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GIELEN

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Public limited companyfounded 198937 yrs activeWitte-Brugstraat 5, 3800 Sint-Truiden, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0436.860.977
Summary

GIELEN has been active since 1989 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €4.00M and a net result of €98k. Equity is growing by ~14.3% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 34% of 482 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability70▲+33
Solvency52▼-9
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €280k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 4.54 against 3.83 in 2024; short-term debt: 4.4% and cash: 0.8% of total assets), but 72.6% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 63
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities (NACE 63)
about 52% fewer bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
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
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 37 years 0 40 y
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
27.4%
Return on assets
0.7%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 28-08-2026, 28 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 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
28 d late
2024
28 d late
2023
on the day
2022
32 d early
2021
25 d late
2020
4 d late
2019
91 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
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
25-09-2026 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
€4.00M▲ 2.5%
2024 · €3.90M
2018: €910klowest in 8 years 2019: €1.50M▲ +64.7% vs 2018 2020: €1.83M▲ +21.8% vs 2019 2021: €2.93M▲ +60.5% vs 2020 2022: €4.33M▲ +47.7% vs 2021highest in 8 years 2023: €4.14M▼ -4.4% vs 2022 2024: €3.90M▼ -5.8% vs 2023 2025: €4.00M▲ +2.5% vs 2024
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€14.60M▲ 35.1%
2024 · €10.81M
2018: €1.72Mlowest in 8 years 2019: €2.38M▲ +38.2% vs 2018 2020: €7.27M▲ +206% vs 2019 2021: €9.36M▲ +28.6% vs 2020 2022: €9.59M▲ +2.5% vs 2021 2023: €9.89M▲ +3.2% vs 2022 2024: €10.81M▲ +9.3% vs 2023 2025: €14.60M▲ +35.1% vs 2024highest in 8 years
2018 → 2025
Net result
€98k
2024 · €-239k
2018: €583k 2019: €589k▲ +1.1% vs 2018 2020: €327k▼ -44.4% vs 2019 2021: €1.10M▲ +238% vs 2020 2022: €1.41M▲ +27.9% vs 2021highest in 8 years 2023: €-190k▼ -113% vs 2022 2024: €-239k▼ -25.9% vs 2023lowest in 8 years 2025: €98k▲ +141% vs 2024
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€2.30M▲ 87.6%
2024 · €1.22M
2018: €609k 2019: €1.21M▲ +98.5% vs 2018 2020: €1.03M▼ -15.1% vs 2019 2021: €1.31M▲ +27.5% vs 2020 2022: €1.78M▲ +35.9% vs 2021 2023: €31k▼ -98.2% vs 2022lowest in 8 years 2024: €1.22M▲ +3818% vs 2023 2025: €2.30M▲ +87.6% vs 2024highest in 8 years
2018 → 2025
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€2.93M-€4.33M▲ 47.7%€4.14M▼ 4.4%€3.90M▼ 5.8%€4.00M▲ 2.5% 2021: €2.93Mlowest in 5 years 2022: €4.33M▲ +47.7% vs 2021highest in 5 years 2023: €4.14M▼ -4.4% vs 2022 2024: €3.90M▼ -5.8% vs 2023 2025: €4.00M▲ +2.5% vs 2024
Operating result€1.49M-€1.84M▲ 23.0%€-106k€-110k▼ 3.8%€176k 2021: €1.49M 2022: €1.84M▲ +23.0% vs 2021highest in 5 years 2023: €-106k▼ -106% vs 2022 2024: €-110k▼ -3.8% vs 2023lowest in 5 years 2025: €176k▲ +260% vs 2024
Net result€1.10M-€1.41M▲ 27.9%€-190k€-239k▼ 25.9%€98k 2021: €1.10M 2022: €1.41M▲ +27.9% vs 2021highest in 5 years 2023: €-190k▼ -113% vs 2022 2024: €-239k▼ -25.9% vs 2023lowest in 5 years 2025: €98k▲ +141% vs 2024
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-1.00M€0€1.00M€2.00MOperating result 2021: €1.49M€1.49MNet result 2021: €1.10M€1.10MOperating result 2022: €1.84M€1.84MNet result 2022: €1.41M€1.41MOperating result 2023: €-106k€-106kNet result 2023: €-190k€-190kOperating result 2024: €-110k€-110kNet result 2024: €-239k€-239kOperating result 2025: €176k€176kNet result 2025: €98k€98k20212022202320242025€-400k€-200k€0€200kOperating result 2023: €-106k€-106kNet result 2023: €-190k€-190kOperating result 2024: €-110k€-110kNet result 2024: €-239k€-239kOperating result 2025: €176k€176kNet result 2025: €98k€98k202320242025
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €176k after a loss of €110k in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €14.60M
Fixed assets €11.66M ▲ 27.3%
Current assets €2.94M ▲ 77.8%
Equity and liabilities €14.60M
Equity €4.00M ▲ 2.5%
Debt €10.60M ▲ 53.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 63.9% to 72.6%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€675k▲
2024 · €328k
Cash flow
€597k▲
2024 · €199k
Current ratio
4.54▲
2024 · 3.83
Quick ratio
1.59▲
2024 · 0.46
Debt to equity
2.65▲
2024 · 1.77
ROE
2.5%▲
2024 · -6.1%
ROA
0.7%▲
2024 · -2.2%
Interest coverage
8.48▲
2024 · 2.49
Debt ≤ 1 year
€648k▲
2024 · €432k
Debt > 1 year
€9.95M▲
2024 · €6.48M
Income taxes
€345▲
2024 · €269
Staff costs
€93k▼
2024 · €106k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 57 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€10.81M€14.60M▲
Fixed assets21/28€9.16M€11.66M▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€9.16M€11.66M▲
Land and buildings22€4.96M€4.69M▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€12k€10k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€160k€121k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€4.02M€6.84M▲
Current assets29/58€1.66M€2.94M▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.46M€1.91M▲
Stocks30/36€1.46M€1.91M▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€130k€198k▲
Trade receivables40€126k€188k▲
Other amounts receivable41€4k€10k▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€49k€121k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€20k€711k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€10.81M€14.60M▲
Equity10/15€3.90M€4.00M▲
Contributions10/11€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k=
Reserves13€3.84M€3.94M▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k=
Distributable reserves133€3.83M€3.93M▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0-
Amounts payable17/49€6.91M€10.60M▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€6.48M€9.95M▲
Financial debts170/4€6.48M€9.95M▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€432k€648k▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€256k€244k▼
Financial debts43-€14k
Credit institutions430/8-€14k
Trade debts44€87k€326k▲
Suppliers440/4€87k€326k▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€88k€62k▼
Taxes450/3€69k€41k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€19k€21k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€1k€1k=
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€106k€93k▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€438k€499k▲
Other operating charges640/8€63k€77k▲
Gross operating margin9900€497k€846k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€-110k€176k▲
Financial income75/76B€3k€2k▼
Recurring financial income75€3k€2k▼
Financial charges65/66B€131k€80k▼
Recurring financial charges65€131k€80k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-239k€99k▲
Income taxes67/77€269€345▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-239k€98k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-239k€98k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-429k€98k▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-190k€0▲
Transfer from equity791/2€429k€0▼
Transfer to equity691/2-€98k
To other reserves6921-€98k

The notes to these accounts (7 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Accounts by statement
Line20212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A---€0--
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€10k€50k€106k€93k▼ 12.0%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€337k€386k€692k€438k€499k▲ 14.1%
Other operating charges640/8€139k€44k€50k€63k€77k▲ 21.3%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€64k€0---
Gross operating margin9900€1.97M€2.34M€687k€497k€846k▲ 70.2%
Operating profit (loss)9901€1.49M€1.84M€-106k€-110k€176k▲ 260%
Financial income75/76B€0€99k€37k€3k€2k▼ 29.6%
Recurring financial income75€0€4k€15k€3k€2k▼ 29.6%
Non-recurring financial income76B-€95k€22k---
Financial charges65/66B€35k€47k€121k€131k€80k▼ 39.4%
Recurring financial charges65€35k€47k€121k€131k€80k▼ 39.4%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.46M€1.89M€-190k€-239k€99k▲ 141%
Income taxes67/77€355k€477k€129€269€345▲ 28.2%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.10M€1.41M€-190k€-239k€98k▲ 141%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1.10M€1.41M€-190k€-239k€98k▲ 141%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€9.36M€9.59M€9.89M€10.81M€14.60M▲ 35.1%
Fixed assets21/28€7.00M€7.34M€9.33M€9.16M€11.66M▲ 27.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€7.00M€7.34M€9.33M€9.16M€11.66M▲ 27.3%
Land and buildings22€5.33M€5.45M€5.18M€4.96M€4.69M▼ 5.6%
Plant, machinery and equipment23€64k€0€7k€12k€10k▼ 14.9%
Furniture and vehicles24--€61k€160k€121k▼ 24.5%
Other tangible fixed assets26€1.61M€1.89M€4.09M€4.02M€6.84M▲ 70.1%
Current assets29/58€2.36M€2.24M€561k€1.66M€2.94M▲ 77.8%
Stocks and contracts in progress3--€308k€1.46M€1.91M▲ 31.5%
Stocks30/36--€308k€1.46M€1.91M▲ 31.5%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.83M€24k€173k€130k€198k▲ 51.6%
Trade receivables40€1.83M€24k€168k€126k€188k▲ 49.2%
Other amounts receivable41€0€138€5k€4k€10k▲ 120%
Current investments50/53€123k-----
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€409k€2.22M€66k€49k€121k▲ 145%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0-€14k€20k€711k▲ 3,478%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€9.36M€9.59M€9.89M€10.81M€14.60M▲ 35.1%
Equity10/15€2.93M€4.33M€4.14M€3.90M€4.00M▲ 2.5%
Contributions10/11€62k€62k€62k€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k€62k€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k€62k€62k€62k=
Reserves13€1.76M€4.27M€4.27M€3.84M€3.94M▲ 2.6%
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k€6k€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130-€6k€6k€6k€6k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€6k€0----
Distributable reserves133€1.76M€4.26M€4.26M€3.83M€3.93M▲ 2.6%
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.10M-€-190k€0--
Amounts payable17/49€6.42M€5.26M€5.75M€6.91M€10.60M▲ 53.4%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€5.38M€4.79M€5.22M€6.48M€9.95M▲ 53.6%
Financial debts170/4€5.38M€4.79M€5.22M€6.48M€9.95M▲ 53.6%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.05M€465k€530k€432k€648k▲ 50.1%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€451k€385k€254k€256k€244k▼ 4.5%
Financial debts43----€14k-
Credit institutions430/8----€14k-
Trade debts44€363k€22k€172k€87k€326k▲ 275%
Suppliers440/4€363k€22k€172k€87k€326k▲ 275%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€35k€58k€104k€88k€62k▼ 28.8%
Taxes450/3€35k€55k€91k€69k€41k▼ 40.2%
Remuneration and social security454/9-€3k€13k€19k€21k▲ 12.4%
Other amounts payable47/48€199k€0-€1k€1k=
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.10M€1.41M€-190k€-239k€98k▲ 141%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€337k€386k€692k€438k€499k▲ 14.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€1.44M€1.80M€502k€199k€597k▲ 201%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€-733k€-2.68M€-261k€-3.00M▼ 1,051%
Change in cash-€1.81M€-2.15M€-17k€72k▲ 523%

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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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema · 28 days late
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €98k
Net result €98k after 2 loss-making years.
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 28 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-239k
Net result drops to €-239k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-12
Financial Liquidity quadruplescurrent ratio 3.83
Current ratio from 1.06 to 3.83; short-term debt falls from €530k to €432k.
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €1.41M ▲27.9%
Operating result €1.84M, net result €1.41M, both a record.
31-12
Financial Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 4.83
Current ratio from 2.25 to 4.83; short-term debt falls from €1.05M to €465k.
25-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 25 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Equity above €2MEq €2.93M ▲60.5%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €2.93M.
04-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 4 days late
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2020
30-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 91 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.50M ▲64.7%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.50M.
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
2018
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 28 days late
2017
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 28 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
9 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, Sint-Truiden · 1 establishment unit since 1989
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
5,113 m²
Building footprint
2,749 m²
Volume, LiDAR
17,012 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 8.1 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Bedrijvenstraat 5760, 3800 Sint-Truiden
Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
since 19892.042.608.380
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
71009A0062/00L000 Flanders 4,175 m² 1 · 2,520 m² 8.1 m · 2 fl.
71353E0480/00W000 Flanders 938 m² 1 · 229 m² 8.1 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
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

Legal Entity Identifier

875500CYVYJOU5JWM497
no longer live in the LEI register

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded06-03-1989
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
46431Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment
63920Other information service activities
64210Activities of holding companies
68110Buying and selling of own real estate
73300Public relations and communication consultancy

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