SERIS Security
ActiveSummary
SERIS Security has been active since 1907 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €11.7m and a net result of €1.0m. Equity is shrinking by ~5.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 48% of 79 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema
In the rankings
#1 oldest company in Belgium, Security and investigation sector#2 employer in Flemish Brabant, Security and investigation sector#3 company by total assets in Flemish Brabant, Security and investigation sector
Turnover
€90.2m▲ 3.0%
2024 · €87.5m
EBIT margin
1.9%▲ 3.4pp
2024 · -1.5%
Net result
€1.0m
2024 · -€2.2m
Working capital
-€5.2m▲ 8.3%
2024 · -€5.7m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 fiscal years 2018 to 2025, 8 fiscal years
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €1.7m after a loss of €1.3m in 2024, the highest result in the available series.
What the company sold each fiscal year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€90.2m
2025
Operating result€1.7m
2025
Net result€1.0m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€40.5m
2025
Equity€11.7m
2025
Debt€28.1m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€5.2m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin1.9%
2025
Return on assets (ROA)2.5%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency29.0%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.80
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)1,274.6
2025
Point at or tap a year, or use the arrow keys on the chart, for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 80, Investigation and security activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. 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 fiscal year before
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unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€76.3m-€68.3m▼ 10.5%€76.2m▲ 11.6%€80.5m▲ 5.7%€84.6m▲ 5.0%€83.2m▼ 1.6%€87.5m▲ 5.2%€90.2m▲ 3.0%
Operating result€0.6m-€0.5m▼ 22.7%€0.2m▼ 48.3%-€1.1m-€2.5m▼ 135%-€12.5m▼ 390%-€1.3m▲ 89.5%€1.7m
Net result€0.2m-€0.02m▼ 91.0%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half-€1.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 901%-€3.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 172%-€13.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 310%-€2.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 83.4%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half
EBIT margin0.8%-0.7%▼ 0.1pp0.3%▼ 0.4pp-1.3%▼ 1.7pp-3.0%▼ 1.7pp-15.0%▼ 12.0pp-1.5%▲ 13.5pp1.9%▲ 3.4pp
Equity€14.2m-€14.0m▼ 1.6%€13.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%€12.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.5%€9.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 25.4%-€3.8mbelow the sector's middle half€10.7mabove the sector's middle half€11.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 9.6%
Total assets€36.8m-€35.9m▼ 2.3%€38.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.9%€37.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.5%€36.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.6%€34.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.3%€42.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 23.4%€40.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.0%
Debt€22.5m-€21.8m▼ 2.7%€24.5m▲ 12.0%€24.7m▲ 0.9%€27.3m▲ 10.7%€27.6m▲ 1.2%€31.4m▲ 13.5%€28.1m▼ 10.3%
Working capital€13.2m-€13.2m▼ 0.2%€11.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 14.2%€10.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 11.4%€7.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 25.6%€5.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 21.7%-€5.7mbelow the sector's middle half-€5.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 8.3%
Solvency38.6%-38.9%▲ 0.3pp36.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.8pp33.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.2pp25.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.2pp-10.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 36.6pp25.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 36.0pp29.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.9pp
Current ratio1.65-1.66▲ 0.021.51within the sector's middle half▼ 0.161.44within the sector's middle half▼ 0.071.29within the sector's middle half▼ 0.151.23within the sector's middle half▼ 0.070.81below the sector's middle half▼ 0.420.80below the sector's middle half=
Return on assets (ROA)0.7%-0.1%▼ 0.6pp-0.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.4pp-3.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 2.9pp-8.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 5.6pp-38.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 29.6pp-5.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 33.2pp2.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.7pp
Staff (FTE)1,347.7-1,208.2▼ 10.4%1,295.5above the sector's middle half▲ 7.2%1,386.9above the sector's middle half▲ 7.1%1,390.2above the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%1,290.2above the sector's middle half▼ 7.2%1,291.8above the sector's middle half▲ 0.1%1,274.6above the sector's middle half▼ 1.3%
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 80, Investigation and security activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €40.5m
Fixed assets
€19.5m ▲ 2.1%
Current assets
€21.0m ▼ 10.8%
Equity and liabilities €40.5m
Equity
€11.7m ▲ 9.6%
Provisions
€632,222 ▲ 7.2%
Debt
€28.1m ▼ 10.3%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 73.5% to 69.5%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€2.5m▲
2024 · -€448,243
Cash flow
€1.8m▲
2024 · -€1.3m
Debt to equity
2.40▼
2024 · 2.93
ROE
8.7%▲
2024 · -20.5%
Interest coverage
12.14▲
2024 · -1.26
Debt ≤ 1 year
€26.2m▼
2024 · €29.3m
Income taxes
€166,109▲
2024 · €28,689
Staff costs
€81.7m▲
2024 · €81.5m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 168 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 1.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 98% are still going.
- Large
- 20 years or older
- solvency 10 to 30%
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
1.2%
went bankrupt
0.6%
stopped otherwise
98%
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 497,471 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.
| 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% | 1.0% |
| 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% 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 168 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | €88.3m | €93.7m | €91.3m | €96.0m | €99.1m | ▲ 3.2% |
| Turnover70 | €76.3m | €68.3m | €76.2m | €80.5m | €84.6m | €83.2m | €87.5m | €90.2m | ▲ 3.0% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | €7.8m | €9.1m | €8.0m | €8.4m | €8.7m | ▲ 3.4% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | €0.08m | - | €0.07m | €0.2m | ▲ 218% |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | €89.3m | €96.2m | €103.7m | €97.3m | €97.3m | = |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | €13.6m | €13.8m | €12.8m | €14.7m | €14.5m | ▼ 1.3% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €74.4m | €81.0m | €79.1m | €81.5m | €81.7m | ▲ 0.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.8m | ▼ 11.1% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | -€0.04m | €0.01m | -€0.01m | €0.02m | €0.03m | ▲ 71.9% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | -€0.004m | -€0.003m | €10.6m | -€10.1m | €0.04m | ▲ 100% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €10.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 97.6% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.2m | -€1.1m | -€2.5m | -€12.5m | -€1.3m | €1.7m | ▲ 231% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 43.2% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.06m | €0.007m | €0.001m | €0.03m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 43.2% |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 43.2% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | €20 | €5 | €18 | €20 | €31 | ▲ 53.2% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.8m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €0.6m | ▼ 40.1% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.08m | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.3m | ▼ 28.7% |
| Debt charges650 | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.2m | ▼ 42.9% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.09m | ▲ 65.6% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | - | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.3m | ▼ 47.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.1m | -€1.2m | -€3.2m | -€13.2m | -€2.2m | €1.2m | ▲ 155% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.2m | ▲ 479% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.2m | ▲ 479% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.2m | €0.02m | -€0.1m | -€1.2m | -€3.2m | -€13.2m | -€2.2m | €1.0m | ▲ 147% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €0.2m | €0.02m | -€0.1m | -€1.2m | -€3.2m | -€13.2m | -€2.2m | €1.0m | ▲ 147% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €36.8m | €35.9m | €38.4m | €37.5m | €36.9m | €34.6m | €42.7m | €40.5m | ▼ 5.0% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €3.2m | €2.9m | €4.8m | €4.8m | €4.1m | €3.0m | €19.1m | €19.5m | ▲ 2.1% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | - | €0.5m | €1.1m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.2m | €0.8m | €1.4m | ▲ 68.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €3.1m | €2.4m | €2.0m | €1.6m | €1.6m | €1.3m | €1.2m | €1.1m | ▼ 12.6% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €0.07m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 12.0% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | ▼ 17.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 12.3% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▼ 9.0% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.09m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | ▲ 41.9% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.005m | €0.005m | €1.7m | €1.7m | €1.1m | €0.6m | €17.0m | €17.0m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | - | €1.7m | €1.1m | €0.4m | €17.0m | €17.0m | = |
| Participating interests280 | - | - | - | €1.7m | €1.1m | €0.4m | €17.0m | €17.0m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.005m | €0.2m | €0.07m | €0.07m | ▲ 1.4% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.005m | €0.2m | €0.07m | €0.07m | ▲ 1.4% |
| Current assets29/58 | €33.6m | €33.0m | €33.6m | €32.7m | €32.7m | €31.5m | €23.6m | €21.0m | ▼ 10.8% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▲ 17.8% |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▲ 17.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €29.1m | €31.6m | €32.1m | €30.8m | €31.2m | €23.0m | €14.4m | €14.3m | ▼ 1.1% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €18.9m | €15.7m | €16.9m | €12.2m | €11.8m | ▼ 2.8% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €11.9m | €15.5m | €6.1m | €2.3m | €2.5m | ▲ 8.2% |
| Current investments50/53 | €3.4m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.1m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €1.0m | €0.6m | €7.6m | €8.1m | €5.7m | ▼ 28.8% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €0.9m | ▼ 8.1% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €36.8m | €35.9m | €38.4m | €37.5m | €36.9m | €34.6m | €42.7m | €40.5m | ▼ 5.0% |
| Equity10/15 | €14.2m | €14.0m | €13.9m | €12.7m | €9.5m | -€3.8m | €10.7m | €11.7m | ▲ 9.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €6.7m | €6.7m | €6.7m | €6.7m | €6.7m | €6.7m | €11.1m | €11.1m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €6.7m | €6.7m | €6.7m | €11.1m | €11.1m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €6.7m | €6.7m | €6.7m | €11.1m | €11.1m | = |
| Reserves13 | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €5.7m | €5.5m | €5.4m | €4.2m | €0.9m | -€12.3m | -€2.2m | -€1.2m | ▲ 46.5% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.09m | €10.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▲ 7.2% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | - | €0.09m | €0.09m | €10.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▲ 7.2% |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | - | €0.09m | €0.09m | €10.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▲ 7.2% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €22.5m | €21.8m | €24.5m | €24.7m | €27.3m | €27.6m | €31.4m | €28.1m | ▼ 10.3% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €20.4m | €19.8m | €22.3m | €22.7m | €25.3m | €25.7m | €29.3m | €26.2m | ▼ 10.3% |
| Trade debts44 | €6.3m | €6.9m | €5.9m | €6.0m | €5.3m | €4.7m | €4.8m | €4.9m | ▲ 0.7% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €6.0m | €5.3m | €4.7m | €4.8m | €4.9m | ▲ 0.7% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €14.9m | €14.6m | €14.6m | €16.1m | €14.9m | ▼ 7.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | ▼ 3.6% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €12.9m | €12.7m | €12.6m | €14.1m | €13.0m | ▼ 8.0% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €1.8m | €5.3m | €6.4m | €8.3m | €6.4m | ▼ 22.3% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.1m | €1.9m | ▼ 9.3% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.2m | €0.02m | -€0.1m | -€1.2m | -€3.2m | -€13.2m | -€2.2m | €1.0m | ▲ 147% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.8m | ▼ 11.1% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €1.5m | €1.3m | €1.1m | -€0.09m | -€2.1m | -€12.2m | -€1.3m | €1.8m | ▲ 233% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€1.0m | -€3.1m | -€1.0m | -€0.5m | €0.05m | -€16.9m | -€1.2m | ▲ 93.1% |
| Change in cash | - | €0.3m | -€0.006m | €0.5m | -€0.4m | €7.0m | €0.5m | -€2.3m | ▼ 594% |
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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Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 5 entries · €2.2m awarded · €2.2m paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | €235,678 | €235,678 |
| 2024 | 1 | €490,077 | €490,077 |
| 2023 | 1 | €825,944 | €825,944 |
| 2022 | 2 | €616,384 | €616,384 |