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VAWI

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Public limited companyfounded 194977 yrs activeKielsbroek 29, 2020 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0404.827.025

VAWI has been active since 1949 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €8.35M and a net result of €469k. Equity is growing by ~13.2% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 46% of 4775 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
76 / 100
Excellent▼ -12 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability23▼-12
Solvency75▼-8
Growth77▼-1
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €650k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity tight (current ratio 1.47 against 1.78 in 2024), and 58% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
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 77 years 0 80 y
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
42%
Return on assets
2.4%
Age of the figures
11 mo
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 28-04-2026, 2 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
2 d early
2024
5 d late
2023
on the day
2022
8 d late
2021
1 d early
2020
8 d early
2019
2 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-09-2026 and is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
08-09-2026 today30-09-2026 close30-04-2027 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, full schema

Turnover
€73.40M▲ 8.9%
2024 · €67.43M
2018: €31.86M 2019: €35.13M 2020: €35.25M 2021: €35.77M 2022: €50.16M 2023: €62.34M 2024: €67.43M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
1.1%▼ 0.7pp
2024 · 1.8%
2018: 1.0% 2019: 2.7% 2020: 1.7% 2021: 1.9% 2022: 1.5% 2023: 3.5% 2024: 1.8%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€469k▼ 49.0%
2024 · €919k
2018: €103k 2019: €592k 2020: €360k 2021: €437k 2022: €510k 2023: €1.46M 2024: €919k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€3.90M▼ 32.8%
2024 · €5.80M
2018: €3.65M 2019: €3.87M 2020: €4.02M 2021: €4.69M 2022: €4.64M 2023: €4.97M 2024: €5.80M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€35.77M-€50.16M▲ 40.2%€62.34M▲ 24.3%€67.43M▲ 8.2%€73.40M▲ 8.9%
Equity€4.99M-€5.50M▲ 10.2%€6.96M▲ 26.5%€7.88M▲ 13.2%€8.35M▲ 6.0%
Operating result€686k-€760k▲ 10.8%€2.21M▲ 190%€1.18M▼ 46.3%€807k▼ 31.9%
Net result€437k-€510k▲ 16.8%€1.46M▲ 186%€919k▼ 37.0%€469k▼ 49.0%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€1.00M€2.00MOperating result 2021: €686k€686kNet result 2021: €437k€437kOperating result 2022: €760k€760kNet result 2022: €510k€510kOperating result 2023: €2.21M€2.21MNet result 2023: €1.46M€1.46MOperating result 2024: €1.18M€1.18MNet result 2024: €919k€919kOperating result 2025: €807k€807kNet result 2025: €469k€469k20212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2025 is 32% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €19.87M
Fixed assets €7.69M▲ 62.1%
Current assets €12.19M▼ 8.2%
Equity and liabilities €19.87M
Equity €8.35M▲ 6.0%
Debt €11.52M▲ 13.7%
The debt ratio rises from 56.3% to 58.0%: debt grows faster than equity.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€2.13M
2024 · €2.18M
Cash flow
€1.79M
2024 · €1.92M
Solvency
42.0%
2024 · 43.7%
Current ratio
1.47
2024 · 1.78
Quick ratio
1.32
2024 · 1.64
Debt / equity
1.38
2024 · 1.29
ROE
5.6%
2024 · 11.7%
ROA
2.4%
2024 · 5.1%
Interest coverage
15.05
2024 · 16.49
Debt
€11.52M
2024 · €10.14M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€8.29M
2024 · €7.48M
Debt > 1 year
€3.21M
2024 · €2.62M
Income taxes
€264k
2024 · €216k
Staff costs
€10.69M
2024 · €9.40M
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€18.02M€19.87M
Fixed assets21/28€4.74M€7.69M
Intangible fixed assets21€9k€8k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€4.64M€7.59M
Land and buildings22€1.37M€4.24M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€1.13M€1.29M
Furniture and vehicles24€84k€88k
Leasing and similar rights25€2.06M€1.97M
Financial fixed assets28€90k€90k=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€90k€90k=
Shares284€87k€87k=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€3k€3k
Current assets29/58€13.28M€12.19M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.01M€1.27M
Stocks30/36€1.01M€1.27M
Goods purchased for resale34€1.01M€1.27M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€12.18M€10.85M
Trade receivables40€8.37M€9.32M
Other amounts receivable41€3.81M€1.54M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€16k€9k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€76k€58k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€18.02M€19.87M
Equity10/15€7.88M€8.35M
Contributions10/11€254k€254k=
Capital10€254k€254k=
Issued capital100€254k€254k=
Revaluation surpluses12€46k€46k=
Reserves13€7.58M€8.05M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€27k€27k=
Legal reserve130€25k€25k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1k€1k=
Distributable reserves133€7.55M€8.02M
Amounts payable17/49€10.14M€11.52M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€2.62M€3.21M
Financial debts170/4€2.62M€3.21M
Leasing and similar obligations172€1.55M€1.48M
Credit institutions173€1.07M€1.73M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€7.48M€8.29M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€985k€1.11M
Trade debts44€5.09M€5.66M
Suppliers440/4€5.09M€5.66M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1.40M€1.51M
Taxes450/3€102k€46k
Remuneration and social security454/9€1.30M€1.47M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€45k€30k
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€68.07M€74.09M
Turnover70€67.43M€73.40M
Other operating income74€642k€684k
Operating charges60/66A€66.89M€73.28M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€48.20M€51.99M
Purchases600/8€48.31M€52.25M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-111k€-259k
Services and other goods61€8.07M€8.97M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€9.40M€10.69M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€996k€1.32M
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€21k€151k
Other operating charges640/8€194k€155k
Operating profit (loss)9901€1.18M€807k
Financial income75/76B€86k€73k
Recurring financial income75€86k€73k
Income from current assets751€57k€38k
Other financial income752/9€29k€35k
Financial charges65/66B€136k€147k
Recurring financial charges65€136k€147k
Debt charges650€132k€141k
Other financial charges652/9€3k€5k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.14M€733k
Income taxes67/77€216k€264k
Taxes670/3€662k€407k
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€445k€142k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€919k€469k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€919k€469k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€919k€469k
Transfer to equity691/2€919k€469k
To other reserves6921€919k€469k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)9087133.2154.0

The notes to these accounts (85 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 30-04-2027
2026
28-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
05-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 5 days late
2024
30-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
30-09
Financial Highest result since 2018net €1.46M ▲186%
Operating result €2.21M, net result €1.46M, both a record.
08-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 8 days late
2022
30-09
Financial Equity above €5MEq €5.50M ▲10.2%
5 profitable years in a row build equity to €5.50M.
29-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
22-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
28-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
29-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
27-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
27-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
2 directors, no change since 2024
Achiel De Witte
Managing director · since 09-01-2024
Current
Jurgen De Witte
Chair · since 09-01-2024
Current
09-01-2024 Achiel De Witte: Appointed as Managing director
09-01-2024 Jurgen De Witte: Appointed as Chair
09-01-2024 Jurgen De Witte: Appointed as Managing director
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Antwerpen · 1 establishment unit since 1949
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.

Kielsbroek 292020 Antwerpen
Ground area
7,659 m²
Building footprint
3,960 m²
Volume, LiDAR
33,677 m³
Parcel 11809I2652/00E002, Flanders · tallest building 15.2 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Kielsbroek 29, 2020 Antwerpen
NACE 1531105
since 19492.003.420.083
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
11809I2652/00E002 Flanders 7,659 m² 1 · 3,960 m² 15.2 m · 3 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.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 952 companies in sector 46319 we hold annual accounts for 605. 209 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded01-02-1949
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL
46319Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes
51310
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 48 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 08-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.