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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 4 of the last 4 fiscal years.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 39 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2024
L'EXPRESS from Etterbeek, company number BE0474141542, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € 5,862 after tax. For that financial year L'EXPRESS recorded a gross margin of € 65,535 and equity of € -2,271. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € 7,304 to € 5,862. The company is profitable. 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 December 1, 2025.
€ -2,271
▲ € 5,862 vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 5,862
▼ 20% vs 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 33,971
▲ 20% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2024. Retained profit grew to € -20,863.
People and assets in 2024
€ 45,323
▲ 37% vs 2023
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 557
▼ 95% vs 2023
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2024
None
No bank loans on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 72,842
▲ 187% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 50,165
▼ 1% vs 2023
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
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| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 103,815 | € 150,731 | € 61,430 | € 65,535 | ▲ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 53,704 | € 66,766 | € 7,304 | € 5,862 | ▼ 20% |
| Equity | € -82,202 | € -15,437 | € -8,132 | € -2,271 | ▲ € 5,862 |
| Total debts | € 230,473 | € 188,026 | € 128,249 | € 123,006 | ▼ 4% |
| Cash | € 97,494 | € 44,332 | € 28,300 | € 33,971 | ▲ 20% |
| Retained profit | € -100,794 | € -34,029 | € -26,724 | € -20,863 | ▲ € 5,862 |
| Bank debt | € 147,000 | € 147,000 | € 52,191 | € 0 | ▼ 100% |
| Balance sheet total | € 148,271 | € 172,589 | € 120,117 | € 120,735 | ▲ 1% |
Key figures of L'EXPRESS, fiscal years 2021 to 2024, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.The annual account for fiscal year 2025 has not been filed yet; it was expected before 31 July 2026.
What happened to L'EXPRESS?
What happened at L'EXPRESS in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: profit of € 5,862 (▼ 20% vs 2023). filed late Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Drogenbos. KBO
- New establishment in Etterbeek. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 53,704 profit in 2021 to € 5,862 profit in 2024.
Paid € 6,000 in corporate taxes since 2021.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 66,766 profit.
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De Lijn 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025
filed on 8 June 2026
What was left
€ 20 k ▼ 91%
Money in the bank
€ 178 k ▼ 98%
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NMBS 8 June 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left ▼ 80%
bpost 18 May 2026 New annual account 2025 What was left from loss to profit
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Steenweg op Waver 556
1040 Etterbeek
Grote Baan 313
1620 Drogenbos
Active since 1 February 2022
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0474.141.542
- VAT number
- BE 0474.141.542
- Registered office
- Steenweg op Waver 556, 1040 Etterbeek
- Names & denominations
- L'EXPRESS
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 21 February 2001
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 17 Oct 2025
- Activities · NACE
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