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Open Analytics

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Public limited companyfounded 2013active for 12 yearsJupiterstraat 20, 2600 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0543.762.796
Summary

Open Analytics has been active since 2013 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €3.3m and a net result of €4.3m. Equity is growing by about 7.8% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 34% of 3,850 sector peers (NACE 70, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Turnover
€10.9m▲ 2.4%
2024 · €10.6m
EBIT margin
44.9%▼ 1.5pp
2024 · 46.4%
Net result
€4.3m▲ 1.2%
2024 · €4.3m
Working capital
€3.1m▲ 155%
2024 · €1.2m
Trend over the years

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

The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 1% below 2024.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Turnover€10.9m 2025 Operating result€4.9m 2025 Net result€4.3m 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Sector: the middle half of NACE 70, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€10.3m€10.6m▲ 3.5%€10.9m▲ 2.4%
Operating result€2.3m-€2.7m▲ 15.9%€5.1m▲ 89.3%€5.3m▲ 3.3%€4.5m▼ 13.7%€4.9m▲ 8.8%€4.9m▼ 0.9%
Net result€2.2m-€2.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 11.4%€4.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 90.5%€4.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.5%€4.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 15.2%€4.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.7%€4.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.2%
EBIT margin44.1%46.4%▲ 2.3pp44.9%▼ 1.5pp
Equity€2.0m-€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.7%€2.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 22.4%€3.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 49.5%€1.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 58.6%€1.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 12.0%€3.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 94.8%
Total assets€4.3m-€5.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 14.7%€7.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 48.2%€10.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 39.0%€5.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 49.3%€8.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 54.5%€9.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 17.0%
Debt€2.3m-€3.0m▲ 26.6%€4.9m▲ 65.6%€6.6m▲ 33.7%€3.7m▼ 44.2%€6.3m▲ 72.1%€6.1m▼ 3.9%
Working capital€1.2m-€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.3%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 27.1%€3.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 99.9%€0.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 73.3%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 53.4%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 155%
Solvency45.9%-40.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.6pp33.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.0pp35.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.5pp29.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.5pp21.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.1pp35.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.1pp
Current ratio1.53-1.40within the sector's middle half▼ 0.131.31within the sector's middle half▼ 0.091.46within the sector's middle half▲ 0.161.22within the sector's middle half▼ 0.241.20within the sector's middle half▼ 0.021.54within the sector's middle half▲ 0.34
Return on assets (ROA)49.9%-48.4%above the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp62.3%above the sector's middle half▲ 13.8pp46.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 16.3pp76.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 30.9pp53.1%above the sector's middle half▼ 23.8pp45.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 7.2pp
Staff (FTE)20.9-27.7above the sector's middle half▲ 32.5%38.6above the sector's middle half▲ 39.4%41.6above the sector's middle half▲ 7.8%42.8above the sector's middle half▲ 2.9%41.2above the sector's middle half▼ 3.7%40.5above the sector's middle half▼ 1.7%
above within below the middle half of NACE 70, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €9.4m
Fixed assets €399,549 ▼ 27.1%
Current assets €9.0m ▲ 20.2%
Equity and liabilities €9.4m
Equity €3.3m ▲ 94.8%
Debt €6.1m ▼ 3.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 78.8% to 64.7%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€5.1m▼
2024 · €5.2m
Cash flow
€4.5m=
2024 · €4.5m
Debt to equity
1.83▼
2024 · 3.71
ROE
130.0%▼
2024 · 250.3%
Interest coverage
73.17▼
2024 · 89.19
Debt ≤ 1 year
€5.9m▼
2024 · €6.3m
Income taxes
€509,768▼
2024 · €632,525
Staff costs
€3.3m▼
2024 · €3.5m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 17,811 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.3% went bankrupt within 24 months and 96.5% are still going.

  • Small
  • 10 to 20 years old
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.3% went bankrupt
3.2% stopped otherwise
96.5% still going

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of < 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,475 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 17,811 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 77 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€8.0m€9.4m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.5m€0.4m▼
Intangible fixed assets21€0.03m€0.02m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.4m€0.3m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.04m€0.04m▲
Furniture and vehicles24€0.3m€0.2m▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0.05m€0.07m▲
Financial fixed assets28€0.08m€0.08m=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€0.08m€0.08m=
Shares284€250€250=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€0.08m€0.08m=
Current assets29/58€7.5m€9.0m▲
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€0.2m€0.2m▼
Other amounts receivable291€0.2m€0.2m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€3.0m€2.8m▼
Trade receivables40€3.0m€2.7m▼
Other amounts receivable41€0.03m€0.06m▲
Current investments50/53€0.2m€0.2m▲
Other investments51/53€0.2m€0.2m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€4.0m€5.8m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.02m€0.01m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€8.0m€9.4m▲
Equity10/15€1.7m€3.3m▲
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€1.6m€3.3m▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130€0.006m€0.006m=
Distributable reserves133€1.6m€3.3m▲
Amounts payable17/49€6.3m€6.1m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€6.3m€5.9m▼
Trade debts44€0.2m€0.4m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.2m€0.4m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.8m€0.7m▼
Taxes450/3€0.1m€0.004m▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.7m€0.7m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€5.2m€4.7m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.07m€0.2m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€11.2m€11.4m▲
Turnover70€10.6m€10.9m▲
Other operating income74€0.5m€0.5m▲
Non-recurring operating income76A€0.01m€0.004m▼
Operating charges60/66A€6.2m€6.5m▲
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€0.9m€1.1m▲
Purchases600/8€0.9m€1.1m▲
Services and other goods61€1.6m€1.7m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€3.5m€3.3m▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.2m€0.2m▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€0.3m
Other operating charges640/8€0.03m€0.02m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€4.9m€4.9m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.007m€0.007m▼
Recurring financial income75€0.007m€0.006m▼
Income from financial fixed assets750€0.004m€0.004m▼
Income from current assets751€0.003m€0.002m▼
Other financial income752/9€308€7▼
Non-recurring financial income76B-€0.001m
Financial charges65/66B€0.05m€0.07m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.05m€0.07m▲
Debt charges650€0.06m€0.07m▲
Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651-€0.01m-
Other financial charges652/9€0.001m€0.001m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€4.9m€4.8m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.6m€0.5m▼
Taxes670/3€0.6m€0.5m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€4.3m€4.3m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€4.3m€4.3m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€4.3m€4.3m▲
Transfer from equity791/2€1.4m-
From reserves792€1.4m-
Transfer to equity691/2€1.6m€1.6m▲
To other reserves6921€1.6m€1.6m▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€4.1m€2.7m▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€3.8m€2.4m▼
Other beneficiaries697€0.3m€0.3m▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)908741.240.5▼

The notes to these accounts (43 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Operating income70/76A----€10.7m€11.2m€11.4m▲ 2.2%
Turnover70----€10.3m€10.6m€10.9m▲ 2.4%
Other operating income74----€0.4m€0.5m€0.5m▲ 0.2%
Non-recurring operating income76A----€0.003m€0.01m€0.004m▼ 62.7%
Operating charges60/66A----€6.2m€6.2m€6.5m▲ 4.8%
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60----€0.8m€0.9m€1.1m▲ 22.7%
Purchases600/8----€0.8m€0.9m€1.1m▲ 22.7%
Services and other goods61----€1.5m€1.6m€1.7m▲ 8.8%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€3.0m€3.5m€3.5m€3.3m▼ 6.4%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 20.9%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4------€0.3m-
Other operating charges640/8---€0.01m€0.01m€0.03m€0.02m▼ 49.1%
Non-recurring operating charges66A----€0.007m---
Gross operating margin9900€3.9m€4.7m€8.1m€8.6m----
Operating profit (loss)9901€2.3m€2.7m€5.1m€5.3m€4.5m€4.9m€4.9m▼ 0.9%
Financial income75/76B---€0.007m€0.05m€0.007m€0.007m▼ 3.1%
Recurring financial income75€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.007m€0.05m€0.007m€0.006m▼ 22.3%
Income from financial fixed assets750----€0.006m€0.004m€0.004m▼ 14.3%
Income from current assets751----€0.05m€0.003m€0.002m▼ 25.5%
Other financial income752/9----€28€308€7▼ 97.6%
Non-recurring financial income76B------€0.001m-
Financial charges65/66B---€0.02m€0.1m€0.05m€0.07m▲ 51.5%
Recurring financial charges65€0.001m€0.001m€0.006m€0.02m€0.1m€0.05m€0.07m▲ 51.5%
Debt charges650----€0.07m€0.06m€0.07m▲ 19.6%
Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651----€0.03m-€0.01m--
Other financial charges652/9----€55€0.001m€0.001m▲ 11.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€2.3m€2.7m€5.1m€5.2m€4.5m€4.9m€4.8m▼ 1.4%
Income taxes67/77€0.2m€0.3m€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m€0.6m€0.5m▼ 19.4%
Taxes670/3----€0.5m€0.6m€0.5m▼ 19.4%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2.2m€2.4m€4.6m€4.7m€4.0m€4.3m€4.3m▲ 1.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€2.2m€2.4m€4.6m€4.7m€4.0m€4.3m€4.3m▲ 1.2%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€4.3m€5.0m€7.4m€10.3m€5.2m€8.0m€9.4m▲ 17.0%
Fixed assets21/28€0.8m€0.8m€1.0m€0.8m€0.8m€0.5m€0.4m▼ 27.1%
Intangible fixed assets21€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.07m€0.03m€0.02m▼ 30.6%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.5m€0.6m€0.7m€0.6m€0.6m€0.4m€0.3m▼ 32.2%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.03m€0.03m€0.04m€0.04m▲ 1.4%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.4m€0.5m€0.3m€0.2m▼ 45.3%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€0.1m€0.08m€0.05m€0.07m▲ 24.8%
Financial fixed assets28€0.06m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m=
Other financial fixed assets284/8----€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m=
Shares284----€250€250€250=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8----€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m=
Current assets29/58€3.6m€4.2m€6.4m€9.5m€4.4m€7.5m€9.0m▲ 20.2%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29---€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 8.7%
Other amounts receivable291---€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 8.7%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2.7m€2.7m€2.9m€2.3m€2.9m€3.0m€2.8m▼ 7.8%
Trade receivables40---€2.3m€2.8m€3.0m€2.7m▼ 9.1%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.03m€0.08m€0.03m€0.06m▲ 136%
Current investments50/53€0.9m---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 0.6%
Other investments51/53----€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 0.6%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58-€1.5m€3.5m€6.9m€1.1m€4.0m€5.8m▲ 44.3%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.01m€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m▼ 8.7%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€4.3m€5.0m€7.4m€10.3m€5.2m€8.0m€9.4m▲ 17.0%
Equity10/15€2.0m€2.0m€2.5m€3.7m€1.5m€1.7m€3.3m▲ 94.8%
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€1.9m€1.9m€2.4m€3.6m€1.5m€1.6m€3.3m▲ 98.4%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Distributable reserves133---€3.6m€1.5m€1.6m€3.3m▲ 98.8%
Amounts payable17/49€2.3m€3.0m€4.9m€6.6m€3.7m€6.3m€6.1m▼ 3.9%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€2.3m€3.0m€4.9m€6.5m€3.6m€6.3m€5.9m▼ 6.3%
Financial debts43----€191---
Credit institutions430/8----€191---
Trade debts44€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.4m▲ 100%
Suppliers440/4---€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.4m▲ 100%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.4m€0.7m€0.8m€0.7m▼ 10.7%
Taxes450/3---€0.1m€0.003m€0.1m€0.004m▼ 96.6%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.3m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m▲ 5.6%
Other amounts payable47/48---€5.8m€2.7m€5.2m€4.7m▼ 10.0%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€0.09m€0.05m€0.07m€0.2m▲ 195%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€2.2m€2.4m€4.6m€4.7m€4.0m€4.3m€4.3m▲ 1.2%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 20.9%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€2.4m€2.6m€4.9m€5.0m€4.3m€4.5m€4.5m=
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€0.3m-€0.4m-€0.1m-€0.3m-€0.03m-€0.05m▼ 57.7%
Change in cash--€2.0m€3.4m-€5.8m€2.9m€1.8m▼ 39.5%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Latest 10 of 11 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
30-06-2025 full format 21-01-2026 2026-00011078
30-06-2024 full format 14-01-2025 2025-00004794
30-06-2023 full format 18-01-2024 2024-00003142
30-06-2022 abbreviated format 12-01-2023 2023-20557350
30-06-2021 abbreviated format 12-01-2022 2022-00800179
30-06-2020 abbreviated format 19-01-2021 2021-01100567
30-06-2019 abbreviated format 13-01-2020 2020-00900010
30-06-2018 abbreviated format 31-01-2019 2019-03800467
30-06-2017 abbreviated format 31-01-2018 2018-03600530
30-06-2016 abbreviated format 19-01-2017 2017-01700468

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EXTENSIONS FOR THE BRISK BIOCIDES
Decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, EU institutions · 03-10-2025 to 31-12-2025 · €18,000
MIGRATION OF THE EXISTING EM R-MARKDOWN FILE INTO THE R4EU PLATFORM
Decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, EU institutions · 19-06-2025 to 30-12-2025 · €16,000

Public contracts

2 awards · 2025 to 2026
Amendment 2 to the Framework Contract OC/EFSA/MESE/2023/03: Assistance on R programming, shiny applications, ad-hoc support and statistical programming trainings to EFSA
buyer: European Food Safety AuthorityResearch and development servicesawarded 05-05-2026€825,0001 tenderTED 362248-2026
Assistance for statistical analyses and related data management, using conventional and Artificial Intelligence methodology, and for training and ad hoc advice upon request
buyer: European Food Safety AuthorityBusiness servicesawarded 19-09-2025€53,47513 tendersTED 774039-2025

Source: TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), Publications Office of the European Union. Values as the buyer published them; for a framework agreement, a ceiling.