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VDS

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Public limited companyfounded 199135 yrs activePaanderstraat 40, 8540 Deerlijk, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0443.713.137

VDS has been active since 1991 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €11.36M and a net result of €1.36M. Equity is growing by ~9.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 75% of 4867 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
77 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability69=
Solvency94▲+2
Growth68▲+1
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €850k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.83 against 2.69 in 2024; short-term debt: 27.1% and cash: 6.7% of total assets), and 30.7% 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 35 years 0 40 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
69.3%
Return on assets
8.3%
Age of the figures
9 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 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 01-07-2026, 30 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
30 d early
2024
on the day
2023
19 d early
2022
33 d early
2021
13 d early
2020
11 d early
2019
9 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
23-09-2026 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, full schema

Turnover
€31.10M▲ 9.8%
2024 · €28.33M
2018: €22.31M 2019: €22.18M 2020: €23.59M 2021: €24.63M 2022: €34.52M 2023: €27.80M 2024: €28.33M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
5.5%▼ 0.1pp
2024 · 5.7%
2018: 5.1% 2019: 3.9% 2020: 5.1% 2021: 7.2% 2022: 7.7% 2023: 4.9% 2024: 5.7%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€1.36M▲ 4.6%
2024 · €1.30M
2018: €869k 2019: €676k 2020: €930k 2021: €1.35M 2022: €2.13M 2023: €1.06M 2024: €1.30M
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€8.14M▲ 11.7%
2024 · €7.29M
2018: €3.94M 2019: €3.30M 2020: €3.98M 2021: €5.01M 2022: €6.67M 2023: €7.11M 2024: €7.29M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€24.63M-€34.52M▲ 40.1%€27.80M▼ 19.4%€28.33M▲ 1.9%€31.10M▲ 9.8%
Equity€7.61M-€9.14M▲ 20.1%€9.60M▲ 5.1%€10.45M▲ 8.9%€11.36M▲ 8.7%
Operating result€1.76M-€2.67M▲ 51.0%€1.37M▼ 48.5%€1.61M▲ 17.4%€1.72M▲ 6.9%
Net result€1.35M-€2.13M▲ 57.7%€1.06M▼ 50.3%€1.30M▲ 22.9%€1.36M▲ 4.6%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€1.00M€2.00M€3.00MOperating result 2021: €1.76M€1.76MNet result 2021: €1.35M€1.35MOperating result 2022: €2.67M€2.67MNet result 2022: €2.13M€2.13MOperating result 2023: €1.37M€1.37MNet result 2023: €1.06M€1.06MOperating result 2024: €1.61M€1.61MNet result 2024: €1.30M€1.30MOperating result 2025: €1.72M€1.72MNet result 2025: €1.36M€1.36M20212022202320242025
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 7% above 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €16.40M
Fixed assets €3.81M▼ 4.9%
Current assets €12.59M▲ 8.5%
Equity and liabilities €16.40M
Equity €11.36M▲ 8.7%
Provisions €1k▼ 47.1%
Debt €5.03M▼ 2.3%
The debt ratio falls from 33.0% to 30.7%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€2.17M
2024 · €2.01M
Cash flow
€1.81M
2024 · €1.70M
Solvency
69.3%
2024 · 67.0%
Current ratio
2.83
2024 · 2.69
Quick ratio
2.31
2024 · 2.03
Debt / equity
0.44
2024 · 0.49
ROE
12.0%
2024 · 12.5%
ROA
8.3%
2024 · 8.3%
Interest coverage
98.85
2024 · 71.39
Debt
€5.03M
2024 · €5.16M
Debt ≤ 1 year
€4.45M
2024 · €4.31M
Debt > 1 year
€584k
2024 · €830k
Income taxes
€429k
2024 · €393k
Staff costs
€1.90M
2024 · €1.86M
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€15.61M€16.40M
Fixed assets21/28€4.00M€3.81M
Intangible fixed assets21€30k€22k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€3.76M€3.57M
Land and buildings22€2.80M€2.54M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€907k€842k
Furniture and vehicles24€57k€186k
Financial fixed assets28€216k€216k=
Affiliated companies280/1€63k€63k=
Participating interests280€63k€63k=
Companies linked by participating interests282/3€153k€153k=
Participating interests282€153k€153k=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€55€0
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€55€0
Current assets29/58€11.60M€12.59M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€2.84M€2.31M
Stocks30/36€2.84M€2.31M
Raw materials and consumables30/31€2.53M€1.99M
Finished goods33€313k€264k
Goods purchased for resale34-€54k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€5.43M€5.62M
Trade receivables40€5.13M€5.46M
Other amounts receivable41€301k€158k
Current investments50/53€1.91M€3.51M
Other investments51/53€1.91M€3.51M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.35M€1.10M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€75k€56k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€15.61M€16.40M
Equity10/15€10.45M€11.36M
Contributions10/11€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k=
Reserves13€10.38M€11.27M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€224k€9k
Distributable reserves133€10.15M€11.25M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€9k€35k
Provisions and deferred taxes16€3k€1k
Deferred taxes168€3k€1k
Amounts payable17/49€5.16M€5.03M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€830k€584k
Financial debts170/4€830k€584k
Credit institutions173€830k€584k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€4.31M€4.45M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€267k€246k
Trade debts44€3.34M€3.49M
Suppliers440/4€3.34M€3.49M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€256k€259k
Taxes450/3€64k€50k
Remuneration and social security454/9€191k€209k
Other amounts payable47/48€450k€450k=
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€10k€436
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€29.04M€31.24M
Turnover70€28.33M€31.10M
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71€150k€-48k
Other operating income74€166k€186k
Non-recurring operating income76A€395k€2k
Operating charges60/66A€27.43M€29.52M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€22.62M€25.18M
Purchases600/8€23.09M€24.70M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-471k€487k
Services and other goods61€2.03M€1.89M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.86M€1.90M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€401k€453k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€51k
Other operating charges640/8€42k€40k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€477k€453
Operating profit (loss)9901€1.61M€1.72M
Financial income75/76B€130k€119k
Recurring financial income75€130k€119k
Income from financial fixed assets750€50k€50k=
Income from current assets751€73k€59k
Other financial income752/9€7k€10k
Financial charges65/66B€47k€51k
Recurring financial charges65€47k€51k
Debt charges650€28k€22k
Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651€-2k€-2k
Other financial charges652/9€21k€31k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.69M€1.79M
Transfer from deferred taxes780€1k€1k
Income taxes67/77€393k€429k
Taxes670/3€393k€429k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.30M€1.36M
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€4k€214k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1.31M€1.58M
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.36M€1.58M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€52k€9k
Transfer to equity691/2€900k€1.10M
To other reserves6921€900k€1.10M
Profit to be distributed694/7€450k€450k=
Return on contributions (dividend)694€450k€450k=
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908722.422.3

The notes to these accounts (105 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
01-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
31-12
Financial Equity above €10MEq €10.45M ▲8.9%
7 profitable years in a row build equity to €10.45M.
12-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
28-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €2.13M ▲57.7%
Operating result €2.67M, net result €2.13M, both a record.
18-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
20-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
22-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €676k ▼22.1%
Net result drops to €676k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
31-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
20-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 20 days late
2017
31-05
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
11 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, Deerlijk · 1 establishment unit since 1991
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.

Paanderstraat 408540 Deerlijk
Ground area
9,169 m²
Building footprint
4,005 m²
Volume, LiDAR
45,906 m³
Parcel 34009A0340/00S003, Flanders · tallest building 20.2 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
VDS NV
Paanderstraat 40, 8540 DeerlijkNACE 1571001
since 19912.052.398.254
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
34009A0340/00S003 Flanders 9,169 m² 1 · 4,005 m² 20.2 m · 4 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 2025 · 8 entries · 18,476 EUR awarded · 17,447 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 2 7,412 EUR7,303 EUR
2024 2 2,780 EUR2,794 EUR
2023 2 4,970 EUR6,999 EUR
2022 2 3,314 EUR351 EUR
Schemes
Subsidies voor internationaal ondernemen
4 entries · 11,214 EUR · 11,214 EUR paid · Vlaams Agentschap voor Internationaal Ondernemen
Subsidie voor opleiding en advies voor kmo's en zelfstandigen (kmo-portefeuille)
4 entries · 7,262 EUR · 6,233 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

1 site
Deerlijk2.052.398.254
9 permissions
Geregistreerde aquacultuurinrichting · since 17-10-2024
Opslag diervoeders · since 01-02-2022
Erkenning · Fabrikant dieetvoeders · since 14-04-2015
and 6 more

Legal Entity Identifier

875500NQC4T7BOB1A312
live in the LEI register

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Of 689 companies in sector 46216 we hold annual accounts for 476. 188 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded21-03-1991
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
10910Manufacture of food products
46216Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range
51210
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 35 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 22-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.