Skip to content

ETS PAESEN

Active
Private limited companyfounded 198046 yrs activeHellebeemden 14, 3500 Hasselt, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0420.448.973

ETS PAESEN has been active since 1980 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.26M and a net result of €101k. Equity is growing by ~6.9% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 49% of 912 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
69 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability72=
Solvency61▲+5
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €85k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 3.91 against 2.64 in 2024; short-term debt: 7% and cash: 3% of total assets), but 63.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Six 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 46 years 0 50 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 77
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 77
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
36.2%
Return on assets
2.9%
Age of the figures
18 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-03-2025 was due by 31-10-2025 and was filed on 21-10-2025, 10 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
10 d early
2024
on the day
2023
2 d late
2022
2 d late
2021
9 d late
2020
33 d early
2019
2 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-03-2026 and is due by 31-10-2026. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
31-03-2026 close20-09-2026 today31-10-2026 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, abbreviated schema

Equity
€1.26M▲ 8.7%
2024 · €1.16M
2019: €826k 2020: €881k 2021: €969k 2022: €1.06M 2023: €1.18M 2024: €1.16M
2019 → 2025
Total assets
€3.49M▼ 6.2%
2024 · €3.72M
2019: €2.97M 2020: €3.77M 2021: €3.97M 2022: €3.76M 2023: €3.98M 2024: €3.72M
2019 → 2025
Net result
€101k▲ 0.7%
2024 · €101k
2019: €117k 2020: €56k 2021: €88k 2022: €267k 2023: €179k 2024: €101k
2019 → 2025
Working capital
€708k▲ 19.1%
2024 · €594k
2019: €-280k 2020: €-196k 2021: €-83k 2022: €431k 2023: €578k 2024: €594k
2019 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€969k-€1.06M▲ 9.0%€1.18M▲ 11.4%€1.16M▼ 1.4%€1.26M▲ 8.7%
Operating result€167k-€399k▲ 139%€296k▼ 25.9%€231k▼ 21.9%€193k▼ 16.3%
Net result€88k-€267k▲ 204%€179k▼ 33.0%€101k▼ 43.7%€101k▲ 0.7%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€100k€200k€300k€400kOperating result 2021: €167k€167kNet result 2021: €88k€88kOperating result 2022: €399k€399kNet result 2022: €267k€267kOperating result 2023: €296k€296kNet result 2023: €179k€179kOperating result 2024: €231k€231kNet result 2024: €101k€101kOperating result 2025: €193k€193kNet result 2025: €101k€101k20212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2025 is 16% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €3.49M
Fixed assets €2.54M▼ 8.1%
Current assets €951k▼ 0.6%
Equity and liabilities €3.49M
Equity €1.26M▲ 8.7%
Provisions €47k▼ 5.1%
Debt €2.18M▼ 13.1%
The debt ratio falls from 67.4% to 62.5%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€342k
2024 · €533k
Cash flow
€250k
2024 · €403k
Solvency
36.2%
2024 · 31.2%
Current ratio
3.91
2024 · 2.64
Quick ratio
3.91
2024 · 2.64
Debt / equity
1.73
2024 · 2.16
ROE
8.0%
2024 · 8.7%
ROA
2.9%
2024 · 2.7%
Interest coverage
6.30
2024 · 7.95
Debt
€2.18M
2024 · €2.51M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€243k
2024 · €363k
Debt > 1 year
€1.91M
2024 · €2.12M
Income taxes
€51k
2024 · €75k
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€3.72M€3.49M
Fixed assets21/28€2.76M€2.54M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.76M€2.53M
Land and buildings22€1.98M€1.91M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€17k€15k
Furniture and vehicles24€152k€33k
Other tangible fixed assets26€614k€580k
Financial fixed assets28€1k€1k=
Current assets29/58€957k€951k
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€262k€310k
Other amounts receivable291€262k€310k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€211k€199k
Trade receivables40€100k€60k
Other amounts receivable41€111k€139k
Current investments50/53€330k€339k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€148k€104k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5k€0
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€3.72M€3.49M
Equity10/15€1.16M€1.26M
Contributions10/11€65k€65k=
Reserves13€1.10M€1.20M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€7k€0
Reserves not available under the articles1311€7k€0
Tax-exempt reserves132€162k€154k
Distributable reserves133€927k€1.04M
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0
Provisions and deferred taxes16€50k€47k
Deferred taxes168€50k€47k
Amounts payable17/49€2.51M€2.18M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€2.12M€1.91M
Financial debts170/4€2.12M€1.91M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€363k€243k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€204k€210k
Trade debts44€17k€18k
Suppliers440/4€17k€18k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€22k€11k
Taxes450/3€22k€11k
Other amounts payable47/48€119k€4k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€23k€23k=
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€302k€148k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-5k€0
Other operating charges640/8€69k€37k
Gross operating margin9900€596k€379k
Operating profit (loss)9901€231k€193k
Financial income75/76B€10k€11k
Recurring financial income75€10k€11k
Financial charges65/66B€67k€54k
Recurring financial charges65€67k€54k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€174k€150k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€3k€3k=
Income taxes67/77€75k€51k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€101k€101k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€8k€8k=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€108k€109k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€108k€109k
Transfer from equity791/2€117k€0
Transfer to equity691/2€108k€109k
To other reserves6921€108k€109k
Profit to be distributed694/7€117k€0
Return on contributions (dividend)694€117k€0

The notes to these accounts (17 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Download as CSV

Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-10-2026
2025
21-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2023
02-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 2 days late
2022
02-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 2 days late
31-03
Financial Highest result since 2019net €267k ▲204%
Operating result €399k, net result €267k, both a record.
31-03
Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.06M ▲9%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.06M.
2021
09-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 9 days late
2020
28-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
31-03
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €56k ▼52.3%
Net result drops to €56k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2019
29-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2018
26-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2017
25-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2016
11-10
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.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
5 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, Hasselt · 1 establishment unit since 1980
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.

Hellebeemden 143500 Hasselt
Ground area
5,577 m²
Building footprint
1,820 m²
Volume, LiDAR
11,546 m³
Parcel 71324E0185/00M000, Flanders · tallest building 8.5 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
ETS PAESEN
Hellebeemden 14, 3500 HasseltNACE 5010101
since 19802.017.560.012
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
71324E0185/00M000 Flanders 5,577 m² 1 · 1,820 m² 8.5 m · 2 fl.
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.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 1,443 companies in sector 77110 we hold annual accounts for 726. 324 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded04-06-1980
Fiscal year end31-03
Activities, NACEBEL
50104
77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
46711Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
45194
46713Wholesale trade
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 45 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 20-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.