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EXPRESSION

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Public limited companyfounded 198442 yrs activeMont Saint-Martin 48, 4000 Liège, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0425.903.442
Summary

EXPRESSION has been active since 1984 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €78,400 and a net result of €47,042. Equity is shrinking by ~18.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.6% (low).

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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability96▲+5
Solvency61▲+2
Growth51=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.6% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €5,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.26 against 0.31 in 2024; short-term debt: 37.1% and cash: 8.6% of total assets), and 63.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · No NACE activity registered
No NACE activity is registered in the KBO, which is more common among companies that later fail.
KBO · activities
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
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 42 years 0 50 y
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
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
21.7%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 14-08-2026, 14 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
14 d late
2024
27 d late
2023
2 d early
2022
32 d late
2021
31 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
101 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filings

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 33 days after the deadline; the Belgian median for financial year 2024 is 4 days before the deadline, and 38% of all filings were late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
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
27-09-2026 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

History

EXPRESSION was incorporated on 17 May 1984.1 Revenue went from EUR 154,423 in 2018 to EUR 164,843 in 2022.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2018 and 2022

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Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema

Turnover
€164,843▲ 10.0%
2021 · €149,815
EBIT margin
21.8%▲ 14.2pp
2021 · 7.6%
Net result
€47,042▲ 11.2%
2024 · €42,297
Working capital
-€59,735▼ 4.5%
2024 · -€57,177
Trend over the years

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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20212022202320242025
Turnover€149,815€164,843▲ 10.0%
Operating result€11,393▼ 0.5%€35,937▲ 215%€43,219▲ 20.3%€57,600▲ 33.3%€63,326▲ 9.9%
Net result€27,908▲ 387%€56,811▲ 104%€31,526▼ 44.5%€42,297▲ 34.2%€47,042▲ 11.2%
EBIT margin7.6%21.8%▲ 14.2pp
Equity€230,901▼ 0.7%€282,712▲ 22.4%€78,400▼ 72.3%€78,400=€78,400=
Total assets€527,865▼ 1.4%€434,211▼ 17.7%€386,717▼ 10.9%€233,465▼ 39.6%€216,423▼ 7.3%
Debt€296,964▼ 2.0%€151,499▼ 49.0%€308,317▲ 104%€155,065▼ 49.7%€138,023▼ 11.0%
Working capital-€162,140€147,933-€47,147-€57,177▼ 21.3%-€59,735▼ 4.5%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€20,000€40,000€60,000Operating result 2021: €11,393€11,393Net result 2021: €27,908€27,908Operating result 2022: €35,937€35,937Net result 2022: €56,811€56,811Operating result 2023: €43,219€43,219Net result 2023: €31,526€31,526Operating result 2024: €57,600€57,600Net result 2024: €42,297€42,297Operating result 2025: €63,326€63,326Net result 2025: €47,042€47,04220212022202320242025€0€20,000€40,000€60,000Operating result 2023: €43,219€43,200Net result 2023: €31,526€31,500Operating result 2024: €57,600€57,600Net result 2024: €42,297€42,300Operating result 2025: €63,326€63,300Net result 2025: €47,042€47,000202320242025
The operating result has risen four years in a row; 2025 is 10% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €216,423
Fixed assets €195,824 ▼ 5.8%
Current assets €20,599 ▼ 19.3%
Equity and liabilities €216,423
Equity €78,400 =
Debt €138,023 ▼ 11.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 66.4% to 63.8%. Debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€88,588▼
2024 · €101,543
Cash flow
€72,304▼
2024 · €86,241
Current ratio
0.26▼
2024 · 0.31
Debt to equity
1.76▼
2024 · 1.98
ROE
60.0%▲
2024 · 54.0%
ROA
21.7%▲
2024 · 18.1%
Interest coverage
129.01▲
2024 · 116.70
Debt ≤ 1 year
€80,334▼
2024 · €82,692
Debt > 1 year
€53,960▼
2024 · €69,421
Income taxes
€15,708▲
2024 · €14,432
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 31,324 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.4% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.4% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93% still going

A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.6% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,058 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.4%
3 0.5% 0.5%
4 0.6% 0.7%
5 0.8% 0.9%
6 1.2% 1.3%
7 1.5% 1.6%
8 1.7% 1.7%
9 2.7% 2.8%
10 5.3% 5.7%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 31,324 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 47 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€233,465€216,423▼
Fixed assets21/28€207,950€195,824▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€207,950€195,824▼
Land and buildings22€120,865€110,092▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€87,085€85,732▼
Current assets29/58€25,515€20,599▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€23,673€18,711▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1,842€1,888▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€233,465€216,423▼
Equity10/15€78,400€78,400=
Contributions10/11€61,500€61,500=
Capital10€61,500€61,500=
Issued capital100€61,500€61,500=
Reserves13€16,900€16,900=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€11,400€11,400=
Legal reserve130€11,400€11,400=
Distributable reserves133€5,500€5,500=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€155,065€138,023▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€69,421€53,960▼
Financial debts170/4€45,328€31,182▼
Other amounts payable178/9€24,093€22,778▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€82,692€80,334▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€13,992€14,146▲
Trade debts44€827€11,088▲
Suppliers440/4€827€11,088▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€8,232€6,136▼
Taxes450/3€8,232€6,136▼
Other amounts payable47/48€59,642€48,965▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€2,952€3,728▲
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€43,943€25,262▼
Other operating charges640/8€7,219€16,928▲
Gross operating margin9900€108,761€105,516▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€57,600€63,326▲
Financial income75/76B€0€111▲
Recurring financial income75€0€111▲
Financial charges65/66B€870€687▼
Recurring financial charges65€870€687▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€56,729€62,750▲
Income taxes67/77€14,432€15,708▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€42,297€47,042▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€42,297€47,042▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€42,297€47,042▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€0-
Transfer from equity791/2€0-
Profit to be distributed694/7€42,297€47,042▲
Return on contributions (dividend)694€42,297€47,042▲

The notes to these accounts (8 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20212022202320242025Change
Turnover70€149,815€164,843----
Non-recurring operating income76A€11,119€11,682----
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€79,110€79,772----
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€56,941€49,007€41,434€43,943€25,262▼ 42.5%
Other operating charges640/8€13,490€11,809€7,647€7,219€16,928▲ 135%
Gross operating margin9900€81,824€96,753€92,301€108,761€105,516▼ 3.0%
Operating profit (loss)9901€11,393€35,937€43,219€57,600€63,326▲ 9.9%
Financial income75/76B€24,852€40,387€51€0€111▲ 138,663%
Recurring financial income75€17€40,387€51€0€111▲ 138,663%
Non-recurring financial income76B€24,835€40,387----
Financial charges65/66B€7,651€1,950€940€870€687▼ 21.1%
Recurring financial charges65€7,413€1,950€940€870€687▼ 21.1%
Non-recurring financial charges66B€238-----
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€28,595€74,374€42,331€56,729€62,750▲ 10.6%
Income taxes67/77€687€17,564€10,804€14,432€15,708▲ 8.8%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€27,908€56,811€31,526€42,297€47,042▲ 11.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€27,908€56,811€31,526€42,297€47,042▲ 11.2%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€527,865€434,211€386,717€233,465€216,423▼ 7.3%
Formation expenses20€0-----
Fixed assets21/28€416,524€229,215€211,475€207,950€195,824▼ 5.8%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€416,524€229,215€211,475€207,950€195,824▼ 5.8%
Land and buildings22€416,524€229,215€141,689€120,865€110,092▼ 8.9%
Plant, machinery and equipment23--€69,786€87,085€85,732▼ 1.6%
Current assets29/58€111,341€204,996€175,242€25,515€20,599▼ 19.3%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2,632-----
Trade receivables40€2,632-----
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€106,205€202,297€173,859€23,673€18,711▼ 21.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€2,504€2,699€1,383€1,842€1,888▲ 2.5%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€527,865€434,211€386,717€233,465€216,423▼ 7.3%
Equity10/15€230,901€282,712€78,400€78,400€78,400=
Contributions10/11€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500=
Capital10€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500=
Issued capital100€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500€61,500=
Reserves13€168,900€220,900€16,900€16,900€16,900=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€11,400€11,400€11,400€11,400€11,400=
Legal reserve130€11,400€11,400€11,400€11,400€11,400=
Tax-exempt reserves132-€41,500----
Distributable reserves133€157,500€168,000€5,500€5,500€5,500=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€501€312€0€0€0-
Amounts payable17/49€296,964€151,499€308,317€155,065€138,023▼ 11.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€20,280€91,625€82,493€69,421€53,960▼ 22.3%
Financial debts170/4-€73,161€59,320€45,328€31,182▼ 31.2%
Other amounts payable178/9€20,280€18,464€23,173€24,093€22,778▼ 5.5%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€273,481€57,063€222,389€82,692€80,334▼ 2.9%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42-€13,691€13,841€13,992€14,146▲ 1.1%
Financial debts43€42-----
Credit institutions430/8€42-----
Trade debts44€2,917€9,860€4,722€827€11,088▲ 1,241%
Suppliers440/4€2,917€9,860€4,722€827€11,088▲ 1,241%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€3,080€2,025€5,829€8,232€6,136▼ 25.5%
Taxes450/3€3,080€2,025€5,829€8,232€6,136▼ 25.5%
Other amounts payable47/48€267,442€31,488€197,997€59,642€48,965▼ 17.9%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€3,203€2,811€3,435€2,952€3,728▲ 26.3%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€27,908€56,811€31,526€42,297€47,042▲ 11.2%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€56,941€49,007€41,434€43,943€25,262▼ 42.5%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€84,848€105,817€72,961€86,241€72,304▼ 16.2%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€138,302-€23,694-€40,418-€13,136▲ 67.5%
Change in cash-€96,092-€28,438-€150,186-€4,962▲ 96.7%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
14-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema · 14 days late
2025
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 27 days late
2024
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
01-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 32 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €56,811 ▲104%
Net result €56,811, the highest in the series.
31-12
Financial Liquidity times 9current ratio 3.59
Current ratio from 0.41 to 3.59; short-term debt falls from €273,481 to €57,063.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 31 days late
2021
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 31 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €5,733
Net result €5,733 after 2 loss-making years.
09-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 101 days late
2019
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 29 days late
2018
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 31 days late
2017
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
0 of 5 acts read
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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, Liège · 1 establishment unit since 1984
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
914 m²
Building footprint
152 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,467 m³
2 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 14.6 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
4 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
Avenue Célestin Demblon 28, 4432 Ans
NACE 5241003
since 19842.024.918.847
2 parcels
Wallonia 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
62802B0370/00H000
ProtectedSite or landscape
Wallonia 533 m² 1 · 77 m² 14.6 m · 4 fl.
62001B0453/00Z021 Wallonia 381 m² 1 · 75 m² 6.6 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage: expect extra rules on renovation or sale.

Structure & network

Owners and holdings

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. AKWA CONSTRUCT 100%
  2. EXPRESSION

Highest known parent: AKWA CONSTRUCT. The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 1

Holdings 0

No holding stated in the accounts, acts or LEI register we read.

According to the annual accounts of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.

Connections & network

No current directors or connected companies found in the register.

Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded17-05-1984
Fiscal year end31-12
E-invoicing
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