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TRANS MECO

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Public limited companyfounded 198739 yrs activeScherpeputstraat 9, 9160 Lokeren, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0431.854.490

TRANS MECO has been active since 1987 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €6.80M and a net result of €3.35M. Equity is growing by ~9.8% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 30% of 7760 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
65 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability86▼-9
Solvency52=
Growth85=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €440k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.13 against 1.08 in 2024; short-term debt: 69.4% and cash: 8.3% of total assets), and 72.5% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Seven 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 43
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 43
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 39 years 0 40 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
27.5%
Return on assets
13.5%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
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 26-05-2026, 66 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
66 d early
2024
22 d early
2023
13 d early
2022
on the day
2021
2 d early
2020
39 d early
2019
16 d early
← 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
21-09-2026 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, abbreviated schema

Turnover
€13.94M▲ 54.0%
2020 · €9.05M
2018: €8.00M 2019: €8.28M 2020: €9.05M
2018 → 2021
EBIT margin
35.1%▼ 2.5pp
2020 · 37.6%
2018: 29.9% 2019: 34.7% 2020: 37.6%
2018 → 2021
Net result
€3.35M▼ 35.2%
2024 · €5.16M
2018: €2.34M 2019: €2.77M 2020: €3.29M 2021: €4.74M 2022: €7.34M 2023: €5.83M 2024: €5.16M
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€2.23M▲ 62.5%
2024 · €1.37M
2018: €2.47M 2019: €2.34M 2020: €2.95M 2021: €2.78M 2022: €2.70M 2023: €1.78M 2024: €1.37M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€13.94M-
Equity€5.23M-€6.40M▲ 22.2%€6.49M▲ 1.5%€6.66M▲ 2.5%€6.80M▲ 2.2%
Operating result€4.89M-€7.61M▲ 55.5%€7.82M▲ 2.8%€7.18M▼ 8.2%€4.89M▼ 31.8%
Net result€4.74M-€7.34M▲ 54.7%€5.83M▼ 20.6%€5.16M▼ 11.4%€3.35M▼ 35.2%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€2.00M€4.00M€6.00M€8.00MOperating result 2021: €4.89M€4.89MNet result 2021: €4.74M€4.74MOperating result 2022: €7.61M€7.61MNet result 2022: €7.34M€7.34MOperating result 2023: €7.82M€7.82MNet result 2023: €5.83M€5.83MOperating result 2024: €7.18M€7.18MNet result 2024: €5.16M€5.16MOperating result 2025: €4.89M€4.89MNet result 2025: €3.35M€3.35M20212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2025 is 32% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €24.75M
Fixed assets €5.35M▼ 14.2%
Current assets €19.40M▲ 4.7%
Equity and liabilities €24.75M
Equity €6.80M▲ 2.2%
Debt €17.94M▼ 0.9%
The debt ratio falls from 73.1% to 72.5%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€6.49M
2024 · €8.72M
Cash flow
€4.95M
2024 · €6.70M
Solvency
27.5%
2024 · 26.9%
Current ratio
1.13
2024 · 1.08
Quick ratio
1.13
2024 · 1.08
Debt / equity
2.64
2024 · 2.72
ROE
49.2%
2024 · 77.6%
ROA
13.5%
2024 · 20.8%
Interest coverage
12.40
2024 · 19.21
Debt
€17.94M
2024 · €18.11M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€17.17M=
2024 · €17.16M
Income taxes
€1.11M
2024 · €1.72M
Staff costs
€2.25M
2024 · €2.16M
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€24.77M€24.75M
Fixed assets21/28€6.24M€5.35M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€6.24M€5.35M
Land and buildings22€135k€125k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€3.18M€3.01M
Furniture and vehicles24€2.92M€2.22M
Assets under construction and advance payments27€0-
Current assets29/58€18.53M€19.40M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€8.90M€9.23M
Trade receivables40€7.80M€8.52M
Other amounts receivable41€1.09M€716k
Current investments50/53€3.04M€8.00M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€6.53M€2.05M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€74k€106k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€24.77M€24.75M
Equity10/15€6.66M€6.80M
Contributions10/11€422k€422k=
Capital10€422k€422k=
Issued capital100€422k€422k=
Reserves13€6.24M€6.38M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€42k€42k=
Legal reserve130€42k€42k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€2.26M€2.26M=
Distributable reserves133€3.93M€4.08M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€18.11M€17.94M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€17.16M€17.17M=
Trade debts44€1.84M€3.64M
Suppliers440/4€1.84M€3.64M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€428k€631k
Taxes450/3€221k€399k
Remuneration and social security454/9€208k€232k
Other amounts payable47/48€14.89M€12.90M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€954k€776k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€2.16M€2.25M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1.54M€1.60M
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€0€27k
Other operating charges640/8€615k€562k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€0-
Gross operating margin9900€11.49M€9.33M
Operating profit (loss)9901€7.18M€4.89M
Financial income75/76B€156k€87k
Recurring financial income75€156k€87k
Financial charges65/66B€454k€524k
Recurring financial charges65€454k€524k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€6.88M€4.46M
Income taxes67/77€1.72M€1.11M
Profit (loss) for the period9904€5.16M€3.35M
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689€40k€0
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€5.12M€3.35M
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€5.12M€3.35M
Transfer to equity691/2€123k€147k
To other reserves6921€123k€147k
Profit to be distributed694/7€5.00M€3.20M
Return on contributions (dividend)694€5.00M€3.20M
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908724.925.5

The notes to these accounts (8 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
26-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
09-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
18-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €7.34M ▲54.7%
Net result €7.34M, the highest in the series.
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial Equity above €5MEq €5.23M ▲12.8%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €5.23M.
22-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
15-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
7 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, Lokeren · 1 establishment unit since 1987
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.

Scherpeputstraat 99160 Lokeren
Ground area
2,235 m²
Building footprint
324 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,008 m³
Parcel 46382B1226/00K000, Flanders · tallest building 5.8 m, ±1 floor. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
TRANS MECO
Scherpeputstraat 9, 9160 LokerenNACE 4511201
since 19872.030.146.850
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
46382B1226/00K000 Flanders 2,235 m² 1 · 324 m² 5.8 m · 1 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

2022 to 2024 · 3 entries · 20,055 EUR awarded · 20,055 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2024 1 320 EUR320 EUR
2023 1 19,500 EUR19,500 EUR
2022 1 235 EUR235 EUR
Schemes
Subsidies ecologisch en veilig transport (stopgezet)
1 entry · 19,500 EUR · 19,500 EUR paid · Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
2 entries · 555 EUR · 555 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded26-08-1987
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
43120Site preparation
45112
49410Freight transport by road
43110Demolition
45111
46831Wholesale of construction materials, general range
51532
68201Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 38 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 21-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.