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Marcel

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 2017active for 8 yearsPapegaaistraat 55, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0686.741.489

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 29-10-2025 PDF all 7 filings

Turnover
≈ €990,000
Estimated: probably between €850,000 and €1.2m
Total assets
€496,916▼ 5.8%
2024 · €527,264
Net result
€13,672
2024 · -€335
Working capital
-€13,539▲ 54.7%
2024 · -€29,879
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 160% higher than in 2024. It is the second rise in a row, after the fall in 2023.

Operating result€19,331 2025 Net result€13,672 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 Food and beverage service activities (NACE 56). 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
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€5,289-€18,928▲ 258%€24,564▲ 29.8%-€3,807-€13,074▼ 243%€7,424€19,331▲ 160%
Net result€2,288-€16,508within the sector's middle half▲ 622%€19,617within the sector's middle half▲ 18.8%-€5,126within the sector's middle half-€21,975below the sector's middle half▼ 329%-€335within the sector's middle half▲ 98.5%€13,672within the sector's middle half
Equity€20,888-€37,396within the sector's middle half▲ 79.0%€57,013within the sector's middle half▲ 52.5%€51,886within the sector's middle half▼ 9.0%€29,912within the sector's middle half▼ 42.4%€29,576within the sector's middle half▼ 1.1%€43,248within the sector's middle half▲ 46.2%
Total assets€222,437-€159,226within the sector's middle half▼ 28.4%€143,977within the sector's middle half▼ 9.6%€504,520above the sector's middle half▲ 250%€581,884above the sector's middle half▲ 15.3%€527,264above the sector's middle half▼ 9.4%€496,916above the sector's middle half▼ 5.8%
Debt€201,549-€121,830▼ 39.6%€86,965▼ 28.6%€452,634▲ 420%€551,973▲ 21.9%€497,688▼ 9.8%€453,668▼ 8.8%
Working capital€26,528-€24,703within the sector's middle half▼ 6.9%€51,859above the sector's middle half▲ 110%€34,098within the sector's middle half▼ 34.2%-€43,322below the sector's middle half-€29,879within the sector's middle half▲ 31.0%-€13,539within the sector's middle half▲ 54.7%
Solvency9.4%-23.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.1pp39.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 16.1pp10.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 29.3pp5.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.1pp5.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.5pp8.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.1pp
Current ratio1.17-1.66within the sector's middle half▲ 0.493.57above the sector's middle half▲ 1.911.62within the sector's middle half▼ 1.950.74within the sector's middle half▼ 0.870.80within the sector's middle half▲ 0.060.91within the sector's middle half▲ 0.11
Return on assets (ROA)1.0%-10.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.3pp13.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.3pp-1.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 14.6pp-3.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.8pp-0.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.7pp2.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.8pp
Staff (FTE)16.1-20.5above the sector's middle half▲ 27.3%3.6▼ 82.4%7.8▲ 117%19.4▲ 149%27.2▲ 40.2%20.2▼ 25.7%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Food and beverage service activities (NACE 56). 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The 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 €496,916
Fixed assets €358,900 ▼ 11.3%
Current assets €138,017 ▲ 12.6%
Equity and liabilities €496,916
Equity €43,248 ▲ 46.2%
Debt €453,668 ▼ 8.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 94.4% to 91.3%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€72,038▲
2024 · €59,573
Cash flow
€66,378▲
2024 · €51,813
Quick ratio
0.89▲
2024 · 0.77
Debt to equity
10.49▼
2024 · 16.83
ROE
31.6%▲
2024 · -1.1%
Interest coverage
9.27▲
2024 · 6.01
Debt ≤ 1 year
€151,555▼
2024 · €152,412
Debt > 1 year
€302,113▼
2024 · €345,276
Income taxes
€140▼
2024 · €250
Staff costs
€335,854▼
2024 · €377,419
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-03-202231-03-202331-03-202431-03-202531-03-2026
Employees at the balance-sheet date481558
full-time315-1
part-time171057
in full-time equivalents3.85.29.43.86.1
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents7.85.712.815.630.3
On a permanent contract36448
Joined2254644451
Left2050575347
Training hours---12-

Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2026 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item31-03-202231-03-202331-03-202431-03-2025
Tangible fixed assets€375,794€163,207€14,041€6,876
Financial fixed assets-€12,750--
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€32,478€42,908€52,149€52,706

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2024 · 4 entries · €2,340 awarded · €2,340 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2024 1 €630€630
2023 2 €1,395€1,395
2022 1 €315€315
Schemes
3 entries · €1,890 · €1,890 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
1 entry · €450 · €450 paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as Marcel: full-service restaurants (NACE 56111). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €438,000 and €523,000, founded between 2016 and 2018.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
Marcel Gent2017€477,614€65,342€504,612€22,094-2026
KAFIDOS Aalst2016€522,603€240,770€514,483€2,6599.82025
MENSANA Brugge2018€464,289€104,291€506,540€85,0466.72025
SLIERT Avelgem2017€438,139€269,598€509,673€122,4377.32025
B' ARDAN Heusden-Zolder2017€501,596€193,241€540,677€42,9128.42025
THB10 Awans2018€464,576€132,108€475,174€8,4399.42025
Le Royal Café Antwerpen2017€464,239€43,001€437,089€10,488-2025

They were chosen from the 12,110 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, 1,603 companies had the same profile as Marcel has now. Two years later, 1.9% had gone bankrupt and 96.1% were still going.

  • Small
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • solvency under 10%
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
1.9% went bankrupt
1.8% stopped otherwise
96.1% was still going

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

That fits the bankruptcy probability of Marcel itself: 0.7% 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 1,603 companies, not a prediction for Marcel. 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.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 55 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 29-10-2025.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€527,264€496,916▼
Fixed assets21/28€404,730€358,900▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€404,730€358,900▼
Land and buildings22€36,610€28,925▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€116,990€84,010▼
Furniture and vehicles24€997€6,254▲
Leasing and similar rights25€250,133€239,711▼
Current assets29/58€122,533€138,017▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€4,869€3,251▼
Stocks30/36€4,869€3,251▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€14,902€5,469▼
Trade receivables40€14,725€5,264▼
Other amounts receivable41€177€205▲
Current investments50/53€12,781€92,783▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€87,868€34,282▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€2,113€2,232▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€527,264€496,916▼
Equity10/15€29,576€43,248▲
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€38,413€52,084▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,860€1,860=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1,860€1,860=
Distributable reserves133€36,553€50,224▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€27,436-€27,436=
Amounts payable17/49€497,688€453,668▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€345,276€302,113▼
Financial debts170/4€345,276€302,113▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€152,412€151,555▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€50,039€50,228▲
Financial debts43-€91
Credit institutions430/8-€91
Trade debts44€26,031€20,601▼
Suppliers440/4€26,031€20,601▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€11,912€24,476▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€54,264€47,216▼
Taxes450/3€24,788€21,619▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€29,475€25,596▼
Other amounts payable47/48€10,167€8,943▼
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€377,419€335,854▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€52,149€52,706▲
Other operating charges640/8€5,367€6,271▲
Gross operating margin9900€442,359€414,163▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€7,424€19,331▲
Financial income75/76B€2,401€2,255▼
Recurring financial income75€2,401€2,255▼
Financial charges65/66B€9,910€7,773▼
Recurring financial charges65€9,910€7,773▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€85€13,812▲
Income taxes67/77€250€140▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€335€13,672▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€335€13,672▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€27,436-€13,764▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€27,101-€27,436▼
Transfer to equity691/2-€13,672
To other reserves6921-€13,672

The notes to these accounts have 6 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€63,387€220,999€377,419€335,854▼ 11.0%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€13,446€31,382€25,261€32,478€42,908€52,149€52,706▲ 1.1%
Other operating charges640/8---€8,332€4,046€5,367€6,271▲ 16.8%
Gross operating margin9900€248,025€263,628€108,430€100,390€254,878€442,359€414,163▼ 6.4%
Operating profit (loss)9901€5,289€18,928€24,564-€3,807-€13,074€7,424€19,331▲ 160%
Financial income75/76B---€434€958€2,401€2,255▼ 6.1%
Recurring financial income75€379€613€288€434€958€2,401€2,255▼ 6.1%
Financial charges65/66B---€4,145€9,739€9,910€7,773▼ 21.6%
Recurring financial charges65€3,222€3,033€1,336€4,145€9,739€9,910€7,773▼ 21.6%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€2,446€16,508€23,517-€7,517-€21,855-€85€13,812-
Income taxes67/77€158-€3,900-€2,391€120€250€140▼ 43.9%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2,288€16,508€19,617-€5,126-€21,975-€335€13,672-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€2,288€16,508€19,617-€5,126-€21,975-€335€13,672-
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€222,437€159,226€143,977€504,520€581,884€527,264€496,916▼ 5.8%
Fixed assets21/28€44,289€97,185€71,924€415,240€455,589€404,730€358,900▼ 11.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€44,289€97,185€71,924€415,240€442,839€404,730€358,900▼ 11.3%
Land and buildings22---€40,067€32,313€36,610€28,925▼ 21.0%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€8,603€149,970€116,990€84,010▼ 28.2%
Furniture and vehicles24---€1,199-€997€6,254▲ 527%
Leasing and similar rights25---€365,370€260,556€250,133€239,711▼ 4.2%
Financial fixed assets28----€12,750---
Current assets29/58€178,148€62,041€72,054€89,280€126,296€122,533€138,017▲ 12.6%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€4,998€12,437€5,138€1,902€11,598€4,869€3,251▼ 33.2%
Stocks30/36---€1,902€11,598€4,869€3,251▼ 33.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€74,702€5,631€7,334€276€3,370€14,902€5,469▼ 63.3%
Trade receivables40----€401€14,725€5,264▼ 64.2%
Other amounts receivable41---€276€2,969€177€205▲ 15.4%
Current investments50/53-----€12,781€92,783▲ 626%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€98,409€41,581€57,909€82,787€103,530€87,868€34,282▼ 61.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€4,315€7,798€2,113€2,232▲ 5.6%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€222,437€159,226€143,977€504,520€581,884€527,264€496,916▼ 5.8%
Equity10/15€20,888€37,396€57,013€51,886€29,912€29,576€43,248▲ 46.2%
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600-€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€2,288€18,796€38,413€38,413€38,413€38,413€52,084▲ 35.6%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Distributable reserves133---€36,553€36,553€36,553€50,224▲ 37.4%
Profit (loss) carried forward14----€5,126-€27,101-€27,436-€27,436=
Amounts payable17/49€201,549€121,830€86,965€452,634€551,973€497,688€453,668▼ 8.8%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€49,930€84,492€66,770€397,451€382,354€345,276€302,113▼ 12.5%
Financial debts170/4---€397,451€382,354€345,276€302,113▼ 12.5%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€151,619€37,338€20,195€55,182€169,618€152,412€151,555▼ 0.6%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€27,502€56,518€50,039€50,228▲ 0.4%
Financial debts43------€91-
Credit institutions430/8------€91-
Trade debts44€92,610€7,976-€12,983€33,376€26,031€20,601▼ 20.9%
Suppliers440/4---€12,983€33,376€26,031€20,601▼ 20.9%
Advances received on contracts in progress46-----€11,912€24,476▲ 105%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€14,193€43,943€54,264€47,216▼ 13.0%
Taxes450/3---€5,701€24,673€24,788€21,619▼ 12.8%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€8,492€19,270€29,475€25,596▼ 13.2%
Other amounts payable47/48---€504€35,781€10,167€8,943▼ 12.0%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2,288€16,508€19,617-€5,126-€21,975-€335€13,672-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€13,446€31,382€25,261€32,478€42,908€52,149€52,706▲ 1.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€15,734€47,890€44,878€27,352€20,934€51,813€66,378▲ 28.1%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€84,278-€0-€375,794-€83,257-€1,291-€6,876▼ 433%
Change in cash--€56,828€16,328€24,879€20,743-€15,662-€53,587▼ 242%

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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Filings with the National Bank (7)
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-03-2025 micro format 29-10-2025 2025-00552179 PDF
31-03-2024 micro format 30-10-2024 2024-00520288 PDF
31-03-2023 micro format 31-10-2023 2023-00509275 PDF
31-03-2022 micro format 03-11-2022 2022-20517150 PDF
31-03-2021 micro format 28-10-2021 2021-75400104 PDF
31-03-2020 micro format 28-10-2020 2020-64500284 PDF
31-03-2019 micro format 29-07-2019 2019-39400464 PDF

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