Johan Empsen: 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.
Johan Empsen
Largest movements
No asset line moved by more than 1% of the balance sheet total.
- Other debts -€63,532
down €63,532 (-34.9%), from €181,789 to €118,257
- Reserves +€44,948
up €44,948 (+7.4%), from €605,591 to €650,538
of which Distributable reserves: +€57,948
- Depreciation +€15,302
up €15,302 (+30.8%), from €49,614 to €64,916
- Gross operating margin +€7,877
up €7,877 (+6.3%), from €125,459 to €133,336
- Financial income +€3,117
up €3,117 (+310%), from €1,006 to €4,123
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 | €1,017,181 | €1,006,645 | -€10,536 | -1.0% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €636,787 | €643,630 | +€6,844 | +1.1% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €636,787 | €643,630 | +€6,844 | +1.1% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €503,338 | €476,144 | -€27,195 | -5.4% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €67,966 | €108,581 | +€40,615 | +59.8% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €65,482 | €55,545 | -€9,937 | -15.2% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | - | €3,360 | +€3,360 | |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €380,394 | €363,015 | -€17,380 | -4.6% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €27,609 | €19,380 | -€8,228 | -29.8% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €16,490 | €4,380 | -€12,109 | -73.4% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €11,119 | €15,000 | +€3,881 | +34.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €351,986 | €342,920 | -€9,066 | -2.6% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €800 | €714 | -€85 | -10.7% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €1,017,181 | €1,006,645 | -€10,536 | -1.0% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €660,312 | €705,259 | +€44,948 | +6.8% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €12,400 | €12,400 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €605,591 | €650,538 | +€44,948 | +7.4% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €153,311 | €140,311 | -€13,000 | -8.5% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €452,279 | €510,227 | +€57,948 | +12.8% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €42,321 | €42,321 | = | 0.0% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €83,665 | €79,331 | -€4,333 | -5.2% |
| Deferred taxes | 168 | €83,665 | €79,331 | -€4,333 | -5.2% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €273,205 | €222,055 | -€51,150 | -18.7% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €194,178 | €141,932 | -€52,245 | -26.9% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €81 | €2,653 | +€2,572 | +3,179% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €81 | €2,653 | +€2,572 | +3,179% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €12,308 | €21,022 | +€8,714 | +70.8% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €9,308 | €16,522 | +€7,214 | +77.5% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €3,000 | €4,500 | +€1,500 | +50.0% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €181,789 | €118,257 | -€63,532 | -34.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €79,027 | €80,123 | +€1,095 | +1.4% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €49,614 | €64,916 | +€15,302 | +30.8% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €1,818 | €1,144 | -€674 | -37.1% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €125,459 | €133,336 | +€7,877 | +6.3% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €74,027 | €67,276 | -€6,751 | -9.1% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €1,006 | €4,123 | +€3,117 | +310% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €1,006 | €4,123 | +€3,117 | +310% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €3,706 | €3,182 | -€524 | -14.1% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €3,706 | €3,182 | -€524 | -14.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €71,326 | €68,216 | -€3,111 | -4.4% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | €4,333 | €4,333 | = | 0.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €28,610 | €27,601 | -€1,008 | -3.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €47,050 | €44,948 | -€2,103 | -4.5% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves | 789 | €13,000 | €13,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €60,050 | €57,948 | -€2,103 | -3.5% |
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 16 October 2026 via checked.be.