Upthrust
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The annual accounts of Upthrust for financial year 2025 show a net loss of 59% of the equity at the start of that year. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €3.3m and a net result of -€4.7m. Equity is growing by about 2.9% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 17% of 846 sector peers (NACE 73, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 2015 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.9% (low).
Financials · financial year 2025, full format
In the rankings
#4 company by total assets in the province of Antwerp, Advertising and market research sector
Turnover
€6.1m▼ 48.3%
2024 · €11.8m
EBIT margin
-9.2%▼ 23.8pp
2024 · 14.6%
Net result
-€4.7m
2024 · €6.3m
Working capital
-€5.8m▼ 48.6%
2024 · -€3.9m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €558,958 after €1.7m in 2024.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€6.1m
2025
Operating result-€0.6m
2025
Net result-€4.7m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€53.6m
2025
Equity€3.3m
2025
Debt€50.3m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€5.8m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin-9.2%
2025
Return on assets (ROA)-8.7%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency6.1%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.67
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)20
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations 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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unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€3.4m€7.0m▲ 107%€11.2m▲ 58.7%€14.8m▲ 32.9%€13.2m▼ 10.9%€11.8m▼ 10.9%€6.1m▼ 48.3%
Operating result€0.02m-€0.3m▲ 1,586%€1.1m▲ 250%€1.4m▲ 36.9%€0.3m▼ 80.1%-€0.9m€1.7m-€0.6m
Net result€0.003m-€0.2m▲ 5,999%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 230%€0.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 44.1%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 61.3%-€3.2mbelow the sector's middle half€6.3mabove the sector's middle half-€4.7mbelow the sector's middle half
EBIT margin8.9%15.0%▲ 6.1pp12.9%▼ 2.1pp1.9%▼ 11.0pp-6.7%▼ 8.6pp14.6%▲ 21.3pp-9.2%▼ 23.8pp
Equity€0.07m-€7.9m▲ 10,917%€8.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.3%€9.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.6%€10.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.1%€7.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 31.1%€7.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 11.8%€3.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 59.0%
Total assets€1.1m-€19.9m▲ 1,723%€23.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 16.3%€32.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 40.1%€53.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 65.5%€54.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.8%€57.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.0%€53.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 7.3%
Debt€1.0m-€12.0m▲ 1,076%€14.7m▲ 22.9%€23.3m▲ 58.0%€43.3m▲ 86.0%€46.9m▲ 8.4%€49.9m▲ 6.3%€50.3m▲ 0.9%
Working capital€0.01m--€0.6m-€2.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 265%-€4.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 88.8%€6.6mabove the sector's middle half€4.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 36.0%-€3.9mbelow the sector's middle half-€5.8mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 48.6%
Solvency6.6%-39.7%▲ 33.1pp36.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.4pp28.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.2pp19.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.9pp13.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 6.1pp13.7%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.6pp6.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.7pp
Current ratio1.02-0.73▼ 0.280.53below the sector's middle half▼ 0.200.48below the sector's middle half▼ 0.052.67within the sector's middle half▲ 2.192.41within the sector's middle half▼ 0.260.76below the sector's middle half▼ 1.650.67below the sector's middle half▼ 0.09
Return on assets (ROA)0.2%-0.8%▲ 0.6pp2.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.4pp2.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.1pp2.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp-5.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 8.2pp10.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 16.9pp-8.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 19.7pp
Staff (FTE)3.5-11.8▲ 237%19.6above the sector's middle half▲ 66.1%29.6above the sector's middle half▲ 51.0%40.8above the sector's middle half▲ 37.8%40.9above the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%36above the sector's middle half▼ 12.0%20within the sector's middle half▼ 44.4%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations 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 €53.6m
Fixed assets
€41.9m ▼ 7.9%
Current assets
€11.6m ▼ 5.3%
Equity and liabilities €53.6m
Equity
€3.3m ▼ 59.0%
Debt
€50.3m ▲ 0.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 86.3% to 93.9%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
-€106,320▼
2024 · €2.2m
Cash flow
-€4.2m▼
2024 · €6.8m
Debt to equity
15.48▲
2024 · 6.29
ROE
-144.0%▼
2024 · 79.7%
Interest coverage
-0.04▼
2024 · 0.85
Debt ≤ 1 year
€17.5m▲
2024 · €16.2m
Debt > 1 year
€32.4m▼
2024 · €33.1m
Income taxes
-€32,607▼
2024 · €11,500
Staff costs
€1.6m▼
2024 · €2.9m
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 | - | - | - | €11.2m | €15.0m | €13.3m | €13.6m | €6.3m | ▼ 53.8% |
| Turnover70 | - | €3.4m | €7.0m | €11.2m | €14.8m | €13.2m | €11.8m | €6.1m | ▼ 48.3% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €0.2m | ▼ 54.8% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | - | - | €1.4m | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | €9.8m | €14.7m | €14.2m | €11.9m | €6.8m | ▼ 42.4% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | - | €6.7m | €7.2m | €5.9m | €4.9m | €2.7m | ▼ 45.5% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | €6.7m | €7.2m | €5.9m | €4.9m | €2.7m | ▼ 45.5% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €4.1m | €3.8m | €2.9m | €1.6m | ▼ 45.0% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €1.5m | €2.4m | €3.3m | €2.9m | €1.6m | ▼ 43.5% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.06m | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 10.2% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0 | - | -€0.02m | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.9m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.5m | ▼ 43.2% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €0.02m | - | - | - | €0.09m | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €0.2m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €0.02m | €0.3m | €1.1m | €1.4m | €0.3m | -€0.9m | €1.7m | -€0.6m | ▼ 132% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.003m | €1.8m | €0.3m | €7.2m | €1.5m | ▼ 79.1% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €70 | €0.001m | €0.002m | €0.003m | €1.8m | €0.3m | €7.2m | €1.5m | ▼ 79.1% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | - | - | €1.8m | €0.3m | €7.2m | €1.3m | ▼ 82.7% |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | €0.003m | - | - | - | €0.3m | - |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | €1 | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.01m | €0.002m | ▼ 79.3% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €0.4m | €1.0m | €2.5m | €2.6m | €5.7m | ▲ 116% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.02m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €1.0m | €2.5m | €2.6m | €2.4m | ▼ 7.7% |
| Debt charges650 | - | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €2.4m | €2.6m | €2.4m | ▼ 8.2% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.3m | €0.1m | €0.02m | €0.03m | ▲ 68.6% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €3.2m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €0.003m | €0.2m | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.1m | -€3.1m | €6.3m | -€4.7m | ▼ 174% |
| Income taxes67/77 | - | €0.009m | €0.2m | €0.3m | -€0.07m | €0.09m | €0.01m | -€0.03m | ▼ 384% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €0.3m | - | €0.1m | €0.01m | €0.002m | ▼ 79.5% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.07m | €0.01m | - | €0.03m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.003m | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €1.2m | -€3.2m | €6.3m | -€4.7m | ▼ 174% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €0.003m | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €1.2m | -€3.2m | €6.3m | -€4.7m | ▼ 174% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €1.1m | €19.9m | €23.1m | €32.4m | €53.6m | €54.0m | €57.8m | €53.6m | ▼ 7.3% |
| Formation expenses20 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.07m | €0.01m | €0 | €0 | - | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.07m | €18.0m | €20.4m | €28.3m | €43.0m | €46.8m | €45.5m | €41.9m | ▼ 7.9% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.02m | €0.05m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.08m | €1.6m | €1.2m | €0.8m | ▼ 33.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.05m | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 57.3% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.06m | €0.03m | ▼ 45.2% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.05m | ▲ 60.7% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | - | €17.9m | €20.2m | €28.1m | €42.7m | €44.9m | €44.1m | €41.1m | ▼ 7.0% |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | - | €28.1m | €42.6m | €44.9m | €44.1m | €41.0m | ▼ 7.0% |
| Participating interests280 | - | - | - | €28.1m | €42.6m | €44.9m | €44.1m | €41.0m | ▼ 7.0% |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | = |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €0.8m | €1.7m | €2.6m | €3.9m | €10.6m | €7.2m | €12.3m | €11.6m | ▼ 5.3% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €2.7m | €1.9m | €2.9m | €0.07m | ▼ 97.6% |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €2.7m | €1.9m | €2.9m | €0.07m | ▼ 97.6% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.8m | €1.5m | €2.2m | €3.4m | €6.9m | €4.2m | €3.0m | €6.2m | ▲ 104% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €3.1m | €4.9m | €3.0m | €2.7m | €1.1m | ▼ 59.0% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €2.0m | €1.1m | €0.4m | €5.1m | ▲ 1,281% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.02m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €6.3m | €5.3m | ▼ 16.2% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.07m | €0.3m | €0.05m | €0.1m | ▲ 133% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €1.1m | €19.9m | €23.1m | €32.4m | €53.6m | €54.0m | €57.8m | €53.6m | ▼ 7.3% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.07m | €7.9m | €8.4m | €9.1m | €10.3m | €7.1m | €7.9m | €3.3m | ▼ 59.0% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.3m | €7.9m | - | €7.9m | €7.9m | €7.9m | €7.9m | €7.9m | = |
| Reserves13 | - | - | €0.4m | €1.2m | €2.4m | - | - | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €1.2m | €2.4m | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€0.2m | -€0.05m | -€0.2m | - | - | -€0.8m | - | -€4.7m | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.0m | €12.0m | €14.7m | €23.3m | €43.3m | €46.9m | €49.9m | €50.3m | ▲ 0.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.2m | €9.6m | €9.8m | €14.9m | €39.0m | €43.0m | €33.1m | €32.4m | ▼ 2.3% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €14.9m | €39.0m | €43.0m | €33.1m | €32.4m | ▼ 2.3% |
| Credit institutions173 | - | - | - | €12.6m | €33.0m | €34.2m | €28.2m | €27.9m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Other loans174 | - | - | - | €2.3m | €6.0m | €8.9m | €4.9m | €4.4m | ▼ 10.3% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.8m | €2.3m | €4.8m | €8.3m | €4.0m | €3.0m | €16.2m | €17.5m | ▲ 7.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €1.9m | - | - | €3.2m | €3.2m | = |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.1m | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.1m | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €0.6m | €0.9m | €1.3m | €1.8m | €2.9m | €1.6m | €1.3m | €1.1m | ▼ 13.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €1.8m | €2.9m | €1.6m | €1.3m | €1.1m | ▼ 13.0% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.03m | ▼ 88.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.2m | ▼ 52.7% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.08m | €0.07m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.02m | ▼ 81.2% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.2m | ▼ 45.1% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €3.7m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €11.0m | €12.9m | ▲ 16.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.9m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 11.6% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.003m | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €1.2m | -€3.2m | €6.3m | -€4.7m | ▼ 174% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.06m | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 10.2% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €0.06m | €0.2m | €0.6m | €0.9m | €1.3m | -€2.7m | €6.8m | -€4.2m | ▼ 162% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€18.0m | -€2.6m | -€8.1m | -€14.8m | -€4.3m | €0.8m | €3.1m | ▲ 310% |
| Change in cash | - | €0.2m | €0.1m | -€0.2m | €0.7m | -€0.06m | €5.5m | -€1.0m | ▼ 119% |
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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