Avant Denmark A/S
Public limited companyCVR 81751218Aarhus NActive
Avant Denmark A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus N, active in wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories, founded in 1977. Net profit rose 77% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 5.1m. With 35 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 83% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 24.5m.
- Net profit rose 77% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.1m.
- Equity rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21.3m.
Employees
- 6 fewer employees than a year earlier: 35 (07/2026) against 41 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Andrew Robert Long (chair of the board, 15/12/2025), Andreas Damkjær True (board member, 15/01/2026) and Michael Christian Gadegaard (board member, 11/04/2025) (+1).
- Stepped down: Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen (chair of the board, 15/12/2025), Kent Mortensen (board member, 11/04/2025) and Michael Christian Gadegaard (board member, 01/12/2025) (+1).
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 | 18,322 | 20,028 | 19,513 | 22,465 | 22,214 | 24,522 | +10.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 4,529 | 4,575 | 5,162 | 4,697 | 4,584 | 7,548 | +64.7% |
| Profit before tax | 3,903 | 5,273 | 4,894 | 4,031 | 3,751 | 6,552 | +74.7% |
| Net profit | 2,942 | 4,336 | 3,786 | 3,103 | 2,892 | 5,114 | +76.9% |
| Total assets | 39,129 | 45,622 | 38,511 | 53,676 | 52,450 | 55,358 | +5.5% |
| Equity | 11,332 | 13,495 | 16,102 | 19,256 | 19,073 | 21,337 | +11.9% |
| Liabilities | 27,095 | 31,574 | 21,831 | 33,841 | 32,871 | 33,603 | +2.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 50 | 162 | 326 | 5,633 | 2,097 | 2,794 | +33.2% |
| Average number of employees | 31 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 36 | −7.7% |
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 | 14/04/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 15/04/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 31/12/2023 | 22/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 19/12/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 30/12/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 09/02/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
152 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.1m, net profit DKK 671k, equity DKK 3.5m, 6 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. 2,010of 9,892 Better than 80% | No. 1,642of 9,922 Better than 83% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees25 companies in the comparison | No. 8of 25 Better than 71% | No. 11of 25 Better than 58% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 2,445of 10,152 Better than 76% | No. 3,276of 10,275 Better than 68% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 5,096of 17,786 Better than 71% | No. 5,956of 18,024 Better than 67% |
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
Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories- Avant Denmark A/SDKK 24.5m
- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 647.6m
- Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 474.4m
- Avant Denmark A/SDKK 5.1m
- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 31.1m
- Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 52.9m
- Avant Denmark A/SDKK 21.3m
- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 324.6m
- Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 493.3m
- Avant Denmark A/S35
- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/S1,182
- Aktieselskabet Carl Christensen257
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/S66.67%
- POP 14 Holding ApS25%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Thaysen | CEO | 05/05/2014 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Thaysen | Board member | 05/05/2014 |
| Andrew Robert Long | Chair of the board | 15/12/2025 |
| Andreas Damkjær True | Board member | 15/01/2026 |
Former management (23)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carsten Vibholm | Director | 23/02/1977 | 15/11/2002 |
| Carsten Vibholm | Board member | 05/09/2002 | 15/11/2002 |
| Alice Vibholm | Board member | 05/09/2002 | 15/11/2002 |
| Troels Vibholm | Board member | 05/09/2002 | 15/11/2002 |
| Tenna Vibholm Rasmussen | Board member | 05/09/2002 | 15/11/2002 |
| Kalle Martin Larsen | Board member | 15/11/2002 | 05/05/2014 |
| Kalle Martin Larsen | CEO | 15/11/2002 | 05/05/2014 |
| Michael Egholm | Board member | 15/11/2002 | 07/01/2009 |
| Preben Vestergaard Kristensen | Board member | 15/11/2002 | 07/01/2009 |
| Merete Øgendahl Geneser Larsen | Chair of the board | 15/11/2002 | 05/05/2014 |
| Lars Hedegaard | Board member | 26/01/2004 | 01/05/2007 |
| Flemming Rahbech Skou | Board member | 25/01/2008 | 05/05/2014 |
| Elisabeth Øgendahl Geneser Nissen | Board member | 07/01/2009 | 05/05/2014 |
| Hans Frederik Gjelstrup Poulsen | Board member | 05/05/2014 | 01/02/2023 |
| Jens Michael Neustrup Simonsen | Board member | 05/05/2014 | 01/02/2023 |
| Kaj Erling Simonsen | Board member | 21/01/2016 | 01/02/2023 |
| Henrik Gavlshøj Berg | Board member | 10/12/2020 | 01/02/2023 |
| Flemming Rahbech Skou | Board member | 10/12/2020 | 01/02/2023 |
| Lasse Thorbøll Juhl | Board member | 10/12/2020 | 01/02/2023 |
| Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen | Chair of the board | 01/02/2023 | 15/12/2025 |
| Kent Mortensen | Board member | 01/02/2023 | 11/04/2025 |
| Michael Christian Gadegaard | Board member | 11/04/2025 | 01/12/2025 |
| Peter Gram Møller | Board member | 01/12/2025 | 14/01/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen, af bestyrelsens formand sammen med en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse
Address and production units
2 active production unitsP.O. Pedersens Vej 14A
8200 Aarhus N
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVANT DENMARK A/S | P.O. Pedersens Vej 14A, Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N | 27 | 1002628905 |
| Skive Autosuper | Viborgvej 6E, 7800 Skive | 1 | 1029313705 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel, fabrikation, industri, finansiering samt dermed beslægtet virksomhed efter bestyrelsens skøn.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
76 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementAndreas Damkjær True appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Gram Møller stepped down as board member
20257 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementAndrew Robert Long appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSven Jokum Møller Kristensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPeter Gram Møller appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Christian Gadegaard stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementMichael Christian Gadegaard appointed board member
- ManagementKent Mortensen stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
202313 changesownership 5 · management 8
- OwnershipPOP 14 Holding ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipTHAYSEN HOLSTED ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementSven Jokum Møller Kristensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKent Mortensen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Gavlshøj Berg stepped down as board member
- ManagementLasse Thorbøll Juhl stepped down as board member
- ManagementFlemming Rahbech Skou stepped down as board member
- ManagementKaj Erling Simonsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Frederik Gjelstrup Poulsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Michael Neustrup Simonsen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipTHAYSEN HOLSTED ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipFTZ AUTODELE & VÆRKTØJ A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
- OwnershipTHAYSEN HOLSTED ApS is no longer registered as owner
20224 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1 · ownership 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- OwnershipTHAYSEN HOLSTED ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipBRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20212 changesaccounts 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20203 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHenrik Gavlshøj Berg appointed board member
- ManagementLasse Thorbøll Juhl appointed board member
- ManagementFlemming Rahbech Skou appointed board member
20181 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to P.O. Pedersens Vej 14A, Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N
20161 changemanagement 1
- ManagementKaj Erling Simonsen appointed board member
201413 changesname 1 · ownership 3 · management 9
- NameName changed from DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR, ÅRHUS A/S to AVANT DENMARK A/S
- OwnershipBRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementHans Frederik Gjelstrup Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Michael Neustrup Simonsen appointed board member
- ManagementBrian Thaysen appointed board member
- ManagementBrian Thaysen appointed ceo
- ManagementElisabeth Øgendahl Geneser Nissen stepped down as board member
- ManagementFlemming Rahbech Skou stepped down as board member
- ManagementKalle Martin Larsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKalle Martin Larsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMerete Øgendahl Geneser Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipBRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipBRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20093 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementElisabeth Øgendahl Geneser Nissen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Egholm stepped down as board member
- ManagementPreben Vestergaard Kristensen stepped down as board member
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
- ManagementFlemming Rahbech Skou appointed board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med reservedele og tilbehør til motorkøretøjer (453100)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementLars Hedegaard stepped down as board member
20041 changemanagement 1
- ManagementLars Hedegaard appointed board member
200216 changesmanagement 14 · name 1 · capital 1
- ManagementKalle Martin Larsen appointed ceo
- ManagementKalle Martin Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Egholm appointed board member
- ManagementPreben Vestergaard Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementMerete Øgendahl Geneser Larsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCarsten Vibholm stepped down as board member
- ManagementTenna Vibholm Rasmussen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTroels Vibholm stepped down as board member
- ManagementAlice Vibholm stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarsten Vibholm stepped down as director
- NameName changed from DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR. ÅRHUS ApS to DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR, ÅRHUS A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
- ManagementCarsten Vibholm appointed board member
- ManagementTenna Vibholm Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementTroels Vibholm appointed board member
- ManagementAlice Vibholm appointed board member
19992 changescapital 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 333,333 DKK to 200,000 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 333,333 DKK
19921 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
19772 changesfounded 1 · management 1
- FoundedRegistered as DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR. ÅRHUS ApS
- ManagementCarsten Vibholm appointed director
Related companies
Same industry in Aarhus
- C.A.C. au2parts ApS645 employees
- Aktieselskabet Carl Christensen257 employees
- Triscan A/S116 employees
- Besko A/S96 employees
- Innotec Danmark A/S22 employees
- Nordic Autoparts ApS16 employees
Same people in management
- Stark Danmark A/Svia Troels Vibholm
- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/Svia Andreas Damkjær True
- Autohuset Vestergaard A/S Personvognevia Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen
- Würth Danmark A/Svia Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen
- Via Biler A/Svia Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen
- Vibholm Guld og Sølv ApSvia Carsten Vibholm
Largest in the industry
- Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 647.6m
- Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 474.4m
- Borg Automotive A/SDKK 326.6m
- Nissens Automotive A/SDKK 326.4m
- C.A.C. au2parts ApSDKK 272.3m
- Ndi A/SDKK 232.1m
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.