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BE 0424.116.266Public limited company
NELL
Herestraat 49 ·3000 Leuven, Belgium· 43 yrs active
Sector: Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
(47621)
Conclusion
NELL has been active since 1983 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €417k and a net result of €152k. Equity is growing by ~28.2% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 54% of 9575 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.8% (low).
Based on the State Gazette, CBE and 4 annual accounts.
Key figures
| Equity | €417k |
| Net result | €152k |
| Staff (FTE) | 9.2 |
| Better than sector | 54% |
Financial profile
88
/ 100
Exceptional profile, strong across almost every axis.
All 5 axes are computed from data Checked has read.
Health
89
Profitability
100
Solvency
74
Growth
78
Stability
100
Bankruptcy probability (12 mo)
Risk Assessment
0 / 100
Low riskTrust signals
Long-established
Founded in 1983, 43 years in business.
No legal incidents
No bankruptcy, reorganisation or interim measure in the Belgisch Staatsblad, and the KBO register records a normal legal situation.
Administrative Flags
No strikeouts found in the KBO publications we processed. That series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
Checked score
89
/ 100
Excellent
Computed from 5 of the 6 factors this model weighs. The rest cannot be derived from the filed figures, or need a prior year to compare against.
Indicative credit limit
€35k
estimate, not credit advice
Score history
55
2021
100
2022
94
2023
89
2024
purely financial, excl. current insolvency signals
Score components
Liquidity
Current ratio 1.47 (≥ 1.0)
+5
Quick ratio
Quick ratio 1.16 (≥ 1.0)
+5
Leverage
Debt/equity 1.38 (< 2.0)
+3
Profitability
ROE 36% (≥ 10%)
+10
Interest coverage
Interest coverage 24.4× (≥ 3×)
+8
Profit trend
Net profit up YoY
+5
Equity growth
Equity growing YoY
+3
Computed by Checked from the NBB filing for FY 2024. Indicative, not credit advice.
Financial overview
Annual accounts filed on 31-07-2025 with the NBB · fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
Trajectory (indicative)
Projection over 3 fiscal years from the filed annual accounts, not a forecast, the extended trend.
growing
Equity: growth of ~28.2%/year over 4 fiscal years, indicative, assuming unchanged policy.
Solid line = filed figures · dashed = extended trend · area = indicative range.
How do we compute this?
The trend is a robust median of all pairwise slopes between fiscal years (Theil-Sen), so a single odd year cannot hijack the line. For strictly positive series we also fit a log variant (compound annual growth) and keep whichever describes the figures best.
The area around the projection is 1.8 × the median absolute deviation from the trend, widening each year ahead (×1 / ×1.6 / ×2.2), with a minimum of 8% of the last value. It is an indicative range, not a statistical confidence interval.
A series whose deviations exceed 35% of its level is too volatile: we then deliberately show no projection. Every projection assumes unchanged policy and is blind to non-public information (order book, contracts, funding rounds).
Sector comparison
Fiscal year 2024 · NACE 47, Retail trade · compared within the same schema type (abbreviated schema)
| Metric | This company | Sector median | Position in the sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvency | 42.1% | 38.6% | |
| Net result | €152k | €44k | |
| Equity | €417k | €332k | |
| Gross operating margin | €576k | €266k | |
| Staff costs | €319k | €166k |
€255k
+138.1%
21-24
€152k
+183.3%
21-24
€194k
+140.1%
21-24
€992k
+63.9%
21-24
€417k
+57.4%
21-24
€169k
+20.6%
21-24
9
+16.5%
21-24
€319k
+45.3%
21-24
€51k
+212.5%
21-24
€575k
+68.9%
21-24
€361k
+41.2%
21-24
€213k
+153.5%
21-24
1.47
-5.2%
21-24
1.16
-1.5%
21-24
42.1%
-3.9%
21-24
1.38
+7.2%
21-24
36.5%
+79.9%
21-24
15.4%
+72.9%
21-24
24.39
+150.5%
21-24
Figures by fiscal year and ratios
| Fiscal year | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | abbreviated schema | abbreviated schema | abbreviated schema | abbreviated schema |
| Revenue | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA | €255k | €107k | €48k | €-7k |
| Net profit | €152k | €54k | €26k | €-27k |
| Cash flow | €194k | €81k | €41k | €-10k |
| Staff costs | €319k | €219k | €219k | €193k |
| Income taxes | €51k | €16k | - | - |
| Dividends | - | - | - | - |
| Total assets | €992k | €605k | €421k | €329k |
| Equity | €417k | €265k | €211k | €186k |
| Debt | €575k | €340k | €210k | €144k |
| of which ≤ 1y | €361k | €256k | €198k | €127k |
| of which > 1y | €213k | €84k | €11k | €15k |
| Working capital | €169k | €140k | €148k | €130k |
| Employees (FTE) | 9.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.3 |
Ratios (computed)
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.75 | 2.02 |
| Quick ratio | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.49 | 1.66 |
| Working capital ratio | 17.0% | 23.1% | 35.2% | 39.4% |
| Solvency | 42.1% | 43.8% | 50.2% | 56.3% |
| Debt / equity | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.99 | 0.77 |
| Long-term debt ratio | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Interest coverage | 24.39 | 9.74 | 6.82 | -0.99 |
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - |
| Net margin | - | - | - | - |
| ROA | 15.4% | 8.9% | 6.1% | -8.3% |
| ROE | 36.5% | 20.3% | 12.2% | -14.7% |
| EBITDA margin | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - |
| Days inventory (DSI) | - | - | - | - |
Balance-sheet composition 2024
Full annual accounts (27 line items)
Filed balance sheet and income statement, exactly as deposited with the NBB.
| Line item | Code | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet, Assets | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 20/58 | €992k | €605k | €421k | €329k |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €462k | €209k | €75k | €72k |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €6k | €8k | €1k | €1k |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €455k | €201k | €73k | €70k |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €597 | €597 | €597 | €597 |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €530k | €396k | €346k | €257k |
| Stocks & contracts in progress | 3 | €109k | €93k | €52k | €45k |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €147k | €98k | €191k | €41k |
| Investments | 50/53 | €129k | €50k | - | - |
| Cash & bank | 54/58 | €143k | €153k | €101k | €164k |
| Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities | |||||
| TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES | 10/49 | €992k | €605k | €421k | €329k |
| Equity | 10/15 | €417k | €265k | €211k | €186k |
| Contributions / capital | 10/11 | €62k | €62k | €62k | €62k |
| Reserves | 13 | €24k | €24k | €24k | €24k |
| Accumulated profits (losses) | 14 | €331k | €179k | €125k | €100k |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €575k | €340k | €210k | €144k |
| Amounts payable after one year | 17 | €213k | €84k | €11k | €15k |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €361k | €256k | €198k | €127k |
| Trade debts payable within one year | 44 | €225k | €161k | €138k | €67k |
| Income statement | |||||
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €576k | €400k | €268k | €190k |
| Operating result | 9901 | €213k | €80k | €32k | €-24k |
| Financial income | 75 | €747 | €1k | €309 | €4k |
| Financial charges | 65 | €10k | €11k | €7k | €7k |
| Result before taxes | 9903 | €204k | €70k | €26k | €-27k |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €51k | €16k | - | - |
| Net result for the period | 9904 | €152k | €54k | €26k | €-27k |
| Result to be appropriated | 9905 | €152k | €54k | €26k | €-27k |
Legal Structure
| NACE primary | Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals(47621) |
| Legal form | Public limited company(014) |
| Incorporation | 24-05-1983 |
| Status | Active |
| Postal code | 3000 |
Establishment units
NELL
since 19832.022.682.701
Nell Haacht
since 20232.349.078.989
Nell Herent
since 20242.362.268.219
Nell Kampenhout
since 20262.392.403.842
Real-estate footprint
Flanders
4
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24505K0046/00S004 | Flanders | 42.5 ha | - | - |
| 23038C0256/00B000 | Flanders | 2,638 m² | 1 · 786 m² | 6.5 m · 2 fl. |
| 24033D0010/00C000 | Flanders | 259 m² | 1 · 174 m² | 10.2 m · 3 fl. |
| 24423H0328/00G004 | Flanders | 127 m² | 1 · 125 m² | 9.1 m · 2 fl. |
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 3
4 of 4 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
Updates
2025
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2021net €152k ▲183%
Operating result €213k, net result €152k, both a record.
11-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
27-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €26k
Net result €26k after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €200kEq €211k ▲13.9%
Equity rises from €186k to €211k.
28-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
17-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
25-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
28-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 59 days late
2017
24-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 24 days late
2016
14-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 45 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Belgian State Gazette reading coverage
We know of 5 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.
Credit advice
Company registry (CBE)
Activities
Retail trade47620Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals47621Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles47784Retail trade477865247052497Retail sale of lighting equipment47552Retail trade47592Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers477615244252483
Names & trade names
| Legal nameNL | NELL |
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