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FIRECHASER

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 2002active for 24 yearsKerkstraat 108, 9050 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0476.585.645

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 27-04-2026 PDF all 22 filings

Turnover
€46,498▲ 71.2%
2022 · €27,157
EBIT margin
4.5%▼ 2.5pp
2022 · 7.0%
Net result
€275▼ 48.2%
2024 · €531
Working capital
€35,057▲ 141%
2024 · €14,524
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 57% lower than in 2024.

Turnover€46,498 2023 Operating result€2,223 2025 Net result€275 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 Wholesale trade (NACE 46). 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 and return on assets (ROA).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€124,757€27,157▼ 78.2%€46,498▲ 71.2%
Operating result€1,694-€4,343▲ 156%€6,091▲ 40.2%€1,893▼ 68.9%€2,098▲ 10.8%€5,170▲ 146%€2,223▼ 57.0%
Net result€1,089-€3,795within the sector's middle half▲ 249%€10,730within the sector's middle half▲ 183%€1,708within the sector's middle half▼ 84.1%€1,791within the sector's middle half▲ 4.9%€531within the sector's middle half▼ 70.4%€275within the sector's middle half▼ 48.2%
EBIT margin4.9%7.0%▲ 2.1pp4.5%▼ 2.5pp
Equity€17,558-€21,352within the sector's middle half▲ 21.6%€32,082within the sector's middle half▲ 50.3%€33,790within the sector's middle half▲ 5.3%€35,581within the sector's middle half▲ 5.3%€36,112within the sector's middle half▲ 1.5%€36,387within the sector's middle half▲ 0.8%
Total assets€68,228-€72,679within the sector's middle half▲ 6.5%€85,535within the sector's middle half▲ 17.7%€92,459within the sector's middle half▲ 8.1%€105,469within the sector's middle half▲ 14.1%€318,108within the sector's middle half▲ 202%€297,283within the sector's middle half▼ 6.5%
Debt€50,670-€51,327▲ 1.3%€53,453▲ 4.1%€58,669▲ 9.8%€69,888▲ 19.1%€281,996▲ 303%€260,896▼ 7.5%
Working capital€20,329-€21,268within the sector's middle half▲ 4.6%€31,617within the sector's middle half▲ 48.7%€34,149within the sector's middle half▲ 8.0%€34,148within the sector's middle half=€14,524within the sector's middle half▼ 57.5%€35,057within the sector's middle half▲ 141%
Solvency25.7%-29.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.6pp37.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.1pp36.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.0pp33.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.8pp11.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 22.4pp12.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.9pp
Current ratio1.43-1.44within the sector's middle half=1.61within the sector's middle half▲ 0.171.60within the sector's middle half▼ 0.011.49within the sector's middle half▼ 0.111.05within the sector's middle half▼ 0.441.13within the sector's middle half▲ 0.08
Return on assets (ROA)1.6%-5.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.6pp12.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.3pp1.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 10.7pp1.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp0.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp0.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). 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.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €297,283
Fixed assets €1,330 ▼ 93.8%
Current assets €295,953 ▼ 0.2%
Equity and liabilities €297,283
Equity €36,387 ▲ 0.8%
Debt €260,896 ▼ 7.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 88.6% to 87.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€2,481▼
2024 · €5,336
Cash flow
€533▼
2024 · €697
Debt to equity
7.17▼
2024 · 7.81
ROE
0.8%▼
2024 · 1.5%
Interest coverage
1.04▼
2024 · 1.13
Debt ≤ 1 year
€260,896▼
2024 · €281,996
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item30-09-202130-09-202230-09-202330-09-202430-09-2025
Tangible fixed assets--€453€321-
Financial fixed assets---€20,000-
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€836€836€89€166€258

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

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2024 to 2025 · 2 entries · €684 awarded · €685 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2025 1 €282€356
2024 1 €402€329
Schemes
2 entries · €684 · €685 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as FIRECHASER: agents in non-specialised wholesale trade (NACE 46190). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €220,000 and €353,000, founded between 1996 and 2008.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
FIRECHASER Gent2002€297,283€36,387€8,685€275-2025
V&R Consultancy Merelbeke-Melle1998€229,379€42,289€16,107-€9,068-2025
VP CONSULTING Waremme2004€275,782€153,120€14,831-€23,421-2025
POOL POINT Heist-op-den-Berg2005€219,639€188,498€6,172-€6,052-2025
JONABAT Chastre2007€313,364-€141,623€12,540-€30,346-2025
STAL MOLENAERS Kinrooi1996€353,159€45,917€14,044-€7,770-2025
DODCOM Kapellen2008€252,669€223,245€10,763-€40,86302025

They were chosen from the 2,590 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, 3,984 companies had the same profile as FIRECHASER has now. Two years later, 1.1% had gone bankrupt and 96.5% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
1.1% went bankrupt
2.3% stopped otherwise
96.5% was still going

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of FIRECHASER itself: 0.2% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,446 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 3,984 companies, not a prediction for FIRECHASER. 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 · 41 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 27-04-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€318,108€297,283▼
Fixed assets21/28€21,588€1,330▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€519€261▼
Furniture and vehicles24€519€261▼
Financial fixed assets28€21,069€1,069▼
Current assets29/58€296,520€295,953▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€106,983€158,380▲
Trade receivables40€3,944€33,033▲
Other amounts receivable41€103,039€125,347▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€189,468€137,497▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€69€76▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€318,108€297,283▼
Equity10/15€36,112€36,387▲
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€1,860€1,860=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,860€1,860=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1,860€1,860=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€15,652€15,927▲
Amounts payable17/49€281,996€260,896▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€281,996€260,896▼
Financial debts43€3,301-
Credit institutions430/8€3,301-
Trade debts44€249,801€248,734▼
Suppliers440/4€249,801€248,734▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€2,353€12,162▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€42-
Taxes450/3€42-
Other amounts payable47/48€26,499-
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€166€258▲
Other operating charges640/8€7,703€6,204▼
Gross operating margin9900€13,039€8,685▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€5,170€2,223▼
Financial income75/76B€79€439▲
Recurring financial income75€79€439▲
Financial charges65/66B€4,718€2,387▼
Recurring financial charges65€4,718€2,387▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€531€275▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€531€275▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€531€275▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€15,652€15,927▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€15,121€15,652▲

The notes to these accounts have 7 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70--€124,757€27,157€46,498---
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61--€113,651€17,204€32,953---
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630-€836€836€836€89€166€258▲ 55.4%
Other operating charges640/8--€4,179€7,224€11,358€7,703€6,204▼ 19.5%
Gross operating margin9900€2,371€7,605€11,106€9,953€13,545€13,039€8,685▼ 33.4%
Operating profit (loss)9901€1,694€4,343€6,091€1,893€2,098€5,170€2,223▼ 57.0%
Financial income75/76B--€4,764-€72€79€439▲ 456%
Recurring financial income75€3€30€4,764-€72€79€439▲ 456%
Financial charges65/66B--€125€185€379€4,718€2,387▼ 49.4%
Recurring financial charges65€608€579€125€185€379€4,718€2,387▼ 49.4%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1,089€3,795€10,730€1,708€1,791€531€275▼ 48.2%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1,089€3,795€10,730€1,708€1,791€531€275▼ 48.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1,089€3,795€10,730€1,708€1,791€531€275▼ 48.2%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€68,228€72,679€85,535€92,459€105,469€318,108€297,283▼ 6.5%
Fixed assets21/28€1,069€2,741€1,905€1,069€1,433€21,588€1,330▼ 93.8%
Tangible fixed assets22/27-€1,672€836-€364€519€261▼ 49.7%
Furniture and vehicles24--€836-€364€519€261▼ 49.7%
Financial fixed assets28€1,069€1,069€1,069€1,069€1,069€21,069€1,069▼ 94.9%
Current assets29/58€67,159€69,938€83,630€91,390€104,036€296,520€295,953▼ 0.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€67,155€66,329€76,261€89,688€99,415€106,983€158,380▲ 48.0%
Trade receivables40--€61,574€67,205€60,161€3,944€33,033▲ 738%
Other amounts receivable41--€14,687€22,483€39,254€103,039€125,347▲ 21.7%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€5€3,609€7,369€1,639€4,555€189,468€137,497▼ 27.4%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€63€66€69€76▲ 10.1%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€68,228€72,679€85,535€92,459€105,469€318,108€297,283▼ 6.5%
Equity10/15€17,558€21,352€32,082€33,790€35,581€36,112€36,387▲ 0.8%
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Non-distributable reserves130/1--€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Reserves not available under the articles1311--€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€2,902€892€11,622€13,330€15,121€15,652€15,927▲ 1.8%
Amounts payable17/49€50,670€51,327€53,453€58,669€69,888€281,996€260,896▼ 7.5%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€3,840€1,428€1,428€1,428----
Financial debts170/4--€1,428€1,428----
Amounts payable within one year42/48€46,830€48,670€52,013€57,241€69,888€281,996€260,896▼ 7.5%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42--€1,378-€105---
Financial debts43--€9,209€8,487€5,129€3,301--
Credit institutions430/8--€9,209€8,487€5,129€3,301--
Trade debts44€31,307€32,218€19,603€10,018€25,533€249,801€248,734▼ 0.4%
Suppliers440/4--€19,603€10,018€25,533€249,801€248,734▼ 0.4%
Advances received on contracts in progress46---€592€2,353€2,353€12,162▲ 417%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€4,242€8,127€10,269€42--
Taxes450/3--€4,242€8,127€10,269€42--
Other amounts payable47/48--€17,581€30,017€26,499€26,499--
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3--€12-----
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1,089€3,795€10,730€1,708€1,791€531€275▼ 48.2%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630-€836€836€836€89€166€258▲ 55.4%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€1,089€4,631€11,566€2,544€1,880€697€533▼ 23.5%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€2,508-€0€0-€453-€20,321€20,000-
Change in cash-€3,605€3,760-€5,730€2,916€184,913-€51,971-

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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