FRANCOIS DRINKS
ActiveFRANCOIS DRINKS has been active since 1988 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €789k and a net result of €86k. Equity is growing by ~13.9% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 84% of 4830 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
100
/ 100
Excellent= vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability54▼-3
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €80k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 4.15 against 3.0 in 2024), and 21.7% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term
Signals
Eight signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
78.3%
Return on assets
8.5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 25-08-2026, 25 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 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
25 d late
2024
3 d early
2023
30 d late
2022
144 d late
2021
31 d late
2020
24 d late
2019
132 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 monthsPosition in the running window
16-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€86k▲ 6.7%
2024 · €80k
2018: €-65k
2019: €-47k
2020: €50k
2021: €58k
2022: €88k
2023: €68k
2024: €80k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€443k▲ 24.7%
2024 · €355k
2018: €150k
2019: €156k
2020: €256k
2021: €274k
2022: €330k
2023: €342k
2024: €355k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€467k-€555k▲ 18.9%€623k▲ 12.2%€703k▲ 12.9%€789k▲ 12.2%
Operating result€84k-€147k▲ 74.1%€113k▼ 22.9%€125k▲ 10.4%€133k▲ 6.6%
Net result€58k-€88k▲ 52.3%€68k▼ 23.4%€80k▲ 18.6%€86k▲ 6.7%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 7% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.01M
Fixed assets
€424k▼ 13.5%
Current assets
€584k▲ 9.6%
Equity and liabilities €1.01M
Equity
€789k▲ 12.2%
Debt
€219k▼ 31.5%
The debt ratio falls from 31.2% to 21.7%: equity grows while debt is paid down.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€199k▲
2024 · €186k
Cash flow
€152k▲
2024 · €142k
Solvency
78.3%▲
2024 · 68.8%
Current ratio
4.15▲
2024 · 3.00
Quick ratio
2.69▲
2024 · 1.77
Debt / equity
0.28▼
2024 · 0.45
ROE
10.9%▼
2024 · 11.4%
ROA
8.5%▲
2024 · 7.9%
Interest coverage
25.50▲
2024 · 18.80
Debt
€219k▼
2024 · €320k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€141k▼
2024 · €177k
Debt > 1 year
€78k▼
2024 · €142k
Income taxes
€40k▲
2024 · €35k
Staff costs
€131k▲
2024 · €129k
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€1.02M€1.01M▼
Fixed assets21/28€490k€424k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€489k€423k▼
Land and buildings22€422k€377k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€24k€16k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€39k€29k▼
Leasing and similar rights25€4k-
Financial fixed assets28€1k€1k=
Current assets29/58€533k€584k▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€219k€205k▼
Stocks30/36€219k€205k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€128k€124k▼
Trade receivables40€127k€124k▼
Other amounts receivable41€715€342▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€183k€250k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€4k€5k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.02M€1.01M▼
Equity10/15€703k€789k▲
Contributions10/11€306k€306k=
Capital10€306k€306k=
Issued capital100€306k€306k=
Reserves13€398k€484k▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€16k€20k▲
Legal reserve130€16k€20k▲
Distributable reserves133€382k€463k▲
Amounts payable17/49€320k€219k▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€142k€78k▼
Financial debts170/4€142k€78k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€177k€141k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€75k€64k▼
Trade debts44€58k€29k▼
Suppliers440/4€8k€29k▲
Bills of exchange payable441€50k-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€42k€45k▲
Taxes450/3€20k€22k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€22k€23k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€3k€2k▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€133
Income statement
Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€129k€131k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€62k€66k▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€5k-
Other operating charges640/8€11k€9k▼
Gross operating margin9900€332k€339k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€125k€133k▲
Financial income75/76B€209€408▲
Recurring financial income75€209€408▲
Financial charges65/66B€10k€8k▼
Recurring financial charges65€10k€8k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€115k€125k▲
Income taxes67/77€35k€40k▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€80k€86k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€80k€86k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€80k€86k▲
Transfer to equity691/2€80k€86k▲
To the legal reserve6920€2k€5k▲
To other reserves6921€79k€81k▲
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90873.12.8▼
The notes to these accounts (9 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
25-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema · 25 days late
2025
28-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 30 days late
2023
22-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 144 days late
2022
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €88k ▲52.3%
Operating result €147k, net result €88k, both a record.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €500kEq €555k ▲18.9%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €555k.
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 31 days late
2021
24-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 24 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €50k
Net result €50k after 2 loss-making years.
10-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 132 days late
2019
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 30 days late
2018
28-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 59 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.
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, Le Roeulx · 1 establishment unit since 1988
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.
Chaussée de Soignies(R) 2317070 Le RoeulxGround area
3,729 m²
Building footprint
969 m²
Volume, LiDAR
6,158 m³
2 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 7.8 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
FRANCOIS DRINKS SA
since 19882.037.585.265
2 parcels
Wallonia
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55035A0127/00E000 | Wallonia | 2,744 m² | 1 · 838 m² | 7.8 m · 2 fl. |
| 55035A0127/00N000 | Wallonia | 985 m² | 1 · 131 m² | 7.8 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Food safety, FASFC
1 siteLe Roeulx2.037.585.265
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Of 1,570 companies in sector 46349 we hold annual accounts for 980. 620 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector
Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded08-04-1988
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
46349Wholesale of beverages, general range
51340
47110Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
47112Retail trade
47252Retail sale of beverages, general range
47781Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels
52112
52250Logistics services
52481
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 37 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.