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QBS: 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

QBS

BE 0840.240.427
NACE 71.121, Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€14,560
2024 · -€2,817+€17,377
Equity
€27,402
2024 · €12,842+€14,560
Cash
€1,097
2024 · €408+€689
Balance sheet total
€60,511
2024 · €23,571+€36,940

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Receivables within one year +€36,035

    up €36,035 (+159%), from €22,663 to €58,698

    of which Trade receivables: +€40,270

  • Cash +€689

    up €689 (+169%), from €408 to €1,097

    mainly Short-term financial debts (+€24,000) and Net result for the year (+€14,560)

Equity and liabilities
  • Short-term financial debts +€24,000

    new in 2025: €24,000

  • Reserves +€11,743

    up €11,743 (+124%), from €9,460 to €21,202

    of which Distributable reserves: +€11,743

  • Trade debts -€7,787

    down €7,787 (-97.9%), from €7,950 to €164

  • Tax, wage and social debts +€5,667

    up €5,667 (+204%), from €2,778 to €8,445

    of which Taxes: +€6,667

  • Profit (loss) carried forward +€2,817

    no longer reported in 2025 (was -€2,817)

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€22,874

    up €22,874, from -€598 to €22,276

  • Taxes +€5,480

    up €5,480 (+3,928%), from €140 to €5,620

  • Depreciation -€548

    no longer reported in 2025 (was €548)

  • Financial charges +€237

    up €237 (+19.0%), from €1,243 to €1,480

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 -€2,817
Gross operating margin +€22,874
Depreciation +€548
Other operating charges -€177
Financial income -€151
Financial charges -€237
Taxes -€5,480
Result 2025 €14,560
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 -€23,311
Investment €0
Financing +€24,000
Cash 2024 €408
Net result for the year +€14,560
Receivables within one year -€36,035
Deferred charges and accrued income -€216
Trade debts -€7,787
Tax, wage and social debts +€5,667
Accrued charges and deferred income +€500
Short-term financial debts +€24,000
Cash 2025 €1,097
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 37 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €23,571 €60,511 +€36,940 +157%
Current assets 29/58 €23,571 €60,511 +€36,940 +157%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €22,663 €58,698 +€36,035 +159%
Trade receivables 40 €12,649 €52,919 +€40,270 +318%
Other amounts receivable 41 €10,014 €5,779 -€4,235 -42.3%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €408 €1,097 +€689 +169%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €500 €716 +€216 +43.2%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €23,571 €60,511 +€36,940 +157%
Equity 10/15 €12,842 €27,402 +€14,560 +113%
Contributions 10/11 €6,200 €6,200 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €9,460 €21,202 +€11,743 +124%
Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €620 €620 = 0.0%
Reserves not available under the articles 1311 €620 €620 = 0.0%
Distributable reserves 133 €8,840 €20,582 +€11,743 +133%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 -€2,817 - +€2,817
Amounts payable 17/49 €10,729 €33,109 +€22,380 +209%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €10,729 €32,609 +€21,880 +204%
Financial debts 43 - €24,000 +€24,000
Credit institutions 430/8 - €24,000 +€24,000
Trade debts 44 €7,950 €164 -€7,787 -97.9%
Suppliers 440/4 €7,950 €164 -€7,787 -97.9%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €2,778 €8,445 +€5,667 +204%
Taxes 450/3 €1,778 €8,445 +€6,667 +375%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €1,000 - -€1,000
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 - €500 +€500
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €548 - -€548
Other operating charges 640/8 €1,084 €1,261 +€177 +16.4%
Gross operating margin 9900 -€598 €22,276 +€22,874
Operating profit (loss) 9901 -€2,229 €21,015 +€23,244
Financial income 75/76B €795 €644 -€151 -18.9%
Recurring financial income 75 €795 €644 -€151 -18.9%
Financial charges 65/66B €1,243 €1,480 +€237 +19.0%
Recurring financial charges 65 €1,243 €1,480 +€237 +19.0%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 -€2,678 €20,179 +€22,857
Income taxes 67/77 €140 €5,620 +€5,480 +3,928%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 -€2,817 €14,560 +€17,377
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 -€2,817 €14,560 +€17,377

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.