Aarhus Vand A/S
Public limited companyCVR 32562361Viby JActive
Aarhus Vand A/S is a public limited company, based in Viby J, active in water collection, treatment and supply, founded in 2009. Net profit rose 159% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 148.3m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 14 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 853.4m+16.5% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 148.3m+159.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 10.1bn+1.5% vs. 2024
Employees241latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 19% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 612.7m.
- Revenue rose 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 853.4m.
- Net profit rose 159% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 148.3m.
- Equity rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 10.1bn.
Employees
- 2 more employees than a year earlier: 241 (07/2026) against 239 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Mads Staberg Thomsen (board member, 01/01/2026), Anders Krogager (board member, 01/01/2026) and Sarah le Fevre Schirmer Jarsbo (deputy board member, 01/01/2026) (+14).
- Stepped down: Bjørn Rohde (board member, 31/12/2025), Henrik Frier (board member, 01/01/2026) and Mette Neville (deputy board member, 15/06/2026) (+15).
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 | 669,928 | 641,022 | 668,027 | 658,320 | 732,515 | 853,419 | +16.5% |
| Gross profit | 499,581 | 463,952 | 457,638 | 444,656 | 513,000 | 612,675 | +19.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 124,614 | 103,325 | 75,440 | 41,941 | 108,752 | 194,827 | +79.1% |
| Profit before tax | 114,746 | 80,323 | 74,514 | 40,117 | 101,242 | 190,354 | +88% |
| Net profit | 97,879 | 58,319 | 58,875 | 31,172 | 57,211 | 148,286 | +159.2% |
| Total assets | 11,034,074 | 10,940,794 | 10,934,811 | 11,043,359 | 11,122,578 | 11,184,023 | +0.6% |
| Equity | 9,724,009 | 9,795,502 | 9,818,476 | 9,849,648 | 9,906,859 | 10,055,145 | +1.5% |
| Liabilities | 790,676 | 632,700 | 715,757 | 780,152 | 758,893 | 665,292 | −12.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 29,798 | 6,509 | 4,560 | 12,505 | 58,218 | 99,731 | +71.3% |
| Average number of employees | 219 | 219 | 209 | 213 | 220 | 224 | +1.8% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; 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 | 16/06/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 02/06/2025 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 24/05/2024 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 26/06/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 31/05/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 27/05/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
14 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in water collection, treatment and supply based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 612.7mNo. 1 of 14
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 10.1bnNo. 1 of 14
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees241No. 1 of 14
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 246k, equity DKK 1.3m, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 32of 763 Better than 96% | No. 8of 796 Better than 99% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 84of 24,791 Better than 100% | No. 27of 24,909 Better than 100% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 228of 17,786 Better than 99% | No. 63of 18,024 Better than 100% |
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
Water collection, treatment and supplyGross profit
- Aarhus Vand A/SDKK 612.7m
- EWII Vand A/SDKK 102.6m
- Silkeborg Vand A/SDKK 30.3m
Net profit
- Aarhus Vand A/SDKK 148.3m
- EWII Vand A/SDKK 29.4m
- Silkeborg Vand A/SDKK 20.4m
Equity
- Aarhus Vand A/SDKK 10.1bn
- EWII Vand A/SDKK 1.4bn
- Silkeborg Vand A/SDKK 352.7m
Employees
- Aarhus Vand A/S241
- EWII Vand A/S2
- Silkeborg Vand A/S14
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Aarhus Kommune100%
Aarhus Vand A/S
Management
19 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Karina Topp | CEO | 01/11/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Flemming Besenbacher | Chair of the board | 11/01/2018 |
| Hanne Christensen | Board member | 19/10/2020 |
| Jakob Søgaard Clausen | Board member | 19/01/2022 |
| Mads Staberg Thomsen | Board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Anders Krogager | Board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Sarah le Fevre Schirmer Jarsbo | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Michael Munksgaard Christensen | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Bjørn Rohde | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Thomas Kastrup Christensen | Board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Isabella Heilmann | Deputy chair | 01/01/2026 |
| Sofie Hyldal Thorgaard | Board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Sally Nyberg Kornholt | Board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Louise Marie Svenstrup | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Astrid Høegh Tyrsted | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Bjørn Drøgemüller | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Mads Palmelund Johansen | Deputy board member | 01/01/2026 |
| Nanna Krog Lundsgaard | Board member | 15/06/2026 |
| Carsten Toft Boesen | Board member | 15/06/2026 |
Former management (70)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Nielsen | Board member | 01/11/2009 | 18/12/2009 |
| Christian Andersen-Mølgaard | Board member | 01/11/2009 | 18/12/2009 |
| Lars Bjarne Schrøder | Director | 01/11/2009 | 01/11/2023 |
| Hans Nikolajsen | Chair of the board | 01/11/2009 | 18/12/2009 |
| Ellen Margrethe Basse | Board member | 18/12/2009 | 11/01/2018 |
| Jan Ravn Christensen | Board member | 18/12/2009 | 07/01/2014 |
| Hans Christian Elbek Pedersen | Chair of the board | 18/12/2009 | 11/01/2018 |
| Mads Staberg Thomsen | Board member | 07/01/2014 | 01/09/2020 |
| Per Reimann | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 31/03/2015 |
| Lars Boje Mathiesen | Board member | 07/01/2014 | 11/01/2018 |
| Camilla Fabricius-Jensen | Deputy chair | 07/01/2014 | 31/03/2015 |
| Bjørn Rohde | Board member | 07/01/2014 | 31/12/2025 |
| Ango Winther | Board member | 07/01/2014 | 31/03/2015 |
| Henrik Frier | Board member | 07/01/2014 | 01/01/2026 |
| Ole Pedersen | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 11/01/2018 |
| Steen Bording Andersen | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 31/03/2015 |
| Henning Møller | Board member | 07/01/2014 | 11/01/2018 |
| Hans Skou | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 11/01/2018 |
| Anette Marie Poulsen | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 31/03/2015 |
| Inge Marie Halkjær Jensen | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 11/01/2018 |
| Lars Trolle Petersen | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 25/05/2016 |
| Troels Bille Haugstrup | Deputy board member | 07/01/2014 | 01/04/2015 |
| Mette Neville | Deputy board member | 22/05/2014 | 10/01/2018 |
| Kent Mousten Sørensen | Deputy board member | 22/05/2014 | 10/01/2018 |
| Per Reimann | Deputy board member | 01/04/2015 | 11/01/2018 |
| Camilla Fabricius-Jensen | Board member | 01/04/2015 | 11/01/2018 |
| Ango Winther | Deputy chair | 01/04/2015 | 10/01/2018 |
| Steen Bording Andersen | Deputy board member | 01/04/2015 | 11/01/2018 |
| Anette Marie Poulsen | Deputy board member | 01/04/2015 | 11/01/2018 |
| Dia Isberg Madsen | Deputy board member | 25/05/2016 | 10/01/2018 |
| Freddy Allan Dam | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 19/01/2022 |
| Jens Hørup Jensen | Board member | 11/01/2018 | 02/06/2020 |
| Claus Høj Broberg | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 19/01/2022 |
| Hans Pedersen | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 01/06/2020 |
| Mette Neville | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 15/06/2026 |
| Almaz Felekech Mengesha | Board member | 11/01/2018 | 19/01/2022 |
| Kent Mousten Sørensen | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 15/06/2026 |
| Lars Bach Andersen | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 19/01/2022 |
| Dia Isberg Madsen | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 31/08/2020 |
| Keld Hvalsø Nedergaard | Deputy chair | 11/01/2018 | 22/04/2020 |
| Ango Winther | Board member | 11/01/2018 | 19/01/2022 |
| Johanne Sønderlund Birn | Board member | 11/01/2018 | 15/06/2026 |
| Lene Horsbøl Toft | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 01/10/2021 |
| Maria Sloth Andersen | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 22/04/2020 |
| Louise Lindskrog | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 14/04/2021 |
| Flemming Bomholt Møller | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 18/01/2022 |
| Lisbet Davidsen | Deputy board member | 11/01/2018 | 18/10/2020 |
| Peter Hegner Bonfils | Deputy chair | 22/04/2020 | 03/02/2021 |
| Lone Norlander Smith | Deputy board member | 22/04/2020 | 02/02/2021 |
| Hans Pedersen | Board member | 02/06/2020 | 01/12/2023 |
| Dia Isberg Madsen | Board member | 01/09/2020 | 01/01/2026 |
| Bjørn Kaare Jensen | Board member | 19/10/2020 | 15/06/2026 |
| Lisbet Davidsen | Board member | 19/10/2020 | 18/01/2022 |
| Ole Fritz Adeler | Deputy board member | 19/10/2020 | 15/06/2026 |
| Marianne Ladegaard | Deputy board member | 19/10/2020 | 15/06/2026 |
| Lone Norlander Smith | Deputy chair | 03/02/2021 | 19/01/2022 |
| Michael Krogh Hansen | Deputy board member | 14/04/2021 | 19/01/2022 |
| Louise Lingren Louring | Deputy board member | 01/10/2021 | 19/01/2022 |
| Peter Thomsen | Deputy board member | 19/01/2022 | 01/12/2023 |
| Henrik Arens | Deputy board member | 19/01/2022 | 01/01/2026 |
| Claus Thure Hastrup | Deputy chair | 19/01/2022 | 01/01/2026 |
| Jesper Krogh Strange Kjeldsen | Board member | 19/01/2022 | 06/11/2024 |
| Lone Hindø | Deputy board member | 19/01/2022 | 06/11/2024 |
| Eva Ryberg | Deputy board member | 19/01/2022 | 01/12/2023 |
| Flemming Bomholt Møller | Board member | 19/01/2022 | 01/01/2026 |
| Lisbet Davidsen | Deputy board member | 19/01/2022 | 01/01/2026 |
| Laura Bolther Bryhl | Deputy board member | 19/01/2022 | 17/08/2022 |
| Katrine Nielsen | Deputy board member | 17/08/2022 | 01/01/2026 |
| Jesper Krogh Strange Kjeldsen | Deputy board member | 07/11/2024 | 01/01/2026 |
| Lone Hindø | Board member | 07/11/2024 | 01/01/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsesformanden sammen med næstformanden, af en registreret direktør sammen med enten bestyrelsesformanden eller næstformanden eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsHasselager Allé 29
8260 Viby J
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARHUS VAND A/S | Hasselager Allé 29, 8260 Viby J | 237 | 1015638733 |
Purpose
Selskabet er moderselskab og serviceselskab i en koncern, som har til formål at skabe sundhed gennem rent vand - til mennesker og planeten. Koncernen udøver vand- og spildevandsforsyningsvirksomhed, energiproduktionsvirksomhed og aktiviteter med nær tilknytning til den udøvede hovedvirksomhed. Selskabet sikrer, at vand- og spildevandsforsyningsvirksomheden i datterselskabet er af høj sundheds- og miljømæssig kvalitet og tager hensyn til forsyningssikkerheden, klimaet og naturen. Vand- og spildevandsforsyningsvirksomheden skal drives på en effektiv måde, der er gennemsigtig for forbrugerne, giver lavest mulige, stabile priser og understøtter innovation, udvikling, demonstration og eksport af vandteknologiløsninger. Selskabet kan via datterselskaber og associerede selskaber udøve aktiviteter med nær tilknytning til vand- og spildevandsvirksomhed og aktiviteter indenfor produktion og fremføring af energi samt virksomhed med nær tilknytning hertil indenfor de til enhver tid gældende lovgivningsmæssige rammer herfor.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
114 registered events02015
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02017
192018
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162020
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202630 changesaccounts 1 · management 29
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementCarsten Toft Boesen appointed board member
- ManagementNanna Krog Lundsgaard appointed board member
- ManagementBjørn Kaare Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarianne Ladegaard stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementOle Fritz Adeler stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMette Neville stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKent Mousten Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJohanne Sønderlund Birn stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Krogager appointed board member
- ManagementBjørn Rohde appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMads Staberg Thomsen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Munksgaard Christensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Kastrup Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementIsabella Heilmann appointed deputy chair
- ManagementSofie Hyldal Thorgaard appointed board member
- ManagementSally Nyberg Kornholt appointed board member
- ManagementLouise Marie Svenstrup appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAstrid Høegh Tyrsted appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBjørn Drøgemüller appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMads Palmelund Johansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSarah le Fevre Schirmer Jarsbo appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Krogh Strange Kjeldsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLone Hindø stepped down as board member
- ManagementKatrine Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLisbet Davidsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementFlemming Bomholt Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Thure Hastrup stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementHenrik Arens stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementDia Isberg Madsen stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementJesper Krogh Strange Kjeldsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLone Hindø appointed board member
- ManagementLone Hindø stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Krogh Strange Kjeldsen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20236 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1 · address 1
- ManagementPeter Thomsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementEva Ryberg stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHans Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarina Topp appointed ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- AddressMoved to Hasselager Allé 29, 8260 Viby J
202223 changesmanagement 22 · accounts 1
- ManagementKatrine Nielsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLaura Bolther Bryhl stepped down as deputy board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementJakob Søgaard Clausen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Thomsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLaura Bolther Bryhl appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLisbet Davidsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementFlemming Bomholt Møller appointed board member
- ManagementEva Ryberg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLone Hindø appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJesper Krogh Strange Kjeldsen appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Thure Hastrup appointed deputy chair
- ManagementHenrik Arens appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLouise Lingren Louring stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMichael Krogh Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLone Norlander Smith stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementFreddy Allan Dam stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementClaus Høj Broberg stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAlmaz Felekech Mengesha stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Bach Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAngo Winther stepped down as board member
- ManagementLisbet Davidsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementFlemming Bomholt Møller stepped down as deputy board member
20218 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
- ManagementLouise Lingren Louring appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLene Horsbøl Toft stepped down as deputy board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementMichael Krogh Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLouise Lindskrog stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLone Norlander Smith appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPeter Hegner Bonfils stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementLone Norlander Smith stepped down as deputy board member
202016 changesaddress 1 · management 15
- AddressMoved to Gunnar Clausens Vej 34, 8260 Viby J
- ManagementLisbet Davidsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjørn Kaare Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementHanne Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementMarianne Ladegaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementOle Fritz Adeler appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLisbet Davidsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementDia Isberg Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementDia Isberg Madsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHans Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Hørup Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Pedersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLone Norlander Smith appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPeter Hegner Bonfils appointed deputy chair
- ManagementKeld Hvalsø Nedergaard stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementMaria Sloth Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
201819 changesmanagement 19
- ManagementLouise Lindskrog appointed deputy board member
- ManagementFreddy Allan Dam appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJens Hørup Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Høj Broberg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHans Pedersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMette Neville appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAlmaz Felekech Mengesha appointed board member
- ManagementKent Mousten Sørensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Bach Andersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementDia Isberg Madsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKeld Hvalsø Nedergaard appointed deputy chair
- ManagementAngo Winther appointed board member
- ManagementJohanne Sønderlund Birn appointed board member
- ManagementLene Horsbøl Toft appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMaria Sloth Andersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementFlemming Bomholt Møller appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLisbet Davidsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementFlemming Besenbacher appointed chair of the board
- ManagementDia Isberg Madsen stepped down as deputy board member
20162 changesaddress 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Gunnar Clausens Vej 34, 8260 Viby J
- ManagementDia Isberg Madsen appointed deputy board member
20111 changename 1
- NameName changed from ÅRHUS VAND A/S to AARHUS VAND A/S
20093 changescapital 1 · founded 1 · ownership 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
- FoundedRegistered as ÅRHUS VAND A/S
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune registered as owner (100%)
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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 23/10/2026.