PROTECTION UNIT EVENTS: 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
PROTECTION UNIT EVENTS
NACE 80.010, Investigation and private security services
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€624,183
2024 · €396,035+€228,148
Equity
€469,784
2024 · -€154,400+€624,184
Cash
€1.5m
2024 · €1.2m+€294,548
Balance sheet total
€5.3m
2024 · €5.8m-€500,015
Largest movements
Assets
- Receivables within one year -€658,043
down €658,043 (-16.0%), from €4.1m to €3.4m
of which Other amounts receivable: -€423,836
- Cash +€294,548
up €294,548 (+23.9%), from €1.2m to €1.5m
mainly Receivables within one year (+€658,043) and Net result for the year (+€624,183)
- Financial fixed assets -€69,125
no longer reported in 2025 (was €69,125)
Equity and liabilities
- Trade debts -€1.3m
down €1.3m (-26.6%), from €5.0m to €3.6m
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€624,184
up €624,184, from -€178,224 to €445,960
- Tax, wage and social debts +€406,863
up €406,863 (+54.1%), from €752,263 to €1.2m
of which Remuneration and social security: +€274,946
- Accrued charges and deferred income -€103,317
down €103,317 (-93.2%), from €110,818 to €7,501
- Other debts -€75,063
down €75,063 (-84.0%), from €89,360 to €14,297
Income statement
- Gross operating margin -€6.8m
no longer reported in 2025 (was €6.8m)
- Services and other goods +€6.3m
new in 2025: €6.3m
- Turnover +€2.4m
up €2.4m (+18.3%), from €13.1m to €15.5m
- Goods and materials +€1.1m
new in 2025: €1.1m
- Staff costs +€896,770
up €896,770 (+15.3%), from €5.9m to €6.8m
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.
Result 2024
€396,035
Turnover
+€2.4m
Other operating income
+€381,596
Goods and materials
-€1.1m
Services and other goods
-€6.3m
Staff costs
-€896,770
Depreciation
-€15,204
Other operating charges
-€381,498
Other operating items
+€6.4m
Financial income
-€7,107
Financial charges
+€23,725
Taxes
-€233,953
Result 2025
€624,183
raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts
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.
From operations
+€431,169
Investment
-€108,786
Financing
-€27,835
Cash 2024
€1.2m
From operations (derived)
+€431,169
Net result for the year
+€624,183
Depreciation
+€214,327
Receivables within one year
+€658,043
Deferred charges and accrued income
+€30,979
Trade debts
-€1.3m
Tax, wage and social debts
+€406,863
Other debts
-€75,063
Accrued charges and deferred income
-€103,317
Investment (derived)
-€108,786
Investment in fixed assets (net)
-€108,786
Financing
-€27,835
Debts after one year
-€27,836
Contributions, distributions and other
+€1
Cash 2025
€1.5m
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €5,798,266 | €5,298,251 | -€500,015 | -8.6% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €432,300 | €326,759 | -€105,541 | -24.4% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €11,392 | €5,821 | -€5,571 | -48.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €351,783 | €320,938 | -€30,845 | -8.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €278,758 | €262,018 | -€16,740 | -6.0% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €73,025 | €58,920 | -€14,105 | -19.3% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €69,125 | - | -€69,125 | |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €5,365,966 | €4,971,492 | -€394,474 | -7.4% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €4,102,409 | €3,444,366 | -€658,043 | -16.0% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €2,147,918 | €1,913,711 | -€234,207 | -10.9% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €1,954,491 | €1,530,655 | -€423,836 | -21.7% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €1,231,304 | €1,525,852 | +€294,548 | +23.9% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €32,253 | €1,274 | -€30,979 | -96.0% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €5,798,266 | €5,298,251 | -€500,015 | -8.6% |
| Equity | 10/15 | -€154,400 | €469,784 | +€624,184 | |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €18,600 | €18,600 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €5,224 | €5,224 | = | 0.0% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €1,861 | €1,861 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves not available under the articles | 1311 | €1,861 | €1,861 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €3,363 | €3,363 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | -€178,224 | €445,960 | +€624,184 | |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €5,952,666 | €4,828,467 | -€1.1m | -18.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €27,836 | - | -€27,836 | |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €27,836 | - | -€27,836 | |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €5,814,012 | €4,820,966 | -€993,046 | -17.1% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €4,972,389 | €3,647,543 | -€1.3m | -26.6% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €4,972,389 | €3,647,543 | -€1.3m | -26.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €752,263 | €1,159,126 | +€406,863 | +54.1% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €115,569 | €247,486 | +€131,917 | +114% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €636,694 | €911,640 | +€274,946 | +43.2% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €89,360 | €14,297 | -€75,063 | -84.0% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €110,818 | €7,501 | -€103,317 | -93.2% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | - | €15,921,349 | +€15.9m | |
| Turnover | 70 | €13,137,500 | €15,539,753 | +€2.4m | +18.3% |
| Other operating income | 74 | - | €381,596 | +€381,596 | |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €11,436 | - | -€11,436 | |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | - | €15,081,888 | +€15.1m | |
| Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods | 60/61 | €7,080,554 | - | -€7.1m | |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | - | €1,058,665 | +€1.1m | |
| Purchases | 600/8 | - | €1,058,665 | +€1.1m | |
| Services and other goods | 61 | - | €6,346,332 | +€6.3m | |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €5,868,986 | €6,765,756 | +€896,770 | +15.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €199,123 | €214,327 | +€15,204 | +7.6% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €313,844 | €695,342 | +€381,498 | +122% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €402 | €1,466 | +€1,064 | +265% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €6,776,333 | - | -€6.8m | |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €393,978 | €839,461 | +€445,483 | +113% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €35,368 | €28,261 | -€7,107 | -20.1% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €35,368 | €28,261 | -€7,107 | -20.1% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | - | €25,491 | +€25,491 | |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | - | €2,770 | +€2,770 | |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €32,589 | €8,864 | -€23,725 | -72.8% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €32,589 | €8,864 | -€23,725 | -72.8% |
| Debt charges | 650 | - | €6,701 | +€6,701 | |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | - | €2,163 | +€2,163 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €396,757 | €858,858 | +€462,101 | +116% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €722 | €234,675 | +€233,953 | +32,403% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | - | €234,675 | +€234,675 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €396,035 | €624,183 | +€228,148 | +57.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €396,035 | €624,183 | +€228,148 | +57.6% |
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 28 October 2026 via checked.be.