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FRANCOIS: 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

FRANCOIS

BE 0477.251.777
NACE 69.101, Activities of lawyers
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€676,357
2024 · €565,346+€111,011
Equity
€5.6m
2024 · €5.5m+€66,357
Cash
€6.0m
2024 · €5.3m+€686,714
Balance sheet total
€6.4m
2024 · €5.7m+€654,868

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€686,714

    up €686,714 (+12.8%), from €5.3m to €6.0m

    mainly Net result for the year (+€676,357) and Tax, wage and social debts (+€351,827)

Equity and liabilities
  • Tax, wage and social debts +€351,827

    up €351,827 (+563%), from €62,460 to €414,287

    of which Taxes: +€345,155

  • Other debts +€232,434

    up €232,434 (+178%), from €130,668 to €363,102

  • Reserves +€66,350

    up €66,350 (+1.2%), from €5.5m to €5.6m

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€187,466

    up €187,466 (+21.6%), from €869,139 to €1.1m

  • Taxes +€73,125

    up €73,125 (+27.4%), from €266,848 to €339,974

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 €565,346
Gross operating margin +€187,466
Depreciation +€335
Other operating charges -€1,918
Financial income +€16
Financial charges -€1,764
Taxes -€73,125
Result 2025 €676,357
raises the resultlowers the result

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 +€1.3m
Investment -€16
Financing -€610,000
Cash 2024 €5.3m
Net result for the year +€676,357
Depreciation +€32,776
Smaller working-capital items -€913
Trade debts +€4,250
Tax, wage and social debts +€351,827
Other debts +€232,434
Current investments -€16
Contributions, distributions and other -€610,000
Cash 2025 €6.0m
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 38 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €5,716,873 €6,371,741 +€654,868 +11.5%
Fixed assets 21/28 €356,316 €323,540 -€32,776 -9.2%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €317,073 €284,297 -€32,776 -10.3%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €317,073 €284,297 -€32,776 -10.3%
Financial fixed assets 28 €39,243 €39,243 = 0.0%
Current assets 29/58 €5,360,558 €6,048,201 +€687,644 +12.8%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €7,345 €7,495 +€151 +2.1%
Trade receivables 40 €6,800 €6,951 +€151 +2.2%
Other amounts receivable 41 €545 €545 = 0.0%
Current investments 50/53 €3,707 €3,724 +€16 +0.4%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €5,345,449 €6,032,164 +€686,714 +12.8%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €4,056 €4,819 +€762 +18.8%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €5,716,873 €6,371,741 +€654,868 +11.5%
Equity 10/15 €5,523,745 €5,590,102 +€66,357 +1.2%
Contributions 10/11 €21,080 €21,080 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €5,492,900 €5,559,250 +€66,350 +1.2%
Distributable reserves 133 €5,492,900 €5,559,250 +€66,350 +1.2%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €9,765 €9,772 +€7 +0.1%
Amounts payable 17/49 €193,128 €781,639 +€588,511 +305%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €193,128 €781,639 +€588,511 +305%
Trade debts 44 - €4,250 +€4,250
Suppliers 440/4 - €4,250 +€4,250
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €62,460 €414,287 +€351,827 +563%
Taxes 450/3 €62,460 €407,615 +€345,155 +553%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 - €6,672 +€6,672
Other amounts payable 47/48 €130,668 €363,102 +€232,434 +178%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €33,110 €32,776 -€335 -1.0%
Other operating charges 640/8 €3,521 €5,439 +€1,918 +54.5%
Gross operating margin 9900 €869,139 €1,056,605 +€187,466 +21.6%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €832,508 €1,018,391 +€185,883 +22.3%
Financial income 75/76B €12 €28 +€16 +141%
Recurring financial income 75 €12 €28 +€16 +141%
Financial charges 65/66B €324 €2,088 +€1,764 +544%
Recurring financial charges 65 €324 €2,088 +€1,764 +544%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €832,195 €1,016,330 +€184,136 +22.1%
Income taxes 67/77 €266,848 €339,974 +€73,125 +27.4%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €565,346 €676,357 +€111,011 +19.6%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €565,346 €676,357 +€111,011 +19.6%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 30 June 2024 and 30 June 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 15 October 2026 via checked.be.