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H.C.T.

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Public limited companyfounded 198145 yrs activeEuropalaan 24, 9800 Deinze, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0421.226.062

H.C.T. has been active since 1981 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.26M and a net result of €56k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±1.4% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 55% of 7955 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
70 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability46▲+14
Solvency74▲+3
Growth78▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €85k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.33 against 2.15 in 2024; short-term debt: 32.5% and cash: 17.1% of total assets), but 50.8% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Seven 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 45 years 0 50 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
49.2%
Return on assets
2.2%
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
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 · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 03-06-2026, 58 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
58 d early
2024
50 d early
2023
34 d early
2022
76 d early
2021
47 d early
2020
66 d early
2019
87 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
18-09-2026 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
€1.26M▲ 4.6%
2024 · €1.21M
2018: €1.13M 2019: €1.13M 2020: €1.13M 2021: €1.13M 2022: €1.13M 2023: €1.19M 2024: €1.21M
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€2.57M▼ 2.4%
2024 · €2.63M
2018: €2.75M 2019: €2.63M 2020: €2.59M 2021: €2.54M 2022: €2.20M 2023: €2.55M 2024: €2.63M
2018 → 2025
Net result
€56k▲ 242%
2024 · €16k
2018: €53k 2019: €43k 2020: €128k 2021: €107k 2022: €570 2023: €65k 2024: €16k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€1.11M▲ 5.8%
2024 · €1.05M
2018: €1.01M 2019: €1.03M 2020: €1.10M 2021: €986k 2022: €966k 2023: €1.03M 2024: €1.05M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€1.13M-€1.13M▲ 0.1%€1.19M▲ 5.8%€1.21M▲ 1.4%€1.26M▲ 4.6%
Operating result€152k-€-11k€98k€10k▼ 89.8%€49k▲ 387%
Net result€107k-€570▼ 99.5%€65k▲ 11,314%€16k▼ 74.9%€56k▲ 242%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-50k€0€50k€100k€150kOperating result 2021: €152k€152kNet result 2021: €107k€107kOperating result 2022: €-11k€-11kNet result 2022: €570€570Operating result 2023: €98k€98kNet result 2023: €65k€65kOperating result 2024: €10k€10kNet result 2024: €16k€16kOperating result 2025: €49k€49kNet result 2025: €56k€56k20212022202320242025
The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 387% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.57M
Fixed assets €621k▼ 6.2%
Current assets €1.95M▼ 1.2%
Equity and liabilities €2.57M
Equity €1.26M▲ 4.6%
Debt €1.30M▼ 8.4%
The debt ratio falls from 54.1% to 50.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€116k
2024 · €65k
Cash flow
€123k
2024 · €71k
Solvency
49.2%
2024 · 45.9%
Current ratio
2.33
2024 · 2.15
Quick ratio
1.49
2024 · 1.31
Debt / equity
1.03
2024 · 1.18
ROE
4.4%
2024 · 1.4%
ROA
2.2%
2024 · 0.6%
Interest coverage
2.94
2024 · 1.55
Debt
€1.30M
2024 · €1.42M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€834k
2024 · €918k
Debt > 1 year
€338k
2024 · €411k
Income taxes
€43k
2024 · €28k
Staff costs
€1.21M
2024 · €1.06M
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€2.63M€2.57M
Fixed assets21/28€662k€621k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€635k€594k
Land and buildings22€621k€579k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€6k€2k
Furniture and vehicles24€8k€14k
Financial fixed assets28€26k€26k
Current assets29/58€1.97M€1.95M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€763k€703k
Stocks30/36€763k€703k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€744k€792k
Trade receivables40€732k€778k
Other amounts receivable41€12k€14k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€450k€440k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€12k€11k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.63M€2.57M
Equity10/15€1.21M€1.26M
Contributions10/11€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k=
Reserves13€1.15M€1.20M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k=
Distributable reserves133€1.14M€1.20M
Amounts payable17/49€1.42M€1.30M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€411k€338k
Financial debts170/4€411k€338k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€918k€834k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€72k€73k
Financial debts43€150k€0
Credit institutions430/8€150k€0
Trade debts44€497k€497k=
Suppliers440/4€497k€497k=
Advances received on contracts in progress46-€23k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€198k€240k
Taxes450/3€47k€48k
Remuneration and social security454/9€151k€192k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€94k€132k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€15k€3k
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.06M€1.21M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€55k€67k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-2k€9k
Other operating charges640/8€35k€28k
Gross operating margin9900€1.15M€1.36M
Operating profit (loss)9901€10k€49k
Financial income75/76B€76k€89k
Recurring financial income75€76k€89k
Financial charges65/66B€42k€39k
Recurring financial charges65€42k€39k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€44k€99k
Income taxes67/77€28k€43k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€16k€56k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€16k€56k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€16k€56k
Transfer to equity691/2€16k€56k
To other reserves6921€16k€56k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90879.610.1

The notes to these accounts (23 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
03-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
11-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
16-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €570 ▼99.5%
Net result drops to €570, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
14-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
26-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €128k ▲197%
Operating result €205k, net result €128k, both a record.
05-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
20-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
23-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
11 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, Deinze · 1 establishment unit since 1981
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.

Europalaan 249800 Deinze
Ground area
1,231 m²
Building footprint
525 m²
Volume, LiDAR
3,201 m³
Parcel 44054A0081/00H002, Flanders · tallest building 7.3 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
H.C.T. NV
Europalaan 24, 9800 DeinzeNACE 50301
since 19812.018.427.963
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44054A0081/00H002 Flanders 1,231 m² 1 · 525 m² 7.3 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

2022 to 2025 · 4 entries · 26,159 EUR awarded · 21,159 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 1 10,000 EUR5,000 EUR
2024 1 0 EUR2,500 EUR
2023 1 6,159 EUR3,659 EUR
2022 1 10,000 EUR10,000 EUR
Schemes
Subsidies voor internationaal ondernemen
4 entries · 26,159 EUR · 21,159 EUR paid · Vlaams Agentschap voor Internationaal Ondernemen

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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded30-01-1981
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
45310
46649Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
46720Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 45 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 17-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.