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ESCAPE

Active Public limited companyfounded 1997active for 29 yearsAdriaan Brouwerstraat 27, 2000 AntwerpKBO/BCE: BE 0461.600.630
ESCAPE
Financial year 2025
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Annual accounts 2025

micro format, filed on 18-12-2025, 133 days before the deadline
€190,686
▲ 40.9%
-€22,943
▲ €62,306
-€37,635
▲ €62,761
-€78,202
▲ €822
-18.3%
▼ 8.5 percentage points
0.46
▲ 0.05

Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.

Turnover ≈ €350,000. Estimated: probably between €260,000 and €700,000.

Balance sheet

balance sheet total €559,662 on 30-09-2025
What the company ownsHow it is paid for

in euro

in euro

Position in the sector

Compare with sector

-18.3%

Higher than 10% of 9,119 companies in 2025.

0.46

Higher than 11% of 8,757 companies in 2025.

-6.7%

Higher than 17% of 8,885 companies in 2025.

ESCAPE Middle half of the sector 80% of the sector Micro accounts in advertising and market research (NACE 73)

Net result: bottom quarter · Equity: bottom quarter · Balance sheet total: top quarter · Working capital: bottom quarter

Staff

€93,706

Staff costs divided by the average number of full-time equivalents.

people who joined people who left

Filed annual accounts

as filed with the National Bank, click a year to choose it
Line Trend2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007
Balance sheet: assets
20/58 559,662659,124885,661783,011898,2891.0m1.1m1.1m1.2m1.3m1.3m1.4m972,568739,202888,922856,757318,736426,172363,443
21/28 492,381604,672724,925677,222762,434866,201921,0351.0m1.1m1.1m1.2m1.2m772,482550,357617,618536,22732,73124,29532,819
22/27 492,381604,672724,925677,222762,434866,201921,0351.0m1.1m1.1m1.2m1.2m772,482550,357617,408536,01732,73124,29532,819
22 413,342491,825570,309648,792727,275805,752884,230962,7071.0m1.1m1.2m1.2m724,120462,004489,180516,357---
23 2,5784,5867,3425,8372,630---1,1232,245-1,4684,5206,7718,9073,7342,5126,0235,413
24 76,461108,261147,27422,59432,52960,44936,80554,95673,1081,3391,50711,37343,84281,582119,32115,92530,21918,27227,406
28 --------------210210---
29/58 67,28154,453160,736105,789135,855136,242144,624111,414113,762171,049135,026181,054200,086188,846271,304320,531286,005401,877330,624
40/41 60,78636,064132,83295,179102,62682,05996,31590,47587,220146,435122,501169,168145,68988,410139,21399,63899,43289,394123,990
40 59,78315,79793,87194,560102,16882,05996,31590,47587,220146,435122,289163,961143,00888,410138,97399,38581,54173,667112,350
41 1,00320,26838,961619459-----2125,2072,681-24025317,89115,72711,639
50/53 ----000002942928,96031,83059,435104,226105,299169,212276,78583,985
54/58 2,69613,01810,7585,78829,60250,76244,87116,91525,96323,74112,2332,85120,34241,00026,604112,34115,58830,720120,461
490/1 3,7995,37017,1464,8223,6273,4213,4384,023578578-752,225-1,2613,2541,7744,9782,188
Balance sheet: equity and liabilities
10/49 559,662659,124885,661783,011898,2891.0m1.1m1.1m1.2m1.3m1.3m1.4m972,568739,202888,922856,757318,736426,172363,443
10/15 -102,519-64,88535,51129,89924,42493641,07167,21278,48760,2868,22118,56941,88637,98571,85042,52280,003151,92994,913
10/11 61,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,973
10 61,97361,97361,97361,97361,973--------------
100 61,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,97361,973
13 16,51416,51416,51416,51416,51416,51416,51416,51416,5144,9204,9204,9204,9204,9204,9204,65532,49032,49029,140
130/1 5,5555,5555,5555,5555,5555,555-------------
130 5,5555,5555,5555,5555,5555,5555,5555,5555,5554,9204,9204,9204,9204,9204,9204,6554,6554,6551,304
132 ----------------27,83627,83627,836
133 10,95910,95910,95910,95910,95910,95910,95910,95910,959----------
14 -181,006-143,372-42,976-48,589-54,063-77,551-37,416-11,275--6,607-58,672-48,324-25,007-28,9084,958-24,106-14,46157,4653,800
16 -------17,28257,28257,28257,28257,28257,28257,28257,28252,63462,55558,36854,397
160/5 -------17,28257,28257,28257,28257,28257,28257,28257,28252,63448,22144,03540,064
160 -------17,28257,282----------
168 ----------------14,33314,33314,333
17/49 662,181724,009850,150753,113873,8651.0m1.0m1.0m1.1m1.2m1.3m1.4m873,401643,936759,790761,601176,178215,875214,132
17 516,698589,989662,574625,430722,567778,398474,960519,962572,556649,373724,074818,369283,692340,717339,119366,28380,87183,49695,502
170/4 516,698589,989662,574625,430722,567778,398474,960519,962572,556649,373724,074818,369283,692340,717339,119366,28380,87183,49695,502
42/48 145,483133,477165,396127,683149,198221,179546,747521,740515,131510,525530,249530,652585,676295,405416,742390,56491,250129,779116,990
42 73,29185,28069,85657,13755,83154,57145,00352,59476,81774,70172,65870,68624,02526,40225,89526,74417,44617,00616,587
43 9,7452163031,8911,2393,0562,7431,1935,879-5,1643,051160,00069-40---
430/8 9,7452163031,8911,2393,0562,7431,1935,879-5,1643,051160,00069-40---
44 40,64331,64352,13240,05862,38898,05587,78571,41950,84280,70980,355104,653135,07243,25895,10956,62653,33963,67765,759
440/4 40,64331,64352,13240,05862,38898,05587,78571,41950,84280,70980,355104,653135,07243,25895,10956,62653,33963,67765,759
45 21,80416,33743,10526,02922,73027,24038,83129,48236,06353,08325,78821,53530,72716,94726,45612,42516,87834,17924,724
450/3 13,5694,72135,26917,66416,37522,49921,25218,91025,56842,70514,34010,73720,4117,55115,4536,1074,95628,17211,594
454/9 8,23511,6167,8358,3656,3564,74117,57910,57210,49510,37811,44810,79810,3169,39611,0036,31911,9226,00713,130
47/48 --02,5687,00938,259372,385367,053345,530302,032346,284330,728235,851208,730269,283294,7283,58614,9179,921
492/3 054322,18002,1001,9302,8812,8814,0043,130933,4884,0337,8133,9294,7544,0582,6001,640
Income statement
76A -032,0009749563,22312,603-25,074--6,5004,42128212,80917410,822-5,125
9900 190,686135,288222,544200,984255,617191,175195,618192,534276,357292,874210,261219,751206,909143,167182,010123,27564,712173,300132,322
62 93,70691,22687,17679,688102,18799,357116,362116,349114,650107,17297,21489,30884,65185,66764,48953,40652,16549,86349,333
630 112,291120,253101,60590,078106,588103,67596,62997,83498,17778,71491,019129,087104,44571,80370,334104,93118,47314,71812,800
631/4 -----2,184-----------3,0526,691360
635/8 -------17,282-40,000------4,6484,4124,1873,97119,638
640/8 7,6329,0578,6087,7607,6359,0296,8488,19013,3898,0876,2236,1556,6395,32713,3363,43772,5161,7042,192
66A ---------------2,44836559-
9901 -22,943-85,24925,15523,45839,207-23,070-6,93910,16150,14198,90115,804-4,79911,174-19,63129,203-42,911-79,57596,35247,999
75/76B 8612,407372293910341246283471,6126967721,6381,7954,7907,7234,343
75 8612,407372293910341246283471,6126967721,6381,7954,7907,7234,343
65/66B 15,15117,14114,37613,02914,49015,81617,49719,34920,85723,54126,05226,48212,48814,44814,3218,4247,9267,3557,647
65 15,15117,14114,37613,02914,49015,81617,49719,34920,85723,54126,05226,48212,48814,44814,3218,4247,9267,3557,647
9903 -37,233-99,98311,15110,72224,726-38,876-24,401-9,17629,32975,643-10,200-23,1693,803-33,02429,328-51,814-71,92696,16149,819
67/77 4024135,5385,2481,2381,2591,7402,09911,12823,579148148-98841---29,1455,802
9904 -37,635-100,3965,6125,47423,489-40,135-26,141-11,27518,20152,065-10,348-23,3173,901-33,86629,328-37,481-71,92667,01644,018
789 ---------------27,836---
9905 -37,635-100,3965,6125,47423,489-40,135-26,141-11,27518,20152,065-10,348-23,3173,901-33,86629,328-9,645-71,92667,01644,018
Appropriation of the result
9906 -181,006-143,372-42,976-48,589-54,063-77,551-37,416-11,27511,594-6,607-58,672-48,324-25,007-28,9085,223-24,106-14,46170,8164,049
14P -143,372-42,976-48,589-54,063-77,551--------------
691/2 --------11,594-----265--3,351249
6920 --------635-----265--3,351249
6921 --------10,959----------
694/7 -----------------10,000-
695 -----------------10,000-
Social balance sheet
9087 11--1.71.722221.921.921.51111
Hours worked1013 1,7171,770--2,9412,5083,3713,5113,5043,5113,3143,4813,3673,4882,4931,7401,7561,7711,695
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The accounts for 9 older financial years (1998-2006) were filed as documents without figures as data, scans for example.

The notes to these accounts have 11 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 18-12-2025.

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Filings

each dot is a set of accounts, on the day it reached the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
30-09-2025 micro format 18-12-2025 2025-00589256 PDF
30-09-2024 micro format 16-01-2025 2025-00006237 PDF
30-09-2023 micro format 29-05-2024 2024-00100283 PDF
30-09-2022 micro format 28-04-2023 2023-00070501 PDF
30-09-2021 micro format 26-04-2022 2022-20010554 PDF
30-09-2020 micro format 30-04-2021 2021-12400046 PDF
30-09-2019 micro format 31-03-2020 2020-08200513 PDF
30-09-2018 abbreviated format 28-03-2019 2019-08300191 PDF
30-09-2017 abbreviated format 05-03-2018 2018-06200441 PDF
30-09-2016 abbreviated format 16-03-2017 2017-06300571 PDF
30-09-2015 abbreviated format 30-03-2016 2016-07900421 PDF
30-09-2014 abbreviated format 25-03-2015 2015-07100374 PDF
30-09-2013 abbreviated format 04-03-2014 2014-05700463 PDF
30-09-2012 abbreviated format 25-02-2013 2013-04600030 PDF
30-09-2011 abbreviated format 02-03-2012 2012-05300186 PDF
30-09-2010 abbreviated format 28-04-2011 2011-09200334 PDF
30-09-2009 abbreviated format 01-03-2010 2010-05700411 PDF
30-09-2008 abbreviated format 12-03-2009 2009-07300395 PDF
30-09-2007 abbreviated format 20-03-2008 2008-07800237 PDF
30-09-2006 abbreviated format 21-03-2007 2007-08300332 PDF
30-09-2005 abbreviated format 03-03-2006 2006-06402096 PDF
30-09-2004 abbreviated format 23-03-2005 2005-08601837 PDF
30-09-2003 abbreviated format 22-04-2004 2004-11704666 PDF
30-09-2002 abbreviated format 14-05-2003 2003-13800206 PDF
30-09-2001 abbreviated format 29-04-2002 2002-11000745 PDF
30-09-2000 abbreviated format 04-04-2001 2001-08803075 PDF
30-09-1999 abbreviated format 16-10-2000 2000-65403441 PDF
30-09-1998 abbreviated format 26-03-1999 1999-06004947 PDF

Key figures and ratios

per financial year, computed from the annual accounts
Line Trend2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007
89,34835,005126,761113,536145,79680,60589,690107,995148,317177,615106,823124,288115,61952,17299,53762,020-61,102111,07060,799
74,65619,858107,21895,552130,07763,53970,48786,559116,378130,77880,671105,769108,34637,93799,66267,450-53,45281,73456,818
00149,3084,8662,82148,84101,798102,3283,36828,606603,910326,5714,751151,726608,42730,3096,1955,678
-10,3222,2614,969-23,814-21,1605,89127,956-9,0472,22211,5089,382-17,491-20,65814,396-85,73796,753-15,132-89,742-
-78,202-79,024-4,660-21,894-13,343-84,937-402,123-410,326-401,370-339,476-395,223-349,599-385,590-106,560-145,438-70,033194,755272,097213,634
-18.3%-9.8%4.0%3.8%2.7%0.1%3.9%6.0%6.4%4.7%0.6%1.3%4.3%5.1%8.1%5.0%25.1%35.6%26.1%
0.460.410.970.830.910.620.260.210.220.340.250.340.340.640.650.823.133.102.83
--23.9425.1935.78-24.9515.5413.9119.29-72.8420.8516.9510.5717.912.201.422.26
--15.8%18.3%96.2%--63.6%-16.8%23.2%86.4%-125.9%-125.6%9.3%-89.2%40.8%-88.1%-89.9%44.1%46.4%
-6.7%-15.2%0.6%0.7%2.6%-4.0%-2.5%-1.0%1.5%4.1%-0.8%-1.6%0.4%-4.6%3.3%-4.4%-22.6%15.7%12.1%
5.902.048.828.7110.06--------------

Debt to equity is not shown because equity is negative. Debt divided by negative equity means nothing.

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. Cash flow is therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement. Investment is the acquisitions in the notes and, without them, the balance-sheet move.

Social balance sheet

Item30-09-202530-09-202430-09-2021
Employees at the balance-sheet date111
full-time111
part-time00-
in full-time equivalents111
111.7
On a permanent contract111
Joined--1
Left--1

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

Securities and guarantees

on own assets and for others
Item30-09-202530-09-202430-09-202330-09-202230-09-2021
Mortgages, amount registered€160,000€160,000€160,000€160,000€160,000
€848,500€848,500€848,500€848,500€848,500
Carrying value of the mortgaged assets€413,342€491,825€570,309€648,792€727,275
Pledge on other assets, amount secured€27,548€27,548€27,548€27,548€27,548
Carrying value of the other pledged assets€76,461€108,261€147,274€22,594€32,027

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item30-09-202530-09-202430-09-202330-09-202230-09-2021
Tangible fixed assets--€149,308€4,866€2,821
€112,291€120,253€101,605€90,078€106,588

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

Insights on ESCAPE

The operating result for 2025 is a loss of €22,943, smaller than the loss of €85,249 in 2024.

Equity is negative. Debt (€662,181) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€559,662).

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