VAN DER PLAS
ActiveSummary
VAN DER PLAS has been active since 1982 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €348k and a net result of €20k. Equity is growing by ~3.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 30% of 9624 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability44▼-3
Solvency47▲+1
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €20k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 3.21 against 2.83 in 2023; short-term debt: 18.5% and cash: 7.8% of total assets), but 77.5% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Three signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Retail trade (NACE 47)
about 45% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 08-10-2025, 69 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
69 d late
2023
75 d late
2022
88 d late
2021
84 d late
2020
89 d late
2019
118 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
Financials · fiscal year 2024, abbreviated schema
Equity
€348k▲ 6.2%
2023 · €328k
2018: €284klowest in 7 years
2019: €298k▲ +5.0% vs 2018
2020: €290k▼ -2.8% vs 2019
2021: €298k▲ +2.7% vs 2020
2022: €320k▲ +7.4% vs 2021
2023: €328k▲ +2.6% vs 2022
2024: €348k▲ +6.2% vs 2023highest in 7 years
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€1.55M▼ 0.6%
2023 · €1.56M
2018: €1.07Mlowest in 7 years
2019: €1.47M▲ +36.6% vs 2018
2020: €1.36M▼ -7.4% vs 2019
2021: €1.42M▲ +4.7% vs 2020
2022: €1.40M▼ -1.4% vs 2021
2023: €1.56M▲ +11.2% vs 2022highest in 7 years
2024: €1.55M▼ -0.6% vs 2023
2018 → 2024
Net result
€20k▲ 148%
2023 · €8k
2018: €7k
2019: €14k▲ +110% vs 2018
2020: €-8k▼ -159% vs 2019lowest in 7 years
2021: €8k▲ +192% vs 2020
2022: €22k▲ +183% vs 2021highest in 7 years
2023: €8k▼ -62.9% vs 2022
2024: €20k▲ +148% vs 2023
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€635k▲ 5.2%
2023 · €604k
2018: €539k
2019: €523k▼ -3.0% vs 2018
2020: €456k▼ -12.7% vs 2019lowest in 7 years
2021: €478k▲ +4.6% vs 2020
2022: €483k▲ +1.2% vs 2021
2023: €604k▲ +24.9% vs 2022
2024: €635k▲ +5.2% vs 2023highest in 7 years
2018 → 2024
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€290k-€298k▲ 2.7%€320k▲ 7.4%€328k▲ 2.6%€348k▲ 6.2%
2020: €290klowest in 5 years
2021: €298k▲ +2.7% vs 2020
2022: €320k▲ +7.4% vs 2021
2023: €328k▲ +2.6% vs 2022
2024: €348k▲ +6.2% vs 2023highest in 5 years
Operating result€16k-€33k▲ 107%€53k▲ 60.8%€51k▼ 3.1%€80k▲ 55.6%
2020: €16klowest in 5 years
2021: €33k▲ +107% vs 2020
2022: €53k▲ +60.8% vs 2021
2023: €51k▼ -3.1% vs 2022
2024: €80k▲ +55.6% vs 2023highest in 5 years
Net result€-8k-€8k€22k▲ 183%€8k▼ 62.9%€20k▲ 148%
2020: €-8klowest in 5 years
2021: €8k▲ +192% vs 2020
2022: €22k▲ +183% vs 2021highest in 5 years
2023: €8k▼ -62.9% vs 2022
2024: €20k▲ +148% vs 2023
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result recovers in 2024; 2024 is 56% above 2023 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.55M
Fixed assets
€627k ▲ 0.2%
Current assets
€922k ▼ 1.1%
Equity and liabilities €1.55M
Equity
€348k ▲ 6.2%
Debt
€1.20M ▼ 2.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 79.0% to 77.5%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€145k▲
2023 · €120k
Cash flow
€85k▲
2023 · €77k
Current ratio
3.21▲
2023 · 2.83
Quick ratio
1.01▲
2023 · 0.74
Debt to equity
3.45▼
2023 · 3.76
ROE
5.8%▲
2023 · 2.5%
ROA
1.3%▲
2023 · 0.5%
Interest coverage
2.89▼
2023 · 3.27
Debt ≤ 1 year
€287k▼
2023 · €329k
Debt > 1 year
€914k▲
2023 · €901k
Income taxes
€10k▲
2023 · €7k
Staff costs
€343k▼
2023 · €369k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 56 lines
Balance sheet
Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.56M€1.55M▼
Fixed assets21/28€626k€627k▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€626k€627k▲
Land and buildings22€530k€524k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€39k€47k▲
Furniture and vehicles24€20k€12k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€8k€14k▲
Assets under construction and advance payments27€30k€30k=
Financial fixed assets28€270€270=
Current assets29/58€933k€922k▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€690k€632k▼
Stocks30/36€690k€632k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€72k€92k▲
Trade receivables40€71k€91k▲
Other amounts receivable41€1k€1k=
Current investments50/53€49k€55k▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€92k€121k▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€30k€22k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.56M€1.55M▼
Equity10/15€328k€348k▲
Contributions10/11€264k€264k=
Reserves13€62k€82k▲
Distributable reserves133€62k€82k▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€2k€2k▲
Amounts payable17/49€1.23M€1.20M▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€901k€914k▲
Financial debts170/4€901k€914k▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€329k€287k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€56k€78k▲
Trade debts44€187k€136k▼
Suppliers440/4€187k€136k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€85k€71k▼
Taxes450/3€44k€42k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€41k€29k▼
Other amounts payable47/48€1k€2k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€782€518▼
Income statement
Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€369k€343k▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€69k€65k▼
Other operating charges640/8€22k€23k▲
Gross operating margin9900€511k€510k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€51k€80k▲
Financial income75/76B€64€580▲
Recurring financial income75€64€580▲
Financial charges65/66B€37k€50k▲
Recurring financial charges65€37k€50k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€15k€30k▲
Income taxes67/77€7k€10k▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€8k€20k▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€8k€20k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€10k€22k▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€1k€2k▲
Transfer from equity791/2€24k-
Transfer to equity691/2€32k€20k▼
To contributions691€24k-
To other reserves6921€8k€20k▲
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90875.24.9▼
The notes to these accounts (17 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Accounts by statement
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €279k | €308k | €369k | €343k | ▼ 7.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €63k | €62k | €65k | €69k | €65k | ▼ 5.9% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €18k | €10k | €22k | €23k | ▲ 4.8% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €332k | €391k | €437k | €511k | €510k | ▼ 0.2% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €16k | €33k | €53k | €51k | €80k | ▲ 55.6% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €29 | €971 | €64 | €580 | ▲ 806% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €3 | €29 | €971 | €64 | €580 | ▲ 806% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €25k | €24k | €37k | €50k | ▲ 36.1% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €24k | €25k | €24k | €37k | €50k | ▲ 36.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €-8k | €8k | €30k | €15k | €30k | ▲ 107% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €49 | €117 | €8k | €7k | €10k | ▲ 57.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €-8k | €8k | €22k | €8k | €20k | ▲ 148% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €-8k | €8k | €22k | €8k | €20k | ▲ 148% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €1.36M | €1.42M | €1.40M | €1.56M | €1.55M | ▼ 0.6% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €693k | €683k | €651k | €626k | €627k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €693k | €683k | €651k | €626k | €627k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | €571k | €536k | €530k | €524k | ▼ 1.0% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | €38k | €42k | €39k | €47k | ▲ 20.4% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €47k | €33k | €20k | €12k | ▼ 39.2% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | €13k | €10k | €8k | €14k | ▲ 79.9% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | - | €15k | €30k | €30k | €30k | = |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €135 | €135 | €135 | €270 | €270 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €666k | €739k | €751k | €933k | €922k | ▼ 1.1% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €442k | €540k | €478k | €690k | €632k | ▼ 8.3% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | €540k | €478k | €690k | €632k | ▼ 8.3% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €89k | €65k | €103k | €72k | €92k | ▲ 27.5% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €64k | €102k | €71k | €91k | ▲ 27.9% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €1k | €1k | €1k | €1k | = |
| Current investments50/53 | €31k | €37k | €43k | €49k | €55k | ▲ 11.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €94k | €27k | €107k | €92k | €121k | ▲ 32.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €69k | €19k | €30k | €22k | ▼ 26.9% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €1.36M | €1.42M | €1.40M | €1.56M | €1.55M | ▼ 0.6% |
| Equity10/15 | €290k | €298k | €320k | €328k | €348k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €240k | €240k | €264k | €264k | = |
| Reserves13 | €58k | €58k | €78k | €62k | €82k | ▲ 32.1% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €24k | €24k | - | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | €24k | €24k | - | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €34k | €54k | €62k | €82k | ▲ 32.1% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €-8k | €-640 | €1k | €2k | €2k | ▲ 14.0% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.07M | €1.12M | €1.08M | €1.23M | €1.20M | ▼ 2.4% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €859k | €863k | €815k | €901k | €914k | ▲ 1.4% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | €863k | €815k | €901k | €914k | ▲ 1.4% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €210k | €261k | €268k | €329k | €287k | ▼ 12.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | €26k | €48k | €56k | €78k | ▲ 40.5% |
| Financial debts43 | - | €17k | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | €17k | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €116k | €172k | €137k | €187k | €136k | ▼ 27.1% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €172k | €137k | €187k | €136k | ▼ 27.1% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €45k | €79k | €85k | €71k | ▼ 17.0% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €22k | €50k | €44k | €42k | ▼ 5.6% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €23k | €29k | €41k | €29k | ▼ 29.3% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | €940 | €4k | €1k | €2k | ▲ 40.0% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €782 | €518 | ▼ 33.8% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €-8k | €8k | €22k | €8k | €20k | ▲ 148% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €63k | €62k | €65k | €69k | €65k | ▼ 5.9% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €55k | €70k | €87k | €77k | €85k | ▲ 10.5% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €-53k | €-33k | €-44k | €-66k | ▼ 50.2% |
| Change in cash | - | €-67k | €81k | €-16k | €30k | ▲ 286% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
2025
08-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 69 days late
2024
14-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 75 days late
2023
27-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 88 days late
2022
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €22k ▲183%
Net result €22k, the highest in the series.
23-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 84 days late
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €8k
Net result €8k after one loss-making year.
28-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 89 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €-8k
Net result drops to €-8k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
26-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 118 days late
2019
01-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 1 day late
2018
26-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 57 days late
2017
15-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 46 days late
2016
24-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 55 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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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, Opwijk · 1 establishment unit since 1983
Ground area
2,245 m²
Building footprint
924 m²
Volume, LiDAR
4,854 m³
Parcel 23060A0137/00L002, Flanders · tallest building 23.2 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
GARAGE VAN DE PLAS
since 19832.021.794.259
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23060A0137/00L002 | Flanders | 2,244 m² | 1 · 924 m² | 23.2 m · 2 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
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 · 1 entry · 279 EUR awarded · 279 EUR paid| Year | Entries | awarded | paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 279 EUR | 279 EUR |
Schemes
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded17-12-1982
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47811Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
95311General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
47300Retail sale of automotive fuel
47781Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels
Contact
E-mail
van.der.plas@skynet.be
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