BRUSSELS FOODS: 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.
BRUSSELS FOODS
Largest movements
- Stocks and contracts +€8,780
up €8,780 (+42.8%), from €20,516 to €29,296
- Cash -€6,923
down €6,923 (-30.9%), from €22,372 to €15,449
mainly Stocks and contracts (-€8,780) and Receivables within one year (-€2,907)
- Receivables within one year +€2,907
up €2,907 (+15.7%), from €18,554 to €21,460
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€2,135
up €2,135 (+22.4%), from €9,519 to €11,654
- Tax, wage and social debts +€1,135
up €1,135 (+4.0%), from €28,391 to €29,526
of which Taxes: +€5,478
- Trade debts +€1,066
up €1,066 (+4.4%), from €24,379 to €25,445
- Staff costs +€51,391
up €51,391 (+52.1%), from €98,684 to €150,075
- Gross operating margin +€46,049
up €46,049 (+41.5%), from €110,956 to €157,004
- Purchases and services +€30,167
up €30,167 (+3.6%), from €842,724 to €872,891
- Other operating charges +€3,741
new in 2025: €3,741
From the 2024 result to the 2025 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.
Derived cash bridge
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.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €65,289 | €69,625 | +€4,336 | +6.6% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €3,848 | €3,420 | -€428 | -11.1% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €3,848 | €3,420 | -€428 | -11.1% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €61,442 | €66,205 | +€4,763 | +7.8% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €20,516 | €29,296 | +€8,780 | +42.8% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €20,516 | €29,296 | +€8,780 | +42.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €18,554 | €21,460 | +€2,907 | +15.7% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €18,554 | €21,460 | +€2,907 | +15.7% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €22,372 | €15,449 | -€6,923 | -30.9% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €65,289 | €69,625 | +€4,336 | +6.6% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €12,519 | €14,654 | +€2,135 | +17.1% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €3,000 | €3,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €9,519 | €11,654 | +€2,135 | +22.4% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €52,770 | €54,971 | +€2,201 | +4.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €52,770 | €54,971 | +€2,201 | +4.2% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €24,379 | €25,445 | +€1,066 | +4.4% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €24,379 | €25,445 | +€1,066 | +4.4% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €28,391 | €29,526 | +€1,135 | +4.0% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €8,380 | €13,858 | +€5,478 | +65.4% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €20,011 | €15,668 | -€4,343 | -21.7% |
| Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods | 60/61 | €842,724 | €872,891 | +€30,167 | +3.6% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €98,684 | €150,075 | +€51,391 | +52.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €428 | €428 | = | 0.0% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | - | €3,741 | +€3,741 | |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €228 | €0 | -€228 | -100% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €110,956 | €157,004 | +€46,049 | +41.5% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €11,616 | €2,760 | -€8,856 | -76.2% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €191 | €17 | -€174 | -91.3% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €191 | €17 | -€174 | -91.3% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €573 | €642 | +€69 | +11.9% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €573 | €642 | +€69 | +11.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €11,234 | €2,135 | -€9,099 | -81.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €11,234 | €2,135 | -€9,099 | -81.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €11,234 | €2,135 | -€9,099 | -81.0% |
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 30 October 2026 via checked.be.