Aera A/S
Public limited companyCVR 39154765København KActive
Aera A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in patent agencies and marketing-related services, founded in 2017. Equity was negative at the end of 2026 (−DKK 3.6m). Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 7 of 47 companies in the industry in the database. The company made a loss in both 2025 and 2026, most recently DKK 5m.
Key figures · financial year 2026
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2026 against 2025
- Gross profit fell 42% (2025 → 2026), to DKK 32.9m.
- The loss grew: from DKK 308k to DKK 5m (2025 → 2026).
- Equity turned negative: −DKK 3.6m (2025 → 2026).
Employees
- 8 more employees than a year earlier: 46 (07/2026) against 38 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kasper Stenz Kolding (board member, 19/12/2024), Luke Richard Minford (chair of the board, 19/12/2024) and Edward Antony Hardcastle (board member, 19/12/2024).
- Stepped down: Anders Gammelgaard Sandgaard (chair of the board, 19/12/2024), Hanane Fathi Roswall (board member, 19/12/2024) and Per Larsen (board member, 19/12/2024) (+1).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Patent agencies and marketing-related services (749100)
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 2020–2026 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 19,588 | 26,678 | 32,186 | 36,790 | 56,343 | 32,937 | −41.5% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 2,772 | 4,014 | 3,101 | 4,135 | 737 | −6,881 | −1,033.3% |
| Profit before tax | 2,556 | 3,742 | 2,111 | 3,730 | −367 | −6,822 | −1,759% |
| Net profit | 2,026 | 2,894 | 1,608 | 2,879 | −308 | −4,984 | −1,519.4% |
| Total assets | 12,115 | 20,049 | 27,789 | 29,469 | 27,537 | 37,719 | +37% |
| Equity | 2,526 | 3,394 | 2,108 | 3,382 | 1,399 | −3,585 | −356.2% |
| Liabilities | 9,589 | 16,655 | 25,682 | 26,087 | 26,138 | 41,304 | +58% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,945 | 3,671 | 1,823 | 8,244 | 2,299 | 420 | −81.7% |
| Average number of employees | 19 | 24 | 35 | 41 | 55 | 39 | −29.1% |
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, 2025, 2026: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures. The register has no financial statements for 2024 (changed financial year or not filed).
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2026 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 3.6m at the end of 2026.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
Loss for 2 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2025–2026.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.
Fewer employees
The number of employees fell 29% from 55 in 2025 to 39 in 2026.
How is this calculated?
The number of employees according to the annual report has fallen by at least 25%, and was at least 10 the year before.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 01/05/2025 – 30/04/2026 | 05/10/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2025 | 01/01/2024 – 30/04/2025 | 03/11/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 18/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 27/06/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 17/06/2022 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 01/07/2021 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
47 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in patent agencies and marketing-related services based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4m, net profit DKK 654k, equity DKK 2.4m, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 1,121of 9,892 Better than 89% | No. 9,641of 9,922 Better than 3% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 1,148of 33,588 Better than 97% | No. 32,888of 33,687 Better than 2% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 4,098of 17,786 Better than 77% | No. 17,614of 18,024 Better than 2% |
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
Patent agencies and marketing-related services- Aera A/SDKK 32.9m
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 106.3m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 60.6m
- Aera A/S−DKK 5m
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 50.1m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 12.3m
- Aera A/S−DKK 3.6m
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 206.5m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 15m
- Aera A/S46
- Nykredit Mægler A/S44
- Høiberg P/S46
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Aera Holding A/S100%
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nicka Nørlund Kirstejn | CEO | 12/12/2017 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nicka Nørlund Kirstejn | Board member | 12/12/2017 |
| Kasper Stenz Kolding | Board member | 19/12/2024 |
| Luke Richard Minford | Chair of the board | 19/12/2024 |
| Edward Antony Hardcastle | Board member | 19/12/2024 |
- Founders
- AGS Holding ApS, The IP Republic ApS, Emblem Holding ApS, Interstellar Holding ApS
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Gammelgaard Sandgaard | Chair of the board | 12/12/2017 | 19/12/2024 |
| Hanane Fathi Roswall | Board member | 12/12/2017 | 19/12/2024 |
| Per Larsen | Board member | 12/12/2017 | 19/12/2024 |
| Ylva Margareta Skoglösa | Board member | 12/03/2020 | 19/12/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse, af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen eller af en direktør.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsNiels Hemmingsens Gade 10
1153 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aera A/S | Graven 25B, 8000 Aarhus C | 10 | 1028235735 |
| Aera A/S | Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10, 5, 1153 København K | 1 | 1023111485 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med patentansøgning og -rådgivning samt anden assistance og rådgivning af immaterielle rettigheder og hermed forbundet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
42 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2026 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Patent agencies and marketing-related services (749100)
20248 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
- ManagementKasper Stenz Kolding appointed board member
- ManagementLuke Richard Minford appointed chair of the board
- ManagementEdward Antony Hardcastle appointed board member
- ManagementYlva Margareta Skoglösa stepped down as board member
- ManagementHanane Fathi Roswall stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Larsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Gammelgaard Sandgaard stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20212 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- AddressMoved to Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10, 5, 1153 København K
20207 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 6
- ManagementYlva Margareta Skoglösa appointed board member
- OwnershipAera Holding A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipThe IP Republic ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipAGS Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipEmblem Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipInterstellar Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipFröken von Brinkenstjärna AB is no longer registered as owner
20199 changesownership 9
- OwnershipThe IP Republic ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipAGS Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipEmblem Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipInterstellar Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipFröken von Brinkenstjärna AB registered as owner (20%)
- OwnershipEmblem Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipInterstellar Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipThe IP Republic ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipAGS Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
20181 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Gammel Kongevej 60, 18, 1850 Frederiksberg C
201710 changesfounded 1 · management 5 · ownership 4
- FoundedRegistered as Aera A/S
- ManagementNicka Nørlund Kirstejn appointed board member
- ManagementNicka Nørlund Kirstejn appointed ceo
- ManagementHanane Fathi Roswall appointed board member
- ManagementPer Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Gammelgaard Sandgaard appointed chair of the board
- OwnershipEmblem Holding ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipInterstellar Holding ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipThe IP Republic ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipAGS Holding ApS registered as owner (25%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Høiberg P/S46 employees
- AWA Denmark A/S45 employees
- Nykredit Mægler A/S44 employees
- patentrenewal.com ApS27 employees
- Budde Schou A/S24 employees
- Novamax Solutions ApS21 employees
Same people in management
- Zacco Denmark A/Svia Nicka Nørlund Kirstejn
- GreenMobility A/Svia Kasper Stenz Kolding
- able Apsvia Kasper Stenz Kolding
- HC København ApSvia Kasper Stenz Kolding
Largest in the industry
- Nykredit Mægler A/SDKK 106.3m
- Høiberg P/SDKK 60.6m
- Plougmann Vingtoft A/SDKK 47.9m
- Patrade A/SDKK 42.6m
- Inspicos P/SDKK 39.4m
- AWA Denmark A/SDKK 38.9m
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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.