Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApS
Private limited companyCVR 81979510København KActive
Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApS is a private limited company, based in København K, active in other education n.e.c., founded in 1977. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 2.5m). Net profit fell 53% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.5m. With 61 employees, the company is about 31 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
Gross profitDKK 23.7m−0.8% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 2.5m−52.9% vs. 2024
Equity−DKK 2.5m+49.6% vs. 2024
Employees61latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Net profit fell 53% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.5m.
Employees
- 18 fewer employees than a year earlier: 61 (07/2026) against 79 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kim Berger Christensen (ceo, 15/08/2025), Dorrit Asklin Johnsen (chair of the board, 15/08/2025) and Kim Berger Christensen (board member, 15/08/2025) (+1).
- Stepped down: Lorenzo Torquati (board member, 15/08/2025), Lorenzo Torquati (ceo, 15/08/2025) and Michela Locarno (board member, 15/08/2025) (+3).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 09/10/2025: Name changed from BERLITZ LANGUAGE SERVICES SCANDINAVIA A/S to BERLITZ LANGUAGE SERVICES SCANDINAVIA ApS
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 | 15,265 | 13,559 | 15,141 | 18,947 | 23,890 | 23,699 | −0.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −1,414 | −2,540 | −220 | 3,321 | 4,901 | 3,300 | −32.7% |
| Profit before tax | −1,481 | −2,842 | −696 | 3,323 | 4,925 | 2,979 | −39.5% |
| Net profit | −1,480 | −2,842 | −696 | 3,323 | 5,222 | 2,459 | −52.9% |
| Total assets | 5,816 | 7,034 | 9,484 | 9,848 | 11,951 | 19,031 | +59.2% |
| Equity | −10,636 | −13,354 | −13,752 | −10,178 | −4,956 | −2,497 | +49.6% |
| Liabilities | 16,452 | 20,388 | 23,236 | 20,026 | 16,841 | 21,517 | +27.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,715 | 1,229 | 2,292 | 2,926 | 4,698 | 5,437 | +15.7% |
| Average number of employees | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 64 | 65 | +1.6% |
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 figuresNegative equity
Equity was −DKK 2.5m at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
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 | 01/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 07/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 17/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 29/08/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 09/08/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 09/08/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
340 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in other education n.e.c. based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 23.7mNo. 12 of 340
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
Equity−DKK 2.5mNo. 332 of 340
Better than 2% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees61No. 7 of 340
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.3m, net profit DKK 92,192, equity DKK 396k, 2 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 3,081of 4,412 Better than 30% | No. 4,330of 4,466 Better than 3% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees11 companies in the comparison | No. 8of 11 Better than 30% | No. 11of 11 Better than 0% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 2,514of 10,152 Better than 75% | No. 10,127of 10,275 Better than 1% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 1,979of 66,379 Better than 97% | No. 65,053of 66,505 Better than 2% |
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
Other education n.e.c.Gross profit
- Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApSDKK 23.7m
- Ucplus A/SDKK 169.1m
- Forsikrings- og Pensionsakademiet A/SDKK 109.4m
Net profit
- Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApSDKK 2.5m
- Ucplus A/SDKK 2.4m
- Forsikrings- og Pensionsakademiet A/S−DKK 864k
Equity
- Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApS−DKK 2.5m
- Ucplus A/SDKK 26.7m
- Forsikrings- og Pensionsakademiet A/SDKK 95.5m
Employees
- Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApS61
- Ucplus A/S378
- Forsikrings- og Pensionsakademiet A/S245
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Northsun Education Group S.R.L.100%
Berlitz Language Services Scandinavia ApS
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Berger Christensen | CEO | 15/08/2025 |
Former management (30)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helge Hassel | Board member | 15/09/1977 | 07/06/2001 |
| Steen Ole Larsen | Board member | 15/09/1977 | 29/05/1998 |
| Kim Thomas Sonne | Board member | 15/09/1977 | 15/09/1993 |
| Kim Thomas Sonne | Director | 15/09/1977 | 15/09/1993 |
| Helga Ragnhild Duphorn | Director | 15/09/1977 | 10/10/1997 |
| Elio Boccitto | Board member | 15/09/1977 | 30/09/1988 |
| Wolfgang Theo Wiedeler | Board member | 15/09/1977 | 30/05/1996 |
| Brian Kelly | Board member | 15/09/1977 | 28/01/2000 |
| Sveinung Hole | Director | 10/10/1997 | 28/01/2000 |
| Nils Thomas Weincke | Board member | 29/05/1998 | 15/11/2000 |
| Elsa Anna-Maija Regeur | Director | 28/01/2000 | 19/12/2012 |
| Wolfgang Wiedeler | Board member | 28/01/2000 | 08/01/2002 |
| Dietmar Jürgen Hoffmann | Board member | 15/11/2000 | 22/04/2003 |
| Hans Hedegaard | Board member | 07/06/2001 | 16/05/2007 |
| Mark Woodworth Harris | Board member | 08/01/2002 | 29/06/2016 |
| Elsa Anna-Maija Regeur | Board member | 22/04/2003 | 19/12/2012 |
| Erik Paul Werbrouck | Board member | 29/05/2006 | 02/11/2011 |
| Serge Luc Anne-Marie Ghislain Langerock | Board member | 02/11/2011 | 01/06/2016 |
| Serge Luc Anne-Marie Ghislain Langerock | CEO | 19/12/2012 | 01/06/2016 |
| Alistair David Gatoff | Board member | 19/12/2012 | 08/02/2019 |
| John Cooknell | Board member | 01/06/2016 | 08/02/2019 |
| John Cooknell | CEO | 01/06/2016 | 08/02/2019 |
| Paul Harris Weinstein | Board member | 29/06/2016 | 08/02/2019 |
| Kim Berger Christensen | Chair of the board | 08/02/2019 | 01/10/2024 |
| Lorenzo Torquati | Board member | 08/02/2019 | 15/08/2025 |
| Lorenzo Torquati | CEO | 08/02/2019 | 15/08/2025 |
| Michela Locarno | Board member | 08/02/2019 | 15/08/2025 |
| Dorrit Asklin Johnsen | Chair of the board | 15/08/2025 | 09/10/2025 |
| Kim Berger Christensen | Board member | 15/08/2025 | 09/10/2025 |
| Jessica Scalamonti | Board member | 15/08/2025 | 09/10/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsBorgergade 28
1300 København K
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERLITZ LANGUAGE SERVICES SCANDINAVIA ApS | Borgergade 28, 3, 1300 København K | 55 | 1003205329 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive sprogskoler, oversættelsesbureauer og dermed i forbindelse stående virksomheder.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
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20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
202512 changesname 1 · management 10 · accounts 1
- NameName changed from BERLITZ LANGUAGE SERVICES SCANDINAVIA A/S to BERLITZ LANGUAGE SERVICES SCANDINAVIA ApS
- ManagementDorrit Asklin Johnsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJessica Scalamonti stepped down as board member
- ManagementKim Berger Christensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementDorrit Asklin Johnsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKim Berger Christensen appointed ceo
- ManagementJessica Scalamonti appointed board member
- ManagementKim Berger Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementMichela Locarno stepped down as board member
- ManagementLorenzo Torquati stepped down as ceo
- ManagementLorenzo Torquati stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20242 changesmanagement 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementKim Berger Christensen stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20222 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
- AddressMoved to Borgergade 28, 3, 1300 København K
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
201910 changesmanagement 8 · ownership 2
- ManagementKim Berger Christensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMichela Locarno appointed board member
- ManagementLorenzo Torquati appointed ceo
- ManagementLorenzo Torquati appointed board member
- ManagementPaul Harris Weinstein stepped down as board member
- ManagementJohn Cooknell stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJohn Cooknell stepped down as board member
- ManagementAlistair David Gatoff stepped down as board member
- OwnershipNorthsun Education Group S.R.L. registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipBerlitz Investment Coorporation is no longer registered as owner
20166 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementPaul Harris Weinstein appointed board member
- ManagementMark Woodworth Harris stepped down as board member
- ManagementJohn Cooknell appointed ceo
- ManagementJohn Cooknell appointed board member
- ManagementSerge Luc Anne-Marie Ghislain Langerock stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSerge Luc Anne-Marie Ghislain Langerock stepped down as board member
20125 changesmanagement 4 · address 1
- ManagementAlistair David Gatoff appointed board member
- ManagementSerge Luc Anne-Marie Ghislain Langerock appointed ceo
- ManagementElsa Anna-Maija Regeur stepped down as board member
- ManagementElsa Anna-Maija Regeur stepped down as director
- AddressMoved to Borgergade 28, 3, 1300 København K
20113 changesaddress 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Vimmelskaftet 42A, 2, 1161 København K
- ManagementSerge Luc Anne-Marie Ghislain Langerock appointed board member
- ManagementErik Paul Werbrouck stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Other education n.e.c. (855900)
20071 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHans Hedegaard stepped down as board member
20061 changemanagement 1
- ManagementErik Paul Werbrouck appointed board member
20032 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementElsa Anna-Maija Regeur appointed board member
- ManagementDietmar Jürgen Hoffmann stepped down as board member
20022 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMark Woodworth Harris appointed board member
- ManagementWolfgang Wiedeler stepped down as board member
20012 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementHans Hedegaard appointed board member
- ManagementHelge Hassel stepped down as board member
20007 changesmanagement 6 · name 1
- ManagementDietmar Jürgen Hoffmann appointed board member
- ManagementNils Thomas Weincke stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from BERLITZ INTERNATIONAL DANMARK A/S to BERLITZ LANGUAGE SERVICES SCANDINAVIA A/S
- ManagementWolfgang Wiedeler appointed board member
- ManagementElsa Anna-Maija Regeur appointed director
- ManagementSveinung Hole stepped down as director
- ManagementBrian Kelly stepped down as board member
19982 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementNils Thomas Weincke appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Ole Larsen stepped down as board member
19972 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementSveinung Hole appointed director
- ManagementHelga Ragnhild Duphorn stepped down as director
19962 changesmerger 1 · management 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementWolfgang Theo Wiedeler stepped down as board member
19933 changescapital 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
- ManagementKim Thomas Sonne stepped down as director
- ManagementKim Thomas Sonne stepped down as board member
19883 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from BERLITZ SCHOOLS OF LANGUAGES ApS to BERLITZ INTERNATIONAL DANMARK A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 300,000 DKK
- ManagementElio Boccitto stepped down as board member
19781 changeownership 1
- OwnershipBerlitz Investment Coorporation registered as owner (100%)
19779 changesfounded 1 · management 8
- FoundedRegistered as BERLITZ SCHOOLS OF LANGUAGES ApS
- ManagementHelge Hassel appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Ole Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementBrian Kelly appointed board member
- ManagementWolfgang Theo Wiedeler appointed board member
- ManagementElio Boccitto appointed board member
- ManagementHelga Ragnhild Duphorn appointed director
- ManagementKim Thomas Sonne appointed director
- ManagementKim Thomas Sonne appointed board member
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Largest in the industry
- Ucplus A/SDKK 169.1m
- Forsikrings- og Pensionsakademiet A/SDKK 109.4m
- Life A/SDKK 94.1m
- Mannaz A/SDKK 76.3m
- special minds ApSDKK 42.7m
- Maersk Training A/SDKK 42.6m
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.