Bech Gruppen A/S
Public limited companyCVR 46538811HorsensActive
Bech Gruppen A/S is a public limited company, based in Horsens, active in brokerage activities in freight transport, founded in 1973. Net profit fell 13% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 4.9m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 4 of 49 companies in the industry in the database. With 24 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 20.9m.
- Net profit fell 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.9m.
- Equity fell 28% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.5m.
Employees
- 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 24 (07/2026) against 26 (07/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 07/10/2026: Moved to Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Brokerage activities in freight transport (523100)
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 | 20,319 | 18,255 | 18,205 | 16,191 | 19,278 | 20,870 | +8.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 7,214 | 7,610 | 6,965 | 5,295 | 7,237 | 6,397 | −11.6% |
| Profit before tax | 6,648 | 7,145 | 5,808 | 4,710 | 7,141 | 6,238 | −12.6% |
| Net profit | 5,185 | 5,565 | 4,530 | 3,670 | 5,568 | 4,863 | −12.7% |
| Total assets | 47,485 | 47,800 | 41,118 | 43,263 | 41,190 | 51,738 | +25.6% |
| Equity | 18,255 | 19,821 | 21,850 | 23,020 | 18,588 | 13,452 | −27.6% |
| Liabilities | 27,412 | 26,466 | 18,002 | 19,150 | 21,646 | 37,006 | +71% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,368 | 19,136 | 11,299 | 13,262 | 10,056 | 4,238 | −57.9% |
| Average number of employees | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | +21.4% |
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. 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 | 02/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 31/03/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 27/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 28/04/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 29/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 09/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
51 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in brokerage activities in freight transport based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.9m, net profit DKK 791k, equity DKK 2.3m, 4 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. 2,664of 9,892 Better than 73% | No. 2,441of 9,922 Better than 75% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 2,742of 10,152 Better than 73% | No. 4,160of 10,275 Better than 60% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 5,750of 17,786 Better than 68% | No. 7,604of 18,024 Better than 58% |
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
Brokerage activities in freight transport- Bech Gruppen A/SDKK 20.9m
- Arrow Tankers P/SDKK 92.3m
- Deugro Danmark A/SDKK 60.6m
- Bech Gruppen A/SDKK 4.9m
- Arrow Tankers P/SDKK 42.3m
- Deugro Danmark A/SDKK 3.4m
- Bech Gruppen A/SDKK 13.5m
- Arrow Tankers P/SDKK 15.7m
- Deugro Danmark A/SDKK 15.4m
- Bech Gruppen A/S24
- Arrow Tankers P/S14
- Deugro Danmark A/S52
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Ora Chartering A/S100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Claus Grænse Bundgaard | Director | 15/05/2006 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Ole Broch-Lips | Chair of the board | 14/04/2005 |
| Claus Grænse Bundgaard | Board member | 15/05/2006 |
| Hanne Erngaard Kristensen | Board member | 11/12/2018 |
Former management (16)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Orla Hansen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 01/08/1989 |
| Peter Preis | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 17/05/1988 |
| Arne Paabøl Andersen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 09/08/1993 |
| Lars Fredin Stæhr | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 17/05/1988 |
| Erik Larsen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 09/08/1993 |
| Poul Henning Nygaard Pedersen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 17/08/1995 |
| Kim Kruuse | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 14/04/2005 |
| Hanne Solveig Kruuse | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 07/10/2004 |
| Lisbeth Bertramsen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 07/10/2004 |
| Ole Hoffmann Rasmussen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 23/06/1994 |
| Ole Hoffmann Rasmussen | Director | 03/04/1973 | 24/08/1994 |
| Torben Nyholm Bertramsen | Board member | 03/04/1973 | 15/05/2006 |
| Torben Nyholm Bertramsen | Director | 03/04/1973 | 15/05/2006 |
| Arne Lund Thysen | Board member | 07/10/2004 | 14/02/2005 |
| Hanne Erngaard Kristensen | Board member | 14/04/2005 | 10/05/2012 |
| Per Lund | Board member | 10/05/2012 | 24/11/2021 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af et medlem af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør
Address and production units
2 active production unitsGrønlandsvej 28
8700 Horsens
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECH GRUPPEN A/S | Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens | 21 | 1001882607 |
| Bech Gruppen A/S | Ove Jensens Alle 35, 8700 Horsens | – | 1031949633 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handels-, industri- og rederivirksomhed og dermed beslægtet virksomhed samt investeringsvirksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
57 registered events20262 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Brokerage activities in freight transport (523100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20212 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementPer Lund stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens
20182 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
- ManagementHanne Erngaard Kristensen appointed board member
- AddressMoved to Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens
20171 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens
20122 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPer Lund appointed board member
- ManagementHanne Erngaard Kristensen stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Skibsmæglere (522910)
20064 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementClaus Grænse Bundgaard appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Grænse Bundgaard appointed director
- ManagementTorben Nyholm Bertramsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTorben Nyholm Bertramsen stepped down as director
20054 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementKim Ole Broch-Lips appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHanne Erngaard Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Kruuse stepped down as board member
- ManagementArne Lund Thysen stepped down as board member
20044 changesmanagement 3 · merger 1
- ManagementArne Lund Thysen appointed board member
- ManagementHanne Solveig Kruuse stepped down as board member
- ManagementLisbeth Bertramsen stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20011 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Grønlandsvej 28, 8700 Horsens
19951 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPoul Henning Nygaard Pedersen stepped down as board member
19946 changesname 2 · merger 1 · management 2 · capital 1
- NameName changed from ORA SHIPPING A/S to BECH GRUPPEN A/S
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- NameName changed from ORA SHIPPING A/S to ORA SHIPPING A/S
- ManagementOle Hoffmann Rasmussen stepped down as director
- CapitalShare capital changed from 2,125,000 DKK to 600,000 DKK
- ManagementOle Hoffmann Rasmussen stepped down as board member
19932 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementArne Paabøl Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementErik Larsen stepped down as board member
19891 changemanagement 1
- ManagementLeif Orla Hansen stepped down as board member
19882 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Preis stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Fredin Stæhr stepped down as board member
19871 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 625,000 DKK to 2,125,000 DKK
19861 changeownership 1
- OwnershipORA CHARTERING A/S registered as owner (100%)
197314 changesfounded 1 · management 13
- FoundedRegistered as ORA SHIPPING A/S
- ManagementHanne Solveig Kruuse appointed board member
- ManagementLisbeth Bertramsen appointed board member
- ManagementOle Hoffmann Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementLeif Orla Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Nyholm Bertramsen appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Nyholm Bertramsen appointed director
- ManagementOle Hoffmann Rasmussen appointed director
- ManagementPeter Preis appointed board member
- ManagementArne Paabøl Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementLars Fredin Stæhr appointed board member
- ManagementErik Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Henning Nygaard Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Kruuse appointed board member
Related companies
Same people in management
- Kemp & Lauritzen A/Svia Peter Preis
- Bygma A/Svia Peter Preis
- Jfm A/Svia Arne Paabøl Andersen
- Fodboldalliancen Ac Horsens A/Svia Kim Kruuse
- Bygma Gruppen A/Svia Peter Preis
- Conaxess Trade Denmark A/Svia Peter Preis
Largest in the industry
- Arrow Tankers P/SDKK 92.3m
- Deugro Danmark A/SDKK 60.6m
- Svane Shipping A/SDKK 35.6m
- Cani Shipping ApSDKK 20.4m
- Atlantic Shipping A/SDKK 20m
- GP Transport & Logistics ApSDKK 16.8m
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.