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ETHNICRAFT

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Public limited companyfounded 199630 yrs activeScheldeweg 5, 2850 Boom, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0458.213.251

ETHNICRAFT has been active since 1996 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €6.79M and a net result of €-8.53M. Equity is growing by ~24.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 34% of 4830 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
47 / 100
Fair▼ -53 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability12▼-36
Solvency56▼-41
Growth56▼-19
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €320k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.38 against 2.16 in 2024), and 69.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
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 30 years 0 40 y
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
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
30.7%
Return on assets
-38.5%
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 17-07-2026, 14 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
14 d early
2024
3 d early
2023
4 d late
2022
3 d early
2021
31 d early
2020
31 d early
2019
22 d early
← 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
16-09-2026 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
€38.80M▼ 2.4%
2024 · €39.76M
2018: €21.62M 2019: €23.50M 2020: €29.12M 2021: €41.72M 2022: €48.89M 2023: €40.89M 2024: €39.76M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
6.2%▼ 0.7pp
2024 · 6.8%
2018: 6.4% 2019: 5.2% 2020: 9.4% 2021: 6.2% 2022: 8.6% 2023: 6.8% 2024: 6.8%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€-8.53M
2024 · €1.78M
2018: €815k 2019: €746k 2020: €1.89M 2021: €1.76M 2022: €3.17M 2023: €1.75M 2024: €1.78M
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€5.69M▼ 59.6%
2024 · €14.06M
2018: €3.56M 2019: €3.99M 2020: €5.96M 2021: €8.12M 2022: €11.18M 2023: €12.53M 2024: €14.06M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€41.72M-€48.89M▲ 17.2%€40.89M▼ 16.4%€39.76M▼ 2.8%€38.80M▼ 2.4%
Equity€8.62M-€11.79M▲ 36.8%€13.53M▲ 14.8%€15.32M▲ 13.2%€6.79M▼ 55.7%
Operating result€2.59M-€4.21M▲ 62.4%€2.77M▼ 34.3%€2.72M▼ 1.7%€2.39M▼ 11.9%
Net result€1.76M-€3.17M▲ 80.0%€1.75M▼ 44.8%€1.78M▲ 2.0%€-8.53M
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-10.00M€-5.00M€0€5.00MOperating result 2021: €2.59M€2.59MNet result 2021: €1.76M€1.76MOperating result 2022: €4.21M€4.21MNet result 2022: €3.17M€3.17MOperating result 2023: €2.77M€2.77MNet result 2023: €1.75M€1.75MOperating result 2024: €2.72M€2.72MNet result 2024: €1.78M€1.78MOperating result 2025: €2.39M€2.39MNet result 2025: €-8.53M€-8.53M20212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2025 is 12% below 2024 and is the lowest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €22.14M
Fixed assets €1.38M▼ 9.3%
Current assets €20.76M▼ 20.8%
Equity and liabilities €22.14M
Equity €6.79M▼ 55.7%
Debt €15.35M▲ 23.5%
The debt ratio rises from 44.8% to 69.3%: debt grows while equity shrinks.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€2.77M
2024 · €3.09M
Cash flow
€-8.16M
2024 · €2.15M
Solvency
30.7%
2024 · 55.2%
Current ratio
1.38
2024 · 2.16
Quick ratio
0.52
2024 · 1.24
Debt / equity
2.26
2024 · 0.81
ROE
-125.7%
2024 · 11.6%
ROA
-38.5%
2024 · 6.4%
Interest coverage
6.89
2024 · 9.53
Debt
€15.35M
2024 · €12.43M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€15.08M
2024 · €12.17M
Debt > 1 year
€71k
2024 · €174k
Income taxes
€553k
2024 · €677k
Staff costs
€6.13M
2024 · €6.36M
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€27.75M€22.14M
Fixed assets21/28€1.52M€1.38M
Intangible fixed assets21€1k-
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.47M€1.33M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€1.25M€1.15M
Furniture and vehicles24€169k€127k
Other tangible fixed assets26€49k€49k=
Financial fixed assets28€52k€51k
Other financial fixed assets284/8€52k€51k
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€52k€51k
Current assets29/58€26.23M€20.76M
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€10.39M€2.28M
Other amounts receivable291€10.39M€2.28M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€11.15M€12.92M
Stocks30/36€11.15M€12.92M
Raw materials and consumables30/31€99k€65k
Goods purchased for resale34€11.05M€12.85M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€4.12M€4.85M
Trade receivables40€4.03M€4.84M
Other amounts receivable41€84k€4k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€292k€320k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€281k€403k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€27.75M€22.14M
Equity10/15€15.32M€6.79M
Contributions10/11€150k€150k=
Capital10€150k€150k=
Issued capital100€150k€150k=
Reserves13€15.07M€6.64M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€15k€15k=
Legal reserve130€15k€15k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€4.06M€3.80M
Distributable reserves133€11.00M€2.82M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€95k-
Amounts payable17/49€12.43M€15.35M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€174k€71k
Financial debts170/4€174k€71k
Credit institutions173€174k€71k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€12.17M€15.08M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€101k€104k
Financial debts43€5.30M€6.00M
Credit institutions430/8€5.30M€6.00M
Trade debts44€2.57M€3.08M
Suppliers440/4€2.57M€3.08M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1.56M€1.50M
Taxes450/3€659k€670k
Remuneration and social security454/9€905k€827k
Other amounts payable47/48€2.63M€4.40M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€90k€207k
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€44.90M€43.92M
Turnover70€39.76M€38.80M
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71€34k€4k
Other operating income74€5.09M€5.10M
Non-recurring operating income76A€27k€15k
Operating charges60/66A€42.19M€41.53M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€27.86M€27.21M
Purchases600/8€27.94M€29.32M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-83k€-2.12M
Services and other goods61€7.61M€7.30M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€6.36M€6.13M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€368k€371k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-114k€410k
Other operating charges640/8€107k€115k
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€247
Operating profit (loss)9901€2.72M€2.39M
Financial income75/76B€158k€68k
Recurring financial income75€158k€68k
Income from current assets751€3k€3k=
Other financial income752/9€155k€65k
Financial charges65/66B€416k€10.44M
Recurring financial charges65€416k€10.44M
Debt charges650€324k€401k
Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651-€9.84M
Other financial charges652/9€93k€202k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€2.46M€-7.98M
Income taxes67/77€677k€553k
Taxes670/3€677k€553k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.78M€-8.53M
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€556k€680k
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689€764k€421k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1.58M€-8.27M
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.58M€-8.18M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€10k€95k
Transfer from equity791/2-€8.73M
From reserves792-€8.73M
Transfer to equity691/2€1.49M€547k
To other reserves6921€1.49M€547k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908795.182.6

The notes to these accounts (69 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
17-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-8.53M ▼578%
Net result drops to €-8.53M, the lowest in the series.
28-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
04-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 4 days late
2023
28-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €3.17M ▲80%
Operating result €4.21M, net result €3.17M, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €10MEq €11.79M ▲36.8%
5 profitable years in a row build equity to €11.79M.
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
31-12
Financial Equity above €5MEq €6.85M ▲38.2%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €6.85M.
09-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
01-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
30-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
09-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
14 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, Boom · 1 establishment unit since 1996
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.

Scheldeweg 52850 Boom
Ground area
4.4 ha
Building footprint
2.1 ha
Parcel 11005A0286/00N000, Flanders. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
ETHNICRAFT
Scheldeweg 5, 2850 BoomNACE 51477
since 19962.077.373.675
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
11005A0286/00N000 Flanders 4.4 ha 1 · 2.1 ha -
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.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2024 · 4 entries · 41,069 EUR awarded · 41,069 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2024 1 3,706 EUR3,706 EUR
2023 2 32,663 EUR32,663 EUR
2022 1 4,700 EUR4,700 EUR
Schemes
Subsidies voor internationaal ondernemen
1 entry · 30,000 EUR · 30,000 EUR paid · Vlaams Agentschap voor Internationaal Ondernemen
Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)
2 entries · 6,369 EUR · 6,369 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
Subsidies ecologisch en veilig transport (stopgezet)
1 entry · 4,700 EUR · 4,700 EUR paid · Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

549300VELVJE9DL8KW74
live in the LEI register

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 332 companies in sector 46471 we hold annual accounts for 188. 36 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded07-06-1996
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
46471Wholesale trade
51471
47551Retail sale of household furniture
47552Retail sale of lighting equipment
47591Retail trade
47592Retail trade
47791Retail sale of antiques
52441
52442
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 29 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 15-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.