JEAN LAURENT: 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.
JEAN LAURENT
Largest movements
- Cash +€64,590
up €64,590 (+20.3%), from €318,568 to €383,158
mainly Net result for the year (+€49,694) and Depreciation (+€18,789)
- Tangible fixed assets -€17,036
down €17,036 (-7.7%), from €221,266 to €204,230
of which Land and buildings: -€17,763
- Reserves +€49,282
up €49,282 (+18.9%), from €260,160 to €309,442
of which Distributable reserves: +€50,000
- Gross operating margin +€18,085
up €18,085 (+22.1%), from €81,936 to €100,021
- Taxes +€6,486
up €6,486 (+34.3%), from €18,932 to €25,418
- Depreciation -€1,745
down €1,745 (-8.5%), from €20,534 to €18,789
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 | €547,330 | €594,845 | +€47,515 | +8.7% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €221,279 | €204,243 | -€17,036 | -7.7% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €221,266 | €204,230 | -€17,036 | -7.7% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €220,030 | €202,267 | -€17,763 | -8.1% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €1,236 | €1,963 | +€727 | +58.8% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €13 | €13 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €326,051 | €390,602 | +€64,551 | +19.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €5,533 | €4,635 | -€898 | -16.2% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €5,533 | €3,030 | -€2,503 | -45.2% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | - | €1,605 | +€1,605 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €318,568 | €383,158 | +€64,590 | +20.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €1,950 | €2,809 | +€859 | +44.1% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €547,330 | €594,845 | +€47,515 | +8.7% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €487,325 | €537,019 | +€49,694 | +10.2% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Capital | 10 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €260,160 | €309,442 | +€49,282 | +18.9% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €3,718 | €3,718 | = | 0.0% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €3,718 | €3,718 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €10,442 | €9,724 | -€718 | -6.9% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €246,000 | €296,000 | +€50,000 | +20.3% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €165,165 | €165,577 | +€412 | +0.2% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €36,310 | €35,940 | -€370 | -1.0% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €35,000 | €35,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Pensions and similar obligations | 160 | €35,000 | €35,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Deferred taxes | 168 | €1,310 | €940 | -€370 | -28.2% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €23,695 | €21,886 | -€1,809 | -7.6% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €751 | €751 | = | 0.0% |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €751 | €751 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €19,506 | €19,861 | +€355 | +1.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €4,254 | €4,582 | +€328 | +7.7% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €1,998 | €2,160 | +€162 | +8.1% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €1,998 | €2,160 | +€162 | +8.1% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €3,733 | - | -€3,733 | |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €6,292 | €9,105 | +€2,813 | +44.7% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €6,292 | €9,105 | +€2,813 | +44.7% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €3,229 | €4,014 | +€785 | +24.3% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €3,438 | €1,274 | -€2,164 | -62.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €20,534 | €18,789 | -€1,745 | -8.5% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €7,613 | €8,460 | +€847 | +11.1% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €81,936 | €100,021 | +€18,085 | +22.1% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €53,789 | €72,772 | +€18,983 | +35.3% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €2,579 | €2,458 | -€121 | -4.7% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €2,579 | €2,458 | -€121 | -4.7% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €108 | €488 | +€380 | +352% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €108 | €488 | +€380 | +352% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €56,260 | €74,742 | +€18,482 | +32.9% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | €370 | €370 | = | 0.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €18,932 | €25,418 | +€6,486 | +34.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €37,698 | €49,694 | +€11,996 | +31.8% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves | 789 | €718 | €718 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €38,416 | €50,412 | +€11,996 | +31.2% |
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 1 November 2026 via checked.be.