A/S Knud Jepsen
Public limited companyCVR 11757278HinnerupActive
A/S Knud Jepsen is a public limited company, based in Hinnerup, active in growing of other non-perennial crops, founded in 1987. Net profit rose 70% from 2025 to 2026, ending at DKK 5m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 36 companies in the industry in the database. With 165 employees, the company is about 28 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2026
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2026 against 2025
- Gross profit rose 5% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 82.7m.
- Net profit rose 70% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 5m.
- Equity rose 23% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 25.9m.
Employees
- 11 fewer employees than a year earlier: 165 (08/2026) against 176 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 29/04/2025: Merger registered in CVR
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2021–2026 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 77,093 | 75,434 | 66,453 | 73,017 | 78,467 | 82,688 | +5.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 12,690 | 6,649 | 801 | 3,832 | 4,332 | 4,668 | +7.8% |
| Profit before tax | 12,336 | 6,187 | −824 | 4,142 | 3,453 | 4,311 | +24.8% |
| Net profit | 8,869 | 4,789 | −745 | 4,354 | 2,908 | 4,952 | +70.3% |
| Total assets | 116,687 | 126,891 | 124,416 | 123,193 | 146,156 | 147,136 | +0.7% |
| Equity | 24,691 | 19,480 | 18,755 | 18,118 | 21,070 | 25,929 | +23.1% |
| Liabilities | 88,829 | 104,495 | 102,825 | 102,339 | 124,635 | 121,207 | −2.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 688 | 45 | 380 | 1,534 | 199 | 436 | +118.8% |
| Average number of employees | 138 | 133 | 126 | 130 | 126 | 129 | +2.4% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 01/05/2025 – 30/04/2026 | 02/10/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2025 | 01/05/2024 – 30/04/2025 | 10/09/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/05/2023 – 30/04/2024 | 16/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/05/2022 – 30/04/2023 | 25/10/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/05/2021 – 30/04/2022 | 23/09/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/05/2020 – 30/04/2021 | 30/09/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
36 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in growing of other non-perennial crops based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.8m, net profit DKK 637k, equity DKK 14m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 911of 4,412 Better than 79% | No. 1,910of 4,466 Better than 57% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 986of 10,152 Better than 90% | No. 2,973of 10,275 Better than 71% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,861of 17,786 Better than 90% | No. 5,357of 18,024 Better than 70% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Growing of other non-perennial crops- A/S Knud JepsenDKK 82.7m
- Tropica Aquarium Plants A/SDKK 50.7m
- Gartneriet Pkm A/SDKK 40.1m
- A/S Knud JepsenDKK 5m
- Tropica Aquarium Plants A/SDKK 4.7m
- Gartneriet Pkm A/S−DKK 2.3m
- A/S Knud JepsenDKK 25.9m
- Tropica Aquarium Plants A/SDKK 63.3m
- Gartneriet Pkm A/SDKK 25m
- A/S Knud Jepsen165
- Tropica Aquarium Plants A/S108
- Gartneriet Pkm A/S77
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- FL Jepsen Holding ApS90%
- Korup ApS10%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Frands Nørgaard Jepsen | Director | 22/12/1987 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Morten Petersen | Chair of the board | 18/11/2004 |
| Louise Brinch Jepsen | Board member | 18/11/2004 |
| Knud Lomborg | Board member | 22/10/2009 |
| Claus Bertelsen | Board member | 22/11/2018 |
| Søren Christian Madsen | Board member | 22/11/2018 |
| Jacob Brinch Jepsen | Board member | 11/10/2024 |
- Founders
- Knud Festersen Jepsen, Frands Nørgaard Jepsen, Kirsten Nørgaard Jepsen, Ellen Nørgaard Jepsen
Former management (11)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Vinther Andersen | Board member | 22/12/1987 | 18/11/2004 |
| Bent Koefoed-Nielsen | Board member | 22/12/1987 | 18/11/2004 |
| Knud Festersen Jepsen | Chair of the board | 22/12/1987 | 18/11/2004 |
| Knud Festersen Jepsen | Director | 22/12/1987 | 30/06/1997 |
| Erling Zanchetta | Board member | 22/12/1987 | 22/11/1999 |
| Ellen Nørgaard Jepsen | Board member | 22/12/1987 | 06/11/2001 |
| Peter Emil Bernstorff | Board member | 22/11/1999 | 16/11/2006 |
| Villy Bruun Kristensen | Board member | 16/11/2006 | 04/11/2008 |
| Frands Nørgaard Jepsen | Board member | 04/11/2008 | 22/10/2009 |
| Poul Erik Jakobsen | Board member | 22/10/2009 | 01/06/2018 |
| Susanne Stuhr | Board member | 22/10/2009 | 07/09/2012 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsSkanderborgvej 193
8382 Hinnerup
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| A/S KNUD JEPSEN | Skanderborgvej 193, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup | 155 | 1000270481 |
| A/S Knud Jepsen, Birkehøj | Trigevej 7, 8382 Hinnerup | 10 | 1015680934 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med produktion af bl.a. væksthusprodukter samt yderligere gartneridrift, herunder handel med egne produkter, og anden efter bestyrelsens skøn beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
52 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2026 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementJacob Brinch Jepsen appointed board member
- AddressMoved to Skanderborgvej 193, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Skanderborgvej 193, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup
20185 changesmanagement 3 · address 2
- ManagementClaus Bertelsen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Christian Madsen appointed board member
- AddressMoved to Skanderborgvej 193, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup
- AddressMoved to Skanderborgvej 193, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup
- ManagementPoul Erik Jakobsen stepped down as board member
20151 changeownership 1
- OwnershipKORUP ApS registered as owner (10%)
20141 changeownership 1
- OwnershipFL JEPSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (90%)
20121 changemanagement 1
- ManagementSusanne Stuhr stepped down as board member
20095 changesaddress 1 · management 4
- AddressMoved to Skanderborgvej 193, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup
- ManagementPoul Erik Jakobsen appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Stuhr appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Lomborg appointed board member
- ManagementFrands Nørgaard Jepsen stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementFrands Nørgaard Jepsen appointed board member
- ManagementVilly Bruun Kristensen stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Growing of other non-perennial crops (011900)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Damsbrovej 53, Norring, 8382 Hinnerup
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementVilly Bruun Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Emil Bernstorff stepped down as board member
20052 changescapital 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 750,000 DKK to 600,000 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 600,000 DKK to 750,000 DKK
20045 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementMorten Petersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLouise Brinch Jepsen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Festersen Jepsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementErik Vinther Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Koefoed-Nielsen stepped down as board member
20011 changemanagement 1
- ManagementEllen Nørgaard Jepsen stepped down as board member
19992 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Emil Bernstorff appointed board member
- ManagementErling Zanchetta stepped down as board member
19971 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKnud Festersen Jepsen stepped down as director
19962 changescapital 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 129,750 DKK to 600,000 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 313,500 DKK to 129,750 DKK
19902 changesname 1 · capital 1
- NameName changed from A/S BIRKEHØJ to A/S KNUD JEPSEN
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 313,500 DKK
19878 changesfounded 1 · management 7
- FoundedRegistered as A/S BIRKEHØJ
- ManagementFrands Nørgaard Jepsen appointed director
- ManagementKnud Festersen Jepsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementErik Vinther Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementBent Koefoed-Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Festersen Jepsen appointed director
- ManagementErling Zanchetta appointed board member
- ManagementEllen Nørgaard Jepsen appointed board member
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Same people in management
- Blue Water Shipping A/Svia Morten Petersen
- Søstrene Grenes Import A/Svia Erik Vinther Andersen
- Bahne Sørensen A/Svia Poul Erik Jakobsen
- Pilgrim A/Svia Poul Erik Jakobsen
- F&H Group A/Svia Knud Lomborg
- Emr, Murer & Entreprenør A/Svia Erik Vinther Andersen
Largest in the industry
- Tropica Aquarium Plants A/SDKK 50.7m
- Gartneriet Pkm A/SDKK 40.1m
- Rosa Danica A/SDKK 32.2m
- Mosevang Mark ApSDKK 22.6m
- Gartneriet 7eren ApSDKK 20.9m
- Kirstinesminde Landbrug ApSDKK 17.2m
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.