721 ▼ 16.4%
Debt €4.8m ▼ 45.1%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 71.6% to 54.7%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€347,875▲
2024 · €65,874
Cash flow
€611,759▲
2024 · -€8,764
Debt to equity
1.37▼
2024 · 3.02
ROE
17.1%▲
2024 · -11.0%
Interest coverage
8.18▲
2024 · 0.43
Debt ≤ 1 year
€4.3m▼
2024 · €8.8m
Income taxes
€1,136▲
2024 · -€1,037
Customer credit
136 days▲
2024 · 126 days
Supplier credit
106 days▼
2024 · 166 days
Staff costs
€1.4m▲
2024 · €975,346
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 date75651
full-time75541
part-time--11-
in full-time equivalents755.84.81
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents6.26.17.15.42.6
On a permanent contract75651
Joined10300
Left02214
Agency workers, average number1----
Training hours213110100166

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

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20212022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets€10,831€48,784---
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€374,151€363,811€337,450€310,845€8,905

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

Auditor

fees

The auditor is Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises.

Item20212022202320242025
Fee for the audit€10,115€9,950€10,400€10,800€11,020

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (relations with the auditor)

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 70 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€12.3m€8.8m▼
Fixed assets21/28€5.0m€0.001m▼
Intangible fixed assets21€0-
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.03m€0.001m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.008m€0.001m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.02m€0▼
Financial fixed assets28€4.9m€0▼
Companies linked by participating interests282/3€4.9m€0▼
Participating interests282€4.9m€0▼
Current assets29/58€7.3m€8.8m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€6.3m€6.7m▲
Trade receivables40€6.2m€6.6m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.1m€0.01m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.0m€2.2m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.005m€0.006m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€12.3m€8.8m▼
Equity10/15€2.9m€3.5m▲
Contributions10/11€2.5m€2.5m=
Capital10€2.5m€2.5m=
Issued capital100€2.5m€2.5m=
Reserves13€0.6m€0.6m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.3m€0.3m=
Legal reserve130€0.3m€0.3m=
Distributable reserves133€0.4m€0.4m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.2m€0.4m▲
Investment grants15€0-
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.6m€0.5m▼
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€0.6m€0.5m▼
Pensions and similar obligations160€0.6m€0.5m▼
Amounts payable17/49€8.8m€4.8m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€8.8m€4.3m▼
Financial debts43€1.9m-
Other loans439€1.9m-
Trade debts44€6.7m€4.3m▼
Suppliers440/4€6.7m€4.3m▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.2m€0.05m▼
Taxes450/3€0.009m€0.004m▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.1m€0.04m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.03m€0.5m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€23.0m€21.7m▼
Turnover70€17.9m€17.8m▼
Other operating income74€5.0m€3.9m▼
Non-recurring operating income76A€0.03m-
Operating charges60/66A€23.2m€21.3m▼
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€14.8m€14.6m▼
Purchases600/8€14.8m€14.6m▼
Services and other goods61€7.0m€5.4m▼
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.0m€1.4m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.3m€0.009m▼
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8€0.2m-€0.09m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.002m€0.001m▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€0.004m
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.2m€0.3m▲
Financial income75/76B€0.08m€0.3m▲
Recurring financial income75€0.08m€0.3m▲
Income from financial fixed assets750-€0.3m
Other financial income752/9€0.08m€377▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.2m€0.04m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.2m€0.04m▼
Debt charges650€0.2m€0.04m▼
Other financial charges652/9€0.001m€339▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.3m€0.6m▲
Income taxes67/77-€0.001m€0.001m▲
Taxes670/3-€0.001m
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€0.001m-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.3m€0.6m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.3m€0.6m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€0.2m€0.4m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€0.09m-€0.2m▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90875.42.6▼

The notes to these accounts have 41 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 05-06-2026.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Operating income70/76A---€21.4m€21.4m€21.1m€23.0m€21.7m▼ 5.6%
Turnover70€14.2m€14.7m€15.8m€17.6m€17.5m€16.4m€17.9m€17.8m▼ 0.7%
Other operating income74---€3.8m€3.9m€4.7m€5.0m€3.9m▼ 22.6%
Non-recurring operating income76A----€0.02m-€0.03m--
Operating charges60/66A---€20.9m€21.2m€21.2m€23.2m€21.3m▼ 8.1%
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60---€13.3m€13.0m€12.9m€14.8m€14.6m▼ 1.0%
Purchases600/8---€13.3m€13.0m€12.9m€14.8m€14.6m▼ 1.0%
Services and other goods61---€6.3m€6.7m€6.5m€7.0m€5.4m▼ 22.5%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€1.0m€1.0m€1.2m€1.0m€1.4m▲ 42.9%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m€0.009m▼ 97.1%
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8----€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m-€0.09m-
Other operating charges640/8---€0.003m€0.003m€0.003m€0.002m€0.001m▼ 12.1%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-------€0.004m-
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.02m-€0.04m-€0.04m€0.4m€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.2m€0.3m-
Financial income75/76B---€0.08m€0.08m€0.1m€0.08m€0.3m▲ 291%
Recurring financial income75€0.1m€0.1m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.1m€0.08m€0.3m▲ 291%
Income from financial fixed assets750-------€0.3m-
Other financial income752/9---€0.08m€0.08m€0.1m€0.08m€377▼ 99.5%
Financial charges65/66B---€0.04m€0.04m€0.2m€0.2m€0.04m▼ 72.2%
Recurring financial charges65€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.04m€0.04m€0.2m€0.2m€0.04m▼ 72.2%
Debt charges650€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.04m€0.04m€0.1m€0.2m€0.04m▼ 72.3%
Other financial charges652/9---€0.001m€0.001m€0.06m€0.001m€339▼ 69.3%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.09m€0.03m€0.008m€0.5m€0.3m-€0.2m-€0.3m€0.6m-
Income taxes67/77€0.02m-€0.02m€0.003m€0.1m€0.1m€0.004m-€0.001m€0.001m-
Taxes670/3---€0.1m€0.1m€0.007m-€0.001m-
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77-----€0.003m€0.001m--
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.07m€0.05m€0.005m€0.4m€0.2m-€0.2m-€0.3m€0.6m-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.07m€0.05m€0.005m€0.4m€0.2m-€0.2m-€0.3m€0.6m-
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€14.9m€13.6m€14.8m€12.8m€13.0m€13.6m€12.3m€8.8m▼ 28.2%
Fixed assets21/28€6.8m€6.6m€6.3m€5.9m€5.6m€5.3m€5.0m€0.001m▼ 100.0%
Intangible fixed assets21€1.7m€1.4m€1.1m€0.8m€0.6m€0.3m€0--
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.06m€0.03m€0.001m▼ 96.1%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.09m€0.05m€0.02m€0.008m€0.001m▼ 83.7%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.07m€0.08m€0.04m€0.02m€0▼ 100%
Financial fixed assets28€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€0▼ 100%
Companies linked by participating interests282/3---€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€0▼ 100%
Participating interests282---€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€4.9m€0▼ 100%
Current assets29/58€8.1m€7.0m€8.5m€6.9m€7.4m€8.3m€7.3m€8.8m▲ 20.3%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.005m€0.005m-------
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€7.5m€6.6m€7.4m€5.9m€5.6m€7.5m€6.3m€6.7m▲ 5.1%
Trade receivables40---€5.6m€5.3m€7.3m€6.2m€6.6m▲ 7.2%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.1m€0.01m▼ 90.5%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.6m€0.4m€1.1m€1.0m€1.8m€0.8m€1.0m€2.2m▲ 117%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.007m€0.007m€0.007m€0.005m€0.006m▲ 31.1%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€14.9m€13.6m€14.8m€12.8m€13.0m€13.6m€12.3m€8.8m▼ 28.2%
Equity10/15€5.4m€3.7m€3.6m€3.6m€3.6m€3.3m€2.9m€3.5m▲ 20.7%
Contributions10/11€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m=
Capital10---€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m=
Issued capital100---€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m€2.5m=
Reserves13€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m=
Legal reserve130---€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m=
Distributable reserves133---€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.7m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.09m-€0.2m€0.4m-
Investment grants15---€0.2m€0.2m€0.08m€0--
Provisions and deferred taxes16----€0.2m€0.4m€0.6m€0.5m▼ 16.4%
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5----€0.2m€0.4m€0.6m€0.5m▼ 16.4%
Pensions and similar obligations160----€0.2m€0.4m€0.6m€0.5m▼ 16.4%
Amounts payable17/49€9.6m€9.9m€11.1m€9.2m€9.3m€9.9m€8.8m€4.8m▼ 45.1%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€9.6m€9.9m€11.1m€9.2m€9.3m€9.9m€8.8m€4.3m▼ 50.8%
Financial debts43---€1.4m€2.1m€2.7m€1.9m--
Other loans439---€1.4m€2.1m€2.7m€1.9m--
Trade debts44€5.9m€6.3m€8.2m€7.2m€6.7m€7.0m€6.7m€4.3m▼ 36.5%
Suppliers440/4---€7.2m€6.7m€7.0m€6.7m€4.3m▼ 36.5%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.05m▼ 68.6%
Taxes450/3---€0.1m€0.1m€0.01m€0.009m€0.004m▼ 53.7%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.2m€0.1m€0.2m€0.1m€0.04m▼ 69.5%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.3m€0.2m----
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€0.01m€0.009m€0.02m€0.03m€0.5m▲ 15×
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.07m€0.05m€0.005m€0.4m€0.2m-€0.2m-€0.3m€0.6m-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m€0.009m▼ 97.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.8m€0.5m€0.2m-€0.009m€0.6m-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€0.1m-€0.07m-€0.01m-€0.05m€0.01m€0€4.9m-
Change in cash--€0.3m€0.7m-€0.1m€0.9m-€1.0m€0.2m€1.2m▲ 487%

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 ECOV 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 ECOV 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 ECOV. 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 28 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 full format 05-06-2026 2026-00154810 PDF
31-12-2024 full format 02-06-2025 2025-00126481 PDF
31-12-2023 full format 06-06-2024 2024-00127696 PDF
31-12-2022 full format 30-05-2023 2023-00110340 PDF
31-12-2021 full format 16-06-2022 2022-20078429 PDF
31-12-2020 full format 01-06-2021 2021-16600148 PDF
31-12-2019 full format 22-09-2020 2020-54800337 PDF
31-12-2018 full format 28-06-2019 2019-25800129 PDF
31-12-2017 full format 08-06-2018 2018-17100368 PDF
31-12-2016 full format 25-08-2017 2017-48600085 PDF

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Board & ownership

Directors

Directors
4 directors, last change in 2026

Board 4

Alain Konings
Director · since 27-05-2022 · 6-year term from 2022 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 05-06-2026
Current
Mieke Hoorens
Director · since 27-05-2022 · 6-year term from 2022 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 05-06-2026
Current
VERBRAECKEN STEVEN
Director · since 27-05-2022 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 05-06-2026
Current
Werner Bosch
Director · since 27-05-2022 · 6-year term from 2022 · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 05-06-2026
Current

Statutory auditor 1

Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises
Statutory auditor · current term since 30-05-2025 · term of 3 financial years from 2026 · permanent representative: Ronald Van den Ecker · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 05-06-2026
Current

Owners and capital

Shareholders

4 owners

Chain of control

  1. Veolia EnvironnementFR consolidates
  2. Katoen Natie Group SALU consolidates
  3. ECOV

Owners 4

Mandate history

8 people, 5 in office
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  • Board
  • Statutory auditor
  • began earlier
  • end not dated
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
VERBRAECKEN STEVEN
  • Director, from 27-05-2022 to date
Alain Konings
  • Director, appointed in the act of 17-08-2022, still in office
Mieke Hoorens
  • Director, appointed in the act of 17-08-2022, still in office
Werner Bosch
  • Director, appointed in the act of 17-08-2022, still in office
Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises
  • Statutory auditor, appointed in the act of 17-08-2022, still in office
Eric Trodoux
  • Director, until 17-08-2022
Paul De Bruycker
  • Director, until 17-08-2022
Steven Verbraeken
  • Director, appointed in the act of 17-08-2022, no longer listed in the 2025 annual accounts
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Network & group

Companies at the same address

3 other companies

Connections & network

4 current directors
Depth

The network starts from the directors of ECOV. Every other company they run is a node.

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Timeline

Acts, filings and financial milestones

Deadline for the 2026 accounts: 31-07-2027
2026
07-08
Gazette deed Reappointment: EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
3 points ▸
  • General meeting, 29-05-2026
  • Auditor reappointment, EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
  • Other provision, “gewone algemene vergadering van 2025, vervallen mandaat commissaris” (deed in Dutch)

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05-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2025 filedPDF
full format · 56 days before the deadline
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €602,854
The net result is €602,854, after 2 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial Liquidity more than doubledcurrent ratio 2.05
The current ratio rises from 0.84 to 2.05. Short-term debt falls from €8.8m to €4.3m.
09-07
Gazette deed Reappointment: EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
2 points ▸
  • General meeting, 30-05-2025
  • Auditor reappointment, EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)

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02-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2024 filedPDF
full format · 59 days before the deadline
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet -€319,609
The net result drops to -€319,609, the lowest from 2018 to 2025. It recovers the following year.
06-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2023 filedPDF
full format · 55 days before the deadline
2023
30-05
NBB filing Annual accounts 2022 filedPDF
full format · 62 days before the deadline
2022
17-08
Gazette deed 4 directors appointed, 2 directors resigning
Resignations: Paul De Bruycker (director) and Eric Trodoux (director) · Appointments: Werner Bosch, Mieke Hoorens and 2 others8 points ▸
  • General meeting, 27-05-2022
  • Other provision, 27-05-2022
  • Director resignation, Paul De Bruycker (director)
  • Director resignation, Eric Trodoux (director)
  • Director appointment, Werner Bosch (director)
  • Director appointment, Mieke Hoorens (director)
  • Director appointment, Alain Konings (director)
  • Director appointment, Steven Verbraeken (director)

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17-08
Gazette deed Appointment: Ernst & Young (statutory auditor)
3 points ▸
  • General meeting, 27-05-2022
  • Auditor appointment, Ernst & Young (statutory auditor)
  • Other provision, “gazette annex cover heading, mention on last page of part B” (deed in Dutch)

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16-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2021 filedPDF
full format · 45 days before the deadline
Show earlier events
2021
01-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2020 filedPDF
full format · 60 days before the deadline
2020
22-09
NBB filing Annual accounts 2019 filedPDF
full format · 53 days late
2019
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2018 filedPDF
full format · 33 days before the deadline
2018
08-06
NBB filing Annual accounts 2017 filedPDF
full format · 53 days before the deadline
2017
25-08
NBB filing Annual accounts 2016 filedPDF
full format · 25 days late
1994
08-06
Gazette deed Incorporation
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.

Sources:Publications in the Belgian Official GazetteFilings with the National Bank

History

On 31 March 1994, ECOV was incorporated.1 Turnover went from €14.2m in 2018 to €17.8m in 2025 and headcount from 8.3 to 2.6 full-time equivalents.2

  1. 1KBO register
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2025

Company details

Register details

Identity

KBO record
Name ECOV in Dutch
Enterprise number 0452.683.855
Legal form Public limited company
Status Active, normale toestand
Founded 31-03-1994
Entity type Legal entity

Registered office and establishments

Registered office Dijle 17A, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Establishment unit ECOU, Dijle 17 A, 2800 Mechelen since 03-04-1998 · unit number 2.067.028.13146872 Wholesale trade

Activities

NACEBEL 2025
VAT activities
38210 Materials recovery from waste main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
46872 Wholesale trade main activity
Codes under NACEBEL 2008
VAT activities
38323 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
46772 Wholesale trade main activity
Codes under NACEBEL 2003
VAT activities
37200 main activity
Social security (RSZ) activities
51570 main activity

Invoicing and payment

VAT number BE 0452.683.855
E-invoicing via Peppol
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0452683855
Other Peppol ID 9925:BE0452683855
Registered 11-12-2025

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Register as of 3 November 2026 · Peppol Directory

Financial year and general meeting

Accounts at the NBB
Financial year end 31-12

Sites & property

Location
registered office establishment The establishment unit on the map
4 companies at this address See who is registered here

Buildings and parcels at the addresses

Ground area
4,434 m²
Building footprint
1,523 m²
Building volume
14,299 m³
Tallest building: 17.7 m.
Cadastral parcel Region Area Buildings Height / floors
12025E0080/00E000 Flanders 4,210 m² 1 · 1,414 m² 17.7 m · 3
12025E0077/00A000 Flanders 225 m² 1 · 109 m² 9.8 m · 2