Astep ApS
Private limited companyCVR 36053097København KActive
Astep ApS is a private limited company, based in København K, active in other specialised design activities, founded in 2014. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 5.3m). Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 9 of 63 companies in the industry in the database. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 403k.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 84% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.3m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 2.7m to DKK 403k (2024 → 2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Other specialised design activities (741400)
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 | 3,048 | 4,897 | 5,713 | 4,671 | 1,796 | 3,304 | +83.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | 1,356 | 2,391 | 490 | −2,351 | 12 | +100.5% |
| Profit before tax | – | – | 2,126 | 220 | −2,744 | −403 | +85.3% |
| Net profit | 918 | 1,165 | 2,126 | 220 | −2,744 | −403 | +85.3% |
| Total assets | 6,056 | 8,796 | 8,365 | 10,887 | 8,191 | 8,255 | +0.8% |
| Equity | −5,152 | −3,986 | −1,854 | −1,634 | −4,378 | −5,308 | −21.2% |
| Liabilities | – | 12,783 | 10,219 | 12,521 | 12,569 | 13,563 | +7.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,431 | 519 | 1,178 | 832 | 355 | 318 | −10.4% |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | −100% |
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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 5.3m at the end of 2025.
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 2024–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more 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 | 28/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 26/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 10/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 23/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 22/04/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
63 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in other specialised design activities based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.2m, net profit DKK 37,899, equity DKK 338k, 2 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 20,710of 69,742 Better than 70% | No. 69,223of 69,964 Better than 1% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees61 companies in the comparison | No. 8of 61 Better than 88% | No. 61of 61 Better than 0% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 12,194of 33,588 Better than 64% | No. 33,108of 33,687 Better than 2% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 20,562of 66,379 Better than 69% | No. 65,768of 66,505 Better than 1% |
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
Other specialised design activities- Astep ApSDKK 3.3m
- Designit Denmark A/SDKK 34.3m
- Studio 9 Denmark A/SDKK 28.4m
- Astep ApS−DKK 403k
- Designit Denmark A/SDKK 2m
- Studio 9 Denmark A/SDKK 3m
- Astep ApS−DKK 5.3m
- Designit Denmark A/SDKK 20.3m
- Studio 9 Denmark A/SDKK 11m
- Astep ApS8
- Designit Denmark A/S10
- Studio 9 Denmark A/S47
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Sarfatti ApS66.67%
- SANTEC S.r.l.5%
- Bis4Biz S.r.l.5%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Ilin Ippolito Sarfatti | CEO | 20/02/2020 |
- Auditor
- Optimal Revision Godkendt Revisionsvirksomhed
- Founders
- Sarfatti ApS
Former management (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Sarfatti | CEO | 14/07/2014 | 20/02/2020 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsEsplanaden 6
1263 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTEP ApS | Esplanaden 6, 1263 København K | 9 | 1019580845 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med industriel design og produktdesign samt dermed efter ledelsens skøn beslægtet virksomhed. Et af Selskabets formål er i sin virksomhed og drift 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
21 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Other specialised design activities (741400)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20223 changesownership 1 · capital 1 · accounts 1
- OwnershipBis4Biz S.r.l. registered as owner (5%)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 55,556 DKK to 62,091 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20212 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- AddressMoved to Esplanaden 6, 1263 København K
20202 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAlessandro Ilin Ippolito Sarfatti appointed ceo
- ManagementAlessandro Sarfatti stepped down as ceo
20171 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 52,632 DKK to 55,556 DKK
20163 changesownership 1 · capital 1 · address 1
- OwnershipSANTEC S.r.l. registered as owner (5%)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 52,632 DKK
- AddressMoved to Vermundsgade 40B, 2100 København Ø
20151 changename 1
- NameName changed from A STEP FORWARD ApS to ASTEP ApS
20144 changesaddress 1 · ownership 1 · founded 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Frederiksgade 1, 1, 1265 København K
- OwnershipSARFATTI ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
- FoundedRegistered as A STEP FORWARD ApS
- ManagementAlessandro Sarfatti appointed ceo
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Largest in the industry
- Designit Denmark A/SDKK 34.3m
- Studio 9 Denmark A/SDKK 28.4m
- GamFratesi ApSDKK 10.6m
- Hee Welling Studio ApSDKK 8.4m
- Triobike A/SDKK 6.7m
- Strand + Hvass ApSDKK 6.7m
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.