Abena A/S

Public limited companyCVR 25682742AabenraaActive

Abena A/S is a public limited company, based in Aabenraa, active in wholesale of other household goods n.e.c., founded in 2000. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 36.5m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 124 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 3 production units.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 4.7bn+14.1% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 36.5m−283% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 820.9m−1% vs. 2024
Employees375latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 11% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 249m.
  • Revenue rose 14% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.7bn.
  • Net profit went from a profit of DKK 19.9m to a loss of DKK 36.5m (2024 → 2025).

Employees

  • 58 fewer employees than a year earlier: 375 (07/2026) against 433 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Christian Ørum Madsen (director, 04/04/2025), Jane Lautrup Asmussen (director, 04/04/2025) and Henrik Clausen (board member, 01/05/2026) (+1).
  • Stepped down: Erik Barsøe Bohsen (director, 30/09/2025) and Jens-Peter Poulsen (board member, 01/05/2026).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 20/06/2025: Merger registered in CVR
  • 20/06/2025: Share capital changed from 50,000,000 DKK to 51,000,000 DKK
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of other household goods n.e.c. (464990)

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 200mDKK 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Abena A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue3,114,8075,008,2264,868,4404,061,7704,109,5224,688,849+14.1%
Gross profit224,800623,301511,49796,201279,400248,962−10.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)65,162432,758306,523−128,32829,378−42,228−243.7%
Profit before tax58,990415,713322,596−141,77625,733−46,562−280.9%
Net profit45,896324,251251,543−110,71319,933−36,482−283%
Total assets1,303,3942,672,0452,146,9972,243,1812,080,9192,639,193+26.8%
Equity468,296783,346970,089809,076829,009820,861−1%
Liabilities835,0981,888,6991,176,9081,434,1051,251,9101,818,332+45.2%
Cash and cash equivalents3,66945,7536,4512,605455,512+12,148.9%
Average number of employees300326371385410450+9.8%

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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Gross profitMedian, the industry (125 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Abena A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/05/2024 – 30/04/202506/11/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/05/2023 – 30/04/202406/11/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/05/2022 – 30/04/202301/11/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/05/2021 – 30/04/202208/11/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/05/2020 – 30/04/202105/10/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/05/2019 – 30/04/202007/10/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

125 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of other household goods n.e.c. based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 249mNo. 1 of 124
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 820.9mNo. 1 of 125
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees375No. 1 of 125
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.3m, net profit DKK 423k, equity DKK 4.9m, 5 employees.

DKK 109kDKK 752kDKK 5.2mDKK 36mDKK 130.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 118 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 211of 763
Better than 72%
No. 73of 796
Better than 91%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 253of 24,791
Better than 99%
No. 245of 24,909
Better than 99%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 619of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 480of 18,024
Better than 97%

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

Wholesale of other household goods n.e.c.
Gross profit
  1. Abena A/SDKK 249m
  2. F&H Group A/SDKK 188.7m
  3. Creativ Company A/SDKK 169.9m
Net profit
  1. Abena A/S−DKK 36.5m
  2. F&H Group A/S−DKK 59.6m
  3. Creativ Company A/SDKK 2m
Equity
  1. Abena A/SDKK 820.9m
  2. F&H Group A/SDKK 83.7m
  3. Creativ Company A/SDKK 73.9m
Employees
  1. Abena A/S375
  2. F&H Group A/S262
  3. Creativ Company A/S226

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Institutions Holding A/S100%
Abena A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Abena A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Christian Ørum MadsenDirector04/04/2025
Jane Lautrup AsmussenDirector04/04/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Abena A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Hanne Terp-NielsenBoard member30/09/2000
Preben Terp-NielsenChair of the board02/09/2008
Arne Terp-NielsenBoard member02/09/2008
Henrik ClausenBoard member01/05/2026
Founders
Abena Holding A/S
Former management (13)
Former management at Abena A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Preben Terp-NielsenDirector30/09/200002/09/2008
Erik Barsøe BohsenDirector24/01/200131/12/2013
Søren ChristensenDirector25/04/200702/09/2008
Claus MadsenDirector02/09/200831/05/2022
Poul Henning Schlaikjer-PetersenDirector01/01/200905/03/2010
Søren GjessingDirector01/12/201220/06/2014
Jens Rønn OlesenDirector01/01/201401/10/2017
Sean Frank AmmentorpDirector10/08/201515/06/2017
Erik MøllerDirector01/01/201631/08/2020
Erik Barsøe BohsenDirector01/10/201730/09/2025
Jens Bundgaard AndersenDirector01/03/202118/03/2021
Morten NielsenDirector26/08/202131/08/2022
Jens-Peter PoulsenBoard member24/02/202501/05/2026

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Address and production units

3 active production units

Egelund 35
6200 Aabenraa

Aabenraa Municipality · Postcode 6200

Other companies at the address (4)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Abena A/SOle Lippmanns Vej 1, 2630 Taastrup181020543147
Abena A/SBirkedam 18, 6000 Kolding141029260237
Abena A/SMarsvej 26, 6000 Kolding101030908070

Purpose

Selskabets formål er fabrikation, handel og finansiering, udlejning og investering samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

53 registered events
20262 changesmanagement 2
  • Henrik Clausen appointed board member
  • Jens-Peter Poulsen stepped down as board member
20258 changesaccounts 1 · management 4 · capital 1 · merger 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Erik Barsøe Bohsen stepped down as director
  • Share capital changed from 50,000,000 DKK to 51,000,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Jane Lautrup Asmussen appointed director
  • Christian Ørum Madsen appointed director
  • Jens-Peter Poulsen appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of other household goods n.e.c. (464990)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20223 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Morten Nielsen stepped down as director
  • Claus Madsen stepped down as director
20214 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Morten Nielsen appointed director
  • Jens Bundgaard Andersen stepped down as director
  • Jens Bundgaard Andersen appointed director
20206 changesownership 3 · accounts 1 · address 1 · management 1
  • INSTITUTIONS HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • ABENA PARTNERS A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • INSTITUTIONS HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Moved to Egelund 35, 6200 Aabenraa
  • Erik Møller stepped down as director
20173 changesmanagement 3
  • Erik Barsøe Bohsen appointed director
  • Jens Rønn Olesen stepped down as director
  • Sean Frank Ammentorp stepped down as director
20161 changemanagement 1
  • Erik Møller appointed director
20151 changemanagement 1
  • Sean Frank Ammentorp appointed director
20142 changesmanagement 2
  • Søren Gjessing stepped down as director
  • Jens Rønn Olesen appointed director
20131 changemanagement 1
  • Erik Barsøe Bohsen stepped down as director
20122 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
  • Søren Gjessing appointed director
  • Moved to Egelund 35, 6200 Aabenraa
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Poul Henning Schlaikjer-Petersen stepped down as director
20091 changemanagement 1
  • Poul Henning Schlaikjer-Petersen appointed director
20085 changesmanagement 5
  • Claus Madsen appointed director
  • Preben Terp-Nielsen appointed chair of the board
  • Arne Terp-Nielsen appointed board member
  • Søren Christensen stepped down as director
  • Preben Terp-Nielsen stepped down as director
20073 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 1 · address 1
  • Søren Christensen appointed director
  • ABENA PARTNERS A/S registered as owner (5%)
  • Moved to Egelund 35, 6200 Aabenraa
20052 changesmerger 1 · name 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Name changed from SÆKKO A/S to ABENA A/S
20012 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
  • Erik Barsøe Bohsen appointed director
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med andre husholdningsartikler (514790)
20004 changesownership 1 · founded 1 · management 2
  • INSTITUTIONS HOLDING A/S registered as owner (90%)
  • Registered as SÆKKO A/S
  • Preben Terp-Nielsen appointed director
  • Hanne Terp-Nielsen 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 23/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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