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VABEN

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Private limited companyfounded 200818 yrs activeHarmonielaan 34, 2960 Brecht, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0899.029.454

VABEN has been active since 2008 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €114k and a net result of €-49k. Equity is growing by ~4.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 65% of 27450 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.9% (low).

Checked score

Score 2025
63 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0▼-75
Solvency86▲+5
Growth52▼-26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.9% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €7k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 3.27 against 2.73 in 2024; short-term debt: 19.2% and cash: 35.3% of total assets), and 39% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Six 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 18 years 0 20 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
61%
Return on assets
-26%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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 08-07-2026, 23 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
23 d early
2024
12 d late
2023
29 d late
2022
30 d late
2021
32 d early
2020
43 d early
2019
29 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
16-09-2026 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, micro schema

Equity
€114k▼ 30.3%
2024 · €164k
2018: €109k 2019: €115k 2020: €115k 2021: €125k 2022: €129k 2023: €155k 2024: €164k
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€187k▼ 35.6%
2024 · €291k
2018: €259k 2019: €258k 2020: €243k 2021: €258k 2022: €280k 2023: €354k 2024: €291k
2018 → 2025
Net result
€-49k
2024 · €15k
2018: €10k 2019: €6k 2020: €1k 2021: €11k 2022: €5k 2023: €35k 2024: €15k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€82k▼ 30.3%
2024 · €117k
2018: €74k 2019: €78k 2020: €74k 2021: €56k 2022: €85k 2023: €117k 2024: €117k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€125k-€129k▲ 3.1%€155k▲ 19.9%€164k▲ 5.6%€114k▼ 30.3%
Operating result€19k-€11k▼ 38.9%€55k▲ 383%€26k▼ 53.0%€-44k
Net result€11k-€5k▼ 57.8%€35k▲ 656%€15k▼ 57.3%€-49k
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-50k€0€50kOperating result 2021: €19k€19kNet result 2021: €11k€11kOperating result 2022: €11k€11kNet result 2022: €5k€5kOperating result 2023: €55k€55kNet result 2023: €35k€35kOperating result 2024: €26k€26kNet result 2024: €15k€15kOperating result 2025: €-44k€-44kNet result 2025: €-49k€-49k20212022202320242025
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €44k after €26k in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €187k
Fixed assets €70k▼ 34.2%
Current assets €118k▼ 36.4%
Equity and liabilities €187k
Equity €114k▼ 30.3%
Debt €73k▼ 42.4%
The debt ratio falls from 43.7% to 39.0%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€-8k
2024 · €61k
Cash flow
€-13k
2024 · €51k
Solvency
61.0%
2024 · 56.3%
Current ratio
3.27
2024 · 2.73
Quick ratio
2.89
2024 · 2.33
Debt / equity
0.64
2024 · 0.78
ROE
-42.7%
2024 · 9.2%
ROA
-26.0%
2024 · 5.2%
Interest coverage
-1.81
2024 · 10.61
Debt
€73k
2024 · €127k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€36k
2024 · €68k
Debt > 1 year
€37k
2024 · €59k
Income taxes
€177
2024 · €6k
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€291k€187k
Fixed assets21/28€106k€70k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€106k€70k
Land and buildings22€54k€39k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€2k€621
Furniture and vehicles24€50k€31k
Current assets29/58€185k€118k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€27k€14k
Stocks30/36€27k€14k
Contracts in progress37€0-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€89k€34k
Trade receivables40€82k€33k
Other amounts receivable41€7k€1k
Current investments50/53€3k€3k=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€66k€66k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1k€954
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€291k€187k
Equity10/15€164k€114k
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€145k€96k
Distributable reserves133€145k€96k
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0€0=
Amounts payable17/49€127k€73k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€59k€37k
Financial debts170/4€59k€37k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€68k€36k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€22k€22k
Trade debts44€416€2k
Suppliers440/4€416€2k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€16k€826
Taxes450/3€16k€826
Remuneration and social security454/9€0-
Other amounts payable47/48€30k€11k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0-
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€35k€36k
Other operating charges640/8€2k€2k
Gross operating margin9900€63k€-6k
Operating profit (loss)9901€26k€-44k
Financial income75/76B€921€54
Recurring financial income75€921€54
Financial charges65/66B€6k€4k
Recurring financial charges65€6k€4k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€21k€-49k
Income taxes67/77€6k€177
Profit (loss) for the period9904€15k€-49k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€15k€-49k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€15k€-49k
Transfer from equity791/2€6k€50k
Transfer to equity691/2€15k€0
To other reserves6921€15k€0
Profit to be distributed694/7€6k€833
Return on contributions (dividend)694€6k€833

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
08-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-49k ▼423%
Net result drops to €-49k, the lowest in the series.
12-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema · 12 days late
2024
29-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 29 days late
2023
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €35k ▲656%
Operating result €55k, net result €35k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €150kEq €155k ▲19.9%
6 profitable years in a row build equity to €155k.
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 30 days late
2022
29-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
2021
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema
2020
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2019
25-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
2018
16-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema
2017
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
2 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, Brecht · 1 establishment unit since 2008
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.

Harmonielaan 342960 Brecht
Ground area
1,056 m²
Building footprint
190 m²
Volume, LiDAR
946 m³
Parcel 11009M0066/00N008, Flanders · tallest building 7.7 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
VABEN BV
Harmonielaan 34, 2960 BrechtRepair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment
since 20082.172.153.167
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
11009M0066/00N008 Flanders 1,056 m² 1 · 190 m² 7.7 m · 2 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 2023 · 2 entries · 1,512 EUR awarded · 1,377 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2023 1 1,035 EUR900 EUR
2022 1 477 EUR477 EUR
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
2 entries · 1,512 EUR · 1,377 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 22,826 companies in sector 43211 we hold annual accounts for 10,326. 8,764 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded20-06-2008
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
43211General electrical installation work
43212Electrical installation work in industrial facilities
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 17 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 16-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.