COBO: 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.
COBO
Largest movements
- Tangible fixed assets +€606,705
up €606,705 (+6.9%), from €8.7m to €9.4m
of which Other tangible fixed assets: +€699,637
- Other debts +€799,470
up €799,470 (+28.7%), from €2.8m to €3.6m
- Debts after one year -€406,393
down €406,393 (-9.2%), from €4.4m to €4.0m
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€130,639
up €130,639 (+243%), from €53,759 to €184,398
- Gross operating margin +€167,634
up €167,634 (+15.3%), from €1.1m to €1.3m
- Provisions +€49,700
new in 2026: €49,700
- Staff costs +€46,593
up €46,593 (+53.0%), from €87,960 to €134,553
- Financial charges -€17,781
down €17,781 (-9.3%), from €191,612 to €173,831
- Write-downs -€15,300
no longer reported in 2026 (was €15,300)
From the 2025 result to the 2026 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 2025 and 2026 balance sheets and the 2026 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2025 | 2026 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €9,512,108 | €10,044,880 | +€532,773 | +5.6% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €8,757,406 | €9,364,111 | +€606,705 | +6.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €8,748,149 | €9,354,854 | +€606,705 | +6.9% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €7,070,260 | €6,982,583 | -€87,676 | -1.2% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €11,177 | €7,344 | -€3,833 | -34.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €3,856 | €2,434 | -€1,422 | -36.9% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €1,662,857 | €2,362,493 | +€699,637 | +42.1% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €9,257 | €9,257 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €754,702 | €680,769 | -€73,932 | -9.8% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €25,575 | €25,575 | = | 0.0% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €25,575 | €25,575 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €116,158 | €149,247 | +€33,089 | +28.5% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €18,055 | €30,592 | +€12,537 | +69.4% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €98,103 | €118,655 | +€20,552 | +20.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €592,968 | €505,947 | -€87,021 | -14.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €20,000 | - | -€20,000 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €9,512,108 | €10,044,880 | +€532,773 | +5.6% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €1,286,102 | €1,447,267 | +€161,164 | +12.5% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €227,000 | €227,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €1,005,343 | €1,035,868 | +€30,525 | +3.0% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €18,183 | €18,183 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves not available under the articles | 1311 | €18,183 | €18,183 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €987,160 | €891,385 | -€95,775 | -9.7% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | - | €126,300 | +€126,300 | |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €53,759 | €184,398 | +€130,639 | +243% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €346,120 | €376,525 | +€30,405 | +8.8% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €59,167 | €108,867 | +€49,700 | +84.0% |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €59,167 | €108,867 | +€49,700 | +84.0% |
| Deferred taxes | 168 | €286,953 | €267,658 | -€19,295 | -6.7% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €7,879,885 | €8,221,089 | +€341,203 | +4.3% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €4,421,365 | €4,014,972 | -€406,393 | -9.2% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €4,421,365 | €4,014,972 | -€406,393 | -9.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €3,458,149 | €4,206,116 | +€747,968 | +21.6% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €558,765 | €563,961 | +€5,196 | +0.9% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €47,363 | €5,400 | -€41,962 | -88.6% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €47,363 | €5,400 | -€41,962 | -88.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €70,945 | €56,209 | -€14,736 | -20.8% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €45,326 | €30,001 | -€15,325 | -33.8% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €25,619 | €26,208 | +€589 | +2.3% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €2,781,076 | €3,580,546 | +€799,470 | +28.7% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €372 | - | -€372 | |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €87,960 | €134,553 | +€46,593 | +53.0% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €638,568 | €638,222 | -€346 | -0.1% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €15,300 | - | -€15,300 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | - | €49,700 | +€49,700 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €76,165 | €61,112 | -€15,053 | -19.8% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €1,095,467 | €1,263,100 | +€167,634 | +15.3% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €277,474 | €379,513 | +€102,039 | +36.8% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €3,075 | €2,577 | -€498 | -16.2% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €3,075 | €2,577 | -€498 | -16.2% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €191,612 | €173,831 | -€17,781 | -9.3% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €191,612 | €173,831 | -€17,781 | -9.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €88,937 | €208,259 | +€119,322 | +134% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | €19,295 | €19,295 | = | 0.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €75,752 | €66,390 | -€9,362 | -12.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €32,480 | €161,164 | +€128,685 | +396% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves | 789 | €57,885 | €57,885 | = | 0.0% |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves | 689 | - | €88,410 | +€88,410 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €90,364 | €130,639 | +€40,275 | +44.6% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2026. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 28 October 2026 via checked.be.