Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
Public limited companyCVR 17725114København KActive
Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad is a public limited company, based in København K, active in publishing of newspapers, founded in 1999. Net profit fell 60% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 10.3m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 9 of 37 companies in the industry in the database. With 183 employees, the company is about 26 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Revenue rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 169.7m.
- Net profit fell 60% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 10.3m.
- Equity rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 202m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Hanne Marie Roj Hedegaard (board member, 01/05/2025), Peder Michael Toustrup Meisner (deputy chair, 01/05/2025) and Mads Lang Stisen (board member, 04/05/2026) (+1).
- Stepped down: Peter Lindegaard (deputy chair, 01/05/2025), Thomas Bank Møller (board member, 31/12/2024) and Maria Edith Jensen (board member, 04/05/2026) (+2).
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 | 147,866 | 154,844 | 155,215 | 156,662 | 167,201 | 169,661 | +1.5% |
| Gross profit | 79,872 | 81,900 | 80,362 | 82,789 | 89,103 | 89,922 | +0.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 9,404 | 9,131 | −1,994 | 2,334 | 8,738 | 6,954 | −20.4% |
| Profit before tax | 19,479 | 37,962 | −26,040 | 23,194 | 32,197 | 12,231 | −62% |
| Net profit | 15,153 | 29,656 | −21,445 | 17,552 | 25,858 | 10,336 | −60% |
| Total assets | 219,902 | 251,042 | 218,020 | 243,262 | 267,651 | 288,471 | +7.8% |
| Equity | 140,023 | 169,679 | 148,234 | 165,786 | 191,644 | 201,980 | +5.4% |
| Liabilities | 79,847 | 81,363 | 69,786 | 77,476 | 76,007 | 86,491 | +13.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,331 | 439 | 2,078 | 13,534 | 6,811 | 7,568 | +11.1% |
| Average number of employees | 128 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 130 | 131 | +0.8% |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 06/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 02/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 06/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 09/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 11/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 06/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
37 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in publishing of newspapers based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.2m, net profit DKK 123k, equity DKK 1.6m, 7 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. 806of 4,412 Better than 82% | No. 340of 4,466 Better than 92% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 797of 24,791 Better than 97% | No. 771of 24,909 Better than 97% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,731of 17,786 Better than 90% | No. 1,431of 18,024 Better than 92% |
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
Publishing of newspapers- Aktieselskabet Kristeligt DagbladDKK 89.9m
- Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 1.8bn
- Jfm A/SDKK 835.5m
- Aktieselskabet Kristeligt DagbladDKK 10.3m
- Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 81.8m
- Jfm A/SDKK 59.4m
- Aktieselskabet Kristeligt DagbladDKK 202m
- Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 3.6bn
- Jfm A/SDKK 371.5m
- Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad183
- Jp/politikens Hus A/S1,392
- Jfm A/S1,644
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad5%
- Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker Aktieselskab15%
- Kristeligt Dagblads Fond33.33%
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Hans-Christian Kock | CEO | 01/06/2022 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Fogtdal Nøjgaard | Board member | 06/05/2019 |
| Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen | Chair of the board | 18/06/2020 |
| Morten Asger Mikkelsen | Board member | 03/05/2022 |
| Hanne Marie Roj Hedegaard | Board member | 01/05/2025 |
| Peder Michael Toustrup Meisner | Deputy chair | 01/05/2025 |
| Mads Lang Stisen | Board member | 04/05/2026 |
| Else Marie Skjærbæk Nygaard | Deputy board member | 04/05/2026 |
Former management (51)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Bjerager | CEO | 09/12/1994 | 31/05/2022 |
| Irene Lone Olsson | Board member | 25/04/1996 | 15/07/1998 |
| Henning Torben Nørhøj | Board member | 12/05/1997 | 06/05/2013 |
| Henrik Hoffmann-Hansen | Deputy board member | 15/07/1998 | 29/04/2002 |
| Mikala Benedikte Rosenkilde | Board member | 15/07/1998 | 31/07/2002 |
| Majbrit Margrethe Risgaard Hjelmsbo | Deputy board member | 15/07/1998 | 29/04/2002 |
| Helene Møller Moe | Board member | 15/07/1998 | 29/04/2002 |
| Morten Suhr Hansen | Board member | 29/04/2002 | 01/01/2003 |
| Jens Peder Andersen | Board member | 01/01/2003 | 08/05/2006 |
| Hans Skov Christensen | Chair of the board | 12/05/2003 | 21/01/2014 |
| Christina Helle Giersing | Board member | 08/05/2006 | 30/11/2007 |
| Pia Skovlund Olsen | Deputy board member | 03/05/2010 | 05/05/2014 |
| Inge Kirstine Mærkedahl | Board member | 06/05/2013 | 06/05/2019 |
| Carsten Jarlov | Deputy chair | 21/01/2014 | 30/11/2014 |
| Ivar Lyhne Brændgaard | Chair of the board | 21/01/2014 | 18/06/2020 |
| Karin Dahl Hansen | Board member | 05/05/2014 | 03/05/2022 |
| Dorthe Aage Jensen | Deputy board member | 05/05/2014 | 30/11/2014 |
| Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen | Board member | 05/05/2014 | 03/05/2015 |
| Jørn Gundestrup | Board member | 05/05/2014 | 07/05/2018 |
| Bente Friis Clausen | Deputy board member | 05/05/2014 | 07/05/2018 |
| Peter Lindegaard | Board member | 04/05/2015 | 17/06/2020 |
| Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen | Deputy chair | 04/05/2015 | 17/06/2020 |
| Kristoffer Arrild | Board member | 07/05/2018 | 30/06/2021 |
| Nikolaj Andreasen Krak | Deputy board member | 07/05/2018 | 10/07/2020 |
| Maria Edith Jensen | Deputy board member | 07/05/2018 | 30/06/2021 |
| Peter Lindegaard | Deputy chair | 18/06/2020 | 01/05/2025 |
| Thomas Bank Møller | Board member | 18/06/2020 | 31/12/2024 |
| Maria Edith Jensen | Board member | 01/07/2021 | 04/05/2026 |
| Philip Brocelius Christoffersen | Deputy board member | 03/05/2022 | 04/05/2026 |
| Charlotte Borchersen | Deputy board member | 03/05/2022 | 19/02/2025 |
| Niels Jørgen Cappelørn | Chair of the board | – | 17/12/1993 |
| Henning Ove Fogde | Chair of the board | – | 12/05/2003 |
| Jette Stokholm | Deputy board member | – | 02/07/1990 |
| Gunnar Rytgaard | Director | – | 09/12/1994 |
| Ib Spangsberg Nordland | Director | – | 17/12/1990 |
| Jørgen Hansen | Board member | – | 16/11/1990 |
| Sven Erik Frederiksen | Board member | – | 16/11/1990 |
| Peter Emmerich Hansen | Board member | – | 11/09/1996 |
| Else Marie Bukdahl | Board member | – | 15/07/1994 |
| Kristian Hjerrild Buhl | Chair of the board | – | 09/07/1991 |
| Laue Traberg Smidt | Deputy chair | – | 17/12/1993 |
| Jørgen Engmark | Board member | – | 09/07/1991 |
| Birgit Pinholt Damgaard | Board member | – | 12/05/1997 |
| Knud Simon Christensen | Deputy board member | – | 02/07/1990 |
| Hugo Koldby Nielsen | Deputy chair | – | 09/07/1991 |
| Henrik Fisker | Deputy board member | – | 15/07/1998 |
| Stig Ulrich Jensen | Board member | – | 25/04/1996 |
| Asger Sørensen | Board member | – | 04/05/2009 |
| Lene Artkin | Board member | – | 15/07/1994 |
| Søren Peder Sørensen | Board member | – | 15/07/1994 |
| Finn Telum | Board member | – | 17/12/1990 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med bestyrelsens formand eller næstformand og et medlem af bestyrelsen eller bestyrelsens formand eller næstformand i forening med to bestyrelsesmedlemmer.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsVimmelskaftet 47
1161 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKTIESELSKABET KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD | Vimmelskaftet 47, 2, 1161 København K | 178 | 1002990118 |
| Kristelig Dagblad - Århus | Balticagade 10, 2, 8000 Aarhus C | 3 | 1013061498 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at udgive et dagblad ledet og skrevet i kristen ånd samt anden i forbindelse hermed efter bestyrelsens skøn stående virksomhed, herunder særlig drift af trykkerivirksomhed og investering i andre selskaber i tilsvarende branche.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
104 registered events20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementMads Lang Stisen appointed board member
- ManagementElse Marie Skjærbæk Nygaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPhilip Brocelius Christoffersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMaria Edith Jensen stepped down as board member
20255 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementPeder Michael Toustrup Meisner appointed deputy chair
- ManagementHanne Marie Roj Hedegaard appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Lindegaard stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementCharlotte Borchersen stepped down as deputy board member
20242 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementThomas Bank Møller stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20227 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementHans-Christian Kock appointed ceo
- ManagementErik Bjerager stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementCharlotte Borchersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPhilip Brocelius Christoffersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMorten Asger Mikkelsen appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Dahl Hansen stepped down as board member
20214 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementMaria Edith Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementMaria Edith Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKristoffer Arrild stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20207 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementNikolaj Andreasen Krak stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Bank Møller appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Lindegaard appointed deputy chair
- ManagementIvar Lyhne Brændgaard stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Lindegaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementMogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen stepped down as deputy chair
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementElisabeth Fogtdal Nøjgaard appointed board member
- ManagementInge Kirstine Mærkedahl stepped down as board member
20185 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementNikolaj Andreasen Krak appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMaria Edith Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKristoffer Arrild appointed board member
- ManagementBente Friis Clausen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJørn Gundestrup stepped down as board member
20154 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 1
- ManagementPeter Lindegaard appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementMogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipKRISTELIGT DAGBLADS FOND registered as owner (33.33%)
201412 changesmanagement 11 · merger 1
- ManagementDorthe Aage Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementCarsten Jarlov stepped down as deputy chair
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementMogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Dahl Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementBente Friis Clausen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementDorthe Aage Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørn Gundestrup appointed board member
- ManagementPia Skovlund Olsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementCarsten Jarlov appointed deputy chair
- ManagementIvar Lyhne Brændgaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHans Skov Christensen stepped down as chair of the board
20132 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementInge Kirstine Mærkedahl appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Torben Nørhøj stepped down as board member
20111 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Vimmelskaftet 47, 2, 1161 København K
20101 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPia Skovlund Olsen appointed deputy board member
20091 changemanagement 1
- ManagementAsger Sørensen stepped down as board member
20083 changesownership 2 · industry 1
- OwnershipAKTIESELSKABET KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipCHR. AUGUSTINUS FABRIKKER AKTIESELSKAB registered as owner (15%)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Publishing of journals and periodicals (581300)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementChristina Helle Giersing stepped down as board member
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementChristina Helle Giersing appointed board member
- ManagementJens Peder Andersen stepped down as board member
20034 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementHans Skov Christensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenning Ove Fogde stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJens Peder Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Suhr Hansen stepped down as board member
20025 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementMikala Benedikte Rosenkilde stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Suhr Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Hoffmann-Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHelene Møller Moe stepped down as board member
- ManagementMajbrit Margrethe Risgaard Hjelmsbo stepped down as deputy board member
19991 changefounded 1
- FoundedRegistered as AKTIESELSKABET KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD
19986 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementHenrik Hoffmann-Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHelene Møller Moe appointed board member
- ManagementMajbrit Margrethe Risgaard Hjelmsbo appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMikala Benedikte Rosenkilde appointed board member
- ManagementIrene Lone Olsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Fisker stepped down as deputy board member
19972 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementHenning Torben Nørhøj appointed board member
- ManagementBirgit Pinholt Damgaard stepped down as board member
19963 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementPeter Emmerich Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementIrene Lone Olsson appointed board member
- ManagementStig Ulrich Jensen stepped down as board member
19952 changescapital 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 6,497,000 DKK to 9,054,500 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,677,500 DKK to 6,497,000 DKK
19945 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementErik Bjerager appointed ceo
- ManagementGunnar Rytgaard stepped down as director
- ManagementElse Marie Bukdahl stepped down as board member
- ManagementLene Artkin stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Peder Sørensen stepped down as board member
19932 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Cappelørn stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementLaue Traberg Smidt stepped down as deputy chair
19913 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementKristian Hjerrild Buhl stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJørgen Engmark stepped down as board member
- ManagementHugo Koldby Nielsen stepped down as deputy chair
19906 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementFinn Telum stepped down as board member
- ManagementIb Spangsberg Nordland stepped down as director
- ManagementJørgen Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSven Erik Frederiksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJette Stokholm stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKnud Simon Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
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Same industry in København
- Dagbladet Børsen A/S214 employees
- A/S Information161 employees
- Altinget ApS142 employees
- Watch Medier A/S120 employees
- Zetland ApS65 employees
- Mandag Morgen ApS28 employees
Same people in management
- Falck Danmark A/Svia Peter Lindegaard
- Tivoli A/Svia Hans Skov Christensen
- G4s Security Services A/Svia Peter Lindegaard
- PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab.via Hans Skov Christensen
- Norisol A/Svia Peter Lindegaard
- Samdistributionsselskabet Midt-vest A/Svia Thomas Bank Møller
Largest in the industry
- Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 1.8bn
- Jfm A/SDKK 835.5m
- Det Nordjyske Mediehus A/SDKK 358.4m
- Sjællandske Medier A/SDKK 221.6m
- Dagbladet Børsen A/SDKK 213.6m
- Herning Folkeblad (vestjylland) A/SDKK 167m
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.