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Woest

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Private limited companyfounded 20179 yrs activeDrongensesteenweg 41, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0670.499.236

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Woest is 2.3% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €140k and a net result of €17k. Equity is growing by ~5.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 65% of 13061 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The company has been active since 2017 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Checked score

Score 2025
86 / 100
Excellent▲ +3 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability61▼-39
Solvency88▲+6
Growth52=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
2.3% Moderate
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €12k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 1.76 against 1.6 in 2024), but 51.7% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 56
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 56
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-03-2025 was due by 31-10-2025 and was filed on 30-10-2025, 1 day ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 8 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
1 d early
2024
on the day
2023
8 d early
2022
4 d early
2021
2 d early
2020
13 d late
2019
7 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-03-2026 and is due by 31-10-2026. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
31-03-2026 close15-09-2026 today31-10-2026 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, micro schema

Equity
€140k▲ 14.0%
2024 · €123k
2019: €86k 2020: €86k 2021: €135k 2022: €135k 2023: €135k 2024: €123k
2019 → 2025
Total assets
€291k▲ 8.0%
2024 · €269k
2019: €196k 2020: €152k 2021: €247k 2022: €287k 2023: €318k 2024: €269k
2019 → 2025
Net result
€17k▼ 47.8%
2024 · €33k
2019: €54k 2020: €-3 2021: €50k 2022: €54k 2023: €78k 2024: €33k
2019 → 2025
Working capital
€112k▲ 27.4%
2024 · €88k
2019: €72k 2020: €44k 2021: €115k 2022: €89k 2023: €100k 2024: €88k
2019 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€135k-€135k=€135k=€123k▼ 9.0%€140k▲ 14.0%
Operating result€66k-€86k▲ 31.7%€85k▼ 2.1%€45k▼ 46.3%€28k▼ 38.8%
Net result€50k-€54k▲ 9.1%€78k▲ 43.9%€33k▼ 57.6%€17k▼ 47.8%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€25k€50k€75kOperating result 2021: €66k€66kNet result 2021: €50k€50kOperating result 2022: €86k€86kNet result 2022: €54k€54kOperating result 2023: €85k€85kNet result 2023: €78k€78kOperating result 2024: €45k€45kNet result 2024: €33k€33kOperating result 2025: €28k€28kNet result 2025: €17k€17k20212022202320242025
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2025 is 39% below 2024 and is the lowest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €291k
Fixed assets €30k▼ 14.6%
Current assets €261k▲ 11.4%
Equity and liabilities €291k
Equity €140k▲ 14.0%
Debt €150k▲ 2.9%
The debt ratio falls from 54.3% to 51.7%: equity grows faster than debt.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€39k
2024 · €58k
Cash flow
€28k
2024 · €46k
Solvency
48.3%
2024 · 45.7%
Current ratio
1.76
2024 · 1.60
Quick ratio
1.64
2024 · 1.53
Debt / equity
1.07
2024 · 1.19
ROE
12.3%
2024 · 26.9%
ROA
5.9%
2024 · 12.3%
Interest coverage
8.63
2024 · 21.71
Debt
€150k
2024 · €146k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€148k
2024 · €146k
Income taxes
€6k
2024 · €10k
Staff costs
€303k
2024 · €321k
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€269k€291k
Fixed assets21/28€35k€30k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€29k€24k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€12k€8k
Furniture and vehicles24€11k€7k
Other tangible fixed assets26€6k€9k
Financial fixed assets28€6k€6k=
Current assets29/58€234k€261k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€11k€17k
Stocks30/36€11k€17k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€46k€31k
Trade receivables40€40k€28k
Other amounts receivable41€5k€3k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€173k€209k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5k€4k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€269k€291k
Equity10/15€123k€140k
Contributions10/11€20k€20k=
Reserves13€103k€103k=
Distributable reserves133€103k€103k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€17k
Amounts payable17/49€146k€150k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€146k€148k
Trade debts44€26k€43k
Suppliers440/4€26k€43k
Advances received on contracts in progress46€10k€25k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€63k€68k
Taxes450/3€32k€37k
Remuneration and social security454/9€31k€31k
Other amounts payable47/48€47k€12k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€2k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€321k€303k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€13k€11k
Other operating charges640/8€441€141
Gross operating margin9900€380k€342k
Operating profit (loss)9901€45k€28k
Financial income75/76B€39€66
Recurring financial income75€39€66
Financial charges65/66B€3k€4k
Recurring financial charges65€3k€4k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€43k€23k
Income taxes67/77€10k€6k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€33k€17k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€33k€17k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€33k€17k
Transfer from equity791/2€12k-
Profit to be distributed694/7€45k-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€45k-

The notes to these accounts (6 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 31-10-2026
2025
30-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2024
31-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2023
23-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema
31-03
Financial Highest result since 2019net €78k ▲43.9%
Net result €78k, the highest in the series.
2022
27-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema
2021
29-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema
31-03
Financial Back to profitnet €50k
Net result €50k after one loss-making year.
31-03
Financial Equity above €100kEq €135k ▲58%
Equity rises from €86k to €135k.
2020
13-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 13 days late
31-03
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-3 ▼100%
Net result drops to €-3, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
2019
24-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema
2018
31-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
4 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, Gent · 2 establishment units since 2017
establishment All 2 establishment units 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.

Drongensesteenweg 419000 Gent
Ground area
529 m²
Building footprint
180 m²
Volume, LiDAR
1,347 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 12.8 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
2 establishment units
Woest
Drongensesteenweg 41, 9000 GentPrinting and reproduction of recorded media
since 20172.261.859.559
Waterkant
Sneppenbrugstraat 52, 9000 GentFull-service restaurants
since 20252.373.806.269
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44809B0684/00A000 Flanders 330 m² 1 · 23 m² 3.0 m · 1 fl.
44816K0663/00C002 Flanders 198 m² 1 · 157 m² 12.8 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 1
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Food safety, FASFC

2 sites
Gent2.261.859.559
1 permission
Toelating · Eetgelegenheid · since 08-04-2017
Gent2.373.806.269
1 permission
Toelating · Eetgelegenheid · since 28-06-2025

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 20,231 companies in sector 56111 we hold annual accounts for 11,313. 9,054 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded27-01-2017
Fiscal year end31-03
Activities, NACEBEL
56101Full-service restaurants
56102Limited-service restaurants
56111Full-service restaurants
56112Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services
18200Printing and reproduction of recorded media
56210Event catering
56301Cafés and bars
59120Post-production of films, video and television programmes
77210Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods
82990Other business support services
85510Sports and recreation education
90021Arts creation and performing arts activities
90391Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events
96999Other personal services
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 8 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 13-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.