les Ateliers HMC
Activeles Ateliers HMC has been active since 1985 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €138k and a net result of €-8k. Equity is shrinking by ~3.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 45% of 760 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.7% (low).
Checked score
Score 2024
50
/ 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability20=
Solvency63=
Growth31▲+1
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.7%
Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €6k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.77 against 1.8 in 2023; short-term debt: 46.2% and cash: 3.2% of total assets), but 62.2% 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 risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 25
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 25
higher
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2024Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
37.8%
Return on assets
-2.2%
Age of the figures
21 mo
raises risk · Persistent losses
Two consecutive loss-making years (2023 and 2024); equity is also lower. May indicate structural pressure on profitability.
NBB · annual accounts 2024Net result per financial year
18192021222324
2018 to 2024 · latest year €-8k
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 29-08-2025, 29 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 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
29 d late
2023
30 d late
2022
30 d late
2021
23 d late
2020
87 d late
2019
118 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema
Turnover
€323k▲ 2.7%
2023 · €314k
2018: €356k
2019: €336k
2020: €250k
2021: €296k
2022: €301k
2023: €314k
2018 → 2024
EBIT margin
-2.4%▼ 0.4pp
2023 · -2.0%
2018: 5.8%
2019: -0.8%
2020: -0.7%
2021: -2.1%
2022: -0.9%
2023: -2.0%
2018 → 2024
Net result
€-8k▼ 22.9%
2023 · €-6k
2018: €11k
2019: €-11k
2020: €1k
2021: €-6k
2022: €-884
2023: €-6k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€130k▼ 4.4%
2023 · €136k
2018: €164k
2019: €155k
2020: €156k
2021: €149k
2022: €149k
2023: €136k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Turnover€250k-€296k▲ 18.5%€301k▲ 1.5%€314k▲ 4.5%€323k▲ 2.7%
Equity€163k-€156k▼ 4.0%€155k▼ 1.1%€147k▼ 4.7%€138k▼ 6.0%
Operating result€-2k-€-6k▼ 227%€-3k▲ 55.5%€-6k▼ 132%€-8k▼ 24.6%
Net result€1k-€-6k€-884▲ 84.3%€-6k▼ 631%€-8k▼ 22.9%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €8k in 2024 against €6k in 2023; the loss grows and 2024 has the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €366k
Fixed assets
€66k▼ 13.4%
Current assets
€300k▼ 2.5%
Equity and liabilities €366k
Equity
€138k▼ 6.0%
Debt
€227k▼ 3.9%
The debt ratio rises from 61.6% to 62.2%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€2k▼
2023 · €3k
Cash flow
€2k▼
2023 · €2k
Solvency
37.8%▼
2023 · 38.4%
Current ratio
1.77▼
2023 · 1.80
Quick ratio
1.75▼
2023 · 1.78
Debt / equity
1.64▲
2023 · 1.61
ROE
-5.7%▼
2023 · -4.4%
ROA
-2.2%▼
2023 · -1.7%
Interest coverage
0.21▼
2023 · 0.26
Debt
€227k▼
2023 · €237k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€169k▼
2023 · €171k
Debt > 1 year
€56k▼
2023 · €63k
Income taxes
€1▲
2023 · €-24
Staff costs
€161k▲
2023 · €156k
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 · 2024 against 2023
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€384k€366k▼
Fixed assets21/28€76k€66k▼
Intangible fixed assets21€0€0=
Tangible fixed assets22/27€76k€66k▼
Land and buildings22€65k€59k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€8k€5k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€2k€1k▼
Leasing and similar rights25€0-
Financial fixed assets28€638€638=
Current assets29/58€307k€300k▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€3k€3k=
Stocks30/36€3k€3k=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€298k€280k▼
Trade receivables40€96k€80k▼
Other amounts receivable41€202k€200k▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€6k€12k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€76€5k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€384k€366k▼
Equity10/15€147k€138k▼
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€112k€112k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€2k€2k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€2k€2k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€50k€50k=
Distributable reserves133€60k€60k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€13k€5k▼
Investment grants15€4k€3k▼
Amounts payable17/49€237k€227k▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€63k€56k▼
Financial debts170/4€63k€56k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€171k€169k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€10k€11k▲
Financial debts43€23k€10k▼
Credit institutions430/8€23k€10k▼
Trade debts44€24k€29k▲
Suppliers440/4€24k€29k▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€113k€119k▲
Taxes450/3€44k€63k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€69k€56k▼
Other amounts payable47/48€0-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€2k€2k▲
Income statement
Code20232024
Turnover70€314k€323k▲
Non-recurring operating income76A€300-
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€153k€159k▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€156k€161k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€9k€10k▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€5k-
Other operating charges640/8€3k€4k▲
Gross operating margin9900€166k€167k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€-6k€-8k▼
Financial income75/76B€10k€11k▲
Recurring financial income75€10k€11k▲
Financial charges65/66B€10k€11k▲
Recurring financial charges65€10k€11k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-6k€-8k▼
Income taxes67/77€-24€1▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-6k€-8k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-6k€-8k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€13k€5k▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€19k€13k▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90872.02.0=
The notes to these accounts (20 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 29 days late
2024
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 30 days late
2023
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 30 days late
2022
23-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 23 days late
2021
26-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 87 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €1k
Net result €1k after one loss-making year.
26-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 118 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-11k ▼196%
Net result drops to €-11k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 31 days late
2018
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 30 days late
2017
29-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema · 60 days late
2016
11-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema · 72 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
2 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, Herstal · 1 establishment unit since 1985
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.
Rue Jean Lambert Sauveur 604040 HerstalGround area
90 m²
Building footprint
46 m²
Volume, LiDAR
435 m³
Parcel 62315G0641/00R000, Wallonia · tallest building 11.0 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Ateliers HMC
since 19852.026.220.924
1 parcel
Wallonia
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62315G0641/00R000 | Wallonia | 90 m² | 1 · 46 m² | 10.9 m · 3 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.
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Of 3,463 companies in sector 25530 we hold annual accounts for 1,658. 1,311 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector
Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company (pre-2019)
Founded08-01-1985
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
25530Machining of metals
28520
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 40 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.