Help Animals: 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
Help Animals
NACE 47.762, Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies
financial year 2024 against 2025filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
-€137,698
2024 · €650,816-€788,514
Equity
€25.8m
2024 · €25.9m-€137,698
Cash
€2.5m
2024 · €3.7m-€1.1m
Balance sheet total
€29.5m
2024 · €30.0m-€557,849
Largest movements
Assets
- Cash -€1.1m
down €1.1m (-31.0%), from €3.7m to €2.5m
mainly Investment in fixed assets (net) (-€1.1m) and Debts after one year (-€430,000)
- Tangible fixed assets +€586,107
up €586,107 (+6.4%), from €9.2m to €9.8m
of which Plant, machinery and equipment: +€975,210
Equity and liabilities
- Debts after one year -€430,000
down €430,000 (-12.5%), from €3.4m to €3.0m
Income statement
- Financial charges +€626,910
up €626,910, from -€462,653 to €164,257
- Gross operating margin -€171,925
down €171,925 (-8.9%), from €1.9m to €1.7m
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.
Result 2024
€650,816
Gross operating margin
-€171,925
Staff costs
+€12,116
Depreciation
-€11,799
Other operating charges
+€6,248
Financial income
+€5,806
Financial charges
-€626,910
Taxes
-€2,050
Result 2025
-€137,698
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.
From operations
+€417,051
Investment
-€1.1m
Financing
-€430,000
Cash 2024
€3.7m
From operations (derived)
+€417,051
Net result for the year
-€137,698
Depreciation
+€551,892
Stocks and contracts
-€3,488
Receivables within one year
+€11,379
Deferred charges and accrued income
-€14,883
Debts within one year
+€9,292
Accrued charges and deferred income
+€557
Investment (derived)
-€1.1m
Investment in fixed assets (net)
-€1.1m
Current investments
+€3,845
Financing
-€430,000
Debts after one year
-€430,000
Cash 2025
€2.5m
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €30,035,393 | €29,477,544 | -€557,849 | -1.9% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €9,230,771 | €9,814,968 | +€584,197 | +6.3% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €7,233 | €5,323 | -€1,910 | -26.4% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €9,223,539 | €9,809,645 | +€586,107 | +6.4% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €8,350,557 | €8,001,123 | -€349,434 | -4.2% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €747,481 | €1,722,690 | +€975,210 | +130.5% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €125,501 | €85,832 | -€39,669 | -31.6% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €20,804,621 | €19,662,576 | -€1.1m | -5.5% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €7,016 | €10,505 | +€3,488 | +49.7% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €7,016 | €10,505 | +€3,488 | +49.7% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €46,641 | €35,262 | -€11,379 | -24.4% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €9,528 | €5,419 | -€4,109 | -43.1% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €37,113 | €29,843 | -€7,269 | -19.6% |
| Current investments | 50/53 | €17,045,069 | €17,041,224 | -€3,845 | 0.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €3,689,159 | €2,543,966 | -€1.1m | -31.0% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €16,736 | €31,619 | +€14,883 | +88.9% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €30,035,393 | €29,477,544 | -€557,849 | -1.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €25,917,145 | €25,779,447 | -€137,698 | -0.5% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €25,917,145 | €25,779,447 | -€137,698 | -0.5% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €4,118,248 | €3,698,097 | -€420,151 | -10.2% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €3,440,000 | €3,010,000 | -€430,000 | -12.5% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €3,440,000 | €3,010,000 | -€430,000 | -12.5% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €664,940 | €674,232 | +€9,292 | +1.4% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €432,749 | €430,000 | -€2,749 | -0.6% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €49,525 | €84,505 | +€34,979 | +70.6% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €49,525 | €84,505 | +€34,979 | +70.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €178,865 | €155,137 | -€23,728 | -13.3% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €46,554 | €42,249 | -€4,305 | -9.2% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €132,312 | €112,888 | -€19,423 | -14.7% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €13,308 | €13,865 | +€557 | +4.2% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €1,088,485 | €1,076,369 | -€12,116 | -1.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €540,094 | €551,892 | +€11,799 | +2.2% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €107,701 | €101,454 | -€6,248 | -5.8% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €1,921,258 | €1,749,333 | -€171,925 | -8.9% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €184,978 | €19,618 | -€165,360 | -89.4% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €3,386 | €9,192 | +€5,806 | +171.5% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €3,386 | €9,192 | +€5,806 | +171.5% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | -€462,653 | €164,257 | +€626,910 | |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | -€462,653 | €164,257 | +€626,910 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €651,017 | -€135,447 | -€786,464 | |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €200 | €2,251 | +€2,050 | +1023.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €650,816 | -€137,698 | -€788,514 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €650,816 | -€137,698 | -€788,514 |
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 11 October 2026 via checked.be.