Colossus: 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.
Colossus
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year +€26,347
up €26,347 (+439%), from €6,005 to €32,352
- Cash -€3,691
down €3,691 (-78.6%), from €4,697 to €1,006
mainly Receivables within one year (-€26,347) and Deferred charges and accrued income (-€513)
- Tangible fixed assets -€1,895
down €1,895 (-30.4%), from €6,243 to €4,348
of which Plant, machinery and equipment: -€1,041
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€17,395
up €17,395 (+198%), from €8,790 to €26,185
- Tax, wage and social debts +€2,469
up €2,469 (+54.3%), from €4,551 to €7,020
- Trade debts +€1,409
up €1,409 (+2,719%), from €52 to €1,461
- Staff costs -€16,176
down €16,176 (-77.1%), from €20,987 to €4,811
- Gross operating margin -€6,930
down €6,930 (-19.2%), from €36,002 to €29,072
- Taxes +€1,716
up €1,716 (+58.3%), from €2,942 to €4,659
- Other operating charges -€1,466
down €1,466 (-88.6%), from €1,656 to €189
- Depreciation +€542
up €542 (+40.0%), from €1,354 to €1,895
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 | €30,873 | €52,147 | +€21,274 | +68.9% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €6,243 | €4,348 | -€1,895 | -30.4% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €6,243 | €4,348 | -€1,895 | -30.4% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €2,921 | €1,880 | -€1,041 | -35.6% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €3,322 | €2,467 | -€855 | -25.7% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €24,630 | €47,799 | +€23,169 | +94.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €6,005 | €32,352 | +€26,347 | +439% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €6,005 | €32,352 | +€26,347 | +439% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €4,697 | €1,006 | -€3,691 | -78.6% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €13,928 | €14,441 | +€513 | +3.7% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €30,873 | €52,147 | +€21,274 | +68.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €26,270 | €43,665 | +€17,395 | +66.2% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €10,000 | €10,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €7,480 | €7,480 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €7,480 | €7,480 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €8,790 | €26,185 | +€17,395 | +198% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €4,603 | €8,481 | +€3,878 | +84.3% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €4,603 | €8,481 | +€3,878 | +84.3% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €52 | €1,461 | +€1,409 | +2,719% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €52 | €1,461 | +€1,409 | +2,719% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €4,551 | €7,020 | +€2,469 | +54.3% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €4,551 | €7,020 | +€2,469 | +54.3% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €20,987 | €4,811 | -€16,176 | -77.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €1,354 | €1,895 | +€542 | +40.0% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €1,656 | €189 | -€1,466 | -88.6% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €36,002 | €29,072 | -€6,930 | -19.2% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €12,005 | €22,176 | +€10,171 | +84.7% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €273 | €122 | -€151 | -55.3% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €273 | €122 | -€151 | -55.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €11,732 | €22,054 | +€10,322 | +88.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €2,942 | €4,659 | +€1,716 | +58.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €8,790 | €17,395 | +€8,606 | +97.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €8,790 | €17,395 | +€8,606 | +97.9% |
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 15 October 2026 via checked.be.