PROVA
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PROVA has been active since 1988 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €47.2m and a net result of €5.0m. Equity is growing by ~18.8% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 77% of 4610 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability86▼-9
Solvency100=
Growth67▲+1
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1,400,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 3.39 against 3.03 in 2023; short-term debt: 19.4% and cash: 4.9% of total assets), and 21.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 70
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (NACE 70)
about 69% 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 2024Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
78.9%
Return on assets
8.4%
Age of the figures
21 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 07-07-2025, 24 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
24 d early
2023
26 d early
2022
33 d early
2021
20 d early
2020
24 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 25 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 9 days before the deadline, and 32% of the sector filed late.
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Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema, statutory accounts
In the rankings
#3 employer in the province of Namur, Head offices and management consultancy sector#4 company by equity in the province of Namur, Head offices and management consultancy sector#4 company by total assets in Namur, Professional and technical services sector
Turnover
€14.1m▲ 5.0%
2023 · €13.4m
EBIT margin
28.3%▲ 1.2pp
2023 · 27.1%
Net result
€5.0m▼ 54.1%
2023 · €11.0m
Working capital
€27.7m▲ 14.4%
2023 · €24.2m
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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unfavourable
Line20202021202220232024
Turnover€12.9m▼ 1.2%€14.6m▲ 13.2%€14.0m▼ 3.5%€13.4m▼ 4.5%€14.1m▲ 5.0%
Operating result€4.1m▼ 3.9%€5.0m▲ 23.9%€5.8m▲ 14.8%€3.6m▼ 36.9%€4.0m▲ 9.6%
Net result€4.5m▼ 5.0%€8.2m▲ 82.7%€6.6m▼ 19.3%€11.0m▲ 65.6%€5.0m▼ 54.1%
EBIT margin31.5%▼ 0.9pp34.5%▲ 3.0pp41.1%▲ 6.6pp27.1%▼ 13.9pp28.3%▲ 1.2pp
Equity€22.8m▲ 22.5%€30.4m▲ 33.4%€36.4m▲ 19.8%€42.8m▲ 17.5%€47.2m▲ 10.4%
Total assets€40.6m▲ 9.0%€46.4m▲ 14.4%€47.5m▲ 2.4%€56.5m▲ 18.9%€59.8m▲ 5.9%
Debt€17.7m▼ 4.4%€15.8m▼ 10.4%€11.0m▼ 30.2%€13.6m▲ 23.6%€12.6m▼ 7.7%
Working capital€4.6m▲ 261%€11.5m▲ 150%€16.2m▲ 40.8%€24.2m▲ 49.0%€27.7m▲ 14.4%
Staff (FTE)41.9▲ 3.2%43.6▲ 4.1%45.9▲ 5.3%46.9▲ 2.2%49.4▲ 5.3%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result recovers in 2024; 2024 is 10% above 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €59.8m
Fixed assets
€20.6m ▲ 0.7%
Current assets
€39.3m ▲ 8.8%
Equity and liabilities €59.8m
Equity
€47.2m ▲ 10.4%
Provisions
€27,500 ▼ 61.3%
Debt
€12.6m ▼ 7.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 24.1% to 21.0%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€4.3m▲
2023 · €3.9m
Cash flow
€5.3m▼
2023 · €11.3m
Current ratio
3.39▲
2023 · 3.03
Quick ratio
3.37▲
2023 · 3.01
Debt to equity
0.27▼
2023 · 0.32
ROE
10.7%▼
2023 · 25.6%
ROA
8.4%▼
2023 · 19.4%
Interest coverage
50.63▲
2023 · 47.82
Debt ≤ 1 year
€11.6m▼
2023 · €11.9m
Debt > 1 year
€895,833▼
2023 · €1.7m
Income taxes
€1.3m▲
2023 · €994,050
Staff costs
€4.4m▲
2023 · €4.4m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 20,082 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 95% are still going.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.2%
went bankrupt
4.7%
stopped otherwise
95%
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 497,058 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 4 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 5 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| 7 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 8 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 9 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 10 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% 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 20,082 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
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | €17.2m | €17.5m | €15.8m | €16.2m | ▲ 2.7% |
| Turnover70 | €12.9m | €14.6m | €14.0m | €13.4m | €14.1m | ▲ 5.0% |
| Other operating income74 | - | €2.3m | €2.6m | €2.4m | €2.0m | ▼ 13.6% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | €329,061 | €839,074 | €0 | €70,336 | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | €12.2m | €11.7m | €12.1m | €12.2m | ▲ 0.6% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | €5.3m | €5.2m | €4.7m | €4.2m | ▼ 10.9% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | €5.4m | €5.5m | €4.6m | €4.0m | ▼ 11.5% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | -€52,828 | -€302,905 | €126,000 | €143,019 | ▲ 13.5% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | €2.1m | €2.4m | €2.6m | €3.1m | ▲ 19.7% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €3.8m | €3.8m | €4.4m | €4.4m | ▲ 0.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €333,698 | €337,790 | €251,138 | €299,395 | €272,031 | ▼ 9.1% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | -€318,807 | €51,974 | €124,893 | €264,207 | ▲ 112% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | €76,797 | -€41,228 | €7,947 | -€43,516 | ▼ 648% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €358,001 | €35,674 | €13,670 | €17,909 | ▲ 31.0% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | €497,219 | €0 | - | €2,236 | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €4.1m | €5.0m | €5.8m | €3.6m | €4.0m | ▲ 9.6% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €4.8m | €2.6m | €8.8m | €2.2m | ▼ 74.7% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €1.7m | €2.6m | €2.6m | €4.1m | €2.2m | ▼ 46.6% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | €2.1m | €2.1m | €3.4m | €982,263 | ▼ 71.1% |
| Income from current assets751 | - | €11,489 | €39,155 | €370,117 | €808,597 | ▲ 118% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | €444,203 | €421,950 | €377,538 | €421,560 | ▲ 11.7% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | €2.3m | €50,513 | €4.6m | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €254,642 | €86,301 | €427,656 | -€180,801 | ▼ 142% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €203,738 | €254,642 | €83,432 | €423,491 | -€180,801 | ▼ 143% |
| Debt charges650 | €155,277 | €159,034 | €90,397 | €82,308 | €84,079 | ▲ 2.2% |
| Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651 | - | €50,000 | -€50,000 | €300,000 | -€300,000 | ▼ 200% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | €45,607 | €43,035 | €41,182 | €35,120 | ▼ 14.7% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | €2,869 | €4,165 | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €5.6m | €9.6m | €8.3m | €12.0m | €6.4m | ▼ 46.7% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes780 | - | €7,268 | €65,410 | €0 | - | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €1.1m | €1.4m | €1.7m | €994,050 | €1.3m | ▲ 35.4% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | €1.4m | €1.7m | €1.1m | €1.3m | ▲ 20.1% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | €0 | - | €126,369 | €62 | ▼ 100.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €4.5m | €8.2m | €6.6m | €11.0m | €5.0m | ▼ 54.1% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789 | - | €581,003 | €516,631 | €0 | €842,000 | - |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689 | - | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €3.7m | €8.8m | €7.1m | €11.0m | €5.9m | ▼ 46.4% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €40.6m | €46.4m | €47.5m | €56.5m | €59.8m | ▲ 5.9% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €24.6m | €22.9m | €22.4m | €20.4m | €20.6m | ▲ 0.7% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €235,027 | €201,553 | €118,849 | €184,624 | €138,724 | ▼ 24.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €1.2m | €1.2m | €839,342 | €860,118 | €1.1m | ▲ 23.1% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | €111,051 | €590,152 | €561,146 | €584,920 | ▲ 4.2% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | €11,321 | €2,801 | €19,130 | €21,282 | ▲ 11.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €134,070 | €193,868 | €230,664 | €214,737 | ▼ 6.9% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | €896,387 | €52,521 | €49,179 | €41,944 | ▼ 14.7% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | - | - | - | - | €195,785 | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €23.2m | €21.6m | €21.4m | €19.4m | €19.4m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | €21.4m | €21.4m | €19.4m | €19.4m | = |
| Participating interests280 | - | €21.4m | €21.4m | €19.4m | €19.4m | = |
| Companies linked by participating interests282/3 | - | €152,334 | €307 | €307 | €307 | = |
| Participating interests282 | - | €152,334 | €307 | €307 | €307 | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | €4,573 | €4,573 | €4,573 | €4,573 | = |
| Shares284 | - | €4,573 | €4,573 | €4,573 | €4,573 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €16.0m | €23.5m | €25.1m | €36.1m | €39.3m | ▲ 8.8% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | €474,846 | €407,703 | €300,681 | €344,000 | ▲ 14.4% |
| Trade receivables290 | - | €474,846 | €407,703 | €300,681 | €344,000 | ▲ 14.4% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €78,653 | €131,481 | €434,386 | €308,386 | €165,368 | ▼ 46.4% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | €131,481 | €434,386 | €308,386 | €165,368 | ▼ 46.4% |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | - | €131,481 | €434,386 | €308,386 | €165,368 | ▼ 46.4% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €7.4m | €15.0m | €11.1m | €11.1m | €12.6m | ▲ 13.8% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €6.7m | €3.7m | €6.1m | €7.1m | ▲ 16.6% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €8.3m | €7.5m | €5.0m | €5.5m | ▲ 10.3% |
| Current investments50/53 | €3.0m | €3.0m | €8.0m | €17.0m | €22.8m | ▲ 33.8% |
| Other investments51/53 | - | €3.0m | €8.0m | €17.0m | €22.8m | ▲ 33.8% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €4.6m | €4.4m | €4.7m | €7.1m | €2.9m | ▼ 59.1% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €506,019 | €454,616 | €303,019 | €525,311 | ▲ 73.4% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €40.6m | €46.4m | €47.5m | €56.5m | €59.8m | ▲ 5.9% |
| Equity10/15 | €22.8m | €30.4m | €36.4m | €42.8m | €47.2m | ▲ 10.4% |
| Contributions10/11 | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | = |
| Capital10 | - | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.1m | = |
| Reserves13 | €21.7m | €29.3m | €35.3m | €41.7m | €46.1m | ▲ 10.6% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €111,000 | €111,000 | €111,000 | €111,000 | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | €111,000 | €111,000 | €111,000 | €111,000 | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | €1.4m | €860,750 | €860,750 | €18,750 | ▼ 97.8% |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €27.8m | €34.3m | €40.7m | €46.0m | ▲ 13.0% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €100,178 | €169,707 | €63,069 | €71,016 | €27,500 | ▼ 61.3% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | €104,297 | €63,069 | €71,016 | €27,500 | ▼ 61.3% |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | €104,297 | €63,069 | €71,016 | €27,500 | ▼ 61.3% |
| Deferred taxes168 | - | €65,410 | €0 | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €17.7m | €15.8m | €11.0m | €13.6m | €12.6m | ▼ 7.7% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €6.2m | €3.8m | €2.1m | €1.7m | €895,833 | ▼ 46.9% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | €3.8m | €2.1m | €1.7m | €895,833 | ▼ 46.9% |
| Credit institutions173 | - | €3.8m | €2.1m | €1.7m | €895,833 | ▼ 46.9% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €11.4m | €11.9m | €8.9m | €11.9m | €11.6m | ▼ 2.5% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | €1.2m | €926,624 | €446,429 | €250,000 | ▼ 44.0% |
| Financial debts43 | - | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €3.9m | €7.2m | €4.3m | €7.4m | €7.0m | ▼ 5.1% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €7.2m | €4.3m | €7.4m | €7.0m | ▼ 5.1% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €1.5m | €1.6m | €1.9m | €1.5m | ▼ 17.3% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €269,067 | €379,326 | €348,495 | €282,333 | ▼ 19.0% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.3m | ▼ 17.0% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €2.1m | €2.1m | €2.2m | €2.8m | ▲ 26.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | €118,928 | €1,681 | €51,422 | €95,081 | ▲ 84.9% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €4.5m | €8.2m | €6.6m | €11.0m | €5.0m | ▼ 54.1% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €333,698 | €337,790 | €251,138 | €299,395 | €272,031 | ▼ 9.1% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €4.8m | €8.5m | €6.9m | €11.3m | €5.3m | ▼ 52.9% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €1.3m | €297,081 | €1.7m | -€424,681 | ▼ 125% |
| Change in cash | - | -€193,945 | €340,711 | €2.4m | -€4.2m | ▼ 274% |
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
2025
08-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · consolidated
07-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
09-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · consolidated
05-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €11.0m ▲65.6%
Net result €11.0m, the highest in the series.
28-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · consolidated
28-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
11-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
11-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · consolidated
2021
31-12
Financial
Equity above €25mEq €30.4m ▲33.4%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €30.4m.
08-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · consolidated
07-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full 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
17 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, Namur · 1 establishment unit since 1992
Ground area
4,913 m²
Building footprint
1,399 m²
Volume, LiDAR
9,327 m³
Parcel 92095B0011/00V000, Wallonia · tallest building 7.3 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
PROVA SC BRICOSPHERE
since 19922.037.539.834
1 parcel
Wallonia
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92095B0011/00V000 | Wallonia | 4,913 m² | 1 · 1,399 m² | 7.3 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.
Structure & network
Heads the group
PROVA
12 companies
Group, risk and exposure
Owners and holdings
1 owner · 13 holdingsOwners 1
- Sourceaccounts CERFILS 202517.2%
Holdings 13
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100%
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99.99%
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99.98%
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99.97%
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99.96%
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99.92%
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99.9%
- MB LIBRAMONTsubsidiaryEquity €489,672Result -€92,71499.6%
- MB BRAINE-L'ALLEUDsubsidiaryEquity €1.9mResult €231,60299%
Show 3 more holdings
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99%
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11.33%
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Stated earlier (1)
An older source named these holdings; newer accounts no longer list them.
- Sourceaccounts SENGO 202299.97%
According to the 2024 annual accounts of PROVA and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.
Connections & network
No current directors or connected companies found in the register.
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Legal Entity Identifier
9676006268LLLS92IQ46
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TROISMER
BE 0890.432.977
Meise · Eq €46,940,473
Of 82,642 companies in sector 70200 we hold annual accounts for 52,590. 2,063 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector
Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded20-04-1988
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
70200Business and other management consultancy
47120Other non-specialised retail sale
73110Advertising agencies
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID
0208:0434001061
Also
9925:BE0434001061
Registered
27-10-2025
Register as of 27 September 2026 · Peppol Directory
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