Advance A/S
Public limited companyCVR 25763858København KActive
Advance A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in planning and design of advertising campaigns, founded in 2000. Net profit rose 197% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 13.9m. With 63 employees, the company is about 21 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 18.9m in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 36% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 67.1m.
- Revenue rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 87.8m.
- Net profit rose 197% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.9m.
- Equity rose 95% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.9m.
Employees
- 2 more employees than a year earlier: 63 (08/2026) against 61 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Mads Thorsted Hald (board member, 04/02/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)
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 | 69,425 | 73,222 | 82,393 | 86,309 | 79,792 | 87,838 | +10.1% |
| Gross profit | 37,525 | 50,181 | 48,913 | 57,312 | 49,486 | 67,122 | +35.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 35 | 10,010 | 7,282 | 13,407 | 5,921 | 17,702 | +199% |
| Profit before tax | 64 | 10,351 | 7,551 | 13,781 | 6,045 | 17,827 | +194.9% |
| Net profit | 38 | 8,115 | 5,830 | 10,766 | 4,671 | 13,861 | +196.8% |
| Total assets | 24,447 | 37,052 | 26,281 | 38,242 | 21,085 | 31,723 | +50.5% |
| Equity | 7,038 | 13,115 | 10,830 | 15,766 | 9,671 | 18,861 | +95% |
| Liabilities | 17,111 | 22,778 | 15,131 | 22,163 | 11,297 | 11,839 | +4.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,948 | 182 | 1,338 | 7,180 | 641 | 9,694 | +1,413.4% |
| Average number of employees | 54 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 54 | −1.8% |
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 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 05/02/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 07/02/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 09/02/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 20/02/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 24/01/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 01/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
716 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in planning and design of advertising campaigns based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.1m, net profit DKK 163k, equity DKK 649k, 3 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. 1,233of 4,412 Better than 72% | No. 2,255of 4,466 Better than 50% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees24 companies in the comparison | No. 9of 24 Better than 65% | No. 10of 24 Better than 61% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 1,071of 24,791 Better than 96% | No. 4,610of 24,909 Better than 81% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,247of 17,786 Better than 87% | No. 6,383of 18,024 Better than 65% |
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
Planning and design of advertising campaigns- Advance A/SDKK 67.1m
- WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 497.5m
- Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 196.3m
- Advance A/SDKK 13.9m
- WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 175.1m
- Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 28.6m
- Advance A/SDKK 18.9m
- WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 163.9m
- Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 143m
- Advance A/S63
- WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/S497
- Omnicom Media Group A/S76
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Future Advance ApS33.33%
- Advance Holding ApS50%
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla Grove Pelle | Director | 01/01/2022 |
| Ann-Louise Rosen | Director | 01/01/2022 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Niels Vahman Bang | Chair of the board | 05/02/2013 |
| Nichlas Henrik Pamsgaard Hertz | Board member | 12/03/2013 |
| Jeppe Hovmand Fonnesbæk Rasmussen | Board member | 12/03/2013 |
| Camilla Grove Pelle | Board member | 31/01/2019 |
| Ann-Louise Rosen | Board member | 31/01/2019 |
| Mads Thorsted Hald | Board member | 04/02/2026 |
- Founders
- Advance Holding ApS, Future Advance ApS
Former management (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carsten Malby | Chair of the board | 16/11/2000 | 05/02/2013 |
| Alex Stougaard Nielsen | Board member | 16/11/2000 | 02/02/2011 |
| Claus Wittenborg | Board member | 16/11/2000 | 31/12/2021 |
| Claus Wittenborg | Director | 16/11/2000 | 31/12/2021 |
| Jens Krog | Board member | 16/11/2000 | 31/12/2021 |
| Jens Krog | Director | 16/11/2000 | 31/12/2021 |
| Christian Guldberg Faber | Board member | 16/11/2000 | 11/01/2016 |
| Morten Nannerup Kirckhoff | Board member | 02/02/2011 | 02/06/2017 |
| Gavin William Mulligan | Board member | 12/03/2013 | 25/01/2024 |
| Anne Sofie Svarre | Board member | 12/03/2013 | 31/07/2021 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes ved underskrift af formanden for bestyrelsen og en direktør eller ved underskrift af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer og en direktør eller ved underskrift af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsLandemærket 29
1119 København K
København Municipality · Postcode 1119
Other companies at the address (1)
- Responsive A/SBusiness and other management consultancy activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE A/S | Landemærket 29, 2, 1119 København K | 63 | 1000879482 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed ved handel, rådgivning og produktion indenfor reklamebranchen og anden dermed i forbindelse stående virksomhed samt i sin virksomhed og drift under hensyn til selskabets interesse at have en væsentlig positiv indvirkning på samfundet og miljøet som helhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
44 registered events20262 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementMads Thorsted Hald appointed board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)
20242 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementGavin William Mulligan stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20223 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementAnn-Louise Rosen appointed director
- ManagementCamilla Grove Pelle appointed director
20216 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
- ManagementJens Krog stepped down as director
- ManagementJens Krog stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Wittenborg stepped down as director
- ManagementClaus Wittenborg stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnne Sofie Svarre stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20194 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 2
- ManagementCamilla Grove Pelle appointed board member
- ManagementAnn-Louise Rosen appointed board member
- OwnershipADVANCE HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipADVANCE HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20171 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMorten Nannerup Kirckhoff stepped down as board member
20161 changemanagement 1
- ManagementChristian Guldberg Faber stepped down as board member
20151 changeownership 1
- OwnershipADVANCE HOLDING ApS registered as owner (90%)
20136 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementAnne Sofie Svarre appointed board member
- ManagementGavin William Mulligan appointed board member
- ManagementNichlas Henrik Pamsgaard Hertz appointed board member
- ManagementJeppe Hovmand Fonnesbæk Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Vahman Bang appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCarsten Malby stepped down as chair of the board
20121 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20113 changesmerger 1 · management 2
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementMorten Nannerup Kirckhoff appointed board member
- ManagementAlex Stougaard Nielsen stepped down as board member
20091 changeownership 1
- OwnershipFUTURE ADVANCE ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)
20011 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Reklamebureauvirksomhed (744010)
20008 changesfounded 1 · management 7
- FoundedRegistered as ADVANCE A/S
- ManagementAlex Stougaard Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Krog appointed director
- ManagementJens Krog appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Guldberg Faber appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Malby appointed chair of the board
- ManagementClaus Wittenborg appointed director
- ManagementClaus Wittenborg appointed board member
Related companies
Same industry in København
- WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/S497 employees
- Vertic A/S114 employees
- Kunde & Co. A/S109 employees
- Grey Danmark A/S105 employees
- Obsidian Digital A/S94 employees
- Adpeople A/S93 employees
Same people in management
- Gorrissen Federspiel Advokatpartnerselskabvia Niels Vahman Bang
- Henning Larsen Architects A/Svia Carsten Malby
- MJ Service A/Svia Niels Vahman Bang
- A/S Informationvia Carsten Malby
- Hewlett-packard ApSvia Carsten Malby
- Adpeople A/Svia Carsten Malby
Largest in the industry
- WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 497.5m
- Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 196.3m
- Kunde & Co. A/SDKK 96.5m
- Obsidian Digital A/SDKK 90.4m
- Grey Danmark A/SDKK 85.6m
- Storm Group ApSDKK 81.1m
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 24/10/2026.