BibMedia A/S
Public limited companyCVR 17260839HerlevActive
BibMedia A/S is a public limited company, based in Herlev, active in book publishing, founded in 1993. Net profit fell 47% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 7m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 5 of 104 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 3 production units in 3 towns.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 37.1m.
- Net profit fell 47% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 7m.
- Equity rose 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 61.4m.
Employees
- 24 fewer employees than a year earlier: 50 (08/2026) against 74 (08/2025).
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 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 18,111 | 36,567 | 42,968 | 45,583 | 44,063 | 37,102 | −15.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 3,625 | 12,065 | 8,028 | 9,001 | 13,465 | 9,680 | −28.1% |
| Profit before tax | −610 | 8,182 | 17,783 | 11,713 | 16,283 | 8,823 | −45.8% |
| Net profit | −628 | 5,468 | 14,998 | 7,717 | 13,199 | 7,046 | −46.6% |
| Total assets | 64,174 | 107,651 | 101,872 | 97,720 | 110,195 | 99,119 | −10.1% |
| Equity | 17,892 | 23,360 | 37,679 | 45,645 | 59,342 | 61,388 | +3.4% |
| Liabilities | 46,282 | 84,180 | 64,193 | 51,790 | 50,435 | 37,526 | −25.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 725 | 346 | 262 | 441 | 8,582 | 2,271 | −73.5% |
| Average number of employees | 27 | 49 | – | 56 | 53 | 44 | −17% |
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 | 06/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 18/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 02/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 29/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 13/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 08/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
104 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 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. 2,412of 4,412 Better than 45% | No. 1,028of 4,466 Better than 77% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,854of 10,152 Better than 82% | No. 1,763of 10,275 Better than 83% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 3,747of 17,786 Better than 79% | No. 3,140of 18,024 Better than 83% |
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
Book publishing- BibMedia A/SDKK 37.1m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
- BibMedia A/SDKK 7m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
- BibMedia A/SDKK 61.4m
- Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
- BibMedia A/S50
- Gyldendal A/S427
- Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Keglekær Holding, Vejle ApS100%
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Rene Milholt | CEO | 09/03/2016 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Ole Lomholt Poulsen | Chair of the board | 09/03/2016 |
| Lasse Madsen Nyrup | Board member | 17/09/2018 |
| Rene Milholt | Board member | 31/05/2023 |
- Founders
- VX 10.312 ApS, Medimex ApS, ApS Kbil 9 Nr. 1008
Former management (60)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Christian Galst | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 07/01/1994 |
| Tom Anders Ahlberg | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 28/09/1994 |
| Carl Johan Rasmussen | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 26/05/1998 |
| Ejgil Winther Rasmussen | Deputy board member | 01/09/1993 | 06/05/2002 |
| Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen | Chair of the board | 01/09/1993 | 07/01/1994 |
| Else Kristine Købstrup | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 03/03/2008 |
| Hilmar Sølund | Deputy board member | 01/09/1993 | 29/06/1994 |
| Kurt Christian Fromberg | Deputy board member | 01/09/1993 | 10/05/1999 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 07/01/1994 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/09/1993 | 07/01/1994 |
| Mogens Brabrand Jensen | Director | 01/09/1993 | 15/11/2007 |
| Henrik Gerhard Christiansen | Chair of the board | 01/09/1993 | 14/12/2000 |
| Ingelise Vilsen | Deputy board member | 01/09/1993 | 26/05/1998 |
| Thorkild Ibsen | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 29/06/1994 |
| Birgit Helene Lund | Deputy board member | 01/09/1993 | 29/06/1994 |
| Henning Johannes Jensen | Deputy board member | 01/09/1993 | 26/05/1998 |
| Jens Møller Johansen | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 26/05/1998 |
| Per Hedeman | Board member | 01/09/1993 | 03/03/2008 |
| Hans Thustrup | Board member | 26/05/1998 | 06/05/2002 |
| Børge Hermann Sørensen | Deputy board member | 26/05/1998 | 08/05/2001 |
| Jørgen Witte | Deputy board member | 26/05/1998 | 06/05/2002 |
| Stig Andersen | Deputy board member | 10/05/1999 | 03/03/2008 |
| Jørn Lehmann Petersen | Chair of the board | 14/12/2000 | 03/03/2008 |
| Signe Bartel | Board member | 14/12/2000 | 18/05/2006 |
| Kaja Jacobsen | Deputy board member | 08/05/2001 | 06/05/2002 |
| Svend Aage Jensen | Deputy board member | 06/05/2002 | 18/05/2006 |
| Vigdis Mona Heiberg | Deputy board member | 06/05/2002 | 30/06/2003 |
| Bjarne Fey | Board member | 06/05/2002 | 30/06/2003 |
| Jette Kristensen | Deputy board member | 06/05/2002 | 18/05/2006 |
| Jens Christian Gjesing | Deputy board member | 06/05/2002 | 03/03/2008 |
| Povl Friis | Board member | 27/05/2005 | 17/05/2013 |
| Kim Jesper Josefsen | Board member | 27/05/2005 | 31/12/2007 |
| Gitte Nielsen | Deputy board member | 27/05/2005 | 12/05/2009 |
| Per Deichmann Bisgaard | Deputy board member | 18/05/2006 | 03/03/2008 |
| Bjørn Thomas Dahl | Board member | 18/05/2006 | 03/03/2008 |
| Poul Arne Nielsen | Deputy board member | 18/05/2006 | 03/03/2008 |
| Christian Ingemann Petersen | CEO | 15/11/2007 | 10/03/2008 |
| Søren Ratzer | Board member | 01/01/2008 | 31/05/2017 |
| Henrik Steenstrup | Board member | 03/03/2008 | 24/06/2008 |
| Christian Møller Christensen | Chair of the board | 03/03/2008 | 24/06/2008 |
| Arne Grünfeld Pedersen | CEO | 10/03/2008 | 19/03/2012 |
| Jesper Boysen | Board member | 24/06/2008 | 22/01/2013 |
| Lars Monrad-Gylling | Chair of the board | 24/06/2008 | 19/03/2012 |
| Anette Aalberg Jensen | Deputy board member | 12/05/2009 | 17/05/2013 |
| Hans Ole Lomholt Poulsen | CEO | 19/03/2012 | 09/03/2016 |
| Arne Grünfeld Pedersen | Chair of the board | 19/03/2012 | 22/01/2013 |
| Hans Ole Lomholt Poulsen | Board member | 22/01/2013 | 06/08/2014 |
| Peter Thorsen | Chair of the board | 22/01/2013 | 09/03/2016 |
| Lars Brinkmann | Board member | 22/01/2013 | 08/06/2015 |
| Rene Milholt | Chief financial officer | 01/03/2013 | 08/03/2016 |
| Hanne Berg | Deputy board member | 17/05/2013 | 30/04/2017 |
| Gurli Madsen | Board member | 17/05/2013 | 31/12/2014 |
| Marianne Kjeldgaard Knudsen | Board member | 06/08/2014 | 20/05/2019 |
| Kim Nymark Larsen | Board member | 31/12/2014 | 31/05/2017 |
| Hans Ole Lomholt Poulsen | Board member | 08/06/2015 | 08/03/2016 |
| Rene Milholt | Board member | 09/03/2016 | 17/09/2018 |
| Pia Maiken Henriksen | Board member | 01/06/2017 | 01/11/2021 |
| Søren Ratzer | Deputy board member | 01/06/2017 | 01/11/2021 |
| Jan Erik Frennesen | Board member | 01/06/2017 | 01/11/2021 |
| Sara Inger Øllgaard | Board member | 20/05/2019 | 30/05/2023 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af de generalforsamlingsvalgte medlemmer af bestyrelsen tilsammen eller af bestyrelsesformanden i forening med en direktør.
Address and production units
3 active production unitsHørkær 28
2730 Herlev
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| BibMedia A/S | Krogagervej 10, 5240 Odense NØ | 28 | 1020785523 |
| BibMedia A/S | Hørkær 28, 3, 2730 Herlev | 22 | 1003087979 |
| Selvlyd A/S | Bülowsvej 3A, st, 1870 Frederiksberg C | – | 1031710606 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at udvikle, fremstille og forhandle biblioteksmateriel og biblioteksmaterialer, at udvikle, vedligeholde, suppotere og drive lokale biblioteksløsninger, at forestå undervisnings- og konsulentvirksomhed, at udføre andre hermed beslægtede opgaver efter bestyrelsens skøn .
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
146 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementRene Milholt appointed board member
- ManagementSara Inger Øllgaard stepped down as board member
20223 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1 · address 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- AddressMoved to Hørkær 28, 3, 2730 Herlev
20214 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementJan Erik Frennesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Ratzer stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPia Maiken Henriksen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementSara Inger Øllgaard appointed board member
- ManagementMarianne Kjeldgaard Knudsen stepped down as board member
20184 changesaddress 1 · management 2 · name 1
- AddressMoved to Hørkær 28, 3, 2730 Herlev
- ManagementLasse Madsen Nyrup appointed board member
- ManagementRene Milholt stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from BIBLIOTEKSMEDIER A/S to BibMedia A/S
20177 changesaddress 1 · management 6
- AddressMoved to Hørkær 28, 3, 2730 Herlev
- ManagementJan Erik Frennesen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Ratzer appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPia Maiken Henriksen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Nymark Larsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Ratzer stepped down as board member
- ManagementHanne Berg stepped down as deputy board member
201611 changesmerger 1 · ownership 3 · management 7
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- OwnershipKEGLEKÆR HOLDING, VEJLE ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipKEGLEKÆR HOLDING, VEJLE ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipThorsen Ejendomme A/S is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementRene Milholt appointed board member
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementRene Milholt appointed ceo
- ManagementPeter Thorsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementRene Milholt stepped down as chief financial officer
20153 changesmerger 1 · management 2
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementLars Brinkmann stepped down as board member
20144 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementKim Nymark Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementGurli Madsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMarianne Kjeldgaard Knudsen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen stepped down as board member
201312 changesmanagement 10 · ownership 2
- ManagementHanne Berg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementGurli Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementAnette Aalberg Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPovl Friis stepped down as board member
- ManagementRene Milholt appointed chief financial officer
- ManagementPeter Thorsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementLars Brinkmann appointed board member
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen appointed board member
- ManagementArne Grünfeld Pedersen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Boysen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipKEGLEKÆR HOLDING, VEJLE ApS registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipThorsen Ejendomme A/S registered as owner (10%)
20124 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementArne Grünfeld Pedersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHans Ole Lomholt Poulsen appointed ceo
- ManagementLars Monrad-Gylling stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementArne Grünfeld Pedersen stepped down as ceo
20093 changesindustry 1 · management 2
- IndustryIndustry changed to Book publishing (581100)
- ManagementAnette Aalberg Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementGitte Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
200821 changesmerger 1 · management 17 · capital 1 · address 1 · industry 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementLars Monrad-Gylling appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Boysen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Møller Christensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Steenstrup stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 2,850,000 DKK to 5,224,929 DKK
- AddressMoved to Energivej 9, 2750 Ballerup
- ManagementArne Grünfeld Pedersen appointed ceo
- ManagementChristian Ingemann Petersen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementChristian Møller Christensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Steenstrup appointed board member
- ManagementPer Deichmann Bisgaard stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Arne Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBjørn Thomas Dahl stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Christian Gjesing stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJørn Lehmann Petersen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementStig Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementElse Kristine Købstrup stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Hedeman stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med indspillede videoer, cd'er, dvd'er mv. (464330)
- ManagementSøren Ratzer appointed board member
20073 changesmanagement 2 · name 1
- ManagementKim Jesper Josefsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristian Ingemann Petersen appointed ceo
- NameName changed from DBC MEDIER A/S to BIBLIOTEKSMEDIER A/S
20066 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementPer Deichmann Bisgaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Arne Nielsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBjørn Thomas Dahl appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Aage Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJette Kristensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementSigne Bartel stepped down as board member
20053 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementGitte Nielsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPovl Friis appointed board member
- ManagementKim Jesper Josefsen appointed board member
20041 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 2,850,000 DKK
20032 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementVigdis Mona Heiberg stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBjarne Fey stepped down as board member
20029 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementJens Christian Gjesing appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSvend Aage Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementVigdis Mona Heiberg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBjarne Fey appointed board member
- ManagementJette Kristensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKaja Jacobsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHans Thustrup stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Witte stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementEjgil Winther Rasmussen stepped down as deputy board member
20012 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKaja Jacobsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBørge Hermann Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
20004 changescapital 1 · management 3
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 3,000,000 DKK
- ManagementJørn Lehmann Petersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSigne Bartel appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Gerhard Christiansen stepped down as chair of the board
19992 changesindustry 1 · management 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med indspillede og uindspillede videobånd, cd'er, dvd'er mv. (514330)
- ManagementStig Andersen appointed deputy board member
19987 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementHans Thustrup appointed board member
- ManagementBørge Hermann Sørensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørgen Witte appointed deputy board member
- ManagementCarl Johan Rasmussen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Møller Johansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenning Johannes Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementIngelise Vilsen stepped down as deputy board member
19948 changesmanagement 6 · name 1 · capital 1
- ManagementTom Anders Ahlberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementHilmar Sølund stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBirgit Helene Lund stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementThorkild Ibsen stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from A/S PSE NR. 4825 to DBC MEDIER A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHans Christian Galst stepped down as board member
199315 changesfounded 1 · management 14
- FoundedRegistered as A/S PSE NR. 4825
- ManagementHilmar Sølund appointed deputy board member
- ManagementElse Kristine Købstrup appointed board member
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementEjgil Winther Rasmussen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementCarl Johan Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Christian Galst appointed board member
- ManagementTom Anders Ahlberg appointed board member
- ManagementPer Hedeman appointed board member
- ManagementJens Møller Johansen appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Johannes Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBirgit Helene Lund appointed deputy board member
- ManagementThorkild Ibsen appointed board member
- ManagementIngelise Vilsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenrik Gerhard Christiansen appointed chair of the board
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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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.