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LIEKENS

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Public limited companyfounded 198442 yrs activeHoge Mauw 164, 2370 Arendonk, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0426.013.013

LIEKENS has been active since 1984 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €5.35M and a net result of €451k. Equity is growing by ~23.2% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 79% of 40 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2024
94 / 100
Excellent▼ -6 vs 2023
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability60▼-20
Solvency100▲+1
Growth67▼-1
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €500k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.27 against 2.0 in 2023), and 34.4% 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 · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 37
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 37
lower
← 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
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 42 years 0 50 y
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
65.6%
Return on assets
5.5%
Age of the figures
20 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 30-06-2025, 31 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
31 d early
2023
64 d early
2022
17 d early
2021
67 d late
2020
1 d early
2019
4 d early
← before the deadline after the 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 2024, full schema

Turnover
€10.96M▲ 1.9%
2023 · €10.76M
2021: €9.74M 2022: €10.36M 2023: €10.76M
2021 → 2024
EBIT margin
6.2%▼ 5.0pp
2023 · 11.2%
2021: 15.2% 2022: 11.3% 2023: 11.2%
2021 → 2024
Net result
€451k▼ 41.1%
2023 · €766k
2018: €334k 2019: €179k 2020: €893k 2021: €981k 2022: €843k 2023: €766k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€2.37M▲ 19.6%
2023 · €1.98M
2018: €906k 2019: €913k 2020: €1.11M 2021: €940k 2022: €1.81M 2023: €1.98M
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Turnover€9.74M€10.36M▲ 6.4%€10.76M▲ 3.9%€10.96M▲ 1.9%
Equity€2.31M-€3.29M▲ 42.4%€4.14M▲ 25.6%€4.90M▲ 18.5%€5.35M▲ 9.2%
Operating result€1.10M-€1.48M▲ 34.6%€1.17M▼ 21.2%€1.20M▲ 2.7%€678k▼ 43.6%
Net result€893k-€981k▲ 9.8%€843k▼ 14.1%€766k▼ 9.2%€451k▼ 41.1%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€500k€1.00M€1.50MOperating result 2020: €1.10M€1.10MNet result 2020: €893k€893kOperating result 2021: €1.48M€1.48MNet result 2021: €981k€981kOperating result 2022: €1.17M€1.17MNet result 2022: €843k€843kOperating result 2023: €1.20M€1.20MNet result 2023: €766k€766kOperating result 2024: €678k€678kNet result 2024: €451k€451k20202021202220232024
The operating result falls in 2024; 2024 is 44% below 2023 and is the lowest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €8.16M
Fixed assets €3.92M▲ 2.4%
Current assets €4.24M▲ 6.7%
Equity and liabilities €8.16M
Equity €5.35M▲ 9.2%
Debt €2.81M▼ 3.3%
The debt ratio falls from 37.2% to 34.4%: equity grows while debt is paid down.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€2.05M
2023 · €2.52M
Cash flow
€1.82M
2023 · €2.08M
Solvency
65.6%
2023 · 62.8%
Current ratio
2.27
2023 · 2.00
Quick ratio
2.22
2023 · 1.94
Debt / equity
0.52
2023 · 0.59
ROE
8.4%
2023 · 15.6%
ROA
5.5%
2023 · 9.8%
Interest coverage
16.40
2023 · 13.27
Debt
€2.81M
2023 · €2.90M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.87M
2023 · €1.99M
Debt > 1 year
€905k
2023 · €890k
Income taxes
€168k
2023 · €257k
Staff costs
€3.83M
2023 · €3.49M
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€7.81M€8.16M
Fixed assets21/28€3.83M€3.92M
Intangible fixed assets21€4k€650k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€3.07M€3.25M
Land and buildings22-€12k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€1.71M€1.70M
Furniture and vehicles24€142k€169k
Leasing and similar rights25€736k€951k
Other tangible fixed assets26€486k€419k
Financial fixed assets28€754k€17k
Affiliated companies280/1€741k-
Participating interests280€741k-
Other financial fixed assets284/8€13k€17k
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€13k€17k
Current assets29/58€3.98M€4.24M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€120k€96k
Stocks30/36€120k€96k
Goods purchased for resale34€120k€96k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€3.12M€3.89M
Trade receivables40€1.94M€1.77M
Other amounts receivable41€1.18M€2.12M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€643k€153k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€95k€103k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€7.81M€8.16M
Equity10/15€4.90M€5.35M
Contributions10/11€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k=
Reserves13€3.23M€3.23M=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€337k-
Distributable reserves133€2.89M€3.22M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1.61M€2.06M
Amounts payable17/49€2.90M€2.81M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€890k€905k
Financial debts170/4€890k€905k
Leasing and similar obligations172€418k€626k
Credit institutions173€472k€279k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.99M€1.87M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€811k€662k
Trade debts44€672k€663k
Suppliers440/4€672k€663k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€509k€542k
Taxes450/3€122k€93k
Remuneration and social security454/9€387k€449k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€22k€35k
Income statement Code20232024
Operating income70/76A€11.04M€11.26M
Turnover70€10.76M€10.96M
Other operating income74€212k€249k
Non-recurring operating income76A€62k€44k
Operating charges60/66A€9.84M€10.58M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€1.17M€1.49M
Purchases600/8€1.13M€1.46M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€36k€31k
Services and other goods61€3.85M€3.83M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€3.49M€3.83M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1.32M€1.37M
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€-46k€-20k
Other operating charges640/8€51k€73k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€2k€2k
Operating profit (loss)9901€1.20M€678k
Financial income75/76B€11k€66k
Recurring financial income75€11k€66k
Income from current assets751€3k€54k
Other financial income752/9€8k€12k
Financial charges65/66B€190k€125k
Recurring financial charges65€190k€125k
Debt charges650-€125k
Other financial charges652/9€190k-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.02M€619k
Income taxes67/77€257k€168k
Taxes670/3€257k€169k
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77-€2k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€766k€451k
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789-€337k
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689-€337k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€766k€451k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.61M€2.06M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€847k€1.61M
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908744.249.2

The notes to these accounts (95 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

2025
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
31-12
Financial Equity above €5MEq €5.35M ▲9.2%
7 profitable years in a row build equity to €5.35M.
28-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
06-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 67 days late
2021
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €981k ▲9.8%
Operating result €1.48M, net result €981k, both a record.
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial Equity above €2MEq €2.31M ▲62.9%
3 profitable years in a row build equity to €2.31M.
27-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €179k ▼46.3%
Net result drops to €179k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
30-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
2016
22-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

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, Arendonk · 1 establishment unit since 2002
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.

Hoge Mauw 1642370 Arendonk
Ground area
1,081 m²
Building footprint
213 m²
Volume, LiDAR
114 m³
Parcel 13322C1238/00L000, Flanders · tallest building 4.1 m. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Hoge Mauw 164, 2370 Arendonk
NACE 4521501
since 20022.110.383.864
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
13322C1238/00L000 Flanders 1,080 m² 1 · 213 m² 4.1 m
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 · 6 entries · 17,415 EUR awarded · 17,286 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 1 0 EUR104 EUR
2024 1 553 EUR336 EUR
2023 2 15,437 EUR15,421 EUR
2022 2 1,425 EUR1,425 EUR
Schemes
Subsidies ecologisch en veilig transport (stopgezet)
1 entry · 13,500 EUR · 13,500 EUR paid · Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
4 entries · 3,120 EUR · 2,991 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Subsidies ter ondersteuning van de professionele integratie van personen met een arbeidsbeperking
1 entry · 795 EUR · 795 EUR paid · Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding

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Of 360 companies in sector 37000 we hold annual accounts for 204. 66 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded19-07-1984
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
37000Sewerage
90010
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 41 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 14-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.