Big Ben Old English Pub ApS
Private limited companyCVR 17787403VardeActive
Big Ben Old English Pub ApS is a private limited company, based in Varde, active in serving of alcoholic beverages, founded in 1994. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 115k in 2025. With 22 employees, the company is about 7 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 228k in 2025.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 20% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.7m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 5,450 to a profit of DKK 115k (2024 → 2025).
- Equity rose 101% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 228k.
Employees
- 3 more employees than a year earlier: 22 (08/2026) against 19 (08/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Serving of alcoholic beverages (563020)
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 | 1,780 | 1,618 | 2,279 | 2,029 | 2,216 | 2,667 | +20.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 105 | 3 | 104 | −219 | 13 | 163 | +1,194.5% |
| Profit before tax | 94 | −13 | 88 | −235 | −7 | 147 | +2,208.9% |
| Net profit | 73 | −11 | 48 | −186 | −5 | 115 | +2,208.9% |
| Total assets | 838 | 1,226 | 1,043 | 997 | 957 | 784 | −18% |
| Equity | 267 | 256 | 305 | 119 | 113 | 228 | +101.4% |
| Liabilities | 571 | 970 | 738 | 878 | 844 | 556 | −34.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 410 | 296 | 578 | 453 | 250 | 207 | −17.1% |
| Average number of employees | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | 7 | – |
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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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 17/11/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 17/01/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 29/02/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 27/03/2023 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 02/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 05/03/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
871 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in serving of alcoholic beverages based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 994k, net profit DKK 21,523, equity DKK 148k, 3 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. 8,892of 9,892 Better than 10% | No. 8,656of 9,922 Better than 13% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees134 companies in the comparison | No. 71of 134 Better than 47% | No. 96of 134 Better than 29% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 6,855of 10,152 Better than 32% | No. 9,695of 10,275 Better than 6% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 24,544of 66,379 Better than 63% | No. 45,552of 66,505 Better than 32% |
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
Serving of alcoholic beverages- Big Ben Old English Pub ApSDKK 2.7m
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 69.1m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 42.3m
- Big Ben Old English Pub ApSDKK 115k
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 9.4m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 5.5m
- Big Ben Old English Pub ApSDKK 228k
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 53.1m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 19.9m
- Big Ben Old English Pub ApS22
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/S258
- Gl24 ApS156
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- TL Holding Varde ApS100%
Management
1 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hagen Lauridsen | Director | 25/03/1999 |
- Founders
- Jens Astrup Madsen
Former management (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Køhler Jensen | Director | 15/04/1994 | 25/03/1999 |
| Laurids Hagen Lauridsen | Director | 25/03/1999 | 30/04/2008 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen i forening.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsTorvet 8
6800 Varde
Varde Municipality · Postcode 6800
Other companies at the address (1)
- Freddys Bar Varde ApSServing of alcoholic beverages
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BEN OLD ENGLISH PUB APS | Torvet 8, 6800 Varde | 22 | 1003239651 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handels- og restaurationsvirksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
20 registered events20253 changesaccounts 2 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Serving of alcoholic beverages (563020)
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Cafeér, værtshuse, diskoteker mv. (563000)
20084 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 1 · industry 2
- ManagementLaurids Hagen Lauridsen stepped down as director
- OwnershipTL HOLDING VARDE ApS registered as owner (100%)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Hoteller (551010)
- IndustryIndustry changed to Uoplyst (999999)
20031 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Hoteller (551010)
19994 changesname 1 · management 3
- NameName changed from SPORT FINANS ApS to BIG BEN OLD ENGLISH PUB ApS
- ManagementLaurids Hagen Lauridsen appointed director
- ManagementThomas Hagen Lauridsen appointed director
- ManagementOle Køhler Jensen stepped down as director
19961 changename 1
- NameName changed from INTERSURF FINANS ApS to SPORT FINANS ApS
19942 changesfounded 1 · management 1
- FoundedRegistered as INTERSURF FINANS ApS
- ManagementOle Køhler Jensen appointed director
Related companies
Same industry in Varde
- Biergarten, Blåvand ApS17 employees
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- Freddys Bar Varde ApS13 employees
- Blåvand Gastro Service ApS12 employees
- 17eren ApS8 employees
- Vent Force 12 ApS7 employees
Same people in management
- N1 A/Svia Jens Astrup Madsen
- Norlys Group A/Svia Jens Astrup Madsen
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- Westwind Vejers ApSvia Jens Astrup Madsen
- WestWind Watersport ApSvia Jens Astrup Madsen
- West Wind, Engros Administration ApSvia Jens Astrup Madsen
Largest in the industry
- Old Irish Pub Denmark A/SDKK 69.1m
- Gl24 ApSDKK 42.3m
- Proud Mary ApSDKK 38.9m
- Lkg Night ApSDKK 20.5m
- Hive ApSDKK 15m
- Brus ApSDKK 14.7m
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.