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PHIL & LAW: 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

PHIL & LAW

BE 1016.342.541
NACE 69.101, Activities of lawyers
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€53,726
2024 · €7,012+€46,714
Equity
€64,027
2024 · €12,012+€52,016
Cash
€76,219
2024 · €12,071+€64,148
Balance sheet total
€77,488
2024 · €20,939+€56,549

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€64,148

    up €64,148 (+531%), from €12,071 to €76,219

    mainly Net result for the year (+€53,726) and Receivables within one year (+€8,868)

  • Receivables within one year -€8,868

    no longer reported in 2025 (was €8,868)

  • Tangible fixed assets +€1,269

    new in 2025: €1,269

Equity and liabilities
  • Reserves +€52,016

    new in 2025: €52,016

  • Tax, wage and social debts +€4,517

    up €4,517 (+69.4%), from €6,507 to €11,023

    of which Taxes: +€5,515

  • Other debts +€2,391

    new in 2025: €2,391

  • Trade debts -€1,275

    down €1,275 (-96.5%), from €1,321 to €46

  • Current portion of long-term debt -€1,100

    no longer reported in 2025 (was €1,100)

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€64,868

    up €64,868 (+740%), from €8,772 to €73,640

  • Taxes +€17,824

    up €17,824 (+1,017%), from €1,753 to €19,577

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 €7,012
Gross operating margin +€64,868
Depreciation -€299
Financial charges -€30
Taxes -€17,824
Result 2025 €53,726
raises the resultlowers the result

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 +€68,526
Investment -€1,568
Financing -€2,810
Cash 2024 €12,071
Net result for the year +€53,726
Depreciation +€299
Receivables within one year +€8,868
Trade debts -€1,275
Tax, wage and social debts +€4,517
Other debts +€2,391
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€1,568
Current portion of long-term debt -€1,100
Contributions, distributions and other -€1,710
Cash 2025 €76,219
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 32 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €20,939 €77,488 +€56,549 +270%
Fixed assets 21/28 - €1,269 +€1,269
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 - €1,269 +€1,269
Furniture and vehicles 24 - €1,269 +€1,269
Current assets 29/58 €20,939 €76,219 +€55,280 +264%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €8,868 - -€8,868
Other amounts receivable 41 €8,868 - -€8,868
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €12,071 €76,219 +€64,148 +531%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €20,939 €77,488 +€56,549 +270%
Equity 10/15 €12,012 €64,027 +€52,016 +433%
Contributions 10/11 €5,000 €5,000 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 - €52,016 +€52,016
Distributable reserves 133 - €52,016 +€52,016
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €7,012 €7,012 = 0.0%
Amounts payable 17/49 €8,928 €13,461 +€4,533 +50.8%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €8,928 €13,461 +€4,533 +50.8%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year 42 €1,100 - -€1,100
Trade debts 44 €1,321 €46 -€1,275 -96.5%
Suppliers 440/4 €1,321 €46 -€1,275 -96.5%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €6,507 €11,023 +€4,517 +69.4%
Taxes 450/3 €5,273 €10,788 +€5,515 +105%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €1,234 €235 -€998 -80.9%
Other amounts payable 47/48 - €2,391 +€2,391
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 - €299 +€299
Gross operating margin 9900 €8,772 €73,640 +€64,868 +740%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €8,772 €73,340 +€64,569 +736%
Financial charges 65/66B €7 €38 +€30 +427%
Recurring financial charges 65 €7 €38 +€30 +427%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €8,764 €73,303 +€64,538 +736%
Income taxes 67/77 €1,753 €19,577 +€17,824 +1,017%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €7,012 €53,726 +€46,714 +666%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €7,012 €53,726 +€46,714 +666%

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 26 October 2026 via checked.be.