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Impacts That Matter: 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

Impacts That Matter

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financial year 2019 against 2020filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
-€31,673
2019 · €110,279-€141,952
Equity
€79,606
2019 · €111,279-€31,673
Cash
€85,069
2019 · €108,233-€23,164
Balance sheet total
€147,691
2019 · €397,305-€249,614

Largest movements

2019 to 2020
Assets
  • Receivables within one year -€248,433

    down €248,433 (-87.1%), from €285,260 to €36,827

  • Cash -€23,164

    down €23,164 (-21.4%), from €108,233 to €85,069

    mainly Debts within one year (-€217,942) and Net result for the year (-€31,673)

  • Intangible fixed assets +€23,039

    up €23,039 (+1073.6%), from €2,146 to €25,185

Equity and liabilities
  • Debts within one year -€217,942

    down €217,942 (-76.2%), from €286,026 to €68,084

  • Equity -€31,673

    down €31,673 (-28.5%), from €111,279 to €79,606

    of which Profit (loss) carried forward: -€31,673

Income statement
  • Turnover -€703,787

    no longer reported in 2020 (was €703,787)

  • Gross operating margin -€180,799

    down €180,799, from €162,135 to -€18,664

  • Taxes -€50,217

    down €50,217 (-100.0%), from €50,217 to €0

From the 2019 result to the 2020 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 2019 €110,279
Gross operating margin -€180,799
Depreciation -€5,208
Other operating items +€37
Financial income -€2,110
Financial charges -€4,089
Taxes +€50,217
Result 2020 -€31,673

Cash bridge derived

cash 2019 to 2020

Derived from the 2019 and 2020 balance sheets and the 2020 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.

From operations +€6,385
Investment -€29,549
Financing +€0
Cash 2019 €108,233
Net result for the year -€31,673
Depreciation +€7,566
Receivables within one year +€248,433
Debts within one year -€217,942
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€29,549
Contributions, distributions and other +€0
Cash 2020 €85,069
Every line side by side 25 lines
Line Code 2019 2020 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €397,305 €147,691 -€249,614 -62.8%
Fixed assets 21/28 €3,812 €25,795 +€21,983 +576.7%
Intangible fixed assets 21 €2,146 €25,185 +€23,039 +1073.6%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €1,666 €609 -€1,057 -63.4%
Current assets 29/58 €393,493 €121,896 -€271,597 -69.0%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €285,260 €36,827 -€248,433 -87.1%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €108,233 €85,069 -€23,164 -21.4%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €397,305 €147,691 -€249,614 -62.8%
Equity 10/15 €111,279 €79,606 -€31,673 -28.5%
Contributions 10/11 €1,000 - -€1,000
Reserves 13 €110,279 €110,279 +€0 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 - -€31,673 -€31,673
Amounts payable 17/49 €286,026 €68,084 -€217,942 -76.2%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €286,026 €68,084 -€217,942 -76.2%
Trade debts 44 €193,717 €27,115 -€166,602 -86.0%
Turnover 70 €703,787 - -€703,787
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €2,358 €7,566 +€5,208 +220.9%
Gross operating margin 9900 €162,135 -€18,664 -€180,799
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €159,640 -€26,330 -€185,970
Recurring financial income 75 €13,183 €11,073 -€2,110 -16.0%
Recurring financial charges 65 €12,327 €16,416 +€4,089 +33.2%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €160,496 -€31,673 -€192,169
Income taxes 67/77 €50,217 €0 -€50,217 -100.0%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €110,279 -€31,673 -€141,952
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €110,279 -€31,673 -€141,952

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 9 October 2026 via checked.be.