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Bates / Y & R A/S

Public limited companyCVR 10795540København ØActive

Bates / Y & R A/S is a public limited company, based in København Ø, active in planning and design of advertising campaigns, founded in 1987. Net profit rose 35% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 560k. Profit has grown three years in a row. With 23 employees, the company is about 8 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 27.1m−3.1% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 560k+35.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 6.7m+9.2% vs. 2024
Employees23latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 11.1m.
  • Revenue fell 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 27.1m.
  • Net profit rose 35% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 560k.
  • Equity rose 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6.7m.

Employees

  • 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 23 (08/2026) against 26 (08/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)

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 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Bates / Y & R A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue19,15018,65922,41721,31727,91527,060−3.1%
Gross profit10,6179,62811,39010,67611,54211,102−3.8%
Operating profit (EBIT)1,7411,1141,526142351545+55.3%
Profit before tax––1,433148414560+35.3%
Net profit1,6861,0211,433148414560+35.3%
Total assets15,80113,52314,94415,85614,41113,216−8.3%
Equity7,0958,1169,5489,6966,1106,670+9.2%
Liabilities8,7065,4075,3966,1608,3016,546−21.1%
Cash and cash equivalents7,5146,5677,7188,4094,5536,407+40.7%
Average number of employees1313171717170%

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 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (716 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 Bates / Y & R A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202521/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202425/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202302/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202207/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202125/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202004/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

716 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in planning and design of advertising campaigns based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 11.1mNo. 91 of 715
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 6.7mNo. 68 of 716
Better than 91% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees23No. 79 of 716
Better than 89% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.1m, net profit DKK 163k, equity DKK 649k, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 840kDKK 7.1mDKK 59.2mDKK 244.8mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 685 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. 5,396of 9,892
Better than 45%
No. 4,019of 9,922
Better than 60%
Same industry and 20–49 employees56 companies in the comparison
No. 48of 56
Better than 15%
No. 18of 56
Better than 69%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 3,973of 10,152
Better than 61%
No. 5,603of 10,275
Better than 45%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 8,511of 17,786
Better than 52%
No. 10,356of 18,024
Better than 43%

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

Planning and design of advertising campaigns
Gross profit
  1. Bates / Y & R A/SDKK 11.1m
  2. WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 497.5m
  3. Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 196.3m
Net profit
  1. Bates / Y & R A/SDKK 560k
  2. WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 175.1m
  3. Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 28.6m
Equity
  1. Bates / Y & R A/SDKK 6.7m
  2. WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/SDKK 163.9m
  3. Omnicom Media Group A/SDKK 143m
Employees
  1. Bates / Y & R A/S23
  2. WPP Enterprise Solutions MAP A/S497
  3. Omnicom Media Group A/S76

Latest financial year per company. Choose up to three companies from the largest in the industry.

Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Caviar Investment Company A/S50%
  • Bates Overseas Holdings Limited33.33%
Bates / Y & R A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Bates / Y & R A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Thomas BrandtCEO01/01/2014

Board of directors

Board of directors at Bates / Y & R A/S
NameRoleAppointed
David Julian GladwellBoard member23/03/2015
Claus Escobar KnuthBoard member25/06/2024
Michael Christian KnudsenChair of the board25/06/2024
Thomas BrandtBoard member25/06/2024
Manuel Segimon de ManzanosBoard member25/06/2024
Founders
ApS Hvkmd 5 Nr. 555, Pehsb ApS, A/S Pse Nr. 1680
Former management (26)
Former management at Bates / Y & R A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Carsten MalbyBoard member01/05/198712/04/1994
Ulf Svejgaard PoulsenBoard member01/05/198704/02/1988
Susanne Saul StakemannChair of the board01/05/198704/02/1988
Mogens Nicolai HoltenBoard member01/05/198711/07/1994
Per Emil Hasselbalch StakemannBoard member01/05/198704/02/1988
Per Emil Hasselbalch StakemannDirector01/05/198704/02/1988
Kim Kristian ØstrupBoard member01/05/198726/05/2005
Michael Anthony GeraghtyBoard member01/05/198705/05/1997
Ove Nørgaard MikkelsenBoard member12/04/199429/05/1998
Samuel Stanley BendelacDeputy chair05/05/199723/05/2000
Hans-Ulrik LonghiDirector29/05/199829/05/1998
Johnny Reinhard KlugeBoard member29/05/199812/10/2006
Jacob HastedtDirector29/05/199801/01/2014
Michael Thomas CoyleDeputy chair23/05/200001/05/2003
Michael Egede BudtzDeputy chair01/05/200312/10/2006
Kåre Bo StoltChair of the board12/10/200630/12/2013
Hans-Ulrik LonghiBoard member12/10/200606/05/2011
Jacob HastedtBoard member12/10/200625/06/2024
Stefan HimpeBoard member12/10/200610/05/2010
Mark Bindloss GibbBoard member12/10/200605/01/2012
Ignacio Pinilla CabezonBoard member10/05/201025/06/2024
Søren NøhrBoard member06/05/201130/05/2013
Per Henrik AskestadBoard member30/05/201303/07/2014
Michael Christian KnudsenBoard member03/07/201424/06/2024
Ib BorupBoard member03/07/201425/06/2024
Mario Morne PienaarBoard member03/07/201423/03/2015

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes ved underskrift af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer eller et bestyrelsesmedlem og en direktør.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Dampfærgevej 2
2100 København Ø

København Municipality · Postcode 2100

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
BATES / Y & R A/SDampfærgevej 2, 1. tv, 2100 København Ø231000133576

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive reklame- og marketingvirksomhed og anden hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

79 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)
20249 changesaccounts 1 · management 8
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Manuel Segimon de Manzanos appointed board member
  • Thomas Brandt appointed board member
  • Michael Christian Knudsen appointed chair of the board
  • Claus Escobar Knuth appointed board member
  • Ib Borup stepped down as board member
  • Ignacio Pinilla Cabezon stepped down as board member
  • Jacob Hastedt stepped down as board member
  • Michael Christian Knudsen stepped down as board member
20233 changesaccounts 1 · ownership 2
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Bates Overseas Holdings Limited registered as owner (33.33%)
  • BATES / RED CELL GRUPPEN A/S is no longer registered as owner
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20171 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Dampfærgevej 2, 1. tv, 2100 København Ø
20153 changesaddress 1 · management 2
  • Moved to Per Henrik Lings Allé 4, 6, 2100 København Ø
  • David Julian Gladwell appointed board member
  • Mario Morne Pienaar stepped down as board member
20146 changesmanagement 6
  • Michael Christian Knudsen appointed board member
  • Mario Morne Pienaar appointed board member
  • Ib Borup appointed board member
  • Per Henrik Askestad stepped down as board member
  • Thomas Brandt appointed ceo
  • Jacob Hastedt stepped down as director
20133 changesmanagement 3
  • Kåre Bo Stolt stepped down as chair of the board
  • Per Henrik Askestad appointed board member
  • Søren Nøhr stepped down as board member
20121 changemanagement 1
  • Mark Bindloss Gibb stepped down as board member
20112 changesmanagement 2
  • Søren Nøhr appointed board member
  • Hans-Ulrik Longhi stepped down as board member
20102 changesmanagement 2
  • Ignacio Pinilla Cabezon appointed board member
  • Stefan Himpe stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Planning and design of advertising campaigns (731110)
200610 changesmanagement 7 · ownership 2 · name 1
  • Hans-Ulrik Longhi appointed board member
  • Kåre Bo Stolt appointed chair of the board
  • Jacob Hastedt appointed board member
  • Stefan Himpe appointed board member
  • Mark Bindloss Gibb appointed board member
  • Michael Egede Budtz stepped down as deputy chair
  • Johnny Reinhard Kluge stepped down as board member
  • BATES / RED CELL GRUPPEN A/S registered as owner (33.33%)
  • CAVIAR INVESTMENT COMPANY A/S registered as owner (50%)
  • Name changed from BATES / RED CELL A/S to BATES / Y & R A/S
20051 changemanagement 1
  • Kim Kristian Østrup stepped down as board member
20041 changename 1
  • Name changed from BATES A/S to BATES / RED CELL A/S
20032 changesmanagement 2
  • Michael Egede Budtz appointed deputy chair
  • Michael Thomas Coyle stepped down as deputy chair
20002 changesmanagement 2
  • Michael Thomas Coyle appointed deputy chair
  • Samuel Stanley Bendelac stepped down as deputy chair
19991 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 600,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
19985 changesmanagement 5
  • Hans-Ulrik Longhi appointed director
  • Hans-Ulrik Longhi stepped down as director
  • Jacob Hastedt appointed director
  • Johnny Reinhard Kluge appointed board member
  • Ove Nørgaard Mikkelsen stepped down as board member
19972 changesmanagement 2
  • Samuel Stanley Bendelac appointed deputy chair
  • Michael Anthony Geraghty stepped down as board member
19945 changescapital 1 · name 1 · management 3
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 600,000 DKK
  • Name changed from TED BATES A/S to BATES A/S
  • Mogens Nicolai Holten stepped down as board member
  • Ove Nørgaard Mikkelsen appointed board member
  • Carsten Malby stepped down as board member
19885 changesname 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from A/S PSE 10 NR. 1243 to TED BATES A/S
  • Susanne Saul Stakemann stepped down as chair of the board
  • Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as board member
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
19879 changesfounded 1 · management 8
  • Registered as A/S PSE 10 NR. 1243
  • Mogens Nicolai Holten appointed board member
  • Carsten Malby appointed board member
  • Susanne Saul Stakemann appointed chair of the board
  • Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed board member
  • Michael Anthony Geraghty appointed board member
  • Kim Kristian Østrup appointed board member
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
  • Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed 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 24/10/2026.

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