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SOFT GOODBYE: what changed

Two fiscal 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

SOFT GOODBYE

BE 0600.835.618
NACE 96.301, Funeral services
fiscal year 2023 against 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
-€1,720
2023 · -€3,546+€1,826
Equity
-€12,706
2023 · -€10,986-€1,720
Cash
€15,563
2023 · €27,570-€12,007
Balance sheet total
€17,200
2023 · €29,053-€11,852

Largest movements

2023 to 2024
Assets
  • Cash -€12,007

    down €12,007 (-43.6%), from €27,570 to €15,563

    mainly Other debts (-€10,000) and Net result for the year (-€1,720)

Equity and liabilities
  • Other debts -€10,000

    down €10,000 (-25.4%), from €39,384 to €29,384

  • Profit (loss) carried forward -€1,720

    down €1,720 (-8.6%), from -€19,986 to -€21,706

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€18,713

    up €18,713, from -€3,504 to €15,210

  • Staff costs +€16,784

    new in 2024: €16,784

From the 2023 result to the 2024 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 2023 -€3,546
Gross operating margin +€18,713
Staff costs -€16,784
Other operating charges -€105
Financial charges +€3
Result 2024 -€1,720

Cash bridge derived

cash 2023 to 2024

Derived from the 2023 and 2024 balance sheets and the 2024 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.

From operations -€12,007
Investment €0
Financing €0
Cash 2023 €27,570
Net result for the year -€1,720
Stocks and contracts +€63
Receivables within one year -€217
Trade debts -€132
Other debts -€10,000
Cash 2024 €15,563
Every line side by side 33 lines
Line Code 2023 2024 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €29,053 €17,200 -€11,852 -40.8%
Formation expenses 20 €0 - =
Fixed assets 21/28 €0 €0 =
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €0 €0 =
Furniture and vehicles 24 €0 €0 =
Current assets 29/58 €29,053 €17,200 -€11,852 -40.8%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 €946 €883 -€63 -6.6%
Stocks 30/36 €946 €883 -€63 -6.6%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €536 €754 +€217 +40.5%
Trade receivables 40 €155 - -€155
Other amounts receivable 41 €381 €754 +€372 +97.7%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €27,570 €15,563 -€12,007 -43.6%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €29,053 €17,200 -€11,852 -40.8%
Equity 10/15 -€10,986 -€12,706 -€1,720 -15.7%
Contributions 10/11 €9,000 €9,000 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 -€19,986 -€21,706 -€1,720 -8.6%
Amounts payable 17/49 €40,038 €29,906 -€10,132 -25.3%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €40,038 €29,906 -€10,132 -25.3%
Trade debts 44 €560 €428 -€132 -23.6%
Suppliers 440/4 €560 €428 -€132 -23.6%
Advances received on contracts in progress 46 €80 €80 = 0.0%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €14 €14 = 0.0%
Taxes 450/3 €14 €14 = 0.0%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €39,384 €29,384 -€10,000 -25.4%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 - €16,784 +€16,784
Other operating charges 640/8 - €105 +€105
Gross operating margin 9900 -€3,504 €15,210 +€18,713
Operating profit (loss) 9901 -€3,504 -€1,680 +€1,824 +52.0%
Financial charges 65/66B €42 €40 -€3 -6.0%
Recurring financial charges 65 €42 €40 -€3 -6.0%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 -€3,546 -€1,720 +€1,826 +51.5%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 -€3,546 -€1,720 +€1,826 +51.5%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 -€3,546 -€1,720 +€1,826 +51.5%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), fiscal years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 29 September 2026 via checked.be.