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Au Chest'Book: what changed

Two financial years side by side, explained: what moved most in the balance sheet and the result, why the result rose or fell, and where the money went.

What changed

Au Chest'Book

BE 0808.613.081
NACE 47.610, Retail trade
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€16,453
2024 · €2,434+€14,019
Equity
€30,645
2024 · €20,192+€10,453
Cash
€1,791
2024 · €254+€1,537
Balance sheet total
€113,273
2024 · €124,582-€11,308

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Receivables within one year -€11,750

    down €11,750 (-81.4%), from €14,428 to €2,677

    of which Trade receivables: -€10,775

  • Tangible fixed assets -€2,024

    down €2,024 (-2.5%), from €79,800 to €77,776

    of which Land and buildings: -€6,896

  • Cash +€1,537

    up €1,537 (+606%), from €254 to €1,791

    mainly Net result for the year (+€16,453) and Receivables within one year (+€11,750)

Equity and liabilities
  • Profit (loss) carried forward +€10,453

    up €10,453 (+154%), from €6,789 to €17,242

  • Debts after one year -€10,050

    down €10,050 (-17.9%), from €56,178 to €46,129

  • Accrued charges and deferred income -€5,876

    down €5,876 (-89.3%), from €6,577 to €701

  • Tax, wage and social debts -€4,276

    down €4,276 (-40.1%), from €10,668 to €6,393

    of which Taxes: -€4,431

  • Trade debts -€1,926

    down €1,926 (-13.7%), from €14,046 to €12,121

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€17,326

    up €17,326 (+75.2%), from €23,025 to €40,351

  • Staff costs +€3,539

    new in 2025: €3,539

  • Other operating charges -€2,649

    down €2,649 (-70.6%), from €3,754 to €1,105

  • Taxes +€2,211

    up €2,211 (+151%), from €1,467 to €3,678

  • Financial income -€443

    down €443 (-98.5%), from €450 to €7

From the 2024 result to the 2025 result

effect on the result

Each bar is the change in one income-statement line, as its effect on the result: higher costs pull it down, higher income lifts it.

Result 2024 €2,434
Gross operating margin +€17,326
Staff costs -€3,539
Depreciation +€197
Other operating charges +€2,649
Other operating items +€36
Financial income -€443
Financial charges +€4
Taxes -€2,211
Result 2025 €16,453
raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts

Derived cash bridge

cash 2024 to 2025

Derived from the 2024 and 2025 balance sheets and the 2025 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.

From operations +€25,461
Investment -€8,240
Financing -€15,684
Cash 2024 €254
Net result for the year +€16,453
Depreciation +€10,364
Receivables within one year +€11,750
Deferred charges and accrued income -€1,029
Trade debts -€1,926
Tax, wage and social debts -€4,276
Accrued charges and deferred income -€5,876
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€8,240
Debts after one year -€10,050
Current portion of long-term debt +€1,220
Short-term financial debts -€854
Contributions, distributions and other -€6,000
Cash 2025 €1,791
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 53 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €124,582 €113,273 -€11,308 -9.1%
Fixed assets 21/28 €79,900 €77,776 -€2,125 -2.7%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €79,800 €77,776 -€2,024 -2.5%
Land and buildings 22 €76,650 €69,755 -€6,896 -9.0%
Plant, machinery and equipment 23 €497 €119 -€379 -76.1%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €2,652 €7,902 +€5,250 +198%
Financial fixed assets 28 €100 - -€100
Current assets 29/58 €44,682 €35,498 -€9,184 -20.6%
Amounts receivable after more than one year 29 €30,000 €30,000 = 0.0%
Trade receivables 290 €30,000 €30,000 = 0.0%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €14,428 €2,677 -€11,750 -81.4%
Trade receivables 40 €10,871 €96 -€10,775 -99.1%
Other amounts receivable 41 €3,557 €2,581 -€976 -27.4%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €254 €1,791 +€1,537 +606%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 - €1,029 +€1,029
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €124,582 €113,273 -€11,308 -9.1%
Equity 10/15 €20,192 €30,645 +€10,453 +51.8%
Contributions 10/11 €12,400 €12,400 = 0.0%
Capital 10 €12,400 €12,400 = 0.0%
Issued capital 100 €18,600 €18,600 = 0.0%
Uncalled capital 101 €6,200 €6,200 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €1,003 €1,003 = 0.0%
Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €1,003 €1,003 = 0.0%
Legal reserve 130 €1,000 €1,000 = 0.0%
Reserves not available under the articles 1311 €3 €3 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €6,789 €17,242 +€10,453 +154%
Amounts payable 17/49 €104,390 €82,629 -€21,761 -20.8%
Amounts payable after more than one year 17 €56,178 €46,129 -€10,050 -17.9%
Financial debts 170/4 €56,178 €46,129 -€10,050 -17.9%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €41,634 €35,799 -€5,835 -14.0%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year 42 €9,578 €10,797 +€1,220 +12.7%
Financial debts 43 €7,342 €6,488 -€854 -11.6%
Credit institutions 430/8 €7,342 €6,488 -€854 -11.6%
Trade debts 44 €14,046 €12,121 -€1,926 -13.7%
Suppliers 440/4 €14,046 €12,121 -€1,926 -13.7%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €10,668 €6,393 -€4,276 -40.1%
Taxes 450/3 €10,668 €6,237 -€4,431 -41.5%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 - €156 +€156
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €6,577 €701 -€5,876 -89.3%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 - €3,539 +€3,539
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €10,561 €10,364 -€197 -1.9%
Other operating charges 640/8 €3,754 €1,105 -€2,649 -70.6%
Non-recurring operating charges 66A - -€36 -€36
Gross operating margin 9900 €23,025 €40,351 +€17,326 +75.2%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €8,710 €25,379 +€16,669 +191%
Financial income 75/76B €450 €7 -€443 -98.5%
Recurring financial income 75 €450 €7 -€443 -98.5%
Financial charges 65/66B €5,259 €5,255 -€4 -0.1%
Recurring financial charges 65 €5,259 €5,255 -€4 -0.1%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €3,901 €20,131 +€16,230 +416%
Income taxes 67/77 €1,467 €3,678 +€2,211 +151%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €2,434 €16,453 +€14,019 +576%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €2,434 €16,453 +€14,019 +576%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 26 October 2026 via checked.be.