Axel Kaufmann ApS

Private limited companyCVR 19098192Aarhus CActive

Axel Kaufmann ApS is a private limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in retail sale of clothing, founded in 1996. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 6.1m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 6 of 936 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 28 production units in 22 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 505.9m−1.2% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 6.1m−320.9% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 136.9m−9.3% vs. 2024
Employees350latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 123.7m.
  • Revenue fell 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 505.9m.
  • Net profit went from a profit of DKK 2.8m to a loss of DKK 6.1m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 136.9m.

Employees

  • 22 more employees than a year earlier: 350 (07/2026) against 328 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Thomas Axel Kaufmann (director, 01/12/2024).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of clothing (477110)

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 20mDKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Axel Kaufmann ApS
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue434,516396,338495,485527,304511,820505,860−1.2%
Gross profit130,000122,185146,290143,281135,433123,681−8.7%
Operating profit (EBIT)589,12430,56118,2287,013−6,690−195.4%
Profit before tax−2,4117,52029,25014,6654,847−7,853−262%
Net profit−1,8854,04622,47611,5752,759−6,094−320.9%
Total assets269,826274,826239,911297,605267,628270,560+1.1%
Equity156,068160,595152,998156,230150,989136,895−9.3%
Liabilities109,740108,88679,932135,279114,298133,060+16.4%
Cash and cash equivalents116,593105,28468,587112,58299,663105,401+5.8%
Average number of employees270239248–255249−2.4%

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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DKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (937 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Axel Kaufmann ApS
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/10/2024 – 30/09/202524/03/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/10/2023 – 30/09/202430/03/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/10/2022 – 30/09/202303/04/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/10/2021 – 30/09/202231/03/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/10/2020 – 30/09/202110/03/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/10/2019 – 30/09/202019/01/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

937 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in retail sale of clothing based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 123.7mNo. 6 of 936
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 136.9mNo. 6 of 937
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees350No. 4 of 937
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.3m, net profit DKK 76,336, equity DKK 784k, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 921kDKK 8.5mDKK 78.1mDKK 343mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 870 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 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 475of 763
Better than 38%
No. 331of 796
Better than 58%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 701of 10,152
Better than 93%
No. 1,013of 10,275
Better than 90%
All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison
No. 227of 66,379
Better than 100%
No. 831of 66,505
Better than 99%

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

Retail sale of clothing
Gross profit
  1. Axel Kaufmann ApSDKK 123.7m
  2. H & M Hennes & Mauritz A/SDKK 718.7m
  3. Pwt Group A/SDKK 407.4m
Net profit
  1. Axel Kaufmann ApS−DKK 6.1m
  2. H & M Hennes & Mauritz A/SDKK 106.2m
  3. Pwt Group A/SDKK 112.3m
Equity
  1. Axel Kaufmann ApSDKK 136.9m
  2. H & M Hennes & Mauritz A/SDKK 299.3m
  3. Pwt Group A/SDKK 283.1m
Employees
  1. Axel Kaufmann ApS350
  2. H & M Hennes & Mauritz A/S2,767
  3. Pwt Group A/S522

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Holdingselskabet Amk ApS50%
  • Holdingselskabet HK ApS50%
Axel Kaufmann ApS

Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Axel Kaufmann ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Anne Mette KaufmannDirector01/01/1996
Henrik Axel KaufmannCEO14/03/1997
Thomas Axel KaufmannDirector01/12/2024

Board of directors

Board of directors at Axel Kaufmann ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Anne Mette KaufmannBoard member14/03/1997
Henrik Axel KaufmannBoard member14/03/1997
Dorrit TuthillBoard member10/10/2003
Thomas Axel KaufmannBoard member28/02/2022
Berit KliboBoard member31/03/2023
Founders
Steffen Ebdrup
Former management (5)
Former management at Axel Kaufmann ApS
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Steffen EbdrupDirector01/01/199614/03/1997
Kurt EwersDirector01/01/199627/01/2000
Elsebeth Arnesdatter SundboBoard member14/03/199727/09/2000
Axel KaufmannBoard member14/03/199718/07/2003
Claus FrederiksenBoard member15/11/200228/02/2012

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af tre medlemmer af bestyrelse eller af en administrerende direktør sammen med et medlem af bestyrelsen

Address and production units

28 active production units

Maren Smeds Gyde 9
8000 Aarhus C

Aarhus Municipality · Postcode 8000

Other companies at the address (1)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
AXEL KAUFMANN APSRødovre Centrum 1, st. 56, 2610 Rødovre321003226403
Kaufmann WebshopJens Olsens Vej 1A, 8200 Aarhus N241016292075
Kaufmann, Quint,Slotsarkaderne 44, 3400 Hillerød211013852800
AXEL KAUFMANN APS, QuintLyngby Storcenter 1, st. dør, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby201003226397
AXEL KAUFMANN ApS HovedkontorMaren Smeds Gyde 9, 8000 Aarhus C201010678486
AXEL KAUFMANN, Quint,Arne Jacobsens Allé 12, 2300 København S201010678877
AXEL KAUFMANN APS KOLDING STORCENTERSkovvangen 42, 6000 Kolding181003632863
Axel Kaufmann, Quint, Ålborg StorcenterHobrovej 452, 9200 Aalborg SV181016107707
Kaufmann, Quint, Bruns GalleriM.P. Bruuns Gade 25, 8000 Aarhus C181010678400
Quint/Axel Kaufmann ApS RosengårdscentretØrbækvej 75, 5220 Odense SØ161010981111
QuintMerkurvej 94, 7400 Herning151012849059
AXEL KAUFMANN APSNygade 2, 1164 København K141003226415
AXEL KAUFMANN APS FREDERIKSBERG CENTRETFalkoner Alle 21, 2000 Frederiksberg131003909593
AXEL KAUFMANN APSSøndergade 65, st, 8000 Aarhus C121005056848
Kaufmann / Quint / VejleSøndertorv 2, 7100 Vejle111014297959

Showing 15 of 28 units (sorted by employees).

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel, herunder med beklædning samt at eje og administrere aktiver af enhver art

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

35 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of clothing (477110)
20242 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
  • Thomas Axel Kaufmann appointed director
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20232 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
  • Berit Klibo appointed board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20222 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Thomas Axel Kaufmann appointed board member
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20171 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Maren Smeds Gyde 9, 8000 Aarhus C
20121 changemanagement 1
  • Claus Frederiksen stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of clothing (477110)
20033 changesmanagement 2 · merger 1
  • Dorrit Tuthill appointed board member
  • Axel Kaufmann stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
20023 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 2
  • Claus Frederiksen appointed board member
  • HOLDINGSELSKABET AMK ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • HOLDINGSELSKABET HK ApS registered as owner (50%)
20003 changescapital 1 · management 2
  • Share capital changed from 2,000,000 DKK to 2,118,292 DKK
  • Elsebeth Arnesdatter Sundbo stepped down as board member
  • Kurt Ewers stepped down as director
19979 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · name 1 · management 6
  • Share capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 2,000,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Name changed from JUT NR. 9610 ApS to AXEL KAUFMANN ApS
  • Anne Mette Kaufmann appointed board member
  • Elsebeth Arnesdatter Sundbo appointed board member
  • Axel Kaufmann appointed board member
  • Henrik Axel Kaufmann appointed board member
  • Henrik Axel Kaufmann appointed ceo
  • Steffen Ebdrup stepped down as director
19964 changesfounded 1 · management 3
  • Registered as JUT NR. 9610 ApS
  • Steffen Ebdrup appointed director
  • Anne Mette Kaufmann appointed director
  • Kurt Ewers 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 23/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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