UNIQUE
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UNIQUE has been active since 1963 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €444.2m and a net result of -€18.6m. Equity is growing by about 21% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 95% of 312 sector peers (NACE 78, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2025, full format, standalone accounts
In the rankings
#1 company by equity in Belgium, Employment activities sector#1 company by total assets in the province of Antwerp, Employment activities sector#1 oldest company in the province of Antwerp, Employment activities sector
Turnover
€99.7m▲ 3.7%
2024 · €96.2m
EBIT margin
1.7%▼ 0.5pp
2024 · 2.3%
Net result
-€18.6m
2024 · €31.7m
Working capital
€14.0m▲ 4.1%
2024 · €13.5m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 21% below 2024 and is 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€99.7m
2025
Operating result€1.7m
2025
Net result-€18.6m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€456.2m
2025
Equity€444.2m
2025
Debt€11.9m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital€14.0m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin1.7%
2025
Return on assets (ROA)-4.1%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency97.4%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio2.21
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)1,625.3
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 78, Employment activities: 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
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Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€117.9m-€111.3m▼ 5.6%€90.1m▼ 19.0%€101.2m▲ 12.3%€101.0m▼ 0.2%€93.4m▼ 7.6%€96.2m▲ 3.0%€99.7m▲ 3.7%
Operating result€10.0m-€7.1m▼ 28.9%€3.9m▼ 45.0%€3.5m▼ 9.6%€2.2m▼ 36.6%€1.8m▼ 19.8%€2.2m▲ 22.0%€1.7m▼ 21.2%
Net result€5.6m-€185.1m▲ 3,206%-€3.3m€69.0mabove the sector's middle half€60.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 12.1%€38.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 37.1%€31.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 16.9%-€18.6mbelow the sector's middle half
EBIT margin8.5%-6.4%▼ 2.1pp4.3%▼ 2.0pp3.5%▼ 0.8pp2.2%▼ 1.3pp1.9%▼ 0.3pp2.3%▲ 0.4pp1.7%▼ 0.5pp
Equity€124.1m-€189.2m▲ 52.5%€185.9m▼ 1.7%€180.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 3.2%€407.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 127%€446.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 9.4%€462.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.7%€444.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.0%
Total assets€301.3m-€366.8m▲ 21.7%€364.2m▼ 0.7%€335.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.0%€492.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 47.0%€462.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.1%€475.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.7%€456.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.0%
Debt€177.3m-€177.5m▲ 0.1%€178.2m▲ 0.4%€155.1m▼ 13.0%€84.4m▼ 45.6%€16.4m▼ 80.6%€12.2m▼ 25.6%€11.9m▼ 2.1%
Working capital€6.6m-€80.1m▲ 1,111%€82.6m▲ 3.1%€6.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 92.4%-€62.3mbelow the sector's middle half-€2.5mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 96.0%€13.5mabove the sector's middle half€14.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.1%
Solvency41.2%-51.6%▲ 10.4pp51.1%▼ 0.5pp53.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7pp82.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 29.1pp96.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 13.6pp97.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 1.0pp97.4%above the sector's middle half=
Current ratio1.64-8.47▲ 6.838.29▼ 0.181.47within the sector's middle half▼ 6.810.26below the sector's middle half▼ 1.220.84below the sector's middle half▲ 0.582.17within the sector's middle half▲ 1.332.21within the sector's middle half▲ 0.04
Return on assets (ROA)1.9%-50.5%▲ 48.6pp-0.9%▼ 51.4pp20.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 21.5pp12.3%above the sector's middle half▼ 8.3pp8.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.1pp6.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.6pp-4.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 10.7pp
Staff (FTE)2,361.2-2,221.5▼ 5.9%1,856▼ 16.5%2,025.6above the sector's middle half▲ 9.1%1,808.4above the sector's middle half▼ 10.7%1,604.3above the sector's middle half▼ 11.3%1,590.9above the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%1,625.3above the sector's middle half▲ 2.2%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 78, Employment activities: 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 €456.2m
Fixed assets
€430.6m ▼ 4.3%
Current assets
€25.6m ▲ 2.5%
Equity and liabilities €456.2m
Equity
€444.2m ▼ 4.0%
Debt
€11.9m ▼ 2.1%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total stays at 2.6%.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€2.0m▼
2024 · €2.5m
Cash flow
-€18.3m▼
2024 · €32.0m
Debt to equity
0.03▲
2024 · 0.03
ROE
-4.2%▼
2024 · 6.9%
Interest coverage
6.68▼
2024 · 7.56
Debt ≤ 1 year
€11.6m▲
2024 · €11.5m
Income taxes
€955,906▼
2024 · €956,537
Staff costs
€88.1m▲
2024 · €83.7m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | €105.7m | €105.2m | €96.6m | €99.1m | €102.7m | ▲ 3.6% |
| Turnover70 | €117.9m | €111.3m | €90.1m | €101.2m | €101.0m | €93.4m | €96.2m | €99.7m | ▲ 3.7% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | €4.5m | €4.2m | €3.3m | €2.9m | €3.0m | ▲ 2.9% |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | €102.2m | €103.0m | €94.8m | €96.9m | €101.0m | ▲ 4.2% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | €10.9m | €11.7m | €13.0m | €12.5m | €12.3m | ▼ 2.1% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €90.6m | €90.6m | €81.2m | €83.7m | €88.1m | ▲ 5.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 19.4% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | €0.05m | -€0.009m | -€0.002m | -€0.05m | €0.02m | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | ▼ 24.1% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €10.0m | €7.1m | €3.9m | €3.5m | €2.2m | €1.8m | €2.2m | €1.7m | ▼ 21.2% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €70.7m | €73.7m | €59.7m | €30.8m | €0.3m | ▼ 99.1% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.07m | €195.5m | €1.4m | €26.1m | €71.2m | €59.7m | €30.8m | €0.3m | ▼ 99.1% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | - | €26.1m | €71.0m | €59.0m | €30.6m | - | - |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.7m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 41.1% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.01m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 16.5% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | - | €44.6m | €2.5m | - | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €4.6m | €14.6m | €22.4m | €0.3m | €19.6m | ▲ 5,681% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €1.1m | €4.9m | €5.0m | €4.6m | €2.8m | €1.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▼ 5.9% |
| Debt charges650 | €1.0m | €4.9m | €4.9m | €4.6m | €2.7m | €1.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▼ 10.6% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.05m | €0.01m | €0.009m | €0.02m | ▲ 159% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | - | €11.8m | €21.0m | - | €19.3m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €9.0m | €186.1m | -€2.5m | €69.6m | €61.4m | €39.1m | €32.7m | -€17.6m | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €3.4m | €1.0m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.9m | €1.0m | €1.0m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.9m | €1.0m | €1.0m | ▼ 3.9% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.02m | ▼ 62.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €5.6m | €185.1m | -€3.3m | €69.0m | €60.7m | €38.2m | €31.7m | -€18.6m | - |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.4m | - | €0.4m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €5.6m | €185.1m | -€3.3m | €69.0m | €60.7m | €37.8m | €31.7m | -€19.0m | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €301.3m | €366.8m | €364.2m | €335.0m | €492.3m | €462.5m | €475.0m | €456.2m | ▼ 4.0% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €284.4m | €276.0m | €270.3m | €315.5m | €470.9m | €449.4m | €450.1m | €430.6m | ▼ 4.3% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.01m | €0.005m | €163 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.5m | ▼ 24.9% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | - | €0.008m | €0.007m | €0.004m | €0.002m | ▼ 44.7% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 22.7% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.4m | ▼ 25.5% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €283.4m | €275.1m | €269.4m | €314.5m | €470.0m | €448.6m | €449.4m | €430.1m | ▼ 4.3% |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | - | €314.5m | €470.0m | €448.6m | €449.4m | €430.1m | ▼ 4.3% |
| Participating interests280 | - | - | - | €314.5m | €470.0m | €448.6m | €449.4m | €430.1m | ▼ 4.3% |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 32.2% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 32.2% |
| Current assets29/58 | €16.9m | €90.8m | €93.9m | €19.5m | €21.5m | €13.1m | €24.9m | €25.6m | ▲ 2.5% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €16.1m | €90.1m | €92.7m | €17.2m | €18.8m | €11.2m | €23.0m | €23.3m | ▲ 1.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €12.2m | €10.9m | €11.2m | €12.0m | €12.1m | ▲ 0.4% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €5.0m | €7.9m | - | €10.9m | €11.2m | ▲ 2.8% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.004m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.005m | €0.001m | €487 | ▼ 29.1% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €2.4m | €2.7m | €1.8m | €2.0m | €2.2m | ▲ 13.8% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €301.3m | €366.8m | €364.2m | €335.0m | €492.3m | €462.5m | €475.0m | €456.2m | ▼ 4.0% |
| Equity10/15 | €124.1m | €189.2m | €185.9m | €180.0m | €407.9m | €446.1m | €462.8m | €444.2m | ▼ 4.0% |
| Contributions10/11 | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.2m | €50.2m | €50.2m | €50.2m | €50.2m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | €50.1m | = |
| Contributions outside capital11 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Share premium1100/10 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Revaluation surpluses12 | - | - | - | €55.0m | €222.3m | €222.3m | €222.3m | €222.3m | = |
| Reserves13 | €1.4m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.5m | €5.5m | €5.9m | ▲ 7.7% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | €5.0m | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | = |
| Other1319 | - | - | - | €0.03m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.8m | ▲ 100% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €17.5m | €79.0m | €75.7m | €69.7m | €130.4m | €168.2m | €184.9m | €165.9m | ▼ 10.3% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | - | €0.1m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €177.3m | €177.5m | €178.2m | €155.1m | €84.4m | €16.4m | €12.2m | €11.9m | ▼ 2.1% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €166.0m | €166.0m | €166.0m | €141.0m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €141.0m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other loans174 | - | - | - | €141.0m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €10.3m | €10.7m | €11.3m | €13.3m | €83.7m | €15.6m | €11.5m | €11.6m | ▲ 0.6% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | €70.5m | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €0.9m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €1.1m | €1.8m | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.0m | ▲ 301% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €1.1m | €1.8m | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.0m | ▲ 301% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €12.2m | €11.4m | €9.7m | €11.2m | €10.6m | ▼ 6.0% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €2.4m | €2.8m | €2.4m | €2.4m | €2.2m | ▼ 11.3% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €9.8m | €8.6m | €7.4m | €8.8m | €8.4m | ▼ 4.5% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | - | - | €4.7m | - | - | - |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.4m | ▼ 46.4% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €5.6m | €185.1m | -€3.3m | €69.0m | €60.7m | €38.2m | €31.7m | -€18.6m | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 19.4% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €5.9m | €185.4m | -€3.0m | €69.3m | €61.0m | €38.5m | €32.0m | -€18.3m | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €8.1m | €5.5m | -€45.5m | -€155.7m | €21.1m | -€1.0m | €19.2m | - |
| Change in cash | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.002m | -€115 | -€274 | -€0.005m | -€200 | ▲ 95.6% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 61 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 16-06-2026 | 2026-00177097 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 17-06-2025 | 2025-00150068 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 20-06-2024 | 2024-00149359 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 22-06-2023 | 2023-00147918 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 20-06-2022 | 2022-20077437 |
| 31-03-2021 | consolidated | 01-07-2021 | 2021-31100349 |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 28-06-2021 | 2021-26200598 |
| 31-03-2020 | consolidated | 16-09-2020 | 2020-53400374 |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 02-07-2020 | 2020-24900490 |
| 31-03-2019 | consolidated | 06-09-2019 | 2019-63800105 |
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Public contracts
7 awards · 2024 to 2026
Accord-cadre pour la nomination de bureaux intérimaires - mini-concours: 2025-187-JL - 1 - uitzendkrachten administratief personeel
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CDA 2024-005-ACCORD-CADRE DE SERVICES AYANT POUR OBJET LA DÉSIGNATION D’UN POOL D’AGENCES DANS LE CADRE DE LA MISE À DISPOSITION DE PERSONNEL INTÉRIMAIRE: CDA 2024-005-INTERIM - LOT 01-OUVRIERS
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CDA 2024-005-ACCORD-CADRE DE SERVICES AYANT POUR OBJET LA DÉSIGNATION D’UN POOL D’AGENCES DANS LE CADRE DE LA MISE À DISPOSITION DE PERSONNEL INTÉRIMAIRE: CDA 2024-005-INTERIM - 02-EMPLOYÉS
CDA 2024-005-ACCORD-CADRE DE SERVICES AYANT POUR OBJET LA DÉSIGNATION D’UN POOL D’AGENCES DANS LE CADRE DE LA MISE À DISPOSITION DE PERSONNEL INTÉRIMAIRE: CDA 2024-005-INTERIM - LOT 04-TECHNICIENS
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