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RAYFERENCE

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Private limited companyfounded 2014active for 12 yearsAalststraat 7, 1000 Brussel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0543.981.938

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

2025 annual accounts filed 28 days after the deadline Filed on 28 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00479764.

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 28-08-2026 at the NBB all 10 filings

Turnover
≈ €1.1m
Estimated: probably between €680,000 and €1.9m
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€102,371▲ 65.8%
2024 · €61,740
Working capital
€303,043▲ 79.3%
2024 · €169,009
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 62% higher than in 2024. It is the second rise in a row, after the fall in 2023.

Operating result€130,919 2025 Net result€102,371 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 Scientific research and development (NACE 72). 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
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€71,690-€120,282▲ 67.8%€225,093▲ 87.1%€193,995▼ 13.8%€141,370▼ 27.1%€73,279▼ 48.2%€80,753▲ 10.2%€130,919▲ 62.1%
Net result€58,977-€108,839▲ 84.5%€202,618above the sector's middle half▲ 86.2%€183,737above the sector's middle half▼ 9.3%€122,751above the sector's middle half▼ 33.2%€64,817within the sector's middle half▼ 47.2%€61,740within the sector's middle half▼ 4.7%€102,371within the sector's middle half▲ 65.8%
Equity€113,574-€222,412▲ 95.8%€425,031above the sector's middle half▲ 91.1%€578,768above the sector's middle half▲ 36.2%€707,669above the sector's middle half▲ 22.3%€207,986within the sector's middle half▼ 70.6%€94,726below the sector's middle half▼ 54.5%€137,097within the sector's middle half▲ 44.7%
Total assets€384,166-€302,531▼ 21.2%€652,562above the sector's middle half▲ 116%€743,132above the sector's middle half▲ 13.9%€907,675above the sector's middle half▲ 22.1%€377,784below the sector's middle half▼ 58.4%€316,753below the sector's middle half▼ 16.2%€496,805within the sector's middle half▲ 56.8%
Debt€270,592-€80,119▼ 70.4%€227,531▲ 184%€164,364▼ 27.8%€200,006▲ 21.7%€169,798▼ 15.1%€222,028▲ 30.8%€359,708▲ 62.0%
Working capital€122,994-€215,626▲ 75.3%€406,433above the sector's middle half▲ 88.5%€557,290above the sector's middle half▲ 37.1%€806,596above the sector's middle half▲ 44.7%€319,827within the sector's middle half▼ 60.3%€169,009within the sector's middle half▼ 47.2%€303,043within the sector's middle half▲ 79.3%
Solvency29.6%-73.5%▲ 44.0pp65.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.4pp77.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 12.7pp78.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.1pp55.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 22.9pp29.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 25.1pp27.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.3pp
Current ratio1.48-3.69▲ 2.212.79within the sector's middle half▼ 0.914.39within the sector's middle half▲ 1.6010.84above the sector's middle half▲ 6.458.47above the sector's middle half▼ 2.382.26within the sector's middle half▼ 6.212.76within the sector's middle half▲ 0.51
Return on assets (ROA)15.4%-36.0%▲ 20.6pp31.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 4.9pp24.7%above the sector's middle half▼ 6.3pp13.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 11.2pp17.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.6pp19.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.3pp20.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 1.1pp
Staff (FTE)2.9-3.9▲ 34.5%4.8above the sector's middle half▲ 23.1%5.8▲ 20.8%5.6▼ 3.4%3.9within the sector's middle half▼ 30.4%3.4within the sector's middle half▼ 12.8%4.1within the sector's middle half▲ 20.6%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Scientific research and development (NACE 72). 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 turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €496,805
Fixed assets €22,005 ▲ 64.2%
Current assets €474,800 ▲ 56.5%
Equity and liabilities €496,805
Equity €137,097 ▲ 44.7%
Debt €359,708 ▲ 62.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 70.1% to 72.4%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€140,047▲
2024 · €90,132
Cash flow
€111,499▲
2024 · €71,118
Debt to equity
2.62▲
2024 · 2.34
ROE
74.7%▲
2024 · 65.2%
Interest coverage
79.08▲
2024 · 70.46
Debt ≤ 1 year
€171,757▲
2024 · €134,344
Income taxes
€27,096▲
2024 · €18,641
Staff costs
€340,614▲
2024 · €236,552
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as RAYFERENCE: other research and development on natural sciences (NACE 72109). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €524,000 and €973,000, founded between 2009 and 2018.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
RAYFERENCE Brussel2014€0.5m€0.1m€0.5m-€0.1m4.12025
PARALLAXTER Koekelberg2014€0.6m€0.2m€0.5m--€0.06m42026
CABINET MEDICAL CHAPMAN Spa2009€0.5m€0.09m€0.5m-€0.2m2.92025
CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services Belgium Sint-Pieters-Woluwe2014€0.7m€0.4m€1.3m-€0.07m8.72025
TRACE Leuven2017€0.5m€0.04m€0.9m€0.8m-€0.1m7.82025
SILLAR CLINICAL Sint-Martens-Latem2018€0.8m€0.09m€0.6m-€0.009m5.92025
BRAI3N Gent2017€1.0m€0.5m€1.0m-€0.5m5.72025

They were chosen from the 732 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, 5,053 companies had the same profile as RAYFERENCE has now. Two years later, 1.6% had gone bankrupt and 95.9% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 10 to 20 years old
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
1.6% went bankrupt
2.4% stopped otherwise
95.9% was still going

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

The bankruptcy probability of RAYFERENCE itself is lower: 0.2% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about RAYFERENCE than the profile alone.

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 5,053 companies, not a prediction for RAYFERENCE. 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.

Subsidies and aid

European research

3 projects · €663,070 EU contribution
Programmes
2 entries · €496,750
1 entry · €166,320
Projects
Fidelity and Uncertainty in Climate data records from Earth Observations
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-03-2015 to 31-08-2019 · €471,750 · FIDUCEO
Quality Assurance for Essential Climate Variables
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 27-09-2013 to 01-04-2018 · €166,320 · QA4ECV
Copernicus CAL/VAL Solution
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-12-2020 to 30-11-2022 · €25,000 · CCVS
Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 48 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 28-08-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€316,753€496,805▲
Fixed assets21/28€13,401€22,005▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€10,836€19,440▲
Furniture and vehicles24€10,836€19,440▲
Financial fixed assets28€2,565€2,565=
Current assets29/58€303,352€474,800▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€23,958€83,175▲
Trade receivables40€6,046€48,934▲
Other amounts receivable41€17,912€34,241▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€111,206€123,369▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€168,189€268,256▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€316,753€496,805▲
Equity10/15€94,726€137,097▲
Contributions10/11€20,405€20,405=
Reserves13€13€13=
Distributable reserves133€13€13=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€74,308€116,679▲
Amounts payable17/49€222,028€359,708▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€134,344€171,757▲
Financial debts43-€1,005
Credit institutions430/8-€1,005
Trade debts44€63,097€73,498▲
Suppliers440/4€63,097€73,498▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€21,175€32,384▲
Taxes450/3€0€1,686▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€21,175€30,698▲
Other amounts payable47/48€50,072€64,870▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€87,684€187,951▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€236,552€340,614▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€9,378€9,128▼
Other operating charges640/8€1,368€400▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A€0-
Gross operating margin9900€328,052€481,061▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€80,753€130,919▲
Financial income75/76B€906€319▼
Recurring financial income75€906€319▼
Financial charges65/66B€1,279€1,771▲
Recurring financial charges65€1,279€1,771▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€80,380€129,467▲
Income taxes67/77€18,641€27,096▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€61,740€102,371▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€61,740€102,371▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€249,308€176,679▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€187,568€74,308▼
Transfer from equity791/2€0-
Profit to be distributed694/7€175,000€60,000▼
Return on contributions (dividend)694€175,000€60,000▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90873.44.1▲

The notes to these accounts have 11 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€344,716€376,845€268,418€236,552€340,614▲ 44.0%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€20,103€5,520€3,563€8,555€12,043€12,945€9,378€9,128▼ 2.7%
Other operating charges640/8---€600€579€271€1,368€400▼ 70.8%
Non-recurring operating charges66A-----€0€0--
Gross operating margin9900€259,430€343,317€506,590€547,865€530,837€354,913€328,052€481,061▲ 46.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901€71,690€120,282€225,093€193,995€141,370€73,279€80,753€130,919▲ 62.1%
Financial income75/76B---€1--€906€319▼ 64.8%
Recurring financial income75€0-€19€1--€906€319▼ 64.8%
Financial charges65/66B---€258€1,245€1,133€1,279€1,771▲ 38.4%
Recurring financial charges65€899€44€67€258€1,245€1,133€1,279€1,771▲ 38.4%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€70,792€120,238€225,045€193,737€140,125€72,146€80,380€129,467▲ 61.1%
Income taxes67/77€11,815€11,399€22,426€10,000€17,374€7,328€18,641€27,096▲ 45.4%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€58,977€108,839€202,618€183,737€122,751€64,817€61,740€102,371▲ 65.8%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€58,977€108,839€202,618€183,737€122,751€64,817€61,740€102,371▲ 65.8%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€384,166€302,531€652,562€743,132€907,675€377,784€316,753€496,805▲ 56.8%
Fixed assets21/28€6,436€6,787€18,598€21,487€19,143€15,135€13,401€22,005▲ 64.2%
Intangible fixed assets21----€0----
Tangible fixed assets22/27€5,911€6,262€18,073€20,962€18,618€14,610€10,836€19,440▲ 79.4%
Furniture and vehicles24---€20,962€18,618€14,610€10,836€19,440▲ 79.4%
Financial fixed assets28€525€525€525€525€525€525€2,565€2,565=
Current assets29/58€377,729€295,745€633,964€721,646€888,532€362,649€303,352€474,800▲ 56.5%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€214,719€138,835€108,019€248,948€113,128€129,302€23,958€83,175▲ 247%
Trade receivables40---€225,000€86,561€114,579€6,046€48,934▲ 709%
Other amounts receivable41---€23,948€26,567€14,722€17,912€34,241▲ 91.2%
Current investments50/53--€100,000€49,975-----
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€162,026€155,587€424,813€421,000€709,731€203,109€111,206€123,369▲ 10.9%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€1,722€65,674€30,238€168,189€268,256▲ 59.5%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€384,166€302,531€652,562€743,132€907,675€377,784€316,753€496,805▲ 56.8%
Equity10/15€113,574€222,412€425,031€578,768€707,669€207,986€94,726€137,097▲ 44.7%
Contributions10/11€12,400€12,400-€12,400€18,550€18,550€20,405€20,405=
Reserves13€101,174€210,012€412,631€566,368€566,368€1,868€13€13=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,855€1,855€1,855---
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€1,855€1,855€1,855---
Distributable reserves133---€564,513€564,513€13€13€13=
Profit (loss) carried forward14----€122,751€187,568€74,308€116,679▲ 57.0%
Amounts payable17/49€270,592€80,119€227,531€164,364€200,006€169,798€222,028€359,708▲ 62.0%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€254,735€80,119€227,531€164,355€81,936€42,822€134,344€171,757▲ 27.8%
Financial debts43-------€1,005-
Credit institutions430/8-------€1,005-
Trade debts44€198,845€20,411€96,086€31,916€4,761€2,942€63,097€73,498▲ 16.5%
Suppliers440/4---€31,916€4,761€2,942€63,097€73,498▲ 16.5%
Advances received on contracts in progress46---€42,342€35,000€0---
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€48,443€41,724€39,671€21,175€32,384▲ 52.9%
Taxes450/3---€7,261€2,520€10,766€0€1,686-
Remuneration and social security454/9---€41,182€39,204€28,905€21,175€30,698▲ 45.0%
Other amounts payable47/48---€41,654€450€210€50,072€64,870▲ 29.6%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€9€118,070€126,975€87,684€187,951▲ 114%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€58,977€108,839€202,618€183,737€122,751€64,817€61,740€102,371▲ 65.8%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€20,103€5,520€3,563€8,555€12,043€12,945€9,378€9,128▼ 2.7%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€79,080€114,359€206,182€192,292€134,794€77,762€71,118€111,499▲ 56.8%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€5,870-€15,375-€11,444-€9,699-€8,937-€7,645-€17,732▼ 132%
Change in cash--€6,439€269,226-€3,813€288,730-€506,621-€91,904€12,163-

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 (10)
Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 abbreviated format 28-08-2026 2026-00479764 NBB
31-12-2024 full format 28-08-2025 2025-00441499 PDF
31-12-2023 full format 26-08-2024 2024-00386191 PDF
31-12-2022 micro format 31-08-2023 2023-00423724 PDF
31-12-2021 micro format 29-07-2022 2022-20247870 PDF
31-12-2020 micro format 31-08-2021 2021-62600151 PDF
31-12-2019 micro format 11-11-2020 2020-69900405 PDF
31-12-2018 micro format 07-10-2019 2019-69000451 PDF
31-12-2017 micro format 20-07-2018 2018-36500126 PDF
31-12-2016 micro format 31-07-2017 2017-39900479 PDF

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