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Non-profit associationfounded 1986active for 40 yearsBijlokekaai 1, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0432.292.772

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

2025 annual accounts filed 47 days after the deadline Filed on 16 September 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00515631.

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 16-09-2026 at the NBB all 20 filings

Turnover
€677,676▼ 25.6%
2021 · €911,167
EBIT margin
6.3%▼ 1.0pp
2021 · 7.3%
Net result
€5,791▲ 144%
2024 · €2,373
Working capital
€357,621▲ 123%
2024 · €160,195
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is a loss of €155,782, larger than the loss of €143,980 in 2024.

Turnover€0.7m 2022 Operating result-€0.2m 2025 Net result€0.006m 2025

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Arts creation and performing arts activities (NACE 90). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. The dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, current ratio, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€0.1m€0.9m▲ 565%€0.7m▼ 25.6%
Operating result-€0.5m--€0.06m▲ 88.6%€0.03m€0.07m▲ 102%€0.04m▼ 35.9%-€0.2m-€0.1m▲ 34.0%-€0.2m▼ 8.2%
Net result-€0.3m-€0.02m€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 73.9%€0.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 138%€0.05mabove the sector's middle half▼ 55.1%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half€0.002mwithin the sector's middle half€0.006mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 144%
EBIT margin23.9%7.3%▼ 16.7pp6.3%▼ 1.0pp
Equity€0.06m-€457▼ 99.2%€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 52×€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 895%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.8%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 62.5%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 41.4%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 46.0%
Total assets€1.2m-€0.9m▼ 22.1%€0.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 47.5%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 108%€0.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 24.0%€0.9mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 10.8%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 28.8%€0.9mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 45.2%
Debt€1.1m-€0.9m▼ 16.1%€0.5m▼ 49.5%€0.8m▲ 60.8%€0.5m▼ 35.1%€0.4m▼ 14.3%€0.3m▼ 19.4%€0.5m▲ 37.7%
Working capital€0.07m-€0.05m▼ 23.8%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 74.0%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 64.6%€0.06mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 62.1%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 411%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 47.5%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 123%
Solvency4.6%-0.0%▼ 4.5pp4.8%below the sector's middle half▲ 4.8pp23.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 18.2pp33.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 10.5pp49.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.6pp40.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.7pp40.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.2pp
Current ratio1.09-1.07▼ 0.021.29within the sector's middle half▲ 0.221.24within the sector's middle half▼ 0.051.14within the sector's middle half▼ 0.101.92within the sector's middle half▲ 0.781.77within the sector's middle half▼ 0.152.30within the sector's middle half▲ 0.53
Return on assets (ROA)-21.2%-2.6%▲ 23.8pp8.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.1pp9.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.2pp5.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.1pp-1.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.2pp0.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp0.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.3pp
Staff (FTE)31.6-18.3▼ 42.1%9.9within the sector's middle half▼ 45.9%109.2within the sector's middle half▼ 8.0%9within the sector's middle half▼ 2.2%7.6within the sector's middle half▼ 15.6%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Arts creation and performing arts activities (NACE 90). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Large changes and their cause
  • 2021 Turnover +565% on 2020. The accounts now follow the micro format, last year the abbreviated format.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €898,054
Fixed assets €265,388 ▲ 5.8%
Current assets €632,666 ▲ 72.1%
Equity and liabilities €898,054
Equity €365,103 ▲ 46.0%
Provisions €65,313 ▲ 126%
Debt €467,639 ▲ 37.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 54.9% to 52.1%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€136,143▲
2024 · €47,740
Cash flow
€297,716▲
2024 · €194,093
Debt to equity
1.28▼
2024 · 1.36
ROE
1.6%▲
2024 · 0.9%
Interest coverage
3.48▲
2024 · 1.71
Debt ≤ 1 year
€275,045▲
2024 · €207,433
Income taxes
€4,560▲
2024 · €674
Staff costs
€826,139▼
2024 · €866,059
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as laGeste: performing arts by independent artists (NACE 90201). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €430,000 and €957,000, founded between 1974 and 2002.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
laGeste Gent1986€0.9m€0.4m€0.9m€0.006m7.62025
LOD Gent1989€0.8m€0.6m€1.1m€0.1m11.12025
ELMARO Stabroek1984€0.7m€0.5m€0.5m€0.05m4.92025
THEATRE DE LA GUIMBARDE Charleroi1974€0.5m€0.4m€0.6m€0.04m6.82025
DIJK 69 Nieuwpoort2000€0.7m€0.5m€0.8m€0.2m11.42026
Monty Antwerpen1984€0.4m€0.2m€0.7m€0.03m102025
MONTAGE ET MAINTENANCE INDUSTRIELS Grâce-Hollogne2002€1.0m€0.5m€0.9m€0.05m13.52025

They were chosen from the 619 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity

Companies with the same profile, two years later

Historical observation

In July 2024, 17,041 companies had the same profile as laGeste has now. Two years later, 0.5% had gone bankrupt and 94.4% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.5% went bankrupt
4.9% stopped otherwise
94.4% was still going

Another 0.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of laGeste itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,445 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
Group Expected Actual
1 0.2% 0.2%
2 0.3% 0.5%
3 0.5% 0.6%
4 0.7% 0.8%
5 0.9% 0.9%
6 1.3% 1.5%
7 1.6% 1.8%
8 1.8% 1.8%
9 3.0% 3.1%
10 5.6% 6.2%

A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.

This is an observation about 17,041 companies, not a prediction for laGeste. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 6 entries · €3.8m awarded · €3.7m paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2025 2 €995,962€985,820
2024 1 €936,670€930,441
2023 2 €918,403€932,341
2022 1 €993,860€897,369
Schemes
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 53 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 16-09-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€618,552€898,054▲
Fixed assets21/28€250,924€265,388▲
Intangible fixed assets21€171,482€254,042▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€13,361€10,880▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€20€2,301▲
Furniture and vehicles24€0-
Other tangible fixed assets26€13,341€8,579▼
Financial fixed assets28€66,080€467▼
Current assets29/58€367,628€632,666▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€178,061€474,658▲
Trade receivables40€111,494€199,151▲
Other amounts receivable41€66,567€275,508▲
Current investments50/53€250€250=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€70,706€150,480▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€118,612€7,278▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€618,552€898,054▲
Equity10/15€250,055€365,103▲
Contributions10/11-€87,425-€87,425=
Capital10-€87,425-€87,425=
Reserves13€200,000€200,000=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€50,799€56,590▲
Investment grants15€86,681€195,938▲
Provisions and deferred taxes16€28,894€65,313▲
Deferred taxes168€28,894€65,313▲
Amounts payable17/49€339,603€467,639▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€207,433€275,045▲
Financial debts43-€20,375
Credit institutions430/8-€20,375
Trade debts44€97,422€109,931▲
Suppliers440/4€97,422€109,931▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€110,011€144,738▲
Taxes450/3€32,649€49,645▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€77,362€95,094▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€132,170€192,595▲
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€11,222€0▼
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€866,059€826,139▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€191,720€291,925▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€9,562-€25,602▼
Other operating charges640/8€12,120€5,143▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A€784€427▼
Gross operating margin9900€936,266€942,250▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€143,980-€155,782▼
Financial income75/76B€174,982€205,261▲
Recurring financial income75€174,982€205,261▲
Financial charges65/66B€27,954€39,129▲
Recurring financial charges65€27,954€39,129▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€3,048€10,351▲
Income taxes67/77€674€4,560▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2,373€5,791▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€2,373€5,791▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€50,799€56,590▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€48,425€50,799▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90879.07.6▼

The notes to these accounts have 17 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70--€0.1m€0.9m€0.7m----
Membership fees, donations, legacies and grants73----€1.0m----
Non-recurring operating income76A-----€0.003m€0.01m€0▼ 100%
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61----€0.7m----
Remuneration, social security and pensions62----€0.8m€1.1m€0.9m€0.8m▼ 4.6%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.5m€0.2m€0.06m€0.1m€0.07m€0.3m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 52.3%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-----€0.001m€0.01m-€0.03m-
Other operating charges640/8----€0.001m€0.003m€0.01m€0.005m▼ 57.6%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-----€0.004m€0.001m€427▼ 45.5%
Gross operating margin9900€2.1m€1.4m€0.6m€0.8m€1.0m€1.1m€0.9m€0.9m▲ 0.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.5m-€0.06m€0.03m€0.07m€0.04m-€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.2m▼ 8.2%
Financial income75/76B----€0.03m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 17.3%
Recurring financial income75€0.2m€0.1m€0.03m€0.05m€0.03m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 17.3%
Financial charges65/66B----€0.01m€0.02m€0.03m€0.04m▲ 40.0%
Recurring financial charges65€0.01m€0.03m€0.02m€0.007m€0.01m€0.02m€0.03m€0.04m▲ 40.0%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.3m€0.03m€0.04m€0.1m€0.06m-€0.01m€0.003m€0.01m▲ 240%
Income taxes67/77--€1€0.005m€0.01m€0€0.001m€0.005m▲ 576%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.3m€0.02m€0.04m€0.1m€0.05m-€0.01m€0.002m€0.006m▲ 144%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.3m€0.02m€0.04m€0.1m€0.05m-€0.01m€0.002m€0.006m▲ 144%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.2m€0.9m€0.5m€1.0m€0.8m€0.9m€0.6m€0.9m▲ 45.2%
Fixed assets21/28€0.4m€0.1m€0.07m€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 5.8%
Intangible fixed assets21€0.3m€0.06m€0.001m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 48.1%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.03m€0.01m€0.004m€0.002m€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.01m▼ 18.6%
Plant, machinery and equipment23-----€495€20€0.002m▲ 112×
Furniture and vehicles24----€0.001m€385€0--
Other tangible fixed assets26----€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.009m▼ 35.7%
Financial fixed assets28€0.07m€0.07m€0.07m€0.07m€0.07m€0.07m€0.07m€467▼ 99.3%
Current assets29/58€0.8m€0.8m€0.4m€0.8m€0.5m€0.6m€0.4m€0.6m▲ 72.1%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.002m€0.002m€0.002m€0.002m€0.001m€0---
Stocks30/36----€0.001m€0---
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.6m€0.6m€0.2m€0.6m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 167%
Trade receivables40----€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.2m▲ 78.6%
Other amounts receivable41----€0.07m€0.06m€0.07m€0.3m▲ 314%
Current investments50/53€250€250€250€250€250€250€250€250=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.1m€0.2m€0.06m€0.1m€0.1m€0.3m€0.07m€0.2m▲ 113%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1----€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.007m▼ 93.9%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.2m€0.9m€0.5m€1.0m€0.8m€0.9m€0.6m€0.9m▲ 45.2%
Equity10/15€0.06m€457€0.02m€0.2m€0.3m€0.4m€0.3m€0.4m▲ 46.0%
Contributions10/11-----€0.09m-€0.07m-€0.09m-€0.09m=
Capital10-----€0.09m-€0.07m-€0.09m-€0.09m=
Reserves13----€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.09m€0.01m€0.06m€0.2m€0.05m€0.06m▲ 11.4%
Investment grants15----€0.09m€0.06m€0.09m€0.2m▲ 126%
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.04m€0.008m-€0.04m€0.03m€0.02m€0.03m€0.07m▲ 126%
Deferred taxes168----€0.03m€0.02m€0.03m€0.07m▲ 126%
Amounts payable17/49€1.1m€0.9m€0.5m€0.8m€0.5m€0.4m€0.3m€0.5m▲ 37.7%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.8m€0.7m€0.3m€0.6m€0.4m€0.3m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 32.6%
Financial debts43----€0.2m€0-€0.02m-
Credit institutions430/8----€0.2m€0-€0.02m-
Trade debts44€0.4m€0.3m€0.2m€0.4m€0.1m€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m▲ 12.8%
Suppliers440/4----€0.1m€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m▲ 12.8%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45----€0.1m€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m▲ 31.6%
Taxes450/3----€0.03m€0.06m€0.03m€0.05m▲ 52.1%
Remuneration and social security454/9----€0.1m€0.1m€0.08m€0.1m▲ 22.9%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3----€0.07m€0.09m€0.1m€0.2m▲ 45.7%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€256,171€24,807€43,151€102,640€46,114-€11,556€2,373€5,791▲ 144%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€513,641€230,547€64,642€114,380€68,127€261,951€191,720€291,925▲ 52.3%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€257,470€255,354€107,793€217,020€114,241€250,395€194,093€297,716▲ 53.4%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€1,142€3,563-€267,884-€145,916-€193,410-€208,165-€306,389▼ 47.2%
Change in cash-€14,747-€88,819€73,202-€21,956€214,509-€259,176€79,774-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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