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SWINNEN

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Public limited companyfounded 1989active for 37 yearsEuropark 1066, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0438.136.231

Financials · financial year 2024, abbreviated format

2025 annual accounts not yet filed, deadline passed on 31 July 2026 The financial year closed on 31 December 2025. The accounts are due at the latest 7 months after the close (Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB filings, as of 2 November 2026.

Annual accounts 2024 filed on 22-09-2025 PDF all 35 filings

Turnover
≈ €840,000
Estimated: probably between €650,000 and €1.1m
Total assets
€185,880▲ 115%
2023 · €86,433
Net result
€203,737
2023 · -€83,901
Working capital
-€24,212▲ 81.5%
2023 · -€131,115
Trend over the years

2020 to 2024, 5 financial years 2018 to 2024, 7 financial years

The operating result for 2024 is a profit of €207,097, after a loss of €82,973 in 2023. It is the highest result since 2020.

Operating result€207,097 2024 Net result€203,737 2024

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 Specialised construction activities (NACE 43). 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
Line2018201920202021202220232024
Operating result-€157--€75,719▼ 48,175%-€23,498▲ 69.0%-€14,969▲ 36.3%-€44,185▼ 195%-€82,973▼ 87.8%€207,097
Net result-€7,831--€104,352▼ 1,232%-€28,783below the sector's middle half▲ 72.4%-€29,011below the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%-€50,357below the sector's middle half▼ 73.6%-€83,901below the sector's middle half▼ 66.6%€203,737above the sector's middle half
Equity€68,455--€35,897-€64,680below the sector's middle half▼ 80.2%-€93,691below the sector's middle half▼ 44.9%-€144,048below the sector's middle half▼ 53.7%-€227,948below the sector's middle half▼ 58.2%-€24,212below the sector's middle half▲ 89.4%
Total assets€395,285-€277,273▼ 29.9%€258,727below the sector's middle half▼ 6.7%€151,238below the sector's middle half▼ 41.5%€152,452below the sector's middle half▲ 0.8%€86,433below the sector's middle half▼ 43.3%€185,880below the sector's middle half▲ 115%
Debt€326,831-€313,170▼ 4.2%€323,407▲ 3.3%€244,929▼ 24.3%€296,499▲ 21.1%€314,381▲ 6.0%€210,092▼ 33.2%
Working capital€4,343--€106,649-€71,729below the sector's middle half▲ 32.7%-€58,860below the sector's middle half▲ 17.9%-€33,865below the sector's middle half▲ 42.5%-€131,115below the sector's middle half▼ 287%-€24,212below the sector's middle half▲ 81.5%
Solvency17.3%--12.9%▼ 30.3pp-25.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 12.1pp-61.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 37.0pp-94.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 32.5pp-263.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 169.2pp-13.0%below the sector's middle half▲ 250.7pp
Current ratio1.01-0.65▼ 0.370.74below the sector's middle half▲ 0.090.68below the sector's middle half▼ 0.060.81below the sector's middle half▲ 0.130.37below the sector's middle half▼ 0.440.88below the sector's middle half▲ 0.52
Return on assets (ROA)-2.0%--37.6%▼ 35.7pp-11.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 26.5pp-19.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 8.1pp-33.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.8pp-97.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 64.0pp109.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 206.7pp
Staff (FTE)2-2=2below the sector's middle half=2below the sector's middle half=2below the sector's middle half=2within the sector's middle half=2within the sector's middle half=
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Specialised construction activities (NACE 43). 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€207,372▲
2023 · -€81,538
Cash flow
€204,012▲
2023 · -€82,466
Interest coverage
34.96▲
2023 · -87.92
Debt ≤ 1 year
€210,092▲
2023 · €206,953
Debt > 1 year
€0▼
2023 · €107,428
Staff costs
€94,432▲
2023 · €62,190
Debt to equity is not shown because equity is negative. Debt divided by negative equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-12-202031-12-202131-12-202231-12-202331-12-2024
Employees at the balance-sheet date22222
full-time22222
part-time00000
in full-time equivalents22222
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents22222
On a permanent contract22222

Source: social balance sheet in the 2020 to 2024 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20202021202220232024
Tangible fixed assets€2,420--€9,834-
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€25,456€25,457€13,907€1,435€275

Source: notes to the 2020 to 2024 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2025 · 1 entry · €41 awarded · €41 paid
Schemes
1 entry · €41 · €41 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as SWINNEN: site preparation (NACE 43120). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €79,700 and €465,000, founded between 1969 and 2003.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
SWINNEN Houthalen-Helchteren1989€185,880-€24,212€303,485-€203,73722024
Wouters Projects Zandhoven2001€273,852€109,967€182,670-€33,5581.82025
WANTY ACADEMY Binche2003€157,484€45,958€169,262€214,043€1,2722.62025
Maes Beringen1988€464,809€157,227€239,010-€21,6942.62025
RIONS RIOOLTECHNIEK Lanaken1991€79,750€48,344€150,379--€1692.42025
WWW.RENOVEER.BE Zoersel1998€262,569€38,814€189,372--€60,2213.82025
A. VYNCKE Kortrijk1969€329,162€296,675€312,592-€26,6453.32025

They were chosen from the 3,177 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, 3,794 companies had the same profile as SWINNEN has now. Two years later, 2.7% had gone bankrupt and 91.5% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • negative equity
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
2.7% went bankrupt
5.3% stopped otherwise
91.5% was still going

Another 0.6% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of SWINNEN itself: 3.3% within 12 months.

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 3,794 companies, not a prediction for SWINNEN. 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.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 52 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2024 (PDF), filed on 22-09-2025.

Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€86,433€185,880▲
Fixed assets21/28€10,594€0▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€10,594€0▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€10,319€0▼
Furniture and vehicles24€275€0▼
Current assets29/58€75,839€185,880▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€13,823€0▼
Stocks30/36€5,823€0▼
Contracts in progress37€8,000€0▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€60,860€183,902▲
Trade receivables40€58,986€67,279▲
Other amounts receivable41€1,874€116,623▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0€1,367▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1,155€611▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€86,433€185,880▲
Equity10/15-€227,948-€24,212▲
Contributions10/11€62,000€62,000=
Contributions outside capital11€62,000€62,000=
Other1109/19€62,000€62,000=
Reserves13€58,588€58,588=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6,200€6,200=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€6,200€6,200=
Distributable reserves133€52,388€52,388=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€348,537-€144,800▲
Amounts payable17/49€314,381€210,092▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€107,428€0▼
Other amounts payable178/9€107,428€0▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€206,953€210,092▲
Financial debts43€63,611€0▼
Credit institutions430/8€63,611€0▼
Trade debts44€80,749€60,625▼
Suppliers440/4€80,749€60,625▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€51,170€63,486▲
Taxes450/3€10,027€12,640▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€41,143€50,846▲
Other amounts payable47/48€11,423€85,981▲
Income statement Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€62,190€94,432▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1,435€275▼
Other operating charges640/8€2,277€1,682▼
Gross operating margin9900-€17,071€303,485▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€82,973€207,097▲
Financial income75/76B-€2,572
Recurring financial income75-€2,572
Financial charges65/66B€927€5,932▲
Recurring financial charges65€927€5,932▲
Non-recurring financial charges66B€0-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€83,901€203,737▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€83,901€203,737▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€83,901€203,737▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€348,537-€144,800▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€264,636-€348,537▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90872.02.0=

The notes to these accounts have 8 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62--€42,118€49,769€51,780€62,190€94,432▲ 51.8%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€28,352€29,602€25,456€25,457€13,907€1,435€275▼ 80.9%
Other operating charges640/8--€2,850€3,152€4,117€2,277€1,682▼ 26.2%
Gross operating margin9900€140,797€56,395€46,926€63,410€25,618-€17,071€303,485-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€157-€75,719-€23,498-€14,969-€44,185-€82,973€207,097-
Financial income75/76B--€1,909€0--€2,572-
Recurring financial income75€26€2,015€1,909€0--€2,572-
Financial charges65/66B--€7,194€14,042€6,172€927€5,932▲ 540%
Recurring financial charges65€7,700€29,721€7,194€14,042€4,470€927€5,932▲ 540%
Non-recurring financial charges66B----€1,701€0--
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€7,831-€103,425-€28,783-€29,011-€50,357-€83,901€203,737-
Income taxes67/77-€927€0-----
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€7,831-€104,352-€28,783-€29,011-€50,357-€83,901€203,737-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€7,831-€104,352-€28,783-€29,011-€50,357-€83,901€203,737-
Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€395,285€277,273€258,727€151,238€152,452€86,433€185,880▲ 115%
Fixed assets21/28€96,602€79,486€51,681€26,224€12,317€10,594€0▼ 100%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€96,368€79,251€51,681€26,224€12,317€10,594€0▼ 100%
Land and buildings22--€0-----
Plant, machinery and equipment23--€26,363€18,583€10,803€10,319€0▼ 100%
Furniture and vehicles24--€25,061€7,561€1,514€275€0▼ 100%
Other tangible fixed assets26--€257€80€0---
Financial fixed assets28€235€235€0-----
Current assets29/58€298,683€197,788€207,045€125,014€140,134€75,839€185,880▲ 145%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€145,028€162,489€161,739€27,903€40,364€13,823€0▼ 100%
Stocks30/36--€27,582€15,554€30,147€5,823€0▼ 100%
Contracts in progress37--€134,157€12,349€10,218€8,000€0▼ 100%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€146,702€31,879€42,761€94,613€97,265€60,860€183,902▲ 202%
Trade receivables40--€39,809€94,166€96,207€58,986€67,279▲ 14.1%
Other amounts receivable41--€2,953€447€1,058€1,874€116,623▲ 62×
Cash at bank and in hand54/58-€314€297€1,011€648€0€1,367-
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1--€2,248€1,487€1,858€1,155€611▼ 47.1%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€395,285€277,273€258,727€151,238€152,452€86,433€185,880▲ 115%
Equity10/15€68,455-€35,897-€64,680-€93,691-€144,048-€227,948-€24,212▲ 89.4%
Contributions10/11€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Capital10--€62,000€62,000€0---
Issued capital100--€62,000€62,000€0---
Contributions outside capital11----€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Other1109/19----€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Reserves13€58,588€58,588€58,588€58,588€58,588€58,588€58,588=
Non-distributable reserves130/1--€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Legal reserve130--€6,200€6,200€0---
Reserves not available under the articles1311----€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Distributable reserves133--€52,388€52,388€52,388€52,388€52,388=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€52,133-€156,485-€185,268-€214,279-€264,636-€348,537-€144,800▲ 58.5%
Amounts payable17/49€326,831€313,170€323,407€244,929€296,499€314,381€210,092▼ 33.2%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€24,507€8,041€44,632€61,054€122,500€107,428€0▼ 100%
Financial debts170/4--€7,132€3,554€0---
Other amounts payable178/9--€37,500€57,500€122,500€107,428€0▼ 100%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€294,340€304,436€278,774€183,874€173,999€206,953€210,092▲ 1.5%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42--€9,537€5,931€0---
Financial debts43--€51,341€50,000€60,581€63,611€0▼ 100%
Credit institutions430/8--€51,341€50,000€60,581€63,611€0▼ 100%
Trade debts44€169,431€160,045€148,168€33,983€36,864€80,749€60,625▼ 24.9%
Suppliers440/4--€148,168€33,983€36,864€80,749€60,625▼ 24.9%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€34,472€18,879€22,709€51,170€63,486▲ 24.1%
Taxes450/3--€2,477€692€3,592€10,027€12,640▲ 26.1%
Remuneration and social security454/9--€31,995€18,187€19,117€41,143€50,846▲ 23.6%
Other amounts payable47/48--€35,256€75,082€53,845€11,423€85,981▲ 653%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3--€0-----
Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€7,831-€104,352-€28,783-€29,011-€50,357-€83,901€203,737-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€28,352€29,602€25,456€25,457€13,907€1,435€275▼ 80.9%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€20,521-€74,750-€3,327-€3,554-€36,450-€82,466€204,012-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€12,485€2,348€0€0€288€10,319▲ 36×
Change in cash---€17€714-€363-€648€1,367-

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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31-12-2024 abbreviated format 22-09-2025 2025-00503420 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 28-08-2024 2024-00388954 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 28-09-2023 2023-00456668 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 28-10-2022 2022-20475511 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 04-04-2022 2022-20000098 PDF
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31-12-2018 abbreviated format 29-08-2019 2019-53200582 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 29-08-2018 2018-51800367 PDF
31-12-2016 abbreviated format 21-09-2017 2017-61900405 PDF
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