Bhj A/S
Public limited companyCVR 11423418GråstenActive
Bhj A/S is a public limited company, based in Gråsten, active in processing of other meat, founded in 1973. Net profit rose 13% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 42.8m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 14 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 245.6m.
- Revenue fell 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.7bn.
- Net profit rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 42.8m.
- Equity fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 362.2m.
Employees
- 3 more employees than a year earlier: 384 (08/2026) against 381 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Amanda Lynn Weathers (board member, 10/07/2025).
- Stepped down: John F. Wheeler (board member, 10/07/2025).
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 | 1,680,203 | 1,840,604 | 2,273,580 | 1,921,845 | 1,719,067 | 1,700,109 | −1.1% |
| Gross profit | 188,426 | 240,588 | 271,898 | 202,313 | 241,877 | 245,648 | +1.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 43,712 | 66,438 | 82,869 | 10,623 | 41,240 | 39,105 | −5.2% |
| Profit before tax | 76,306 | 72,198 | 88,201 | 16,564 | 48,896 | 56,632 | +15.8% |
| Net profit | 67,493 | 56,460 | 68,869 | 10,219 | 37,930 | 42,796 | +12.8% |
| Total assets | 698,077 | 784,041 | 823,946 | 830,292 | 699,423 | 761,585 | +8.9% |
| Equity | 301,291 | 306,552 | 320,963 | 330,770 | 367,958 | 362,242 | −1.6% |
| Liabilities | 393,006 | 469,145 | 499,107 | 491,348 | 321,886 | 388,866 | +20.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,778 | 1,532 | 180 | 46,429 | 586 | 1,483 | +153.1% |
| Average number of employees | 346 | 360 | 365 | 361 | 369 | 357 | −3.3% |
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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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 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 25/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 01/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 04/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 01/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 30/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
14 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in processing of other meat based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.3m, net profit DKK 326k, equity DKK 2.9m, 10 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 215of 763 Better than 72% | No. 165of 796 Better than 79% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 359of 10,152 Better than 96% | No. 493of 10,275 Better than 95% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 628of 17,786 Better than 96% | No. 925of 18,024 Better than 95% |
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
Processing of other meat- Bhj A/SDKK 245.6m
- Himmerlandskød A/SDKK 312.1m
- Dat-schaub A/SDKK 151.8m
- Bhj A/SDKK 42.8m
- Himmerlandskød A/SDKK 115.6m
- Dat-schaub A/SDKK 142.9m
- Bhj A/SDKK 362.2m
- Himmerlandskød A/SDKK 318.1m
- Dat-schaub A/SDKK 659.3m
- Bhj A/S384
- Himmerlandskød A/S294
- Dat-schaub A/S444
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Lgi Denmark ApS100%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Asger Staugård Jacobsen | Director | 01/01/2012 |
| Torben Matzen | Director | 01/01/2012 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Jessie Lauridsen | Board member | 17/12/2010 |
| Vilhelm Hald-Christensen | Chair of the board | 01/01/2012 |
| Duane Everett Willey | Board member | 17/08/2018 |
| Amanda Lynn Weathers | Board member | 10/07/2025 |
Former management (49)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svend Aage Beck | Board member | 01/10/1973 | 05/02/1998 |
| Anders Marius Skaarup | Deputy board member | 01/10/1973 | 05/12/1995 |
| Peter Theiss Holm | Board member | 01/10/1973 | 11/07/1990 |
| Carsten Lehrmann | Director | 01/10/1973 | 14/03/1989 |
| Arne Tirsgaard | Board member | 01/10/1973 | 02/01/1997 |
| Poul Skytte Madsen | Board member | 01/10/1973 | 14/03/1989 |
| Knud Sten Hansen | CEO | 01/10/1973 | 12/10/1995 |
| Kaj Hansen | Board member | 01/10/1973 | 29/11/1999 |
| Niels Christian Damgaard | Board member | 01/10/1973 | 05/12/1995 |
| Leif Petersen | Deputy board member | 01/10/1973 | 05/12/1995 |
| Niels Aage Pedersen | Director | 12/10/1995 | 05/05/2003 |
| Peter Rasztar | CEO | 06/11/1995 | 01/03/1997 |
| Keld Christensen | Board member | 05/12/1995 | 29/11/1999 |
| Bent Ingemann Støchkel | Deputy board member | 05/12/1995 | 29/11/1999 |
| Niels Christian Knudsen | Deputy board member | 05/12/1995 | 29/11/1999 |
| Ove Maag Hansen | Director | 02/01/1997 | 09/12/2003 |
| Jørn Bjarne Jensen | Board member | 10/01/1997 | 05/02/1998 |
| Henry Petersen | Board member | 10/01/1997 | 05/02/1998 |
| Svend Krogh | Chair of the board | 05/02/1998 | 29/03/2000 |
| Svend Krogh | Director | 05/02/1998 | 05/02/1998 |
| Ole Most | Board member | 05/02/1998 | 02/04/2001 |
| Kim Drejer | Board member | 29/11/1999 | 03/04/2008 |
| Lennart Larsen | Deputy board member | 29/11/1999 | 17/12/2003 |
| Povl Otto Struckmann | Deputy board member | 29/11/1999 | 17/12/2003 |
| Erik Møller | Board member | 11/05/2000 | 27/08/2001 |
| Jens Peder Pedersen | Director | 27/08/2001 | 09/12/2003 |
| Hans Lindum Møller | Board member | 07/04/2003 | 09/12/2003 |
| Per Vinther Møller | Board member | 09/12/2003 | 24/11/2004 |
| Vagn Jacobsen | Board member | 09/12/2003 | 24/11/2004 |
| Bjarne Nielsen | Board member | 09/12/2003 | 24/11/2004 |
| Bjørn Albinus | Chair of the board | 09/12/2003 | 24/11/2004 |
| Lise-Lotte Møhring Larsen | Deputy board member | 17/12/2003 | 03/04/2008 |
| Tina Korff Jensen | Deputy board member | 17/12/2003 | 03/04/2008 |
| Rene Jensen | Board member | 17/12/2003 | 30/11/2007 |
| Vilhelm Hald-Christensen | Director | 18/12/2003 | 01/01/2012 |
| Leif Kjærgaard | Deputy chair | 24/11/2004 | 26/01/2016 |
| Bjarne Hansen | Board member | 24/11/2004 | 01/01/2012 |
| Roger Dean Jacobsen | Board member | 24/11/2004 | 04/01/2011 |
| Kim Boutrup | Board member | 30/11/2007 | 03/04/2008 |
| Martin Møller Blindbæk | Deputy board member | 03/04/2008 | 26/01/2016 |
| Anne Marie Hougaard Hansen | Board member | 03/04/2008 | 26/01/2016 |
| Steen Rehder Petersen | Board member | 03/04/2008 | 26/01/2016 |
| Peter Andreas Tornby | Board member | 03/04/2008 | 01/03/2010 |
| Bjarne Neergaard Poulsen | Deputy board member | 03/04/2008 | 26/01/2016 |
| J. Patrick McIntyre | Board member | 03/04/2008 | 02/04/2009 |
| John F. Wheeler | Board member | 02/09/2009 | 10/07/2025 |
| Birgitte Jespersen | Board member | 01/03/2010 | 26/01/2016 |
| Bjarne Hansen | Chief financial officer | 01/01/2012 | 25/05/2014 |
| Nixon E Lauridsen | Board member | 01/01/2012 | 17/08/2018 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to direktører i forening eller af en direktør og et medlem af bestyrelsen i forening.
Address and production units
7 active production unitsUlsnæs 33
6300 Gråsten
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHJ A/S | Ulsnæs 33, 6300 Gråsten | 145 | 1002908647 |
| BHJ A/S | Sundsnæs 29, 6300 Gråsten | 102 | 1002908659 |
| BHJ A/S | Kornvej 1, 9500 Hobro | 80 | 1003224059 |
| BHJ A/S | Sundsnæs 33, 6300 Gråsten | 32 | 1003224047 |
| BHJ A/S | Egevej 49, 9480 Løkken | 18 | 1000532166 |
| Essentia Protein Solutions | Adelvej 11, 6940 Lem St | 7 | 1029992319 |
| BHJ A/S | Hobrovej 1C, 1, 9632 Møldrup | 1 | 1026800540 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed inden for produktion, handel, finansiering, investering, udnyttelse af know-how samt formidling af serviceydelser, specielt inden for fødevaresektoren og tilgrænsede sektorer.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
131 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementAmanda Lynn Weathers appointed board member
- ManagementJohn F. Wheeler stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20242 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20182 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementDuane Everett Willey appointed board member
- ManagementNixon E Lauridsen stepped down as board member
20166 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementBirgitte Jespersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMartin Møller Blindbæk stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBjarne Neergaard Poulsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementSteen Rehder Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnne Marie Hougaard Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLeif Kjærgaard stepped down as deputy chair
20151 changeownership 1
- OwnershipLGI DENMARK ApS registered as owner (100%)
20141 changemanagement 1
- ManagementBjarne Hansen stepped down as chief financial officer
20127 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementTorben Matzen appointed director
- ManagementAsger Staugård Jacobsen appointed director
- ManagementNixon E Lauridsen appointed board member
- ManagementVilhelm Hald-Christensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBjarne Hansen appointed chief financial officer
- ManagementBjarne Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementVilhelm Hald-Christensen stepped down as director
20111 changemanagement 1
- ManagementRoger Dean Jacobsen stepped down as board member
20103 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementChristine Jessie Lauridsen appointed board member
- ManagementBirgitte Jespersen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Andreas Tornby stepped down as board member
20092 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJohn F. Wheeler appointed board member
- ManagementJ. Patrick McIntyre stepped down as board member
200811 changesmanagement 10 · industry 1
- ManagementMartin Møller Blindbæk appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJ. Patrick McIntyre appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Neergaard Poulsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPeter Andreas Tornby appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Rehder Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementAnne Marie Hougaard Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Boutrup stepped down as board member
- ManagementTina Korff Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLise-Lotte Møhring Larsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKim Drejer stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Processing of other meat (101190)
20073 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
- ManagementKim Boutrup appointed board member
- ManagementRene Jensen stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Ulsnæs 33, 6300 Gråsten
20048 changesmanagement 7 · industry 1
- ManagementLeif Kjærgaard appointed deputy chair
- ManagementRoger Dean Jacobsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementPer Vinther Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementVagn Jacobsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBjarne Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBjørn Albinus stepped down as chair of the board
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med kød og kødprodukter (513200)
200318 changesmanagement 15 · name 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
- ManagementVilhelm Hald-Christensen appointed director
- NameName changed from DANEXPORT A/S to BHJ A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 40,100,000 DKK to 48,000,000 DKK
- ManagementTina Korff Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementRene Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementLise-Lotte Møhring Larsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPovl Otto Struckmann stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLennart Larsen stepped down as deputy board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementPer Vinther Møller appointed board member
- ManagementVagn Jacobsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementBjørn Albinus appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHans Lindum Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Peder Pedersen stepped down as director
- ManagementOve Maag Hansen stepped down as director
- ManagementNiels Aage Pedersen stepped down as director
- ManagementHans Lindum Møller appointed board member
20015 changesmanagement 3 · merger 1 · industry 1
- ManagementJens Peder Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementErik Møller stepped down as board member
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementOle Most stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Svineslagterier (151110)
20002 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementErik Møller appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Krogh stepped down as chair of the board
199911 changesaddress 2 · management 7 · capital 1 · merger 1
- AddressMoved to Ulsnæs 33, 6300 Gråsten
- AddressMoved to Kornvej 1, 9500 Hobro
- ManagementKim Drejer appointed board member
- ManagementPovl Otto Struckmann appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLennart Larsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBent Ingemann Støchkel stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementNiels Christian Knudsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKeld Christensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKaj Hansen stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 40,000,000 DKK to 40,100,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19987 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementSvend Krogh appointed director
- ManagementSvend Krogh stepped down as director
- ManagementOle Most appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Krogh appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJørn Bjarne Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenry Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSvend Aage Beck stepped down as board member
19977 changescapital 1 · merger 1 · management 5
- CapitalShare capital changed from 20,000,000 DKK to 40,000,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementPeter Rasztar stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJørn Bjarne Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementHenry Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementOve Maag Hansen appointed director
- ManagementArne Tirsgaard stepped down as board member
19961 changename 1
- NameName changed from PETER HOLM A/S to DANEXPORT A/S
199510 changesmanagement 9 · capital 1
- ManagementBent Ingemann Støchkel appointed deputy board member
- ManagementNiels Christian Knudsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKeld Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Marius Skaarup stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLeif Petersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementNiels Christian Damgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Rasztar appointed ceo
- ManagementNiels Aage Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementKnud Sten Hansen stepped down as ceo
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 20,000,000 DKK
19901 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPeter Theiss Holm stepped down as board member
19892 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPoul Skytte Madsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarsten Lehrmann stepped down as director
19881 changemerger 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19871 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
197311 changesfounded 1 · management 10
- FoundedRegistered as PETER HOLM A/S
- ManagementSvend Aage Beck appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Theiss Holm appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Marius Skaarup appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLeif Petersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementNiels Christian Damgaard appointed board member
- ManagementKaj Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Sten Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementPoul Skytte Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementArne Tirsgaard appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Lehrmann appointed director
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Largest in the industry
- Himmerlandskød A/SDKK 312.1m
- Dat-schaub A/SDKK 151.8m
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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.