Equity
Equity fell by 92% in 4 years.
Equity fell by 92% in 4 years.
The micro format states no turnover.
Of this, €117,131 falls due within a year.
Green is investment, beige is depreciation.
Short-term debts rose from €102,749 to €117,131.
Higher net result than 93% of companies in computer programming and consultancy. Sector median €28,568 · 21,212 companies.
The dashed line is the sector median: 0.1% across 25,932 companies (NACE 62, micro).
Fewer than 1 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).
The band follows from the bankruptcy probability. 10 more points roughly halve it.
| 75-100 | Excellent | under 0.55% |
| 60-74 | Healthy | 0.55% to 1.5% |
| 45-59 | Fair | 1.5% to 4.2% |
| 25-44 | Weak | 4.2% to 15.0% |
| 0-24 | Critical | over 15.0% |
Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 62, micro). It does better than 23% of them on solvency, 11% on liquidity, 82% on profitability and 13% on growth.
The bankruptcy probability was computed on 09-11-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.
The probability rests on the annual accounts with balance sheet date 31-12-2025.
Of the companies with a bankruptcy probability in the very low class on 30-06-2025, 0.1% went bankrupt within twelve months.
Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. With negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late, the score is Fair at most (59). With two missing filings, it is Weak at most (44). During a judicial reorganisation or at the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation), it is Critical at most (24).
In July 2024, 5,053 companies had the same profile as Sherlock has now. Each dot stands for 13 companies, two years later.
Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
The bankruptcy probability of Sherlock itself is lower: 0.1% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about Sherlock than the profile alone.
The method was tested on the 497,447 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.
| 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 Sherlock. 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.
Liquidity is insufficient, with a current ratio of 0.98 (1.59 in 2024), below 1. Short-term debt is 75.4% and cash 15.7% of total assets. 78.5% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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The scores and ratios are Checked's own calculations, not a credit decision.
The company filed its last 7 accounts on average 14 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 62), the median for financial year 2024 was 9 days before the deadline, and 33% of those companies filed late.
| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlock Ghent | €155,284 | €142,623 | 21.5% | - |
| Cadenzas Merelbeke-Melle | €167,860 | €130,953 | 28.7% | - |
| ACCESS THE FUTURE Wichelen | €138,176 | €146,875 | 15.9% | - |
| BE SECURE Laarne | €148,983 | €122,595 | 2.9% | - |
| YTHCO Wetteren | €148,768 | €160,986 | 91.3% | - |
| EL47 Laarne | €147,515 | €146,570 | 12.6% | - |
| Snow Line Software Etterbeek | €158,076 | €153,072 | 28.7% | - |
These companies have the same main activity as Sherlock: computer consultancy and computer facilities management (NACE 62200). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €138,000 and €168,000, founded between 2015 and 2018.
Sherlock files the micro format. That format states no turnover. The gross margin rose from €83,785 in 2017 to €142,623 in 2025.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
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