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.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 24.5m+10.4% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 5.1m+76.9% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 21.3m+11.9% vs. 2024
Employees35latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 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 thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Avant Denmark A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit18,32220,02819,51322,46522,21424,522+10.4%
Operating profit (EBIT)4,5294,5755,1624,6974,5847,548+64.7%
Profit before tax3,9035,2734,8944,0313,7516,552+74.7%
Net profit2,9424,3363,7863,1032,8925,114+76.9%
Total assets39,12945,62238,51153,67652,45055,358+5.5%
Equity11,33213,49516,10219,25619,07321,337+11.9%
Liabilities27,09531,57421,83133,84132,87133,603+2.2%
Cash and cash equivalents501623265,6332,0972,794+33.2%
Average number of employees313436393936−7.7%

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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DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (152 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Profit 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
Annual reports for Avant Denmark A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202514/04/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202415/04/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/10/2022 – 31/12/202322/04/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/10/2021 – 30/09/202219/12/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/10/2020 – 30/09/202130/12/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/10/2019 – 30/09/202009/02/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

152 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 24.5mNo. 27 of 152
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 21.3mNo. 35 of 152
Better than 77% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees35No. 20 of 152
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.1m, net profit DKK 671k, equity DKK 3.5m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 897kDKK 8mDKK 72.2mDKK 311.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 143 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 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
Gross profit
  1. Avant Denmark A/SDKK 24.5m
  2. Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 647.6m
  3. Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 474.4m
Net profit
  1. Avant Denmark A/SDKK 5.1m
  2. Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 31.1m
  3. Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 52.9m
Equity
  1. Avant Denmark A/SDKK 21.3m
  2. Ftz Autodele & Værktøj A/SDKK 324.6m
  3. Aktieselskabet Carl ChristensenDKK 493.3m

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Avant Denmark A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Avant Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Brian ThaysenCEO05/05/2014

Board of directors

Board of directors at Avant Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Brian ThaysenBoard member05/05/2014
Andrew Robert LongChair of the board15/12/2025
Andreas Damkjær TrueBoard member15/01/2026
Former management (23)
Former management at Avant Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Carsten VibholmDirector23/02/197715/11/2002
Carsten VibholmBoard member05/09/200215/11/2002
Alice VibholmBoard member05/09/200215/11/2002
Troels VibholmBoard member05/09/200215/11/2002
Tenna Vibholm RasmussenBoard member05/09/200215/11/2002
Kalle Martin LarsenBoard member15/11/200205/05/2014
Kalle Martin LarsenCEO15/11/200205/05/2014
Michael EgholmBoard member15/11/200207/01/2009
Preben Vestergaard KristensenBoard member15/11/200207/01/2009
Merete Øgendahl Geneser LarsenChair of the board15/11/200205/05/2014
Lars HedegaardBoard member26/01/200401/05/2007
Flemming Rahbech SkouBoard member25/01/200805/05/2014
Elisabeth Øgendahl Geneser NissenBoard member07/01/200905/05/2014
Hans Frederik Gjelstrup PoulsenBoard member05/05/201401/02/2023
Jens Michael Neustrup SimonsenBoard member05/05/201401/02/2023
Kaj Erling SimonsenBoard member21/01/201601/02/2023
Henrik Gavlshøj BergBoard member10/12/202001/02/2023
Flemming Rahbech SkouBoard member10/12/202001/02/2023
Lasse Thorbøll JuhlBoard member10/12/202001/02/2023
Sven Jokum Møller KristensenChair of the board01/02/202315/12/2025
Kent MortensenBoard member01/02/202311/04/2025
Michael Christian GadegaardBoard member11/04/202501/12/2025
Peter Gram MøllerBoard member01/12/202514/01/2026

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 units

P.O. Pedersens Vej 14A
8200 Aarhus N

Aarhus Municipality · Postcode 8200

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
AVANT DENMARK A/SP.O. Pedersens Vej 14A, Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N271002628905
Skive AutosuperViborgvej 6E, 7800 Skive11029313705

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 events
20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Andreas Damkjær True appointed board member
  • Peter Gram Møller stepped down as board member
20257 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
  • Andrew Robert Long appointed chair of the board
  • Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Peter Gram Møller appointed board member
  • Michael Christian Gadegaard stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Michael Christian Gadegaard appointed board member
  • Kent Mortensen stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
202313 changesownership 5 · management 8
  • POP 14 Holding ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • THAYSEN HOLSTED ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Sven Jokum Møller Kristensen appointed chair of the board
  • Kent Mortensen appointed board member
  • Henrik Gavlshøj Berg stepped down as board member
  • Lasse Thorbøll Juhl stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Rahbech Skou stepped down as board member
  • Kaj Erling Simonsen stepped down as board member
  • Hans Frederik Gjelstrup Poulsen stepped down as board member
  • Jens Michael Neustrup Simonsen stepped down as board member
  • THAYSEN HOLSTED ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • FTZ AUTODELE & VÆRKTØJ A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • THAYSEN HOLSTED ApS is no longer registered as owner
20224 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1 · ownership 2
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • THAYSEN HOLSTED ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • BRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20212 changesaccounts 2
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20203 changesmanagement 3
  • Henrik Gavlshøj Berg appointed board member
  • Lasse Thorbøll Juhl appointed board member
  • Flemming Rahbech Skou appointed board member
20181 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to P.O. Pedersens Vej 14A, Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N
20161 changemanagement 1
  • Kaj Erling Simonsen appointed board member
201413 changesname 1 · ownership 3 · management 9
  • Name changed from DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR, ÅRHUS A/S to AVANT DENMARK A/S
  • BRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • Hans Frederik Gjelstrup Poulsen appointed board member
  • Jens Michael Neustrup Simonsen appointed board member
  • Brian Thaysen appointed board member
  • Brian Thaysen appointed ceo
  • Elisabeth Øgendahl Geneser Nissen stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Rahbech Skou stepped down as board member
  • Kalle Martin Larsen stepped down as ceo
  • Kalle Martin Larsen stepped down as board member
  • Merete Øgendahl Geneser Larsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • BRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • BRIAN THAYSEN HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20093 changesmanagement 3
  • Elisabeth Øgendahl Geneser Nissen appointed board member
  • Michael Egholm stepped down as board member
  • Preben Vestergaard Kristensen stepped down as board member
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
  • Flemming Rahbech Skou appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med reservedele og tilbehør til motorkøretøjer (453100)
20071 changemanagement 1
  • Lars Hedegaard stepped down as board member
20041 changemanagement 1
  • Lars Hedegaard appointed board member
200216 changesmanagement 14 · name 1 · capital 1
  • Kalle Martin Larsen appointed ceo
  • Kalle Martin Larsen appointed board member
  • Michael Egholm appointed board member
  • Preben Vestergaard Kristensen appointed board member
  • Merete Øgendahl Geneser Larsen appointed chair of the board
  • Carsten Vibholm stepped down as board member
  • Tenna Vibholm Rasmussen stepped down as board member
  • Troels Vibholm stepped down as board member
  • Alice Vibholm stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Vibholm stepped down as director
  • Name changed from DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR. ÅRHUS ApS to DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR, ÅRHUS A/S
  • Share capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
  • Carsten Vibholm appointed board member
  • Tenna Vibholm Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Troels Vibholm appointed board member
  • Alice Vibholm appointed board member
19992 changescapital 2
  • Share capital changed from 333,333 DKK to 200,000 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 333,333 DKK
19921 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 200,000 DKK
19772 changesfounded 1 · management 1
  • Registered as DBU DANSK BILUDSTYR. ÅRHUS ApS
  • Carsten Vibholm appointed director

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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 24/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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