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The Lemon

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Private limited companyfounded 20233 yrs activeIeperstraat 128, 8930 Menen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0805.399.017
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of The Lemon is 6.5% (elevated). The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity (-€25,147) and a net result of -€25,440. Its solvency ranks better than 19% of 13683 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2023 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0▼-26
Solvency2▼-12
Growth32
Track record94
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
6.5% Elevated
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
No credit on open account
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.69 against 1.65 in 2024; short-term debt: 67.7% and cash: 6.7% of total assets), and equity is negative.
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Signals

Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises risk○neutral
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
Food and beverage service activities (NACE 56)
about 206% more bankruptcies
← 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
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 3 years 0 10 y
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
-22.7%
Return on assets
-23%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Negative equity
The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity and a net loss.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Equity per financial year
2425
2024 to 2025 · latest year -€25,147
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 31-08-2026, 31 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 · 2 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
31 d late
2024
26 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 2 accounts on average 29 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 6 days after the deadline, and 53% of the sector filed late.

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 months
Position in the running window
01-10-2026 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

History

On 1 September 2023, The Lemon was incorporated as a Private limited company.1 The company has filed 2 sets of annual accounts, the latest for fiscal year 2025.2

  1. 1Crossroads Bank for Enterprises
  2. 2National Bank, annual accounts 2025

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Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema

Equity
-€25,147▼ 159%
2024 · -€9,707
Total assets
€110,568▲ 19.6%
2024 · €92,436
Net result
-€25,440▼ 162%
2024 · -€9,707
Working capital
-€23,319
2024 · €12,330
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In euros
No line ticked in this group.
In per cent
No line ticked in this group.
Ratio
No line ticked in this group.

Untick a line to hide it. Point at 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 56, Food and beverage service 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).

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20242025
Operating result-€8,614--€23,263▼ 170%
Net result-€9,707below the sector's middle half--€25,440below the sector's middle half▼ 162%
Equity-€9,707below the sector's middle half--€25,147below the sector's middle half▼ 159%
Total assets€92,436within the sector's middle half-€110,568within the sector's middle half▲ 19.6%
Debt€102,143-€135,715▲ 32.9%
Working capital€12,330within the sector's middle half--€23,319within the sector's middle half
Solvency-10.5%below the sector's middle half--22.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 12.2pp
Current ratio1.65within the sector's middle half-0.69within the sector's middle half▼ 0.96
Return on assets (ROA)-10.5%below the sector's middle half--23.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 12.5pp
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 56, Food and beverage service activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
-€30,000-€20,000-€10,000€0Operating result 2024: -€8,614-€8,614Net result 2024: -€9,707-€9,707Operating result 2025: -€23,263-€23,263Net result 2025: -€25,440-€25,44020242025-€30,000-€20,000-€10,000€0Operating result 2024: -€8,614-€8,610Net result 2024: -€9,707-€9,710Operating result 2025: -€23,263-€23,300Net result 2025: -€25,440-€25,40020242025
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €23,263 in 2025 against €8,614 in 2024; the loss grows.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €110,568
Fixed assets €58,991 ▼ 3.3%
Current assets €51,577 ▲ 64.2%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€25,147
Debt€135,715
Equity is negative: debt (€135,715) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€110,568).
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
-€11,357▼
2024 · €3,308
Cash flow
-€13,534▼
2024 · €2,214
Quick ratio
0.57▼
2024 · 1.11
Interest coverage
-4.99▼
2024 · 2.40
Debt ≤ 1 year
€74,896▲
2024 · €19,075
Debt > 1 year
€59,521▼
2024 · €82,170
Staff costs
€0▼
2024 · €4,372
No debt to equity: equity is negative, so debt divided by equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 7,638 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 8.9% went bankrupt within 24 months and 85% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 2 to 5 years old
  • negative equity
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
8.9% went bankrupt
5.6% stopped otherwise
85% still going

A further 0.7% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 6.5% 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 497,340 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 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 7,638 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
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 45 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€92,436€110,568▲
Fixed assets21/28€61,031€58,991▼
Intangible fixed assets21€50,773€42,201▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€10,258€11,416▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€6,653€8,761▲
Furniture and vehicles24€3,605€2,655▼
Financial fixed assets28-€5,373
Current assets29/58€31,405€51,577▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€10,214€8,831▼
Stocks30/36€10,214€8,831▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€13,452€14,154▲
Trade receivables40€6,135€1,369▼
Other amounts receivable41€7,316€12,784▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€7,033€7,428▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€706€21,164▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€92,436€110,568▲
Equity10/15-€9,707-€25,147▼
Contributions10/11-€10,000
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€9,707-€35,147▼
Amounts payable17/49€102,143€135,715▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€82,170€59,521▼
Financial debts170/4€82,170€59,521▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€19,075€74,896▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42-€11,492
Trade debts44€7,419€22,027▲
Suppliers440/4€7,419€22,027▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46-€20,392
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€3,035€7,892▲
Taxes450/3€3,035€7,892▲
Other amounts payable47/48€8,621€13,093▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€898€1,298▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€4,372€0▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€11,921€11,906▼
Other operating charges640/8€2,726€2,896▲
Gross operating margin9900€10,406-€8,461▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€8,614-€23,263▼
Financial income75/76B€284€98▼
Recurring financial income75€284€98▼
Financial charges65/66B€1,377€2,275▲
Recurring financial charges65€1,377€2,275▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€9,707-€25,440▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€9,707-€25,440▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€9,707-€25,440▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€9,707-€35,147▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P--€9,707

The notes to these accounts (13 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€4,372€0▼ 100%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€11,921€11,906▼ 0.1%
Other operating charges640/8€2,726€2,896▲ 6.2%
Gross operating margin9900€10,406-€8,461▼ 181%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€8,614-€23,263▼ 170%
Financial income75/76B€284€98▼ 65.6%
Recurring financial income75€284€98▼ 65.6%
Financial charges65/66B€1,377€2,275▲ 65.2%
Recurring financial charges65€1,377€2,275▲ 65.2%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€9,707-€25,440▼ 162%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€9,707-€25,440▼ 162%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€9,707-€25,440▼ 162%
Line20242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€92,436€110,568▲ 19.6%
Fixed assets21/28€61,031€58,991▼ 3.3%
Intangible fixed assets21€50,773€42,201▼ 16.9%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€10,258€11,416▲ 11.3%
Plant, machinery and equipment23€6,653€8,761▲ 31.7%
Furniture and vehicles24€3,605€2,655▼ 26.3%
Financial fixed assets28-€5,373-
Current assets29/58€31,405€51,577▲ 64.2%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€10,214€8,831▼ 13.5%
Stocks30/36€10,214€8,831▼ 13.5%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€13,452€14,154▲ 5.2%
Trade receivables40€6,135€1,369▼ 77.7%
Other amounts receivable41€7,316€12,784▲ 74.7%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€7,033€7,428▲ 5.6%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€706€21,164▲ 2,896%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€92,436€110,568▲ 19.6%
Equity10/15-€9,707-€25,147▼ 159%
Contributions10/11-€10,000-
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€9,707-€35,147▼ 262%
Amounts payable17/49€102,143€135,715▲ 32.9%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€82,170€59,521▼ 27.6%
Financial debts170/4€82,170€59,521▼ 27.6%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€19,075€74,896▲ 293%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42-€11,492-
Trade debts44€7,419€22,027▲ 197%
Suppliers440/4€7,419€22,027▲ 197%
Advances received on contracts in progress46-€20,392-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€3,035€7,892▲ 160%
Taxes450/3€3,035€7,892▲ 160%
Other amounts payable47/48€8,621€13,093▲ 51.9%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€898€1,298▲ 44.5%
Line20242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€9,707-€25,440▼ 162%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€11,921€11,906▼ 0.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€2,214-€13,534▼ 711%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€9,866-
Change in cash-€396-

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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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema · 31 days late
2025
26-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 26 days late
NBB filing
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
No directors read yet: 0 of 1 Gazette acts processed. See the function holders in the CBE →
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Menen · 1 establishment unit since 2024
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
557 m²
Building footprint
255 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,797 m³
Parcel 34027E1084/00B000, Flanders · tallest building 13.3 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
The Lemon
Ieperstraat 128, 8930 MenenFull-service restaurants
since 20242.349.103.438
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
34027E1084/00B000 Flanders 557 m² 1 · 255 m² 13.3 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Menen2.349.103.438
1 permission
Toelating · Eetgelegenheid · since 01-01-2024

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Company details

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded01-09-2023
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
56111Full-service restaurants
E-invoicing
Reachable via Peppol
Peppol ID 0208:0805399017
Also 9925:BE0805399017
Registered 19-06-2026

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