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NOVA Engineering

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Public limited companyfounded 197155 yrs activeGenkersteenweg 379, 3500 Hasselt, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0408.306.553
Summary

NOVA Engineering has been active since 1971 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.94M and a net result of €2.21M. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 15% of 217 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
61 / 100
Healthy
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability41▲+2
Solvency29▲+11
Growth76▲+25
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.2% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €110k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.92 against 0.42 in 2024; short-term debt: 7.3% and cash: 0.7% of total assets), and 96.2% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
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
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 55 years 0 60 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
3.8%
Return on assets
4.4%
Age of the figures
9 mo
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
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 78
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 78
lower
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 15% of 217 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparison
Position among 217 sector peers
Solvency
better than 15%
← weakest strongest →
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 12-06-2026, 49 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
49 d early
2024
36 d early
2023
29 d early
2022
17 d early
2021
24 d early
2020
25 d early
2019
17 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
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
25-09-2026 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
€4.88M▼ 8.8%
2024 · €5.35M
2018: €2.17M 2019: €2.20M 2020: €2.31M 2021: €2.37M 2022: €2.74M 2023: €4.12M 2024: €5.35M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
11.9%▼ 2.5pp
2024 · 14.4%
2018: 5.0% 2019: -32.1% 2020: 20.9% 2021: 25.2% 2022: 12.2% 2023: 9.6% 2024: 14.4%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€2.21M
2024 · €-1.01M
2018: €46k 2019: €-5.97M 2020: €-2.53M 2021: €-8.92M 2022: €-4.76M 2023: €-3.09M 2024: €-1.01M
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-310k▲ 88.6%
2024 · €-2.72M
2018: €264k 2019: €-591k 2020: €-1.61M 2021: €-3.17M 2022: €-5.02M 2023: €-7.22M 2024: €-2.72M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€2.37M-€2.74M▲ 15.9%€4.12M▲ 50.3%€5.35M▲ 29.8%€4.88M▼ 8.8%
Equity€-9.75M-€-14.50M▼ 48.8%€-17.59M▼ 21.3%€-3.28M▲ 81.4%€1.94M
Operating result€595k-€334k▼ 43.9%€394k▲ 18.0%€770k▲ 95.4%€579k▼ 24.8%
Net result€-8.92M-€-4.76M▲ 46.7%€-3.09M▲ 35.1%€-1.01M▲ 67.4%€2.21M
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-10.00M€-5.00M€0Operating result 2021: €595k€595kNet result 2021: €-8.92M€-8.92MOperating result 2022: €334k€334kNet result 2022: €-4.76M€-4.76MOperating result 2023: €394k€394kNet result 2023: €-3.09M€-3.09MOperating result 2024: €770k€770kNet result 2024: €-1.01M€-1.01MOperating result 2025: €579k€579kNet result 2025: €2.21M€2.21M20212022202320242025€-4M€-2M€0€2MOperating result 2023: €394k€394kNet result 2023: €-3.09M€-3.1MOperating result 2024: €770k€770kNet result 2024: €-1.01M€-1MOperating result 2025: €579k€579kNet result 2025: €2.21M€2.2M202320242025
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 25% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €50.34M
Fixed assets €46.98M ▲ 0.3%
Current assets €3.36M ▲ 70.5%
Equity and liabilities €50.34M
Equity €1.94M
Debt €48.40M
Debt finances 96.2% of the balance-sheet total.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€592k▼
2024 · €777k
Cash flow
€2.23M▲
2024 · €-999k
Current ratio
0.92▲
2024 · 0.42
Debt to equity
24.99▲
2024 · -15.90
ROE
114.2%
ROA
4.4%▲
2024 · -2.1%
Interest coverage
0.45▼
2024 · 0.45
Debt ≤ 1 year
€3.67M▼
2024 · €4.69M
Debt > 1 year
€44.37M▼
2024 · €47.00M
Income taxes
€7k▼
2024 · €9k
Staff costs
€2.27M▼
2024 · €2.80M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 74 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€48.80M€50.34M▲
Fixed assets21/28€46.83M€46.98M▲
Intangible fixed assets21€14k€23k▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€18k€12k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€18k€12k▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0-
Financial fixed assets28€46.80M€46.95M▲
Affiliated companies280/1€46.80M€46.95M▲
Participating interests280€46.80M€46.95M▲
Current assets29/58€1.97M€3.36M▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0€0=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.32M€3.01M▲
Trade receivables40€1.32M€823k▼
Other amounts receivable41€0€2.18M▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€634k€340k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€12k€14k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€48.80M€50.34M▲
Equity10/15€-3.28M€1.94M▲
Contributions10/11€841k€3.84M▲
Capital10€841k€3.84M▲
Issued capital100€841k€3.84M▲
Outside capital11€0-
Share premium1100/10€0-
Reserves13€14k€14k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€14k€14k=
Legal reserve130€14k€14k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€-4.13M€-1.92M▲
Amounts payable17/49€52.08M€48.40M▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€47.00M€44.37M▼
Financial debts170/4€47.00M€44.37M▼
Subordinated loans170€33.88M€34.32M▲
Credit institutions173€13.12M€10.05M▼
Other loans174€0-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€4.69M€3.67M▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€1.38M€1.10M▼
Financial debts43€381k€164k▼
Credit institutions430/8€381k€164k▼
Trade debts44€596k€464k▼
Suppliers440/4€596k€464k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€510k€459k▼
Taxes450/3€163k€119k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€346k€339k▼
Other amounts payable47/48€1.82M€1.48M▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€388k€365k▼
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€6.40M€5.73M▼
Turnover70€5.35M€4.88M▼
Other operating income74€568k€358k▼
Non-recurring operating income76A€486k€493k▲
Operating charges60/66A€5.63M€5.15M▼
Services and other goods61€2.80M€2.84M▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€2.80M€2.27M▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€7k€13k▲
Other operating charges640/8€2k€3k▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€32k€22k▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€770k€579k▼
Financial income75/76B€11k€3.01M▲
Recurring financial income75€11k€3.01M▲
Income from financial fixed assets750-€3.00M
Income from current assets751€11k€6k▼
Other financial income752/9€0€0▲
Financial charges65/66B€1.78M€1.37M▼
Recurring financial charges65€1.78M€1.37M▼
Debt charges650€1.73M€1.33M▼
Other financial charges652/9€51k€37k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-996k€2.22M▲
Income taxes67/77€9k€7k▼
Taxes670/3€9k€7k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-1.01M€2.21M▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-1.01M€2.21M▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€-26.13M€-1.92M▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€-25.13M€-4.13M▲
Transfer from equity791/2€22.00M€0▼
From contributions791€22.00M€0▼
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908731.625.7▼

The notes to these accounts (68 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
12-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €2.21M
Net result €2.21M after 6 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.94M
Equity rises from €-3.28M to €1.94M.
25-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
07-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-8.92M
Net result drops to €-8.92M, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
06-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
14-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
31-12
Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.70M ▲495%
Equity rises from €286k to €1.70M.
17-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
20-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
14-06
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.
0 of 24 acts read
About the unread acts

We know of 24 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.

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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
24 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, Hasselt · 2 establishment units since 2019
seat establishment All 2 establishment units on the map
Ground area
7,049 m²
Building footprint
2,919 m²
Volume, LiDAR
18,485 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 14.3 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
5 companies at this address See who is registered here
2 establishment units
NOVA Engineering
Genkersteenweg 379A, 3500 HasseltEmployment placement agencies
since 20192.290.342.125
NOVA Engineering Gent
Poortakkerstraat 9D, 9051 GentEmployment placement agencies
since 20252.369.712.275
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44062D0323/00E002 Flanders 5,152 m² 1 · 2,395 m² 14.3 m · 2 fl.
71322B0247/00N000 Flanders 1,897 m² 1 · 523 m² 10.9 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.

Structure & network

Ownership & control

2 parent companies
Control over this companyparent company per the LEI register2
Hasselt · LEI lapsed
Antwerpen · indirect
controls
NOVA EngineeringBE 0408.306.553

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2023 to 2024 · 2 entries · 8,350 EUR awarded · 8,350 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2024 1 3,834 EUR3,834 EUR
2023 1 4,516 EUR4,516 EUR
Schemes
Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)
2 entries · 8,350 EUR · 8,350 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

875500Z16E5LLJET5X04
live in the LEI register

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 1,013 companies in sector 78200 we hold annual accounts for 644. 247 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded28-04-1971
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
78200Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 49 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

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