Bjørn Thorsen A/S

Public limited companyCVR 89810418HellerupActive

Bjørn Thorsen A/S is a public limited company, based in Hellerup, active in wholesale of chemical products, founded in 1982. Net profit rose 66% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 18.2m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 10 of 95 companies in the industry in the database. With 42 employees, the company is about 8 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 375.4m−23% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 18.2m+66.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 173.4m+11.7% vs. 2024
Employees42latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 43m.
  • Revenue fell 23% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 375.4m.
  • Net profit rose 66% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.2m.
  • Equity rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 173.4m.

Employees

  • 2 more employees than a year earlier: 42 (07/2026) against 40 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • Stepped down: Svend Christian Rimestad (director, 30/04/2026).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 10/10/2025: Merger registered in CVR

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160mDKK 180m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Bjørn Thorsen A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue376,285408,164563,690521,728487,334375,376−23%
Gross profit28,89234,79056,62348,23842,32543,015+1.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)9,96913,03221,49716,23511,4827,095−38.2%
Profit before tax14,11216,57025,55317,91213,28219,635+47.8%
Net profit11,72113,46820,54314,11010,96418,224+66.2%
Total assets226,427234,922339,352362,823275,553270,949−1.7%
Equity98,103110,571130,122144,258155,189173,413+11.7%
Liabilities128,080124,183208,841218,553120,36197,433−19%
Cash and cash equivalents8,66411,95154,68377,346440%
Average number of employees414350323236+12.5%

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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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (95 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Profit 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
Annual reports for Bjørn Thorsen A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/05/2024 – 30/04/202513/10/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/05/2023 – 30/04/202404/10/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/05/2022 – 30/04/202302/10/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202201/05/2021 – 30/04/202210/10/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202101/05/2020 – 30/04/202101/10/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/05/2019 – 30/04/202025/09/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

95 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of chemical products based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 43mNo. 10 of 95
Better than 90% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 173.4mNo. 4 of 95
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees42No. 8 of 95
Better than 93% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.3m, net profit DKK 1.2m, equity DKK 5.6m, 5 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 696kDKK 4.8mDKK 33.7mDKK 122.8mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 94 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 618of 9,892
Better than 94%
No. 219of 9,922
Better than 98%
Same industry and 20–49 employees12 companies in the comparison
No. 5of 12
Better than 64%
No. 2of 12
Better than 91%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 1,680of 10,152
Better than 83%
No. 864of 10,275
Better than 92%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 3,333of 17,786
Better than 81%
No. 1,589of 18,024
Better than 91%

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

Wholesale of chemical products
Gross profit
  1. Bjørn Thorsen A/SDKK 43m
  2. Basf A/SDKK 234.4m
  3. Yara Danmark A/SDKK 226.7m
Net profit
  1. Bjørn Thorsen A/SDKK 18.2m
  2. Basf A/SDKK 31m
  3. Yara Danmark A/SDKK 439.3m
Equity
  1. Bjørn Thorsen A/SDKK 173.4m
  2. Basf A/SDKK 395.3m
  3. Yara Danmark A/SDKK 576.9m
Employees
  1. Bjørn Thorsen A/S42
  2. Basf A/S199
  3. Yara Danmark A/S30

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Blomsterbarn af 2004 ApS10%
  • Adserbi A/S66.67%
Bjørn Thorsen A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Bjørn Thorsen A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Lars RønsholtDirector01/09/2006

Board of directors

Board of directors at Bjørn Thorsen A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Svend Christian RimestadBoard member11/09/1996
Lars RønsholtBoard member07/01/2005
Søren Stub RasmussenBoard member10/04/2012
Claus AdserChair of the board23/09/2020
Lars AdserBoard member06/10/2022
Kevin BarthomeufBoard member06/10/2022
Former management (18)
Former management at Bjørn Thorsen A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Ole DamsboBoard member18/06/198217/11/1989
Sune Jef ThorsenBoard member18/06/198226/11/1993
Niels MørkegaardBoard member18/06/198210/04/2012
Niels MørkegaardDirector18/06/198201/09/2006
Jakob Mark ThorsenBoard member18/06/198217/11/1989
Nis Bram ThorsenBoard member18/06/198226/11/1993
Helmer Villiam FeldskovBoard member18/06/198205/01/2005
Hans-Henrik WengelBoard member18/06/198219/05/1994
Hans Jakob SkadegaardBoard member18/06/198212/02/1993
Bjørn HenningsenBoard member18/06/198212/02/1998
Peter AdserChair of the board11/09/199622/09/2020
Svend Christian RimestadDirector11/09/199630/04/2026
Jan Boye NielsenBoard member12/02/199830/01/2008
Claus AdserBoard member18/08/200522/09/2020
Bo Gunnar NormanBoard member20/08/200923/09/2020
Lars Mikael AnderssonBoard member29/06/201023/09/2020
Claus AdserDirector01/12/201423/09/2020
Peter AdserBoard member23/09/202006/10/2022

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand i forening med mindst 2 yderligere medlemmer af bestyrelsen

Address and production units

1 active production units

Søholm Park 1
2900 Hellerup

Gentofte Municipality · Postcode 2900

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
BJØRN THORSEN A/SSøholm Park 1, 2900 Hellerup421002827113

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive produktion og handel.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

68 registered events
20261 changemanagement 1
  • Svend Christian Rimestad stepped down as director
20252 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Merger registered in CVR
20244 changesownership 3 · accounts 1
  • BLOMSTERBARN AF 1993 ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • ADSERBI A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • DANSCAN A/S is no longer registered as owner
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20226 changesownership 2 · accounts 1 · management 3
  • BLOMSTERBARN AF 1993 ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • BLOMSTERBARN AF 1993 ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Kevin Barthomeuf appointed board member
  • Lars Adser appointed board member
  • Peter Adser stepped down as board member
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20208 changesaccounts 1 · management 7
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Peter Adser appointed board member
  • Claus Adser appointed chair of the board
  • Claus Adser stepped down as director
  • Lars Mikael Andersson stepped down as board member
  • Bo Gunnar Norman stepped down as board member
  • Claus Adser stepped down as board member
  • Peter Adser stepped down as chair of the board
20141 changemanagement 1
  • Claus Adser appointed director
20122 changesmanagement 2
  • Søren Stub Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Niels Mørkegaard stepped down as board member
20113 changescapital 1 · ownership 2
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,250,000 DKK
  • BLOMSTERBARN AF 1993 ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • BLOMSTERBARN AF 2004 ApS registered as owner (10%)
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Lars Mikael Andersson appointed board member
20092 changesaddress 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Søholm Park 1, 2900 Hellerup
  • Bo Gunnar Norman appointed board member
20081 changemanagement 1
  • Jan Boye Nielsen stepped down as board member
20062 changesmanagement 2
  • Lars Rønsholt appointed director
  • Niels Mørkegaard stepped down as director
20053 changesmanagement 3
  • Claus Adser appointed board member
  • Lars Rønsholt appointed board member
  • Helmer Villiam Feldskov stepped down as board member
19982 changesmanagement 2
  • Jan Boye Nielsen appointed board member
  • Bjørn Henningsen stepped down as board member
19968 changesname 2 · capital 1 · management 3 · ownership 1 · merger 1
  • Name changed from BJØRN THORSEN POLYMER A/S to BJØRN THORSEN A/S
  • Share capital changed from 600,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
  • Peter Adser appointed chair of the board
  • Svend Christian Rimestad appointed director
  • Svend Christian Rimestad appointed board member
  • DANSCAN A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Name changed from BJØRN THORSEN POLYMER A/S to BJØRN THORSEN POLYMER A/S
19941 changemanagement 1
  • Hans-Henrik Wengel stepped down as board member
19935 changesmanagement 3 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Nis Bram Thorsen stepped down as board member
  • Sune Jef Thorsen stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 600,000 DKK
  • Hans Jakob Skadegaard stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
19892 changesmanagement 2
  • Jakob Mark Thorsen stepped down as board member
  • Ole Damsbo stepped down as board member
19871 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 200,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
198211 changesfounded 1 · management 10
  • Registered as BJØRN THORSEN POLYMER A/S
  • Hans-Henrik Wengel appointed board member
  • Helmer Villiam Feldskov appointed board member
  • Nis Bram Thorsen appointed board member
  • Jakob Mark Thorsen appointed board member
  • Niels Mørkegaard appointed director
  • Niels Mørkegaard appointed board member
  • Ole Damsbo appointed board member
  • Sune Jef Thorsen appointed board member
  • Bjørn Henningsen appointed board member
  • Hans Jakob Skadegaard appointed board member

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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.

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