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.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 169.7m+1.5% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 10.3m−60% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 202m+5.4% vs. 2024
Employees183latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 50mDKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue147,866154,844155,215156,662167,201169,661+1.5%
Gross profit79,87281,90080,36282,78989,10389,922+0.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)9,4049,131−1,9942,3348,7386,954−20.4%
Profit before tax19,47937,962−26,04023,19432,19712,231−62%
Net profit15,15329,656−21,44517,55225,85810,336−60%
Total assets219,902251,042218,020243,262267,651288,471+7.8%
Equity140,023169,679148,234165,786191,644201,980+5.4%
Liabilities79,84781,36369,78677,47676,00786,491+13.8%
Cash and cash equivalents2,3314392,07813,5346,8117,568+11.1%
Average number of employees128130129127130131+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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Gross profitMedian, the industry (37 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202506/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202402/05/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202306/05/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202209/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202111/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202006/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

37 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in publishing of newspapers based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 89.9mNo. 9 of 37
Better than 78% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 202mNo. 3 of 37
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees183No. 7 of 37
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.2m, net profit DKK 123k, equity DKK 1.6m, 7 employees.

DKK 287kDKK 2.6mDKK 23mDKK 205.3mDKK 884.6mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 35 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 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
Gross profit
  1. Aktieselskabet Kristeligt DagbladDKK 89.9m
  2. Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 1.8bn
  3. Jfm A/SDKK 835.5m
Net profit
  1. Aktieselskabet Kristeligt DagbladDKK 10.3m
  2. Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 81.8m
  3. Jfm A/SDKK 59.4m
Equity
  1. Aktieselskabet Kristeligt DagbladDKK 202m
  2. Jp/politikens Hus A/SDKK 3.6bn
  3. Jfm A/SDKK 371.5m
Employees
  1. Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad183
  2. Jp/politikens Hus A/S1,392
  3. Jfm A/S1,644

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
NameRoleAppointed
Hans-Christian KockCEO01/06/2022

Board of directors

Board of directors at Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
NameRoleAppointed
Elisabeth Fogtdal NøjgaardBoard member06/05/2019
Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard MadsenChair of the board18/06/2020
Morten Asger MikkelsenBoard member03/05/2022
Hanne Marie Roj HedegaardBoard member01/05/2025
Peder Michael Toustrup MeisnerDeputy chair01/05/2025
Mads Lang StisenBoard member04/05/2026
Else Marie Skjærbæk NygaardDeputy board member04/05/2026
Former management (51)
Former management at Aktieselskabet Kristeligt Dagblad
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Erik BjeragerCEO09/12/199431/05/2022
Irene Lone OlssonBoard member25/04/199615/07/1998
Henning Torben NørhøjBoard member12/05/199706/05/2013
Henrik Hoffmann-HansenDeputy board member15/07/199829/04/2002
Mikala Benedikte RosenkildeBoard member15/07/199831/07/2002
Majbrit Margrethe Risgaard HjelmsboDeputy board member15/07/199829/04/2002
Helene Møller MoeBoard member15/07/199829/04/2002
Morten Suhr HansenBoard member29/04/200201/01/2003
Jens Peder AndersenBoard member01/01/200308/05/2006
Hans Skov ChristensenChair of the board12/05/200321/01/2014
Christina Helle GiersingBoard member08/05/200630/11/2007
Pia Skovlund OlsenDeputy board member03/05/201005/05/2014
Inge Kirstine MærkedahlBoard member06/05/201306/05/2019
Carsten JarlovDeputy chair21/01/201430/11/2014
Ivar Lyhne BrændgaardChair of the board21/01/201418/06/2020
Karin Dahl HansenBoard member05/05/201403/05/2022
Dorthe Aage JensenDeputy board member05/05/201430/11/2014
Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard MadsenBoard member05/05/201403/05/2015
Jørn GundestrupBoard member05/05/201407/05/2018
Bente Friis ClausenDeputy board member05/05/201407/05/2018
Peter LindegaardBoard member04/05/201517/06/2020
Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard MadsenDeputy chair04/05/201517/06/2020
Kristoffer ArrildBoard member07/05/201830/06/2021
Nikolaj Andreasen KrakDeputy board member07/05/201810/07/2020
Maria Edith JensenDeputy board member07/05/201830/06/2021
Peter LindegaardDeputy chair18/06/202001/05/2025
Thomas Bank MøllerBoard member18/06/202031/12/2024
Maria Edith JensenBoard member01/07/202104/05/2026
Philip Brocelius ChristoffersenDeputy board member03/05/202204/05/2026
Charlotte BorchersenDeputy board member03/05/202219/02/2025
Niels Jørgen CappelørnChair of the board–17/12/1993
Henning Ove FogdeChair of the board–12/05/2003
Jette StokholmDeputy board member–02/07/1990
Gunnar RytgaardDirector–09/12/1994
Ib Spangsberg NordlandDirector–17/12/1990
Jørgen HansenBoard member–16/11/1990
Sven Erik FrederiksenBoard member–16/11/1990
Peter Emmerich HansenBoard member–11/09/1996
Else Marie BukdahlBoard member–15/07/1994
Kristian Hjerrild BuhlChair of the board–09/07/1991
Laue Traberg SmidtDeputy chair–17/12/1993
Jørgen EngmarkBoard member–09/07/1991
Birgit Pinholt DamgaardBoard member–12/05/1997
Knud Simon ChristensenDeputy board member–02/07/1990
Hugo Koldby NielsenDeputy chair–09/07/1991
Henrik FiskerDeputy board member–15/07/1998
Stig Ulrich JensenBoard member–25/04/1996
Asger SørensenBoard member–04/05/2009
Lene ArtkinBoard member–15/07/1994
Søren Peder SørensenBoard member–15/07/1994
Finn TelumBoard 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 units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
AKTIESELSKABET KRISTELIGT DAGBLADVimmelskaftet 47, 2, 1161 København K1781002990118
Kristelig Dagblad - ÅrhusBalticagade 10, 2, 8000 Aarhus C31013061498

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 events
20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Mads Lang Stisen appointed board member
  • Else Marie Skjærbæk Nygaard appointed deputy board member
  • Philip Brocelius Christoffersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Maria Edith Jensen stepped down as board member
20255 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Peder Michael Toustrup Meisner appointed deputy chair
  • Hanne Marie Roj Hedegaard appointed board member
  • Peter Lindegaard stepped down as deputy chair
  • Charlotte Borchersen stepped down as deputy board member
20242 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
  • Thomas Bank Møller stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20227 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
  • Hans-Christian Kock appointed ceo
  • Erik Bjerager stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Charlotte Borchersen appointed deputy board member
  • Philip Brocelius Christoffersen appointed deputy board member
  • Morten Asger Mikkelsen appointed board member
  • Karin Dahl Hansen stepped down as board member
20214 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
  • Maria Edith Jensen appointed board member
  • Maria Edith Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Kristoffer Arrild stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20207 changesmanagement 7
  • Nikolaj Andreasen Krak stepped down as deputy board member
  • Thomas Bank Møller appointed board member
  • Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen appointed chair of the board
  • Peter Lindegaard appointed deputy chair
  • Ivar Lyhne Brændgaard stepped down as chair of the board
  • Peter Lindegaard stepped down as board member
  • Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen stepped down as deputy chair
20192 changesmanagement 2
  • Elisabeth Fogtdal Nøjgaard appointed board member
  • Inge Kirstine Mærkedahl stepped down as board member
20185 changesmanagement 5
  • Nikolaj Andreasen Krak appointed deputy board member
  • Maria Edith Jensen appointed deputy board member
  • Kristoffer Arrild appointed board member
  • Bente Friis Clausen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jørn Gundestrup stepped down as board member
20154 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 1
  • Peter Lindegaard appointed board member
  • Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen appointed deputy chair
  • Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen stepped down as board member
  • KRISTELIGT DAGBLADS FOND registered as owner (33.33%)
201412 changesmanagement 11 · merger 1
  • Dorthe Aage Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Carsten Jarlov stepped down as deputy chair
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Mogens Kristian Fomsgaard Madsen appointed board member
  • Karin Dahl Hansen appointed board member
  • Bente Friis Clausen appointed deputy board member
  • Dorthe Aage Jensen appointed deputy board member
  • Jørn Gundestrup appointed board member
  • Pia Skovlund Olsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Carsten Jarlov appointed deputy chair
  • Ivar Lyhne Brændgaard appointed chair of the board
  • Hans Skov Christensen stepped down as chair of the board
20132 changesmanagement 2
  • Inge Kirstine Mærkedahl appointed board member
  • Henning Torben Nørhøj stepped down as board member
20111 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Vimmelskaftet 47, 2, 1161 København K
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Pia Skovlund Olsen appointed deputy board member
20091 changemanagement 1
  • Asger Sørensen stepped down as board member
20083 changesownership 2 · industry 1
  • AKTIESELSKABET KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD registered as owner (5%)
  • CHR. AUGUSTINUS FABRIKKER AKTIESELSKAB registered as owner (15%)
  • Industry changed to Publishing of journals and periodicals (581300)
20071 changemanagement 1
  • Christina Helle Giersing stepped down as board member
20062 changesmanagement 2
  • Christina Helle Giersing appointed board member
  • Jens Peder Andersen stepped down as board member
20034 changesmanagement 4
  • Hans Skov Christensen appointed chair of the board
  • Henning Ove Fogde stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jens Peder Andersen appointed board member
  • Morten Suhr Hansen stepped down as board member
20025 changesmanagement 5
  • Mikala Benedikte Rosenkilde stepped down as board member
  • Morten Suhr Hansen appointed board member
  • Henrik Hoffmann-Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Helene Møller Moe stepped down as board member
  • Majbrit Margrethe Risgaard Hjelmsbo stepped down as deputy board member
19991 changefounded 1
  • Registered as AKTIESELSKABET KRISTELIGT DAGBLAD
19986 changesmanagement 6
  • Henrik Hoffmann-Hansen appointed deputy board member
  • Helene Møller Moe appointed board member
  • Majbrit Margrethe Risgaard Hjelmsbo appointed deputy board member
  • Mikala Benedikte Rosenkilde appointed board member
  • Irene Lone Olsson stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Fisker stepped down as deputy board member
19972 changesmanagement 2
  • Henning Torben Nørhøj appointed board member
  • Birgit Pinholt Damgaard stepped down as board member
19963 changesmanagement 3
  • Peter Emmerich Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Irene Lone Olsson appointed board member
  • Stig Ulrich Jensen stepped down as board member
19952 changescapital 2
  • Share capital changed from 6,497,000 DKK to 9,054,500 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 1,677,500 DKK to 6,497,000 DKK
19945 changesmanagement 5
  • Erik Bjerager appointed ceo
  • Gunnar Rytgaard stepped down as director
  • Else Marie Bukdahl stepped down as board member
  • Lene Artkin stepped down as board member
  • Søren Peder Sørensen stepped down as board member
19932 changesmanagement 2
  • Niels Jørgen Cappelørn stepped down as chair of the board
  • Laue Traberg Smidt stepped down as deputy chair
19913 changesmanagement 3
  • Kristian Hjerrild Buhl stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jørgen Engmark stepped down as board member
  • Hugo Koldby Nielsen stepped down as deputy chair
19906 changesmanagement 6
  • Finn Telum stepped down as board member
  • Ib Spangsberg Nordland stepped down as director
  • Jørgen Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Sven Erik Frederiksen stepped down as board member
  • Jette Stokholm stepped down as deputy board member
  • Knud Simon Christensen stepped down as deputy 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.

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