WH Smith Belgium
The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of WH Smith Belgium is 7.0% (elevated). The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity (€-4.15M) and a net result of €-1.51M. Equity is shrinking by ~53% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 6% of 242 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2022 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
| Equity | €-4.15M |
| Net result | €-1.51M |
| Staff (FTE) | 50.1 |
| Better than sector | 6% |
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The trend is a robust median of all pairwise slopes between fiscal years (Theil-Sen), so a single odd year cannot hijack the line. For strictly positive series we also fit a log variant (compound annual growth) and keep whichever describes the figures best.
The area around the projection is 1.8 × the median absolute deviation from the trend, widening each year ahead (×1 / ×1.6 / ×2.2), with a minimum of 8% of the last value. It is an indicative range, not a statistical confidence interval.
A series whose deviations exceed 35% of its level is too volatile: we then deliberately show no projection. Every projection assumes unchanged policy and is blind to non-public information (order book, contracts, funding rounds).
| Metric | This company | Sector median | Position in the sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvency | -92.7% | 13.8% | |
| Net result | €-1.51M | €19k | |
| Equity | €-4.15M | €94k | |
| Staff costs | €2.64M | €279k | |
| Employees (FTE) | 50.1 | 7.3 |
| Fiscal year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deposit | volledig |
| Revenue | €15.89M |
| EBITDA | €-462k |
| Net profit | €-1.51M |
| Cash flow | €-880k |
| Staff costs | €2.64M |
| Income taxes | €2k |
| Dividends | - |
| Total assets | €4.48M |
| Equity | €-4.15M |
| Debt | €8.63M |
| of which ≤ 1y | €8.10M |
| of which > 1y | - |
| Working capital | €-5.29M |
| Employees (FTE) | 50.1 |
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.35 |
| Quick ratio | 0.25 |
| Working capital ratio | -118.1% |
| Solvency | -92.7% |
| Debt / equity | -2.08 |
| Long-term debt ratio | - |
| Interest coverage | -1.10 |
| Gross margin | 49.0% |
| Net margin | -9.5% |
| ROA | -33.8% |
| ROE | 36.5% |
| EBITDA margin | -2.9% |
| Days sales outstanding | 24d |
| Days payable outstanding | 49d |
| Inventory turnover | 10.68 |
| Days inventory (DSI) | 34d |
| Line item | Code | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet, Assets | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 20/58 | €4.48M |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €1.66M |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €80k |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €1.59M |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €2.81M |
| Stocks & contracts in progress | 3 | €759k |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €1.94M |
| Cash & bank | 54/58 | €117k |
| Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities | ||
| TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES | 10/49 | €4.48M |
| Equity | 10/15 | €-4.15M |
| Contributions / capital | 10/11 | €1k |
| Accumulated profits (losses) | 14 | €-4.15M |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €8.63M |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €8.10M |
| Trade debts payable within one year | 44 | €1.09M |
| Income statement | ||
| Turnover | 70 | €15.89M |
| Operating result | 9901 | €-1.10M |
| Financial income | 75 | €3k |
| Financial charges | 65 | €419k |
| Result before taxes | 9903 | €-1.51M |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €2k |
| Net result for the period | 9904 | €-1.51M |
| Result to be appropriated | 9905 | €-1.51M |
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Current01-04-2025 → present
| NACE primary | Detailhandel in boeken(47610) |
| Legal form | Private limited company(610) |
| Incorporation | 31-08-2022 |
| Status | Active |
| Postal code | 2600 |
Parcels linked to this company through its CBE addresses (seat, establishment units, branches), cross-referenced with the cadastral parcel plan. This shows where the company operates, not a deeds register.
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11003A0160/00K002 | Flanders | 1.3 ha | 1 · 1,013 m² | 25.1 m · 8 fl. |
| 23094A0072/00K000 | Flanders | 8,564 m² | - | - |
A single timeline of everything that happened to this company, publications, insolvency and lifecycle events, administrative changes and filed annual accounts.
24-04-2026 Act object · Notarial deed · Capital increase · Reserve release
- Publication: 2026-04-24 · WH Smith Belgium
- Filing: 2026-04-22 · WH Smith Belgium
- Act object: DIVERSEN · WH Smith Belgium
- Notarial deed: 2026-04-17 · WH Smith Belgium
- Capital increase: type: inbreng_in_geld, amount: 7800000, currency: EUR · WH Smith Belgium
- Reserve release: amount: 7800000, target: eigen vermogen, currency: EUR · WH Smith Belgium
- Power of attorney: bestuursorgaan · WH Smith Belgium
- Power of attorney: coördinatie van de statuten · WH Smith Belgium
- Power of attorney: publicatie · WH Smith Belgium
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- Maxwell Izzard, Bestuurder
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| Legal nameNL | WH Smith Belgium |