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THE BOTANIST

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Private limited companyfounded 20188 yrs activeLippenslaan 278, 8300 Knokke-Heist, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0690.980.290

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of THE BOTANIST is 1.8% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €553k and a net result of €-11k. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 86% of 13159 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2018 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2025
65 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability53▼-16
Solvency99▲+1
Growth52▼-26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.8% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €35k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 3.99 against 5.23 in 2024; short-term debt: 5.1% and cash: 3.3% of total assets), and 26.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 56
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 56
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
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 date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 8 years 0 10 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
73.7%
Return on assets
-1.5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 16-07-2026, 15 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 8 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
15 d early
2024
28 d late
2023
29 d late
2022
31 d late
2021
135 d late
2020
1 d early
2019
70 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
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 months
Position in the running window
19-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema

Equity
€553k▼ 2.0%
2024 · €564k
2018: €3k 2019: €-16k 2020: €-18k 2021: €-27k 2022: €-17k 2023: €564k 2024: €564k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€750k▼ 2.4%
2024 · €768k
2018: €98k 2019: €293k 2020: €281k 2021: €260k 2022: €246k 2023: €824k 2024: €768k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€-11k
2024 · €217
2018: €-3k 2019: €-19k 2020: €-2k 2021: €-9k 2022: €10k 2023: €25k 2024: €217
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€115k▲ 9.2%
2024 · €105k
2018: €10k 2019: €-9k 2020: €8k 2021: €16k 2022: €44k 2023: €86k 2024: €105k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€-27k-€-17k▲ 35.8%€564k€564k=€553k▼ 2.0%
Operating result€-3k-€16k€31k▲ 90.8%€5k▼ 83.1%€-6k
Net result€-9k-€10k€25k▲ 166%€217▼ 99.1%€-11k
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-20k€0€20k€40kOperating result 2021: €-3k€-3kNet result 2021: €-9k€-9kOperating result 2022: €16k€16kNet result 2022: €10k€10kOperating result 2023: €31k€31kNet result 2023: €25k€25kOperating result 2024: €5k€5kNet result 2024: €217€217Operating result 2025: €-6k€-6kNet result 2025: €-11k€-11k20212022202320242025
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €6k after €5k in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €750k
Fixed assets €597k▼ 6.5%
Current assets €153k▲ 17.9%
Equity and liabilities €750k
Equity €553k▼ 2.0%
Debt €197k▼ 3.3%
The debt ratio falls from 26.6% to 26.3%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€45k
2024 · €57k
Cash flow
€39k
2024 · €52k
Solvency
73.7%
2024 · 73.4%
Current ratio
3.99
2024 · 5.23
Quick ratio
3.72
2024 · 4.83
Debt / equity
0.36
2024 · 0.36
ROE
-2.1%
2024 · 0.0%
ROA
-1.5%
2024 · 0.0%
Interest coverage
4.40
2024 · 6.22
Debt
€197k
2024 · €204k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€38k
2024 · €25k
Debt > 1 year
€156k
2024 · €178k
Income taxes
€67
2024 · €22
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€768k€750k
Fixed assets21/28€639k€597k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€639k€597k
Land and buildings22€529k€506k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€8k€8k
Furniture and vehicles24€3k€7k
Other tangible fixed assets26€99k€75k
Current assets29/58€130k€153k
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€51k€51k=
Other amounts receivable291€51k€51k=
Stocks and contracts in progress3€10k€10k
Stocks30/36€10k€10k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€59k€65k
Trade receivables40€0€3k
Other amounts receivable41€59k€62k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€9k€25k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1k€2k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€768k€750k
Equity10/15€564k€553k
Contributions10/11€562k€562k=
Reserves13€2k€2k=
Distributable reserves133€2k€2k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€-11k
Amounts payable17/49€204k€197k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€178k€156k
Financial debts170/4€178k€156k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€25k€38k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€12k€12k
Trade debts44€9k€26k
Suppliers440/4€9k€26k
Advances received on contracts in progress46€0-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€4k€89
Taxes450/3€4k€89
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€1k€3k
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€52k€51k
Other operating charges640/8€2k€7k
Gross operating margin9900€59k€51k
Operating profit (loss)9901€5k€-6k
Financial income75/76B€4k€5k
Recurring financial income75€4k€5k
Financial charges65/66B€9k€10k
Recurring financial charges65€9k€10k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€239€-11k
Income taxes67/77€22€67
Profit (loss) for the period9904€217€-11k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€217€-11k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€217€-11k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€0-
Transfer to equity691/2€217€0
To other reserves6921€217€0

The notes to these accounts (11 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
16-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 28 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 5.23
Current ratio from 2.48 to 5.23; short-term debt falls from €58k to €25k.
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 29 days late
2023
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €25k ▲166%
Operating result €31k, net result €25k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €500kEq €564k
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €564k.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 31 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €10k
Net result €10k after 4 loss-making years.
13-12
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 135 days late
2021
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
09-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 70 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-19k
Net result drops to €-19k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
30-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
3 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, Knokke-Heist · 1 establishment unit since 2018
establishment The establishment unit on the map
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.

Lippenslaan 2788300 Knokke-Heist
Ground area
114 m²
Building footprint
114 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,768 m³
Parcel 31334B0323/00_000, Flanders · tallest building 27.7 m, ±6 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Roots
Lippenslaan 278, 8300 Knokke-HeistLimited-service restaurants
since 20182.273.433.738
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
31334B0323/00_000 Flanders 114 m² 1 · 114 m² 27.7 m · 6 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.

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2023 · 1 entry · 135 EUR awarded · 135 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2023 1 135 EUR135 EUR
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
1 entry · 135 EUR · 135 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Knokke-Heist2.273.433.738
1 permission
Toelating · Traiteur · since 01-05-2018

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 21,896 companies in sector 56112 we hold annual accounts for 9,784. 4,175 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded27-02-2018
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
56102Limited-service restaurants
56112Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services
56210Event catering
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 8 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 17-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.