Lifting Engineering
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 07-01-2026 PDF all 10 filings
Turnover
≈ €2.0m
Estimated: probably between €1.2m and €3.4m
Total assets
€2.3m▲ 2.4%
2024 · €2.2m
Net result
€77,625▼ 51.5%
2024 · €160,213
Working capital
€209,442▼ 42.4%
2024 · €363,832
In the rankings
#4 company by total assets in Boechout, Manufacturing sector#4 company by equity in Boechout, Manufacturing sector
Multi-year overview
2019 to 2025, 7 financial yearsOperating result
€135,550
▼ 46.3%
2025
20192025
Net result
€77,625
▼ 51.5%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Equity
€1.1m
▲ 7.3%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Total assets
€2.3m
▲ 2.4%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Debt
€1.1m
▼ 2.1%
2025
20192025
Working capital
€209,442
▼ 42.4%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Solvency
50.6%
▲ 2.3pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Current ratio
1.31
▼ 0.07
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Return on assets (ROA)
3.4%
▼ 3.8pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Staff (FTE)
8.9
▲ 4.7%
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.05m-€0.07m▲ 51.7%€0.06m▼ 23.6%€0.5m▲ 831%€0.3m▼ 43.3%€0.3m▼ 15.2%€0.1m▼ 46.3%
Net result€0.03m-€0.05mabove the sector's middle half▲ 68.4%€0.04mabove the sector's middle half▼ 20.5%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 12×€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 51.2%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 25.6%€0.08mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 51.5%
Equity€0.2m-€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 26.1%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 16.5%€0.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 174%€0.9mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 31.0%€1.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 17.6%€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.3%
Total assets€0.6m-€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 57.4%€0.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.8%€1.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 127%€2.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 25.4%€2.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 8.9%€2.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 2.4%
Debt€0.4m-€0.7m▲ 71.0%€0.5m▼ 31.5%€0.9m▲ 101%€1.1m▲ 21.3%€1.1m▲ 1.8%€1.1m▼ 2.1%
Working capital€0.2m-€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 27.0%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.1%-€0.09mbelow the sector's middle half€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 130%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 42.4%
Solvency30.4%-24.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.0pp35.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 11.0pp42.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.4pp44.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.9pp48.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.6pp50.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.3pp
Current ratio1.95-1.54within the sector's middle half▼ 0.401.95within the sector's middle half▲ 0.410.89below the sector's middle half▼ 1.061.16below the sector's middle half▲ 0.271.38within the sector's middle half▲ 0.221.31within the sector's middle half▼ 0.07
Return on assets (ROA)4.7%-5.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.3pp5.0%within the sector's middle half=27.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 22.2pp10.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 16.6pp7.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.4pp3.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.8pp
Staff (FTE)0.6-5.2above the sector's middle half▲ 767%5.1▼ 1.9%7within the sector's middle half▲ 37.3%8.4within the sector's middle half▲ 20.0%8.5within the sector's middle half▲ 1.2%8.9within the sector's middle half▲ 4.7%
above
within
below
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (NACE 25). 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 operating result for 2025 is 46% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2021. It is the third fall in a row.
Large changes and their cause
- 2022 Net result +1,132% on 2021. The accounts now follow the abbreviated format, last year the micro format.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated or micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.3m
Fixed assets
€1.4m ▲ 54.8%
Current assets
€885,199 ▼ 33.0%
Equity and liabilities €2.3m
Equity
€1.1m ▲ 7.3%
Debt
€1.1m ▼ 2.1%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 51.7% to 49.4%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€286,271▼
2024 · €376,420
Cash flow
€228,346▼
2024 · €284,021
Quick ratio
0.89▼
2024 · 0.92
Debt to equity
0.98▼
2024 · 1.07
ROE
6.8%▼
2024 · 15.0%
Interest coverage
18.64▼
2024 · 64.33
Debt ≤ 1 year
€675,757▼
2024 · €956,991
Debt > 1 year
€334,922▲
2024 · €77,425
Income taxes
€42,566▼
2024 · €86,547
Staff costs
€555,548▲
2024 · €498,988
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Staff
| Item | 30-06-2022 | 30-06-2023 | 30-06-2024 | 30-06-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| full-time | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| part-time | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| in full-time equivalents | 7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
| On a permanent contract | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Joined | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Left | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Training hours | 10 | - | 0 | 0 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts
Securities and guarantees
| Item | 30-06-2022 | 30-06-2023 | 30-06-2024 | 30-06-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debts secured on the company's own assets | €200,000 | - | - | - |
Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)
Investments
| Item | 30-06-2022 | 30-06-2023 | 30-06-2024 | 30-06-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €875,561 | €98,965 | €124,904 | €640,154 |
| Financial fixed assets | - | - | - | €80 |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €8,432 | €100,517 | €123,809 | €150,721 |
Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2023 to 2025 · 3 entries · €1,887 awarded · €1,798 paid| Year | Entries | Awarded | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | €121 | €242 |
| 2024 | 1 | €529 | €319 |
| 2023 | 1 | €1,237 | €1,237 |
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €313,900 | €389,794 | €498,988 | €555,548 | ▲ 11.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €44,485 | €43,244 | €34,059 | €8,432 | €100,517 | €123,809 | €150,721 | ▲ 21.7% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €3,600 | €5,344 | €10,177 | €9,020 | ▼ 11.4% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €116,343 | €339,852 | €327,256 | €851,726 | €793,528 | €885,585 | €850,839 | ▼ 3.9% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €48,728 | €73,932 | €56,478 | €525,795 | €297,873 | €252,611 | €135,550 | ▼ 46.3% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €13 | €0 | - | - | - |
| Recurring financial income75 | €13 | €777 | €0 | €13 | €0 | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €848 | €8,667 | €5,852 | €15,359 | ▲ 162% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €1,357 | €1,028 | €1,489 | €848 | €8,667 | €5,852 | €15,359 | ▲ 162% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €47,384 | €73,680 | €54,989 | €524,959 | €289,207 | €246,760 | €120,191 | ▼ 51.3% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €20,639 | €28,635 | €19,178 | €83,904 | €73,895 | €86,547 | €42,566 | ▼ 50.8% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €26,745 | €45,045 | €35,812 | €441,055 | €215,312 | €160,213 | €77,625 | ▼ 51.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €26,745 | €45,045 | €35,812 | €441,055 | €215,312 | €160,213 | €77,625 | ▼ 51.5% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €0.6m | €0.9m | €0.7m | €1.6m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.3m | ▲ 2.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.09m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.4m | ▲ 54.8% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €494 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.09m | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.4m | ▲ 54.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.02m | ▼ 24.9% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.9m | €0.8m | €0.9m | €1.4m | ▲ 57.8% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €0.004m | €0.002m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 31.3% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €80 | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €0.5m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €1.1m | €1.3m | €0.9m | ▼ 33.0% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.06m | €0.08m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | ▼ 35.8% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | - | €0.08m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | ▼ 35.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▲ 26.2% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.3m | ▲ 59.7% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0 | €0.05m | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.05m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.3m | ▼ 55.4% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | = |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €0.6m | €0.9m | €0.7m | €1.6m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.3m | ▲ 2.4% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.7m | €0.9m | €1.1m | €1.1m | ▲ 7.3% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.4m | ▲ 25.2% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.4m | ▲ 26.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | - | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.5m | €0.9m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | ▼ 2.1% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.03m | €0.009m | €0 | - | €0.03m | €0.08m | €0.3m | ▲ 333% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.08m | €0.3m | ▲ 333% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €0.7m | ▼ 29.4% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €0.07m | €0.08m | €0.09m | €0.1m | ▲ 35.0% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0 | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0 | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €0.5m | ▼ 39.9% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €0.5m | ▼ 39.9% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.06m | ▲ 21.9% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.004m | €0.02m | €0.001m | €0.02m | ▲ 39× |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.04m | ▼ 25.6% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €329 | €338 | €338 | €338 | = |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €26,745 | €45,045 | €35,812 | €441,055 | €215,312 | €160,213 | €77,625 | ▼ 51.5% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €44,485 | €43,244 | €34,059 | €8,432 | €100,517 | €123,809 | €150,721 | ▲ 21.7% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €71,230 | €88,289 | €69,870 | €449,487 | €315,829 | €284,021 | €228,346 | ▼ 19.6% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€6,545 | -€10,853 | -€875,561 | -€98,965 | -€124,904 | -€640,234 | ▼ 413% |
| Change in cash | - | €115,035 | €275,059 | -€271,986 | €184,401 | €268,556 | -€344,651 | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 10,904 companies had the same profile as Lifting Engineering has now. Two years later, 95.2% were still going and 0.7% had gone bankrupt.
- Micro
- 10 to 20 years old
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
95.2%
was still going
4.0%
stopped otherwise
0.7%
went bankrupt
That fits the bankruptcy probability of Lifting Engineering itself: 0.3% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,446 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.
| 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 10,904 companies, not a prediction for Lifting Engineering. 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.
Filings with the National Bank (10)
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-06-2025 | abbreviated format | 07-01-2026 | 2026-00003146 | |
| 30-06-2024 | abbreviated format | 19-12-2024 | 2024-00619636 | |
| 30-06-2023 | abbreviated format | 22-12-2023 | 2023-00534727 | |
| 30-06-2022 | abbreviated format | 12-12-2022 | 2022-20535412 | |
| 30-06-2021 | micro format | 15-12-2021 | 2021-80200194 | |
| 30-06-2020 | micro format | 28-02-2021 | 2021-07000540 | |
| 30-06-2019 | abbreviated format | 28-02-2020 | 2020-06200442 | |
| 30-06-2018 | abbreviated format | 02-03-2019 | 2019-06700094 | |
| 30-06-2017 | abbreviated format | 07-02-2018 | 2018-04500285 | |
| 30-06-2016 | abbreviated format | 24-12-2016 | 2016-71400096 |