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VBG

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Private limited companyfounded 1997active for 29 yearsLippenslaan 231, 8300 Knokke-Heist, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0461.570.639

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 20-04-2026 PDF all 28 filings

Turnover
≈ €670,000
Estimated: probably between €460,000 and €1.3m
Total assets
€1.3m▲ 32.8%
2024 · €962,423
Net result
€1,045▼ 98.3%
2024 · €62,041
Working capital
-€70,762
2024 · €132,184
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 86% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2021.

Operating result€0.01m 2025 Net result€0.001m 2025

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Retail trade (NACE 47). 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, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.03m--€0.06m-€0.007m▲ 88.7%€0.04m€0.03m▼ 36.7%€0.04m▲ 28.2%€0.1m▲ 190%€0.01m▼ 85.8%
Net result€0.01m-€0.003m▼ 71.7%€0.08mabove the sector's middle half▲ 25×€0.03mabove the sector's middle half▼ 69.2%€0.01mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 52.2%€0.009mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 24.1%€0.06mabove the sector's middle half▲ 560%€0.001mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 98.3%
Equity€0.4m-€0.4m▲ 0.8%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 18.8%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.9%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.2%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.6%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.7%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 7.0%
Total assets€1.3m-€1.3m▲ 1.8%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 22.4%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.8%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.7%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.2%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.6%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 32.8%
Debt€0.7m-€0.7m▲ 3.3%€0.5m▼ 36.7%€0.5m▲ 2.5%€0.4m▼ 12.8%€0.4m▼ 14.6%€0.3m▼ 10.4%€0.7m▲ 113%
Working capital-€0.1m--€0.05m▲ 48.9%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half€0.09mabove the sector's middle half▲ 107%€0.07mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 14.5%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 43.8%€0.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 218%-€0.07mbelow the sector's middle half
Solvency35.1%-34.7%▼ 0.4pp53.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 18.4pp53.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.6pp57.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.9pp61.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.2pp66.7%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.9pp46.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 20.0pp
Current ratio0.62-0.49▼ 0.131.23within the sector's middle half▲ 0.741.53within the sector's middle half▲ 0.291.70within the sector's middle half▲ 0.171.43within the sector's middle half▼ 0.272.42within the sector's middle half▲ 0.990.37below the sector's middle half▼ 2.05
Return on assets (ROA)0.9%-0.3%▼ 0.7pp8.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.2pp2.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.9pp1.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.2pp1.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp6.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.4pp0.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.4pp
Staff (FTE)0.81.1▲ 37.5%1.2▲ 9.1%1.6▲ 33.3%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Retail trade (NACE 47). 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.3m
Fixed assets €1.2m ▲ 67.8%
Current assets €41,950 ▼ 81.4%
Equity and liabilities €1.3m
Equity €596,942 ▼ 7.0%
Debt €681,542 ▲ 113%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 33.3% to 53.3%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€85,151▼
2024 · €169,674
Cash flow
€71,339▼
2024 · €127,063
Quick ratio
0.37▼
2024 · 2.41
Debt to equity
1.14▲
2024 · 0.50
ROE
0.2%▼
2024 · 9.7%
Interest coverage
7.00▼
2024 · 15.41
Debt ≤ 1 year
€112,713▲
2024 · €93,134
Debt > 1 year
€568,829▲
2024 · €227,440
Income taxes
€3,240▼
2024 · €36,125
Staff costs
€62,105▲
2024 · €53,301
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-12-202231-12-202331-12-202431-12-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date1222
full-time1111
part-time0111
in full-time equivalents11.11.11.1
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents0.81.11.21.6
On a permanent contract1111
Joined133280
Left023280

Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item2022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets€122,197€54,634€2,420€569,722
Financial fixed assets---€0
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€50,209€64,534€65,022€70,294

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2023 to 2024 · 2 entries · €4,000 awarded · €4,000 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2024 1 €2,000€2,000
2023 1 €2,000€2,000
Schemes
2 entries · €4,000 · €4,000 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as VBG: retail sale of women's outerwear (NACE 47711). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €884,000 and €1.7m, founded between 1987 and 2001.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
VBG Knokke-Heist1997€1.3m€0.6m€0.2m€0.001m-2025
N-L Incourt2001€1.3m€0.4m€0.2m€0.05m0.72025
VYVANT Harelbeke1998€1.7m€0.3m€0.2m€0.02m2.22025
BOETIEK CHRISTI Zonnebeke1995€0.9m€0.3m€0.2m€0.07m-2025
JOFRE INTERNATIONAL Brugge1987€1.1m€0.6m€0.2m€0.03m32026
EDOUARD COUTURE Oostende1990€0.9m€0.7m€0.2m-€0.003m-2025
Palms - Jans Lummen1992€1.3m€0.7m€0.2m-€0.001m2.22025

They were chosen from the 962 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 observation

In July 2024, 17,041 companies had the same profile as VBG has now. Two years later, 0.5% had gone bankrupt and 94.4% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.5% went bankrupt
4.9% stopped otherwise
94.4% was still going

Another 0.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of VBG itself: 0.3% 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.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
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 17,041 companies, not a prediction for VBG. 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.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 58 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 20-04-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.0m€1.3m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.7m€1.2m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.7m€1.2m▲
Land and buildings22€0.7m€1.2m▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.04m€0.03m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.03m€0.03m▼
Leasing and similar rights25€0.01m€0.007m▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0.001m€0.01m▲
Financial fixed assets28€230€230=
Current assets29/58€0.2m€0.04m▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.001m€0.001m▼
Stocks30/36€0.001m€0.001m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.09m€0.02m▼
Trade receivables40€0.01m€0.01m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.08m€0.002m▼
Current investments50/53€0.1m€0.01m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.01m€0.01m▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.006m€0.001m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.0m€1.3m▲
Equity10/15€0.6m€0.6m▼
Contributions10/11€0.02m€0.02m=
Reserves13€0.6m€0.6m▼
Distributable reserves133€0.6m€0.6m▼
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0
Amounts payable17/49€0.3m€0.7m▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.2m€0.6m▲
Financial debts170/4€0.2m€0.6m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.09m€0.1m▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€0.03m€0.06m▲
Financial debts43€0.01m€0.005m▼
Credit institutions430/8€0.01m€0.005m▼
Trade debts44€0.01m€0.02m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.01m€0.02m▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46€0-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.04m€0.02m▼
Taxes450/3€0.03m€0.02m▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.007m€0.008m▲
Other amounts payable47/48-€0.006m
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.05m€0.06m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.07m€0.07m▲
Other operating charges640/8€0.006m€0.06m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.2m€0.2m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.1m€0.01m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.005m€0.002m▼
Recurring financial income75€0.005m€0.002m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.01m€0.01m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.01m€0.01m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.1m€0.004m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.04m€0.003m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.06m€0.001m▼
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€0-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.06m€0.001m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.06m€0.001m▼
Transfer from equity791/2-€0.05m
Transfer to equity691/2€0.06m€0.001m▼
To other reserves6921€0.06m€0.001m▼
Profit to be distributed694/7-€0.05m
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€0.05m

The notes to these accounts have 12 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A----€0----
Remuneration, social security and pensions62----€31,207€48,461€53,301€62,105▲ 16.5%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€113,483€81,011€50,507€51,534€50,209€64,534€65,022€70,294▲ 8.1%
Other operating charges640/8----€6,425€5,623€5,773€63,573▲ 11×
Non-recurring operating charges66A----€10,659€0---
Gross operating margin9900€151,085€44,002€49,312€102,930€126,680€154,731€228,747€210,829▼ 7.8%
Operating profit (loss)9901€30,661-€62,932-€7,120€44,506€28,180€36,113€104,652€14,857▼ 85.8%
Financial income75/76B----€6,261€2,668€4,526€1,599▼ 64.7%
Recurring financial income75€4,526€2,940€3€3,221€6,261€2,668€4,526€1,599▼ 64.7%
Financial charges65/66B----€16,202€12,842€11,012€12,170▲ 10.5%
Recurring financial charges65€18,842€41,404€19,139€12,726€16,202€12,842€11,012€12,170▲ 10.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€16,344€14,650€110,401€35,001€18,240€25,939€98,166€4,285▼ 95.6%
Income taxes67/77€15,344€14,908€127,348€9,057€5,851€16,534€36,125€3,240▼ 91.0%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€11,821€3,348€84,308€25,944€12,389€9,405€62,041€1,045▼ 98.3%
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789-----€84,200€0--
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€2,767€45,952€214,449€25,944€12,389€93,605€62,041€1,045▼ 98.3%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.3m€1.3m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m€1.0m€1.3m▲ 32.8%
Fixed assets21/28€1.1m€1.2m€0.8m€0.8m€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m€1.2m▲ 67.8%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.1m€1.2m€0.8m€0.8m€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m€1.2m▲ 67.8%
Land and buildings22----€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€1.2m▲ 76.7%
Plant, machinery and equipment23----€0.05m€0.04m€0.04m€0.03m▼ 15.7%
Furniture and vehicles24----€0.04m€0.04m€0.03m€0.03m▼ 3.5%
Leasing and similar rights25----€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.007m▼ 43.9%
Other tangible fixed assets26----€0.003m€0.002m€0.001m€0.01m▲ 626%
Financial fixed assets28€230€230€230€230€230€230€230€230=
Current assets29/58€0.2m€0.05m€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.1m€0.2m€0.04m▼ 81.4%
Stocks and contracts in progress3----€303€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m▼ 30.9%
Stocks30/36----€303€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m▼ 30.9%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.1m€0.03m€0.09m€0.06m€0.1m€0.07m€0.09m€0.02m▼ 82.5%
Trade receivables40----€0.002m€0.004m€0.01m€0.01m▲ 10.4%
Other amounts receivable41----€0.1m€0.07m€0.08m€0.002m▼ 97.2%
Current investments50/53---€0.2m€0.05m€0.05m€0.1m€0.01m▼ 89.1%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.07m€0.02m€0.1m€0.03m€0.008m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m▼ 7.3%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1----€0.006m€0.003m€0.006m€0.001m▼ 78.8%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.3m€1.3m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m€1.0m€1.3m▲ 32.8%
Equity10/15€0.4m€0.4m€0.5m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m▼ 7.0%
Contributions10/11€0.02m€0.02m--€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m=
Reserves13€0.4m€0.4m€0.5m€0.5m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m▼ 7.2%
Non-distributable reserves130/1----€0----
Reserves not available under the articles1311----€0----
Tax-exempt reserves132----€0.08m€0---
Distributable reserves133----€0.5m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m▼ 7.2%
Profit (loss) carried forward14-------€0-
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.1m€0.1m€0------
Amounts payable17/49€0.7m€0.7m€0.5m€0.5m€0.4m€0.4m€0.3m€0.7m▲ 113%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.4m€0.6m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.6m▲ 150%
Financial debts170/4----€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.6m▲ 150%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.3m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 21.0%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42----€0.05m€0.05m€0.03m€0.06m▲ 62.4%
Financial debts43----€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.005m▼ 50.0%
Credit institutions430/8----€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.005m▼ 50.0%
Trade debts44€0.002m€0.001m€0.002m€0.007m€0.03m€0.008m€0.01m€0.02m▲ 64.8%
Suppliers440/4----€0.03m€0.008m€0.01m€0.02m▲ 64.8%
Advances received on contracts in progress46-----€0.001m€0--
Taxes, remuneration and social security45----€0.02m€0.03m€0.04m€0.02m▼ 31.1%
Taxes450/3----€0.01m€0.02m€0.03m€0.02m▼ 41.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9----€0.005m€0.006m€0.007m€0.008m▲ 16.3%
Other amounts payable47/48----€0.002m€0-€0.006m-
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€11,821€3,348€84,308€25,944€12,389€9,405€62,041€1,045▼ 98.3%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€113,483€81,011€50,507€51,534€50,209€64,534€65,022€70,294▲ 8.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€125,304€84,359€134,815€77,478€62,598€73,939€127,063€71,339▼ 43.9%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€227,311€407,894-€61,083-€72,260-€54,634-€2,420-€569,722▼ 23,441%
Change in cash--€49,738€108,356-€101,288-€21,193€4,973-€607-€894▼ 47.3%

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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