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KARAKTERS

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Private limited companyfounded 200719 yrs activeTondelierlaan 1, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0886.576.139

KARAKTERS has been active since 2007 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €283k and a net result of €13k. Equity is growing by ~4.7% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 28% of 307 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
60 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability70▲+1
Solvency45▲+2
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €16k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.25 against 1.31 in 2024; short-term debt: 58.3% and cash: 2.5% of total assets), and 80.2% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers 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 19 years 0 20 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
19.8%
Return on assets
0.9%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 18
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 18
lower
← 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 29-07-2026, 2 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
2 d early
2024
7 d early
2023
7 d early
2022
26 d early
2021
31 d late
2020
31 d late
2019
69 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 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
€283k▲ 4.7%
2024 · €270k
2018: €207k 2020: €218k 2021: €224k 2022: €226k 2023: €266k 2024: €270k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€1.43M▼ 7.0%
2024 · €1.54M
2018: €723k 2020: €1.33M 2021: €1.35M 2022: €1.47M 2023: €1.45M 2024: €1.54M
2018 → 2025
Net result
€13k▲ 199%
2024 · €4k
2018: €104k 2020: €3k 2021: €6k 2022: €102k 2023: €40k 2024: €4k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€208k▼ 18.6%
2024 · €255k
2018: €92k 2020: €580k 2021: €342k 2022: €371k 2023: €159k 2024: €255k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€224k-€226k▲ 0.9%€266k▲ 17.6%€270k▲ 1.6%€283k▲ 4.7%
Operating result€11k-€122k▲ 1,037%€77k▼ 36.6%€38k▼ 51.1%€54k▲ 43.8%
Net result€6k-€102k▲ 1,639%€40k▼ 61.0%€4k▼ 89.3%€13k▲ 199%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€50k€100kOperating result 2021: €11k€11kNet result 2021: €6k€6kOperating result 2022: €122k€122kNet result 2022: €102k€102kOperating result 2023: €77k€77kNet result 2023: €40k€40kOperating result 2024: €38k€38kNet result 2024: €4k€4kOperating result 2025: €54k€54kNet result 2025: €13k€13k20212022202320242025
The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 44% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.43M
Fixed assets €389k▼ 13.9%
Current assets €1.04M▼ 4.2%
Equity and liabilities €1.43M
Equity €283k▲ 4.7%
Debt €1.15M▼ 9.5%
The debt ratio falls from 82.4% to 80.2%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€149k
2024 · €133k
Cash flow
€108k
2024 · €99k
Solvency
19.8%
2024 · 17.6%
Current ratio
1.25
2024 · 1.31
Quick ratio
1.25
2024 · 1.31
Debt / equity
4.06
2024 · 4.69
ROE
4.5%
2024 · 1.6%
ROA
0.9%
2024 · 0.3%
Interest coverage
14.93
2024 · 11.32
Debt
€1.15M
2024 · €1.27M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€833k
2024 · €831k
Debt > 1 year
€94k
2024 · €189k
Income taxes
€32k
2024 · €23k
Staff costs
€1.90M
2024 · €1.94M
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€1.54M€1.43M
Fixed assets21/28€451k€389k
Intangible fixed assets21€146k€119k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€280k€243k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€34k€28k
Furniture and vehicles24€33k€25k
Other tangible fixed assets26€212k€190k
Financial fixed assets28€26k€26k=
Current assets29/58€1.09M€1.04M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€984k€962k
Trade receivables40€973k€945k
Other amounts receivable41€11k€18k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€64k€36k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€38k€42k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.54M€1.43M
Equity10/15€270k€283k
Contributions10/11€12k€12k=
Reserves13€258k€270k
Tax-exempt reserves132€12k€12k=
Distributable reserves133€246k€259k
Amounts payable17/49€1.27M€1.15M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€189k€94k
Financial debts170/4€189k€94k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€831k€833k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€304k€199k
Financial debts43-€50k
Credit institutions430/8-€50k
Trade debts44€180k€296k
Suppliers440/4€180k€296k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€297k€289k
Taxes450/3€87k€103k
Remuneration and social security454/9€210k€186k
Other amounts payable47/48€49k€5
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€248k€220k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.94M€1.90M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€95k€95k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€0-
Other operating charges640/8€7k€2k
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€5k
Gross operating margin9900€2.08M€2.06M
Operating profit (loss)9901€38k€54k
Financial income75/76B€661€8
Recurring financial income75€661€8
Financial charges65/66B€12k€10k
Recurring financial charges65€12k€10k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€27k€44k
Income taxes67/77€23k€32k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€4k€13k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€4k€13k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€4k€13k
Transfer to equity691/2€4k€13k
To other reserves6921€4k€13k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908732.929.4

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
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
24-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
24-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
05-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2021
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €3k ▼97.4%
Net result drops to €3k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
08-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 69 days late
2019
11-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
04-06
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
12 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, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2020
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.

Tondelierlaan 19000 Gent
Ground area
2,315 m²
Building footprint
1,571 m²
Volume, LiDAR
41,788 m³
Parcel 44807G0052/00X002, Flanders · tallest building 36.4 m, ±10 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Tondelierlaan 1, 9000 Gent
Pre-press and pre-media services
since 20202.306.303.771
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44807G0052/00X002 Flanders 2,315 m² 1 · 1,571 m² 36.4 m · 10 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 · 10 entries · 69,321 EUR awarded · 40,365 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 4 47,016 EUR19,110 EUR
2024 1 5,927 EUR5,927 EUR
2023 3 9,445 EUR9,895 EUR
2022 2 6,933 EUR5,433 EUR
Schemes
Subsidies voor sociale tewerkstellingsprojecten
1 entry · 31,144 EUR · 4,378 EUR paid · Departement Werk, Economie, Wetenschap, Innovatie en Sociale Economie
Vlaamse ondersteuningspremie (VOP) voor werkgevers (uitdovend stelsel)
4 entries · 18,706 EUR · 18,706 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
Individueel Maatwerk
1 entry · 14,731 EUR · 14,731 EUR paid · Departement Werk, Economie, Wetenschap, Innovatie en Sociale Economie
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
2 entries · 3,240 EUR · 2,100 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Subsidies bevordering duurzaam woon-werkverkeer ikv Pendelfonds
2 entries · 1,500 EUR · 450 EUR paid · Pendelfonds

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 2,856 companies in sector 18130 we hold annual accounts for 831. 593 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded19-01-2007
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
18130Pre-press and pre-media services
22240
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 18 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 18-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.