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ForestForward

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Private limited companyfounded 1987active for 39 yearsKruisvest 5B, 8000 Brugge, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0430.980.205
Summary

ForestForward has been active since 1987 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €353,946 and a net result of €112,065. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 72% of 2,541 sector peers (NACE 71, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Equity
€353,946▲ 18.8%
2024 · €297,881
Total assets
€529,033▼ 2.2%
2024 · €540,920
Net result
€112,065▼ 31.1%
2024 · €162,550
Working capital
€353,675▲ 18.9%
2024 · €297,487
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 48% below 2024.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result€112,694 2025 Net result€112,065 2025

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

Sector: the middle half of NACE 71, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€5,875--€6,582€97€5,237▲ 5,300%€99,268▲ 1,795%€180,884▲ 82.2%€217,489▲ 20.2%€112,694▼ 48.2%
Net result€5,436--€7,487-€1,045below the sector's middle half▲ 86.0%€2,372below the sector's middle half€80,203within the sector's middle half▲ 3,282%€134,156within the sector's middle half▲ 67.3%€162,550above the sector's middle half▲ 21.2%€112,065within the sector's middle half▼ 31.1%
Equity€14,736-€7,250▼ 50.8%€6,205below the sector's middle half▼ 14.4%€20,972below the sector's middle half▲ 238%€101,174within the sector's middle half▲ 382%€235,331within the sector's middle half▲ 133%€297,881within the sector's middle half▲ 26.6%€353,946within the sector's middle half▲ 18.8%
Total assets€120,231-€50,223▼ 58.2%€15,938below the sector's middle half▼ 68.3%€137,827below the sector's middle half▲ 765%€229,108below the sector's middle half▲ 66.2%€818,352within the sector's middle half▲ 257%€540,920within the sector's middle half▼ 33.9%€529,033within the sector's middle half▼ 2.2%
Debt€105,494-€42,974▼ 59.3%€9,733▼ 77.4%€116,855▲ 1,101%€127,934▲ 9.5%€583,021▲ 356%€243,039▼ 58.3%€175,087▼ 28.0%
Working capital-€1,822--€1,001▲ 45.1%€6,206below the sector's middle half€59,298within the sector's middle half▲ 856%€103,447within the sector's middle half▲ 74.5%€276,681within the sector's middle half▲ 167%€297,487within the sector's middle half▲ 7.5%€353,675within the sector's middle half▲ 18.9%
Solvency12.3%-14.4%▲ 2.2pp38.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 24.5pp15.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 23.7pp44.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 28.9pp28.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 15.4pp55.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 26.3pp66.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 11.8pp
Current ratio0.98-0.98▼ 0.011.64within the sector's middle half▲ 0.661.76within the sector's middle half▲ 0.121.82within the sector's middle half▲ 0.071.51within the sector's middle half▼ 0.312.22within the sector's middle half▲ 0.713.02within the sector's middle half▲ 0.80
Return on assets (ROA)4.5%--14.9%▼ 19.4pp-6.6%below the sector's middle half▲ 8.4pp1.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.3pp35.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 33.3pp16.4%above the sector's middle half▼ 18.6pp30.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 13.7pp21.2%above the sector's middle half▼ 8.9pp
Staff (FTE)0.5-1below the sector's middle half1.6within the sector's middle half▲ 60.0%1.1within the sector's middle half▼ 31.3%0.8within the sector's middle half▼ 27.3%
above within below the middle half of NACE 71, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated format does not require them.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €529,033
Fixed assets €271 ▼ 44.8%
Current assets €528,762 ▼ 2.2%
Equity and liabilities €529,033
Equity €353,946 ▲ 18.8%
Debt €175,087 ▼ 28.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 44.9% to 33.1%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€112,913▼
2024 · €217,709
Cash flow
€112,285▼
2024 · €162,770
Debt to equity
0.49▼
2024 · 0.82
ROE
31.7%▼
2024 · 54.6%
Interest coverage
over 100▲
2024 · 22.21
Debt ≤ 1 year
€175,087▼
2024 · €242,943
Income taxes
€27,719▼
2024 · €54,793
Staff costs
€37,783▼
2024 · €53,282
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 31,372 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93.5% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.5% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93.5% still going

A further 0.1% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of < 0.1% 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 497,473 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% 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 31,372 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 · 45 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€540,920€529,033▼
Fixed assets21/28€491€271▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€491€271▼
Furniture and vehicles24€491€271▼
Current assets29/58€540,430€528,762▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€119,634€81,087▼
Trade receivables40€119,634€71,765▼
Other amounts receivable41€0€9,322▲
Current investments50/53€251,992€312,443▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€168,736€135,113▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€69€119▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€540,920€529,033▼
Equity10/15€297,881€353,946▲
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€279,281€335,346▲
Distributable reserves133€279,281€335,346▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€243,039€175,087▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€242,943€175,087▼
Trade debts44€81,668€84,298▲
Suppliers440/4€81,668€84,298▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€61,274€34,789▼
Taxes450/3€54,966€30,343▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€6,308€4,446▼
Other amounts payable47/48€100,000€56,000▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€96€0▼
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€53,282€37,783▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€220€220=
Other operating charges640/8€513€528▲
Gross operating margin9900€271,504€151,224▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€217,489€112,694▼
Financial income75/76B€9,657€27,799▲
Recurring financial income75€9,657€27,799▲
Financial charges65/66B€9,803€709▼
Recurring financial charges65€9,803€709▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€217,343€139,784▼
Income taxes67/77€54,793€27,719▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€162,550€112,065▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€162,550€112,065▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€162,550€112,065▼
Transfer to equity691/2€62,550€56,065▼
To other reserves6921€62,550€56,065▼
Profit to be distributed694/7€100,000€56,000▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€100,000€56,000▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90871.10.8▼

The notes to these accounts (6 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62----€9,935€54,265€53,282€37,783▼ 29.1%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€12,436€11,596€6,048--€169€220€220=
Other operating charges640/8---€552€495€584€513€528▲ 2.8%
Gross operating margin9900€38,241€5,945€8,077€5,789€109,697€235,903€271,504€151,224▼ 44.3%
Operating profit (loss)9901€5,875-€6,582€97€5,237€99,268€180,884€217,489€112,694▼ 48.2%
Financial income75/76B---€20-€0€9,657€27,799▲ 188%
Recurring financial income75€111€63€1€20-€0€9,657€27,799▲ 188%
Financial charges65/66B---€2,885€2,835€1,115€9,803€709▼ 92.8%
Recurring financial charges65€483€752€1,142€2,885€2,835€1,115€9,803€709▼ 92.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€5,504-€7,272-€1,045€2,372€96,433€179,769€217,343€139,784▼ 35.7%
Income taxes67/77€68€215--€16,230€45,613€54,793€27,719▼ 49.4%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€5,436-€7,487-€1,045€2,372€80,203€134,156€162,550€112,065▼ 31.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€5,436-€7,487-€1,045€2,372€80,203€134,156€162,550€112,065▼ 31.1%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€120,231€50,223€15,938€137,827€229,108€818,352€540,920€529,033▼ 2.2%
Fixed assets21/28€21,274€9,678---€710€491€271▼ 44.8%
Intangible fixed assets21€13,125€5,625-------
Tangible fixed assets22/27€8,149€4,053---€710€491€271▼ 44.8%
Furniture and vehicles24-----€710€491€271▼ 44.8%
Current assets29/58€98,957€40,546€15,938€137,827€229,108€817,642€540,430€528,762▼ 2.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€80,168€27,788€4,840€66,257€86,445€124,897€119,634€81,087▼ 32.2%
Trade receivables40---€66,257€82,676€121,128€119,634€71,765▼ 40.0%
Other amounts receivable41----€3,770€3,770€0€9,322-
Current investments50/53------€251,992€312,443▲ 24.0%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€18,597€12,562€10,853€71,416€141,864€690,772€168,736€135,113▼ 19.9%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€153€799€1,972€69€119▲ 72.7%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€120,231€50,223€15,938€137,827€229,108€818,352€540,920€529,033▼ 2.2%
Equity10/15€14,736€7,250€6,205€20,972€101,174€235,331€297,881€353,946▲ 18.8%
Contributions10/11€6,205€6,205-€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€8,531€1,860-€2,372€82,574€216,731€279,281€335,346▲ 20.1%
Distributable reserves133---€2,372€82,574€216,731€279,281€335,346▲ 20.1%
Profit (loss) carried forward14--€815----€0€0-
Amounts payable17/49€105,494€42,974€9,733€116,855€127,934€583,021€243,039€175,087▼ 28.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€4,706€1,391-------
Amounts payable within one year42/48€100,779€41,546€9,733€78,528€125,661€540,961€242,943€175,087▼ 27.9%
Trade debts44€19,556€1,973€4,720€21,157€54,546€471,054€81,668€84,298▲ 3.2%
Suppliers440/4---€21,157€54,546€471,054€81,668€84,298▲ 3.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€991€14,735€69,907€61,274€34,789▼ 43.2%
Taxes450/3---€991€13,478€63,435€54,966€30,343▼ 44.8%
Remuneration and social security454/9----€1,257€6,472€6,308€4,446▼ 29.5%
Other amounts payable47/48---€56,380€56,380€0€100,000€56,000▼ 44.0%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€38,327€2,273€42,061€96€0▼ 100%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€5,436-€7,487-€1,045€2,372€80,203€134,156€162,550€112,065▼ 31.1%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€12,436€11,596€6,048--€169€220€220=
Operating cash flow (approximation)€17,872€4,110€5,003€2,372€80,203€134,325€162,770€112,285▼ 31.0%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0----€0€0-
Change in cash--€6,035-€1,709€60,563€70,448€548,908-€522,037-€33,622▲ 93.6%

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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Latest 10 of 32 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 abbreviated format 19-06-2026 2026-00175923
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 09-05-2025 2025-00092240
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 19-06-2024 2024-00139836
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 08-06-2023 2023-00115997
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 18-05-2022 2022-20030608
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 12-05-2021 2021-13900323
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 01-07-2020 2020-23500102
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 10-05-2019 2019-12700172
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 04-06-2018 2018-14900548
30-09-2016 abbreviated format 27-01-2017 2017-02200392

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