De Brug: 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.
De Brug
Largest movements
- Current investments -€2.4m
down €2.4m (-17.9%), from €13.5m to €11.1m
- Cash +€963,577
up €963,577 (+101.7%), from €947,082 to €1.9m
mainly Current investments (+€2.4m) and Depreciation (+€1.1m)
- Trade debts -€1.1m
down €1.1m (-65.0%), from €1.7m to €580,013
- Profit (loss) carried forward -€441,742
down €441,742 (-3.1%), from €14.4m to €14.0m
- Staff costs +€722,277
up €722,277 (+6.2%), from €11.7m to €12.4m
- Goods and materials +€271,474
up €271,474 (+4.9%), from €5.5m to €5.8m
of which Purchases: +€583,932
- Depreciation -€168,031
down €168,031 (-12.8%), from €1.3m to €1.1m
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.
Cash bridge derived
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 | €28,163,679 | €26,922,421 | -€1.2m | -4.4% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €8,725,533 | €8,797,922 | +€72,389 | +0.8% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €8,725,284 | €8,792,083 | +€66,799 | +0.8% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €6,089,819 | €6,088,218 | -€1,601 | 0.0% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €1,794,574 | €2,087,887 | +€293,313 | +16.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €329,185 | €361,495 | +€32,309 | +9.8% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments | 27 | €511,706 | €254,483 | -€257,222 | -50.3% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €248 | €5,838 | +€5,590 | +2251.1% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €248 | €5,838 | +€5,590 | +2251.1% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €248 | €5,838 | +€5,590 | +2251.1% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €19,438,147 | €18,124,499 | -€1.3m | -6.8% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €2,021,199 | €2,051,003 | +€29,803 | +1.5% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €2,021,199 | €2,051,003 | +€29,803 | +1.5% |
| Raw materials and consumables | 30/31 | €1,886,540 | €1,903,406 | +€16,866 | +0.9% |
| Work in progress | 32 | €5,481 | €12,865 | +€7,384 | +134.7% |
| Finished goods | 33 | €120,599 | €134,732 | +€14,133 | +11.7% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €8,579 | - | -€8,579 | |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €2,752,167 | €2,892,279 | +€140,112 | +5.1% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €2,192,510 | €2,398,430 | +€205,920 | +9.4% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €559,657 | €493,849 | -€65,808 | -11.8% |
| Current investments | 50/53 | €13,517,000 | €11,100,000 | -€2.4m | -17.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €947,082 | €1,910,659 | +€963,577 | +101.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €200,698 | €170,559 | -€30,139 | -15.0% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €28,163,679 | €26,922,421 | -€1.2m | -4.4% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €24,881,273 | €24,599,275 | -€281,998 | -1.1% |
| Reserves | 13 | €10,029,971 | €10,218,185 | +€188,214 | +1.9% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €14,439,658 | €13,997,916 | -€441,742 | -3.1% |
| Investment grants | 15 | €411,644 | €383,174 | -€28,469 | -6.9% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €3,282,406 | €2,323,145 | -€959,261 | -29.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €3,222,016 | €2,248,118 | -€973,898 | -30.2% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €1,657,021 | €580,013 | -€1.1m | -65.0% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €1,657,021 | €580,013 | -€1.1m | -65.0% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €13,183 | €2,149 | -€11,033 | -83.7% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €1,551,812 | €1,665,956 | +€114,144 | +7.4% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €146,850 | €182,887 | +€36,037 | +24.5% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €1,404,962 | €1,483,069 | +€78,107 | +5.6% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €60,390 | €75,027 | +€14,637 | +24.2% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €19,867,603 | €20,169,591 | +€301,989 | +1.5% |
| Turnover | 70 | €12,546,205 | €12,637,954 | +€91,749 | +0.7% |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress | 71 | €75,338 | €21,516 | -€53,822 | -71.4% |
| Membership fees, donations, legacies and grants | 73 | €6,766,361 | €7,082,254 | +€315,892 | +4.7% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €253,974 | €358,437 | +€104,463 | +41.1% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €225,725 | €69,430 | -€156,295 | -69.2% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €19,988,648 | €20,661,938 | +€673,289 | +3.4% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €5,527,915 | €5,799,389 | +€271,474 | +4.9% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €5,223,745 | €5,807,676 | +€583,932 | +11.2% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | €304,171 | -€8,287 | -€312,457 | |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €1,342,359 | €1,253,958 | -€88,401 | -6.6% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €11,663,876 | €12,386,153 | +€722,277 | +6.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €1,310,370 | €1,142,339 | -€168,031 | -12.8% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €24,898 | -€37,879 | -€62,776 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €64,544 | €59,939 | -€4,606 | -7.1% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €54,686 | €58,039 | +€3,352 | +6.1% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | -€121,046 | -€492,346 | -€371,300 | -306.7% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €325,875 | €353,332 | +€27,457 | +8.4% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €325,513 | €352,490 | +€26,977 | +8.3% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €325,513 | €352,490 | +€26,977 | +8.3% |
| Non-recurring financial income | 76B | €362 | €843 | +€480 | +132.5% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €106,112 | €114,514 | +€8,402 | +7.9% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €106,112 | €114,514 | +€8,402 | +7.9% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €106,112 | €114,514 | +€8,402 | +7.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €98,717 | -€253,528 | -€352,245 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €98,717 | -€253,528 | -€352,245 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €98,717 | -€253,528 | -€352,245 |
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 10 October 2026 via checked.be.