ELAN LANGUAGES
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ELAN LANGUAGES has been active since 1994 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.1m and a net result of €1.7m. Equity remains stable across the filed financial years (±1.1% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 17% of 576 sector peers (NACE 85, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2025, full format
In the rankings
#2 employer in Limburg, Education sector#9 company by total assets in Limburg, Education sector
Turnover
€8.3m▼ 15.8%
2024 · €9.9m
EBIT margin
4.0%▼ 4.6pp
2024 · 8.5%
Net result
€1.7m▼ 19.5%
2024 · €2.1m
Working capital
-€524,788
2024 · €133,339
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 61% below 2024.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€8.3m
2025
Operating result€0.3m
2025
Net result€1.7m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€20.8m
2025
Equity€2.1m
2025
Debt€18.7m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€0.5m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin4.0%
2025
Return on assets (ROA)8.0%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency10.0%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.85
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)42.4
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 85, Education: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€10.0m€10.5m▲ 4.5%€9.9m▼ 5.7%€8.3m▼ 15.8%
Operating result€0.2m-€0.2m▼ 19.6%€0.7m▲ 334%€1.5m▲ 115%€0.9m▼ 41.6%€0.3m▼ 69.6%€0.8m▲ 210%€0.3m▼ 60.9%
Net result€0.2m-€0.1m▼ 43.0%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 369%€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 120%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 42.7%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 138%€2.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 34.0%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.5%
EBIT margin8.9%2.6%▼ 6.3pp8.5%▲ 5.9pp4.0%▼ 4.6pp
Equity€1.1m-€1.2m▲ 10.3%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 18.8%€1.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 15.3%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.4%€1.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€1.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 0.4%€2.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 72.4%
Total assets€2.9m-€3.2m▲ 8.7%€2.7mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 13.9%€4.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 52.8%€3.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 14.7%€19.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 436%€20.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.8%€20.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.5%
Debt€1.8m-€2.0m▲ 7.8%€1.3m▼ 33.3%€3.0m▲ 125%€2.4m▼ 20.7%€17.9m▲ 656%€19.1m▲ 6.2%€18.7m▼ 1.9%
Working capital€0.4m-€0.5m▲ 24.6%€0.9mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 66.8%€1.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 14.5%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 18.2%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 75.2%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 55.8%-€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half
Solvency36.7%-37.2%▲ 0.5pp51.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.2pp28.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 22.9pp33.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.0pp6.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 27.3pp5.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.3pp10.0%below the sector's middle half▲ 4.0pp
Current ratio1.29-1.39▲ 0.091.91within the sector's middle half▲ 0.521.40below the sector's middle half▼ 0.501.63within the sector's middle half▲ 0.231.10below the sector's middle half▼ 0.531.04below the sector's middle half▼ 0.060.85below the sector's middle half▼ 0.19
Return on assets (ROA)6.6%-3.5%▼ 3.1pp18.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 15.4pp27.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 8.3pp18.2%above the sector's middle half▼ 8.9pp8.1%above the sector's middle half▼ 10.1pp10.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.2pp8.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 2.2pp
Staff (FTE)28.1-29.2▲ 3.9%31.6above the sector's middle half▲ 8.2%34.1above the sector's middle half▲ 7.9%39.6above the sector's middle half▲ 16.1%46.4above the sector's middle half▲ 17.2%46.7above the sector's middle half▲ 0.6%42.4above the sector's middle half▼ 9.2%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 85, Education: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Why a figure moved sharply
- 2023 Net result +138%, Total assets +436% on 2022. Merger absorbing THE EUROPEAN TRAINING HOUSE, effective 01-10-2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €20.8m
Fixed assets
€17.9m ▲ 6.8%
Current assets
€2.9m ▼ 17.9%
Equity and liabilities €20.8m
Equity
€2.1m ▲ 72.4%
Debt
€18.7m ▼ 1.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 94.1% to 90.0%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€501,904▼
2024 · €1.0m
Cash flow
€1.8m▼
2024 · €2.2m
Debt to equity
9.01▼
2024 · 15.84
ROE
80.6%▼
2024 · 172.4%
Interest coverage
0.76▼
2024 · 1.25
Debt ≤ 1 year
€3.4m▲
2024 · €3.4m
Debt > 1 year
€14.7m▼
2024 · €15.0m
Income taxes
€462▲
2024 · €410
Staff costs
€2.9m▼
2024 · €3.1m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | - | €10.1m | €10.6m | €10.0m | €8.4m | ▼ 15.9% |
| Turnover70 | - | - | - | - | €10.0m | €10.5m | €9.9m | €8.3m | ▼ 15.8% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.02m | ▼ 10.8% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.005m | ▼ 84.3% |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | - | €9.2m | €10.3m | €9.1m | €8.0m | ▼ 11.8% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | - | - | €5.3m | €5.7m | €5.1m | €4.1m | ▼ 18.9% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | - | €5.3m | €5.7m | €5.1m | €4.1m | ▼ 18.9% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | - | €1.1m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.8m | ▲ 4.7% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €2.2m | €2.5m | €3.2m | €3.1m | €2.9m | ▼ 5.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 4.8% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | €0.008m | €0.002m | €0.001m | -€0.006m | -€0.005m | ▲ 21.5% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.004m | €0.006m | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 16.8% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.02m | €0.4m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 26.4% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €2.2m | €2.4m | €3.0m | €4.0m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.7m | €1.5m | €0.9m | €0.3m | €0.8m | €0.3m | ▼ 60.9% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.008m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | ▼ 1.8% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.004m | €0.005m | €0.008m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | ▼ 1.8% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | - | - | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | = |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.02m | €0.04m | €0.008m | ▼ 80.3% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | - | €0.003m | €0.004m | €0.007m | €0.002m | ▼ 72.9% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.7m | ▼ 18.1% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.01m | €0.009m | €0.01m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.7m | ▼ 18.1% |
| Debt charges650 | - | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.7m | ▼ 17.9% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.009m | €0.006m | ▼ 31.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.7m | €1.5m | €0.9m | €1.5m | €2.1m | €1.7m | ▼ 19.5% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.07m | €0.06m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.001m | €410 | €462 | ▲ 12.7% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.001m | €410 | €462 | ▲ 12.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €1.1m | €0.6m | €1.5m | €2.1m | €1.7m | ▼ 19.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €1.1m | €0.6m | €1.5m | €2.1m | €1.7m | ▼ 19.5% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €2.9m | €3.2m | €2.7m | €4.2m | €3.6m | €19.1m | €20.3m | €20.8m | ▲ 2.5% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €1.0m | €1.2m | €0.8m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €15.8m | €16.7m | €17.9m | ▲ 6.8% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.6m | €0.9m | €0.7m | €0.5m | €0.3m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▼ 12.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 30.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.01m | ▲ 4.8% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.08m | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.07m | ▼ 35.7% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.02m | ▼ 22.6% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.009m | €0.008m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.03m | €15.0m | €16.0m | €17.2m | ▲ 7.9% |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | - | - | - | €14.9m | €15.9m | €17.2m | ▲ 8.0% |
| Participating interests280 | - | - | - | - | - | €14.9m | €15.9m | €17.2m | ▲ 8.0% |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | ▼ 4.4% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | ▼ 4.4% |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.9m | €1.9m | €1.9m | €3.6m | €3.1m | €3.4m | €3.5m | €2.9m | ▼ 17.9% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1.4m | €1.6m | €1.4m | €3.0m | €1.7m | €2.6m | €2.9m | €1.4m | ▼ 53.9% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €1.9m | €1.5m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €1.3m | ▼ 35.2% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €1.1m | €0.2m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.04m | ▼ 96.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €1.4m | €0.7m | €0.5m | €1.5m | ▲ 184% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.02m | ▼ 26.2% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €2.9m | €3.2m | €2.7m | €4.2m | €3.6m | €19.1m | €20.3m | €20.8m | ▲ 2.5% |
| Equity10/15 | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.4m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €2.1m | ▲ 72.4% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.8m | €0.9m | €1.2m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.9m | ▲ 88.5% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €476 | €476 | €476 | €476 | €476 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.9m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.8m | ▲ 90.5% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.8m | €2.0m | €1.3m | €3.0m | €2.4m | €17.9m | €19.1m | €18.7m | ▼ 1.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.04m | €0.2m | €0.002m | €343 | - | €14.2m | €15.0m | €14.7m | ▼ 2.2% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €343 | - | €14.2m | €15.0m | €14.7m | ▼ 2.2% |
| Other loans174 | - | - | - | - | - | €14.2m | €15.0m | €14.7m | ▼ 2.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €1.5m | €1.4m | €1.0m | €2.5m | €1.9m | €3.1m | €3.4m | €3.4m | ▲ 0.9% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €343 | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €1.1m | €0.9m | €0.9m | ▲ 4.9% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €0.9m | €0.8m | €1.1m | €0.9m | €0.9m | ▲ 4.9% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | - | €0.007m | €0.02m | - | €0.02m | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | ▼ 15.2% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.2m | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.05m | ▼ 35.7% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▼ 10.3% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €0.6m | €1.5m | €2.1m | €2.1m | ▲ 1.5% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▼ 9.3% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €1.1m | €0.6m | €1.5m | €2.1m | €1.7m | ▼ 19.5% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 4.8% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.8m | €1.4m | €0.9m | €1.7m | €2.2m | €1.8m | ▼ 17.7% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€0.5m | €0.2m | -€0.004m | -€0.05m | -€15.5m | -€1.2m | -€1.3m | ▼ 13.2% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.1m | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.9m | -€0.6m | -€0.2m | €1.0m | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 30 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 03-06-2026 | 2026-00136587 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 18-06-2025 | 2025-00151687 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 01-07-2024 | 2024-00194824 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 31-08-2023 | 2023-00406343 |
| 31-12-2021 | abbreviated format | 01-06-2022 | 2022-20042348 |
| 31-12-2020 | abbreviated format | 04-06-2021 | 2021-17000431 |
| 31-12-2019 | abbreviated format | 03-06-2020 | 2020-14100117 |
| 31-12-2018 | abbreviated format | 04-06-2019 | 2019-15400590 |
| 31-12-2017 | abbreviated format | 02-04-2018 | 2018-08100586 |
| 31-12-2016 | abbreviated format | 29-05-2017 | 2017-13700451 |
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