Afa Decaux A/S
Public limited companyCVR 12843488Aarhus CActive
Afa Decaux A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in media representation, founded in 1989. Net profit rose 16% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 70.7m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 41 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 156.3m.
- Net profit rose 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 70.7m.
- Equity rose 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 269.5m.
Employees
- 9 fewer employees than a year earlier: 124 (08/2026) against 133 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 25/03/2025: Moved to Sønder Allé 12, 8000 Aarhus C
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Media representation (731200)
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 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 70,790 | 107,561 | 139,788 | 121,378 | 134,889 | 156,347 | +15.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | 55,405 | 82,569 | 62,672 | 74,478 | 90,958 | +22.1% |
| Profit before tax | 20,211 | 55,521 | 82,846 | 66,698 | 78,397 | 93,463 | +19.2% |
| Net profit | 15,652 | 43,459 | 64,686 | 51,618 | 60,974 | 70,665 | +15.9% |
| Total assets | 232,658 | 240,979 | 240,828 | 284,527 | 313,756 | 349,415 | +11.4% |
| Equity | 158,543 | 157,150 | 161,654 | 213,006 | 228,781 | 269,456 | +17.8% |
| Liabilities | 51,269 | 65,017 | 60,891 | 54,362 | 67,683 | 64,831 | −4.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 27,658 | 57,554 | 74,411 | 111,812 | 89,713 | 114,307 | +27.4% |
| Average number of employees | 114 | 109 | 110 | 116 | 120 | 123 | +2.5% |
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, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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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 | 29/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 27/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 26/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 30/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 29/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 28/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
41 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in media representation based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.7m, net profit DKK 632k, equity DKK 3.8m, 4 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. 284of 4,412 Better than 94% | No. 260of 4,466 Better than 94% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 563of 10,152 Better than 94% | No. 611of 10,275 Better than 94% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,025of 17,786 Better than 94% | No. 1,140of 18,024 Better than 94% |
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
Media representation- Afa Decaux A/SDKK 156.3m
- Dentsu Danmark A/SDKK 378.9m
- Out Of Home Media ApSDKK 68.9m
- Afa Decaux A/SDKK 70.7m
- Dentsu Danmark A/S−DKK 7.4m
- Out Of Home Media ApSDKK 17m
- Afa Decaux A/SDKK 269.5m
- Dentsu Danmark A/SDKK 137.9m
- Out Of Home Media ApSDKK 21.4m
- Afa Decaux A/S124
- Dentsu Danmark A/S375
- Out Of Home Media ApS71
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- JCDecaux SE50%
- Afa Reklame Århus A/S50%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Anders Fajstrup Axelsen | Director | 01/07/2014 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Fajstrup Axelsen | Board member | 01/01/1989 |
| Anders Fajstrup Axelsen | Board member | 25/04/2008 |
| Jean-François Maurice Decaux | Chair of the board | 11/10/2013 |
- Founders
- Preben Bang Henriksen
Former management (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preben Bang Henriksen | Director | 01/01/1989 | 26/10/1990 |
| Jørgen Schouby | Board member | 01/01/1989 | 25/04/2008 |
| Kim Fajstrup Axelsen | Director | 01/01/1989 | 01/07/2014 |
| Jean Francois Decaux | Board member | 01/01/1989 | 05/03/2002 |
| Robert Caudron | Board member | 01/01/1989 | 23/04/2007 |
| Jeremy John Male | Board member | 05/03/2002 | 11/10/2013 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren eller mindst tre medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening
Address and production units
4 active production unitsSønder Allé 12
8000 Aarhus C
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFA DECAUX A/S | Stamholmen 111N, 2650 Hvidovre | 47 | 1002931221 |
| AFA DECAUX A/S | Frederiksborggade 15, 1360 København K | 32 | 1020727000 |
| AFA DECAUX A/S | Jegstrupvej 37, 8361 Hasselager | 32 | 1009888248 |
| AFA DECAUX A/S | Sønder Allé 12, 8000 Aarhus C | 13 | 1003759736 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er produktion, installation, vedligeholdelse og servicering af gadeinventar, samt udlejning af reklame og reklamepladser
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
40 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesaccounts 1 · address 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- AddressMoved to Sønder Allé 12, 8000 Aarhus C
- IndustryIndustry changed to Media representation (731200)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesname 1 · accounts 1
- NameName changed from AFA JCDECAUX A/S to AFA DECAUX A/S
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20171 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Sønder Allé 12, 8000 Aarhus C
20152 changesaddress 1 · industry 1
- AddressMoved to Frederiksborggade 15, 1360 København K
- IndustryIndustry changed to Media representation (731200)
20142 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAnders Fajstrup Axelsen appointed director
- ManagementKim Fajstrup Axelsen stepped down as director
20132 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJean-François Maurice Decaux appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJeremy John Male stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementAnders Fajstrup Axelsen appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Schouby stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementRobert Caudron stepped down as board member
20061 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Industriholmen 82, 2650 Hvidovre
20022 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJeremy John Male appointed board member
- ManagementJean Francois Decaux stepped down as board member
20011 changeownership 1
- OwnershipAFA REKLAME ÅRHUS A/S registered as owner (50%)
20001 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Stamholmen 111, 2650 Hvidovre
19992 changescapital 1 · ownership 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 7,100,000 DKK to 7,200,000 DKK
- OwnershipJCDecaux SE registered as owner (50%)
19941 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 7,000,000 DKK to 7,100,000 DKK
19931 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 7,000,000 DKK
19921 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 3,000,000 DKK
19903 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from ASX 14567 ApS to AFA JCDECAUX A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 300,000 DKK
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen stepped down as director
19897 changesfounded 1 · management 6
- FoundedRegistered as ASX 14567 ApS
- ManagementRobert Caudron appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Bang Henriksen appointed director
- ManagementKim Fajstrup Axelsen appointed board member
- ManagementJean Francois Decaux appointed board member
- ManagementKim Fajstrup Axelsen appointed director
- ManagementJørgen Schouby appointed board member
Related companies
Same industry in Aarhus
- Dansk Mediaforsyning ApS9 employees
- Dansk Radio Reklame ApS4 employees
- Beseen ApS3 employees
- Monetos ApS2 employees
Same people in management
- T. Hansen Gruppen A/Svia Preben Bang Henriksen
- Bone's Restauranter A/Svia Preben Bang Henriksen
- Plantorama A/Svia Preben Bang Henriksen
- Jysk Vikarservice A/Svia Preben Bang Henriksen
- Pedersen & Nielsen Automobilforretning A/Svia Preben Bang Henriksen
- XL-Byg Brejnholt A/Svia Preben Bang Henriksen
Largest in the industry
- Dentsu Danmark A/SDKK 378.9m
- Out Of Home Media ApSDKK 68.9m
- Omd Denmark A/SDKK 65m
- Dansk Reklame Film A/SDKK 45.6m
- Bauer Media Outdoor Danmark A/SDKK 45.3m
- Ocean Outdoor Denmark A/SDKK 38.4m
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.