A/S Politiken Holding
Public limited companyCVR 57001615København VActive
A/S Politiken Holding is a public limited company, based in København V, active in non-financial holding companies, founded in 1999. Net profit fell 66% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 46.2m. Operations are spread over 3 production units. With 3 employees, the company is about 3 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
Gross profit−DKK 1.1m−378.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 46.2m−66.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 2.1bn+0.9% vs. 2024
Employees3latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Net profit fell 66% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 46.2m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Tommy Voigt Hansen (director, 23/04/2025), Vagn Ove Sørensen (board member, 23/04/2025) and Elisabet Svane (board member, 23/04/2025) (+3).
- Stepped down: Dorte Marianne Olesen (board member, 30/04/2026), Finn Benny Jørgensen (director, 23/04/2025) and Bjarne Schilling (board member, 23/04/2025) (+2).
- New owners registered: Politiken-fonden (23/04/2025).
- No longer registered as owner: Ellen Hørups Fond (23/04/2025) and Politiken-fonden (22/04/2025).
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 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | −292 | −343 | −282 | −312 | −220 | −1,052 | −378.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −2,040 | −2,078 | −2,167 | −2,875 | −2,426 | −3,237 | −33.4% |
| Profit before tax | 120,414 | 173,661 | −112,230 | 99,854 | 146,351 | 50,121 | −65.8% |
| Net profit | 118,294 | 168,170 | −101,453 | 92,836 | 136,825 | 46,155 | −66.3% |
| Total assets | 1,782,767 | 1,947,734 | 1,871,747 | 2,010,415 | 2,099,357 | 2,117,563 | +0.9% |
| Equity | 1,781,832 | 1,944,034 | 1,870,908 | 2,009,147 | 2,096,092 | 2,115,293 | +0.9% |
| Liabilities | 935 | 3,700 | 839 | 1,268 | 3,265 | 2,270 | −30.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 711 | 1,324 | 1,439 | 3,947 | 3,390 | 5,545 | +63.6% |
| Average number of employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
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 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 08/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 01/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 03/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 14/03/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 23/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 07/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
2,138 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in non-financial holding companies based on the latest financial year.
Gross profit−DKK 1.1mNo. 1958 of 2,093
Better than 6% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 2.1bnNo. 35 of 2,138
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees3No. 435 of 2,138
Better than 80% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit −DKK 31,805, net profit DKK 701k, equity DKK 32.1m, 1 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 68,791of 69,742 Better than 1% | No. 94of 69,964 Better than 100% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees2,092 companies in the comparison | No. 1,917of 2,048 Better than 6% | No. 29of 2,092 Better than 99% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 24,504of 24,791 Better than 1% | No. 109of 24,909 Better than 100% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 17,410of 17,786 Better than 2% | No. 228of 18,024 Better than 99% |
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
Non-financial holding companiesGross profit
- A/S Politiken Holding−DKK 1.1m
- Heartland A/SDKK 19.9bn
- Andel A.M.B.A.DKK 5.6bn
Net profit
- A/S Politiken HoldingDKK 46.2m
- Heartland A/SDKK 4.9bn
- Andel A.M.B.A.−DKK 2.9bn
Equity
- A/S Politiken HoldingDKK 2.1bn
- Heartland A/SDKK 39.2bn
- Andel A.M.B.A.DKK 29.5bn
Employees
- A/S Politiken Holding3
- Heartland A/S34
- Andel A.M.B.A.28
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Politiken-fonden90%
A/S Politiken Holding
Subsidiaries and ownership shares
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
11 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Voigt Hansen | Director | 23/04/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Torben Magnus Andersen | Board member | 15/03/2016 |
| Per Mathiessen | Board member | 12/03/2024 |
| Marie-Louise Bech Nosch | Board member | 12/03/2024 |
| Jeanett Geoffroy | Board member | 12/03/2024 |
| Lars Henrik Munch | Chair of the board | 10/06/2024 |
| Vagn Ove Sørensen | Board member | 23/04/2025 |
| Elisabet Svane | Board member | 23/04/2025 |
| Anita Bay Bundegaard | Deputy chair | 30/04/2026 |
| Gitte Ørskou | Board member | 30/04/2026 |
| Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen | Board member | 30/04/2026 |
Former management (71)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holger Lavesen | Board member | 22/06/1988 | 23/03/2017 |
| Dorte Marianne Olesen | Board member | 17/09/1990 | 30/04/2026 |
| Bent Nyløkke | Board member | 21/04/1993 | 01/01/2003 |
| Michael Christiansen | Board member | 21/04/1993 | 16/09/1996 |
| Aase Olesen | Board member | 27/04/1994 | 01/01/2003 |
| Martin Madsen | Deputy board member | 27/04/1994 | 28/04/1998 |
| Sven Elof Berg | Deputy board member | 27/04/1994 | 28/04/1998 |
| Herbert Nachum Pundik | Board member | 27/04/1994 | 04/04/2002 |
| Ejvind Sandal | Director | 28/10/1996 | 01/01/1997 |
| Niels Tobiesen Meyer | CEO | 28/10/1996 | 07/10/1998 |
| Kjeld Ranum | Board member | 29/04/1997 | 01/01/2003 |
| Hans Drachmann | Deputy board member | 28/04/1998 | 31/03/2003 |
| Hans Mortensen | Board member | 28/04/1998 | 31/03/2003 |
| Henrik Haar | Deputy board member | 28/04/1998 | 31/03/2003 |
| Poul Kent | Deputy board member | 28/04/1998 | 31/03/2003 |
| Lars Henrik Munch | Director | 01/02/1999 | 01/01/2003 |
| Knud Rimmer | Board member | 28/04/1999 | 01/01/2003 |
| Finn Benny Jørgensen | Director | 21/06/1999 | 23/04/2025 |
| Merete Helene Eldrup | Director | 21/03/2001 | 01/01/2003 |
| Erik Westphal Stephensen | Board member | 04/04/2002 | 01/01/2003 |
| Per Christian Øhrgaard | Board member | 04/04/2002 | 01/01/2003 |
| Harald Westergaard Andersen | Board member | 01/01/2003 | 23/03/2017 |
| Kristof Glamann | Board member | 01/01/2003 | 12/03/2009 |
| Bernhard Gomard | Board member | 01/01/2003 | 15/03/2016 |
| Jørn Fabrin Lund | Board member | 01/01/2003 | 21/08/2020 |
| Jytte Julie Krogsbæk | Board member | 04/04/2003 | 19/04/2007 |
| Peer Sture Holm Nielsen | Board member | 04/04/2003 | 14/04/2005 |
| Hanne Fall Nielsen | Board member | 04/04/2003 | 19/04/2007 |
| Elisabet Svane | Board member | 04/04/2003 | 20/04/2006 |
| Bjarne Meyer-Frederiksen | Board member | 14/04/2005 | 19/04/2007 |
| Aksel Morten Bruun | Board member | 20/04/2006 | 19/04/2007 |
| Bjarne Schilling | Board member | 19/04/2007 | 23/04/2025 |
| Thomas Peter Szlavik | Board member | 19/04/2007 | 29/01/2014 |
| Uffe Ring-Petersen | Board member | 19/04/2007 | 22/03/2018 |
| Anne-Mette Arndt | Board member | 19/04/2007 | 21/08/2020 |
| Finn Junge-Jensen | Board member | 12/03/2009 | 11/03/2024 |
| Karsten Ohrt | Chair of the board | 21/03/2013 | 16/03/2022 |
| Erik Hoffmeyer | Board member | 21/03/2013 | 15/03/2016 |
| Steen Robert Valgreen-Voigt | Board member | 20/03/2014 | 26/03/2019 |
| Susanne Juhl | Board member | 15/03/2016 | 12/03/2024 |
| Anita Bay Bundegaard | Board member | 23/03/2017 | 29/04/2026 |
| Mads Glenn Wehlast | Board member | 26/03/2019 | 31/12/2023 |
| Uffe Ring-Petersen | Board member | 21/08/2020 | 12/03/2024 |
| Lars Henrik Munch | Chair of the board | 17/03/2022 | 30/04/2024 |
| Karsten Ohrt | Deputy chair | 17/03/2022 | 25/09/2023 |
| Finn Junge-Jensen | Deputy chair | 12/03/2024 | 30/04/2024 |
| Finn Junge-Jensen | Chair of the board | 01/05/2024 | 09/06/2024 |
| Lars Henrik Munch | Deputy chair | 01/05/2024 | 09/06/2024 |
| Finn Junge-Jensen | Deputy chair | 10/06/2024 | 30/04/2026 |
| Erik Johnsen | Board member | – | 21/04/1993 |
| Jens Carsten Nielsen | Director | – | 01/11/1997 |
| Kaj Jørgensen | Board member | – | 10/12/1991 |
| Erik Bonnerup | CEO | – | 22/06/1988 |
| John Erik Rasmussen | Director | – | 01/09/1997 |
| Ernst Hviid Klæbel | Chair of the board | – | 27/04/1994 |
| Hilmar Thormod Ingolf Baunsgaard | Board member | – | 22/06/1988 |
| Ove Heymann Nathan Wandall | Board member | – | 04/04/2002 |
| Bjørn Flemming Møller Jakobsen | Board member | – | 28/04/1998 |
| Palle Estrup | Deputy board member | – | 27/04/1994 |
| Werner Houe | Board member | – | 28/04/1998 |
| Marianne Martens-Petersen | Deputy board member | – | 27/04/1994 |
| Henning Nørholm Olsson | Board member | – | 22/06/1988 |
| Erling Bjøl | Board member | – | 27/04/1994 |
| Dagmar Andreasen | Board member | – | 17/09/1990 |
| Mogens Møller Olesen | Board member | – | 28/04/1998 |
| Susanne Elisabeth Vibe Utzon | Board member | – | 06/11/1990 |
| Evy Nissen Kjær | Deputy board member | – | 27/04/1994 |
| Herdis Amstrup Storck | Board member | – | 28/04/1998 |
| Ellen Østergård Andersen | Deputy board member | – | 27/04/1994 |
| Leonhard Schrøder | Board member | – | 28/07/1998 |
| Jørgen Senius Nørgaard | Board member | – | 21/04/1993 |
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Address and production units
3 active production unitsRådhuspladsen 37
1550 København V
København Municipality · Postcode 1550
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- Swush.com ApSOther information technology and computer service activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP/Politikens Hus A/S, Løn og Personale | Rådhuspladsen 37, 1550 København V | 1,077 | 1003120093 |
| ERRITSØ TRYK A/S | Sortevej 40, 8543 Hornslet | 29 | 1003120172 |
| A/S POLITIKEN HOLDING | Rådhuspladsen 37, 1550 København V | 3 | 1009881650 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at være holdingselskab og at drive medie- og produktionsvirksomhed samt finansieringsvirksomhed i tilknytning hertil, samt hvad der efter bestyrelsens skøn naturligt står i forbindelse hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
127 registered events02015
42016
32017
12018
22019
32020
32021
42022
32023
162024
92025
72026
20267 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementAnita Bay Bundegaard appointed deputy chair
- ManagementUlrik Vestergaard Knudsen appointed board member
- ManagementGitte Ørskou appointed board member
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementDorte Marianne Olesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnita Bay Bundegaard stepped down as board member
20259 changesaccounts 1 · management 5 · ownership 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementVagn Ove Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementElisabet Svane appointed board member
- ManagementTommy Voigt Hansen appointed director
- ManagementBjarne Schilling stepped down as board member
- ManagementFinn Benny Jørgensen stepped down as director
- OwnershipPOLITIKEN-FONDEN registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipELLEN HØRUPS FOND is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipPOLITIKEN-FONDEN is no longer registered as owner
202416 changesmanagement 15 · accounts 1
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch appointed chair of the board
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch appointed deputy chair
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementJeanett Geoffroy appointed board member
- ManagementMarie-Louise Bech Nosch appointed board member
- ManagementPer Mathiessen appointed board member
- ManagementUffe Ring-Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSusanne Juhl stepped down as board member
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen stepped down as board member
20233 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementMads Glenn Wehlast stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarsten Ohrt stepped down as deputy chair
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20224 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKarsten Ohrt appointed deputy chair
- ManagementKarsten Ohrt stepped down as chair of the board
20213 changesownership 2 · accounts 1
- OwnershipPOLITIKEN-FONDEN registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipPOLITIKEN-FONDEN is no longer registered as owner
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20203 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementUffe Ring-Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementAnne-Mette Arndt stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørn Fabrin Lund stepped down as board member
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMads Glenn Wehlast appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Robert Valgreen-Voigt stepped down as board member
20181 changemanagement 1
- ManagementUffe Ring-Petersen stepped down as board member
20173 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementAnita Bay Bundegaard appointed board member
- ManagementHarald Westergaard Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHolger Lavesen stepped down as board member
20164 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementSusanne Juhl appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Magnus Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementErik Hoffmeyer stepped down as board member
- ManagementBernhard Gomard stepped down as board member
20142 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementSteen Robert Valgreen-Voigt appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Peter Szlavik stepped down as board member
20132 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementErik Hoffmeyer appointed board member
- ManagementKarsten Ohrt appointed chair of the board
20092 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementFinn Junge-Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementKristof Glamann stepped down as board member
20078 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementUffe Ring-Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Schilling appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Peter Szlavik appointed board member
- ManagementAnne-Mette Arndt appointed board member
- ManagementAksel Morten Bruun stepped down as board member
- ManagementBjarne Meyer-Frederiksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHanne Fall Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJytte Julie Krogsbæk stepped down as board member
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAksel Morten Bruun appointed board member
- ManagementElisabet Svane stepped down as board member
20052 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementBjarne Meyer-Frederiksen appointed board member
- ManagementPeer Sture Holm Nielsen stepped down as board member
200322 changesownership 1 · management 20 · industry 1
- OwnershipPOLITIKEN-FONDEN registered as owner (66.67%)
- ManagementHanne Fall Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementElisabet Svane appointed board member
- ManagementJytte Julie Krogsbæk appointed board member
- ManagementPeer Sture Holm Nielsen appointed board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber (741500)
- ManagementHans Mortensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Drachmann stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Kent stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHenrik Haar stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHarald Westergaard Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementJørn Fabrin Lund appointed board member
- ManagementKristof Glamann appointed board member
- ManagementBernhard Gomard appointed board member
- ManagementErik Westphal Stephensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Christian Øhrgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementMerete Helene Eldrup stepped down as director
- ManagementKnud Rimmer stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch stepped down as director
- ManagementKjeld Ranum stepped down as board member
- ManagementAase Olesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Nyløkke stepped down as board member
20024 changesname 1 · management 3
- NameName changed from AKTIESELSKABET 'DAGBLADET POLITIKEN' to A/S POLITIKEN HOLDING
- ManagementErik Westphal Stephensen appointed board member
- ManagementPer Christian Øhrgaard appointed board member
- ManagementHerbert Nachum Pundik stepped down as board member
20011 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMerete Helene Eldrup appointed director
19995 changesfounded 1 · ownership 1 · management 3
- FoundedRegistered as AKTIESELSKABET 'DAGBLADET POLITIKEN'
- OwnershipELLEN HØRUPS FOND registered as owner (0%)
- ManagementFinn Benny Jørgensen appointed director
- ManagementKnud Rimmer appointed board member
- ManagementLars Henrik Munch appointed director
19987 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementNiels Tobiesen Meyer stepped down as ceo
- ManagementHans Mortensen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Drachmann appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Kent appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenrik Haar appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMartin Madsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementSven Elof Berg stepped down as deputy board member
19972 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKjeld Ranum appointed board member
- ManagementEjvind Sandal stepped down as director
19963 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementEjvind Sandal appointed director
- ManagementNiels Tobiesen Meyer appointed ceo
- ManagementMichael Christiansen stepped down as board member
19951 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 6,120,000 DKK to 30,600,000 DKK
19944 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementAase Olesen appointed board member
- ManagementMartin Madsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSven Elof Berg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHerbert Nachum Pundik appointed board member
19932 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMichael Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementBent Nyløkke appointed board member
19902 changesmerger 1 · management 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementDorte Marianne Olesen appointed board member
19881 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHolger Lavesen appointed board member
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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 24/10/2026.