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First Things First

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Private limited companyfounded 201115 yrs activeVan Cauwelaertstraat 76, 1740 Ternat, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0835.831.380

First Things First has been active since 2011 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €148k and a net result of €80k. Equity is growing by ~10.2% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 51% of 16942 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
91 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability100▲+12
Solvency86▲+25
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €13k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.92 against 1.4 in 2024; short-term debt: 36.4% and cash: 26.7% of total assets), and 38.7% 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 riskneutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 62
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 62
lower
← 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
61.3%
Return on assets
33.4%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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 15 years 0 20 y
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 04-06-2026, 57 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
57 d early
2024
64 d early
2023
58 d early
2022
31 d late
2021
31 d late
2020
17 d early
2019
49 d late
← 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, micro schema

Equity
€148k▲ 117%
2024 · €68k
2018: €44k 2019: €37k 2020: €34k 2021: €20k 2022: €16k 2023: €39k 2024: €68k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€241k▲ 25.5%
2024 · €192k
2018: €84k 2019: €57k 2020: €63k 2021: €180k 2022: €198k 2023: €211k 2024: €192k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€80k▲ 167%
2024 · €30k
2018: €10k 2019: €-6k 2020: €-4k 2021: €-14k 2022: €-3k 2023: €24k 2024: €30k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€80k▲ 123%
2024 · €36k
2018: €40k 2019: €29k 2020: €23k 2021: €29k 2022: €-43k 2023: €-29k 2024: €36k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€20k-€16k▼ 17.5%€39k▲ 143%€68k▲ 74.8%€148k▲ 117%
Operating result€-14k-€5k€38k▲ 739%€52k▲ 38.7%€140k▲ 166%
Net result€-14k-€-3k▲ 76.2%€24k€30k▲ 26.2%€80k▲ 167%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-50k€0€50k€100k€150kOperating result 2021: €-14k€-14kNet result 2021: €-14k€-14kOperating result 2022: €5k€5kNet result 2022: €-3k€-3kOperating result 2023: €38k€38kNet result 2023: €24k€24kOperating result 2024: €52k€52kNet result 2024: €30k€30kOperating result 2025: €140k€140kNet result 2025: €80k€80k20212022202320242025
The operating result has risen four years in a row; 2025 is 166% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €241k
Fixed assets €73k▲ 8.9%
Current assets €168k▲ 34.4%
Equity and liabilities €241k
Equity €148k▲ 117%
Debt €93k▼ 24.6%
The debt ratio falls from 64.5% to 38.7%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€179k
2024 · €93k
Cash flow
€120k
2024 · €71k
Solvency
61.3%
2024 · 35.5%
Current ratio
1.92
2024 · 1.40
Quick ratio
1.92
2024 · 1.40
Debt / equity
0.63
2024 · 1.81
ROE
54.4%
2024 · 44.2%
ROA
33.4%
2024 · 15.7%
Interest coverage
6.82
2024 · 10.45
Debt
€93k
2024 · €124k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€88k
2024 · €89k
Income taxes
€33k
2024 · €13k
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€192k€241k
Fixed assets21/28€67k€73k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€66k€72k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€4k€5k
Furniture and vehicles24€57k€64k
Other tangible fixed assets26€5k€3k
Financial fixed assets28€500€500=
Current assets29/58€125k€168k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€116k€102k
Trade receivables40€81k€89k
Other amounts receivable41€35k€13k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€5k€64k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3k€2k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€192k€241k
Equity10/15€68k€148k
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€50k€129k
Distributable reserves133€50k€129k
Amounts payable17/49€124k€93k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€29k-
Financial debts170/4€29k-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€89k€88k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€10k-
Trade debts44€3k€2k
Suppliers440/4€3k€2k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€19k€19k
Taxes450/3€19k€15k
Remuneration and social security454/9-€4k
Other amounts payable47/48€57k€67k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€5k€6k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A-€1k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€41k€40k
Other operating charges640/8€977€2k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€20k€4k
Gross operating margin9900€114k€185k
Operating profit (loss)9901€52k€140k
Financial income75/76B€0€44
Recurring financial income75€0€44
Financial charges65/66B€9k€26k
Recurring financial charges65€9k€26k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€43k€113k
Income taxes67/77€13k€33k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€30k€80k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€30k€80k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€30k€80k
Transfer from equity791/2€935-
Transfer to equity691/2€30k€80k
To other reserves6921€30k€80k
Profit to be distributed694/7€954€926
Return on contributions (dividend)694€954€926

The notes to these accounts (8 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
04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €80k ▲167%
Operating result €140k, net result €80k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €100kEq €148k ▲117%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €148k.
28-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
03-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €24k
Net result €24k after 4 loss-making years.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 31 days late
2022
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 31 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-14k
Net result drops to €-14k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-12
Financial Liquidity times 9current ratio 16.12
Current ratio from 1.86 to 16.12; short-term debt falls from €27k to €2k.
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
18-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 49 days late
2019
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 29 days late
2018
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 30 days late
2017
12-06
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
6 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, Ternat · 1 establishment unit since 2011
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.

Van Cauwelaertstraat 761740 Ternat
Ground area
1,507 m²
Building footprint
203 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,040 m³
Parcel 23086A0210/00S000, Flanders · tallest building 8.9 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
First Things First
Van Cauwelaertstraat 76, 1740 TernatAgents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft
since 20112.199.751.152
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
23086A0210/00S000 Flanders 1,507 m² 1 · 203 m² 8.9 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.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2024 · 1 entry · 248 EUR awarded · 248 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2024 1 248 EUR248 EUR
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
1 entry · 248 EUR · 248 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 29,992 companies in sector 62200 we hold annual accounts for 18,386. 15,343 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded28-04-2011
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
62020IT consultancy
62200Computer consultancy and computer facilities management
62900Other information technology and computer services
70200Business and other management consultancy
70220Business consulting
82990Other business support services
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 12 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.