LIGHT UNIT
ActiveSummary
LIGHT UNIT has been active since 1994 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €786k and a net result of €33k. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.8% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 43% of 2015 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability50▲+24
Solvency66▲+2
Growth58▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €45k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.57 against 1.55 in 2024; short-term debt: 54.4% and cash: 0.6% of total assets), but 59.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 71
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (NACE 71)
about 56% fewer bankruptcies
← 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 dateAge against the risk zone
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
40.7%
Return on assets
1.7%
Age of the figures
18 mo
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-03-2025 was due by 31-10-2025 and was filed on 29-11-2025, 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
29 d late
2024
83 d late
2023
16 d late
2021
42 d late
2020
67 d late
2019
57 d late
2018
2 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-03-2026 and is due by 31-10-2026. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
31-03-2026 close25-09-2026 today31-10-2026 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Equity
€786k▲ 4.3%
2024 · €754k
2019: €819k
2020: €821k▲ +0.2% vs 2019
2021: €821k● +0.0% vs 2020highest value
2023: €799k
2024: €754k▼ -5.7% vs 2023lowest value
2025: €786k▲ +4.3% vs 2024
2019 → 2025
Total assets
€1.93M=
2024 · €1.93M
2019: €2.21M
2020: €2.21M▲ +0.2% vs 2019
2021: €2.27M▲ +2.6% vs 2020highest value
2023: €2.01M
2024: €1.93M▼ -4.0% vs 2023
2025: €1.93M● -0.0% vs 2024lowest value
2019 → 2025
Net result
€33k
2024 · €-45k
2019: €7k
2020: €1k▼ -79.9% vs 2019
2021: €339▼ -76.3% vs 2020
2023: €-22k
2024: €-45k▼ -107% vs 2023lowest value
2025: €33k▲ +172% vs 2024highest value
2019 → 2025
Working capital
€598k▲ 4.2%
2024 · €573k
2019: €636khighest value
2020: €615k▼ -3.3% vs 2019
2021: €571k▼ -7.1% vs 2020
2023: €429klowest value
2024: €573k▲ +33.5% vs 2023
2025: €598k▲ +4.2% vs 2024
2019 → 2025
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202320242025Trend
Equity€821k-€821k=€799k▼ 2.7%€754k▼ 5.7%€786k▲ 4.3%
2020: €821k
2021: €821k● +0.0% vs 2020highest value
2023: €799k
2024: €754k▼ -5.7% vs 2023lowest value
2025: €786k▲ +4.3% vs 2024
Operating result€22k-€26k▲ 19.0%€1k▼ 95.0%€7k▲ 445%€66k▲ 819%
2020: €22k
2021: €26k▲ +19.0% vs 2020
2023: €1klowest value
2024: €7k▲ +445% vs 2023
2025: €66k▲ +819% vs 2024highest value
Net result€1k-€339▼ 76.3%€-22k€-45k▼ 107%€33k
2020: €1k
2021: €339▼ -76.3% vs 2020
2023: €-22k
2024: €-45k▼ -107% vs 2023lowest value
2025: €33k▲ +172% vs 2024highest value
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result has risen two years in a row; 2025 is 819% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.93M
Fixed assets
€284k ▼ 13.2%
Current assets
€1.65M ▲ 2.7%
Equity and liabilities €1.93M
Equity
€786k ▲ 4.3%
Debt
€1.15M ▼ 2.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 61.0% to 59.3%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€118k▲
2024 · €60k
Cash flow
€84k▲
2024 · €7k
Current ratio
1.57▲
2024 · 1.55
Quick ratio
1.11▲
2024 · 1.09
Debt to equity
1.46▼
2024 · 1.57
ROE
4.1%▲
2024 · -6.0%
ROA
1.7%▲
2024 · -2.3%
Interest coverage
3.45▲
2024 · 1.26
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.05M▲
2024 · €1.03M
Debt > 1 year
€95k▼
2024 · €130k
Income taxes
€-88▼
2024 · €8k
Staff costs
€143k▼
2024 · €306k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 56 lines
Balance sheet
Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.93M€1.93M=
Fixed assets21/28€327k€284k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€326k€283k▼
Land and buildings22€263k€225k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€4k€10k▲
Furniture and vehicles24€48k€39k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€12k€10k▼
Financial fixed assets28€438€438=
Current assets29/58€1.61M€1.65M▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€479k€484k▲
Stocks30/36€479k€484k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.11M€1.15M▲
Trade receivables40€334k€362k▲
Other amounts receivable41€774k€785k▲
Current investments50/53€606€606=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€15k€12k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€4k€6k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.93M€1.93M=
Equity10/15€754k€786k▲
Contributions10/11€21k€21k=
Reserves13€733k€766k▲
Tax-exempt reserves132€38k€38k=
Distributable reserves133€696k€728k▲
Amounts payable17/49€1.18M€1.15M▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€130k€95k▼
Financial debts170/4€130k€95k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.03M€1.05M▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€20k€41k▲
Financial debts43€338k€329k▼
Credit institutions430/8€338k€329k▼
Trade debts44€444k€413k▼
Suppliers440/4€444k€413k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€105k€78k▼
Taxes450/3€56k€62k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€49k€16k▼
Other amounts payable47/48€127k€191k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€16k-
Income statement
Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A-€67k
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€306k€143k▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€52k€51k▼
Other operating charges640/8€16k€10k▼
Gross operating margin9900€381k€270k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€7k€66k▲
Financial income75/76B€3k€86▼
Recurring financial income75€3k€86▼
Financial charges65/66B€47k€34k▼
Recurring financial charges65€47k€34k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-37k€32k▲
Income taxes67/77€8k€-88▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-45k€33k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-45k€33k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-45k€33k▲
Transfer from equity791/2€45k-
Transfer to equity691/2-€33k
To other reserves6921-€33k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90876.33.8▼
The notes to these accounts (12 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Accounts by statement
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | €67k | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €274k | €497k | €306k | €143k | ▼ 53.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €68k | €43k | €64k | €52k | €51k | ▼ 2.5% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €16k | €20k | €16k | €10k | ▼ 41.4% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €326k | €359k | €582k | €381k | €270k | ▼ 29.2% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €22k | €26k | €1k | €7k | €66k | ▲ 819% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €685 | €20k | €3k | €86 | ▼ 96.6% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €6k | €685 | €20k | €3k | €86 | ▼ 96.6% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €20k | €34k | €47k | €34k | ▼ 27.8% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €27k | €20k | €34k | €47k | €34k | ▼ 27.8% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €2k | €7k | €-13k | €-37k | €32k | ▲ 187% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €194 | €7k | €9k | €8k | €-88 | ▼ 101% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1k | €339 | €-22k | €-45k | €33k | ▲ 172% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €1k | €339 | €-22k | €-45k | €33k | ▲ 172% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €2.21M | €2.27M | €2.01M | €1.93M | €1.93M | = |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €301k | €276k | €378k | €327k | €284k | ▼ 13.2% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €300k | €275k | €377k | €326k | €283k | ▼ 13.2% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | €248k | €301k | €263k | €225k | ▼ 14.6% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | €2k | €6k | €4k | €10k | ▲ 134% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €8k | €57k | €48k | €39k | ▼ 17.5% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | €17k | €14k | €12k | €10k | ▼ 18.3% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €438 | €438 | €438 | €438 | €438 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.91M | €2.00M | €1.64M | €1.61M | €1.65M | ▲ 2.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €1.01M | €891k | €579k | €479k | €484k | ▲ 1.0% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | €891k | €579k | €479k | €484k | ▲ 1.0% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €875k | €1.05M | €1.03M | €1.11M | €1.15M | ▲ 3.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €499k | €349k | €334k | €362k | ▲ 8.3% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €548k | €681k | €774k | €785k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Current investments50/53 | - | - | - | €606 | €606 | = |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €29k | €56k | €22k | €15k | €12k | ▼ 21.0% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €4k | €5k | €4k | €6k | ▲ 48.4% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €2.21M | €2.27M | €2.01M | €1.93M | €1.93M | = |
| Equity10/15 | €821k | €821k | €799k | €754k | €786k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €21k | €21k | €21k | €21k | = |
| Reserves13 | €800k | €800k | €779k | €733k | €766k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €2k | - | - | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | €2k | - | - | - | - |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | €38k | €38k | €38k | €38k | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €761k | €741k | €696k | €728k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €-117k | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.39M | €1.45M | €1.22M | €1.18M | €1.15M | ▼ 2.8% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €95k | €25k | - | €130k | €95k | ▼ 27.2% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | €25k | - | €130k | €95k | ▼ 27.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €1.30M | €1.43M | €1.21M | €1.03M | €1.05M | ▲ 1.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | €71k | - | €20k | €41k | ▲ 109% |
| Financial debts43 | - | €334k | €348k | €338k | €329k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | €334k | €348k | €338k | €329k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Trade debts44 | €588k | €612k | €537k | €444k | €413k | ▼ 7.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €612k | €537k | €444k | €413k | ▼ 7.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €211k | €172k | €105k | €78k | ▼ 25.8% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €166k | €119k | €56k | €62k | ▲ 11.1% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €46k | €53k | €49k | €16k | ▼ 68.2% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €197k | €150k | €127k | €191k | ▲ 50.8% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | €8k | €16k | - | - |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1k | €339 | €-22k | €-45k | €33k | ▲ 172% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €68k | €43k | €64k | €52k | €51k | ▼ 2.5% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €69k | €43k | €42k | €7k | €84k | ▲ 1,076% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €-17k | - | €-1k | €-8k | ▼ 438% |
| Change in cash | - | €26k | - | €-7k | €-3k | ▲ 53.1% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2025
29-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
31-03
Financial
Back to profitnet €33k
Net result €33k after 2 loss-making years.
22-01
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 83 days late
2024
31-03
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-45k
Net result drops to €-45k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2023
16-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 16 days late
2022
12-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 42 days late
2021
06-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 67 days late
2020
27-05
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 57 days late
2019
29-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
30-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
17-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
2016
26-02
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.
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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, Leuven · 1 establishment unit since 1994
Ground area
1,136 m²
Building footprint
966 m²
Volume, LiDAR
5,914 m³
Parcel 24434F0287/00B004, Flanders · tallest building 14.8 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
LIGHT UNIT
since 19942.069.027.816
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24434F0287/00B004 | Flanders | 1,136 m² | 1 · 966 m² | 14.8 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
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
2025 · 1 entry · 2,360 EUR awarded · 2,360 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2,360 EUR | 2,360 EUR |
Schemes
Retroactieve investeringspremie voor eigenaars van zonnepanelen na afschaffing van terugdraaiende teller
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded02-11-1994
Fiscal year end31-03
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47552Retail sale of lighting equipment
71121Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
46431Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment
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