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Forum ETHIBEL

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Non-profit associationfounded 199134 yrs activeVooruitgangstraat 333, 1030 Schaarbeek, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0445.738.556

Forum ETHIBEL has been active since 1991 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.01M and a net result of €-366k. Equity is growing by ~11.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 90% of 1605 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
52 / 100
Fair▼ -48 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0▼-67
Solvency100=
Growth52▼-26
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €55k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 13.26 against 11.96 in 2024), and 10.1% 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 · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
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 34 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
89.9%
Return on assets
-32.4%
Age of the figures
8 mo
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 15-05-2026, 77 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
77 d early
2024
57 d early
2023
68 d early
2022
73 d early
2021
34 d early
2020
31 d early
2019
31 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
12-09-2026 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, abbreviated schema

Equity
€1.01M▼ 26.5%
2024 · €1.38M
2018: €366k 2019: €690k 2020: €1.06M 2021: €1.29M 2022: €1.42M 2023: €1.19M 2024: €1.38M
2018 → 2025
Total assets
€1.13M▼ 28.5%
2024 · €1.58M
2018: €413k 2019: €840k 2020: €1.23M 2021: €1.43M 2022: €1.56M 2023: €1.32M 2024: €1.58M
2018 → 2025
Net result
€-366k
2024 · €186k
2018: €-133k 2019: €323k 2020: €366k 2021: €236k 2022: €133k 2023: €-231k 2024: €186k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€1.03M▼ 28.1%
2024 · €1.43M
2018: €336k 2019: €574k 2020: €1.06M 2021: €1.29M 2022: €1.42M 2023: €1.20M 2024: €1.43M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€1.29M-€1.42M▲ 10.3%€1.19M▼ 16.2%€1.38M▲ 15.6%€1.01M▼ 26.5%
Operating result€236k-€133k▼ 43.6%€-233k€179k€-370k
Net result€236k-€133k▼ 43.5%€-231k€186k€-366k
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-400k€-200k€0€200kOperating result 2021: €236k€236kNet result 2021: €236k€236kOperating result 2022: €133k€133kNet result 2022: €133k€133kOperating result 2023: €-233k€-233kNet result 2023: €-231k€-231kOperating result 2024: €179k€179kNet result 2024: €186k€186kOperating result 2025: €-370k€-370kNet result 2025: €-366k€-366k20212022202320242025
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €370k after €179k in 2024, the lowest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.13M
Fixed assets €13k▼ 2.6%
Current assets €1.11M▼ 28.7%
Equity and liabilities €1.13M
Equity €1.01M▼ 26.5%
Debt €114k▼ 42.2%
The debt ratio falls from 12.5% to 10.1%: debt falls faster than equity shrinks.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€-365k
2024 · €186k
Cash flow
€-361k
2024 · €192k
Solvency
89.9%
2024 · 87.5%
Current ratio
13.26
2024 · 11.96
Quick ratio
13.26
2024 · 11.96
Debt / equity
0.11
2024 · 0.14
ROE
-36.1%
2024 · 13.5%
ROA
-32.4%
2024 · 11.8%
Interest coverage
-849.31
2024 · 806.99
Debt
€114k
2024 · €196k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€84k
2024 · €131k
Staff costs
€594k
2024 · €612k
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€1.58M€1.13M
Fixed assets21/28€14k€13k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€6k€6k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€2k€3k
Furniture and vehicles24€4k€3k
Financial fixed assets28€8k€8k=
Current assets29/58€1.56M€1.11M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€226k€77k
Trade receivables40€187k€60k
Other amounts receivable41€40k€17k
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.31M€1.01M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€24k€28k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.58M€1.13M
Equity10/15€1.38M€1.01M
Reserves13€417k€417k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€962k€597k
Amounts payable17/49€196k€114k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€131k€84k
Trade debts44€9k€8k
Suppliers440/4€9k€8k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€106k€75k
Taxes450/3€46k€15k
Remuneration and social security454/9€60k€59k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€66k€30k
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€612k€594k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€6k€5k
Other operating charges640/8€19k€5k
Non-recurring operating charges66A€654-
Gross operating margin9900€818k€234k
Operating profit (loss)9901€179k€-370k
Financial income75/76B€7k€5k
Recurring financial income75€7k€5k
Financial charges65/66B€230€430
Recurring financial charges65€230€430
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€186k€-366k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€186k€-366k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€186k€-366k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€962k€597k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€776k€962k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90877.46.8

The notes to these accounts (10 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
17-08
State Gazette act Resignations & appointments
General meeting · Director resignation · Director reappointment5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 2026-04-23
  • Director resignation, Eduard Laurijssen (administrateur et président)
  • Director reappointment, Bart Corijn (administrateur)
  • Director appointment, Bart Corijn (président)
  • Director reappointment, Matilde Defraeije (administrateur)
17-08
State Gazette act Resignations & appointments
General meeting · Director resignation · Director reappointment5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 2026-04-23
  • Director resignation, Eduard Laurijssen (bestuurder en voorzitter)
  • Director reappointment, Bart Corijn (bestuurder)
  • Director appointment, Bart Corijn (voorzitter)
  • Director reappointment, Matilde Defraeije (bestuurder)
15-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-366k ▼297%
Net result drops to €-366k, the lowest in the series.
04-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €186k
Net result €186k after one loss-making year.
24-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
2023
19-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €366k ▲13.2%
Operating result €366k, net result €366k, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €1MEq €1.06M ▲53.1%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €1.06M.
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema
2019
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €323k
Net result €323k after one loss-making year.
31-12
Financial Equity above €500kEq €690k ▲88.2%
Equity rises from €366k to €690k.
01-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
02-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
19 directors, no change since 2026
Bart Corijn
Director · since 23-04-2026
Current
Matilde Defraeije
Director · since 23-04-2026
Current
23-04-2026 Bart Corijn: Mandate renewed as Director
23-04-2026 Bart Corijn: Appointed as Chair
23-04-2026 Bart Corijn: Appointed as Chair
23-04-2026 Matilde Defraeije: Mandate renewed as Director
23-04-2026 Eduard Laurijssen: Resigned as Administrateur et président
23-04-2026 Eduard Laurijssen: Resigned as Bestuurder en voorzitter
05-02-2026 Alex Houtart: Resigned as Director
05-02-2026 Anne-Sophie Pijcke: Resigned as Director
04-07-2025 Alex Houtart: Resigned as Director
04-07-2025 Anne-Sophie Pijcke: Resigned as Director
19-09-2024 Harry Harding: Resigned as Director
18-08-2020 Guy Mattan: Resigned as Director
14-06-2019 Herwig Peeters: Resigned as Director
14-06-2018 Antoine Harmant: Resigned as Director
14-06-2018 Jan Vandenhove: Resigned as Director
14-06-2018 Jean Sébastien Zippert: Resigned as Director
21-09-2017 Bénédict Peeters: Resigned as Director
21-09-2017 Dirk Dalle: Resigned as Director
05-02-2014 BONTEMPS Marc: Resigned as Director
17-10-2013 Bernard Bayot: Resigned as Director
17-12-2012 MELS Rony: Resigned as Director
06-09-2010 KOECK Greet: Resigned as Director
06-09-2010 LAMBRECHTS Mark: Resigned as Director
06-09-2010 Michel Genet: Resigned as Director
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Schaarbeek · 1 establishment unit since 2006
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.

Vooruitgangstraat 3331030 Schaarbeek
Ground area
2,166 m²
Building footprint
250 m²
Volume, LiDAR
4,137 m³
Parcel 21910E0036/00C027, Brussels · tallest building 21.3 m, ±6 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Ethibel Forum
Vooruitgangstraat 333, 1030 SchaarbeekNACE 91330
since 20062.157.879.816
1 parcel
Brussels 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
21910E0036/00C027 Brussels 2,166 m² 1 · 250 m² 21.3 m · 6 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.

Structure & network

Connections & network

2 connected companies
Linked via shared directors
former
former

Public money · subsidies and aid

Federal government

2023 to 2025 · 5 entries · 100,738 EUR in total
Year Department Transactions Amount
2025 FOD Kanselarij 2 38,069 EUR
2024 FOD Kanselarij 2 44,656 EUR
2023 FOD Kanselarij 1 18,013 EUR
Budget allocations
Toelagen aan verenigingen
5 entries · 100,738 EUR

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 2,706 companies in sector 73200 we hold annual accounts for 1,775. 1,080 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formNon-profit association
Founded25-10-1991
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
73200Market research and public opinion polling
74131
94999Other membership organisations
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 10 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 11-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.