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TRACE

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Non-profit associationfounded 2017active for 9 yearsKapeldreef 60, 3001 Leuven, Belgium46 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0672.625.219
Summary

The annual accounts of TRACE for financial year 2025 show a net loss of 74% of the equity at the start of that year. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €40,729 and a net result of -€115,746. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 19% of 239 sector peers (NACE 72, financial year 2025). The association has been active since 2017 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Turnover
€753,768▼ 33.0%
2024 · €1.1m
EBIT margin
-15.3%▼ 28.3pp
2024 · 12.9%
Net result
-€115,746
2024 · €145,356
Working capital
€32,502▼ 91.8%
2024 · €397,071
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2020 to 2025, 6 financial years

The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €115,548 after €145,554 in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Turnover€0.8m 2025 Operating result-€0.1m 2025 Net result-€0.1m 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Sector: the middle half of NACE 72, Scientific research and development: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line202020212022202320242025
Turnover€0.6m-€0.7m▲ 21.4%€0.8m▲ 19.1%€1.0m▲ 21.0%€1.1m▲ 14.8%€0.8m▼ 33.0%
Operating result-€0.09m-€384€439▲ 14.3%€0.01m▲ 26×€0.1m▲ 13×-€0.1m
Net result-€0.09mwithin the sector's middle half-€259within the sector's middle half€296within the sector's middle half▲ 14.6%€0.01mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 34×€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 14×-€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half
EBIT margin-15.9%-0.1%▲ 16.0pp0.1%=1.2%▲ 1.1pp12.9%▲ 11.8pp-15.3%▼ 28.3pp
Equity€455below the sector's middle half-€0.001mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 56.8%€0.001mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 41.5%€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 11×€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 14×€0.04mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 74.0%
Total assets€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 0.6%€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 31.1%€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 21.9%€0.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 218%€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 22.6%
Debt€0.1m-€0.1m▼ 0.8%€0.2m▲ 31.0%€0.2m▲ 16.4%€0.5m▲ 159%€0.5m▼ 7.6%
Working capital-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half--€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 42.7%-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 16.9%€314below the sector's middle half€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 1,265×€0.03mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 91.8%
Solvency0.3%below the sector's middle half-0.5%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.2pp0.6%below the sector's middle half=5.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 4.5pp22.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 17.5pp7.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 15.0pp
Current ratio0.83below the sector's middle half-0.90below the sector's middle half▲ 0.070.91below the sector's middle half▲ 0.011.00below the sector's middle half▲ 0.092.38within the sector's middle half▲ 1.381.07below the sector's middle half▼ 1.31
Return on assets (ROA)-65.0%below the sector's middle half-0.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 65.1pp0.2%within the sector's middle half=4.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.5pp21.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 16.4pp-21.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 42.6pp
Staff (FTE)6.2within the sector's middle half-6.8within the sector's middle half▲ 9.7%7.3within the sector's middle half▲ 7.4%7.9within the sector's middle half▲ 8.2%7.7within the sector's middle half▼ 2.5%7.8within the sector's middle half▲ 1.3%
above within below the middle half of NACE 72, Scientific research and development: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €536,152
Fixed assets €8,227 ▲ 13.3%
Current assets €527,925 ▼ 22.9%
Equity and liabilities €536,152
Equity €40,729 ▼ 74.0%
Debt €495,422 ▼ 7.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 77.4% to 92.4%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
-€110,137▼
2024 · €150,675
Cash flow
-€110,336▼
2024 · €150,477
Debt to equity
12.16▲
2024 · 3.42
ROE
-284.2%▼
2024 · 92.9%
Interest coverage
-554.85▼
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€495,422▲
2024 · €288,074
Staff costs
€993,357▲
2024 · €939,712
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 646 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 7.3% went bankrupt within 24 months and 86.1% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • solvency under 10%
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
7.3% went bankrupt
5.7% stopped otherwise
86.1% still going

A further 0.9% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a lower bankruptcy probability: < 0.1% over twelve months. The score reads more about this company than the group's four characteristics; both figures are right about what they measure.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,475 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% 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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% 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 646 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 · 37 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€0.7m€0.5m▼
Fixed assets21/28€0.007m€0.008m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.007m€0.008m▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.001m€338▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.007m€0.008m▲
Current assets29/58€0.7m€0.5m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.6m€0.2m▼
Trade receivables40€0.6m€0.2m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.06m€0.3m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.01m€0.01m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€0.7m€0.5m▼
Equity10/15€0.2m€0.04m▼
Reserves13€0.2m€0.04m▼
Amounts payable17/49€0.5m€0.5m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.3m€0.5m▲
Trade debts44€0.06m€0.06m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.06m€0.06m▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46-€0.2m
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.2m€0.2m▲
Taxes450/3€0.03m€0.1m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.2m€0.1m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.2m-
Income statement Code20242025
Turnover70€1.1m€0.8m▼
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€0.2m€0.2m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.9m€1.0m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.005m€0.005m▲
Gross operating margin9900€1.1m€0.9m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.1m-€0.1m▼
Financial charges65/66B€198€199▲
Recurring financial charges65€198€199▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.1m-€0.1m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.1m-€0.1m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.1m-€0.1m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.1m-€0.1m▼
Withdrawal from contributions791-€0.1m
Addition to contributions691€0.1m-
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90877.77.8▲

The notes to these accounts (5 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70€0.6m€0.7m€0.8m€1.0m€1.1m€0.8m▼ 33.0%
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61-€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 7.1%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€0.6m€0.8m€0.9m€0.9m€1.0m▲ 5.7%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.02m€0.02m€0.008m€0.007m€0.005m€0.005m▲ 5.7%
Gross operating margin9900€0.5m€0.7m€0.8m€0.9m€1.1m€0.9m▼ 19.0%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.09m€384€439€0.01m€0.1m-€0.1m-
Financial income75/76B---€13---
Recurring financial income75---€13---
Financial charges65/66B-€126€143€0.001m€198€199▲ 0.1%
Recurring financial charges65€133€126€143€0.001m€198€199▲ 0.1%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.09m€259€296€0.01m€0.1m-€0.1m-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.09m€259€296€0.01m€0.1m-€0.1m-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.09m€259€296€0.01m€0.1m-€0.1m-
Line202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€137,232€136,356€178,740€217,927€692,404€536,152▼ 22.6%
Formation expenses20€0€0€0----
Fixed assets21/28€23,708€14,038€16,591€10,806€7,259€8,227▲ 13.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€23,708€14,038€16,591€10,806€7,259€8,227▲ 13.3%
Plant, machinery and equipment23--€943€741€540€338▼ 37.3%
Furniture and vehicles24-€14,038€15,648€10,065€6,720€7,889▲ 17.4%
Current assets29/58€113,524€122,318€162,149€207,121€685,144€527,925▼ 22.9%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2,931€51,197€130,845€80,527€616,634€243,310▼ 60.5%
Trade receivables40-€51,197€130,724€80,527€616,634€243,310▼ 60.5%
Other amounts receivable41--€121----
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€109,161€69,847€28,578€123,383€57,461€273,040▲ 375%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1-€1,274€2,727€3,210€11,049€11,575▲ 4.8%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€137,232€136,356€178,740€217,927€692,404€536,152▼ 22.6%
Equity10/15€455€714€1,010€11,120€156,476€40,729▼ 74.0%
Reserves13-€714€1,010€11,120€156,476€40,729▼ 74.0%
Amounts payable17/49€136,777€135,642€177,730€206,807€535,928€495,422▼ 7.6%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€136,777€135,642€177,730€206,807€288,074€495,422▲ 72.0%
Trade debts44€40,074€16,276€34,802€17,866€55,694€61,390▲ 10.2%
Suppliers440/4-€16,276€34,802€17,866€55,694€61,390▲ 10.2%
Advances received on contracts in progress46-----€199,661-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45-€119,365€142,928€188,941€232,380€234,372▲ 0.9%
Taxes450/3-€31,230€31,984€58,256€32,992€97,334▲ 195%
Remuneration and social security454/9-€88,136€110,944€130,685€199,388€137,038▼ 31.3%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3----€247,854--
Line202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€89,144€259€296€10,109€145,356-€115,746-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€24,958€19,754€8,256€7,400€5,121€5,411▲ 5.7%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€64,185€20,012€8,553€17,509€150,477-€110,336-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€10,083-€10,809-€1,615-€1,574-€6,378▼ 305%
Change in cash--€39,314-€41,269€94,806-€65,922€215,579-

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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Filings with the National Bank (6)
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 full format 28-07-2026 2026-00369764
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 01-07-2025 2025-00230549
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 13-06-2024 2024-00130166
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 19-06-2023 2023-00141186
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 18-05-2022 2022-20029522
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 31-05-2021 2021-16300177

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of the 1,161 active companies whose main activity is other research and development on natural sciences (NACE 72109), figures are known for 724. 346 are within a factor 10 of this equity. These 5 are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Subsidies and aid

Federal government

2024 to 2025 · 2 entries · €371,781 in total
Year Department Transactions Amount
2025 Defensie 1 €123,927
2024 Defensie 1 €247,854
Budget allocations
2 entries · €371,781

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