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Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.
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Negative equity NBB
More debt than assets in 1 of the last 4 fiscal years.
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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2024 and 2025.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 30 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
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Figures corrected NBB
Corrected annual account filed for 2023.
Financials
Financial year 2025
INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES from Sint-Katelijne-Waver, company number BE0455186257, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € -229,160 after tax. For that financial year INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES recorded a gross margin of € -143,414 and equity of € -171,220. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € -42,491 to € -229,160. The company made a loss. More debts than assets. High debts against a small own buffer. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on August 28, 2026.
€ -171,220
▼ € 229,160 vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -229,160
▼ 439 % more loss than in 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 2,710
▼ 29% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -357,143.
People and assets in 2025
≈ 1
No payroll staff. One director, so that person most likely runs the business.
€ 43,487
▼ 49% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 870
▼ 49% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 90,101
▼ 13% vs 2024
€ 18,704 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 3 years.
€ 2,482
▼ 88% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 5,062
▼ 73% vs 2024
Corporate tax and VAT still to pay. No wage debt: nothing outstanding to staff or social security.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
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| Gross margin | € 167,874 | € 194,352 | € 76,323 | € -143,414 | ▼ € 219,736 |
| Profit after taxes | € 15,714 | € 33,172 | € -42,491 | € -229,160 | ▼ € 186,670 |
| Equity | € 67,260 | € 100,431 | € 57,941 | € -171,220 | ▼ € 229,160 |
| Total debts | € 559,917 | € 511,519 | € 520,065 | € 494,218 | ▼ 5% |
| Cash | - | € 47,553 | € 3,797 | € 2,710 | ▼ 29% |
| Land & buildings | € 88,377 | € 80,031 | € 70,569 | € 61,108 | ▼ 13% |
| Retained profit | € -118,664 | € -85,492 | € -127,983 | € -357,143 | ▼ € 229,160 |
| Bank debt | € 121,622 | € 92,838 | € 103,754 | € 90,101 | ▼ 13% |
| Balance sheet total | € 627,176 | € 611,950 | € 578,006 | € 322,998 | ▼ 44% |
Key figures of INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.
What happened to INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES?
What happened at INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: loss of € 229,160. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 15,714 profit in 2022 to € 229,160 loss in 2025.
Paid € 7,340 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2023, with € 33,172 profit.
Management
Behind INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES is Leo Gustaaf Verlinden. Leo Gustaaf Verlinden is also behind KRYOLAN-BELGIUM.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Hogevelden 46
2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 1 companies are registered at this address.
All companies at this address →What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Website
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Microsoft 365
Hosting
PREVIDER-AS, NL
Domain
Domain
ibs-balloons.com
Registered
1999-05-07
Registrar
Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Expires
2027-05-07
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Details
- Company number
- 0455.186.257
- VAT number
- BE 0455.186.257
- Registered office
- Hogevelden 46, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver
- Names & denominations
- INTERNATIONAL BALLOON SERVICES · I.B.S.
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 19 May 1995
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 27 Jul 2026
- Contact
- ibs-balloons.com
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