Skip to content

MERCURE CONSEIL: 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

MERCURE CONSEIL

BE 0543.536.728
NACE 70.200, Business and other management consultancy
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€56,527
2024 · €23,483+€33,043
Equity
€841,515
2024 · €784,988+€56,527
Cash
€2,719
2024 · €5,299-€2,580
Balance sheet total
€2.5m
2024 · €2.5m-€24,456

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets

No asset line moved by more than 1% of the balance sheet total.

    Equity and liabilities
    • Other debts -€66,217

      down €66,217 (-3.9%), from €1.7m to €1.6m

    • Profit (loss) carried forward +€56,527

      up €56,527 (+9.0%), from €626,928 to €683,455

    Income statement
    • Financial charges -€22,193

      down €22,193 (-28.5%), from €77,986 to €55,792

    • Financial income +€2,814

      up €2,814 (+2.8%), from €100,889 to €103,703

    • Taxes +€2,762

      up €2,762 (+21.6%), from €12,786 to €15,549

    • Gross operating margin -€1,880

      down €1,880 (-6.8%), from €27,649 to €25,769

    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 €23,483
    Gross operating margin -€1,880
    Other operating charges +€178
    Other operating items +€12,500
    Financial income +€2,814
    Financial charges +€22,193
    Taxes -€2,762
    Result 2025 €56,527
    raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts

    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 -€2,575
    Investment €0
    Financing -€5
    Cash 2024 €5,299
    Net result for the year +€56,527
    Depreciation +€377
    Receivables within one year +€21,499
    Trade debts +€5,768
    Tax, wage and social debts +€229
    Other debts -€66,217
    Accrued charges and deferred income -€20,758
    Short-term financial debts -€5
    Cash 2025 €2,719
    brings cash intakes cash out
    Every line side by side 41 lines
    Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
    Total assets 20/58 €2,540,829 €2,516,373 -€24,456 -1.0%
    Fixed assets 21/28 €2,503,367 €2,502,990 -€377 0.0%
    Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €550 €173 -€377 -68.5%
    Furniture and vehicles 24 €550 €173 -€377 -68.5%
    Financial fixed assets 28 €2,502,817 €2,502,817 = 0.0%
    Current assets 29/58 €37,462 €13,383 -€24,079 -64.3%
    Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €32,162 €10,663 -€21,499 -66.8%
    Trade receivables 40 €0 - =
    Other amounts receivable 41 €32,162 €10,663 -€21,499 -66.8%
    Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €5,299 €2,719 -€2,580 -48.7%
    Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €2,540,829 €2,516,373 -€24,456 -1.0%
    Equity 10/15 €784,988 €841,515 +€56,527 +7.2%
    Contributions 10/11 €6,200 €6,200 = 0.0%
    Reserves 13 €151,860 €151,860 = 0.0%
    Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €0 - =
    Reserves not available under the articles 1311 €0 - =
    Distributable reserves 133 €151,860 €151,860 = 0.0%
    Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €626,928 €683,455 +€56,527 +9.0%
    Amounts payable 17/49 €1,755,841 €1,674,858 -€80,982 -4.6%
    Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €1,686,455 €1,626,231 -€60,224 -3.6%
    Financial debts 43 €5 €0 -€5 -100%
    Credit institutions 430/8 €5 €0 -€5 -100%
    Trade debts 44 €4,379 €10,148 +€5,768 +132%
    Suppliers 440/4 €4,379 €10,148 +€5,768 +132%
    Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 - €229 +€229
    Taxes 450/3 - €229 +€229
    Other amounts payable 47/48 €1,682,071 €1,615,854 -€66,217 -3.9%
    Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €69,385 €48,627 -€20,758 -29.9%
    Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €377 €377 = 0.0%
    Other operating charges 640/8 €1,406 €1,228 -€178 -12.7%
    Non-recurring operating charges 66A €12,500 €0 -€12,500 -100%
    Gross operating margin 9900 €27,649 €25,769 -€1,880 -6.8%
    Operating profit (loss) 9901 €13,366 €24,165 +€10,799 +80.8%
    Financial income 75/76B €100,889 €103,703 +€2,814 +2.8%
    Recurring financial income 75 €100,889 €103,703 +€2,814 +2.8%
    Financial charges 65/66B €77,986 €55,792 -€22,193 -28.5%
    Recurring financial charges 65 €77,986 €55,792 -€22,193 -28.5%
    Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €36,269 €72,075 +€35,806 +98.7%
    Income taxes 67/77 €12,786 €15,549 +€2,762 +21.6%
    Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €23,483 €56,527 +€33,043 +141%
    Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €23,483 €56,527 +€33,043 +141%

    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 24 October 2026 via checked.be.