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PAUWELS

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Private limited companyfounded 201313 yrs activeSpinnerslaan 12, 9160 Lokeren, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0503.817.010

PAUWELS has been active since 2013 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.09M and a net result of €650k. Equity is growing by ~52.8% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 79% of 7778 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.9% (low).

Checked score

Score 2025
81 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability96▼-4
Solvency95▼-5
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.9% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €160k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 8.48 against 5.38 in 2024; short-term debt: 10.3% and cash: 16.8% of total assets), and 29.7% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 43
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 43
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
70.3%
Return on assets
21.8%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 13 years 0 20 y
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 10-04-2026, 112 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
112 d early
2024
29 d early
2023
12 d early
2022
12 d early
2021
23 d early
2020
15 d early
2019
14 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
23-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Equity
€2.09M▲ 45.0%
2024 · €1.44M
2018: €131k 2019: €168k 2020: €185k 2021: €280k 2022: €471k 2023: €891k 2024: €1.44M
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€2.98M▲ 57.8%
2024 · €1.89M
2018: €408k 2019: €490k 2020: €578k 2021: €783k 2022: €989k 2023: €1.38M 2024: €1.89M
2018 → 2025
Net result
€650k▲ 17.5%
2024 · €553k
2018: €34k 2019: €37k 2020: €17k 2021: €95k 2022: €191k 2023: €420k 2024: €553k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€2.29M▲ 88.0%
2024 · €1.22M
2018: €184k 2019: €117k 2020: €194k 2021: €275k 2022: €394k 2023: €746k 2024: €1.22M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€280k-€471k▲ 68.3%€891k▲ 89.1%€1.44M▲ 62.1%€2.09M▲ 45.0%
Operating result€150k-€290k▲ 93.2%€561k▲ 93.2%€738k▲ 31.4%€873k▲ 18.3%
Net result€95k-€191k▲ 100%€420k▲ 120%€553k▲ 31.8%€650k▲ 17.5%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€250k€500k€750kOperating result 2021: €150k€150kNet result 2021: €95k€95kOperating result 2022: €290k€290kNet result 2022: €191k€191kOperating result 2023: €561k€561kNet result 2023: €420k€420kOperating result 2024: €738k€738kNet result 2024: €553k€553kOperating result 2025: €873k€873kNet result 2025: €650k€650k20212022202320242025
The operating result has risen four years in a row; 2025 is 18% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.98M
Fixed assets €385k▼ 1.8%
Current assets €2.60M▲ 73.5%
Equity and liabilities €2.98M
Equity €2.09M▲ 45.0%
Debt €886k▲ 99.6%
The debt ratio rises from 23.5% to 29.7%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€1.00M
2024 · €853k
Cash flow
€780k
2024 · €668k
Solvency
70.3%
2024 · 76.5%
Current ratio
8.48
2024 · 5.38
Quick ratio
8.05
2024 · 5.07
Debt / equity
0.42
2024 · 0.31
ROE
31.0%
2024 · 38.3%
ROA
21.8%
2024 · 29.3%
Interest coverage
94.38
2024 · 65.88
Debt
€886k
2024 · €444k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€306k
2024 · €278k
Debt > 1 year
€149k
2024 · €164k
Income taxes
€222k
2024 · €190k
Staff costs
€1.00M
2024 · €847k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.89M€2.98M
Fixed assets21/28€392k€385k
Intangible fixed assets21€7k€4k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€385k€381k
Land and buildings22€9k€7k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€63k€71k
Furniture and vehicles24€313k€303k
Financial fixed assets28€165€165=
Current assets29/58€1.50M€2.60M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€86k€130k
Stocks30/36€39k€38k
Contracts in progress37€48k€92k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€776k€1.46M
Trade receivables40€654k€1.29M
Other amounts receivable41€122k€168k
Current investments50/53€253k€503k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€333k€501k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€48k€6k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.89M€2.98M
Equity10/15€1.44M€2.09M
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€1.43M€2.08M
Distributable reserves133€1.43M€2.08M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€-2k
Amounts payable17/49€444k€886k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€164k€149k
Financial debts170/4€164k€149k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€278k€306k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€69k€81k
Trade debts44€132k€188k
Suppliers440/4€132k€188k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€71k€32k
Taxes450/3€35k€9k
Remuneration and social security454/9€36k€22k
Other amounts payable47/48€7k€7k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€1k€431k
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€847k€1.00M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€115k€130k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€0-
Other operating charges640/8€5k€6k
Gross operating margin9900€1.70M€2.01M
Operating profit (loss)9901€738k€873k
Financial income75/76B€18k€10k
Recurring financial income75€18k€10k
Financial charges65/66B€13k€11k
Recurring financial charges65€13k€11k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€743k€872k
Income taxes67/77€190k€222k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€553k€650k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€553k€650k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€701k€650k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€148k€0
Transfer to equity691/2€701k€652k
To other reserves6921€701k€652k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908713.415.8

The notes to these accounts (16 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
10-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €650k ▲17.5%
Operating result €873k, net result €650k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €2MEq €2.09M ▲45%
8 profitable years in a row build equity to €2.09M.
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.44M ▲62.1%
7 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.44M.
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
31-12
Financial Equity above €500kEq €891k ▲89.1%
6 profitable years in a row build equity to €891k.
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
08-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial Equity above €200kEq €280k ▲51.6%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €280k.
16-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €17k ▼54.9%
Net result drops to €17k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
17-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
31-12
Financial Equity above €150kEq €168k ▲28.4%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €168k.
19-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

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, Lokeren · 2 establishment units since 2013
establishment All 2 establishment units on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Spinnerslaan 129160 Lokeren
Ground area
6,223 m²
Building footprint
2,316 m²
Volume, LiDAR
12,484 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 7.7 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 establishment units
PAUWELS
Spinnerslaan 12, 9160 LokerenManufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
since 20132.216.640.832
PAUWELS
Sinaaistraat 33, 9160 LokerenManufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
since 20192.329.066.208
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
46014A1058/00G000 Flanders 5,685 m² 1 · 2,212 m² 6.2 m · 2 fl.
46014A1573/00B000 Flanders 537 m² 1 · 103 m² 7.7 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels 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

2022 to 2025 · 5 entries · 4,117 EUR awarded · 4,406 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 1 1,268 EUR1,268 EUR
2024 1 1,500 EUR1,500 EUR
2023 1 167 EUR513 EUR
2022 2 1,182 EUR1,125 EUR
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
4 entries · 3,117 EUR · 3,406 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Stagebonus (stopgezet)
1 entry · 1,000 EUR · 1,000 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Recognised contractor

3 categories
PAUWELS BV45681
category D16, class 1 · category D17, class 5 · category D18, class 1
decision 02-12-2025

Dual-learning approval

7 live approvals · 7 ended
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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded05-02-2013
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
43221Plumbing work
43222Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation
31002Manufacture of furniture
43211General electrical installation work
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 13 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 23-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.