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Trade & Trend: 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

Trade & Trend

BE 0771.726.159
NACE 47.242, Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€55,536
2024 · -€787+€56,323
Equity
€54,160
2024 · -€1,377+€55,536
Cash
€90,809
2024 · €2,000+€88,809
Balance sheet total
€146,025
2024 · €2,484+€143,541

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€88,809

    up €88,809 (+4,440%), from €2,000 to €90,809

    mainly Trade debts (+€57,027) and Net result for the year (+€55,536)

  • Tangible fixed assets +€39,790

    new in 2025: €39,790

    of which Other tangible fixed assets: +€22,241

  • Receivables within one year +€8,038

    up €8,038 (+1,661%), from €484 to €8,522

    of which Other amounts receivable: +€8,241

  • Stocks and contracts +€6,380

    new in 2025: €6,380

Equity and liabilities
  • Trade debts +€57,027

    up €57,027 (+14,257%), from €400 to €57,427

  • Profit (loss) carried forward +€55,536

    up €55,536, from -€3,377 to €52,160

  • Tax, wage and social debts +€31,364

    new in 2025: €31,364

    of which Taxes: +€19,164

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€174,051

    up €174,051, from -€400 to €173,651

  • Staff costs +€92,194

    new in 2025: €92,194

  • Taxes +€19,164

    new in 2025: €19,164

  • Depreciation +€3,063

    new in 2025: €3,063

  • Other operating charges +€1,916

    up €1,916 (+495%), from €387 to €2,303

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 -€787
Gross operating margin +€174,051
Staff costs -€92,194
Depreciation -€3,063
Other operating charges -€1,916
Other operating items -€485
Financial income +€0
Financial charges -€906
Taxes -€19,164
Result 2025 €55,536
raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts

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 +€132,187
Investment -€43,378
Financing €0
Cash 2024 €2,000
Net result for the year +€55,536
Depreciation +€3,063
Stocks and contracts -€6,380
Receivables within one year -€8,038
Trade debts +€57,027
Tax, wage and social debts +€31,364
Other debts -€386
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€43,378
Cash 2025 €90,809
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 39 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €2,484 €146,025 +€143,541 +5,779%
Fixed assets 21/28 - €40,315 +€40,315
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 - €39,790 +€39,790
Furniture and vehicles 24 - €17,549 +€17,549
Other tangible fixed assets 26 - €22,241 +€22,241
Financial fixed assets 28 - €525 +€525
Current assets 29/58 €2,484 €105,710 +€103,226 +4,156%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 - €6,380 +€6,380
Stocks 30/36 - €6,380 +€6,380
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €484 €8,522 +€8,038 +1,661%
Trade receivables 40 €484 €281 -€203 -42.0%
Other amounts receivable 41 - €8,241 +€8,241
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €2,000 €90,809 +€88,809 +4,440%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €2,484 €146,025 +€143,541 +5,779%
Equity 10/15 -€1,377 €54,160 +€55,536
Contributions 10/11 €2,000 €2,000 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 -€3,377 €52,160 +€55,536
Amounts payable 17/49 €3,861 €91,866 +€88,005 +2,280%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €3,861 €91,866 +€88,005 +2,280%
Trade debts 44 €400 €57,427 +€57,027 +14,257%
Suppliers 440/4 €400 €57,427 +€57,027 +14,257%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 - €31,364 +€31,364
Taxes 450/3 - €19,164 +€19,164
Remuneration and social security 454/9 - €12,200 +€12,200
Other amounts payable 47/48 €3,461 €3,075 -€386 -11.1%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 - €92,194 +€92,194
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 - €3,063 +€3,063
Other operating charges 640/8 €387 €2,303 +€1,916 +495%
Non-recurring operating charges 66A - €485 +€485
Gross operating margin 9900 -€400 €173,651 +€174,051
Operating profit (loss) 9901 -€787 €75,606 +€76,393
Financial income 75/76B - €0 +€0
Recurring financial income 75 - €0 +€0
Financial charges 65/66B - €906 +€906
Recurring financial charges 65 - €906 +€906
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 -€787 €74,700 +€75,487
Income taxes 67/77 - €19,164 +€19,164
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 -€787 €55,536 +€56,323
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 -€787 €55,536 +€56,323

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.