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Fare

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Private limited companyfounded 2020active for 6 yearsFrançois Laurentplein 25, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0744.765.010

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 26-01-2026 PDF all 6 filings

Turnover
≈ €5.0m
Estimated: probably between €4.0m and €6.7m
Total assets
€599,263▼ 41.7%
2024 · €1.0m
Net result
€173,328▼ 19.3%
2024 · €214,742
Working capital
-€173,677
2024 · €532,941
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2020 to 2025, 6 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 19% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2021. It is the fourth fall in a row.

Operating result€0.2m 2025 Net result€0.2m 2025

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Retail trade (NACE 47). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. The dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, current ratio, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.2m-€0.5m▲ 199%€0.4m▼ 22.5%€0.3m▼ 12.4%€0.3m▼ 9.9%€0.2m▼ 18.6%
Net result€0.1mabove the sector's middle half-€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 218%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.0%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 18.3%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 9.8%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.3%
Equity€0.2mabove the sector's middle half-€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 169%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 50.9%€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 27.6%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 17.2%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 85.1%
Total assets€0.3mabove the sector's middle half-€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 130%€1.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 35.1%€1.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 23.1%€1.0mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 20.1%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 41.7%
Debt€0.1m-€0.2m▲ 62.6%€0.2m▼ 9.8%€0.2m▲ 1.7%€0.1m▼ 37.7%€0.5m▲ 302%
Working capital€0.2mabove the sector's middle half-€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 124%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 22.2%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 46.9%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 37.3%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half
Solvency63.2%above the sector's middle half-74.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 10.8pp82.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 8.6pp85.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.0pp88.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.2pp22.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 66.1pp
Current ratio2.71above the sector's middle half-3.35above the sector's middle half▲ 0.644.18above the sector's middle half▲ 0.835.60above the sector's middle half▲ 1.415.62above the sector's middle half▲ 0.030.63below the sector's middle half▼ 5.00
Return on assets (ROA)33.5%above the sector's middle half-46.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 12.9pp27.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 18.6pp18.5%above the sector's middle half▼ 9.4pp20.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.4pp28.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 8.0pp
Staff (FTE)4above the sector's middle half-3.3within the sector's middle half▼ 17.5%3.2within the sector's middle half▼ 3.0%3.2within the sector's middle half=4within the sector's middle half
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Retail trade (NACE 47). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated or micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Large changes and their cause
  • 2021 Net result +218% on 2020. The accounts now follow the abbreviated format, last year the micro format.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €599,263
Fixed assets €309,646 ▼ 18.4%
Current assets €289,617 ▼ 55.3%
Equity and liabilities €599,263
Equity €135,968 ▼ 85.1%
Debt €463,294 ▲ 302%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 11.2% to 77.3%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€308,726▼
2024 · €344,633
Cash flow
€243,382▼
2024 · €266,279
Debt to equity
3.41▲
2024 · 0.13
ROE
127.5%▲
2024 · 23.5%
Interest coverage
over 100
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€463,294▲
2024 · €115,293
Income taxes
€65,323▼
2024 · €78,320
Staff costs
€210,066▲
2024 · €183,821
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item30-06-202230-06-202330-06-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date444
full-time--0
part-time444
in full-time equivalents3.23.23.2
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents3.22.94
On a permanent contract434
Joined-312
Left-312

Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts

Securities and guarantees

on own assets and for others
Item30-06-202230-06-202330-06-202430-06-2025
Debts secured on the company's own assets---€437,193
Debts guaranteed by Belgian public bodies---€26,101

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item30-06-202230-06-202330-06-202430-06-2025
Tangible fixed assets€210,549€981€179,403-
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€24,472€34,139€51,537€70,054

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as Fare: non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (NACE 47110). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €540,000 and €792,000, founded between 2018 and 2020.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
Fare Gent2020€599,263€135,968€520,336€173,32842025
VANDERERFVEN-DELICATESSEN Kortrijk2020€539,829€86,222€478,985€65,7625.32025
Easy Cool Store Zoersel2018€787,674€268,912€399,268€26,1454.42025
M&T Markt Willebroek2020€696,166€222,996€285,637€63,7053.22025
ANAKE Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve2020€792,006€355,456€383,726€73,0395.62025
YEFA PARTNERS & CO Sint-Jans-Molenbeek2018€745,360€272,692€369,705€62,7195.42025
Zweveco Dilsen-Stokkem2018€688,707-€251,814€325,418€110,4025.12025

They were chosen from the 5,985 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity

Companies with the same profile, two years later

Historical observation

In July 2024, 6,713 companies had the same profile as Fare has now. Two years later, 1.8% had gone bankrupt and 95.8% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
1.8% went bankrupt
2.2% stopped otherwise
95.8% was still going

Another 0.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of Fare itself: 1.2% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,445 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.5%
3 0.5% 0.6%
4 0.7% 0.8%
5 0.9% 0.9%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.

This is an observation about 6,713 companies, not a prediction for Fare. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 42 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 26-01-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.0m€0.6m▼
Fixed assets21/28€0.4m€0.3m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.4m€0.3m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.2m€0.2m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.2m€0.1m▼
Financial fixed assets28€363€363=
Current assets29/58€0.6m€0.3m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.5m€0.2m▼
Trade receivables40€0.09m€0.1m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.4m€0.1m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.1m€0.05m▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€208
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.0m€0.6m▼
Equity10/15€0.9m€0.1m▼
Contributions10/11€0.1m€0.1m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.8m€0.04m▼
Amounts payable17/49€0.1m€0.5m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.1m€0.5m▲
Trade debts44€0.008m€0.03m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.008m€0.03m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.1m€0.1m▲
Taxes450/3€0.08m€0.07m▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.02m€0.03m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.005m€0.3m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.2m€0.2m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.05m€0.07m▲
Other operating charges640/8€0.002m€0.002m▼
Gross operating margin9900€0.5m€0.5m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.3m€0.2m▼
Financial income75/76B€0€36▲
Recurring financial income75€0€36▲
Financial charges65/66B€35€57▲
Recurring financial charges65€35€57▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.3m€0.2m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.08m€0.07m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.2m€0.2m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.2m€0.2m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.2m€1.0m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€1.0m€0.8m▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€0.4m€1.0m▲
Return on contributions (dividend)694€0.4m€1.0m▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)9087-4.0

The notes to these accounts have 21 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62--€178,376€174,771€183,821€210,066▲ 14.3%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€492€7,439€24,472€34,139€51,537€70,054▲ 35.9%
Other operating charges640/8--€945€1,053€1,971€1,544▼ 21.6%
Gross operating margin9900€207,676€663,230€575,222€535,277€530,425€520,336▼ 1.9%
Operating profit (loss)9901€160,510€479,544€371,429€325,314€293,096€238,672▼ 18.6%
Financial income75/76B--€1€54€0€36▲ 89×
Recurring financial income75--€1€54€0€36▲ 89×
Financial charges65/66B--€32€39€35€57▲ 64.6%
Recurring financial charges65-€82€32€39€35€57▲ 64.6%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€160,510€479,689€371,398€325,329€293,061€238,651▼ 18.6%
Income taxes67/77€47,522€120,102€80,114€87,250€78,320€65,323▼ 16.6%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€112,989€359,587€291,284€238,079€214,742€173,328▼ 19.3%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€112,989€359,587€291,284€238,079€214,742€173,328▼ 19.3%
Line202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€0.3m€0.8m€1.0m€1.3m€1.0m€0.6m▼ 41.7%
Formation expenses20€0.001m------
Fixed assets21/28€363€0.1m€0.3m€0.3m€0.4m€0.3m▼ 18.4%
Tangible fixed assets22/27-€0.1m€0.3m€0.3m€0.4m€0.3m▼ 18.5%
Plant, machinery and equipment23--€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 13.9%
Furniture and vehicles24--€0.02m€0.01m€0.2m€0.1m▼ 24.0%
Financial fixed assets28€363€363€363€363€363€363=
Current assets29/58€0.3m€0.7m€0.8m€1.0m€0.6m€0.3m▼ 55.3%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41-€0.3m€0.6m€0.7m€0.5m€0.2m▼ 53.8%
Trade receivables40--€0.1m€0.09m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 13.1%
Other amounts receivable41--€0.4m€0.6m€0.4m€0.1m▼ 68.8%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.2m€0.4m€0.2m€0.3m€0.1m€0.05m▼ 61.2%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-----€208-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€0.3m€0.8m€1.0m€1.3m€1.0m€0.6m▼ 41.7%
Equity10/15€0.2m€0.6m€0.9m€1.1m€0.9m€0.1m▼ 85.1%
Contributions10/11--€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.1m€0.5m€0.8m€1.0m€0.8m€0.04m▼ 95.6%
Amounts payable17/49€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.5m▲ 302%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.5m▲ 302%
Trade debts44€0.05m€0.03m€0.05m€0.03m€0.008m€0.03m▲ 227%
Suppliers440/4--€0.05m€0.03m€0.008m€0.03m▲ 227%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▲ 1.0%
Taxes450/3--€0.08m€0.09m€0.08m€0.07m▼ 6.4%
Remuneration and social security454/9--€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m€0.03m▲ 27.7%
Other amounts payable47/48--€0.02m€0.04m€0.005m€0.3m▲ 62×
Line202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€112,989€359,587€291,284€238,079€214,742€173,328▼ 19.3%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€492€7,439€24,472€34,139€51,537€70,054▲ 35.9%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€113,481€367,026€315,757€272,217€266,279€243,382▼ 8.6%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€105,992-€210,549-€981-€179,403€0-
Change in cash-€163,290-€183,965€89,426-€161,235-€82,263▲ 49.0%

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Filings with the National Bank (6)
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
30-06-2025 abbreviated format 26-01-2026 2026-00013231 PDF
30-06-2024 abbreviated format 31-01-2025 2025-00021643 PDF
30-06-2023 abbreviated format 27-12-2023 2023-00537114 PDF
30-06-2022 abbreviated format 30-01-2023 2023-00010994 PDF
30-06-2021 abbreviated format 24-01-2022 2022-01800352 PDF
30-06-2020 micro format 01-02-2021 2021-04700273 PDF

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