Books & Beans ApS
Private limited companyCVR 43366939KoldingActive
Books & Beans ApS is a private limited company, based in Kolding, active in retail sale of books, founded in 2022. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 2.6m). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 1.1m. With 14 employees, the company is about 4 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 32% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 577k.
- The loss grew: from DKK 692k to DKK 1.1m (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 14 (07/2026) against 18 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kirsten Møller Jensen (director, 01/01/2025) and Kirsten Møller Jensen (board member, 01/01/2025).
- Stepped down: Ole Sønnichsen (director, 31/12/2024), Kirsten Møller Jensen (ceo, 31/12/2024) and Ole Sønnichsen (board member, 31/12/2024) (+1).
- New owners registered: Paasch Invest ApS (31/12/2024) and Oson Holding ApS (31/12/2024).
- No longer registered as owner: Paasch Invest ApS (30/12/2024), Oson Holding ApS (30/12/2024) and GRUB Holding ApS (31/12/2024).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 30/03/2026: Moved to A.L. Passagen 1, st, 6000 Kolding
- 11/03/2026: Moved to Landbrugsvej 10L, Hjallese, 5260 Odense S
- 13/12/2024: Moved to A.L. Passagen 1, 6000 Kolding
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 2023–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 766 | 848 | 577 | −32% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −1,008 | −729 | −1,174 | −61.1% |
| Profit before tax | −1,175 | −877 | −1,368 | −56% |
| Net profit | −917 | −692 | −1,067 | −54.3% |
| Total assets | 2,295 | 1,974 | 2,231 | +13% |
| Equity | −827 | −1,519 | −2,586 | −70.3% |
| Liabilities | 3,122 | 3,476 | 4,795 | +38% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 159 | 23 | 34 | +49.8% |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 3 | 5 | +66.7% |
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 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 2.6m at the end of 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.
Loss for 3 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2023–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more 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
3 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 05/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/07/2022 – 31/12/2023 | 19/06/2024 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
111 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in retail sale of books based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.9m, net profit DKK 87,894, equity DKK 1.1m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 52,844of 69,742 Better than 24% | No. 68,561of 69,964 Better than 2% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees104 companies in the comparison | No. 95of 104 Better than 9% | No. 101of 104 Better than 3% |
| Companies that are founded within the last five years16,662 companies in the comparison | No. 11,514of 16,614 Better than 31% | No. 16,316of 16,661 Better than 2% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 50,840of 66,379 Better than 23% | No. 65,101of 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
Retail sale of books- Books & Beans ApSDKK 577k
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 33m
- Flensborg A/SDKK 20.4m
- Books & Beans ApS−DKK 1.1m
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 109k
- Flensborg A/SDKK 2.7m
- Books & Beans ApS−DKK 2.6m
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 29.4m
- Flensborg A/SDKK 24.1m
- Books & Beans ApS14
- R & S Madsen ApS120
- Flensborg A/S77
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Paasch Invest ApS90%
- Oson Holding ApS5%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Møller Jensen | Director | 01/01/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Østergaard Madsen | Board member | 09/01/2023 |
| Flemming Paasch | Chair of the board | 09/01/2023 |
| Kirsten Møller Jensen | Board member | 01/01/2025 |
- Founders
- Paasch Invest ApS, Oson Holding ApS, GRUB Holding ApS
Former management (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Sønnichsen | Director | 01/07/2022 | 31/12/2024 |
| Kirsten Møller Jensen | CEO | 01/07/2022 | 31/12/2024 |
| Ole Sønnichsen | Board member | 09/01/2023 | 31/12/2024 |
| Andreas Brok-Hartvig | Board member | 09/01/2023 | 31/12/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsA.L. Passagen 1
6000 Kolding
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Beans ApS | A.L. Passagen 1, st, 6000 Kolding | 17 | 1028383815 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive café og boghandel samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
32 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · address 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- AddressMoved to A.L. Passagen 1, st, 6000 Kolding
- AddressMoved to Landbrugsvej 10L, Hjallese, 5260 Odense S
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementKirsten Møller Jensen appointed director
- ManagementKirsten Møller Jensen appointed board member
202411 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 5 · address 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementAndreas Brok-Hartvig stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Sønnichsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Sønnichsen stepped down as director
- ManagementKirsten Møller Jensen stepped down as ceo
- OwnershipPAASCH INVEST ApS registered as owner (90%)
- OwnershipOSON HOLDING ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipGRUB Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipOSON HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipPAASCH INVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
- AddressMoved to A.L. Passagen 1, 6000 Kolding
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20239 changescapital 1 · ownership 4 · management 4
- CapitalShare capital changed from 40,000 DKK to 49,000 DKK
- OwnershipOSON HOLDING ApS registered as owner (25%)
- OwnershipGRUB Holding ApS registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipOSON HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipGRUB Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementAndreas Brok-Hartvig appointed board member
- ManagementFlemming Paasch appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOle Østergaard Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementOle Sønnichsen appointed board member
20226 changesfounded 1 · management 2 · ownership 3
- FoundedRegistered as Books & Beans ApS
- ManagementOle Sønnichsen appointed director
- ManagementKirsten Møller Jensen appointed ceo
- OwnershipOSON HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
- OwnershipGRUB Holding ApS registered as owner (10%)
- OwnershipPAASCH INVEST ApS registered as owner (50%)
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Largest in the industry
- R & S Madsen ApSDKK 33m
- Flensborg A/SDKK 20.4m
- Polyteknisk Boghandel & Forlag A/SDKK 8.3m
- Bog & idé, Lyngby Storcenter ApSDKK 7.5m
- Gucca.dk A/SDKK 7.4m
- Bergman Bog & Ide ApSDKK 7.4m
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.