QUARTIER LATIN: 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.
QUARTIER LATIN
Largest movements
- Cash -€229,941
down €229,941 (-37.3%), from €616,711 to €386,770
mainly Investment in fixed assets (net) (-€579,980) and Trade debts (-€183,831)
- Current investments +€180,000
up €180,000 (+15.1%), from €1.2m to €1.4m
- Receivables within one year +€107,499
up €107,499 (+103%), from €104,781 to €212,280
of which Trade receivables: +€107,914
- Reserves +€225,615
up €225,615 (+9.0%), from €2.5m to €2.7m
of which Distributable reserves: +€311,040
- Trade debts -€183,831
down €183,831 (-37.4%), from €491,898 to €308,067
- Tax, wage and social debts -€147,226
down €147,226 (-21.2%), from €694,937 to €547,711
of which Remuneration and social security: -€88,450
- Accrued charges and deferred income +€100,189
up €100,189 (+698%), from €14,363 to €114,552
- Advances received +€88,044
up €88,044 (+20.5%), from €429,875 to €517,919
- Turnover +€146,810
up €146,810 (+2.1%), from €7.1m to €7.2m
- Services and other goods -€102,858
down €102,858 (-6.5%), from €1.6m to €1.5m
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 | €6,676,471 | €6,727,594 | +€51,123 | +0.8% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €4,539,096 | €4,512,053 | -€27,042 | -0.6% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €35,173 | €30,129 | -€5,044 | -14.3% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €4,503,389 | €4,481,390 | -€21,999 | -0.5% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €3,317,809 | €3,204,109 | -€113,700 | -3.4% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €770,332 | €748,645 | -€21,688 | -2.8% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €415,247 | €528,636 | +€113,389 | +27.3% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €534 | €534 | = | 0.0% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €534 | €534 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €534 | €534 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €2,137,375 | €2,215,540 | +€78,165 | +3.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €188,754 | €200,799 | +€12,044 | +6.4% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €188,754 | €200,799 | +€12,044 | +6.4% |
| Raw materials and consumables | 30/31 | €121,731 | €122,806 | +€1,076 | +0.9% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €67,024 | €77,992 | +€10,969 | +16.4% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €104,781 | €212,280 | +€107,499 | +103% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €63,889 | €171,803 | +€107,914 | +169% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €40,892 | €40,477 | -€415 | -1.0% |
| Current investments | 50/53 | €1,195,000 | €1,375,000 | +€180,000 | +15.1% |
| Other investments | 51/53 | €1,195,000 | €1,375,000 | +€180,000 | +15.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €616,711 | €386,770 | -€229,941 | -37.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €32,129 | €40,692 | +€8,563 | +26.7% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €6,676,471 | €6,727,594 | +€51,123 | +0.8% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €4,927,950 | €5,143,297 | +€215,346 | +4.4% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €2,100,000 | €2,100,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Capital | 10 | €2,100,000 | €2,100,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €2,100,000 | €2,100,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €2,498,682 | €2,724,297 | +€225,615 | +9.0% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €148,400 | €162,400 | +€14,000 | +9.4% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €148,400 | €162,400 | +€14,000 | +9.4% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €143,542 | €44,117 | -€99,425 | -69.3% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €2,206,740 | €2,517,780 | +€311,040 | +14.1% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €6,854 | €7,697 | +€843 | +12.3% |
| Investment grants | 15 | €322,415 | €311,303 | -€11,112 | -3.4% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €113,208 | €92,216 | -€20,992 | -18.5% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €69,543 | €45,155 | -€24,388 | -35.1% |
| Major repairs and maintenance | 162 | €24,388 | - | -€24,388 | |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €45,155 | €45,155 | = | 0.0% |
| Deferred taxes | 168 | €43,665 | €47,062 | +€3,396 | +7.8% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €1,635,312 | €1,492,080 | -€143,232 | -8.8% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €1,620,949 | €1,377,528 | -€243,421 | -15.0% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €491,898 | €308,067 | -€183,831 | -37.4% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €491,898 | €308,067 | -€183,831 | -37.4% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €429,875 | €517,919 | +€88,044 | +20.5% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €694,937 | €547,711 | -€147,226 | -21.2% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €150,890 | €92,115 | -€58,775 | -39.0% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €544,047 | €455,596 | -€88,450 | -16.3% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €4,239 | €3,832 | -€407 | -9.6% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €14,363 | €114,552 | +€100,189 | +698% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €7,168,886 | €7,379,946 | +€211,060 | +2.9% |
| Turnover | 70 | €7,092,150 | €7,238,960 | +€146,810 | +2.1% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €76,736 | €121,973 | +€45,237 | +59.0% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | - | €19,013 | +€19,013 | |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €7,098,080 | €7,145,652 | +€47,571 | +0.7% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €1,609,241 | €1,647,745 | +€38,504 | +2.4% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €1,607,912 | €1,659,789 | +€51,877 | +3.2% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | €1,329 | -€12,044 | -€13,373 | |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €1,575,271 | €1,472,413 | -€102,858 | -6.5% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €3,343,997 | €3,375,020 | +€31,023 | +0.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €559,944 | €607,022 | +€47,079 | +8.4% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | -€48,024 | -€24,388 | +€23,636 | +49.2% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €57,652 | €67,839 | +€10,187 | +17.7% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €70,806 | €234,294 | +€163,489 | +231% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €96,909 | €83,988 | -€12,921 | -13.3% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €96,909 | €83,988 | -€12,921 | -13.3% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €24,012 | €24,599 | +€586 | +2.4% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €72,897 | €59,389 | -€13,508 | -18.5% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €31,055 | €31,335 | +€280 | +0.9% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €31,055 | €31,335 | +€280 | +0.9% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €21 | €233 | +€212 | +1,007% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €31,034 | €31,102 | +€68 | +0.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €136,660 | €286,947 | +€150,288 | +110% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | €13,373 | €11,079 | -€2,294 | -17.2% |
| Transfer to deferred taxes | 680 | - | €4,753 | +€4,753 | |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €113,858 | €66,815 | -€47,043 | -41.3% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €113,858 | €82,160 | -€31,697 | -27.8% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions | 77 | - | €15,346 | +€15,346 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €36,175 | €226,458 | +€190,283 | +526% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves | 789 | €183,044 | €113,685 | -€69,359 | -37.9% |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves | 689 | €0 | €14,260 | +€14,260 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €219,218 | €325,883 | +€106,665 | +48.7% |
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 17 October 2026 via checked.be.