VAN MESSEM
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, micro format
2025 annual accounts filed 47 days after the deadline Filed on 16 June 2026, deadline 30 April 2026 (7 months after the close on 30 September 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00164421.
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 16-06-2026 PDF all 38 filings
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years
The operating result for 2025 is 78% higher than in 2024. It is a recovery after the fall in 2024.
Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Assets, equity and debt per financial year.
Above zero, the company can pay its short-term debts with what it holds in the short term.
The EBIT margin is the share of each euro of turnover left from operations. The return on assets is what the assets earn.
The higher the solvency, the better the company absorbs a setback.
A ratio above 1 means the short-term assets cover the short-term debts.
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Advertising, market research and public relations activities (NACE 73). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. The dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, current ratio and return on assets (ROA).
Securities and guarantees
| Item | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledge on other assets, amount secured | - | €5,350 | - | - |
| Carrying value of the other pledged assets | - | €4,537 | - | - |
Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)
Investments
| Item | 30-09-2022 | 30-09-2023 | 30-09-2024 | 30-09-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | - | €5,671 | - | - |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €0 | €743 | €1,134 | €1,134 |
Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as VAN MESSEM: advertising agencies (NACE 73110). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €79,700 and €115,000, founded between 1986 and 1992.
| Company | Founded | Total assets | Equity | Gross margin | Net result | Financial year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN MESSEM Grimbergen | 1987 | €90,763 | €73,772 | €30,203 | €22,171 | 2025 |
| GRINGO'S DESIGN Antwerpen | 1987 | €96,882 | €45,629 | €29,412 | €14,207 | 2025 |
| CHEYENNE Etterbeek | 1989 | €79,677 | €55,027 | €32,904 | €15,251 | 2025 |
| MVG PARTNERS Jalhay | 1989 | €96,877 | €70,865 | €36,846 | €24,671 | 2025 |
| MULTI MEDIA MANAGEMENT Turnhout | 1992 | €87,218 | €73,578 | €30,782 | €19,263 | 2025 |
| PUBLI-SCHOUPPE Erpe-Mere | 1986 | €85,446 | €67,014 | €21,972 | €12,685 | 2025 |
| V.P.R. CONSULT Grimbergen | 1987 | €114,768 | €30,105 | €37,342 | €24,853 | 2025 |
They were chosen from the 3,859 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity
Companies with the same profile, two years later
Historical observationIn July 2024, 31,368 companies had the same profile as VAN MESSEM has now. Two years later, 0.5% had gone bankrupt and 93.5% were still going.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
That fits the bankruptcy probability of VAN MESSEM itself: 0.1% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,445 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 31,368 companies, not a prediction for VAN MESSEM. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €8,394 | €8,394 | €331 | €0 | €743 | €1,134 | €1,134 | = |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €3,289 | €4,274 | €3,711 | €3,830 | ▲ 3.2% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | - | - | - | €1,950 | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €30,625 | €22,895 | €23,752 | €27,892 | €34,365 | €17,960 | €30,203 | ▲ 68.2% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €19,567 | €11,953 | €21,038 | €24,603 | €29,349 | €13,114 | €23,289 | ▲ 77.6% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €54 | €736 | €213 | €228 | ▲ 7.0% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €377 | €181 | €192 | €54 | €736 | €213 | €228 | ▲ 7.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €19,191 | €11,772 | €20,846 | €24,549 | €28,612 | €12,901 | €23,061 | ▲ 78.7% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €6,000 | €3,704 | €5,677 | €6,455 | €7,253 | €3,225 | €890 | ▼ 72.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €13,191 | €8,068 | €15,169 | €18,095 | €21,360 | €9,676 | €22,171 | ▲ 129% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €13,191 | €8,068 | €15,169 | €18,095 | €21,360 | €9,676 | €22,171 | ▲ 129% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €98,672 | €70,948 | €84,406 | €89,524 | €96,897 | €86,095 | €90,763 | ▲ 5.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €75,099 | €66,705 | €66,373 | €66,373 | €71,302 | €70,168 | €69,033 | ▼ 1.6% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €75,099 | €66,705 | €66,373 | €66,373 | €71,302 | €70,168 | €69,033 | ▼ 1.6% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €66,373 | €66,373 | €66,373 | €66,373 | = |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | - | €4,928 | €3,794 | €2,660 | ▼ 29.9% |
| Current assets29/58 | €23,573 | €4,243 | €18,032 | €23,150 | €25,595 | €15,927 | €21,729 | ▲ 36.4% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | - | - | €252 | €0 | - | €1,275 | €3,610 | ▲ 183% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €0 | - | - | - | - |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | - | - | €1,275 | €3,610 | ▲ 183% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €23,573 | €4,243 | €17,781 | €22,857 | €17,752 | €14,652 | €18,120 | ▲ 23.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €294 | €7,843 | - | - | - |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €98,672 | €70,948 | €84,406 | €89,524 | €96,897 | €86,095 | €90,763 | ▲ 5.4% |
| Equity10/15 | €42,234 | €50,302 | €50,471 | €53,565 | €56,925 | €66,601 | €73,772 | ▲ 10.8% |
| Contributions10/11 | €18,750 | - | - | €18,750 | €18,750 | €18,750 | €18,750 | = |
| Reserves13 | €23,484 | €23,484 | €23,484 | €23,484 | €23,484 | €33,160 | €40,331 | ▲ 21.6% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €1,875 | €0 | €1,875 | €1,875 | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €1,875 | €0 | €1,875 | €1,875 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €21,609 | €23,484 | €31,285 | €38,456 | ▲ 22.9% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | - | €8,068 | €8,237 | €11,331 | €14,691 | €14,691 | €14,691 | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €56,438 | €20,646 | €33,935 | €35,959 | €39,972 | €19,494 | €16,991 | ▼ 12.8% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €2,800 | €0 | €11,350 | €11,350 | €15,119 | €14,068 | €13,064 | ▼ 7.1% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | - | €3,769 | €2,718 | €1,714 | ▼ 36.9% |
| Other amounts payable178/9 | - | - | - | €11,350 | €11,350 | €11,350 | €11,350 | = |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €48,732 | €18,098 | €20,660 | €22,421 | €24,853 | €5,426 | €3,927 | ▼ 27.6% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | €1,010 | €1,051 | €1,004 | ▼ 4.5% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | - | €1,518 | €1,420 | €1,420 | = |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | - | €1,518 | €1,420 | €1,420 | = |
| Trade debts44 | €236 | €248 | €0 | €869 | €1,594 | €2,955 | €1,503 | ▼ 49.1% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €869 | €1,594 | €2,955 | €1,503 | ▼ 49.1% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €6,552 | €2,731 | - | - | - |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €6,552 | €2,731 | - | - | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €15,000 | €18,000 | - | - | - |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €2,188 | €0 | - | - | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €13,191 | €8,068 | €15,169 | €18,095 | €21,360 | €9,676 | €22,171 | ▲ 129% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €8,394 | €8,394 | €331 | €0 | €743 | €1,134 | €1,134 | = |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €21,585 | €16,462 | €15,500 | €18,095 | €22,102 | €10,810 | €23,305 | ▲ 116% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €0 | €0 | -€5,671 | €0 | €0 | - |
| Change in cash | - | -€19,330 | €13,538 | €5,076 | -€5,104 | -€3,100 | €3,467 | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 38 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-09-2025 | micro format | 16-06-2026 | 2026-00164421 | |
| 30-09-2024 | micro format | 22-05-2025 | 2025-00105664 | |
| 30-09-2023 | micro format | 15-03-2024 | 2024-00046598 | |
| 30-09-2022 | micro format | 21-03-2023 | 2023-00043556 | |
| 30-09-2021 | micro format | 16-03-2022 | 2022-07700549 | |
| 30-09-2020 | micro format | 30-03-2021 | 2021-09300247 | |
| 30-09-2019 | micro format | 20-12-2019 | 2019-76800452 | |
| 30-09-2018 | micro format | 18-03-2019 | 2019-07200060 | |
| 30-09-2017 | micro format | 19-03-2018 | 2018-07000494 | |
| 30-09-2016 | abbreviated format | 12-01-2017 | 2017-01200507 |