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Garage Gilbert

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Public limited companyfounded 196858 yrs activeStaatsbaan 59, 9870 Zulte, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0401.023.140

Garage Gilbert has been active since 1968 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €242k and a net result of €25k. Equity is shrinking by ~9.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 61% of 10242 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
94 / 100
Excellent▲ +12 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability51▲+25
Solvency87▲+5
Growth58=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €23k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.77 against 1.67 in 2024), but 52.7% 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 riskneutral
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 58 years 0 60 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 47
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
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
47.3%
Return on assets
4.8%
Age of the figures
8 mo
lowers risk · Growing equity
Equity grew over 2023-2025. Profits are largely retained rather than distributed.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
1819202122232425
2018 to 2025 · latest year €242k
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 17-06-2026, 44 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
44 d early
2024
43 d early
2023
28 d early
2022
21 d early
2021
48 d early
2020
33 d early
2019
18 d early
← 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
15-09-2026 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, abbreviated schema

Equity
€242k▲ 11.3%
2024 · €218k
2018: €476k 2019: €431k 2020: €203k 2021: €253k 2022: €303k 2023: €207k 2024: €218k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€512k▲ 4.5%
2024 · €490k
2018: €813k 2019: €756k 2020: €438k 2021: €457k 2022: €497k 2023: €452k 2024: €490k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€25k▲ 119%
2024 · €11k
2018: €2k 2019: €-45k 2020: €-28k 2021: €50k 2022: €50k 2023: €3k 2024: €11k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€199k▲ 14.8%
2024 · €173k
2018: €452k 2019: €413k 2020: €193k 2021: €246k 2022: €292k 2023: €185k 2024: €173k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€253k-€303k▲ 19.9%€207k▼ 31.9%€218k▲ 5.4%€242k▲ 11.3%
Operating result€57k-€57k▲ 0.4%€20k▼ 64.2%€31k▲ 53.0%€49k▲ 56.5%
Net result€50k-€50k▲ 0.9%€3k▼ 93.6%€11k▲ 251%€25k▲ 119%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€20k€40k€60kOperating result 2021: €57k€57kNet result 2021: €50k€50kOperating result 2022: €57k€57kNet result 2022: €50k€50kOperating result 2023: €20k€20kNet result 2023: €3k€3kOperating result 2024: €31k€31kNet result 2024: €11k€11kOperating result 2025: €49k€49kNet result 2025: €25k€25k20212022202320242025
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 57% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €512k
Fixed assets €54k▼ 4.1%
Current assets €458k▲ 5.6%
Equity and liabilities €512k
Equity €242k▲ 11.3%
Debt €270k▼ 0.9%
The debt ratio falls from 55.5% to 52.7%: equity grows while debt is paid down.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€61k
2024 · €37k
Cash flow
€36k
2024 · €17k
Solvency
47.3%
2024 · 44.5%
Current ratio
1.77
2024 · 1.67
Quick ratio
1.07
2024 · 1.12
Debt / equity
1.11
2024 · 1.25
ROE
10.1%
2024 · 5.2%
ROA
4.8%
2024 · 2.3%
Interest coverage
5.29
2024 · 2.92
Debt
€270k
2024 · €272k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€259k
2024 · €260k
Income taxes
€13k
2024 · €7k
Staff costs
€211k
2024 · €222k
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€490k€512k
Fixed assets21/28€56k€54k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€56k€54k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€26k€29k
Furniture and vehicles24€30k€24k
Financial fixed assets28€135€135=
Current assets29/58€434k€458k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€141k€181k
Stocks30/36€141k€181k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€195k€177k
Trade receivables40€194k€177k
Other amounts receivable41€574-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€92k€95k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5k€4k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€490k€512k
Equity10/15€218k€242k
Contributions10/11€100k€100k=
Capital10€100k€100k=
Issued capital100€100k€100k=
Reserves13€118k€142k
Non-distributable reserves130/1€10k€10k=
Legal reserve130€10k€10k=
Distributable reserves133€108k€132k
Amounts payable17/49€272k€270k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€260k€259k
Trade debts44€54k€50k
Suppliers440/4€54k€50k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€59k€57k
Taxes450/3€27k€34k
Remuneration and social security454/9€33k€23k
Other amounts payable47/48€147k€152k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€12k€11k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€222k€211k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€6k€12k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-2k€-3k
Other operating charges640/8€14k€17k
Gross operating margin9900€272k€285k
Operating profit (loss)9901€31k€49k
Financial income75/76B€4€9
Recurring financial income75€4€9
Financial charges65/66B€13k€11k
Recurring financial charges65€13k€11k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€18k€37k
Income taxes67/77€7k€13k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€11k€25k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€11k€25k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€11k€25k
Transfer to equity691/2€11k€25k
To other reserves6921€11k€25k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90873.73.4

The notes to these accounts (5 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
17-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
03-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €50k ▲0.9%
Operating result €57k, net result €50k, both a record.
13-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €50k
Net result €50k after 2 loss-making years.
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
13-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-45k ▼1972%
Net result drops to €-45k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
09-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
21-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
14-07
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
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, Zulte · 1 establishment unit since 1960
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.

Staatsbaan 599870 Zulte
Ground area
4,746 m²
Building footprint
203 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,339 m³
Parcel 44081C0149/00C032, Flanders · tallest building 7.9 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
GARAGE GILBERT NV
Staatsbaan 59, 9870 ZulteNACE 5010101
since 19602.005.745.214
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44081C0149/00C032 Flanders 4,746 m² 1 · 202 m² 7.9 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.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 10,618 companies in sector 47811 we hold annual accounts for 5,192. 3,692 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded01-01-1968
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
47811Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
95311General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
50200
50103
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 48 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.