Aak Denmark A/S
Public limited companyCVR 15672099Aarhus CActive
Aak Denmark A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in manufacture of oils and fats, founded in 1991. Net profit rose 634% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 132.1m. Operations are spread over 18 production units in 8 towns. With 263 employees, the company is about 14 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 537.3m.
- Revenue rose 24% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3bn.
- Net profit rose 634% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 132.1m.
- Equity rose 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.6bn.
Employees
- 8 fewer employees than a year earlier: 263 (08/2026) against 271 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Carl Johan August Gyllin (chair of the board, 20/01/2025), Therese Maria Rörstrand (board member, 09/07/2025) and Juan-Luis Call Bendt (board member, 26/09/2025) (+1).
- Stepped down: Jarl Peter Göran Andreasson (chair of the board, 16/01/2025), Lisbeth Marianne Persson (board member, 16/01/2025) and Pontus Anders Johan Malmunger (board member, 26/09/2025) (+1).
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 | 1,686,500 | 2,124,500 | 2,765,900 | 2,080,700 | 2,411,500 | 2,983,000 | +23.7% |
| Gross profit | 323,100 | 427,600 | 465,700 | 390,800 | 466,600 | 537,300 | +15.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 88,400 | 172,000 | 186,300 | 113,600 | 197,900 | 236,300 | +19.4% |
| Profit before tax | 35,500 | 104,200 | 252,600 | 179,200 | 23,800 | 192,200 | +707.6% |
| Net profit | 27,700 | 78,400 | 200,000 | 161,300 | 18,000 | 132,100 | +633.9% |
| Total assets | 3,153,100 | 3,209,400 | 3,169,200 | 3,312,300 | 3,928,200 | 4,542,200 | +15.6% |
| Equity | 997,000 | 1,075,400 | 1,275,400 | 1,436,700 | 1,454,700 | 1,586,800 | +9.1% |
| Liabilities | 2,096,100 | 2,071,000 | 1,815,800 | 1,795,400 | 2,380,000 | 2,867,500 | +20.5% |
| Average number of employees | 230 | 239 | 246 | 255 | 250 | 267 | +6.8% |
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.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 25/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 11/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 25/06/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 10/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 13/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 08/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
5 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of oils and fats based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 35m, net profit DKK 6.4m, equity DKK 257.1m, 19 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 45of 763 Better than 94% | No. 38of 796 Better than 95% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 163of 10,152 Better than 98% | No. 140of 10,275 Better than 99% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 264of 17,786 Better than 99% | No. 277of 18,024 Better than 98% |
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
Manufacture of oils and fats- Aak Denmark A/SDKK 537.3m
- Scanfedt A/SDKK 43.9m
- TripleNine Esbjerg A/SDKK 35m
- Aak Denmark A/SDKK 132.1m
- Scanfedt A/SDKK 32.2m
- TripleNine Esbjerg A/SDKK 388k
- Aak Denmark A/SDKK 1.6bn
- Scanfedt A/SDKK 264.4m
- TripleNine Esbjerg A/SDKK 257.1m
- Aak Denmark A/S263
- Scanfedt A/S3
- TripleNine Esbjerg A/S28
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Aak Denmark Holding A/S100%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Steen Hansen | CEO | 24/02/2023 |
| Juan-Luis Call Bendt | Director | 24/02/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Johan August Gyllin | Chair of the board | 20/01/2025 |
| Therese Maria Rörstrand | Board member | 09/07/2025 |
| Juan-Luis Call Bendt | Board member | 26/09/2025 |
- Founders
- Victor Christoffersen, Asbjørn Christoffersen, Sebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen
Former management (52)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Tornøe Nørholm | Board member | 01/11/1991 | 01/09/1999 |
| Bo Tornøe Nørholm | Director | 01/11/1991 | 28/04/1994 |
| Victor Christoffersen | Board member | 01/11/1991 | 22/10/1993 |
| Victor Christoffersen | Director | 01/11/1991 | 22/10/1993 |
| Troels Steen Andersen | Board member | 01/11/1991 | 31/07/2000 |
| Troels Steen Andersen | Director | 01/11/1991 | 18/02/2002 |
| Asbjørn Christoffersen | Board member | 01/11/1991 | 22/10/1993 |
| Sebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen | Board member | 01/11/1991 | 22/10/1993 |
| Jørgen Torp | Board member | 01/11/1991 | 20/03/1997 |
| John Allen Goodwin | Chair of the board | 01/11/1991 | 20/11/1996 |
| Erik Boesgaard | Chair of the board | 20/11/1996 | 06/04/1998 |
| Claus Astrup-Larsen | Board member | 20/03/1997 | 01/11/1998 |
| Kjeld Ranum | Chair of the board | 06/04/1998 | 28/04/2000 |
| Esben Vibe | Board member | 01/09/1999 | 24/05/2006 |
| Erik Højsholt | Chair of the board | 28/04/2000 | 24/05/2006 |
| Jakob Thøisen | Chair of the board | 31/07/2000 | 18/02/2002 |
| Esben Vibe | CEO | 18/02/2002 | 26/04/2004 |
| Benny Jakobsen | Director | 26/04/2004 | 26/01/2010 |
| Jørgen Balle | CEO | 26/04/2004 | 30/11/2009 |
| Peter Leerskov | Board member | 26/04/2004 | 24/05/2006 |
| Bjarne Uldall | Board member | 09/06/2004 | 18/02/2010 |
| Pia Brinkmann Madsen | Board member | 09/06/2004 | 07/12/2004 |
| Lone Hjelmeborn | Board member | 07/12/2004 | 20/06/2006 |
| Mogens Stoustrup Jensen | Board member | 24/05/2006 | 30/05/2012 |
| Jørgen Balle | Board member | 24/05/2006 | 30/11/2009 |
| Kjell Jerker Michael Hartwall | Chair of the board | 24/05/2006 | 06/04/2010 |
| Anders Gustaf Byström | Deputy chair | 24/05/2006 | 19/05/2015 |
| Peter Laurits Luke | Board member | 20/06/2006 | 01/12/2006 |
| Per Ole Dam | Deputy board member | 20/06/2006 | 18/02/2010 |
| Per Dunkelskov Thomsen | Board member | 01/12/2006 | 18/02/2010 |
| Jan Astrup | Board member | 30/11/2009 | 30/05/2012 |
| Jan Astrup | CEO | 30/11/2009 | 30/05/2012 |
| Mogens Stoustrup Jensen | Director | 26/01/2010 | 30/05/2012 |
| Michael Skriver | Board member | 26/01/2010 | 30/05/2012 |
| Arne Alexander Frank | Chair of the board | 06/04/2010 | 25/07/2017 |
| Torben Friis Lange | Director | 30/05/2012 | 14/09/2015 |
| Michael Skriver | Director | 30/05/2012 | 30/05/2013 |
| John Officer | Board member | 30/05/2012 | 07/08/2017 |
| John Officer | CEO | 30/05/2012 | 07/08/2017 |
| Lars Fredrik Andreas Nilsson | Board member | 30/05/2012 | 30/05/2013 |
| John Officer | Board member | 30/05/2012 | 30/05/2012 |
| John Officer | CEO | 30/05/2012 | 30/05/2012 |
| Thomas Brandt Pasgaard | Chief financial officer | 30/05/2013 | 01/09/2015 |
| Jarl Peter Göran Andreasson | Board member | 19/05/2015 | 14/11/2020 |
| Karsten Saaby Nielsen | Director | 01/09/2015 | 24/02/2023 |
| Palle Michael Severin Jensen | CEO | 07/08/2017 | 24/02/2023 |
| Eva Maria Gotthardsson | Board member | 07/08/2017 | 15/11/2020 |
| Lars Fredrik Andreas Nilsson | Chair of the board | 07/08/2017 | 15/11/2020 |
| Jarl Peter Göran Andreasson | Chair of the board | 15/11/2020 | 16/01/2025 |
| Lisbeth Marianne Persson | Board member | 15/11/2020 | 16/01/2025 |
| Pontus Anders Johan Malmunger | Board member | 15/11/2020 | 26/09/2025 |
| Eva Kristina Landfeldt | Board member | 20/01/2025 | 09/07/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to direktører i forening, en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
18 active production unitsSlipvej 4
8000 Aarhus C
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAK DENMARK A/S | Slipvej 4, 8000 Aarhus C | 263 | 1003086121 |
| AAK DENMARK A/S | Oliehavnsvej 10, 8000 Aarhus C | 1 | 1003086108 |
| ABC bund A | Borneovej 12, 8000 Aarhus C | – | 1028847641 |
| Borum Hal 1, 2 og 3 | Borumvej 105, 8471 Sabro | – | 1025153584 |
| Broholm | Rækkevej 19, 8370 Hadsten | – | 1025153606 |
| Grenaa Havn Hal 28/29 | Nordhavnsvej 19A, 8500 Grenaa | – | 1026352386 |
| Grenaa Havn Pakhus 23 | Plutovej 6, 8500 Grenaa | – | 1031851455 |
| Grenaa Havn, Hal 24 | Plutovej 8, 8500 Grenaa | – | 1025154920 |
| Grenaa Havn, Pakhus 100 | Nordhavnsvej 60, 8500 Grenaa | – | 1025154939 |
| Grenaa Papir Hal 10 og 11 | Korsgade 22, 8500 Grenaa | – | 1025153657 |
| Hedegården Hal1/Hal 2 | Viborgvej 224, 8450 Hammel | – | 1025153770 |
| LS Intertank | C. F. Tietgens Vej 26, 7000 Fredericia | – | 1026436407 |
| Langdahl - Astrupvej | Astrupvej 10, 8370 Hadsten | – | 1029495447 |
| Langdal | Gunderuplundvej 10, 8370 Hadsten | – | 1025153800 |
| SDK - Selling, Hadsten | Bavne Alle 8, 8370 Hadsten | – | 1032110785 |
Showing 15 of 18 units (sorted by employees).
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed inden for handel og industri og anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
126 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20259 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
- ManagementJuan-Luis Call Bendt appointed board member
- ManagementPontus Anders Johan Malmunger stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementTherese Maria Rörstrand appointed board member
- ManagementEva Kristina Landfeldt stepped down as board member
- ManagementEva Kristina Landfeldt appointed board member
- ManagementCarl Johan August Gyllin appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLisbeth Marianne Persson stepped down as board member
- ManagementJarl Peter Göran Andreasson stepped down as chair of the board
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementJuan-Luis Call Bendt appointed director
- ManagementSteen Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementPalle Michael Severin Jensen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKarsten Saaby Nielsen stepped down as director
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20206 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementLisbeth Marianne Persson appointed board member
- ManagementPontus Anders Johan Malmunger appointed board member
- ManagementJarl Peter Göran Andreasson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLars Fredrik Andreas Nilsson stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementEva Maria Gotthardsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementJarl Peter Göran Andreasson stepped down as board member
20176 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementPalle Michael Severin Jensen appointed ceo
- ManagementLars Fredrik Andreas Nilsson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementEva Maria Gotthardsson appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Officer stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJohn Officer stepped down as board member
- ManagementArne Alexander Frank stepped down as chair of the board
20156 changesmanagement 5 · address 1
- ManagementTorben Friis Lange stepped down as director
- ManagementKarsten Saaby Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementThomas Brandt Pasgaard stepped down as chief financial officer
- AddressMoved to Slipvej 4, 8000 Aarhus C
- ManagementJarl Peter Göran Andreasson appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Gustaf Byström stepped down as deputy chair
20141 changename 1
- NameName changed from AARHUSKARLSHAMN DENMARK A/S to AAK DENMARK A/S
20133 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementThomas Brandt Pasgaard appointed chief financial officer
- ManagementLars Fredrik Andreas Nilsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementMichael Skriver stepped down as director
201212 changesmanagement 12
- ManagementJohn Officer appointed ceo
- ManagementJohn Officer stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJohn Officer appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Officer stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Fredrik Andreas Nilsson appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Skriver appointed director
- ManagementTorben Friis Lange appointed director
- ManagementMichael Skriver stepped down as board member
- ManagementMogens Stoustrup Jensen stepped down as director
- ManagementJan Astrup stepped down as board member
- ManagementJan Astrup stepped down as ceo
- ManagementMogens Stoustrup Jensen stepped down as board member
20108 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementArne Alexander Frank appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKjell Jerker Michael Hartwall stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPer Dunkelskov Thomsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Ole Dam stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBjarne Uldall stepped down as board member
- ManagementMichael Skriver appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Stoustrup Jensen appointed director
- ManagementBenny Jakobsen stepped down as director
20094 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementJan Astrup appointed board member
- ManagementJan Astrup appointed ceo
- ManagementJørgen Balle stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Balle stepped down as ceo
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of oils and fats (104100)
200612 changesmanagement 12
- ManagementPer Dunkelskov Thomsen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Laurits Luke stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Ole Dam appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPeter Laurits Luke appointed board member
- ManagementLone Hjelmeborn stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Balle appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Gustaf Byström appointed deputy chair
- ManagementKjell Jerker Michael Hartwall appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMogens Stoustrup Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Leerskov stepped down as board member
- ManagementErik Højsholt stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementEsben Vibe stepped down as board member
20051 changename 1
- NameName changed from AARHUS UNITED DENMARK A/S to AARHUSKARLSHAMN DENMARK A/S
200412 changesmanagement 8 · address 1 · industry 1 · capital 1 · name 1
- ManagementLone Hjelmeborn appointed board member
- ManagementPia Brinkmann Madsen stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to M.P. Bruuns Gade 27, 8000 Aarhus C
- ManagementPia Brinkmann Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Uldall appointed board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Fremstilling af raffinerede olier og fedtstoffer (154200)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 100,000,000 DKK
- NameName changed from EASTERN COMMERCIAL A/S to AARHUS UNITED DENMARK A/S
- ManagementBenny Jakobsen appointed director
- ManagementPeter Leerskov appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Balle appointed ceo
- ManagementEsben Vibe stepped down as ceo
20023 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementEsben Vibe appointed ceo
- ManagementJakob Thøisen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementTroels Steen Andersen stepped down as director
20004 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementJakob Thøisen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTroels Steen Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementErik Højsholt appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKjeld Ranum stepped down as chair of the board
19992 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementEsben Vibe appointed board member
- ManagementBo Tornøe Nørholm stepped down as board member
19983 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKjeld Ranum appointed chair of the board
- ManagementErik Boesgaard stepped down as chair of the board
19972 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementClaus Astrup-Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Torp stepped down as board member
19962 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementErik Boesgaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJohn Allen Goodwin stepped down as chair of the board
19942 changesname 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from AO IV A/S to EASTERN COMMERCIAL A/S
- ManagementBo Tornøe Nørholm stepped down as director
19936 changesname 1 · management 4 · ownership 1
- NameName changed from VICH 3229 A/S to AO IV A/S
- ManagementSebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAsbjørn Christoffersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementVictor Christoffersen stepped down as director
- ManagementVictor Christoffersen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipAAK DENMARK HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
19921 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
199111 changesfounded 1 · management 10
- FoundedRegistered as VICH 3229 A/S
- ManagementBo Tornøe Nørholm appointed director
- ManagementJohn Allen Goodwin appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJørgen Torp appointed board member
- ManagementSebastian Benjamin Bahn Christoffersen appointed board member
- ManagementAsbjørn Christoffersen appointed board member
- ManagementTroels Steen Andersen appointed director
- ManagementTroels Steen Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementVictor Christoffersen appointed director
- ManagementVictor Christoffersen appointed board member
- ManagementBo Tornøe Nørholm appointed board member
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Largest in the industry
- Scanfedt A/SDKK 43.9m
- TripleNine Esbjerg A/SDKK 35m
- Scanola A/SDKK 26.1m
- Kaffe Bueno ApS−DKK 7.1m
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.