Warning lights
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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Two loss years in a row NBB
Negative result in 2023 and 2024.
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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 18 % of short-term debt in 2024; threshold 65 %.
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Busy address KBO
24 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2024
Babelfish BidCo from Wavre, company number BE0798761247, closed financial year 2024 with a result of € -11.4 million after tax. For that financial year Babelfish BidCo recorded revenue of € 825,895 and equity of € 39.5 million. Compared with financial year 2023, the result moved from € -4.2 million to € -11.4 million. The company made a loss. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on September 26, 2025.
€ 39.5 million
▲ 6% vs 2023
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ -11.4 million
▼ 172 % more loss than in 2023
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 74,974
▼ 89% vs 2023
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Loss, nothing to pay out
Reserves fell to € -15.6 million.
Debts at end 2024
€ 14 million
▼ 1% vs 2023
€ 1 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 14 years.
€ 3.5 million
▲ 2% vs 2023
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 1273 days on average.
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| 2023 | 2024 | Change 2023 → 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 856,360 | € 825,895 | ▼ 4% |
| Profit after taxes | € -4,197,730 | € -11,418,694 | ▼ € 7.2 million |
| Equity | € 37,102,270 | € 39,458,106 | ▲ 6% |
| Total debts | € 19,657,831 | € 23,210,358 | ▲ 18% |
| Cash | € 653,170 | € 74,974 | ▼ 89% |
| Retained profit | € -4,197,730 | € -15,616,423 | ▼ € 11.4 million |
| Bank debt | € 14,233,523 | € 14,047,655 | ▼ 1% |
| Balance sheet total | € 56,760,101 | € 62,668,464 | ▲ 10% |
Key figures of Babelfish BidCo, fiscal years 2023 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 Babelfish BidCo?
What happened at Babelfish BidCo in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2024: loss of € 11.4 million. filed late Source: NBB ↗
- Markus ZEJERMANN stepped down as director. NBB
- Abbie ROBUS stepped down as director. NBB
- Russell HAWORTH became a director. NBB
- Silke ZSCHWEIGERT stepped down as director. NBB
- Abbie ROBUS became a director. NBB
- Stewart WESTON became a director. NBB
- Silke ZSCHWEIGERT became a director. NBB
In short
From € 4.2 million loss in 2023 to € 11.4 million loss in 2024.
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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
Management
Behind Babelfish BidCo are Russell HAWORTH and Stewart WESTON. The shares are held by BABELFISH MIDCO 3 S. Etr. (100%). It owns 100% of ACCLARO LOCALIZATION & TECHNOLOGY, 100% of YORUBA BIDCO and 100% of ACCLARO LOCALIZATION & TECHNOLOGY itself.
Directors
According to the 2024 annual accounts
Russell HAWORTH
Managing director
since 2024
Stewart WESTON
Director
since 2023
Silke ZSCHWEIGERT
Managing director
since 2023 · until 2024
Markus ZEJERMANN
Director
since 2023 · until 2024
Abbie ROBUS
Director
since 2024 · until 2024
Shareholders
Participations
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Avenue Pasteur 6H
1300 Wavre
Who else lives here?
A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 24 companies are registered at this address.
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Details
- Company number
- 0798.761.247
- VAT number
- BE 0798.761.247
- Registered office
- Avenue Pasteur 6H, 1300 Wavre
- Names & denominations
- Babelfish BidCo
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 23 February 2023
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 9 Jul 2026
- Activities · NACE
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