The Barbarians
ActiveSummary
The Barbarians has been active since 2018 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €27k and a net result of €5k. Equity is growing by ~9.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 52% of 1518 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
72
/ 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability80▼-15
Solvency77▼-18
Growth32▼-20
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1.5k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.07 against 3.17 in 2024; short-term debt: 47.6% and cash: 10.2% of total assets), and 48.4% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Four 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 59
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 59
lower
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
51.6%
Return on assets
9.3%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Limited track record
This company has not been active as long as an established one and statistically fails somewhat more often.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 26-08-2026, 26 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 7 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
26 d late
2024
33 d late
2023
20 d early
2022
17 d late
2021
16 d early
2020
31 d late
2019
31 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
24-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema
Equity
€27k▼ 15.6%
2024 · €33k
2019: €30k
2020: €14k
2021: €19k
2022: €-2k
2023: €23k
2024: €33k
2019 → 2025
Total assets
€53k▲ 13.7%
2024 · €47k
2019: €68k
2020: €50k
2021: €106k
2022: €58k
2023: €56k
2024: €47k
2019 → 2025
Net result
€5k▼ 49.5%
2024 · €10k
2019: €12k
2020: €-16k
2021: €5k
2022: €-21k
2023: €25k
2024: €10k
2019 → 2025
Working capital
€27k▼ 12.5%
2024 · €31k
2019: €26k
2020: €13k
2021: €19k
2022: €-2k
2023: €23k
2024: €31k
2019 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€19k-€-2k€23k€33k▲ 43.0%€27k▼ 15.6%
Operating result€5k-€-20k€25k€11k▼ 55.9%€7k▼ 40.9%
Net result€5k-€-21k€25k€10k▼ 60.4%€5k▼ 49.5%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2025 is 41% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €53k
Fixed assets
€784 ▼ 49.8%
Current assets
€52k ▲ 15.9%
Equity and liabilities €53k
Equity
€27k ▼ 15.6%
Debt
€26k ▲ 80.3%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 30.5% to 48.4%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€7k▼
2024 · €12k
Cash flow
€6k▼
2024 · €11k
Current ratio
2.07▼
2024 · 3.17
Debt to equity
0.94▲
2024 · 0.44
ROE
18.0%▼
2024 · 30.1%
ROA
9.3%▼
2024 · 20.9%
Interest coverage
18.32▲
2024 · 18.08
Debt ≤ 1 year
€25k▲
2024 · €14k
Income taxes
€2k▲
2024 · €673
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 40 lines
Balance sheet
Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€47k€53k▲
Fixed assets21/28€2k€784▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2k€784▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€2k€784▼
Current assets29/58€45k€52k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€34k€42k▲
Trade receivables40€28k€33k▲
Other amounts receivable41€5k€8k▲
Current investments50/53€5k€5k=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€6k€5k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€306€403▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€47k€53k▲
Equity10/15€33k€27k▼
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€14k€9k▼
Amounts payable17/49€14k€26k▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€14k€25k▲
Trade debts44€4k€8k▲
Suppliers440/4€4k€8k▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€10k€7k▼
Taxes450/3€10k€7k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0-
Other amounts payable47/48€0€10k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€400
Income statement
Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€772€778▲
Other operating charges640/8€2k€1k▼
Gross operating margin9900€13k€9k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€11k€7k▼
Financial income75/76B€26€365▲
Recurring financial income75€26€365▲
Financial charges65/66B€656€400▼
Recurring financial charges65€656€400▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€10k€7k▼
Income taxes67/77€673€2k▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€10k€5k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€10k€5k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€14k€19k▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€4k€14k▲
Profit to be distributed694/7-€10k
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€10k
The notes to these accounts (4 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
26-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema · 26 days late
2025
02-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 33 days late
2024
11-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
2023
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €25k
Net result €25k after one loss-making year.
17-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 17 days late
2022
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-21k ▼557%
Net result drops to €-21k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
15-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €5k
Net result €5k after one loss-making year.
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 31 days late
2020
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
2 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, Buggenhout · 1 establishment unit since 2018
Cannot be placed on the map
This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.
Veldstraat 249255 BuggenhoutGround area
1,293 m²
Building footprint
184 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,041 m³
Parcel 42522A0286/00P000, Flanders · tallest building 10.4 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
The Barbarians
since 20182.278.739.539
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42522A0286/00P000 | Flanders | 1,293 m² | 1 · 184 m² | 10.4 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage (source: regional heritage registers, Onroerend Erfgoed / patrimoine.brussels).
Public money · subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2023 to 2024 · 2 entries · 803 EUR awarded · 507 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 543 EUR | 247 EUR |
| 2023 | 1 | 260 EUR | 260 EUR |
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Legal Entity Identifier
875500V9L7GW3E2CLW80
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded24-08-2018
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
59112Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
59113Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films
59130Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
73110Advertising agencies
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 7 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.
Contact details
2 entriesE-mail:michael.blommaert@thebarbarians.be
Phone:02/269.04.26